Baptism

            Baptism: A Comparison of the Biblical Tradition with Modern Denominational.
             Practices. One of the main reasons for the different denominations is their.
             core, or fundamental, difference of belief concerning baptism. I hope to show.
             many of the individual beliefs that are held by the different denominations, and.
             to go back to the Bible and show what it has to say concerning baptism. The.
             point is not to distinguish who is right and who is wrong, but to make people.
             think about what they have been taught in their denomination, and to compare it.
             to what the Bible has to say on the matter. If we go back to the original Greek.
             we find several words used for baptism, baptizing, and baptized. All of these.
             words have their root in the Greek word????, Bapto; meaning to overwhelm,.
             i.e. cover wholly with a fluid. The most common Greek word used to describe.
             the act of baptism is???_?_??. This is the word used throughout scripture for.
             baptism. If translated directly into the English language, its meaning is: "The.
             process by which a man or object is completely immersed in water and then.
             withdrawn from it again." (Barth 1948) This is what John the Baptist did; he.
             baptized them by immersion in the Jordan River that came to him, after they.
             repented of their sins (Matthew 3, Mark 1, and Luke 3). Here we have our.
             requirements for baptism as laid out by the Bible: 1) You must repent of your.
             sins 2) You must be immersed in water 3) You must come to be baptized (not.