Presbyterian baptism?
At their baptisms to they wear white and sprinkle on head or submerge ? Thanks
At their baptisms to they wear white and sprinkle on head or submerge ? Thanks
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Don't know what a JW is doing answering for Presbyterians, but sprinkling or immersion or pouring is valid, and Tim has really offered some bad arguments against infant baptism. Anyway white may be traditional clothing for baptism, but it's not necessary.
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Cannot find anything online, but from memory, only infants tend to be dressed in white, and their heads sprinkled with water.
It isn't what Jesus prescribed for persons being baptized, as can be seen from Matthew 28:19,20, where he said, "Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”
So then, baptism was only for disciples [def. = taught one; learner] who had sufficient knowledge and understanding of Bible truths to be able to teach them to others. As Acts 2:41 affirms, "Therefore those who embraced his word heartily were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added."
They also had to be able to work toward fulfilling Jesus' prophecy at Matthew 24:14: "And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come." [read 2 Tim.4:2; Acts 5:42]
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edit: @ proselyte: I was born and raised a Presbyterian. I am now a JW because I could not deny the truth of their teachings, which the Presbyterian Church certainly never gave me. You also say, "Tim has really offered some bad arguments against infant baptism" without any substantiation as to why they are bad. In fact, given that I have cited Jesus' own words, [not mine] I can only conclude that you believe that Jesus himself "really offered some bad arguments against infant baptism."
I don't think Jesus would be too impressed with your comments opposing what he himself said, given he instituted the form of baptism that Christians should conform to, not to the traditions of man, as you believe . . .