FALSE DOCTRINES To say that ...: THE ONLY VALID BAPTISM IS BY IMMERSION [Part 2/3]

FALSE DOCTRINES

To say that ...:

THE ONLY VALID BAPTISM

IS BY IMMERSION

[Part 2/3]

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The Word of God tells Christians where and how to be immersed. Don't let yourself be guided by churches founded by men's doctrines:

The christian is baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity (Mt 28.18 to 20), and submerged in the person of Jesus Christ and in the same way as He was baptized: in his passion, death and resurrection: Mc 10, 35- 40; Lk 12, 50; Rm 6, 3 to 5.

Baptism is to follow His example of not denying the cross in sacrifice for love of neighbor to the end (cf. Lk 9, 62). Jesus, then, is the living water in which dip those who will be baptized.

Indeed, the term 'BAPTISM' means 'DIP'; but many make the mistake of thinking that it refers to literally "SUBMERGE IN WATER" and therefore teach very wrongly, that the only valid baptism is done by immersing people in rivers, seas, lakes or pools.

Just imagine how many billions of human beings would be deprived of baptism, if it were a truth from God, that the only valid way to baptize would be by submerging people in water.

Those who have lived, those who live and those who will live in our planet's arid deserts, in frozen glaciers, or surrounding many polluted rivers, or prisons, or those bedridden hospital patients or in their houses ...

Don't they have the same right as other humans of being able to be baptized? Where could they be dipped?

That false doctrine could also be called a "Doctrinal Trap" that can only come from one who wants that many may never become children of God, never to be redeemed by Christ. Certainly, those who belong to the evil act hidden from light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

To be clear:

JESUS CHRIST is, not lakes, rivers, seas or pools, the "LIVING WATER" where whoever is getting baptized has to be submerge. He Himself said so: "I AM THE WATER OF LIFE." Jn 7, 37-38.
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Text: Father Hector Pernia, sdb, mfc
Date: 17.09.2014
Translation: Pedro Sánchez

[... 3rd part to follow..
To be Continued ...]
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