Why was Jesus Christ Baptised?
960726
More than likely he was just there to bathe in the river anyway.Maybe some would argue about humbling himself before John the Baptist as a gesture of respect for him and what he did.Jesus had said that what you do to the least of these you do to me also.I don't have an issue with it. You're reading way too much into something without knowing the truth. This is a negative application you are applying so you're fishing in a toilet for excuses. Unless you had witnessed everything from that time without prejudice it's difficult to usually grasp it without faith. From the perspective of immortality one death on a cross to start a religion seems to be a safe bet.Mortals usually only understand living sacrifice as an example of faith or honor. A virgin woman represents an undefiled vessel or purity. Would it sound better to you if she was just the babysitter? This isn't a sitcom drama you know.
509430
I think that they are done for both (although that doesn't make it right).  many people complete the rituals for the wrong reasons.  Among other reasons, people believe the ritual will save them, or will make them look good in the eyes of man.  There are some, myself for example, who would like to please God.  I was baptized because i love Jesus.  I know that baptism doesn't save me, but Jesus wants all believers to follow in believers baptism before they are united with a church, so I was baptized. Romans 6:3-4 declares, “Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”
945034
Being baptized won't saved you. Baptism is just an act of obidience. There's more to it to be save. First, someone have to understand the nature of their sin . Then repent, and put their trust in Jesus.
186685
John was baptized in the Holy Spirit in Elizabeth's womb. Other Prophets had the Spirit come & go. Other Prophets foretold of Messiah to come, John introduced Him to the world, saying, "Behold the Lamb Of God, that taketh away the sin of the world."
822283
disagree. for paul could not of done this;  Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior was an exceptionally significant figure on a very imperative mission during His first coming.\n\nAt the outset, Jesus’ mission written of in the New Testament, was predominantly predicted through prophecy in the Old Testament. Thus we can conclude that one of the reasons why Jesus came to earth and put on flesh was to fulfill prophecy. But what did He teach? What was the purpose of His mission? What prophecies did He fulfill? \n\n\nSinners to Repentance\n\nJesus Christ first revealed He was on a mission (sent by the Father) when He was a young boy at the age of twelve in his hometown of Nazareth (Luke 2:42 & 49).\n\nThe foundation of Jesus’ mission was the message He repeatedly conveyed during His delegation on earth which was “repentance.” “Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 3:2). Jesus Christ was on an essential mission to allow mankind the opportunity to convert from our habitual sinful nature into virtuous, just beings. He came to earth to open the eyes of the spiritually blind, teaching the subject of repentance to be the initial provision for eternal salvation. \n\nIn Luke 5:32 Jesus states, “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” After the death of Jesus, His disciples, beginning with Peter, steadfastly preached the doctrine of repentance to the men and woman of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem (Acts 2:38).\n\n\nAccess to the Kingdom of God\n\nJesus Christ was present on earth preaching the gospel of the Kingdom at a time and location where masses of people, predominately the Israelites, were under the notion they would be saved, and justified by the Law of Moses. \n\nIn John 14:6, Jesus candidly professed to the people there is only one manner in which to obtain eternal salvation and access to God the Father, and that way was through Him. By the will of the Father, (John 12:49) Jesus made several declarations He was indeed the Messiah and the world’s “key to salvation.” “I am the bread of life” (John 6:48-51). “I am the vine” (John 14:15). “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved…” (John 10:9).\n\nWe are not justified by the law, circumcision, or the sacrificing of animals. We are justified by Jesus Christ’s shed blood and by our good deeds according to His will. Specific provisions for eternal salvation can be found in John 3:5, where Jesus taught the disciples one must be baptized by water and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (after one has repented) in order to gain access to the Kingdom of God. \n\n\nJesus Came to Die for the World \n\n“For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life” (Romans 5:10)! These are the righteous words form the Apostle Paul, instructing us that indeed we have been reunited with God through the gracious sacrifice of Jesus Christ.\n\nJesus’ death propitiated God’s wrath against mankind for our multitude of sins (Hebrews 2:17, Romans 3:25). We know by the testament of the apostle Peter (2 Peter 3:9) that it is not God’s will that any souls should perish, but that all should repent and be saved. Therefore Jesus, full of grace and benevolence, ordained by the Father, came down to earth to pay the death penalty (a penalty mankind could not afford to pay, 1 Corinthians 15:3) and to reconcile us to God by purifying our souls with His shed blood (1 John 1:7). “For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).\n\nWe can now be justified in the sight of God by the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son (Romans 5:9). Justification is legal acquittal from damnation by God, our judge, in which He pronounces sinners as righteous subsequent to their repentance and acceptance of Jesus as their personal savior.\n\nJ
332046
Christ did not start any religion.  Jesus was Jewish.  It was Saint Paul that founded the Christian Faith.  Plus, Roman Catholicism was not the first Christian Denomination.  It was Serian Orthodox that was first.  \n\nIt sounds like someone has some "issues" with Non-Catholics.
703088
There are several ways you can look at this He was born of the flesh on earth and therefore was not god in the sense you are asking he was the messiah the chosen one to be the saviour of all man kind as is said in the bible he was sinless and had to be baptised in water at which time the holy spirit fell upon him then he died and was arisen by god the father to be his only begotten son .So what does this mean it is explained by modern theorlogens that God is like water it comes in many forms like just water ,ice steam etc.so we have the birth of the trinity god the father ,god the son god the holy spirit which lives within us after we repent and accept jesus Christ as our lord and saviour .Just like water God comes in these various forms to the jews he is just God to us we must accept jesus as our lord here on earth as our lord who intercedes to the father on our behalve there fore we must be baptised or cleaned in water accept jesus and receive the holy spirit then try to follow jesus example and live by his one law "treat others as you would have them treat you" put simply this infact covers all the ten commandments with this just one rule where the jewish people must obey the ten commandments that is what they believe anyway but as I have shown with just one rule jesus gave us as gentiles covers the ten commandments .People argue that jesus was in the beginning just as god but I have studied this at great length in greek and hewbrew and it is not that clear if that is a fact but what is fact to christians that when he rose on the third day he was the real son of god our lord ..It is up to every individual to believe or not that is why god gave us free will to choose .To sum up jesus wasnt god on earth he acsended up into heaven and became the son of god the father and sits at his right hand so we must accept the trinity of god after jesus rose from the dead into heaven .A long speach but I wanted to clarify what i believe not what half trained pastors try to portray.
952367
I am concerned that you mention he "said if he is to marry me..."  b/c it sounds like an ultimatum.   Being baptized, if you are of the Christian faith, is a SYMBOL only of Christ's ultimate sacrifice for us (all humans).  We are sinners, from birth, and the only way for us (all humans) to gain access to heaven b/c of our sin was for Christ to give His life up for us, as the ultimate payment for those sins.  We will never be "good enough."  So, in accepting that Christ did this for us (again, ALL humans), and realizing that we will always fall short of perfection b/c we're sinners, we thank Him for His sacrifice and live for Him daily.  Always striving to learn more about how to serve Him, and then doing it.  This is why we're here on earth.... to serve God.  Baptism is then a way of showing publicly that we choose to serve the only living God, the Saviour of our souls, by dying to ourselves, being buried (sybollically) by being "dunked" or immersed in water, and rising again (sybollically) by coming up out of water.  Christ did this as an example of what showing a public declaration of knowing and loving and following Him could look like.  Being baptized is not a "ticket to heaven" - so be careful of feeling pressured to get baptized in order to be good enough for something else (i.e. marriage).  I'll pray for you...
910695
I was Baptized in the river Jordan, but not all people can do that.  It cost a lot of money to get it arranged, and they have to get the Priest the family and their guest there, and then they have a gathering, a party after ward, it cost a lot.  These days it cost too much, it is not very safe, and the river is drying out, not enough rain.  It is in the desert after all,\n\nI think some churches still do that, not all of course.  The reason is, because Baptism now down inside the church, and it is easier to pour the water over the head, and then anoint the person with oil after ward.  That is the only difference, but all the procedures and the words are the same.\n\nIt does not matter how a person is being Baptize.  Whether they are immerse in the water, or sprinkled with it as you might wrong think, or poured the water over their head.  What matter is receiving the Baptizim itself.  \n\nIN the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.
1002751
Excellent question.\n\nJesus did not need to be baptized for remission of sins, but He did get baptized because baptism is the way to get into the kingdom of heaven, and to give us an example to follow.  He showed that He was completely obedient to the commandments of the Father.
1043205
If God wanted to save us He had to send a perfect man to take all of our sins. \nlisten to May 1 - 2 Jesus: A Birth Like None Other \n@ http://www.insight.org/broadcast/archives.asp\nit will explain more clearly than i can.
140432
I think it is rooted in the belief in original sin.  One is born tainted with the sin of Adam.  So baptism is to cleanse one from that.  Confirmation is done when the child is older, and that is when the child can decide for him or herself if he wishes to follow the faith.
79283
This is the Christian's great commission, to tell whoever we meet the good news of the gospel. We are called to baptize those that accept the gospel in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Once the new believer is baptized (a public confession of his decision), then we are to teach these new believer the Word of God until he is old enough to walk and study on his own. But we do not have to do this on our own, the Lord will be there to help us--forever.
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Jesus was not baptized until he was a man. I thought the word "CHRISTIAN" meant follower of Christ.\n\nSorry, the baptism of children who are not at an age of accountability is a man made teaching contrary to Jesus example.\n\nThere is NO biblical record of a CHILD being baptized.
547815
When Jesus was on earth He came as a man as the Son of God.  He was flesh and therefore identified himself as a human in order to show the holiness of God His Father.
684393
If Jesus (of Christianity fame) was a man, then he had a father. It is a requirement of birth.
1136679
he was pagan........didn't believe in baptism.\neveryone knows that.