tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995737949599263379.post1863366966874037998..comments2018-08-02T19:03:58.977-07:00Comments on Protestant Myths: MYTH #5 You must be fully submerged to be baptized properlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995737949599263379.post-6785369286747323232014-11-30T08:18:21.916-08:002014-11-30T08:18:21.916-08:00I think this myth comes from the modern Protestant...I think this myth comes from the modern Protestant sets such as the Mormons, the Seventh Day Adventists, the so-called "Jehovah's Witnesses", the Evangelists, and so on.Miguel Pasamanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152036186607136560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995737949599263379.post-58475854651557972422012-09-27T11:47:54.648-07:002012-09-27T11:47:54.648-07:00"Submersion was the custom during the time of..."Submersion was the custom during the time of Christ "<br />I don't think so. For example, on the first Pentecost, in Jerusalem, do you think those thousands of people in the city were immersed for their baptisms? I'd think that wouldn't have been practical.<br />But anyway immersion or sprinkling, it accomplishes the same effect. It is the sign of the New Covenant where circumcision was the sign of the Old Covenant. It is the visible sign of the invisible reality of God's Sanctifying Grace infusing the soul, making us pure, washing away the primary effect of Original Sin (eternal separation from God) as well as all personal sins, and making us His adopted child.The American Bereanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440799627937823218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995737949599263379.post-20675837077967026382012-08-24T09:50:05.449-07:002012-08-24T09:50:05.449-07:00Generalization. Not all Protestants believe this a...Generalization. Not all Protestants believe this and some do sprinkle or anoint the head with water. Submersion was the custom during the time of Christ and Baptist follow the same custom. Your myth, once again. BillMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380987866120284517noreply@blogger.com