So Here's What I'd Like To Know

Ron Moore Maria Stockman Brad Rine Question: When did the practice of baptizing start, and why did they do it? I know that we use it as symbolism for dying like Christ and rising. John the Baptist was baptizing and even baptized Jesus. Was it going on through the Old Testament times as well? • Mosaic Law, God talks about a ritual cleansing … Exodus 29 • the Jewish people took this idea and made it part of the process of becoming part of the nation of Israel • Dead Sea scrolls - that community held to these rituals as well • John the Baptist may have had a connection to this community • In the OT it was something you did yourself, but John the Baptist did it and it was tied into a heart issue and sin. It wasn’t just ceremonial. • Jesus is coming, repent from your sins, and prepare • Jesus identifies with man and shows us the example with his demonstration • Why be baptized today? • Outward demonstration of an inward decision • Putting a stake in the ground • Baptism does not make you a Christian •