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Baptism

BECKY REICHHOFF
PERIOD 1
2-08-07
BAPTISM ESSAY


Baptism to me is publicly displaying your faith and religion to your community and friends. Matthew 3:13a talks about when Jesus was being baptized. He was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist (Matt. 3:13b). When he got to the river John tried to deny him and he said Jesus should baptize Him (Matt. 3: 14). He didn’t think he was good enough for Jesus (Matt. 3:15a). He didn’t think that it was his place to be the Baptist in Jesus’ case (Matt. 3:15b). The actual definition of baptism is an experience that tests a person or initiates him into a new kind of life. Baptism also means...

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