Reformed churches do not insist on baptism by immersion. Instead, in Reformed churches various modes of baptism with water are acceptable. The Westminster Confession of Faith says that "[the] dipping of the person is not necessary; but baptism is rightly administered by pouring or sprinkling water upon the person" (XXVIII.3). What's the biblical background for… Continue reading Baptism: Is Immersion Necessary? (Shaw)
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Baptism: Immersion Only? (Hodge)
One question that Christians sometimes ask is this: What is the proper mode of baptism? In other words, when we baptize someone, should it be by immersion, pouring, or sprinkling? Reformed Christians will answer: Yes! The main question about the mode of baptism is not how much water, but only the fact that water is… Continue reading Baptism: Immersion Only? (Hodge)
