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Water has cleansing properties. It is symbolic of coming out of the water having been cleansed of ones sins. The cleansing process must be done by full immersion and not just sprinkling the forehead.

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Water in the Church is used in the chalice at Mass to indicate the union of the two natures in Our Blessed Lord. There are numerous uses for holy water in the Church and there is a long history of water, which is absolutely necessary for human life, and in human history (the flood, the Red Sea, the Jordon river).

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Water symbolise Jesus and God coming into your life

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being cleasned

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Water is the symbol of new life in Christ

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Cleaning or cleansing. Washing away sin.

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What is the name of the ceremony where they put a person in water to symbolize purity?

baptism


Did Jesus receive the Holy Ghost after his water baptism?

Yes he did .


Why was water significant in Jesus' baptism?

The water symbolized the washing away of sin.


Who baptise Jesus?

The baptism of water was by John the Baptist, but baptism of Fire byLord Maitreya


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Similarites being the water baptism is a physical act and the baptism of desire is not the way that Jesus was baptized. Rather the desire is actually a desire to not have to do more than just think about baptism.


Why do you pour the water over the babies head three times in baptism?

Water is used in baptism to symbolize the cleansing from sin given by the free grace of God.


What does a baptism represent?

Baptism represents the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus by being plunged under water, being under water, and being risen out of the water.


What three images stand out in the scene of Jesus' baptism?

when he went under water


What is the importance of the symbol water during baptism?

It signifies being washed in Jesus.


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Water baptism, life, death resurrection of Jesus. Jesus' death on the cross.


Did Jesus change water to wine before he was baptized?

The Bible does not mention Jesus changing water to wine before his baptism. The first miracle of turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana is recorded in the Gospel of John and occurred after his baptism by John the Baptist.


What is meant by baptism?

"Baptism" comes from the Greek word "baptizo". It literally means "to plunge under" to submerge, to immerse. In christianity baptism can get contorted depending on which denomination you're with. Infant baptism is another related question. Obviously no one is going to plunge a baby under water. Thus the baptizing of babies by sprinkling their heads with water clearly isn't baptism. Baptism is meant to be an outward action that one makes when they decide to follow Jesus. The plunging under water is to represent dying and being buried with Jesus. The coming up from the water is parallel to Jesus' being raised from the dead to life. The new christian's baptism represents washing away the old and starting fresh with a new life in Jesus.