What authority is there for re-baptism?<\/a><\/p>\nSince the word baptism is a transliteration of the Greek word for immerse, a person who was sprinkled was never baptized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: I’ve been reading\u00a0your answers regarding questions on baptism. Since you believe you have to be immersed in water to be properly baptized, would a person need to be baptized again if they were not immersed in water? I ask this because so many people are baptized with just the sprinkling of water. 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Ezekiel prophesied, \"I will sprinkle clean water upon you.\" Doesn't that verse mean baptism is to be done by sprinkling and not immersion? Peter said we are \"sprinkled with the blood of Christ.\" Also, Peter baptized in Jerusalem on Pentecost, where there wouldn't have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1038,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-authority-is-there-for-re-baptism\/","url_meta":{"origin":26647,"position":2},"title":"What authority is there for re-baptism?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 16, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Where does the Bible authenticate re-baptizing anyone who believed in Jesus and was baptized in His name? Answer: I know of none. Baptism is an act that is done once. \"For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 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