Entries by Rebekah Ross

Digging Deeper: Did John Invent Baptism?

Did you know that John the Baptist did not invent total immersion water baptism?
Early in our four Gospels, we read about a man named John, later called John the Baptist or John the Baptizer. Some may conclude from this title that John first used or even invented the practice. The Gospels name a few of the locations near the Jordan River where he baptized those who came to him for spiritual cleansing. Readers of the New Testament may conclude that water baptism was a new ceremony begun by John.