Baptism

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But the basic idea is "to change totally". This meaning is borne out by Jesus
as he refers to baptism in the following passages.
Mark 10:38-39 "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said. "Can you
drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?"
"We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup I drink
and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with,"
Evidently Jesus was not referring to his baptism in Jordan by John the
Baptist. There were several disciples who had that baptism before Jesus.
There is no question that Jesus was referring to the torture, suffering and
death he was going to go through. Jesus was simply telling his disciples that
there was going to be a sudden change from their current comfort and
popularity into a drastically new situation. The essential meaning of baptism
therefore is the same as being born again into a new creature. It does not
imply the mode of this creation or the method.
We should remember that the command to baptize was given to Jewish
disciples. How did they understand this command?
To get some idea of the meaning of Baptism we should know what were the
different types of baptisms that were used in or known to the Jewish culture.
Some are directly referred to in the scripture and there are others that are not
really mentioned in the Bible but were clearly in existence at that time.
Jewish nation was under the Roman domination and the interaction with
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