1689 29.4

29.4. Of Baptism

Immersion, or dipping of the person in water, is necessary to the due administration of this ordinance.

Proof texts

• Matthew 3:16 — [16] And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
• John 3:23 — [23] John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized

For discussion

1. The Assembly cited Matthew 3:16 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
2. 2 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
3. WSC Q88 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
4. WLC Q149 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?

Read alongside

WSC Q88 · WLC Q149 · WCF 27.1 · HC Q65 · BC 8.1 · BC 8.2 · BC 8.3 · SD 28.1