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Cinema IMAX and other exciting new attractions in Colleyville. The name "Baptist" Part of the 6th century Madaba Map showing Aenon and Bethabara, places of baptism of St. John Baptist comes from the Greek word ßapt?st?? (baptistés, "baptist," used to describe John the Baptist), which is related to the verb (baptízo, "to baptize, wash, dip, immerse"), and the Latin baptista, and is in direct connection to "the baptizer," John the Baptist. As a first name it has been used in Europe from the twelfth century also as Baptiste, Jan-Baptiste, Jean-Baptiste, John-Baptist; and in the Netherlands at least since the seventeenth century, often in combinations like Jan Baptist or Johannes Baptist. As a last name it has been used since the thirteenth century. Other variations also commonly used are Baptiste, Baptista, Battiste, Battista. The Anabaptists in England were called Baptists as early as 1569. |
Baptism, commonly
referred to as believer's baptism among Baptists and some other
groups, is administered by full immersion in water after a person
professes Jesus Christ to be Savior. It is seen as an act of obedience
to the example and command of Jesus given in the Great Commission
(Matthew 28:19-20). It is an outward expression that is symbolic
of the inward cleansing or remission of their sins that has already
taken place. It is also a public identification of that person
with Christianity and with that particular local church.
Baptists do not practice infant
baptism (pedobaptism) because they believe parents cannot make
a decision of salvation for an infant. Related to this doctrine
is the disputed concept of an "age of accountability"
when God determines that a mentally capable person is accountable
for their sins and eligible for baptism. This is not a specific
age, but is based on whether or not the person is mentally capable
of knowing right from wrong. Thus, a person with severe mental
retardation may never reach this age, and therefore would not
be held accountable for sins. The book of Isaiah mentions an age
at which a child "shall know to refuse the evil, and choose
the good" but does not specify what that age is. |