ceremonial sign of Christ’s cleansing and union with him, and that the amount of water used is not the key issue. . Various amounts of water are used in the ceremonial cleansings that Scripture describes with “baptism” language. In addition to examining the gospel narratives of Christ’s baptism, we can discern the variety of ways that the Bible teaches baptism can be administered by looking at texts such as Mark 7:2–4 and Hebrews 9:10–22. English readers will be aided
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