Immersion Is Not Baptism

Of the myriad distinctives that separate denominations one of the most polarizing is the way baptism is understood and then administered. Some churches immerse the subject entirely under water while the others only sprinkle or pour water on the head. While this is an issue that should not prevent Christians from enjoying each other’s fellowship, we should examine the matter with all due diligence and arrive at our own conviction. Your conclusion can lead to enjoying a more confident and richer life in Christ as you
observe this sacrament and support in community the administration of this rite in the way you are convinced best obeys the command.
The main purpose of this book is to refute those that insist that the only true and valid Christian baptism is that accomplished by means of immersion. These are the same that consider those baptized by sprinkling or pouring not only mistaken but yet unbaptized in God’s eyes—and thereby neglectful of fulfilling our Savior’s commandment.
Though Scripture does not explicitly prescribe the mode of baptism in the New Testament passages commanding or describing it, there are compelling arguments for preferring sprinkling over immersion. Let us explore together the various reasons for concluding that the most fitting mode for Christian baptism is that of sprinkling.