Why Was Jesus Baptised???????????

why was jesus baptised by john the baptist{as many christion sects believe}?????
baptism is a way {according to most christians} to purge onesself from the ORIGINAL SIN of adam/eve that all men inherit.

yet the main REASON, why CHRIST is called the savious etc, is because "HE WAS THE ONLY ONE BORN SINLESS"!!!!!!!!! if he was born with sin, then he wouldnt be qualified {by christianity's standards} to be the saviour!

so how come a man supposedly born COMPLETELY sinless, inherit the original sin and had to be BAPTISED to clean away that sin. in my oppinion, a total contradiction.

Oh thats interesting.

I will just offer what I think, although I don't even know about Baptism of Jesus.

doesn't Jesus being the son of God, disqualify him from original sin, since he is not from Adam and Eve?
Maybe Jesus nulled the Adam and Eve theory?

OMG...that reminds of of another question..which I will raise in another thread...

Originally posted by leonheartmm
why was jesus baptised by john the baptist{as many christion sects believe}?????
baptism is a way {according to most christians} to purge onesself from the ORIGINAL SIN of adam/eve that all men inherit.

yet the main REASON, why CHRIST is called the savious etc, is because "HE WAS THE ONLY ONE BORN SINLESS"!!!!!!!!! if he was born with sin, then he wouldnt be qualified {by christianity's standards} to be the saviour!

so how come a man supposedly born COMPLETELY sinless, inherit the original sin and had to be BAPTISED to clean away that sin. in my oppinion, a total contradiction.

Wait! What? Jews get Baptized? Are you sure?

LOL......I just woke up, now I'm confused.......hahaha. I'll have to look that one up, though I was thinking about John the Baptist being a Jew, and I do know that baptism is even older than Christianity. lol

I believe it was called a different name and considered a purifcation right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikvah

In my opinion, Jesus was baptized because he wanted to show humanity that he was both fully human and both fully devine - that he could both completely understand us and yet save us at the same time. It was mostly a symbolic thing.

I think that in my religion it was to set an example or something, and show how important the ordinance is.

But I'm not to sure. haermm

Originally posted by leonheartmm
why was jesus baptised by john the baptist{as many christion sects believe}?????
baptism is a way {according to most christians} to purge onesself from the ORIGINAL SIN of adam/eve that all men inherit.

yet the main REASON, why CHRIST is called the savious etc, is because "HE WAS THE ONLY ONE BORN SINLESS"!!!!!!!!! if he was born with sin, then he wouldnt be qualified {by christianity's standards} to be the saviour!

so how come a man supposedly born COMPLETELY sinless, inherit the original sin and had to be BAPTISED to clean away that sin. in my oppinion, a total contradiction.

The Christian concept of sin is problematic, and you have hit on one of the biggies.

The truth of the matter is that Jesus was just a human male. He was a part of his society, and therefore needed to accommodate the rituals of his world. Submerging oneself under water before entering the temple was a common practice of the priests. By being baptized by John, Jesus was accepting a position of priest of John the baptized.

Originally posted by leonheartmm
why was jesus baptised by john the baptist{as many christion sects believe}?????
baptism is a way {according to most christians} to purge onesself from the ORIGINAL SIN of adam/eve that all men inherit.

yet the main REASON, why CHRIST is called the savious etc, is because "HE WAS THE ONLY ONE BORN SINLESS"!!!!!!!!! if he was born with sin, then he wouldnt be qualified {by christianity's standards} to be the saviour!

so how come a man supposedly born COMPLETELY sinless, inherit the original sin and had to be BAPTISED to clean away that sin. in my oppinion, a total contradiction.

The idea of original sin was a silly story made up to frighten Christians and justify improper attitudes toward anyone not Christian. If there were no inherent, born in, sin, there would have been sin in the actions taken towards nonbelievers, thus the invention of original sin. Also, original sin allowed priests to be held in awe, fear and reverence above reproach, thus allowing priests to behave improperly and if someone attacked the credibility of a priest, that person would not be saved.

Christ was baptized because baptism is required to reenter Gods presence, regardless of the fact that Christ was directly God's physical son.

Originally posted by lil bitchiness

Maybe Jesus nulled the Adam and Eve theory?

You didn't know jesus had a Null Ray like Starscream? 🤣

I think he got baptized for the same reason all christians do today. He wanted to go to heaven; and knowing he was just a man, wanted to take all the precautions neccessary.

Originally posted by leonheartmm
why was jesus baptised by john the baptist{as many christion sects believe}?????
baptism is a way {according to most christians} to purge onesself from the ORIGINAL SIN of adam/eve that all men inherit.

yet the main REASON, why CHRIST is called the savious etc, is because "HE WAS THE ONLY ONE BORN SINLESS"!!!!!!!!! if he was born with sin, then he wouldnt be qualified {by christianity's standards} to be the saviour!

so how come a man supposedly born COMPLETELY sinless, inherit the original sin and had to be BAPTISED to clean away that sin. in my oppinion, a total contradiction.

Originally posted by TRH
Maybe to show as an example to his followers?

Ultimately, people are born with a sinful nature, not actually in sin. Jesus simply never sinned.

Jesus's baptism is very important because the spirit of God descends upon him and God confirms that Jesus is His son. That's the basic theology on the matter.

perhaps it was just a symbol, like most of christianity is....like most religion is...

Originally posted by Devil King
I think he got baptized for the same reason all christians do today. He wanted to go to heaven; and knowing he was just a man, wanted to take all the precautions neccessary.

The way I see it, the baptism was more meant for a way of saying " I accept God into my life and soul" and I accept God and His faith.

He lead by example imo. Note that being christened, ie getting drops of water put on your head Isn´t sufficient, you must but fully emersed. Plus you have to be of a knowledgeable age, not a baby.

John himself wondered, and would have told Jesus that he needed to be baptized by him.
Jesus replied: "Let it be so now, it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." As Jesus came up out of the water, heaven opened, and the Spirit of God, like a dove, descended upon him. Witnesses to the baptism heard a voice from heaven saying, "This is my son, whom I love. With him I am well pleased."

Jesus was confessing sin on behalf of the people. He was identifying with those who were repenting. He was also setting an example for his followers, and was foreshadowing his death, burial and resurrection. And he was announcing the beginning of his ministry on earth.

Originally posted by leonheartmm
why was jesus baptised by john the baptist{as many christion sects believe}?????
baptism is a way {according to most christians} to purge onesself from the ORIGINAL SIN of adam/eve that all men inherit.

yet the main REASON, why CHRIST is called the savious etc, is because "HE WAS THE ONLY ONE BORN SINLESS"!!!!!!!!! if he was born with sin, then he wouldnt be qualified {by christianity's standards} to be the saviour!

so how come a man supposedly born COMPLETELY sinless, inherit the original sin and had to be BAPTISED to clean away that sin. in my oppinion, a total contradiction.

I don't see that as a contraction but more of an act of humbleness. It displays and shows that man can baptize his fellow man and God approves it. It's clearly a display of spiritual brotherhood.