BAPTISM

THE VARIATIONS OF BAPTISM
Baptism is a ritualistic ceremony that is performed for the sake of signifying an open expression of whom it is that one might say they believe in.
A religious ablution signifies one being spiritually purified or cleansed. This is customary in Judaism. It is an outward display that usually takes place in a religious setting, regardless of denomination. There are thousands of religions worldwide with countless variations and rules of baptism, but when Jesus was baptized by His cousin John the Baptist with water in the Jordan River, he did so to install Jesus into His office of being our redeemer.
It is a mistake made by mankind to believe that when we are baptized with water, we somehow have majestically been made holy and accepted by God. Nothing can be further from the truth as true baptism is only given by the Holy Spirit.