In the Bible, we know that Jesus grew up in the small village of Nazareth and then at the age of 30 he was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. While in Israel, we had the privilege to visit the Jordan River (See Picture Above of the Jordan River).
Some of the guys were baptized (or immersed) in the Jordan River, but I simply had some water poured on my head to be reminded of my baptism into Christ 32 years ago.
This by the way, was a very touching time to revisit the river that Jesus was baptized and that many people throughout the history of Christianity have been baptized to experience forgiveness and a new life in Christ. Of course Jesus was not baptized for forgiveness, but his baptism did mark the beginning of his ministry, just like baptism marks the beginning of a new life for the follow of Christ.
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