Project Gutenberg 2005-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 95 Moon, James H. 1830 03001866 Water Baptism A Pagan and Jewish Rite but not Christian, Proven by Scripture and History Confirmed by the Lives of Saints Who Were Never Baptized with Water Produced by Barbara Tozier, Geetu Melwani and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Water Baptism" by James H. Moon is a theological text written in the early 20th century. The work explores the concept of baptism, specifically focusing on the idea that water baptism is a pagan and Jewish rite rather than a command of Jesus Christ. Moon presents arguments based on scripture and historical context, challenging the traditional understanding of water baptism as a necessary Christian sacrament. In "Water Baptism," Moon systematically examines various biblical accounts of baptism, particularly those of John the Baptist and Jesus, to assert that the only true baptism is that of the Holy Spirit. He argues that Christ did not institute water baptism and cites evidence from scripture to support his claims, suggesting that the early Christians may have continued the practice of water baptism due to their Jewish heritage rather than divine instruction. Throughout the text, Moon encourages readers to reject the ritualistic nature of water baptism and instead embrace the spiritual baptism emphasized in the New Testament, which he believes is more aligned with the teachings of Christ and the true essence of Christianity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Baptism BV Text Category: Religion/Spirituality 177143 2025-07-07T10:26:29.658171 text/html 180063 2020-12-13T08:50:20 text/html 120943 2025-07-07T10:26:35.328989 application/epub+zip 121050 2025-07-07T10:26:31.479031 application/epub+zip 121050 2025-07-07T10:26:30.330008 application/epub+zip 240085 2025-07-07T10:26:37.823992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223712 2025-07-07T10:26:34.551049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145032 2022-09-08T09:56:17.934944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106725 2025-07-07T10:26:29.093013 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106768 2020-12-13T08:50:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106760 2020-12-13T08:50:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20177 2025-07-07T10:26:37.953005 application/rdf+xml 11523 2025-07-07T10:26:30.843027 image/jpeg 3082 2025-07-07T10:26:30.585004 image/jpeg 37202 2020-12-13T08:50:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 48647 2020-12-13T08:50:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 37187 2020-12-13T08:50:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 113960 2025-07-07T10:26:29.669060 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog