Suleyka asked:


According to my understanding Virgen Mary was the only women that had no sin and God is holy so Jesus was born with no sin. Why was he baptise?

6 Responses to “Why was Jesus baptise if he was the only man that commited no sin?”

1. YAWritergirl on February 21st, 2008 6:53 am

   He was setting an example for the rest of us.

2. Don H If both parents are albino on February 24th, 2008 9:08 am

   baptism meant to take a bath. No other meaning. It has been tweaked to mean something the church can charge you for.

3. da3rdxsacharm on February 27th, 2008 1:51 pm

   You must be Catholic. I was raised Catholic, and the Catholic church teaches that baptism washes away original sin.

   You are very astute in questioning this. Why would Jesus need to be baptised if that were true? The answer is: Baptism DOES NOT wash away original sin. Jesus was baptised to give us an example of what to do when we decide to start a life following Jesus.
   Baptism represents the death, burial & resurection, not only of Jesus.
   It is simply a ceremony that we go through to show our commitment to following Jesus.

4. Roy S on February 29th, 2008 9:04 am

   If you read the Old testament, you find a very hard, jealous, wrath full god, with allot of sacrifice going on.
   Jesus, whether supper natural or only man,
   Changed the view of many believers, and gave us a more loving and forgiving God to believe in.
   He done many strange things but it worked out for the better.

5. Kiosk on March 1st, 2008 5:53 am

   WHOAH…. Mary was sinful…..She was a virgin. Let’s keep that straight. Jesus came to forgive us our sins and show us the way to heaven. This was one of many things that he did to show us the way to the kingdom of God.

6. taoist_1117 on March 2nd, 2008 2:06 pm

   This doesn’t belong in philosophy, it belongs in region.