What does the Bible say about baptizing for the dead @ WWHSS (Beta)
Channel: The Bible-smith Project
Date: 15/04/2024

"What does the Bible say about baptizing for the dead?" @ WWHSS (Beta)

✔ Answer：
The Bible addresses the concept of baptizing for the dead in 1 Corinthians 15:29, but it does not provide a clear doctrine or endorsement of the practice. This verse is part of a larger discussion on the resurrection, and its mention of baptism for the dead is often interpreted as a reference to a practice by certain groups at the time, rather than a general Christian practice. The verse raises a rhetorical question about the purpose of being baptized for the dead if there is no resurrection. Overall, the Bible does not explicitly instruct or recommend baptizing for the dead as a Christian practice, and its mention in 1 Corinthians is subject to various interpretations.

✔ Reference text：
1 Corinthians 15:29: "Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?"
Romans 6:3-4: "Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."
Matthew 28:19: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."
Acts 2:38: "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."

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