Baptism for the dead, vicarious baptism or proxy baptism today commonly refers to the religious practice of baptizing a person on behalf of one who is...

ecumenism, the concept of unity amongst Christians. Baptism is also called christening, although some reserve the word "christening" for the baptism of infants...

theology of baptism was established during the early Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith. Baptism must be by immersion and is for the remission...

ordinances and rituals that are performed for the dead. Among these are baptism for the dead and the sealing of the dead to families.[citation needed] These...

Protestant churches, Baptism of Jesus, event marking the beginning of his public ministry Baptism for the dead, today commonly refers to the religious practice...

were born before the birth of Jesus Christ. This is also true for Limbo of the Infants in that simply because a child died before baptism, does not mean...

it merely for an ad hominem argument". The Latter Day Saint movement interprets this passage to support the practice of baptism for the dead. This principle...

Infant baptism (or paedobaptism) is the practice of baptizing infants or young children. Infant baptism is also called christening by some faith traditions...

Immersion baptism (also known as baptism by immersion or baptism by submersion) is a method of baptism that is distinguished from baptism by affusion...

The baptism of Jesus, the ritual purification of Jesus with water by John the Baptist, was a major event described in the three synoptic Gospels of the...

progression, baptism for the dead, polygamy or plural marriage, sexual purity, health (specified in the Word of Wisdom), fasting, and Sabbath observance. The theology...

conditional baptism is a baptism performed in such a way as to only be effective if the person is not already baptized. In a conditional baptism, the minister...

person immerses in the place of another person (living or dead). Baptism is a water purification ritual where one is immersed in water. The practice of purification...

are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?" (1 Corinthians 15:29) "Baptism for the Dead", Gospel Study:...

A baptismal font is an ecclesiastical architectural element, which serves as a receptacle for baptismal water used for baptism, as a part of Christian...

more in sermons, conversations, and letters. For instance, the doctrines of baptism for the dead and the nature of God were introduced in sermons, and...

baptismal font is accessed through a trap door beneath the floor of the main-floor chapel, which is used for baptisms of both the living and the dead...

church member for themself and "on behalf of the dead" or "by proxy". Ordinances performed in the temple include: Baptism for the dead Confirmation on...

15:29 regarding baptism for the dead as evidence that this was a religious practice of ancient tradition that has now been restored by the LDS Church. Ordinances...

past death. The most significant LDS ordinances may be performed via proxy in behalf of those who have died, such as baptism for the dead. The church teaches...

angels guarding the way to heaven, and are instructed not to reveal them to others. Smith first taught the doctrine of baptism the dead at the funeral sermon...

Apostles. The church also rejects the doctrines of baptism for the dead and celestial marriage promulgated by the Utah-based LDS Church, as well as the Doctrine...

the practice of baptism for the dead in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Alvin Smith was born in 1798, the first surviving...

ceremonies and ordinances, such as baptism for the dead, washing and anointing (or "initiatory" ordinances), the endowment, and eternal marriage sealings...

John the Baptist, who is considered a forerunner to Christianity, used baptism as the central sacrament of his messianic movement. Christians consider...

emergency baptism is a baptism administered to a person in immediate danger of death. This can be a person of any age, but is often used in reference to the baptism...

order to be deemed worthy to participate in the weekly sacrament or in temple rites like baptisms for the dead.: 118  They are sometimes asked explicitly...

Sabbath—i.e., Saturday—as the Book of the Law commanded it, in lieu of Sunday. Strangites believe in baptism for the dead and practiced it to a limited extent...

some of the Standard Works canonized by the LDS Church or have included additional works. For instance, the Bickertonite sect does not consider the Pearl...

had been added between the 1835 and 1844 editions—mainly dealing with the subjects of temple worship and baptism for the dead—had been published without...