Why do Baptists immerse?
Baptists believe that “when Jesus came up out of the water” at his own baptism by John it implies being immersed in the water. Immersion also carries the symbolism expressed by Paul when he spoke of being “buried with Him through baptism into death and raised from the dead through the glory of God.” (Romans 6:3-6 ) An 18th century Baptist hymn writer used the term “liquid grave” to describe this meaning of immersion.
