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Does position matter in water baptism?

Submitted: 11/12/2008
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Question: Is going face first (bowing instead of being bent backward when being baptized) scriptural?

Answer: The Scripture does not address this matter explicitly. It does, however, liken baptism to a burial, and in most burials, the deceased is laid flat on his back, not face down.