[Arthur McGowan]

I never said baptism is mentioned in the law.

I said that John was baptizing, as a sign of repentance.

According to your premise, when Jesus was baptized, this constituted a public confession that he was a sinner.

[Elsie]

I never said baptism is mentioned in the law.

Frustratin' ain't it; having to defend what you did NOT say!

[Elsie]

According to your premise, when Jesus was baptized, this constituted a public confession that he was a sinner.

What 'premise'?

I linked things together just like Rome has.

Therefore (ain't conclusions WUNNERFUL?) I am as good as Rome.

There that there is as good as a sillygism as you gonna find today!

[af_vet_1981]

Yet the Mikva is mentioned in the Torah, and Orthodox Jews believe in it. The earliest indication is here:

And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
Exodus, Catholic chapter nineteen, Protestant verses nine to eleven,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James