“John answered them all, saying, ‘I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire’” Luke 3:16 In today’s lesson, we’re going to look at the origins of baptism, as well as why we are so particular about being immersed rather than, for example, being sprinkled.