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The Importance of Water In Religions

The Importance of Water In Religions. CHRISTIANITY.

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The Importance of Water In Religions

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  1. TheImportance of WaterInReligions

  2. CHRISTIANITY • Waterbaptism is an act of obediencethatfollowsconversiontoportraysymbolicallythewashingaway of oursins. Waterbaptismcallsforimmersioninstead of sprinkling. Manygroupsthathaveonlysprinkled in timespastarenowseeingthattheScripturalmethod is total immersion in water. Infact, theGreekword "baptism" meanstoimmerse, submerseandemerge.

  3. Water as a symbol of life as well as a means of cleansing, orpurification, is of particularimportance in OldTestament. Itwascreated on thefirstday. TheSpirit of Godwashoveringovertheface of thewaters. Theearthwasfoundeduponthewaters. Godcommandedthewatertobringout an abundance of livingsouls. Insome sense the element is closetoGod. God is comparedwiththerain. Waterbrings life andjoy. It is a powerfulpurifying element and can destroyevilandenemies. AccordingtoOldTestamentLaw, it cleansesdefilementand is used in sacrifices, in whichcontexttheBiblementionsthelivingwater.

  4. HINDUISM • Water in Hinduism has a specialplacebecause it is believedtohavespirituallycleansingpowers.ToHindusallwater is sacred, especiallyrivers, andthereare seven sacredrivers, namelytheGanges, Yamuna, Godavari, Sarasvati, Narmada, SindhuandKaveri.AlthoughHinduismencompassessomanydifferentbeliefsamongthosethatmostHindus do share is theimportance of strivingtoattainpurityandavoidingpollution.Thisrelatestobothphysicalcleanlinessandspiritualwell-being. Wateraresymbols of fertility, absence of which can causebarrenness, sterilityleadingtodeath.

  5. ISLAM • InIslamwater is importantforcleansingandpurifying.Muslimsmust be rituallypurebeforeapproachingGod in prayer.Somemosqueshave a courtyardwith a pool of clearwater in thecentre, but in mostmosquestheablutionsarefoundoutsidethewalls.Fountainssymbolisingpurityarealsosometimesfound in mosques.InIslamritualpurity is requiredbeforecarryingoutreligiousdutiesespeciallysalat (worship). Water is usedforablutions.

  6. JUDAISM • In Judaism ritual washing is intended to restore or maintain a state of ritual purity and its origins can be found in the Torah.  These ablutions can be washing the hands, the hands and the feet, or total immersion which must done in 'living water', i.e. the sea, a river, a spring.  In Temple times ablutions were practised by priests, converts to Judaism as part of the initiation rites and by women on the seventh day after their menstrual period.  Priests had to wash their hands and feet before taking part in Temple services.  The ritual washing of hands is performed before and after meals and on many other occasions.

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