{
  "id": "MTOM-0061",
  "title": "Baptism Treated as a Photo Opportunity Rather Than Covenantal Confession",
  "slug": "baptism-treated-as-a-photo-opportunity-rather-than-covenantal-confession",
  "url": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/modern-traditions-of-men/baptism-treated-as-a-photo-opportunity-rather-than-covenantal-confession/",
  "category": "Salvation and Gospel",
  "severity": 3,
  "severity_label": "Level 3 - Serious doctrinal or moral error",
  "danger_type": "ordinance_reduced_to_event_moment",
  "status": "full_depth_wave3_draft",
  "summary": "Baptism is not a stage moment for religious celebration only. It is public identification with Christ, confession, discipleship, and entry into accountable church life.",
  "primary_scriptures": [
    "Matt 28:19-20",
    "Acts 2:38-41",
    "Rom 6:3-4",
    "Gal 3:27",
    "1 Pet 3:21"
  ],
  "key_terms": "baptizo [immerse, baptize]; homologeo [confess]; synegeiro [raise with]; matheteuo [make disciples]",
  "related_topics": [
    "altar-call-assurance-without-discipleship",
    "communion-treated-as-a-ritual-snack-rather-than-serious-remembrance-and-self-examination",
    "grace-without-discipleship",
    "private-christianity-my-personal-relationship-with-jesus-detached-from-the-church"
  ],
  "wave": "Wave 3 - Salvation and Holiness Distortions",
  "translation_tooltips": "NET Bible local hover tooltips generated from local site data",
  "generated": "2026-06-12T15:29:20.092443+00:00"
}