{"id":6807,"date":"2026-02-05T22:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spearnet.org\/?p=6807"},"modified":"2026-02-05T22:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:55:33","slug":"why-jesus-stepped-into-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spearnet.org\/es\/2026\/02\/05\/why-jesus-stepped-into-the-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Jesus Stepped Into the Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:flex-end\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/spearnet.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807?action=genpdf&amp;id=6807\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/spearnet.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generar PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/spearnet4\/embed\/episodes\/Why-Jesus-Stepped-Into-the-Water-e3emkjt\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Baptism is one of the most recognized and debated practices in Christianity. 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