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Who is the proper administrator of baptism according to the Bible?

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The proper administrator of baptism is the local church, specifically an ordained member authorized by the church to perform the ordinance.

In the New Testament, the administration of baptism is given primarily to the local church. Jesus commissioned his church to baptize and made it the responsibility of an organized body of believers to carry out this ordinance. Throughout the Scriptures, we see that baptism is performed by individuals who are either called directly by God, such as John the Baptist (John 1:6), or recognized leaders within the local church, such as the apostles (Acts 2:41). It is emphasized that no one beyond the church's authority is validly recognized to administer baptism. Therefore, parachurch organizations or individual believers acting independently do not hold the authority to baptize according to New Testament teaching.

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