I think that when I was baptized, I was only 99% immersed, and there was a small portion of me that didn't go under the water. This was unintentional. Is this a concern?
A lock of hair didn't go all the way under? The tip of your elbow was protruding? Maybe this is a concern to others; it isn't to me. Our merciful God is no legalist--if I'm reading the scriptures correctly.
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