How many baptism are to be experienced in the life of the believer? I believe that scripture gives 3 distinct experiences that are to be a part of every believers life...and baptism is defined in the greek as...baptism...to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed(i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution (washing), especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism...