Get baptised again?

[kittylover0991]

(I may have asked this once before but not sure at this point...) I first went to church when I about 8 and I remembering saying that prayer. About a year later, I was baptised. About four years after that, I was doubting my salvation to where it got to the point that I talked to my Sunday School teacher(after talking to a few others). We went through the "prayer" and everything, but it seems real. I guess, as my youth pastor called it Sunday night, assurance of salvation. However, two years later, I am still wondering if I need to be baptised again.. I keep wondering if the first one is not scripture baptism if I really accepted Christ two years ago... Does anyone know or have any idea???

With sisterly love in Christ Jesus,

Crystal

*Please do not turn this into another thread about whether pr not baptism is required for salvation*

[Khristeeanos]

I personally believe that faith and baptism are for adults, not a child.

I don't believe in infant or child baptism.

But that begs the question "what age" or more approprately "how mature" does it not?

To me, if you are wondering (which it seems obvious to me at least), you should go ahead and do it.

But let me caution you. A prayer won't save you. Only God's grace can save you. I am not saying that you aren't a Christian or anything like that.

All I am saying is don't go around thinking you are a Christian because you said a prayer. Put your faith ONLY in Christ and nothing else. Not a prayer or baptism or anything else.

Put your faith in Christ. He alone can save. Not good deeds, a church or anything else.

Only Christ.

[MrSealedEternal]

(I may have asked this once before but not sure at this point...) I first went to church when I about 8 and I remembering saying that prayer. About a year later, I was baptised. About four years after that, I was doubting my salvation to where it got to the point that I talked to my Sunday School teacher(after talking to a few others). We went through the "prayer" and everything, but it seems real. I guess, as my youth pastor called it Sunday night, assurance of salvation. However, two years later, I am still wondering if I need to be baptised again.. I keep wondering if the first one is not scripture baptism if I really accepted Christ two years ago... Does anyone know or have any idea???

With sisterly love in Christ Jesus,

Crystal

*Please do not turn this into another thread about whether pr not baptism is required for salvation*

If you truly didn't trust Christ the first time, and weren't spiritually reborn, then that water baptism wasn't professing anything. If you have admitted to being a Hell deserving sinner, truly repented, and been born again now, then go proclaim it to the world by being water baptized.

I hope you truly realize however, that salvation isn't by saying any prayer or by water baptism. It is by truly having complete trust in Christ to save you. If you have any doubt about that, then that is the issue you need to deal with first.

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Edited December 13, 2005 by SealedEternal

[Fiosh]

Although you may constantly need to renew your commitment to Jesus Christ, only one baptism is required.

Nowhere does Scripture speak of being baptized a second time.

Peace,

Fiosh

[Liss]

i think that even if the first time was genuine, i personally would get baptised again. afterall in my opinion it is just like renewing of wedding vows for example. i got born again when i was 11 and baptised about 6 months later. but i got rebaptised when i was 18. nothing wrong with a rewashing.

[aaronjm]

We are saved by grace from G-d alone, baptism is just publically affirming your belief, and not "required" for salvation.

Aaron

[vintje]

Of course one should first look at what it meens to get baptized. Baptism is merely a sign and a symbol. It is a mark God puts on you to show you that he has accepted you, as a member of his people, that he has forgiven your sins through Christ and that he has renewed his New Alliance with you. That does not mean that something has happened that cannot be changed. No, you have to, starting with that moment of baptism, live like one could ask of a christian. And God will foloow you all the way. This mark is thus given to you and it cannot be removed again, even if you choose to be the anti-chist. It only has no valour then. So you see you cannot be baptized a second time. The sign is given and more than that cannot be done. With this first given sign you have become another being, a christian being. You cannot be changed a second time to a christian, you are already christian. Being christian we must live to the highest standards and that is a hard bargain ! So there is something yo say against the baptizing of young children, but that I think is another question.

[mikado5001]

If we are saved? Than we are saved. I personally do not believe in losing ones salvation. Once we recieve it. If we go through a period of doubt. This is normal. And i agree with my fellows here. A re-baptising, or public declaration of faith, can not hurt. But salvation is between you and G-d. If we are, among many names, to be known as 'Brides of Christ'. Then a renewal of our 'wedding vows' is an awesome thing.

[kittylover0991]

Thankyou. Just to clear up a little confusion, I know that baptism has nothing to do with salvation and I know that "a prayer" doesn't save you.

What really went through my mind that first time I went forward for salvation, I am not completely sure. Maybe it is because of growth since then, I am so unsure of what I really knew about Jesus at that point other than that he died. I still remember just raising my hand because I wanted to go to heaven. The lady came up to me and asked, "what did you do?"(very politely.. or maybe I have a very bad misconception of what she said) and I just remembered taking nachos that I wasn't supposed to that day. I don't remember that prayer that was said or what it entailed. I doubt I even knew what the questions meant that I was being asked. I just knew that Jesus died for me. Why? I dont' think I knew and I don't think I knew much about it.. other than when I went home I talked to my mom and she said she knew she was going to heaven because she was good. I thought in my head that i was going to heaven because I said a prayer. I doubt that I understood anything and if I was even sure about that.

It waw two years ago that I talked to someone at my church, my sunday school teacher.. and we said "a prayer" as many call it. It wasn't just a prayer.. I know that if I hadnt been derious when I prayed before, I know now that I am on my way to heaven. Afterwards, my teacher told me that I needed to get baptised and I got scared. I have been "baptised' previously in this same church about a year after I went the last time. I wasn't sure what to do, but he said that I needed to talk to Pastor. I decided to talk to Pastor Lacombe first, but he said that he had talked to Pastor Leemon and both of them said that I had "fruit". I now understand what that meant, but the whole subject just kind of dropped then. However, for teh past two years, I have not been able to stop wondering as to wether I need to be baptised, considering that, that last time was .. assurance of salvation... If I really did accept Christ then(amazingly, that was when I actually started serving the Lord and actually started letting the Lord work...) then the first "baptism" wasn't scriptural if I wasn't saved prior to it.

Because of this, I am still just not sure... I understand that it "can't hurt".. but would it actually be right..?

[Guest NewPilgrim]

Kitty. In the time I've known you, you've shown yourself to be a passionate, faithful, earnest christian. From what I know of you, there is only one question you need to ask yourself:

When you were baptised at 8 yrs old, did you do it because it was the right thing for a christian to do, or because you trully desired to do it for God?

There are some children so young who can show a great passion and knowledge for Christ, you must ask yourself if that was the case for you. I have an inkling what your answer would be. However only you trully know what your experience was.

Personally I would get baptised every month if I didnt think it would lose its meaning in the eyes of others. Not because I would have to but because I want to shout loud and proud that Jesus is King! And baptism is a wonderful way to do that

Edited December 13, 2005 by NewPilgrim