Re-baptism

[Guest stevej]

Ephisians 4:5 "One Lord, one faith, one baptism;"

If you are baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then you are baptized regardless of which denomination baptized you. You cannot be re-baptized.

With all due respect, there are denominations that do require rebaptism for backsliding...among them some Church of Christ, Baptist, and Pentecostal churches.

I do agree with you though that only one baptism is necessary, however, some denominations do not recognize the baptism of other denominations. For example, my wife was forced to be rebaptized when she changed from Church of Christ to Baptist, because the Baptist church involved does not recognize the baptism of the Chruch of Christ.

It is a lot of hogwash, in my opinion..but sadly these divisions do exist among denominations.

[sierra21]

Ok -what if one was baptised as a baby? Is another baptism required in that case?

[sweethour]

Ok -what if one was baptised as a baby? Is another baptism required in that case?

Hi Sierra21,

Please find an excerpt from a piece on "What the Bible Says about Baptism" below. I did a series of Bible studies last year and found this piece very informative.

If you were sprinkled as a child or christened, you have not been scripturally baptized. If you were immersed as an adult but had no intention of following Christ, you were not scripturally baptized. If you were sprinkled and have followed Christ since that time, you have not been scripturally baptized. If you were immersed and became a Christian later, you have not been scripturally baptized. Does that mean that Christ does not accept you or loves you less? Absolutely not. Does it mean that you are not saved if you haven't been baptized? No. It means that as a believer, you need to be obedient and be scripturally baptized.

If you'd like you can read the entire article here: http://www.intouch.org/myintouch/exploring...ism_129441.html

Blessings.

[Metropolitan]

I always wanted ask this....We read the first instance of water baptism by John the Baptist....If Jesus was baptised by John, then who baptised John? When was he baptised? Is there a possibility that someone else must have started it, which is not recorded in the bible? And why was Jesus baptised so late in his life?

Mainstream churches follow infant baptism, and once the child grows up he affirms the same vows taken by his parents at the time of his "First communion"? why is this considered not right? As a parent I wud like my son to be a Christian as early as he can in his life...So why is it wrong if i arrange to get him a baptised as a child?

[Guest stevej]

I always wanted ask this....We read the first instance of water baptism by John the Baptist....If Jesus was baptised by John, then who baptised John? When was he baptised? Is there a possibility that someone else must have started it, which is not recorded in the bible? And why was Jesus baptised so late in his life?

Mainstream churches follow infant baptism, and once the child grows up he affirms the same vows taken by his parents at the time of his "First communion"? why is this considered not right? As a parent I wud like my son to be a Christian as early as he can in his life...So why is it wrong if i arrange to get him a baptised as a child?

Historically, not just in Judaism and Christianity later, baptism was a public alignment with a particular belief. It was an evidence of a change of thinking or in accepting Christ as Savior after Christ's ascension.

I suppose the definition of "mainstream churches" is what i have difficulty with related to your post. Most mainstream Evangelical Churches do not accept infant baptism. There is no affirmation involved related to a first communion. The communion is a symbolic ordinanace of the church to remember that it was Christ's flesh and blood that was sacrificed for the pardon of our sins.

To introduce your children to the Lord, they must understand the concept of sin, punishment, repentance, and pardon. Jesus Christ died so that we might be pardoned and when the child understands that and wants Jesus in their heart they can be saved and only then shoul bpatism and or communion be considered.

[eric]

From Stevej

To introduce your children to the Lord, they must understand the concept of sin, punishment, repentance, and pardon. Jesus Christ died so that we might be pardoned and when the child understands that and wants Jesus in their heart they can be saved and only then shoul bpatism and or communion be considered

I'll go along with that, bro.

[stevehut]

If you were sprinkled as a child or christened, you have not been scripturally baptized. If you were immersed as an adult but had no intention of following Christ, you were not scripturally baptized. If you were sprinkled and have followed Christ since that time, you have not been scripturally baptized. If you were immersed and became a Christian later, you have not been scripturally baptized.

I couldn't agree more.

In my case, I was sprinkled as a newborn. Later, I learned that the Bible requires faith and repentance as prerequisites for baptism. So I got immersed as an adult.

Steve

[stevehut]

Once a person is saved the only requirement is and should be repentance (recognizing the sin, asking God for forgiveness, and walking away from the sin).

You got saved without repenting?

Steve

[stevehut]

1- If Jesus was baptised by John, then who baptised John?

2- Is there a possibility that someone else must have started it, which is not recorded in the bible?

3- And why was Jesus baptised so late in his life?

4- once the child grows up he affirms the same vows taken by his parents at the time of his "First communion"?

5- So why is it wrong if i arrange to get him a baptised as a child?

1- Doesn't matter. He was commissioned by God to do it,

2- If you look at history, baptism is not unique to judaism or christianity. Lot of religions have purification rites with water.

3- Because that was the norm for John's baptism. They had to repent and confess their sins.

4- I think you mean "confirmation".

5- Because the Bible requires personal faith and repentance before baptism.

Steve

[Floatingaxe]

3- And why was Jesus baptised so late in his life?

Jesus was baptized at age 30 because that was when His public ministry commenced. He received approval by the Father, His anointing and empowerment by God at that time. Then He went out and was buffeted by Satan for 40 days.