Baptism

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Amy81986

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Hey everyone, I always went to church when i was younger but not untill recently really recieved God (about 2 years ago). I have never been baptised and have really been thinking about it lately.I love church, i love to volunteer in the kids center and i also volunteered for VAcation Bible School. I just feel baptism is a huge decision. I know how i feel for God i guess my fear is that God doesnt want me right now. Like maybe if i was better in a way i would not have these doubts. The whole situation is hard for me to explain , i feel if i become baptised and i sin i would be not "clean" anymore. Does anyone understand what i mean. Also any advice would really help me to make a decision.
 
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Derek

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Hey everyone, I always went to church when i was younger but not untill recently really recieved God (about 2 years ago). I have never been baptised and have really been thinking about it lately.I love church, i love to volunteer in the kids center and i also volunteered for VAcation Bible School. I just feel baptism is a huge decision. I know how i feel for God i guess my fear is that God doesnt want me right now. Like maybe if i was better in a way i would not have these doubts. The whole situation is hard for me to explain , i feel if i become baptised and i sin i would be not "clean" anymore. Does anyone understand what i mean. Also any advice would really help me to make a decision.

Yah heres some advice, Tell Satan he's a big fat liar and to quit filling your mind with crap!! Of course God wants you, He's GOD!!! And course you should get baptized, its an awesome thing to do and your right as a believer in Jesus. Do it. All that other junk...seriously, it sounds exactly like Satan trying to distance you from the Lord.You got to see this stuff and refuse to believe it. Following Jesus aint no walk in the park, you got enemies now that will tell you that junk. Thats why reading the word is so important, because you believe what you read and know thats what God says and when Satan tries to sneak a little somethin in there you can say "NO! Thats not right and here is what the Lord says about it!" :) And Ill tell you right now, in the bible its doesnt say God doesnt want you and that you shouldnt get baptised.

ha hah ha.......Derek-1.....Satan-0
 
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Lad

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Yeah i agree, God doesnt use 'perfect' ppl amy, he uses the weak. And no-one is perfect. I get the frame of mind though I mean i thought that i would be clean and stuff but then i sinned and i was like wow thats a major disappointment. But then i realised, baptism doesnt 'make' us clean, its only a symbol of already being clean, continually being cleansed, and will one day never be dirty again. One bloke put it this way Salvation is made up of three parts the past the present and the future, all of which were either accomplished or made possible by Calvary. Those three things are: Justification (past): Free from the Penalty of sin. Sanctification (present): Free from the Power of Sin and Glorification (future): Free from the Presence of sin. So baptism is just a declaration saying "Hey I'm saved!" it doesnt mean we wont continue to sin, thats what sanctification is, everyday by the Holy Spirit's convictions we are freed by the power of sin in all areas and it is replaced by the power of Christ. The same power that raised him from the dead. As for God not wanting you right now, well honestly I think that if God has given you the want to be baptised then you should DO IT lol I mean the eunuch philip preached too didnt waste any time pondering about whether it was right or not, he just wanted to follow Jesus' command and get baptised! So we should too :) hope this helps....

Derek/Jayden-2 Satan-0
 

pickles

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Jesus died on the cross because we are not perfect and he wanted you to know that he does love and want you. Sometimes it is more about forgiving yourself. That has often been my stumbleing block. Ask your self this? Was his being crucified not enough? It was with this I realized how much he forgives and desires that we also forgive ourselves. You are loved and wanted by Jesus so go get baptised . God bless, pickles
 
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sheylovely

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hello amy81986,I first got baptized when i was 10yrs old and as yrs went by I slowly slipped away from the faith. I stopped going church,lived my life my own way, doing things that pleased me.Sometime last yr i decided to give my life back to Christ and go back to church.there was a crusade a few months later and i decided to get baptize again ,I believed it was the best thing to do. After that i became so afraid that God wouldnt forgive me for my sins. I didnt believe that i was good enough to be save and i was also afraid that if he did forgive me I would slip away again. I spent days praying about it and went on with my decision.On the day of baptism my feelings hadnt changed. A few minutes before I went to the water I remembered that God sent his son to die for me, because i am imperfection and he loves me.I knew that i couldnt save myself and even if i tried, i would continue failing. And i also knew that all those negative feelings were from the devil who only wants me to burn with him.So i surrendered my life to him cause i know that he is powerful and i hoped that he would strengthen and keeping hold onto me and never let me fall again. Cause im nothing without him. He loves you, so tell the devil he will not win and surrender everything to God. He will carry you. God bless you.
 
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Amy81986

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Thank you so much everyone! You advice REALLY helped!
 
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You need power to not sin. Baptism is a step of obedience to Christ. There is a second baptism, with fire instead of water, the baptism in the Holy Spirit. See John chapters 14-16 and Acts 1-2. This will give you the power to allow Christ to manifest in you. There is a great online fellowship at www.unleavenedbreadministries.org and they have all free materials. I suggest getting Sovereign God, you can download it in pdf or mp3 and listen to it, or they will send you a free copy of the book. You can allow Christ to manifest in you and conquer sin. The Bible does warn of wilfull sin:
Hebrews 10:26-27 (American Standard Version)


26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins,
27 but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries.
 
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JesusChaser

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Hey everyone, I always went to church when i was younger but not untill recently really recieved God (about 2 years ago). I have never been baptised and have really been thinking about it lately.I love church, i love to volunteer in the kids center and i also volunteered for VAcation Bible School. I just feel baptism is a huge decision. I know how i feel for God i guess my fear is that God doesnt want me right now. Like maybe if i was better in a way i would not have these doubts. The whole situation is hard for me to explain , i feel if i become baptised and i sin i would be not "clean" anymore. Does anyone understand what i mean. Also any advice would really help me to make a decision.
I think it's awesome that you are truely saved! Congratulations! I think it's great that you've learned that you CANNOT be a Christian by association aka (going to church, family, etc.) It's only by the healing power of the blood of Jesus that you can be saved by believing in him and accepting him as your personal savior. Yes baptism is a huge decision however it doesn't deturmine if you are saved or not. I mean John 14:6 says "Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." It doesn't talk about being baptised or that we have to work our way into heaven. Another verse is "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." And that is Ephesians 2:8-11. I mean this verse points out clearly that it's not of ourselves its because Jesus came down and died on that cross and that we can't do anything to get into heaven. Many people think differently because of the faith without works is dead verse but it's saying how can you tell someone is Christian unless they have/do good deads. Paul talks about this and says that you will know something by its fruits. Baptism from what i've learned is proclaiming to the people around you that you are a Christian and that you are commiting to change your life in following Jesus. Also we can't be "clean" enough because we are humans. Also that is what grace is for. It's our gift from God saying hey your not perfect let me cover you with something that is. I mean if you look at the bible it is loaded with examples of this. David, Samson, Solomon, The woman at the well, The woman that cleaned Jesus's feet. He doesn't want us to be perfect he just wants us to be willing to change and have a true heart change.

I hope that made sence. Lol. Well God Bless and I will be praying for you.
 
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Amy81986

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I have amazing news! I have decided to become baptised! At my church we have a "class" then set the baptism date, my "class" is scheduled for this sunday and my baptism date is set for September 13th. I am very excited and thankfull for all the amazing responses! THANK YOU ALL! I feel so excited i can barely wait for the day!
 
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That's great Amy! You are Welcome in the Body of Christ my Sister :) May your name be forever written in the Lamb's book of Life
 
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jakeb101291

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Great news! Welcome into the community of Christians! As your brother in Christ I want you to know that you will always be prayed for and if you need any assistance and I can in any way help, I will! God bless you!
 
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ChristopherMichael

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I have amazing news! I have decided to become baptised! At my church we have a "class" then set the baptism date, my "class" is scheduled for this sunday and my baptism date is set for September 13th. I am very excited and thankfull for all the amazing responses! THANK YOU ALL! I feel so excited i can barely wait for the day!

Praise God! That's awesome news!