Baptism and Re-Baptism
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Well, considering quite a few of us were baptised as babies, I'd have to say, "Apparently, we can."
God is outside time and space, and the creator of time and space. If he chose us, he's perfectly capable of baptising us before we even considered him. So, we WERE baptised even before we knew we needed to be. Choosing to be baptised again, is an option for our growth/conscious/spirit. It's not like God hates us or can't possibly save us if we don't get wet. Matter of fact, just like he worked out the rest of our lives for our good and his glory, he worked out that particularly moment for our good and his glory. It is not like God said, "Oops! Messed up there. Let me try again."
As for the corruption of the Catholic Church? Care to point me to any church with absolutely no corruption in it? Granted, if I joined, it would lose it's perfect status.
God is outside time and space, and the creator of time and space. If he chose us, he's perfectly capable of baptising us before we even considered him. So, we WERE baptised even before we knew we needed to be. Choosing to be baptised again, is an option for our growth/conscious/spirit. It's not like God hates us or can't possibly save us if we don't get wet. Matter of fact, just like he worked out the rest of our lives for our good and his glory, he worked out that particularly moment for our good and his glory. It is not like God said, "Oops! Messed up there. Let me try again."
As for the corruption of the Catholic Church? Care to point me to any church with absolutely no corruption in it? Granted, if I joined, it would lose it's perfect status.
Most churches of Christ will baptize you if you ask them.... You are not being baptized into "A" church.... you are being baptized into "the" church... the body of Christ. So, whether you have a Presbyterian, CofC, Methdist... whatever do it, you are being baptized into Jesus body.
Not all denominations believe that, though, but I'm pretty sure most all churches of Christ will baptize you if you ask.
Not all denominations believe that, though, but I'm pretty sure most all churches of Christ will baptize you if you ask.
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You have already been baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit when you believed in Christ. Don't let anyone allude to you that you are not in Christ now because you were not water baptized yet. Being water baptized is a great representation of what happened to you when you believed in Christ.
You'll have a great time and after you learn more about how you died with Christ on the cross and then rose with Him to newness of life - this symbol of what happened to you when you believed will be forever cemented into your mind.
I'm excited for you! I have heard of other born again Christians get baptized again even after they were water baptized after they got saved. They got re-baptized after they had the revelation of what had happened to them when they believed in Christ the first time.