Except that the symbol represents our death and resurrection in Christ which happened once. That picture of ONCE should be kept intact as much as possible.
I completely agree! The only danger of multiple dunkings is if the one being submerged has the mind set that they are being saved again, and might have to do it even again if they sin too much.
A second baptism should only occur because the first time the one being baptized did not fully understand exactly what was happening or if they simply want to reaffirm their faith that they are completely trusting in Christ and his sacrifice for their salvation.
This is the baptism which saves.
Romans 6:3-11King James Version (KJV)
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3 [/SUP]Know ye not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
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4 [/SUP]Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
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5 [/SUP]For ,
if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
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6 [/SUP]Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
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7 [/SUP]For
he that is dead is freed from sin.
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8 [/SUP]Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
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9 [/SUP]Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
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10 [/SUP]For
in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
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11 [/SUP]Likewise
reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
This is the baptism into Christ. The water baptism is simply a symbol of this true baptism.