Hi, I was wondering if you thought it would be acceptable to get baptized a second time. I have been a christian for almost 40 years. I got baptized in my church at age 16. I was a new believer and was ready to publicly profess my faith in Jesus and commitment to follow Him. Next fall i will be visting Jerusalem on a tour. We will be visiting the sea of Galilee and Jordan river and there will be an opportunity to be baptized. I would love to be baptized in the very waters where Jesus was but I'm not sure it's biblical to be baptized again once you have been. Isn't it in the bible that there be one baptism? I wanted to get your take on that. Would it be ok to be baptized again?? Thanks!
Make sure you meet the criteria when you were first baptized.
1. Genuine Repentance
2. That you believed that Jesus is the Son of God
3. That The Jesus you believed is the one preached by Peter as in Acts 10: 36-43
- he was from Israel..not any country (if there is Jesus preached other than from Israel then its counterfeit Jesus)
- he was anointed by God with power and Holy Spirit
- he was from God
- He did good and healing
-he was hanged on a tree and DIED then rose on the third day..
etc.
Also, I would like to remind you that there are some disciples from ephesus that was re-baptise because they were baptise in the baptism of John...
Baptism should be done right...and with in the right name
If in your first baptism you din not meet the criteria...there is no harm but good if you are baptise rightfully..