This won't answer your question but will give you something to consider. There appear to be two types of baptism. The baptism "of John" and the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 7:29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Acts 18:25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
19:3-6 And he said unto them, "Unto what then were ye baptized?" And they said, "Unto John's baptism." Then said Paul, "John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him Which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Ephesians 4:4-5 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
This won't answer your question but will give you something to consider. There appear to be two types of baptism. The baptism "of John" and the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 7:29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Acts 18:25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
19:3-6 And he said unto them, "Unto what then were ye baptized?" And they said, "Unto John's baptism." Then said Paul, "John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him Which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Ephesians 4:4-5 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
I agree
there is water baptism and there is the baptism of the Holy Spirit (the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the one baptism)
I still feel water baptism should be practiced and I was baptized with water (in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) but not immersed.
I was baptised when I was just a few months old in the Lutheran church. I came to faith in Christ when I was 17. I'm now 49 and have never been re-baptised.
Don't get re-baptised just because you feel pressured into it.
How many times does a person need to be baptised?
__________________ "For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them."
Ecclesiastes 9:12 (ESV)
Actually, you should. All throughout the NT, converts got baptized (by being immersed, not sprinkled) following repentance and salvation.
Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. Acts 2:41
35Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. 36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 39And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. Acts 8:26-39
Plus Jesus Himself said it before He was risen into Heaven that His followers should "Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" Matthew 28:19.
Even if you were baptized as a young one but was not saved then, became saved later on in life, it is still Biblical to do it after becoming saved. It's "putting off the old man and putting on the new man in Christ Jesus" so to speak.
EDIT: I am not saying that if you don't you will go to Hell. I'm just pointing out that it is an awesomee way to proclaim to the world that you are not your own anymore. Baptism is a covenant sign, a public declaration of a person's identification with Christ and it symbolizes identification with his death, burial, and resurrection. But it will not save you. So don't let anyone tell you that you absolutely HAVE to.
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Only with your WHOLE body in the water can God cleanse your entire body of sin.
Can you prove that please? I would like to know Biblically where it is stated you absolutely have to. More over, I would like to know where in Scripture it says that being baptized cleanses you of sins.
Not trying to start an argument, but I honestly don't see where anyone can get this idea Biblically.
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"Too often Christians hide in churches designed to keep its members comfortable and safe while the world is going to hell, while we are playing the 'religion game', as we fragment and abandon self sacrifice for comfort." - Matt Slick
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