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Again, thanks for your time. Hopefully you can appreciate me not sorting through 759 links hoping to find something relevant. Truly, I'm not trying to be difficult. But I grew up in a church where things were seemingly declared sins at random with no explanations beyond "Because we said so." So my inclination when something is stated to be sinful is to inquire as to why. I consider it an educational opportunity for me to at least learn about someone else's faith.
Thanks again.
Someone asked my pastor once about re-baptism and he told them it wasn't necessary, and that "God didn't make a mistake the first time." Yes, it was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but it made a point. Perhaps the sin isn't so much with the baptism itself, but with a lack of trust or faith in God to keep his promises. Getting baptized over and over has the appearance of us trying to earn our way into his favor rather than simply accepting his gift of grace.
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