15 and not baptised

[D-Lisch]

I'm currently 15 years old and not baptised. Does this mean that I won't go to heaven? I really hope not. Is there an urgency to become baptised?

 

[Nightstrike]

No, Baptism is not needed for salvation...I THINK.
However God Commands us to get baptised and I think right after we become christians.
so GET BAPTIZED ASAP!

 

[BT]

I'm currently 15 years old and not baptised. Does this mean that I won't go to heaven? I really hope not. Is there an urgency to become baptised?

No baptism is not required for salvation. If you have confessed Jesus as Lord, believed in your heart, repented of your sin, believed that Jesus was crucified, died, was buried, and rose again FOR YOU. Then you are saved.

Baptism is symbolic of this belief and is an act of obedience. I would recommend that you speak to your pastor about believer's baptism and get it done.. but if you got hit by a bus on the way to church tomorrow... you'd be in heaven.

 

[Mary_Magdalene]

in agreement with BT. i just had this conversation with someone from church last night. her young son accepted Christ as Savior but the childrens minister didnt think he was ready.???? the minister wanted him to wait to be baptised. i told the mom that if her son accepted Christ he is saved. she could take him down to the local swimming pool or pond and baptise him herself (or her husband) as an act of obedience.

 

[BT]

in agreement with BT.

Woohoo! That's rare these days!

 

[Enigma'07]

I'm also 15 and not baptized. It's just one of those things I say, God tell me when you want me to do this. I might do it later in the year, but I don't think now is the right time.

 

[BT]

Enigma you should just talk to your pastor about it when you feel it is the right time... He'll be able to put you in the right direction.. perhaps you should even talk to him about it now... mabey he can lead you to some scriptures that will help you figure out when the right time is or something.... Just a thought

 

[wherdaluv]

If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal saviour you are ready to be baptized. Yes you'll still got to heaven if you choose not to but, I recommend you do. IMO the sooner you are baptized after salvation, the closer you'll be in your walk with Christ. Trust me, I know from experience. I was saved when I was 8 and baptized when I was 19. To this day I regret the time span between the two. Maybe if I would have been obedient sooner I wouldn,t have backslidden so much.

If you don't follow the first command its hard to follow the rest.
Baptism is like the icing on the cake. Icing makes you more determined for the cake and baptism makes you more determined to serve Christ.
Those who hold off and don't get baptized usually slip away from prayer and the Bible.

 

[Enigma'07]

Yeah, perhaps so. I've kindof been praying about it and I feel as though it would be better if I waited a few months, but I'm thinking definitly this year.

 

[sunshinejennii]

Im 17 and not baptized, because i yet although i have accepted Jesus into my life i havent felt baptism to be right for me. Its a personal choice. Obviously the church and my minister check all candiates for baptism to see that they fully understand their decision etc but in my church we are extra wary of people under about 15/16 because of past events. Also my mum when she got baptised thourght it was right at the time but then a year and a half later realised thats when she should have got baptised. Ive always felt (prehaps as a result) that its better for me to wait and be sure that its good for me and gods will than to get baptised and feel it was too early.

 

[wherdaluv]

Im 17 and not baptized, because i yet although i have accepted Jesus into my life i havent felt baptism to be right for me. Its a personal choice. Obviously the church and my minister check all candiates for baptism to see that they fully understand their decision etc but in my church we are extra wary of people under about 15/16 because of past events. Also my mum when she got baptised thourght it was right at the time but then a year and a half later realised thats when she should have got baptised. Ive always felt (prehaps as a result) that its better for me to wait and be sure that its good for me and gods will than to get baptised and feel it was too early.

If you wait until you are "good enough" to get baptized, you will never be good enough. I feel that it is God's will that you get baptized. Its not oly his will, its His command. Matt. 28:19

 

[RED that's ME]

Im 17 and not baptized, because i yet although i have accepted Jesus into my life i havent felt baptism to be right for me. Its a personal choice. Obviously the church and my minister check all candiates for baptism to see that they fully understand their decision etc but in my church we are extra wary of people under about 15/16 because of past events. Also my mum when she got baptised thourght it was right at the time but then a year and a half later realised thats when she should have got baptised. Ive always felt (prehaps as a result) that its better for me to wait and be sure that its good for me and gods will than to get baptised and feel it was too early.

What are your reasons for waiting? (just wondering) As a new believer you are saying now my life is not my own and I am choosing to follow Christ in all things and Baptism is the first step as wherdaluv stated it's a commandment in following Christ.

 

[sunshinejennii]

Im not waiting until im 'good enough', im waiting until its good/right for me!

Because ive grown up in a christian family ive not had a wham moment, im not a new believer, i gave my life to God when i was 4 and ive never known another lifestyle or set of values. It is SO important to me to be 100% sure that this is my decision because ive seen too many people who believe it is turn from God soon after their baptism, and not as a teenage rebellious thing, they've totally rejected god. Even though im sure I want to get baptised at some point and i could never deny God's existence (only ignore it) I just dont feel its what God wants of me right now, eventually yes. My parents support me in that, they believe that it should be something I really know I should do, and something I have to do, something I cant ignore and its not like that at the moment. I know a lot of people will disagree but I dont care, if I got baptised now I'd feel false.

 

[RED that's ME]

I can understand that Jenny. I know other teens that prayed at a young age and was baptized only to get older and wasn't sure about if they truly understood what happened when they were younger.

 

[ZiSunka]

I wasn't baptized until I was 41. In my case, it was stubborn insistence on being baptized in public that kept me from getting it done. All the pastors I talked to wanted to do it inside the church building, but I wanted to be baptized in a park where everyone could see. I finally talked my neighbor into dunking me in the Stillwater River in October 2000. It was cold!

I have to say that I am a different person than I was before I was baptized. There is something about carrying through with the commandments of Christ that puts you in a different frame of mind. And when God witnesses your obedience to him, he puts you on a different path. Before, all my efforts at ministry were thwarted, but now my ministry is almost too busy!

If you haven't been baptized, why not? Is it that you haven't gotten saved, or that you are in rebellion against God, or just that you are afraid or haven't found the time? Find the time! Do it now! Don't put off til tomorrow the baptism you could be having today.

 

[P_G]

All I can say on this is

If you are anywhere near Northeastern Pennsylvania
I got a piece of the Deleware river with your name on it!

Blessings

Pastor George (the river dunker)

 

[Nightstrike]

i would still say get bapitzed asap, we are commanded too, it is not to be a choice!(how I understnad it)
but from what I understand it, what pax christi did seems like it would be the catholic counterpart..I think, don't quote me on that tho.

 

[wherdaluv]

I wasn't baptized until I was 41. In my case, it was stubborn insistence on being baptized in public that kept me from getting it done. All the pastors I talked to wanted to do it inside the church building, but I wanted to be baptized in a park where everyone could see. I finally talked my neighbor into dunking me in the Stillwater River in October 2000. It was cold!

I have to say that I am a different person than I was before I was baptized. There is something about carrying through with the commandments of Christ that puts you in a different frame of mind. And when God witnesses your obedience to him, he puts you on a different path. Before, all my efforts at ministry were thwarted, but now my ministry is almost too busy!

If you haven't been baptized, why not? Is it that you haven't gotten saved, or that you are in rebellion against God, or just that you are afraid or haven't found the time? Find the time! Do it now! Don't put off til tomorrow the baptism you could be having today.

My thoughts exactly lambslove. You pretty much summed up what I've been trying to say.

Do not delay, get baptized today. (I'm a poet and didn't know it)

 

[Iosias]

I'm currently 15 years old and not baptised. Does this mean that I won't go to heaven? I really hope not. Is there an urgency to become baptised?

I was not baptised until I was 19. Baptism is not necessary for salvation so stop worrying!

 

[adamdavid]

I'm 16 and haven't been baptized. And yet, I can say without any doubt that I AM SAVED!!! Saying that the baptism is what saves you is legalism - a dependence on works to gain salvation... The bible clearly states that thats not how we get our salvation - it is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and that alone...
My reason for not having been baptized is a little different than most... God told me specifically when/where I am to be baptized, and I haven't made it to that time and place yet... and thats okay... Its like having a long engagement to God... sometime soon we'll go make it official, but until then, we'll just enjoy eachother's love...

Blessings...
AdamDavid