How does your church baptize?

[Brother Jason]

I know I'm opening a can of worms but I'm curious how your church baptises.

 

[flaglady]

Can of worms? Never!


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[bithiah2]

i attend a foursquare church that baptizes in the Name of Jesus, but they do not say that people who are baptized in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are wrong. i was saved in an Apostolic church so it is all the same to me.
we are all going to the same heaven if we believe!
bithiah2

 

[quietbloke]

'On the confession of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,I baptise you in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit'.

I am part of an Assemblies of God church. We baptise in the Name of the Father,Son and Holy Spirit.

 

[quietbloke]

AoG also baptise by total immersion and do not sprinkle adults or babies, Babies are dedicated to the Lord. Believers are baptised.

 

[~RENEE~]

'On the confession of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,I baptise you in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit'.

I am part of an Assemblies of God church. We baptise in the Name of the Father,Son and Holy Spirit.

us too

AoG also baptise by total immersion and do not sprinkle adults or babies, Babies are dedicated to the Lord. Believers are baptised.

yep total immersion. Cecil was dedicated.

 

[Brother Jason]

i attend a foursquare church that baptizes in the Name of Jesus, but they do not say that people who are baptized in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are wrong. i was saved in an Apostolic church so it is all the same to me.
we are all going to the same heaven if we believe!
bithiah2

I don't condemn anyone, if that's the way their church teaches I don't argue but I still believe in baptism in the name of Jesus Christ.

 

[kymmieluvsmakeup]

I also attend an Aof G church in which we immerse the believer in water and baptise them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Something I have always wondered.... How did John the Baptist baptize people? What did he say? He couln't have said "In the name of Jesus" before Jesus came into the world so... how did he baptize?

 

[bithiah2]

that is a good question. the Bible does not say what John's baptism was, but i believe that i did read i Acts that there were some people who were baptized again.
in the Apostolic church we used to fight and condemn others so much about baptism that i stopped focusing on it. it is a commandment of God to be baptized, yes. to fight about it, No.
blessings
Zoelife3

 

[mrhappy3]

that is a good question. the Bible does not say what John's baptism was, but i believe that i did read i Acts that there were some people who were baptized again.
in the Apostolic church we used to fight and condemn others so much about baptism that i stopped focusing on it. it is a commandment of God to be baptized, yes. to fight about it, No.
blessings
Zoelife3

why argue over something that doesn't save us anyway...seems pointless..

 

[quietbloke]

kymmiel asked about the baptism of John the Baptist. This was a baptism of repentence and not actually Christian baptism. It would have been for the people of that time to repent. It was symbolic of that to come,after Jesus had died and risen.

Baptism is not a condition of salvation but an act of obedience following it. Some do not practice it at all,the same as they do not practice the Breaking of Bread. Is this disobedience,when it is so clearly stated in the Word of God?

I agree that we do not need to fight each other about every detail,but it is possible to 'throw the baby out with the dish water!'

 

[RevDerek]

I also attend an Aof G church in which we immerse the believer in water and baptise them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Something I have always wondered.... How did John the Baptist baptize people? What did he say? He couln't have said "In the name of Jesus" before Jesus came into the world so... how did he baptize?

John the Baptizer would have been performing a Jewish Mikveh (ritual cleansing) more so than what we recognize as water baptism. As to the words used I am uncertain, but I am sure information about Mikvot is readily available online. Remember John "baptized unto repentence, but one would come after that would baptize in the Holy Ghost and Fire" Matthew 3:11

 

[allieisme]

I thought all AoG's were total immersion. Anyways.. my husband and I were totally immersed(?) and our children were dedicated, and we got little certificates for them.

 

[coons786c]

Paul and Peter Preached the same message Acts 2:38 and Acts 19 1-7. Paul also stated that there is only 1 gospel not 100 ways to be saved. The 1 gospel is when peter and the rest of the apostles gathered together in the upper room. Recieved the Holy Ghost and where baptized in Jesus Name. The same thing is available today.The rest is false doctrine.

 

[Godslilgurlalways]

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost (Matthew 28:19). In the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38).Baptise by total immersion and don't sprinkle any one so far(I think it would be possible if no other way like if it was like an very ederly person but so far never had a problem so far)Babies are dedicated, believers are baptised also.

 

[PentecostalEmperor]

My church baptizes in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit by immersion. However we dont condemn anyone who baptizes in the name of JESUS.

 

[Sushi614]

We don't have our baptismal at church yet. (We will start building it soon though) So our pastor holds the baptism service at their house in the pool! I hope to take part in it the next time they do it.
I was raised Methodist, they only sprinkle and it was done at the baby baptism. I want to do it on my own as an adult. It represents giving yourself over to God and washing away everything unclean in your life. Babies don't really have that.

 

[Gyorg]

In Jesus' name. Simple enough, no?

 

[RevDerek]

In Jesus' name. Simple enough, no?

Is that using the words "In Jesus Name" or in the authority of Jesus name?

 

[JessyD]

We only do baptism in the summer. Total immersion in a river full of oryster shells. And I think our preacher uses the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit