Is baptism required?

[123flower]

I still don’t know for sure whether baptism is required for salvation or not. I’ve read a lot on this forum and internet. One says it’s required, the other one says not. Who is right?? I don’t know what to believe anymore and my backstory is a bit complex. I’ve already posted my story last year and you have to read it to understand my problem. Here’s the link:

Baptism

For some time I have doubts whether I'm saved or not. I still don't know for certain if baptism is neccessary for salvation. I was in my late teens when I got baptised. But I didn't understood the gospel. I believe in Jesus and God and everything in the bible and I was raised as a christian...

www.christianforums.com

What am I supposed to do? I tend to believe the side who says it’s not required, but I’m not really sure.

And what if someone just cannot be baptise because of different reasons. Like if there is war in your country, be in jail/live in a country where Christianity is forbidden, people on their deathbed, stuck alone on an island, live in the desert, have a phobia for water, or in my case, have anxiety. If I think about al these reasons, it makes sense that, the side who says baptism isn’t required, is right. Or else it wouldn’t be fair for the people who don’t have the possibility to baptise.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

I still don’t know for sure whether baptism is required for salvation or not. I’ve read a lot on this forum and internet. One says it’s required, the other one says not. Who is right?? I don’t know what to believe anymore and my backstory is a bit complex. I’ve already posted my story last year and you have to read it to understand my problem. Here’s the link:

Baptism

For some time I have doubts whether I'm saved or not. I still don't know for certain if baptism is neccessary for salvation. I was in my late teens when I got baptised. But I didn't understood the gospel. I believe in Jesus and God and everything in the bible and I was raised as a christian...

www.christianforums.com

What am I supposed to do? I tend to believe the side who says it’s not required, but I’m not really sure.

And what if someone just cannot be baptise because of different reasons. Like if there is war in your country, be in jail/live in a country where Christianity is forbidden, people on their deathbed, stuck alone on an island, live in the desert, have a phobia for water, or in my case, have anxiety. If I think about al these reasons, it makes sense that, the side who says baptism isn’t required, is right. Or else it wouldn’t be fair for the people who don’t have the possibility to baptise.

There are two baptisms, Spirit and water:

John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

It is essential to believe in Jesus Christ of Nazareth with all ones heart,soul and mind. Then He will make His Home in the believer with His Holy Spirit . This is the first baptism. Then Christians follow with a water baptism as a proclamation of their conversion into a new life IN Christ.

So yes by all means get baptized in Spirit and water just as scripture describes.

Blessings.

 

[peaceful-forest]

I still don’t know for sure whether baptism is required for salvation or not.

Baptism is not required for salvation. Salvation is faith alone.

Is baptism necessary for salvation? | GotQuestions.org

Is baptism necessary for salvation? Do I have to be baptized in order to be saved? Why do many believe that baptism is required for salvation?

www.gotquestions.org

 

[Mari17]

I still don’t know for sure whether baptism is required for salvation or not. I’ve read a lot on this forum and internet. One says it’s required, the other one says not. Who is right?? I don’t know what to believe anymore and my backstory is a bit complex. I’ve already posted my story last year and you have to read it to understand my problem. Here’s the link:

Baptism

For some time I have doubts whether I'm saved or not. I still don't know for certain if baptism is neccessary for salvation. I was in my late teens when I got baptised. But I didn't understood the gospel. I believe in Jesus and God and everything in the bible and I was raised as a christian...

www.christianforums.com

What am I supposed to do? I tend to believe the side who says it’s not required, but I’m not really sure.

And what if someone just cannot be baptise because of different reasons. Like if there is war in your country, be in jail/live in a country where Christianity is forbidden, people on their deathbed, stuck alone on an island, live in the desert, have a phobia for water, or in my case, have anxiety. If I think about al these reasons, it makes sense that, the side who says baptism isn’t required, is right. Or else it wouldn’t be fair for the people who don’t have the possibility to baptise.

Thank you for sharing your struggle. Instead of debating about whether or not we "should" get baptized, I would like to understand your personal struggle more. Why is the issue of baptism so concerning to you? Do you want to get rebaptized?

 

[Sabertooth]

@123flower, if you have been Born Again, baptism can break some of the hold that OCD has on you...!

 

[Lukaris]

I still don’t know for sure whether baptism is required for salvation or not. I’ve read a lot on this forum and internet. One says it’s required, the other one says not. Who is right?? I don’t know what to believe anymore and my backstory is a bit complex. I’ve already posted my story last year and you have to read it to understand my problem. Here’s the link:

Baptism

For some time I have doubts whether I'm saved or not. I still don't know for certain if baptism is neccessary for salvation. I was in my late teens when I got baptised. But I didn't understood the gospel. I believe in Jesus and God and everything in the bible and I was raised as a christian...

www.christianforums.com

What am I supposed to do? I tend to believe the side who says it’s not required, but I’m not really sure.

And what if someone just cannot be baptise because of different reasons. Like if there is war in your country, be in jail/live in a country where Christianity is forbidden, people on their deathbed, stuck alone on an island, live in the desert, have a phobia for water, or in my case, have anxiety. If I think about al these reasons, it makes sense that, the side who says baptism isn’t required, is right. Or else it wouldn’t be fair for the people who don’t have the possibility to baptise.

I believe baptism is required for all Christians and you proclaimed your faith with witnesses. What St. Paul says re baptism in Romans 6:1-23 is something we live out in life like what St. Paul says in Philippians 3:1-21. We have to consider what is said in regards to salvation in daily individual living vs what is said in the overall power of the Lord’s salvation to all the faithful.

What about those who believed but not formally baptized? I believe there will be some form of baptism linked with a judgment of works that St. Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 ( which applies to all believers but must vary in many ways to each individual)I believe this falls within the framework of salvation by grace ( Ephesians 2:8-10).