Guys, I could use some prayers. I was set to be baptized this upcoming sunday, and something has come up that I did not expect. I have to become a member of the church if I'm baptized there (because it says so in the Church Constitution) and I really don't think it is biblically a requirement nor do I want to be associated with any "worldly" denomination. As far as Im concerned, I became a "member" of the largest and only true church in the World, the Body of Christ. Just be praying for guidance for me on my decision. Also, be praying for me tomorrow, I'll be witnessing (not for the first time) to my grandma and grandpa in relation to baptisim, and I am hoping that I can present the gospel again to them. Thanks guys.
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I will pray for you concerning this. Some churches do make you, or atleast they coerce you, to become a member of the church that you get baptized in. That is wrong, you should be able to have a choice where you are baptized, and where/if you become an actual "member" of a church. I will pray(and you should to) for the right words to say to your grandparents and for the Holy Spirit to convict them of their sin, and for them to accept the gift of salvation.
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That's a concept I really don't know much about. At my church you can't become a member of the church unless you are baptized.
But I will keep you in my prayers about all of this!!!
But I will keep you in my prayers about all of this!!!
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I just prayed for you....God will definitely guide you to make the right decisions!
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Once you come up out of the water, you'll be so filled with joy that nothing else will matter!
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Thanks everyone. My grandparents are still rejecting the Bible/Christ in their own levels of where they are at (complicated for both of them), so, just continued prayer for them would be ngreat. And thanks for the prayers regarding the baptism. Cya!!!
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