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so you're saying I need to get baptised again?Is Jesus your Lord? I urge you to accept him as such in your life, and respond with actions in accordance with that, such as being baptised.
In order to be saved in the Protestant sense one must make Jesus their lord and savior. When one puts his faith in Christ they are saved. The Holy Spirit enters into the believer and "seals them unto the day of redemption" according to scripture, they are born again and baptized with the Holy Spirit.This is hugely embarrassing for me to admit but I naturally assumed that when Protestants say they are saved, it means they accept Jesus Christ as their saviour in a public Baptism. (often with lots of emotional music and so on)
Sometimes the real substance of this prayer can hit me. Other times it just sounds like rote learning from childhood.
That's how Jesus said we should pray.
So this can occur at home watching TV or in the garden playing with my dog. Anywhere?When one puts his faith in Christ they are saved. The Holy Spirit enters into the believer and "seals them until the day of redemption" according to scripture, they are born again and baptized with the Holy Spirit.
God the Father?
God the Son?
God the Holy Spirit?
My boss?
My parent?
My friend?
My line manager?
My personal trainer?
My counsellor?
My judge and jury?
Part of the problem I have with praying is trying to imagine who God is? What role is He assuming? If He can be all of the above, then I am confused. Who is listening to me?
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has this problem.
Just focus on God the Father then?
Anywhere. You just have to be genuine and mean it. God knows our heart and our thoughts.So this can occur at home watching TV or in the garden playing with my dog. Anywhere?
I just thought it had to be more "official."
I just have to trust my own sincerity.Anywhere. You just have to be genuine and mean it. God knows our heart and our thoughts.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Sometimes the real substance of this prayer can hit me. Other times it just sounds like rote learning from childhood.
Math 6: 7
New Living Translation
"When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.
Catholics may disagree. The Rosary for example? I don't mind what you say personally though.Jesus explicitly warned against mindless rote prayers involving many words.
It's good to test ourselves to see. There may come a point where you just have to trust you are though. Me, I needed God to tell me. I needed assurance. Others can just trust once they see themselves trusting in Christ. God is relational, he related to us individually and knows is deeply.I just have to trust my own sincerity.
Maybe I should pray for sincerity first. I don't want to be a fake.
It only needs to be official in the eyes of the one who will ultimately judge you. Yes, you can be saved anywhere if you believe in him and make the commitment to God in your heart to accept him as your Lord and God. If you really do believe that the God of the Bible is real and make that commitment, and mean it, then know that you are definitely saved. Act on the fact that he is now your Lord, and it will complete your faith in you. It brings peace and rest—see Hebrews 3 & 4, not to mention that this becomes yours:So this can occur at home watching TV or in the garden playing with my dog. Anywhere?
I just thought it had to be more "official."
Through regular prayer seeking God to show you the truth of whether you really mean it in your heart, you will attain sincerity.I just have to trust my own sincerity.
Maybe I should pray for sincerity first. I don't want to be a fake.
Lots of people need to do various things to work through their faith problems. But from God's perspective you're saved according to what I wrote before.And what about the story of the Russian peasant who prayed the same prayer 3000 times a day? "Lord have Mercy on me a sinner".
I can see value in using chant to encourage God's presence.. Its used by contemplatives. Ma-ra-na-tha, for example.
I wonder if a Catholic priest could do this for me.If you desire to be obedient to Jesus/God, then it is a good idea to learn the meaning of voluntarily choosing to be baptized (some churches go over this with you after you sign up to be baptized). Many people choose to be re-"baptized" (and perhaps call what they had as an infant Christening).
But I mean "feeling God's presence". He is there I agree but I have to feel His presence in order to communicate better with Him.You don't have to encourage God's presence. He is in you forever
You may have to decide whether you are going to follow the Catholic path or the Protestant one. From what I know, the difference boils down to the strength that is given tradition compared to Scripture. From a Protestant point of view they do conflict on important matters. Note that one thing is definite:I wonder if a Catholic priest could do this for me.
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