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1 | baptism when and who | Acts 2:38 | mark d seyler | 178447 | ||
Hi ceebee7, There are certainly two sides to this issue. On the one hand, no one expects new believers to be completely separated from all sins immediately, and obedience to God's command to be baptized should not be delayed until we are completely sanctified. On the other hand, the willingness to continue in sin without repentance is very problematic, in that it does not demonstrate re-birth. Does this couple consider their living together without being married to be wrong? Are they intending to continue that way, or is the Holy Spirit convicting them to either separate or be married? As for myself, I only believe in baptizing someone whom I believe to be truly born again. If I believe them to be born again, then I have no hesitation to baptize them, regardless of what else is going on. But the bottom line on salvation, which baptism is a symbol of, is that it is through faith, and not works. If there is faith, there is salvation, and if there is salvation, there should be baptism. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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2 | baptism when and who | Acts 2:38 | ceebee7 | 178508 | ||
Thanks for your reply mark. The couple in question as far as I am aware see no wrong in their living arrangements, hence my hesitation in baptizing them. As I said once before it is not so much the living together that's the problem, it's the fact that they see no wrong in it. What then differentiates them from the world? | ||||||