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1 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | arrow1 | 113627 | ||
Okay, we are not getting anywhere on that one. Maybe we can agree on this. According to the Great Commission, we are commanded to make disciples and to baptize them and teach them. Obviously, all Born Again Christians are to be baptized. If that is so, why is it that in every example of coversions in the NT, baptism followed preaching of the gospel immediately, it was never delayed. Today however most "Christians" are baptized months and years after their conversion. Why is that. Are they all taught improperly, are they lazy, are they embarrassed to acknowlegde God before men, are they afraid to get wet, why is it so acceptable today to casually put off something that was so obviously important in the early church? |
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2 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | kalos | 113660 | ||
Why is it that most professing Christians are baptized months and years after their conversion? One reason that many delay being baptized, I think, is that baptism is not emphasized nearly enough from the pulpit. Through the years I've been in many local churches where the leadership regarded baptism as relatively unimportant and virtually optional. There seems to be much silence on the subject. Of course, we know that being baptized is important and is not an option. If the command to be baptized were optional, then so would all of Jesus' other commands be optional, which is certainly not the case. In my own experience, my water baptism was an occasion of great joy. |
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3 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | Morant61 | 113670 | ||
Greetings Kalos! I think that one reason for the neglect of baptism is that so many churches have so few converts that they are not quite sure what to do with one when they get one! :-( Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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