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1 | baptism important ,why the delay? | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 113703 | ||
Greetings Arrow1, Why is it that people wait so long after conversion to be baptized? Part of it has to do with a person making the choice to be baptized. If you believe in "believer's baptism", then you also believe that a person has to express faith in Christ and a desire to be baptized prior to being baptized. This, I believe, may be part of the answer to your original question. When the early church spread the gospel, they had the command of Christ, as given to them by the apostles, fresh in their minds and hearts. Therefore, they did not think twice before doing what was so "unpopular" at that time - being baptized, or publically identifying themselves with Jesus Christ. And they most certainly would baptise a person right after conversion, to show that a "new birth" has happened in that person. Blame it on the system, blame it on denominationalism, blame it on your local pastor, or you can blame it on the one who came to Christ himself. Perhaps the absence of physical Christian persecution in this country makes the timing and place of water baptism more trivial than it really should. But the beautiful thing about baptism is that it still endures to this day, being a true fulfillment of The Great Commission by the disciples of Jesus past, present, and future, passing this Great Commission on, person by person, until Christ returns. One baptizes another with water, and another baptizes another with water, and the chain has been unbroken to this day. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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2 | baptism important ,why the delay? | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 113707 | ||
Greetings Arrow1, Just to clarify, When I wrote, "Perhaps the absence of physical Christian persecution in this country makes the timing and place of water baptism more trivial than it really should", I spoke this very tongue and cheek, which could only be answered with an "Absolutely not!".. - Makarios |
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