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NASB | Matthew 3:11 ¶ "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 3:11 ¶ "As for me, I baptize you with water because of [your] repentance [that is, because you are willing to change your inner self--your old way of thinking, regret your sin and live a changed life], but He (the Messiah) who is coming after me is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to remove [even as His slave]; He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with fire (judgment). [Luke 3:16] |
Bible Question: If someone is baptized in the catholic church and later becomes "Saved", should he then be baptized again in a new church? |
Bible Answer: God's day to you, rs8795, Acts 2:38 leads me to think yes ... since your previous baptism wasn't a view toward Christ, that is in your heart. I'd think all evangelical churches would welcome this ... maybe most would require it. Note there are churches that want you to be beptized in theirs, even if you were baptized as a believer. Searcher |