Bible Question: If you have fallen away and then come back to Christ and have been baptised once before are you required to do it again? |
Bible Answer: No because being baptised is only a symbolic gesture. All you have to do is accept Jesus as your Saviour and believe He died on the Cross for yours and mine and everyone else's sins. He is the way, God is the way, the only way not through baptism. Refer to Matthew 20:20-30 Mark 16:15-18 15 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." 16 "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." 17 "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;" 18 "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." For some reason I felt the need to give you more information than you asked of. I hope this helps somewhat or gets you towards the right path of reading. Luke 7:30 "But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him." John 3:25-27 25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him,Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ok i'll stop now. God bless. |