Bible Question: I was Baptized when I was 13 years old I didn't really fully comprehend the reason for it, but now I submitted everything to God asked Christ to come into my heart and asked for wisdom of Holy Spirit to be my guide as I live a righteous life in God's eyes do I need to be Baptized again? I thought a genuine Christian life was based on your life style not necessarily if you were baptized for right reasons or not |
Bible Answer: Welcome to the forum. I was “baptized” when I was a baby but according to Scripture was it really baptism? Just because someone sprinkled a little water on me and pronounced a few words that are mentioned in the Bible that doesn’t constitute real water baptism. Look what the prerequisite for baptism is in the book of Acts. Acts 8:35-39 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. 36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 39And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. Notice what was ask of the one who of “his own free will” believed in Jesus. Again he wasn’t baptized because of what someone else believed but what he himself personally believed. The one being baptized asked this question; “what doth hinder me to be baptized?” The only hindrance before one can be truly baptized is personal faith alone in the person of Jesus Christ. Philip said,” If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. I would assume that the eunuch had water with him because one doesn’t venture out into a desert without it, yet the Bible says they both needed to go down into the water, which suggest how one is to be baptized, i.e. total submersion, which is how it was done. I was, later in life, actually baptized the real way, after I thoroughly trusted in Jesus as my own personal Saviour this required being “buried” with Him in baptism. I hope this helps and that you enjoy the forum, CDBJ |
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