baptism

So my step mum raised me since I was about 10 years old. My real mum moved away and has remained in my life but we don’t speak often. I became a born again Christian a few years ago and while I don’t support the Mormon church (I am aware that their baptism isn’t a true Christian baptism), I feel...

Hi. I want to officially become a Christian in the Roman Catholic Church by being baptized. I am in the United Kingdom. What is the procedure? I am 36 years old.

Of late, my friend @Ain't Zwinglian has posted a number of interesting and important threads defending the practice of the infants and children against the attacks of the credobaptists who believe that only “Believer’s Baptism” of adults, and in some cases, older children or adolescents, is...

¿Qué crees sobre el bautismo? ¿Crees que es sólo para creyentes adultos o crees que es también para bebés?

If baptism saves then why is there so much of an emphasis on faith for salvation throughout the Bible? What I mean by that is if salvation saves (which is usually administered upon infants) why does the Bible seem to suggest that the initial act of salvation begins when a person puts their faith...

I'm not sure where I stand on this. That is why I would like to hear what others think. I am somewhat leaning more towards Credobaptism because: There is no explicit mention of a baby being baptized in the NT No early church writings say anything about pedobaptism. To the contrary, they only...

Acts 15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. (MY NOTE: New Testament/covenant believers are Purified by the Living Water/Christ's Holy Spirit [Jn 4:10, 7:37-39, Rev 22:17] thur faith placed in Christ's sin atoning death & resurrection) Ceremonial water...

Baptism origin = Full Mikveh Jewish purification doctrine. This action symbolized (spiritually) one who was once unclean, is now clean, from (Tamei to Tahor) from death to life. Baptism physical When you publicly undertake the Emblem/symbolic representation I.E. water baptism. Where you die to...

So this Wednesday I am getting baptized again, and by again I mean for a fourth time. Now let me explain. As a young boy I grew up in church. It was an Independent Fundamental Baptist church where I was heavily soaked in the KJV and memorization. At the age of 10 or 11, I was baptized in...

I read this quote from the much respected Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, which to me underscores the concept of the priesthood and episcopate in the traditional churches: “The Priest holds a great position in the Divine Liturgy, because he asks the Father to send the Holy...

Matthew 28:16-20 ESV Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make...

Hello, I'm still young but I have been seeking for a religion almost my entire life. Until I was probably 11 or 12 I was a hardcore bonafide fedora-wearing Atheist. It's just because I was an ignorant immature kid. Then, I was super into Buddhism, trying to practice it in my everyday life; but...

A member in another thread asked me an interesting question, which I have posted here to avoid derailing the thread and also to not give the misleading appearance of criticizing anyone participating in that thread, for nothing in this reply was written in response to the comments or beliefs of...

Baptized by Christ with Holy Spirit verses: Matt 3:11, Lk 3:16, Mk 1:8, Jn 1:33, Acts 1:4-5, 2:38, 10:45, 11:16. Only Christ can baptize with the Holy Spirit. Jesus foretells the Holy Spirit baptism: not many day's from now: Acts 1:5 Jesus said; John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be...

The book of Acts recounts the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch following a revival in Samaria with Philip the evangelist. Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (Acts 8:26) So, the encounter is located on a desert...

1 Cor 10:2 1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same...

We know that Jesus himself was baptised by immersion in water (Matthew 3). John the Baptist preached that "one would come after who would baptise with spirit and fire", however, Jesus does not appear to have baptised anyone via immersion in water and yet, the apostles clearly did this long...

So I grew up in church, and I have pretty much believed and been taught the gospel my whole life. Like there was never any question for me as to whether I believed the Bible stories I was taught at church or not, I always believed it. I came to a realization the consequences of not being saved...

The Kinsman Redeemer had to be a relative (Jesus humanity is qualifier) have the resources (Ps 24:1 & Ps 50:10 qualifiers) & willingness to redeem (Matt 6:53 qualifier). The book of Ruth is traditionally read during Pentecost. Ruth, a gentile woman engaged on the night of Pentecost. Boaz was...

Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; (MY NOTE: The term "washing of regeneration" is referring to spiritual regeneration/quickening, making you alive/born again. See...