Is it necessary to be baptized as an adult, if you were baptized as a baby?

[viole]

What do you think? For those who have been baptized as infants, did you go through another baptism when you were ''born again?''

Yes. When I was "born again" I performed a second baptism for the same exact reasons that your friend mentioned.

Theoretically, now that that I am not "born again" anymore, I should perform the first of my two funerals, just to keep the sequence of events clean. But I think i will pass on that.

My husband is an ex-Catholic atheist who thought to make a point by unbaptizing himself. But I think that it was a bit silly, too.

Ciao

- viole

 

[Neo Deist]

The Church gave you the Bible. You recognise the Bible as divinely inspired in terms of both content and assembly (I presume - otherwise, why not refer to those Books deemed fallible, and which stand in opposition to those deemed infallible?). Yet, you do not recognise the authority of the Church, which exercised its authority in determining what was worthy of being recognised as Biblical canon. It is nonsensical, and you know it. Sorry to ruin your day. (Not really.)

I am not Catholic, and thus not beholden to the Pope.

I do not recognize the Bible as infallible or inerrant, as it was written by humans, and we make mistakes. Furthermore, only the Autographs (original writings) would have been divinely inspired, but those were destroyed when Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed the temples in Jerusalem way back before Jesus was even born. All we have are copies of copies. We do not have the Autographs to compare to, so no one can say that the Bible is infallible or inerrant. That is only wishful thinking.

The authority of the Church...this the same Church that told the crusaders to go kill Muslims in the Holy Land, for it will absolve you of your sins? The same Church that went on a witch hunt and had thousands of innocent women burned at the stake? The same Church that in a weird twist of fate, brought on the Black Plague? The same Church that had Galileo charged and convicted of heresy, and placed him under house arrest for daring to say the Earth was not the center of creation (only to have Pope John Paul II apologize centuries later because he was right)?

No I do not recognize the authority of ANY Church, regardless of religion.

 

[Adamski]

The bible says you can only get baptized once eph 4:5

Also Jesus started the Roman Catholic Church and we are called to be its members Matt 16:18

Regarding infant baptism it is valid biblically because entire house holds where baptized and children where never denied baptism in the bible

Also bible alone is unbiblical
1 Tim 3:15

 

[omega2xx]

No they mean the water baptism when one is born.

I have heard tat interpretation but IMO it is not Biblical

A second baptism would be disrespect of the original baptism.

If someone thinks water baptism saved them, then a second one would be disrespectful,

Well I'm just quoting directly, I'm not even Christian. I've been baptized though after I was born.

Presbyterians consider a baptism before the age of consent is a dedication of the child to the Lord.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Also Jesus started the Roman Catholic Church and we are called to be its members Matt 16:18

... just like every other church, right?

 

[metis]

What do you think? For those who have been baptized as infants, did you go through another baptism when you were ''born again?''

It really isn't at all necessary, especially since you can renew your vows of commitment that you made through your confirmation without going through either ritual again. If you are still Catholic, a priest will help you through this.

 

[Spiderman]

Go get baptised in a lake or river....the Pope approves

 

[Adamski]

Baptism is symbolic.

For Catholics, you are saved by faith + deeds.
For Protestants, you are saved by faith.

Neither are saved by ceremony. But if it makes you feel better, there is no harm in being baptized again.

I suggest doing a little more reading from valid sources like the catholic catechism

 

[Spiderman]

I suggest doing a little more reading from valid sources like the catholic catechism

Baptism leaves an indelible (unerasable unalterable) mark on the soul according to the Church.

 

[Neo Deist]

I suggest doing a little more reading from valid sources like the catholic catechism

No thanks. I'll rely on my ThD instead while thinking for myself.

 

[omega2xx]

For the dense ones. Catholics have imposed theire own wording for baptism, which carries a different meaning than the baptism set forth by the Apostles examples.

For the dense ones,, what the Catholic church has imposed on its members, was not imposed on non-Catholics.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Baptism leaves an indelible (unerasable unalterable) mark on the soul according to the Church.

... which would make infant baptism the ethical equivalent of tattooing a baby.

 

[metis]

For the dense ones. Catholics have imposed theire own wording for baptism, which carries a different meaning than the baptism set forth by the Apostles examples.

Oh really? My three children were baptized in a Catholic church "...in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit", so what were you baptized in the name of?

 

[metis]

For the dense ones,, what the Catholic church has imposed on its members, was not imposed on non-Catholics.

Please read my last post and then maybe you can explain the above?

 

[Stalwart]

For the dense ones. Catholics have imposed theire own wording for baptism, which carries a different meaning than the baptism set forth by the Apostles examples.

What on earth are you talking about?

 

[Kemosloby]

Oh really? My three children were baptized in a Catholic church "...in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit", so what were you baptized in the name of?

Same way I suppose since all the churches do it that way. I wasn't old enough to know what was going on, which is also unlike the examples in the bible.

 

[Kemosloby]

What on earth are you talking about?

Read the bible and find out.

 

[Kemosloby]

What on earth are you talking about?

Oh it's pretty obvious that the Catholic church runs the seminaries which train the preachers they send to protestant churches. It doesn't take long to figure out they should go preach in the Catholic churches...

 

[metis]

Same way I suppose since all the churches do it that way. I wasn't old enough to know what was going on, which is also unlike the examples in the bible.

That is not what you said, which was "For the dense ones. Catholics have imposed theire own wording for baptism, which carries a different meaning than the baptism set forth by the Apostles examples.".

BTW, I would be very careful implying that it's "dense ones" who may take a different position than you.

As far as infant baptism is concerned, you might consider what's written in Acts plus what baptism actually means in terms of what it theologically does.

 

[metis]

Oh it's pretty obvious that the Catholic church runs the seminaries which train the preachers they send to protestant churches. It doesn't take long to figure out they should go preach in the Catholic churches...

What are you talking about???