"Baptized" means to have water or another liquid ritually poured or applied onto someone's head or body as a symbol of purification, initiation, or acceptance into a religious community.
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But if we know that the word «saved» does not refer to «receiving eternal life» in the Bible, we understand that Peter is not writing about the necessity of getting
baptized in order to receive eternal life, but is instead referring to some form of deliverance.
The fact that John is preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins does not seem to fit with the fact that Jesus, who was sinless, would need to get
baptized by John (Matt 3:14 - 15).
Basically saying that there would be no purpose in
baptizing for the dead if there wasn't a resurrection in the first place.
The church of Jesus Christ is the community
of baptized persons who are ministers in and to the world.
First, they believed that persons
baptized as infants should be given the opportunity to confess the baptismal faith for themselves.
For example, Catholics believe that a baby that is
n't baptized with water goes to hell, thereby placing an inordinate emphasis on the religious ceremony as the source of the salvation, rather then on God.
«Together with the Synod, I earnestly call upon pastors and the whole community of the faithful to help the divorced, and with solicitous care to make sure that they do not consider themselves as separated from the Church, for as
baptized persons they can, and indeed must, share in her life.
Now, Jesus did submit to the sacrament of water baptism (what Quakers call «John's baptism»), but is never recorded as
baptizing with water.
The reading omits three verses that cloud the issue of
who baptized Jesus.
arises from the fact that John
baptized Jesus in the River Jordan and thereby inaugurated him for his mission.
Drip, Drip (43:33)(Originally aired May 13, 2013) A sleepless Daniel gets into some late night mischief with a stranger before getting
baptized at Janet's church and having a showdown with Ted Jr..
The inclusion of
baptized children of church members in the Lord's Supper may be a genuflection to continuing illusions about the efficacy of «the family pew.
I think Mormons should be able to practice their religion just like anyone else, but it's pretty clear that most Christians know little about it, unless it's me and I missed the part where Christians
baptize dead people, believe in Kolob, and wear sacred underwear - and that's just for starters.
It was not until my 20s that I became
baptized after reading the Bible and countless religious literature, without the provocation of anyone to pursue it.
if you do not understand why
baptizing someone who was killed for being jewish by other christians is not only offensive but a sin then i am sure hell has a spot reserved for you.
Why the
Mormons baptizing for the dead should be offensive to anyone says bunches about the one who would take offense.
Only Apostolic
Churches baptize in Jesus name for the remission of sins like the Bible teaches.
To his death, he kept the old pagan title pontifex maximus and was only
baptized on his deathbed.
Admittedly, I was christened as a baby and
then baptized at age 14, so in some ways, my own life embodies this «division.»
It was only news the first 8 times they reported on Mormons
baptizing Jews.
So
if baptizing them does not make them a mormon they why waste the time.
At celebrations of baptism, it is becoming common to present the
newly baptized with a candle.
It is not up to man to
baptize anyone by proxy if they did not do it in their lifetime.
He goes AGAINST division in chapter 3, and is thankful that he didn't
baptize because of it.
If the Mormons or any church group
baptized everyone in the United States, what is it to anyone, than merely someone cared, even though it is a meaningless gesture for you.
I really like this new pope, but the relatively new tradition of
baptizing babies confuses me.
FWIW, they've
also baptized Adolf Hitler numerous times, as well.
I am always amazed how readily, and with great relish, all these godly, holier - than - thou, know - it - all christians are ready to consign people to eternal flames.In Mark 16:18 where it talks about snake handling, it also says
about baptized believers «and when they drink deadly poison it will not hurt them at all.»
In 2008, the ratio of new
baptized members to existing members in the SBC was one for every 47; in the LCMS, the ratio of new confirmed members to existing members was one for every 42.
New archaeology has revealed what may be the cave where St. John
baptized new converts to Christianity.
We must find back to the complete gospel of Jesus Christ: Repentance, accepting the gospel as true, and getting
sacramentally baptized in order to experience the releasing power of the gospel.
He didn't even «
just baptize people and yell in the desert» (certainly something to do...).
Though
never baptized as an infant, Kateri had received rudimentary knowledge about Catholicism from her devout mother (who had once been a captive, before marrying into the Mohawk nation and receiving full rights).
One evening Father Steven, the elderly priest who
baptized more than one of my nephews and nieces, came over to my mother's house for dinner.
If there had been no resurrection then
why baptize??? You would go under (symbolically death and burial) but never come up.
So long as there are Christians
baptizing one another, confessing to one another, breaking bread, and preaching the Word, the Church shall endure.