Should a person who goes to church, reads the Bible, prays daily, claims belief in Jesus but refuses to be batized be allowed to take communion? Why or Why not?
2006-06-18 21:08:56 · 15 answers · asked by schafer_mail 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are over 10,000 unique Christian cults in the US alone. Each of them have their own rules.
What difference does it make what anyone else thinks?
Who cares outside the membership of the cult?
2006-06-18 21:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a very sensitive question because there are different opinions among the various denominations. Some insist on water baptism. Some don't. However, only those who have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ should take part in it. The Lord's table is for the Lord's children. It is for each one to decide because it is very difficult to deny someone who says he/she is baptized.
2006-06-18 21:23:54 · answer #2 · answered by lalskii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on how one feels about faith. My husband was baptized yet I have not been. I was raised to believe that as long as you are saved then you are OK. Where as he was raised that baptism is necessary to go to heaven. So it is all up to the person and what faith they have.
One bit of advice if you don't mind. Don't worry about what other people do or do not do. I can not save my husband's soul and he can not save mine. The relationship a person has with Jesus is a personal one. No one else is involved in rather or not your soul goes to heaven or hell just you and Jesus.
I used to think it was awful how people go to church on wed and sun and lived the rest of the week in sin. And an old preacher told me that. So I thought I would pass it on.
Just believing in a greater being is a powerful thing. I call that greater Being Jesus what others call it is up to them.
2006-06-18 21:18:52 · answer #3 · answered by Feather 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the rules of the church say that a person needs to be baptized in order to take communion then no. Rules are rules.
2006-06-18 21:11:38 · answer #4 · answered by david s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Acts 2:38
Peter says what we are to repent and be baptized everyone in the Name of Jesus Christ, of the remission of sin, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
2006-06-18 21:14:36 · answer #5 · answered by spenderalla34 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait... let me get this straight.
Without regard to which denominational church you attend, you claim to believe in Jesus BUT YET you REFUSE to be baptized? I don't get it! I mean, isn't Baptism one of His main doctrines??
Or, do you mean that you simply BELIEVE that there was such a person as Jesus... but you DO NOT necessarily believe in or follow His doctrines?
Which is it now??
2006-06-18 21:59:50 · answer #6 · answered by Arf Bee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldnt because you will become a copy of everyone else youll be brainwashed molded into a copy. Its all a lie as long as you know your happy and dont hurt too much ppl youll be ok dont worry abot heaven or hell theyre jjust cheap ideas of where we might go when we die since no one knows where we go after we die. And if we were al to be judged we would all go to hell were all siners no matter who you are. We sin because we can and we whant to.
2006-06-18 21:15:01 · answer #7 · answered by Leviathan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
baptism and communion are considered holy sacraments and every catholic. .. christian must take them to be apart of the church
this person is going to church but refuses one of the sacraments and longs for another has some kind of irony doesnt it....
2006-06-18 21:16:05 · answer #8 · answered by she 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he/she has the Holy Spirit then they would want to be baptised because the Holy Spirit directs us towards God and Christ His son. This may not apply to little children if they are "afraid" of the water.
2006-06-18 21:12:02 · answer #9 · answered by car_lover_42020 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends if you are catholic or not
Neither baptism nor communion are needed for salvation of the soul
2006-06-18 21:13:10 · answer #10 · answered by cam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋