i was baptized but i don't believe in god
2007-03-04 12:00:27 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
and i don't go to church
2007-03-04 12:00:49 · update #1
Baptism has NOTHING to do with belief. Faith and trust in Jesus Christ's atoning death and bodily resurrection from the grave as a propitiation for our sin is what saves us.
Muslim's take baths daily, I'm sure, but does that mean they're really Christian now 'cause they've been immersed in water?
Getting wet doesn't wash away sins, Honey.....why did Jesus have to DIE if it COULD???
So, no, belief, NOT a Christian...
2007-03-04 12:14:19 · answer #1 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Then you're not a Christian. Being baptized and going to church doesn't save you and take you to Heaven. Jesus is the only way to Heaven, by trusting in Him and believing He alone can save you. I would pray you would take the time to accept Jesus, salvation is sooo easy and is the best decision you're ever make. Then find a good Bible based church and be baptized again. Your soul depends on this.
2007-03-04 12:38:45 · answer #2 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Although Jesus encouraged Baptism as a ceremony
(like a marriage) of recognizing your new life following God, it isn't even necessary to be a christian. And consequently means nothing unless it stands as a symbol for you (like a marriage ring on someone's finger) To be a Christian, you must follow Christ- #1 major requirment from Jesus: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul,
I will tell you though, God loves you and cares for you and he created you for a purpose. It could be that I'm telling you this this very moment because God meant you to hear it. Also, I can assure you with out a doubt that if you pray to God to help have the strength to believe he will give you this power and you can be a true Christian. He will accept anyone and everyone, regardless of your past mistakes. I did, and my life changed because of it. Let me know if you'd like to know more.
2007-03-12 11:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by CandyLandCondoResident 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The baptism is an outward showing of what has already taken place in your heart. If you have not really excepted God as your Lord and Savior then the baptism for you was nothing but a dip in the drink. Did you do this because you were pressured to do it? God does not want you falsely confessing your faith in Him. Do these things in His name only if you really believe.
2007-03-04 15:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by Guitarist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
A Christian can be defined as one who has repented, been baptized as a believer, confessed Jesus as Lord and savior, and are living faithfully. If you have rejected God the very last thing you are in this world is a Christian!
2007-03-04 12:09:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
O.K. you don't believe in God but, you've been baptized so you go to church. Everyone has they're belief's but, I think you would still be considered a christian.
2007-03-12 11:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by shortcake 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i imagine you may want to stay along with your question to all of us who gained't have grasped the completed meaning behind baptism -- no longer merely the 13 year olds. considering that finished meaning has to do with accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior, the merely way you would truly understand is to ask questions like the Jehovah's Witnesses do, making truly certain that the right perception is in position. i'm no longer a JW, yet in case you opt for finished meaning, which will be a thanks to bypass about it. something a lot less is up for conjecture. the alternative is to deliver all of us to heaven with or with out baptism, and make baptism itself thoroughly non-obligatory. a lot of mainstream Protestant Christianity has opted for the latter.
2016-11-27 21:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a Christian is not about belief. If you are baptized with water in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, you are a Christian.
It is irreversible, and if there is a heaven then Adolf Hitler will be there.
2007-03-11 17:24:43 · answer #8 · answered by fra59e 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's NOT about water baptism, because WATER can not wash away your sins forever or make you acceptable before God.
It is the BLOOD of Jesus and ONLY the BLOOD of Jesus and your trust in Him alone that can save you - or anyone - from eternal judgment.....
If your parents had you baptized when you were little, it means absolutely NOTHING....YOU have to choose to believe in and trust Jesus as your personal Savior....but since you say you don't
believe in God, then how can you believe in His Word and come
to His Son for salvation....
How can you trust the Word of Someone whose existence you claim to deny???
And so, if your eternity means anything to you at all, you NEED to
be saved and you NEED to open your heart to God and start be-lieving His Word before it is forever too late for you to claim your redemption which has already been provided --- but it is not YOURS unless you RECEIVE it by faith....
IT IS APPOINTED UNTO MAN ONCE TO DIE AND AFTER THAT
THE JUDGMENT -- Heb.9.
Please call this number if you have ANY concern at all about your
eternal fate and you MUST if you asked the question.
1-8OO-759-O7OO -- 7OO CLUB here in America.
1-888-731-1OOO -- TRINITY BROADCASTING in California.
Please do not close your heart to God and His Love!!!!
II COR. 5;20.
This question proves EXACTLY why I oppose childhold baptizm and 'cultural christendom" -- for lack of a better name for it....
where people just assume they are 'christian" because they're American or anglosaxons living in Europe or whatever and their parents told them that they were this "religion" or "that", but it really didn't mean any more than being told what hospital or city they were born in....and so I don't even go by "religion" or whatever.....I just tell people about the BLOOD OF JESUS and HIS sacrifice in their place and that one has to believe on HIM and
Him ONLY for salvation....The rest is totally irrelevant and actually
is a deceptive diversion from the TRUTH of God's Word....Please
give SERIOUS thought to your eternity and what will happen when
your heart stops beating and you leave this world forever......
DOES THIS MATTER TO YOU AT ALL?????
YOUR SOUL IS SO PRECIOUS TO GOD AND TO JESUS AND
HE WOULD HAVE DIED FOR YOU ALONE.....THAT IS HOW VERY MUCH HE LOVES Y O U ! ! !
HE SAW YOU WHEN HE WAS ON THE CROSS!!! HE DIDN'T COME HERE TO START A NEW 'RELIGION" OR TO PUT TWO
NEW HOLIDAYS ON THE CALENDAR FOR PEOPLE TO "CEL-EBRATE" --- HE DIED FOR YOU!!!!
II COR. 5:20.
2007-03-04 12:26:36 · answer #9 · answered by angelique1225 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whether or not you choose to subscribe to a religion is a choice that only you can make. From what you say, it sounds as though you're an atheist. You don't believe in a god. That says it all.
2007-03-04 12:05:42 · answer #10 · answered by E D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋