2007-05-01 17:39:26 · 24 answers · asked by jbd89 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yep, you can. There are a bunch of different reasons some one might want to do that. personal decision. A new start.
Just make sure its what you want to do, its not to impress anyone, or because you feel pressured.
Frequently why people visit Israel they do that because the want to be baptized in the Jordan river.
2007-05-01 17:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by Lil'witch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. If the first one was done correctly. There is only "one baptism for the forgiven of sins"... it is in the creed. If you were baptized with water and in the name of the Trinity, and the person doing it was either ordained, or if it were done in an emergency a baptized person them-self.
Sometimes there might be a provisional baptism the second time if there was some doubt about the first one. But the church CLEARLY teaches that there is only ONE baptism for the forgiveness of sins. And it is with water. You can be confirmed more than once if you switch churches.
Reading the answers above me, I am shocked by the lack of basic knowledge about an issue so central to the faith as this. Baptism is the most important sacrament of the church, it is not to be done lightly, and saying ... 'sure, as often as you want, or if it is what you want, etc'... is ... sigh... just pure ignorance and attempts to diminish the sacrament.
Just in case you don't take my word for it here are links to back up what I have said. Even one from a Baptist.
http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/packer/baptism.html
Lutheran:
http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=2605
Anglican:
http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/pastoral/bap_adult.htm
Catholic:
http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/baptism.html
2007-05-02 00:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They can be..depending on the situation. I have been..I was baptised the first time and I didn't really love God..I thought I did but then I went out into the world and did things that were most certainly wrong.
My life fell apart big time, but God showed me He was there..I had my first prayers answered..I knew He was there..there is so much more to the story, but I becan to love God for real..and I knew for sure He heard me etc..
I asked to be re baptised as I did not believe I was genuine in my feelings towards God the first time.
2007-05-02 00:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is very clear about baptism. There are two points we all need to understand. (1) Baptism is to take place after a person has received Jesus Christ as Savior, trusting in Him alone for salvation. (2) Baptism is to be by immersion. The word baptize literally means to "immerse / submerge in water." Baptism by immersion is the only method of baptism that adequately illustrates what baptism symbolizes - believers dying, being buried with Christ, and being raised to newness of life (Romans 6:3-4).
With those two key points in mind, what about those who were baptized unbiblically? For the sake of clarification, let's divide this into two categories as well. First, in the instance of someone who was baptized before he/she became a Christian. Common examples of this are those who were baptized as infants, or those who were baptized later in life, but did not truly know Jesus as Savior when they were baptized. In these instances, yes, such a person definitely needs to be rebaptized. Again, the Bible states that baptism is post-salvation. The symbolism of baptism is lost if a person has not truly experienced salvation by faith in Jesus Christ.
2007-05-02 01:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the right reasons yes. You might however want to read Mark 16:16.Example: Many infants have been baptized by the catholic church. When these people get older and realize that they should have waited until they were able to repent and be baptized, this would be a good reason.
2007-05-02 00:56:44 · answer #5 · answered by don_steele54 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible, sometimes when Christians convert to Catholicism they were just dunked in their religion and not baptised in the name of the father, son and holy spirit.
2007-05-02 00:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by Dawn-Marie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the first one didn't work.
I got baptised as a Methodist (Uniting Church),
then as an Anglican (Church of England), then
as a Catholic, then as a Wesleyan, then as a 7th Day Adventist, then as a Jehovahs Witness, then as a Greek Orthodox, and I STILL can't get a "free pass" into heaven.
Damn!
2007-05-02 00:43:49 · answer #7 · answered by The Master 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure why it would be necessary unless they feel that their first profession of faith wasn't sincere or if maybe they were too young to understand when they made a profession and were baptized. These are legitimate reasons to be baptized twice. Other than that, it won't make anyone more spiritual if they were baptized a dozen times, but it might make you sparkling clean.
2007-05-02 00:43:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A Christian SHOULD be baptized twice. Once in water, second time in the Holy Ghost!!!
2007-05-02 00:42:39 · answer #9 · answered by lisaandpathailey 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it's nessesary if you're converting from one church to another. If you already have been baptised, another church might not recognise it. (Most of the time they do). Therefore they make you be baptised again.
2007-05-02 00:45:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋