In James 1:6-8, James talks about doubt. Basically, if you ask God something and doubt it, you are not to expect to receive what you asked for. In Romans 10:9 it says that if you confess Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God rose Jesus from the dead you will be saved. We will call this confession. Let's keep Mark 16:16 in our heads though:
"Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned."-Mark 16:16
If you doubt the effectiveness of the baptism or some sort of doubt about baptism while your being baptized, is your baptism AND confession valid in God's eyes? Will He still save you?
2007-06-04 11:24:02 · 5 answers · asked by Joe 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Baptism is an outward sign of an inward belief in Jesus Christ. Therefore, if you doubt the effectiveness of baptism, it matters little. If you doubt in Christ, you shouldn't be getting baptized in the first place.
2007-06-04 11:28:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on whether you are talking about genuine sacramental Christian baptism, or the watered-down Protestant version. Protestant baptism is simply a human gesture to demonstrate your faith in God, and can theoretically be done any number of times. Some denominations want you to be baptized in their own denomination when you convert from another, even if you were baptized in the first one. True baptism as practiced by the original Christian Church since apostolic times is a sacrament, in which God pours out grace upon a person, fundamentally changing that person spiritually forever. His holy Catholic Church still provides this sacrament today just as the apostles did. A sacrament is an act of God, not of men. True baptism can never be repeated. You are either a baptized person, or an unbaptized person. Born again through water and the Spirit, or not born again. You can't be born again, again.
2007-06-04 18:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
he knows the heart. maybe at that time you may or may not be saved. i dont have that answere i am not to say who is saved and not. that is like if you have repented and did everything you are supposed to be saved and then you start living in sin will you make it. i dont know. i would say it is good though and you do not need to be baptized again. however depends on the belief too. ours we believe baptism is not correct unless done in Jesus name. then you would have to be. but i think if you changed and are ready to follow God you are already baptized. something inside you said to do it the first time. or most of us would have to get baptized a lot more then once or even twice. you made the choice to do it the first time so i would say it is good.
2007-06-04 18:29:51 · answer #3 · answered by dannamanna99 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I would hope so - baptism isn't what saves you God is what saves you.Baptism is showing the world you have changed to a new person so to speak.Baptism is for the believer only.Their has been alot of people put to much faith in water and not in Jesus.Most go down a dry sinner and come up a wet one. If you have repented and ask Christ in your heart.And you have accepted his death as payment for your sin- then you are saved.
2007-06-04 18:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by Ladybyrd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question.....guess that is something between the one being baptized and God....however, being baptized in water only leads up to the NEXT baptism....of the Spirit....so, I am thinking that between the two, the person has time to come clean and be cleansed by God's love :)
God be with you :)
2007-06-04 18:33:26 · answer #5 · answered by ForeverSet 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
doubt has to do with thoughts in one's head, if they occur after the baptism one just goes over the assurances that baptism gives.... one doesnt have to be baptized again.
same with one's confession of faith towards salvation. that's what the written word is for. it stays the same even though one's thoughts change from acceptance to doubt.
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2007-06-04 18:29:41 · answer #6 · answered by opalist 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋