Does baptism alone enough to categorise one as a believer of Christ ?

Answer 1

Nothing "alone" is enough.

Baptism alone is not enough. (John 8:24, Luke 13:3, Hebrews 11:6)

Faith alone is not enough. (James 2:24, Luke 13:3, Hebrews 5:9)

Obedience (works) alone is not enough. (Hebrews 11:6, 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3)

Zeal alone is not enough. (Romans 10:1-3)

Moral living alone is not enough. (Romans 3:10, Read Acts 10:1-2 with Acts 11: 13-14)

ALL OF THESE work together as we serve the Lord!

Answer 2

For statistics, apparently.

For more practical purposes, defintely not.

There's so many people who're baptised and who couldn't tell you the names of the four evangelists for the life of them. Now that's interesting, as they'd have a hard time even knowing who this Christ fellow is supposed to have been what he is supposed to stand for if they haven't even bothered with the gospels.

Also, there's this issue that if one were a faithful of Christ, one would pay attention to what he stands for. That includes, specifically, affirming certain more ancient beliefs such as the Ten Commandments.

Now admittedly, many of these might be a bit hard to really follow through on in our time and day, but not placing the term God in a direct context with words like awful, damn or forbid and thus not violating "Thou shalt not make wrongful use of the name of thy God" shouldn't be that hard. In fact, if I can do it as an agnostic who tries not to blatantly disrepect another's faith, the actual faithful should have no problem at all, shouldn't they?

Interestingly enough, the last two persons I discussed this with at length were Catholic priests. Both agreed there's entirely too many baptised "Christians" who not only are non-believers, but actually less mindful of they professed faith than many a more thoughtful follower of another system of values.

Answer 3

It is the beginning of a Christian life.
Baptism is the sacramental bond of unity (even for those not in full communion with the Catholic Church). By faith and Baptism, all "are incorporated into Christ, have a right to be called Christians and to be accepted as brothers" (Second Vatican Council).

Peace and blessings!

Answer 4

Depends on whom you ask. Catholics believe that baptism saves. Protestants view it as a sign, nothing more.

The Bible says that faith alone saves, though faith without works is dead.

My opinion is that it is a sign. My preference would be baptism by choice, by decision. But most churches baptise infants.

Answer 5

One needs also works of faith.

As Christ said:

John 15:1-2 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away; and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he cleaneth it, that it may bring forth more fruit

Matt 7:24-27 Therefore whoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock: 25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: 27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it.

Answer 6

Yes, get the pope to bless the oceans, the sooner or later everyone would be baptized. Job done.