I know that there are some churches that don't require any baptism, and that there are some that require a person to be baptized again into a new church. Are there churches that say if you've been baptized by a different Christian church then you don't need to be baptized again? And if you know, what is the reasoning behind the policy? I'm simply curious.
2007-06-29 10:47:56 · 22 answers · asked by Joseph B 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-06-29 10:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by Gir 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a person has been baptized in another Christian church, he or she does not need to be baptized again to join the catholic Church.
Paul stated that there is "one Lord, one Faith, and one Baptism" (Eph 4:5)
A person is not baptized into a church, but into Jesus Christ.
2007-06-29 17:55:27 · answer #2 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anglicans (i.e. churches belonging to the same family of churches as the Church of England) believe in "one baptism once" - we would recognise any baptism administered using water and done in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit - in whichever Christian tradition. Hope this helps. I am a priest - so I know where we stand.
2007-06-29 17:53:16 · answer #3 · answered by ruralsouthwell 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because all Christian churches accept Jesus as the savior of mankind, among other things and the philosophical differences between all of them (even Catholicism vs Protestantism, where re-baptizing does occur) are nothing compared to the similarities. Baptism signifies formal acceptance of Jesus as your savior (though it's not required to do so). When you go from one church to another that doesn't change.
2007-06-29 17:52:44 · answer #4 · answered by majormajormajormajor69 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Catholic Church recognizes all Christian baptisms as valid and they do not re baptize.
2007-06-29 17:50:37 · answer #5 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just join a Baptist church, all I was asked was if I had been baptized by being immured fully by water. I had been so I didn't need to be baptist again.
Before this though I had been baptized by a church that didn't believe in salvation by faith so I did get re-baptized when I got saved.
Diane
2007-06-29 22:20:31 · answer #6 · answered by Diane L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can usually switch from church to church without being baptized again. The only difference is usually if there is a drastic difference in belief.
2007-06-29 17:51:51 · answer #7 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know that the Episcopal church doesn't require a second baptism. We believe that once you are baptized, you are baptized. It doesn't matter where it was done.
2007-06-29 17:51:02 · answer #8 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Catholic or Anglican church would require that you be "re-Baptized" - if you were originally Baptized in water in the name of the Trinity. All such Baptisms are considered valid.
2007-06-29 17:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most non-denominational churches such as Calvary Chapel.
http://calvarychapel.org/?show=Churches
Calvary Chapel believes that baptism is an outward sign of an inward faith. If you love the Lord, and have been baptized, and you want to grow in the Word, that is enough--come on in.
2007-06-29 17:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Methodists do not require one to be re-baptized....I think the idea is that if you accepted Christ in another church...that is the most important thing...if your ways to worship and believe have changed...no big deal...as long as your heart has been with God in the first place.
2007-06-29 17:52:28 · answer #11 · answered by G.C. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋