Let me get this straight, So the Catholics don't believe in "born again"? Why do Catholics get Baptism then?

Answer 1

Catholics do believe in being spiritually born again.

Catholics are spiritually born again (and again and again) through:
+ Belief in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior
+ Living the Gospel to the best of our ability
+ Daily rededicating ourselves to Jesus Christ
+ Receiving new life in Baptism
+ The forgiveness of sins through the Sacrament of Reconciliation
+ The infusion of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands in Confirmation
+ Taking the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ into our bodies through the Eucharist (Holy Communion)
+ Even during the penitential season of Lent

These are a few ways that Catholics are spiritually born again. We usually just don't use those words.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

I think Catholics do believe in 'born again', but they also believe that we inherit Adam's 'original sin' at birth. So - it's a good idea to have your baby baptized right away. You are reborn at baptism, but ideally that happens as an infant. My guess is that your average Catholic attendee doesn't really think this way - it's more of a ritual. But make no mistake, getting baptized and being born again are the same thing... read the passages and you get the gist.

John 3:1-7
Acts 2:38
Romans 6:1-4
Ephesians 2:1-10 (implicit reference to baptism)

Answer 3

Sadly, as a former Catholic, I can tell you that most Catholics have no idea why they received Baptism...beyond the fact that the Church tells them that they should. For many Catholics, that is a good enough reason to receive it, or to receive any of the other Catholic Sacraments.

Baptism is meant to symbolize birth. Whether you're talking about the birth of the world (God parted the waters to expose dry land) or the beginning of a new part of your life (Israel following Joshua across the river Jordan into the Promised Land) or simply the waters inside a womans womb, baptism always symbolizes a beginning.

In the case of Christians, it refers to the act of dying to your old life and being reborn with a new vision and purpose for your life.

Answer 4

Like all Sacraments (the other 6 being Eucharist, Confession, Confirmation, Holy Orders, Matrimony, and Unction), Baptism is not a work of man; it is a work of Christ, an act of His grace.

We believe that baptism with water -- by immersion, pouring, or sprinkling -- in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, cleanses us from original sin and personal sin (and their punishments) and initiates us into the life of the Church. It is more than merely symbolic; it's more than an expression of belief of the one being baptized , it is a Sacrament, both a sign and medium of sanctifying grace. Baptism does something; it remits sins.

Answer 5

as a Roman Catholic..it's not that i don't believe in being born again...i respect their point for view. we catholics are baptized so that our first original sin that is inherited from adam and eve will be washed away..that is the one and only baptism we Roman Catholics believe in. confirmation is different that is taken when a child is nearing his/her teens.. as far as i know born again christians wanted to be born again for the renewal of their faith... i think..

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Being "born again" and baptism are two separate things!

Some but not all protestant groups practise Adult Baptisms rather than baptism at birth!

Answer 8

Catholics do indeed believe in being Born Again - in water Baptism:

Here is Biblical teaching on the matter:

John 1:32 - when Jesus was baptized, He was baptized in the water and the Spirit, which descended upon Him in the form of a dove. The Holy Spirit and water are required for baptism. Also, Jesus’ baptism was not the Christian baptism He later instituted. Jesus’ baptism was instead a royal anointing of the Son of David (Jesus) conferred by a Levite (John the Baptist) to reveal Christ to Israel, as it was foreshadowed in 1 Kings 1:39 when the Son of David (Solomon) was anointed by the Levitical priest Zadok. See John 1:31; cf. Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:9; Luke 3:21.

John 3:3,5 - Jesus says, "Truly, truly, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." When Jesus said "water and the Spirit," He was referring to baptism (which requires the use of water, and the work of the Spirit).

John 3:22 - after teaching on baptism, John says Jesus and the disciples did what? They went into Judea where the disciples baptized. Jesus' teaching about being reborn by water and the Spirit is in the context of baptism.

John 4:1 - here is another reference to baptism which naturally flows from Jesus' baptismal teaching in John 3:3-5.

Acts 8:36 – the eunuch recognizes the necessity of water for his baptism. Water and baptism are never separated in the Scriptures.

Acts 10:47 - Peter says "can anyone forbid water for baptizing these people..?" The Bible always links water and baptism.

Acts 22:16 – Ananias tells Saul, “arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins.” The “washing away” refers to water baptism.

Titus 3:5-6 – Paul writes about the “washing of regeneration,” which is “poured out on us” in reference to water baptism. “Washing” (loutron) generally refers to a ritual washing with water.

Heb. 10:22 – the author is also writing about water baptism in this verse. “Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Our bodies are washed with pure water in water baptism.

2 Kings 5:14 - Naaman dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, and his flesh was restored like that of a child. This foreshadows the regenerative function of baptism, by water and the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 44:3 - the Lord pours out His water and His Spirit. Water and the Spirit are linked to baptism. The Bible never separates them.

Ezek. 36:25-27 - the Lord promises He will sprinkle us with water to cleanse us from sin and give us a new heart and spirit. Paul refers to this verse in Heb. 10:22. The teaching of Ezekiel foreshadows the salvific nature of Christian baptism instituted by Jesus and taught in John 3:5, Titus 3:5, 1 Peter 3:21 and Acts 22:16.

Answer 9

I believe it is because being baptised does not mean that you are born again. You first get born again and get spiritual baptismal and then water baptismal.

Answer 10

Baptism is for "the remission of sins," the idea being that all people are born into sin (because of that pesky Eve).