Do you believe that a person should be baptized if religious?

Question

What does baptizm mean to you or your church? Do we need it?

Answer 1

I'll add to your confusion with yet another view -- that of a replacement for Old Testament circumcision. When you read the baptism verses, you should be able to see how it's tied to salvation the same way circumcision would be tied to being an Israelite, only now it's for God's people in a new sense - Jew and Gentile, saved no longer by law and circumcision, but by freedom in Christ and baptism. Baptism is who we are as Christians. It points to forgiveness of sins and an ingrafting into Christ. The thief on the cross was saved the same as an "uncircumcised Jew" because God accepted his non-baptism the same way He was in charge of not accepting Esau's circumcision. What the event at the cross did, was to show Jesus' authority over the rite. Do you need it to go to Heaven? You're not in charge of the rite, God is. To refuse baptism is to want one foot in, one foot out of God's kingdom. Get baptized, if you haven't been already. I won't answer whether it will be accepted by God, that's His territory. But it's what Christians do with their new life in Christ.

Answer 2

Yes a person must be baptized. Jesus said that the only way to heaven is if one is saved and is baptized. Many people may argue that since they go to church every sunday but still aren't baptized, they will still go to heaven based on their good deeds. NO! You can as good as you want and go to church every sunday but the only way into heaven is through being saved and being baptized. Many people might also live their life to the fullest and then get baptized right before they die. That is considered selfish. For God judges not ones actions but their hearts, their intention. So my answer to your question is Yes but not just because your religious. But if you are ready to be one with christ. Because once you are saved and baptized, there's no going back. You cannot reverse the process.

Answer 3

That all depends on your religion. This is really a question for your pastor, but I can try my best to answer this for you. The actual submersion in water is only for the cleansing. What is important is what you do before the baptism; and that is to ask the Lord, Jesus Christ, into your heart. The spiritual processes can be better described by your pastor or church leaders. I have been baptized and this is what was explained to me before the actual baptism. Forgiveness for all sins and the strength and courage to walk the right path. Only you can make this decision. If you want the public display of this, then you should do it. If you do not want to display this in public, all you have to do is turn to Christ himself and he will lead you the rest of the way. God Bless.

Answer 4

The Roman Catechism (Ad parochos, De bapt., 2, 2, 5) defines baptism thus: Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration by water in the word (per aquam in verbo). St. Thomas Aquinas (III:66:1) gives this definition: "Baptism is the external ablution of the body, performed with the prescribed form of words."

Later theologians generally distinguish formally between the physical and the metaphysical defining of this sacrament. By the former they understand the formula expressing the action of ablution and the utterance of the invocation of the Trinity; by the latter, the definition: "Sacrament of regeneration" or that institution of Christ by which we are reborn to spiritual life.

The term "regeneration" distinguishes baptism from every other sacrament, for although penance revivifies men spiritually, yet this is rather a resuscitation, a bringing back from the dead, than a rebirth. Penance does not make us Christians; on the contrary, it presupposes that we have already been born of water and the Holy Ghost to the life of grace, while baptism on the other hand was instituted to confer upon men the very beginnings of the spiritual life, to transfer them from the state of enemies of God to the state of adoption, as sons of God.

The definition of the Roman Catechism combines the physical and metaphysical definitions of baptism. "The sacrament of regeneration" is the metaphysical essence of the sacrament, while the physical essence is expressed by the second part of the definition, i.e. the washing with water (matter), accompanied by the invocation of the Holy Trinity (form). Baptism is, therefore, the sacrament by which we are born again of water and the Holy Ghost, that is, by which we receive in a new and spiritual life, the dignity of adoption as sons of God and heirs of God's kingdom.

Answer 5

The Bible says that we should be baptized, immersed in water, representing death to our former life without God (going down into the water) and a resurrection into a new life (coming up out of the water) with God. It also represents being "washed clean" of sin.....the ceremony of foot washing before communion is sometimes referred to as a "mini-baptism". Baptism is also a public testimony that you have changed directions in your life, have now chosen to follow God, and have accepted Jesus' sacrifice for your sins.

Do we need it? I'm assuming you mean do we need it to be "saved"? If the Bible instructs us to do something, I believe it is because we "need it". However, if you are asking if someone has not had the chance to receive baptism, or the knowledge that he should receive it, and should die not having been baptized, would that affect his salvation, the answer is no. We are saved by believing in the sacrifice of Jesus.....and that alone.

Answer 6

In a true religion, a man need to be baptized. Baptism is the washing away of your sins. Our church is a a true religion is the Church of God. You can see it in the bible.
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Answer 7

Baptism is a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ. It pictures His death, burial, and resurrection. Not everyone that is baptized, is truly saved and not everyone that is saved has been baptized. It does not save you but is performed out of obedience by someone that is already saved from their sin. The true believer in Christ knows that only their belief in Jesus can save them ("If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.") Once the believer is saved by grace, through faith, baptism is a public way to identify with Christ.

While many churches differ in the way that they baptize, the original Greek word used in the New Testament for "baptize" means to "immerse", or to be completely covered by the water. I prefer this method of baptism because it pictures how Christ's blood sacrifice has completely covered my sin and how He has completely changed my life.

Answer 8

You can have a baptism or a name day, baptism is to take away the original sin so that when they die they go to heaven I'm not really religious but got my kids baptised anyway seen as they can't choose for them selves and just in case there is a god I want to know I gave them the best possible out come.probably sound dump but like I said just in case, and a naming day is non religous and its to say hi I am here.

Answer 9

I don't understand why they wouldn't want to be baptized if they were practicing christians.

Now, if they were religious, but follow a completely different faith, other than christian, well, then obviously baptism would not be something they would want or need.

Depends on their faith. Stating "religious" does not tell me anything about which faith they are practicing.

Answer 10

The person should only be baptized if he or she wants his or her sins forgiven.
Ac 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.