Why will some christians say that The baptism room in the Church is the only correct place to be baptized????

Question

I believe that if you claim to believe in the Lord and follow the Bible, then you should maintain that a baptism can take place anywhere. Why do I believe this? Because the Bible tells us that any water should suffice for being baptized. In Acts 8.27 - 39, we learn that Phillip the evangelist baptized an ethiopian man who he met in some water on the road side.

I'm basing this on an answer someone gave to a question I asked today

Answer 1

I have no idea why some would say that, what if the church has no baptism room? lol

Baptism is the open profession of a very private change within you, it shows the world (or your congregation if you are in church) that you have decided to follow Jesus.

This can be done anywhere ... in fact Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist in the river Jordon.

Answer 2

In my 5+ decades in churches, this is the first time that I have ever heard of this. Our small church had no baptistry, and so believers were baptized in a creek. My friend's son was baptized near NYC in the Atlantic Ocean. I have known of others who were baptized in swimming pools. And, yes, I have even known believers who were baptized in church baptistries (wink). Just as God is not limited to accept our repentance only at an altar or even in a church building, he accepts our baptism wherever we are. The main issue is that we follow Jesus' example in being baptized. The example that you presented of Phillip and the Ethopian man is perfect to demonstrate this truth.

Answer 3

I have been a Baptist for years and have been in several Baptist churches but have yet to hear the statement you are making. If someone says that you have to be baptized in a church building they don't know what they are talking about. All the baptisms in the Bible were done outside of a building using submersion typically in a river.

Answer 4

I'm not a Christian, so I will say this...

Since I'm a Pagan, I believe that every time you swim in a fresh lake, an ocean, or a stream you are being cleansed of negative energies that cling to you on a daily basis. I believe the Earth is My Cathedral, and there is no need for a man made room specifically for being cleansed.

I cleanse myself once a week in my bath tub with sage, lavendar, and candle light...and thats all I will ever need to feel cleansed of my "sins" (i.e. negative energies)

Even though what I have just stated above may sound contradicting, I work with what is close. If there was a natural water supply close to where I live, then I would do it there, but there isn't, so I have to make due with I have access to.

Answer 5

This is new to me. Don't have a clue????

Baptisms can to done anywhere!!!

People in my family have been baptized in a river.
Babies who are critical at birth, are baptized in hospitals.
I know of adults on death beds who have been baptized where they happened to have been.

Added note: Anyone who is a Christian can baptize, especially in an emergency situation.

Answer 6

From an atheist perspective, many people assume that the way they do something is the right or only way. This is one of those things, church members are used to having baptisms done in a specific place and they assume that that is the right way to do it.
But you are correct, a baptism is a symbol of conversion and it really doesn't matter where or how.

Answer 7

in my church, babies and adults are baptized up in the front, at the baptismal font, next to the altar. it can be done anywhere though. that's just the more formal way my church does it. we also have an ''emergency baptism'' office in our hymnnal that enables any christian to baptize someone, in case they're in the hospital and the baby might not make it, etc. we believe baptsim to be a sacrament though, and not just a profession of faith.