Bible Q-n-A - "My Baptism Was No Good"

What would you do if you realized your baptism was no good?

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[runningchance]

It seemed the caller was more concerned about who dunked him in the water than he was for why he was being baptized. He also said he was baptized into the Baptist church and then baptized into the church of Christ? Perhaps he should be baptized into Jesus Christ as the first century Christians were and then he will be part of the one true church.

[PreacherNorm]

"For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."

(1Corinthians 12:13)

[northumberlandgirl]

as long as God does the saving i can accept that, what do you believe happend to the theif on the cross, or someone who recognizes that they can only be saved thru Christ's work and accepts that a truth, but dies b4 they can be baptized with water?

[PreacherNorm]

The thief on the cross was probably baptized with John's baptism. He know that Jesus was Lord and that Jesus was coming into a Kingdom. When people talk about the thief on the cross they make it sound like he just came to his belief when he was on the cross but if he didn't have any prior knowledge of who Jesus was then why would he expect a dying man to be coming into a kingdom. How did he know anything about the Kingdom at all? He already knew who Jesus was and was probably a disciple.

[RaptureOrTribulation]

@PreacherNorm Water baptism does not save you!!! We are saved by faith alone!!! The thief on the cross was saved by faith in Jesus as Jesus acknowledged him to be able to join him in paradise. We are told that we should receive water baptism as it shows our faith in Jesus. John 3:16For God so loved the world,that he gave his only begotten Son,that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,but have everlasting life. Does this say if anyone believeth in him and get baptized??

[PreacherNorm]

@RaptureOrTribulation do me a favor. Search in your Bible for every passage that uses the word "baptism" and "saved" and tell me what you come up with. Then do a similar search with "faith only" and see what you come up with on that one. Show me where the Bible says what you're saying! Because the Bible says baptism does save you and that we are not justified by faith only. That's the exact opposite of what you said! Don't be deceived by man-made doctrine.

[thepride724]

Why do Church of Christ people think that other people's baptism is "wrong" just because it wasn't done by a Church of Christ preacher? If you are saved and baptized and you know it, don't let someone who goes to a Church of Christ church tell you that your baptism was "null and void." be strong in your faith. If baptism for the remission of sins is right, then you've done it. Truth is truth, no matter who says it.

[thepride724]

Baptism is baptism!! It doesn't matter who or where you were baptized.  If you were baptized the right way for the right reason the first time, you don't have to do it again! I guess this guy thought he had to be baptized by a "Church of Christ" preacher because the Baptist preacher "did it wrong." If someone baptizes you the right way, the name is notwithstanding as far as who did it.

[NJelBoi]

@DeeStinger1 You're absolutely right. There's a water baptism and a spiritual baptism, or baptism by fire (Mentioned in the gospels-i.e. The Holy Spirit). Baptism alone, though, cannot save you because you have to have faith in the Lord to achieve salvation. The baptism is only a symbol of your acceptance into the Lord's covenant.

[runningchance]

@kelliemcclellan, sounds like you are a leading brother!

[DeeStinger1]

There's a multitude of people out here who think they're "OK" with God simply because they got wet. Satan is using this to deceive people. Don't be fooled people. Water Baptism does NOT = Salvation. Look at all the wet up cult members. Are they saved? NO. It's the misinterpretation and misunderstanding of scripture which this doctrine comes from. Baptism in scripture doesn't always mean water. There's a spiritual baptism as well. Know the difference.

[RaptureOrTribulation]

The word itself does not imply "immersion in water" as wrongly asserted by many Christian Groups.Either they are ignorant of the other meanings or deliberately hide the other meanings to prove their point.Another meaning of the word is "to dye" where the cloth or thread is given a new color.The processes of dyeing usually involves dipping the material or thread in a dye.There are many other methods of dyeing and the word does not specify any particular mode. The basic idea is "to change totally"

[RaptureOrTribulation]

Evidently Jesus was not referring to his baptism in Jordan by John the Baptist. There were several disciples who had that baptism before Jesus. There is no question that Jesus was referring to the torture, suffering and death he was going to go through. Jesus was simply telling his disciples that there was going to be a sudden change from their current comfort and popularity into a drastically new situation. The essential meaning of baptism therefore is the same as being born again.

[RaptureOrTribulation]

Mark 10:38-39 "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said. "Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?" "We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with,"

[RaptureOrTribulation]

@RaptureOrTribulation Isn't baptizm act as a law? Isn't is a ritual as in a celebration. How can that save us?

Galatians 2:16, "nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified."