Fully emersed baptism May 2005. It was several years after receiving Christ as my saviour. Only through learning the truth I understood the importance of being baptised after trusting Jesus for my salvation.

I was also baptised as a baby, I understood now that this does not mean anything, it is all man's tradition.

Last year our church held a baptism ceremony on the beach. It was wonderful to watch many get baptised in the ocean. Some people declared that they had been baptised before, but it was for wrong reasons and traditions.

So I encourage any of you who were baptised as a baby, or who got baptised with wrong motives or as traditions. There is no reason why you cannot be free from the doubt and just get baptised again for the right reason.

Calluna

I don't believe it is part of dedication as both service differ entirely.

The Anglican church, hold Baptism of babies and not dedication, the first
requires people to stand for the baby/child being Baptised,
that they promise to see that he/she will attend church, and be
brought up in the Christian faith, so do the parents have to promise
this also.

Now tell me, how can people who are not Christain do this? it's totally
impossible.
I am guilty of attending these services myself as they have been my
own grandchildren being Baptised, in COI which is Anglican also,
should I have refused to attend?
I'm not sure, although I disagreed, somehow they think they are
doing an act to God, and pleasing Him, by doing it.
The church makes out, it's good that they will use the church for
it at least gives them some sort of contact and awareness of God.

Again I disagree, it's only tradition, as my Mum forced me into having
3 out of 4 of mine Baptised as babies, and also was the big influence
over my own children then having theirs Baptised, the older generation
such as my Mum believe a child will not be blessed, I've even heard
her say it's unlucky, did you ever? not to have then done.

My argument against it is this, if a child dies, I know not nice to say
but it does happen, you mean to tell me that child is not going to go
to heaven because he/she wasn't Baptised?
if so I have 2 other Grandsons not going, God forbid it.

Ive not heard my Mum mention it's all about giving thanks to God
for their birth.
it's just something that has become the done thing from olden days,
and it's time it was changed, in the mainstream denominations.

The church also use the scripture 'suffer little children to come unto me'
when they print out the 'Christianing Programme' as thats what they
call it, well here anyway, it's a Christianing, which then fools people
into thinking now their child is Christian.

Oh that our Lord Jesus would open the eyes of these Ministers that
lay down these stumbling blocks for the people and see the harm
they are doing and not good at all.

Nowhere in the bible is this taught, to commanded to do with children.
But we are always taught to have a thankfull heart and give thanks
unto God for everything, that includes our babies.

no reason why you cannot be free from the doubt and just get baptised again for the right reason
calluna
well said, I agree.
I love your quote, really do, I pray I was all that tonight for Jesus
as I had to face my own gaints in the family, to defend my Uncle's will
I watch as God just calmed down the one who wanted to fight at me,
and being an alcoholic, with her angry words, He just turned around the whole situation to His glory.

I ended up giving a few words of testimony, Praise Jesus,
and invites to church, and offering to do picks for them.

it's great to see our God at work, absoluty awesome.

Derrial ty but guess what .... you inavertantly created a history lesson ROFL
The Church of England, or the Anglican Church in North America was created so one of the Henry's(i think it was the 8th) could get a devorce, they were Catholic at the time. He did something that was quite intriguing. Centries before King James compiled and translated to latin a number of documents that his grandfather collected from the middle east during the crusades. (drum roll please... lol). Thats the King James Version. Anyway those documents where the Hebrew Bible and personal accounts of Jesus' life. Henry viii adapted it as the official Bible of the Church of England.

The good thing of being a true Christian is that we all support each other that way ... NO QUESTIONS ASKED God bless you my brother >>> agape

P.S. my post on the Bible you may find interesting ... I believe thats in the Lounge forum

I have sat through that history lesson brother, but I enjoy history,
well now I do, especially when it's in regard to Christianity.

I've also heard some say that the KJ bible was only authorized so he King
Henry, could have a divorce. Here's your Drum roll now.......

but it's the true infallible word of God, so it doesn't matter for what
reason it was put forward, it was God who authorized it.

I was baptised as a baby, but I wanted to be baptised again after I got saved. It was ons of the most awesome days of my life !!

isn't it just Olivia Sadie I was elated.
welcome here

I was baptized as a baby and as an adult after I accepted Jesus. I beleive only adults should be baptized...I won't have my children baptized, lol.

My granfather bapitized pretty much all of us and also married most of us. That was such a wonderful blessing.

I was baptized as an infant in the Catholic church.

When I came to Jesus in 2004 I was baptized by immersion which I think is the most appropriate way since you have to willingly accept Jesus.