Thread: Have you been water baptized?

Originally Posted by Pentecali

In my opinion, It's minimalized and treated as an after thought by much of the church world today but not according to the bible

When someone comes to Jesus they should be water baptized and filled by Holy Spirit the very same day, if possible. The next day, if they convert after 11:50pm.

Yes, in 1976. It was a big thing for me because I came from a Lutheran church, and oh my goodness, how I stirred up things at that church. They thought I was backslidden and the pastor came to try and convince me otherwise. He was crying. Thought it was SO terribly bad. For me and my husband it led to such a blessed time.

Originally Posted by peace

Yes, in 1976. It was a big thing for me because I came from a Lutheran church, and oh my goodness, how I stirred up things at that church. They thought I was backslidden and the pastor came to try and convince me otherwise. He was crying. Thought it was SO terribly bad. For me and my husband it led to such a blessed time.

WHY?

Originally Posted by Ezekiel 33

And the whole church said

Glad we're back on good terms

Yes, twice...

Once, when I was 12 years old - I understood exactly what I was doing and the importance of it all, but afterwards, I had no one to disciple me, take me to Church, live a godly life before me, etc. etc.

Needless to say, I went on to live a life of sin and shame.

In 1981, I was baptized again as a 28 year-old adult (when I got saved for real, for REAL)

Originally Posted by peace

Yes, in 1976. It was a big thing for me because I came from a Lutheran church, and oh my goodness, how I stirred up things at that church. They thought I was backslidden and the pastor came to try and convince me otherwise. He was crying. Thought it was SO terribly bad. For me and my husband it led to such a blessed time.

It's amazing the religious strongholds on the emotions that would cause someone to think you had backslid and cry when God had really gotten hold of you.

Originally Posted by fuego

It's amazing the religious strongholds on the emotions that would cause someone to think you had backslid and cry when God had really gotten hold of you.

I'll tell you an illkept secret : not all Lutheran priests in Norway are born again.

Originally Posted by Colonel

I'll tell you an illkept secret : not all Lutheran priests in Norway are born again.

I can't believe that no one person has gone shrieking about how terrible it is to be baptised more than once ... anyone remember that thread from the old forum? (not advocating we go there, just kind of amazed )