**But a born-again Baptist couldn’t...**
Of course they could, all they would need to do is study and find the truth.
The truth is not based on the emotions of one moment at an altar call.
The truth is based in years and years of history.
Joining your religion is like joining the Masonic Lodge...Can you point to a place in scripture where anyone, anywhere was told to study the church for a year before they could become a Christian??? Of course you can't...That's ridiculous...
Act 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
And how do people get saved???
The truth is not based on the emotions of one moment at an altar call.
It most certainly is...
Act 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
And in most cases, it is not at an altar call...It's in one's bedroom, or car, a shower, at a party, or even sometimes at church...It can and does happen anywhere...
And yes, it is super duper emotional...But most of the emotion comes aftarward...
When an altar call takes place, most folks don't walk down an isle...They sit in their seats and ask Jesus to save them, right then and there...It's between the individual and God...And it's very personal...
Jesus nor any of the disciples ever told anyone they had to wait for anything...That's outrageous...
Becoming a Christian is instant and immediate...
Becoming a Christian isn't social entertainment, or an initiation into an organization...
When a person calls on Jesus, it is now...Right Now...
It appears as tho you don't have the foggiest idea what it is to become a child of God...It sure ain't studying your religious history...