To: jkl1122
A proper candidate for baptism that has been baptized for the remission of their sins is added to the church by God. It doesn't matter who performs the baptism. What if the baptizer (as opposed to the baptizee) is administering the baptism for reasons other than the remission of sin? For that matter, what if the baptizer has never himself (herself?) been properly baptized for the remission of sin? Does it still not matter?
11 posted on
05/01/2006 8:55:02 AM PDT by
Alex Murphy
(Colossians 4:5)
To: Alex Murphy
If you notice, the qualifications of the baptizer is never questioned in the Word of God. However, the person who is being baptized is to be one that believes, has repented of their sins, and that confesses that Jesus is the son of God.
12 posted on
05/01/2006 8:57:08 AM PDT by
jkl1122
To: Alex Murphy
What if the baptizer (as opposed to the baptizee) is administering the baptism for reasons other than the remission of sin? For that matter, what if the baptizer has never himself (herself?) been properly baptized for the remission of sin? Does it still not matter?Baptism is immersion for the forgiveness of sin. (Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16; I Pet 3:21) The only thing that matters is the purpose of their baptism in the mind of the "baptizee."
42 posted on
05/01/2006 7:48:45 PM PDT by
tenn2005
(Birth is merely an event; it is the path walked that becomes one's life.)
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