[af_vet_1981]

Yeah. Paedobaptism might have made one a "Catholic," but water baptism in any form or at any time doesn't make one a Christian.

All, even the babies, were baptized.

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

First Corinthians, Catholic chapter ten, Protestant Verses one to twelve,
as authorized, but not authored, by King James

[imardmd1]

I'm sorry, but your attribution of the Christian baptism as comparative with that of the fire/cloud baptism of the entire body of Israelites is not only disingenous, it demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of what the baptisms (eight, if one counts the ritual mikvah cleansing for temple worship) comprising the seven distinctly different ones of the New Testament are about.

I refer you to the freely downloadable, thorough discussion of "The Seven Baptisms of the New Testament" (click here) by Fred Wittman, offered by Happy Heralds, Inc.

But thank you for giving me the opportunity to present this treatise.

But this is why so many persons denominating themsewlves as Catholics are in fact unregenerated "believers" who will have no excuse for being left behind when the Lord comes in the clouds to harvest His servants from the wrath to come.