Questions about baptism for the dead answered here by an LDS member:
- Why do Mormons believe in baptism for the dead?
- Isn't it wrong to force dead people to become Mormons? I don't want you making my dead grandmother a Mormon - that's offensive!
- Does 1 Corinthians 15:29 really mean that early Christians practiced baptism for the dead?
- Can you show anyplace in the Bible (besides 1 Cor. 15) where baptism of the dead is advocated?
- So what if some early Christians practiced baptism for the dead? There have long been odd and apostate practices.
- Why do you misinterpret 1 Peter 3:19? Christ did not go to redeem the dead by preaching, but to declare his victory and their damnation.
- Baptism into another faith is a supremely important and personal decision. How can you make that decision for others?
- What's this about the Pastor of Hermas and baptism for the dead? Did he really mention that?
- Does the Book of Mormon contradict the idea of baptism for the dead by saying that you can't repent after death?