“catholic baptisms aren’t biblical baptisms anyways. doesn’t mean anything to babies that can’t remember it.”
What are your theological credentials? They’re more substantial than those of two millennia of theologians and philosophers going back to Jesus, the founder of Catholicism?
Actually, parents take the responsibility of baptizing their children to be Catholic. Anyone baptized in the Catholic Church is judged, on the day of judgement, as Catholic.
You can say people can say ‘I’m no longer Catholic’ but it simply doesn’t work that way.
People who receive the sacraments are Catholic.
my credentials do not matter, Gods word is my credentials its all that matters.
I believe Gods word-
Romans 3:23- for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Romans 6:23- For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:8- But God commendeth his love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
Romans 10:13- For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Ephesians 2:8- For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Im glad I am saved! but it wasn’t because of my baptism as a baby it was because I realized I was a sinner in need of salvation and I called on Jesus to save me.
you mean the theology that thrust the world into the dark ages by chaining the bibles to the pews of the churches, so that nobody could read the scriptures.
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
I timothy 4: 1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
forbidding to marry Gods word says is the doctrine of devils.
Ah yes, the appeal to theological credentials when faced with the clear teaching of Scripture which plainly sets forth the requirement for baptism as being that of repentant faith, (Acts 3:28; 8:36,37) and infants are no more accountable for sin or damned because of having a sinful nature they are not culpable for, nor saved by faith, including the aborted, but are in no need of forgiveness or redemption for what they are not accountable for. Best to leave it as a mystery of God's grace.
Meanwhile, the NT church actually began contrary your "theological credentials" premise, with the common people hearing itinerant preachers and Prracher which had no sanction from those with theological credentials.
And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John [who lacked theological credentials], was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. (Mark 11:27-33)
And the common people [who lacked theological credentials] heard him gladly. (Mark 12:37)
The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? But this people who knoweth not the law [who lack theological credentials] are cursed. (John 7:46-49)
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John [who lacked theological credentials], and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13)
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world [who usually lack theological credentials] to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; (1 Corinthians 1:25-27)
As with conservatives, it is rarely the learned that can see straight.