Why Must I Be Baptized Again?
Series News In Focus
Is “Re-Baptism” Scriptural?
BY WAYNE JACKSON
Is there ever a justification for being “re-baptized”? I have questioned my baptism. I was very young and really did not comprehend the seriousness of what I was doing. I have considered being baptized again, but some say that it would not be right to be baptized a second time.
Your question is a very legitimate one. There are some people, even among religious leaders, who oppose any form of re-baptism.
For instance, in 1996, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, in a convention conducted in Denver, Colorado, debated the matter of re-baptism. A position paper, issued by the conference, declared that Methodists who were baptized as infants should never be baptized again. The document explicitly stated: “Whether a baptized infant grows up to be a professing Christian or not, that baptism stands valid.”
This position is flawed in many particulars, having no scriptural support whatsoever.
Sermon ID | 52131632517 |
Duration | 58:25 |
Date | May 2, 2013 |
Category | Current Events |