Baptism Pt. 2

Continuing my thoughts from this post...

When should someone be baptized?

This is another thing that churches have fought about, but again, the Bible is very clear on. Every time someone is baptized in the NT church it is almost immediately after making a decision to become a Christ follower.

I listed 3 scriptural examples in the first Baptism post from the Book of Acts. Take a quick look at them again:

• Acts 2:41
Those who believed were baptized THAT DAY...

• Acts 8:36
The dude was baptized immediately after he believed...

• Acts 16:31-33
The jailer and his family were baptized immediately...

It's pretty clear - when you place your trust in Jesus Christ you're ready to be baptized. You don't have to pray about it...prepare for it...take a class on  it...just do it!

Of course this usually brings up the question of infant baptism or baptism of confirmation. Again, if we look to the scriptures we don't find those practices anywhere. Baptism is exclusively for someone who has made a personal decision to follow Jesus Christ.

So what do I do about being baptized as a child? Nothing. There was nothing wrong or evil about it. You just need to accept the fact that Biblical baptism happens after you decide to follow Christ - and then be baptized!