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bleachy_dude said:
I can share what my baptism meant for me, but that won't answer your question totally as I probably have a slightly different understanding from Catholics or more traditional 'religions'.

For me, being baptised was an act of obedience as Jesus told us to be baptised. For me, baptism is (and was) a public declaration of the decision that I have made to follow Jesus and accept his sacrifice for my sins.

Personally, for me, it wouldn't have mattered which denomination I was baptised under, it's not being baptised into a religion, rather publicly declaring my relationship with Jesus.

At my church, we wouldn't encourage anyone to get baptised out of a sense of religious tradition or just because it's the right thing to do. As much as we can't judge the hearts of people, we would encourage them to understand what it means. It's declaring that you want to follow Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. (We also don't do infant baptisms)

Sorry if this sounded a little too preachy. I just couldn't leave that comment there. I understand the decision I made when I was baptised and I stand by that decision to this day.

So some people do :)
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Yeah what you've described is pretty much what us Catholics call confirmation which is the second sacrament of initiation and happens around age 7/8 which as the name suggests is when we confirm our faith in God and the Church.

As for baptism the Catholic view has to do mainly with our understanding of original sin and the requirements for salvation. Original sin came about with the fall of man when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge. Due to their actions we are all born in a state of sin which prevents us from entering heaven because Jesus said none may enter the Kingdom of God (heaven) without being born of water and Spirit. Therefore by not baptising infants their salvation is put at risk since only through the sacrament of baptism can we be cleansed of our original sin and made a new creature of God worthy of His grace.

It's worth mentioning here bleachy that you and us Catholics do agree in that you're not baptised into a religion as such but rather into Christendom, of which all Christians of all denominations are a part of. The Catholic Church recognises all baptisms performed by any one and any church, so long as it was performed with water and in the name of the Trinity. So it's a little strange that @reepbot was baptised both Anglican and Catholic as his Anglican baptism would have been recognised and Catholics do not believe you can be baptised twice and in some cases to do so can be considered a sin.
 
Consuela said:
Yeah what you've described is pretty much what us Catholics call confirmation which is the second sacrament of initiation and happens around age 7/8 which as the name suggests is when we confirm our faith in God and the Church.

As for baptism the Catholic view has to do mainly with our understanding of original sin and the requirements for salvation. Original sin came about with the fall of man when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge. Due to their actions we are all born in a state of sin which prevents us from entering heaven because Jesus said none may enter the Kingdom of God (heaven) without being born of water and Spirit. Therefore by not baptising infants their salvation is put at risk since only through the sacrament of baptism can we be cleansed of our original sin and made a new creature of God worthy of His grace.

It's worth mentioning here bleachy that you and us Catholics do agree in that you're not baptised into a religion as such but rather into Christendom, of which all Christians of all denominations are a part of. The Catholic Church recognises all baptisms performed by any one and any church, so long as it was performed with water and in the name of the Trinity. So it's a little strange that @reepbot was baptised both Anglican and Catholic as his Anglican baptism would have been recognised and Catholics do not believe you can be baptised twice and in some cases to do so can be considered a sin.
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I am only telling what I was told by my parents. Got baptised at the hospital, then later got baptised at a Catholic church.
 
reepbot said:
I am only telling what I was told by my parents. Got baptised at the hospital, then later got baptised at a Catholic church.
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Oh don't get me wrong I'm not calling you a liar or anything. You may very well have been baptised twice as you can be conditionally baptised which isn't technically a second baptism which I suspect is what you would have been or the Catholic priest just wasn't aware you'd already been baptised.

Witty Banter said:
Midnight challenge. If God designed and created the dinosaurs, and only man is capable of sin, and God only kills sinners, then how did the dinosaurs die?
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Huh God doesn't only kill sinners.
 
reepbot said:
So does that mean the weather spoke pleasantly to you yesterday? Did it say 'You are looking very awesome today, Mr @JordanS! Keep up the good work!'. Then the weather would smile and sing a song about friendship.
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