Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: drezac@dcsc.dla.mil (Duane L. Rezac) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: re: Validity of Baptism Message-ID: Date: 6 Nov 90 03:07:57 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus Lines: 33 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu From article , by farkas%qual@sun.com (Frank Farkas): > I find it strange that a new born needs baptism! Can someone tell me why? > If I read the Bible, I understand that baptism is unto repentance. Can > someone tell me what is a new born baby need to repent of? > > The second problem I have is regarding what happens if a new born baby won't > get baptized. Most of the world is not Christian. What happens if they are > not baptized? > > With brotherly love, > > Frank Well, From seeing most of the responses to this question, I guess I'll have to get into this and give the other view of infant baptism. Baptism is an outward sign of the beliver of his acceptance of Christ as his savior. It is an act of obediance, **NOT** a requirement for salvation. The only requirement for salvation is the acceptance of Christ as your savior and the repentance of your sins. As for what happens to a new born baby that is not baptized? NOTHING!!. It is not a requirement for salvation. In all the cases of baptism in the bible, the individuals were baptised **AFTER** they accepted Christ and repented of their sins. (This is diffrent from John's baptism - It was a baptism unto repentance.) Duane L. Rezac -- +-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Duane L. Rezac |These views are my own, and NOT representitive of my place| | dsacg1!dcscg1!drezac drezac@dcscg1.dcsc.dla.mil of Employment. | +-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+