How many times can a person be baptized in his lifetime?
Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark (character) of his belonging to Christ. No sin can erase this mark, even if sin prevents Baptism from bearing the fruits of salvation. Given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated.
Although Paul states there is one baptism, there may be a need for one to be baptized again if the first baptism was for the wrong reason, was from the wrong authority (denominations or Catholic church or some other unauthorized group created by men), or was done in the wrong way (sprinkling pouring or some other ...
Ephesians 4:5 says that believers should only be baptized once, but Apollos in the Bible was rebaptized and eventually had an effective ministry. Apollos didn't have Christian baptism the first time, only John's baptism.
Baptism is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. Baptism according to the Trinitarian formula, which is done in most mainstream Christian denominations, is seen as being a basis for Christian ecumenism, the concept of unity amongst Christians.
How many times can you rededicate your life to God?
The short answer is no. There is not a limit to the amount of times you can rededicate or resurrender your life to Christ because you are in a continual battle between your flesh and your spirit, and this battle will not end until you are safe in God's presence.
There is no Scripture forbidding this, but there is also no Scripture promoting this act either. Baptism reflects a single event of salvation. Therefore, baptism itself is also a one-time event for a new Christian.
But it is not the same thing as the sin against the Holy Spirit—the sin of “blasphemy against the Spirit“—which involves a final refusal to repent. By trying to be baptized again, your friend was expressing a willingness to repent and be saved, so clearly no final impenitence was involved.
Most people are baptized twice IF they used to be Catholic and become Evangelical or Seventh-day Adventist. Evangelicals and Adventists have what is called ``believer's baptism'' by full immersion. The other way you would be baptized twice is if your church was antitrinitarian and you join a trinitarian church.
So Jesus corrects Nicodemus and says, “Unless you are born again, you will not be saved.” When He says born again, He's talking about repentance and baptism. “You must repent, believe, and be baptized into My name, like everybody else, or you will not be saved.”
Without being saved from your sinful past, you won't reach heaven and the only other alternative is hell. "Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you -- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience -- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" (I Peter 3:21).
In a word, NO! Although the Nicene Creed (a statement of Faith that all TRUE Christians adhere to) is crystal clear that there is ONLY one “baptism for the remission of sins,” it is not necessarily a sin to be baptized two or more time. However, only the first baptism count, after that you are just “getting wet.”
Baptism is the sacrament of initiation. The actual ritual is over in a matter of minutes, but the blessings and responsibilities of the act last a lifetime. Every baptism is a call for the whole company of those who have been baptized to be “dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus” (Romans 6:11).
In general, the Orthodox Church does not re-baptize a Christian who has received baptism in a mainline Protestant or the Roman Catholic Church. The criterion is that the Baptism was done in the name of the Trinity along with proof, i.e. a certificate or parental verification.
For that reason, we should reach the conclusion theologically that a person can be baptized exactly as many times as a person can get saved: once. The same truth is found in Romans 6: if in baptism we are united to Christ in his death and resurrection, that happens only once.
Concupiscence or inclination to sin: baptism erases original sin but the inclination to sin remains. The absence of sanctifying grace in the new-born child is also an effect of the first sin, for Adam, having received holiness and justice from God, lost it not only for himself but also for humanity.
Answer: While you cannot baptize yourself, rest assured that if you should die with no opportunity for baptism, your desire for it will suffice. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains in such cases, “the desire for Baptism… brings about the fruits of Baptism without being a sacrament” (CCC 1258).
The Bible speaks of baptism as an effective rite: baptism brands us with the Triune name (Matt 28:18–20); washes sin (Acts 2:38a); confers the Spirit (Acts 2:39b); grafts us into Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection (Rom 6:1–14); justifies (Rom 6:7); sanctifies (1 Cor 6:11); joins us with the Spirit-filled body (1 ...
You can be baptized without joining a particular church. In fact, anyone can baptize- even a layperson. As long as they use the proper baptismal formula which is this: I baptize you in the name of the Father (pours water on head), the Son (pours water on head), and the Holy Spirit (pours water on head).
And then in baptism, we dramatically portray what happened spiritually when we received Christ. Our old self of unbelief and rebellion and idolatry died. And our new identity, a person of faith and submission and treasuring Christ, came into being — all of that through faith.
With this declaration, Alma identified for Corianton the three most abominable sins in the sight of God: (1) denying the Holy Ghost, (2) shedding innocent blood, and (3) committing sexual sin. Adultery was third to murder and the sin against the Holy Ghost as abominable sins.
Repentance is always available, even if you've made the same mistake again. The Lord has said, “As often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me” (Mosiah 26:30). Be one of “His people,” and return to the Lord whenever you stray. Also, talk to your parents and your bishop.
Can you sin your whole life and still go to heaven?
THE ANSWER IS YES!!! When Jesus died on the cross, he paid the penalty of sin for all who believe in him. He died for your past, present and future sin. Please note, I'm not saying if you are saved, nothing you do matters and you can sin all you want because you are going to heaven anyway.
