What do you say when you're baptizing someone?

[unprofitable]

Which brings us to another question. You have an individual who wants to join your church. That tell you that they were immersed. When you ask them what church they were baptized in - they state - "Well, 5 years ago, Uncle Joe baptized me - but he is not a member of any church. We just watch Dr Robert Jefferess on Pathway to Victory. --- Would you insist on that individual be re-baptized. --- How about someone who was baptized in a Church of Christ? What other "immersion's" would you not accept?

No we would not accept Uncle Joe's baptism because the ordinances were given to the church and Uncle Joe cannot be a church. No to the Church of Christ because they teach baptism washes away sins. We do not accept alien baptism. We DO NOT believe baptism saves but all who are saved will be baptized or submit to that commandment of Christ.

 

[unprofitable]

Do you mean only a local church can baptize a person?

Individuals outside the walls of a church have baptized.

John the Baptist — and Phillip baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch.

Acts 8

36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

John the Baptist was a Levite under the old Covenant with authority from God to baptize being the one to prepare the way of the Lord or help in the bringing in of the New Covenant which was given to the Church kingdom.

Philip the evangelist was a member of the church at Jerusalem and one of its deacons.

The word evangelist means "sent one". Who sent him or gave him authority to baptize? The church at Jerusalem.

 

[unprofitable]

I'm sure they also believe only the local church as that authority - but the person doing the actual baptizing must be a a "baptized descendent" of John the Baptist!

We do not hold to this manner of teaching. I have not heard of this doctrine and do not the context of how it is taught.

 

[Jerome]

We do not accept alien baptism.

Alien baptism? What is that?!

 

[unprofitable]

Alien baptism? What is that?!

It is an older term used by certain Baptists that will not accept anything but Baptist baptism.

 

[Salty]

We do not hold to this manner of teaching. I have not heard of this doctrine and do not the context of how it is taught.

I had never heard of it myself until I arrived in Germany and came in contact with a Landmark church.

 

[Salty]

It is an older term used by certain Baptists that will not accept anything but Baptist baptism.

I have a friend who was baptized in a Bible (believing) church and a Landmark Bap would not accept it -so he went across town to a SBC church!