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Students of the Word; What is the difference between someone with a desire for Christ but not reborn and a believer reborn through baptism?

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  • Anonymous
    1 year ago
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    A few thoughts.  As Jesus said, if someone saves their life in this world, they will lose it.

    Looking on from a distance is outside of the body of Christ. 

    Those being baptized totally trust the Lord because these are forsaking their way and accepting joyfully the new spirit. 

    They will deliberately go against self which means 'not doing it themselves' but being humble. 

    We know everything is stacked against us, but we also know

    the Lord delights in showing, teaching, leading us to get rid of sins that we know we have.

    Did you read in Acts about Herod first killing James, the brother of John, then deciding to follow up with Peter.

    Read on to see whether those praying believed Peter was there?

    When you leave the mundane, worldly way, you enter the (real excitement).  

    But the old ways, and spirit resurrect and so we keep putting it down.

    Sometimes we heal others or cast out demons.

    We may be killed.

  • 1 year ago

    According to Jesus Christ, water baptism, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, is the typical and normal means of becoming a member of the Church and an adopted child of God. Anything less may not get the job done. Why would anyone choose to take unnecessary chances with their eternal salvation?

    Source(s): www.askmeaboutgod.org
  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    A person is not born again through water baptism, but solely by the grace of God alone, in Jesus Christ alone, by faith alone.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Nobody is reborn through baptism.  Water baptism cannot be added to what saves (1 Corinthians 1:17).

    Nobody can be good enough to avoid hell. The truth is that death leads to immediate heaven or hell, depending only on whether the person believed in Jesus for eternal life, or not....

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    The truth is that Jesus loves you and wants to bless your life freely :) Most of all, Jesus wants you with Him forever, and not in hell. The truth is that every belief except one will lead to eternal torment in the lake of fire for every person. Because nothing pays for our sins except the death and blood of Jesus, the sacrifice of Jesus that is already accomplished by Him . Jesus loves you! The truth is that Jesus is God, and Jesus died on the cross to pay for all of our sins in full, and then Jesus resurrected from the dead. Nothing else pays for our sins, not works, not deeds, not religions. So the only way to heaven and to avoid hell, is by believing in Jesus for eternal life (John 6:47), without adding any of your own works (Romans 4:5). Believe in Jesus to take you to heaven, and you will be in heaven, no matter what, guaranteed. That easy, thanks to Jesus! Tell Jesus that you thank Him that you will be with Him in heaven when you die, because you believe in Jesus! It is too late to be saved, after death

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  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    if they both follow Christ there is no difference

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    a ritual.....................

  • 1 year ago

    Not much, they both have great difficulties to separate clearly between fantasy and reality. The reborn one has performed the formal ritual.

  • 1 year ago

    There is no difference between them. 

    God knows that you were born THE FIRST TIME. 

    When He sees fools proclaiming to be "born again"  

    it is highly doubtful that they will be excused for that lie. 

    With regard to christ-based faith, 

    it is obvious that God has no intention 

    of acknowledging the way in which He is being sought. 

    Baptism is nothing more than a "symbolic" gesture, 

    and such symbols have no true connection to what they symbolize. 

    Baptism is as meaningless as 

    praying to Jesus, when you want to talk to God. 

    Baptism is as much of a sham as Jesus' return. 

    Baptism will not change God's mind. 

  • 1 year ago

    One is a Hindu where savior s were founded and the other is a cheap knock off reformed over the last 1989 years .

    Horus and Osiris are little upset as well .

    Isis knows there will never be a true Virgin giving birth as she is the life giver and not only a virgin who

    gives birth but the goddess who creates life so birthing a being more than once is second nature .

  • 1 year ago

    Which baptism are you referring to. There are several. There is water baptism and then there is Holy Ghost Baptism, which is the one required for one to be Saved.

    One who desires Christ but not reborn is a person who knows and believes they should become a Christian because they believe, but are not willing to commit to such a lifestyle just yet. Those who wait to seek God at the eleventh hour, die at 10:30, just saying.

    Believers who get Saved but Fail to Love One Another, are Goat Christians. These go through the motions to get Saved, but have no root, and are not very committed to the choice they made. seed by the wayside.

    Believers in Jesus who are Holy Ghost baptized and have given up their life to live a life for Christ, and they most certainly Love One Another, and these are a very few, these will actually make it to Heaven. He that loses His life, shall find it. But how many Goat Christian become Christians and try to keep their lives that they had prior? Even doing the same sinful deeds as they did before?

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