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Non-denominational Christian.

Water baptism is a public declaration of faith that symbolizes an inner change that is supposed to have already taken place when a person believes the gospel message because they have been born again by the Spirit. If someone gets dunked in some water as part of a religious ceremony and they are not born again then it doesn't matter if they are 8 days or 8 months or 80 years old. It doesn't matter if you have water sprinkled on you or if your are fully immersed. It's just a religious ritual with no true significance.

1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

Romans 6:3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.

I am Orthodox Christian convert who grew up in the South.

A lot of protestants view baptism as symbolic so their complaints over how we baptise is based on the following

1. We recosngies it is for the remission of sin- so they will say it isn't valid despite that is what the Bible says.

2. They will beleive some lie that they are the only ones who use immersion and even if they do recogise we do they will complain about it.

3. They will complain about infnint baptism despire what scrpture says. They'll come up with a lame excuse to nullify what your children means

4. In short a lot of protestants will find some thing to protest becuse that is the heart of their faith

GOOD QUESTION..

SOME PROTESTANTS DO AND SOME DONT

IF YOU ACCEPT THE CREED. WE BELIEVE IN ONE BAPTISM FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS

( ORTHODOX NICENE CREED.. ) THAT IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED)

ANGLICANS RECOGNIZE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN BAPTISM

What if I want to become an Anglican but am already Baptized?

Baptism in other Christian churches or denominations is acknowledged as valid within the Anglican Church. Any baptized person may become a member of the Anglican Church, following a period of preparation. Parishes may acknowledge this publicly, such as through services of confirmation or reception by the Bishop

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Religion/TCOSA/baptism.h...

YOU MUST BE BAPTISED AS JESUS IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER / ( SON-THIS IS MY BELOVED SON. AND HOLY GHOST

It is also considered essential that the Trinitarian formula is used. Baptisms from non-Trinitarian churches, such as Oneness Pentecostal, are generally not considered valid. There was an ancient controversy over baptism using the formula that Oneness Pentecostals use, with some ancient authorities holding it to be valid. However, this was motivated by the apparent use of that formula at some places in scripture, not by anti-Trinitarian considerations (which might well invalidate the baptism even if that formula is valid). The most significant part, some theologians have argued, is not so much the Trinitarian wording, as the Trinitarian intention, and the recognition that the baptism involves all three Persons.

ACCORDING TO GREEK ORTHODOXY YOU CANNOT BE BAPTISED AGAIN. ( ALL IN THE BIBLE WERE BAPTISED ONCE)

A PERSON WHO IS BAPTISEDCANNOT BE BAPTISED AGAIN.

IF HE/SHE WERE BAPTISED IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER/SON/ HOLY GHOST

A person, once baptized, cannot be baptized again. There was an ancient practice in some areas of rebaptizing those who had returned to the church from heresy, but that practice has been universally rejected, except in cases where their previous "baptism" was deficient - for example, they were not baptized in the name of the Trinity

It is also considered essential that the Trinitarian formula is used. Baptisms from non-Trinitarian churches, such as Oneness Pentecostal, are generally not considered valid. There was an ancient controversy over baptism using the formula that Oneness Pentecostals use, with some ancient authorities holding it to be valid. However, this was motivated by the apparent use of that formula at some places in scripture, not by anti-Trinitarian considerations (which might well invalidate the baptism even if that formula is valid). The most significant part, some theologians have argued, is not so much the Trinitarian wording, as the Trinitarian intention, and the recognition that the baptism involves all three Persons.

GREEK ORTHODOX DO NOT RE-BAPTISE

A person, once baptized, cannot be baptized again. There was an ancient practice in some areas of rebaptizing those who had returned to the church from heresy, but that practice has been universally rejected, except in cases where their previous "baptism" was deficient - for example, they were not baptized in the name of the Trinity

NOT ALL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES RECOGNIZED BAPTISM AS VALID ( READ) SOME PROTESTANTS REJECT BAPTISM FROM

DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS AND ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS DONT ACCEPT BAPTISMS WHEN ONE IS NOT BAPTISED IN

( THE TRINITY)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism#Alleged_devia...

I am Pentecostal. We consider baptism in water valid but not the baptism of babies. The person being baptized should know what it's about and accept it, and also should be born again before being baptized. I don't know much about the Orthodox church so would have to ask my pastor on that one.

I know the Lutheran Church, and I believe the Methodist Church believe that all baptisms are valid.

You can get re-baptized as an adult any time you wish. Some pastors will even come to your house if you need them to, with a vial of holy water and do the ceremony.

Some sects believe more in baptism as an adult, anyway.

In the Episcopal church, we consider any Christian baptism valid, but that policy varies widely for other denominations. Southern Baptists only consider a baptism valid if it was performed by an SBC clergyman.

Some other denomination that require baptism by immersion will only accept immersed baptism.

properly, the Latin ceremony Catholics and the Orthodox had a sprint confrontation or 2 around 1054 which brought about the great Schism. i'm believing there'll come a time while the two will connect at the same time back under the Pope. we've plenty extra in uncomplicated that we do ameliorations, and there are specific Orthodox branches that are certainly joined to Rome, such using fact the Byzantines, the Maronite, and so on. God will artwork all of it out.

There is a verse in the bible that talks about having/needing only 1 baptism of water. GOD recognizes this... we needed get baptized over and over under different denominations to accept Jesus as our Saviour.

I don't think most Protestants have anything against it nowadays, if you asked the same question hundred of years ago you may have had another answer.

Protestants and Orthodox really have nothing against each other, like catholics and orthodoxes.

But of course protestants like their own baptism more.

Of course. A baptism is a baptism, be it Catholic, Protestant, or Christian Orthodox.

I'm a Presbyterian.