Whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved
Romans 10:13
Whoever believes in him shall not perish
John 3:16
How do I get baptised? I'm not part of a church...
Zachary Edwards
Carter Foster
I… would be extremely careful with that wording. There is no such thing as "magic", except from demons. Miracles are not "magic".
There is no doctrinal statement on any of the things you've listed, except that Catholics 1) state that we will be resurrected with spiritual, transfigured bodies; and 2) absolutely rejects the idea of a literal period of 1000 years where Jesus reigns. This is a heresy called "chiliasm". The Catholic doctrine is that the 1000 years in Revelation are symbolic and the rule of Jesus after the resurrection will be eternal, full stop.
You know, shopping for a church that specifically agrees with everything you believe right now is not a good idea. Actually investigate the various denominations and see who appears to have the true faith (in doctrine and in practice), and let it transform you after that (no one who joins the Church is expected to remain as they are).
Right. At least learn about the faith before you can be able to claim that you have faith.
A Catholic can only receive the Eucharist if they're baptized, believe the Catholic doctrines, and are prepared spiritually (by having fasted, prayed, given alms, done penance…) Being baptized won't be sufficient to be able to receive communion at a Catholic church.
I would rather say that she did, by taking on the mission to raise you in the faith so that your faith will be in accord with your taking of the Eucharist, and yet you ended up falling away from Catholicism. But I'm not going to judge, here. Just answering your question…
Confirmation is the baptism in the Holy Spirit. We Orthodox give it right after Baptism. Catholics give it at a later age for reasons I'm not sure to understand, but you can receive communion without being confirmed in Catholicism so I assume they have a coherent theology behind that.
But yes, Confirmation is the continuation of Pentecost, where the disciples first receive the Holy Spirit.
Yes. If you cannot give proof of your baptism (like a baptism certificate, normally given by the pastor who baptized you) they may give you a conditional baptism, just to be safe.
Lincoln Phillips
Slight correction. The 1000 years symbolically refer to the time between Christ's resurrection and Christ's second coming. The first resurrection is our Baptism, where we are united to Christ's own resurrection, and the second resurrection is at the final judgement, where afterward Christ will reign for eternity.
Benjamin Morales
Couldn't tell you, I mostly run with them online. I recommend that you look up a parish that still holds the tridentine mass, that tends to be the symbol of their spirit, as opposed to the vernacular Novos Ordo mass, and a treasure that they flock to.
Cameron Fisher
John Russell
Exactly the opposite of what I've said
Benjamin Long
Well, what do you mean with then?
Jose Turner
You could literally tell one of your friends to:
Now to be clear you just stand there as your friend does all this.You should probably get it on video. You should probably also recite the Apostles Creed before you're baptized.
I do not recommend doing this, except if you REALLY need to. But you could. And it would be valid.
Hunter Parker
I appriciate that. Thank you for helping me refine my terminology.
Cortinthians 15 is my favorite part of the Bible. It was in fact what converted me - I was a transhumanist, and suddenly I saw that the Bible promised the same thing.
I'd become convinced that you could build a super-human, immortal body from graphene. But I wasn't sure if I personally would ever get one. The verses about quickening clued me in;
>kingjamesbibleonline.org
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
Graphene can be made by burning lignin - in other words, 'quickening' the lignin. Wheat, and all grains contain lignin. Thus, by collecting together Earthly matter, the body is sown - but God alone quickens the wheat into graphene.
Many other amazing things, such as epigenetic transfer of memory, makes me believe.
I see. Below you say;
I'm not shopping in terms of doctrine - I want the original, real church. My criteria is how other Christians see a particular denomination, and how true to the Bible a given denomination is.
Like I said, I think Catholicism or Orthodoxy is the true church, but I don't want a watered down, liberal Christianity. I don't hate gays or anything and treat everyone with respect, but the Pope has condoned some crazy stuff.
My understanding of Catholic doctrine is that it's a sin to interpret the Bible myself. So, for instance, I expect to be wrong on many theological matters regardless of which denomination I choose - like how you corrected me above. Being humble in the face of correction seems to be a very Christian stance to take.
Yeah, I've read about it, and it seems quite involved. I don't have transportation, so unless I could find someone who could take me for all that I could never complete the process.
Maybe I should find a local Catholic who can drive me to introduce me to their church?
My Dad says he was confirmed, and after that he never went back to church. He's always condemned religion, and says he's an Atheist and a Communist. He never took me to church or taught me anything about Catholicism.
My Mom is also an Atheist, but she read a childrens' Bible to me that my Christian half brother sent (I'm a bastard.)
So it kind of feels like I'm one generation removed from Catholicism, and like the bed had been made for me to come back to it. I'm not shopping around in terms of doctrine, but in terms of my connection to the denomination and it's closeness to the original church.
I'll get baptised by anyone I can, as soon as I can, than. Thanks for the info.
Aiden Price
I remember something like that. Thanks for clarifying.
Thanks.
Does the person baptising me have to have been baptised? My Dad has joked about baptising me, but he never said any words other than 'I baptise you' and he didn't throw water on me.