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What are your thoughts on baptism and it’s importance in the Bible and in your life? Please tell me what faith you are as well so I can relate it to your answer (Catholic, Christian, Baptist, messianic...)

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According to Jesus a pre-requirement for immersion is belief in the gospel (death, burial, ressurection (1Cor.15:1-3), and repentance (Acts 2:38). Just before ascending to heaven, after his resurrection is when Jesus commissioned his apostles to "go and preach the gospel to every one, he that believes, and is immersed will be saved. He that does not believe [the gospel] is condemned (Mk.16:15-16). 
A person that does not believe the gospel refuses to excell towards salvation, so is damned. But for those who do, are commanded to be immersed "for" the forgiveness of their sins (Acts 2:38). When we obey this pattern of doctrine from the heart, the Lord washes away are sins with his blood, "and being then made free from sin we become servants of righteousness" (Rom.6:3-5;17-18). 
When Peter preached on Pentecost, those who believed were cut to the heart, terrified they asked "...what shall we do"? Peter then said "repent and be immersed for the forgiveness of your sins..."(Acts 2:38).  In Acts 2, we learn that after baptism is when Jesus adds to his church (vs.41,47). Gal.3:27 says "we are baptized into Christ.
1 Pt. 3:21 says "baptism does also now save us...".
Faith alone does not save, nor repentance alone, confessing alone, nor baptism alone, yet when we Believe, repent, confess, and is baptized we meet the Lords conditions so that He may save us.
As for the thief on the cross, those who argue "the thief was not baptized, therefore, we can also get to heaven without baptism" are very, very mistaken.
1. The thief lived and died under the Old Testament.
2. While Jesus was on earth, he had the power to forgive sins.
Everyone remember this. "We" who live this side of the cross and desire salvation, are to believe the "gospel" first. The gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.The thieves on the cross only witnessed the death of Jesus, then died afterwards not knowing that Jesus would rise on the third day. 
It wasn't until 40 days after Jesus rose from the dead did man (apostles) first hear one must believe the gospel and be baptized to be saved. Not only that, it wasn't preached by Peter until 10 days later on Pentecost, Read Lk.24:44-47.
The commamdment to believe the gospel and be baptized applies only to all living this side of the cross, not to the thief nor anyone before the cross of Jesus.
The thief on the cross is not an example of salvation for anyone today.
While Jesus was on earth he healed, perforned miracles, and forgave sins. Now that Jesus is in heaven he forgives by faith, repentance, confessing, and obedience to baptism.
As He said to Nicodemus unless one is born again of water and the Spirit he can not see nor enter the kingdom of heaven, then in (Jn.3:7, Jesus said "marvel not what I told you, you must be born again."
Many try to say that "born of water" refers to a birth of a child.
Sadly mistaken! Nicodemus asked: "How can a man, when he is old, be born again? 
He wasn't asking how a baby can be born again, but "he" could be born again. Jesus replied by baptism and recieving the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).
Baptism=immersion.
When Moses and the Isrealites crossed the red sea. There was water on both sides, and a cloud was over them, they were surrounded, a baptism.
In baptism we are "buried" with Christ, and rise as Jesus did to walk in newness of life. 
When Noah and his family entered the Ark, they were surrounded by water (flood/rain) and the water carried them out of a corrupted world into a new world, 8 souls were saved through water. Coresponding to that, baptism does also now save us, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the appeal of a good conscious toward God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ (1Pt 3:20-21).
Paul says when Jesus returns He "is coming in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ"            
(2 Thess.1:8-9).
According to this, "grace alone through faith alone" is foregn to the Bible.
The gospel must be believed and obeyed (Mk.16:15-16; 2 Thess.1:8-9). A person must be born again of water and the Spirit (Jn.3:1-7). Baptism forgives us of our sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16). Baptism saves us (1Pt.3:21). Baptism puts one "into" Christ (Ga.3:27).
These are not my thoughts, but what the Bible teaches on baptism.
I am a member of the church of Christ.

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I am on the anabaptist side of Protestant, so baptism is obviously important since people drowned for it as martyrs. That said, I believe personally that infant baptism is pointless (dedications are fine, but that’s a world away from baptisms). I also believe baptism cannot save people because it is by grace alone through faith alone. An example is the criminal on the cross. Clearly he went to heaven, yet was never baptized. I do believe baptism is a critical point of obedience to God and the Christian’s growth will be heavily stifled without baptism, and I believe it is a critical communal moment.

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Non denomination christian. Follow the word of God alone. We are saved by grace through faith alone. baptism is our identification with Christ and a public announcement that we follow him. 
Baptism does not equal salvation but it is important. 
That’s what I have found from reading the Bible.

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Baptism is very important, you have to be baptized if you want to spend eternity in heaven, it also washes your sins away & let’s you reconcile with Jesus. I’m apostolic pentecostal. There’s many scriptures about baptism in the bible

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Canadian Baptist here. On the conservative side, quieter worship style, and clearly, baptism is important. 
It’s the outward sign of an inward commitment. It’s like your wedding ring. You can be married without a ring, and you can wear a ring without being married. But it symbolizes to others that you have made a commitment to someone else. In the same way, baptism shows the world that you have made a commitment to Christ. It isn’t what saves you (ie sprinkling unbelievers with water would do nothing for them) but it symbolizes your strong commitment to live your life for Christ. Adults only, same as a wedding. You have to consent and know what you’re committing to. Full immersion but I don’t think it matters how you do it. We do it by immersion in a baptism tank, under for a second then back up.

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I was raised that baptisms were when u personally decide to leave your past behind and dedicate your life to Christ and that you are reborn again.  I don't personally think it counts as a baby  I think it's when u decide for yourself. I also don't think you have to be baptized to be saved. God only requires you to be saved and to have Christ in your heart. I personally have been questioning things in my life but this what I have been taught growing up

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Do you mean to differentiate between Catholics, Protestants and Orthodoxy? 
Everyone seems to forget Orthodoxy.....🤦‍♀️
Baptism: Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1213).

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