Do You Need to Be Rebaptized? 

I was raised in a sect that denies the Trinity. And I was "baptized" aka dunked in water, but really it was a baptism into the community, which viewed itself as the only true believers on earth. Fast forward to now, I believe in a Savior, God the Son, and I'm being baptized, in my eyes for the first time, this Sunday.

Thank you for this great video. I was baptized in April of this year.

Very helpful, thank you brother for sharing this. I was baptized at 12. Then because of faulty understanding on my part, I was re-baptized at a different Church, thinking that I had drifted away from God and this was a chance to "re-enlist"as it were and show my sincerity. I know now, thanks be to God, that I was wrong in thinking this way. So thankful for good teachers like you that help us see great truths of God. Keep up the good work, brother!

Thank you Sir. May peace be with you and your family. ❤

Thank you for making this so beautifully clear!

As an infant, I was baptized. Many years later on my way to a Christian event the spirit of God began to impress upon me to be baptized. I had no idea about the venue which turned out to have a pool. My heart was pounding but I was strongly impressed to follow through. I am so glad I did! As I came up out of the water, I knew my sins were behind me and I was free.

Thank you for this! An answer to prayer. ❤

Amen🙏🏽❤. Great explanation, Chad. Thank you🙏🏽❤,

Colossians 2 is crystal clear. Baptism is accomplished without human hands in the powerful working of God.

Thank you for this video. It helped me a lot.

I sure appreciate you brother

Hundred percent agree was trying to join a church and they said that I had to be rebaptized.I told them that I guess I wasn't going to become a member.

Once when I was a kid, I heard a girl in an argument say "I would know. I've been saved 3 times and baptized twice!" It would be hilarious if not so sad. Ironically, this occured in a once saved always saved Southern Baptist Church.....

Jesus looks at your heart always. What Chad is teaching is clear and spot on! But we ourselves have different understandings and do not understand the truth right away. Jesus understands that. Us making a mistake is not a deal-breaker with Jesus

I can attest that when I was 12 I was baptized as I was joining the fellowship in the church. Later after I was born again, I chose to be baptized again due to my change in my heart and the biblical connotation of outward commitment of my heart and life being truly and fully committed to following Christ. My story.....

I had been wondering. I was in an alternate church that does not affirm the Trinity. Baptized in that church, and now I want to be baptized in a church that does affirm the Trinity. Thank you for the clarification .

Thats brilliant. I rather foolishly got rebaptised when i went from Catholic monk to evangelical. I wanted a clean break...and total immersion! I think i should commerate and thank God for my first Baptism, which date i remember. What to make of the second baptism? Should i think of it as a sin, sacrilege, a foolish mistake? God be praised i got the Gospel anyway!!

If the baptism was done genuinely as the Holy Scriptures, by immersion and in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; I agree, there is only one baptism. The Peace of God be with you all.

So what are your thoughts when Paul meet some believer and he asked them have you receive the Holy Ghost since you believe? They said no, we aren't sure there is a Holy Ghost. Paul asked how we're you Baptisted. They said unto John. Paul then commanded that they be rebaptisted in the name of Jesus Chirst

I think your analysis falls short of a few aspects. My 1st point of critique is that you talk about Gods will that is expressed in Gods word but you dont mention it. Thats not good. I personally believe that baptism in the water is just obedience, but fair enough if you see it different. I interpret Mat3 differently, thats not my point. However, you say that the person that baptizes does that on behalf of Christ, but Jesus Christ not a single time baptized anyone and I see no reason why He should do that after His resurrection. Especially because of John 5:30, where Jesus makes clear that He OBEYS the Fathers will. Jesus (and you are right that we dont baptize ourselves), was not baptized by Himself. He obeyed the Fathers will (thats why I believe baptism is pure obedience) and got baptized by John the Baptist. Also, Mat 3:11-17 states the "repentance" as a requirement (maybe more obvious in Acts 2:38), hence if that requirement was not met, the person fooled the pastor, but never baptized him in the first place. You covered a part with your statement about the trinity and you were right to do so. in other words, you need to be saved and accept the blood of Christ on the cross according to Rom3.25 and Rom10:9-10, otherwise you are no disciple, did not repent, not saved - hence never got baptized in the first place - you just got wet. Now, in regard to Mat3 God sends you gifts of the Holy Spirit, which does not mean the Holy Spirit Himself (we receive that when being saved aka baptized in the Holy Spirit) but gifts of Him (which might be faith (Eph 2:8) or love for His word (1Cor13) etc. Now, we don't know if those gifts come upon us because of obedience or the act of baptism itself. So I am fine with your interpretation as you might be correct. I think Mat28:19-20 is clear: Make them disciples and baptize them with "them" referring to the disciples and not to the first "them" (people before they became disciples). Its a sequence of actions: becoming disciple first, then getting baptized. And you become a disciple by being saved, saved by repentance and accepting the Cross and therefore being baptized in the Holy Spirit. The baptism in the water is then the official statement from you in public that you submit to the Lord Jesus Christ (same like Rom10:10). And the aspect of being saved aka being a disciple is emphasized in acts 2:38-41. How to become a disciple is further covered in John 8:31-32, John 13:34-35, Luke 14:33. You can forget about my interpretation of "baptism is just obedience" if you dont want to interpret the verses mentioned above as such, but we need to be disciples. You are right that re-baptism does not exist, but you are wrong in what you define as baptism. You need to be a disciple to be baptized or you just got wet. Children, especially newborn, cant be baptized. They just got wet because the declaration that you submit to the Lord and repent is missing and I would think (but thats just my opinion) that no-one below the age of 12, maybe even later depending on his development and growth in His word and his faith can make such a declaration. Since the water baptism is a kind of ceremony (something that is done in the world), and comes after the spiritual aspects of repentance, calling on the name of the Lord, accepting the Cross and the Blood, being baptized in the Holy Spirit, being saved, receiving the ability for faith and love and all that "from glory to glory (2Cor3:18) hence a continuous transformation takes place - thats the reason why I see it as pure obedience. One day we will find out who is right and who is wrong and fortunately none of us will then even care about it 🙂 God bless you Chad!

In Acts 19:1-5, Paul found Disciples of John in Ephesus who were baptized by John. Paul knew they needed to be baptized in the name of Jesus and re-baptized them. So, there is a precedent in the bible for re-baptizing when the first baptism was not legitimate. Further more, baptism always follows regeneration. If someone gets baptized before they sincerely get saved or regenerated, then that is grounds for re-baptism. I see your point that if the first one wasn't a legitimate baptism them the second isn't technically a "re-baptism." Since an infant cannot make a decision for Christ, all infant baptisms are illegitimate and necessitate a legitimate baptism once a decision is made for Christ later in life. Chad, I am a fan, but we do differ in some areas of belief... and that's fine.

Think the real question then becomes when does God want to baptize individuals in this perfect manner.... Before any repentance as decided by their parents when they were babies or after repentance at whatever age that happens??

Baptism is always valid if the right words are spoken, but I’m curious about the lords supper. If a church does not believe in the real presence (ex: a non denom church) but rightly speaks the words of institution, would we say Christ is present even though the congregation doesn’t believe he is there? I’m inclined to say yes because of how we approach baptism. If there is forgiveness vs judgement is a question I think is harder or hard to say/no answer, but I’d be curious to know your thoughts.

I was baptised in 2005 when I made a declaration of faith in Jesus. I was then baptized a second time in 2016. The reason for the rebaptism was because in 2005 I decided to change my name by deed poll. I changed it because I was ashamed of the person I was before I made a declaration of faith in Jesus, I was ashamed of the abusive family I was born into. I thought it the right thing to change my name. But, as soon as I changed my name the Lord was very clear with me when He said "that is not your name and you will change back to your original name." I spent 10 years wrestling with my new name change. Stubbornness, pride, anger, control issues etc etc. But in 2016 after I experienced the Lord's Discipline (short prison sentence -long story), I came out of prison and within weeks I reverted back to the name God gave me at birth which I then found out the meaning of which is 'God is gracious'.....my God given name is John. The name I changed to in 2005 was Leon. Although I've found nowhere in scripture that gives credence to being baptized twice, I felt in my spirit that the first one was not right, I was baptised with the wrong name. The whole God is gracious meaning to my real name has had such an impact on my life post prison as my pre prison walk with Jesus was one of struggling in my own strength to let go of the hurts, pains, addictions etc in my own strength and continually failing. Learning to trust my Heavenly father as the picture I had of a father was one of vile abuse. Throughout my pre prison walk, Gods Grace was being poured out on me. At no time did I ever use it as a licence to sin, never. God knew what he was doing with me and He knows what he's got left to do in me. I don't and that's how it should be as I continue to learn to walk by faith & not by sight.

I was baptized as an infant but was raised outside the church in a secular home. I became a Christian while a freshman in college and was baptized by single immersion ~3 years later in a local church. unbeknownst to me at the time, this church believed in baptismal regeneration, but that's another story. Later, I was deeply involved with a Grace Brethren church, but to become a member I first needed to be rebaptized the "correct" way according to them, by triple immersion, based on their interpretation of Matt. 28:19-20). This was wonderful church family that I was a part of, but sadly I determined that I had no choice but to leave, believing that the baptism I received as an adult 3 years earlier was no more of a repeatable event than the finished work of Christ. It's sad that baptism causes so much confusion and even division in the body of Christ.

It comes down to this, if your original baptism was not, in your heart, a matter of being convicted of your sin and NEED for forgiveness of that sin and repenting of that sin, then the "baptism" meant nothing. Baptism scripturally, in Galatians 2:20 and Colossians 2:12, involves a death AND burial to the flesh, to self.

No. Ephisians 4:5 - "...One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism..." Scripture,

Thanks! Btw, can you send me the pdf file of biblical Hebrew book as a new learner?

I was baptized when I accepted Christ as my Savior. Then had to do it again in a Baptist Church only to make them happy. It did absolutely nothing for my salvation, and I’ve had about enough of membership in a local church when the bible doesn’t teach membership in a local church

Please forgive my ignorance, but I have a hypothetical question.What is your opinion on someone from a credo-baptist tradition who was baptized before their salvation? For instance, if someone “went forward” to be saved because their sibling was saved and was baptized, but later realized they had never truly believed and was saved later in life. Would that person need to be re-baptized?

So my question is, what do we do with people who have veen baptized multiple times? What do I call the second time since there is one baptism??

Thoughts on infant baptism, and someone now considering an adult baptism of their own choosing should do so? I’ve been sitting on this for like a year. Too long.

I have a fourth "R" for you: Relationship. I'm saved (thank You, Lord!), but my husband is not. Should the Lord extend His grace to my husband in salvation, I plan to be re-baptized when my husband is baptized. I want to to it to show solidarity with him and to symbolize the commitment we now BOTH have to serving and worshiping the Lord. I don't know how that kind of baptism fits in, LOL

I align, but feel if someone hasn't repented and bonded with Christ in marriage then putting on the baptism ring is false and may need revisited. If the heart, soul and mind isn't a repenting, servent of the Lord as with the disciples in Ephesus according to Acts 19 then a trip to the water is in need.

Acts 2:38 "For the remission of sins..." If a baptism was NOT for that purpose was it really a baptism? How could a baby repent of sins?

I believe in a believers baptism.

The bigger question is if getting baptized more than once is a sin. According to some that is yes.

Here's my question: what about baptisms before salvation, or baptisms during what someone might refer to as a false conversion? The Bible says baptism follows conversion, so infant baptisms I don't believe are legit. What if someone was baptized after an emotional stirring of an altar call, and many years later considers that baptism illegitimate because of their lifestyle afterwards, and feel that they were saved later in life?

Well, when you start with a completely unscriptural idea of what baptism is, then of course you cannot possibly come to a scriptural conclusion on the matter.

“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭18‬-‭21‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Verse 21 we are answering (pledging) a clean conscience (loyalty) to God. Arise and be baptized and wash away your (Paul) sins calling on the name of the Lord (the one being baptized is calling on the name of Jesus and not another person doing the baptism. What do you think about these text and the way they are written?

"There's no biblical precedence for rebaptism..." What do you make of Acts 19:1-5 then? Genuinely asking... Acts 19:1-5 CSB - While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? ” “No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” “Into what then were you baptized? ” he asked them. “Into John’s baptism,” they replied. Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

Oh no

Gifts of Jesus? Can you explain that, please?

Acts of the Apostles 16,15-17 Every member of the house got baptized .

Ephesians 4,5-6 only one baptism one Lord one faith

Well certainly you answered this question from within your faith tradition. But I am not a Lutheran and have a very different understanding of the rite. I have a very “baptistic” understanding of baptism, though I’m not a Baptist per se. When I look at the NT, baptism is not for infants/babies or unbelievers. In every instance in the NT, believers were baptized after they professed faith in Christ. The ordinance of baptism is sort of the concluding step of conversion where you leave the world and enter the church. I look at it this way: FAITH+REPENTANCE+BAPTISM=Conversion. BAPTISM-Faith-Repentance=Getting Wet. I think we should follow the NT example by only baptizing professing believers. Then you don’t have the issue of whether or not someone who was baptized as an infant should be re-baptized when they profess faith. However, there are those who were baptized as adults but came to the realization that they were not, in fact, believers at the time of their baptism. I think they should probably be re-baptized in accordance with the biblical model.

Nah, Chad is wrong about this. Water baptism isn't what God does for you. Baptism of spirit, circumcision of the heart is what God does for us when we believe; Colossians 2, ephesians 1. Water Baptism is something we do ourselves, and we can choose to or not; Luke7:29,30 (John's Baptism but it counts even more with Baptism for Christ) 1 Peter 3:21

Matt.21:16 from the lips of children and infants you Lord have called forth your praise. Luke 1:41 when Elizabeth heard Marys greeting ,the baby leaped in her womb. Luke 18:27..."What is impossible with man is possible with God. Christ Hebrews12:2 ...remember He is the author and finisher of our faith 😊

I was baptized as an infant but decided that I needed an immersion baptism. Acts 2:38 says "believe and be baptized for the remission of sins." So I did that. I have no great revelation and no great story to tell other than I wished to be obedient.

I AM the creator, who I am is the creation. I AM there, for who I am... and others too I AM salvation so therefore who I am sets free I AM that which is, I am who will be Thou shalt not kill or rape Thou shalt not steal Thou shalt not covet for thy neighbor's house Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not bear false witness Honor thy father and mother Keep the day of rest holy I AM who I am, I am love and clarity I AM life, so I am that which is rest Revelations:? *7 seals* the 7s in the revelation (rainbow 7 colors, 7 angels, 7 stars, 7 days in the beginning) Thou shalt not kill Thou shalt not steal Thou shalt not covet for thy neighbor's house Thou shall not commit adultery Thou shalt not bear false witness/Not Lie on others Thou shalt honor thy mother and father Keep your day of rest holy *The lamb* *The spirit that hovered above the waters* *The ark of the covenant before men* I am who I am, I AM sent me I AM the ONE who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery 1. You must put no other gods before who I AM You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth beneath in the sea 2. You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I AM jealous and WILL NOT tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parent onto the children, The entire family is affected 3. You must not misuse my name. I will not let those who misuse my name go unpunished, You must not take who I AM in vain. Ignoring the other 7 could lead to "beastly" nature and ignoring the other 7 could turn you into a false prophet (Rainbow in the sky) Taking the name and doing whatever could turn you into a Pharaoh or "Noah" inside and out, who cursed his son for telling the truth, put fear and dread in the hearts, taught to kill and about blasphemy which lead to many prophets deaths, burned up the 7 clean animals (7 commands), write his noahhides and taught to kill, and began the enslavement of Africa 🌈 or Aaron who taught to kill also forsaking the covenant broken again, who created the 613 laws but also used the first 3 in the covenant-making it 616, the mark of a man, cleverly removed by men in power, and then peter and paul who took the Romans and greeks to Jerusalem through revelation and not circumcising the hearts again. Gentiles are those whose hearts aren't circumcised and then begin to take lives for religious law, and are missing the scarlet ribbon from Joshua in their books, John the Baptist's wine... Jehohanan Ben Hagios the real crucified one. Who's story was beheaded and crucified. Put in their field for the price of a slave.

Is it a sin to be rebaptized? I don’t want opinions, don’t tell me how you feel about it. I just want facts. Thank you.

Brother, I also believe the Bible is clear about baptism and I agree with you, there is only one baptism, indeed. - With that said, we have to be careful and look at the word of God to: - 1) See what Jesus commanded 2) See how the apostles also applied Jesus’ teachings, especially when it came to baptism. - Baptism is the result of the act of repentance (Metanoia) and a conscious decision to follow the Lord and surrender to Christ’s Lordship. It’s where our old self d1e, we are cleansed from sin and receive the new life in Christ through the Holy Spirit. - Baptism is only one and it was established in this context by Jesus and the apostles. - However, the baptizing of babies and infants is NOT baptism to begin with, even if it’s a modern tradition… - It was never taught by Jesus or the apostles, so when you say “the water never evaporates” to hold the view of “if a baby was baptized” and thus, re-baptizing is not necessary, is not biblical. - Since babies or infants are not able to make this conscious decision, tradition started to “dedicate” (baby baptism) them to the Lord… but it’s not biblical, making the element “water” obsolete in that case.

You can only be baptised once for the forgiveness of sins. Why is the definition and purpose of Baptism misunderstood among the various denominations ? There is something seriously wrong in the minds of so called Christians who cannot unanimously agree on Baptism. Baptism is by water and the Holy Spirit.

When JESUS said you must be born of water and the spirit,the spirit of course is The HOLY SPIRIT,And the water is the LIVING WATER JESUS HIMSELF. John 4:10 “Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.” Baptism is an act we are not saved by acts we are saved by grace. Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” Immersion baptism is an outward sign to other believers ,it is a show of unity.!

No it's not an issue of salvation, so why the need.

The Church of Christ (not the mormons) says you must be baptized & understand why. All denominational churches are incorrect, period. You must hear the gospel, believe the gospel, repent, confess, be baptized & live loyally to GOD until death, period.

Not at all. Do you need to be baptized in water in the first place? Paul said he never came to baptize but to preach the gospel! 1 Cor 1:17, the one baptism is the baptism by the Spirit of God upon truly believing in Christ unto salvation,

I was baptized as an infant in the Catholic church. Since baptism is a result of our knowledge of sin and acknowledgment of sin and conscious choice to turn from it- all of which an infant is incapable of- then it is null and void. It will definitely mean something as an adult, provided your heart recognizes and agrees with and submits to those "requirements" (for lack of a better word).

I was baptized before I was truly saved and when I became a Christian I got baptized again. I don't believe that you should be baptized before you become a Christian and if you become a Christian after you were baptized you should be baptized again. You are not saved by water baptism, it is a public profession of your faith. When you repent of your sins and trust in Christ alone for your salvation you are saved and sealed with the Holy Spirit. I have been a prodigal too and Christ sustained me and drew me back to him. I agree that I shouldn't be baptized a third time for recommitting my life to him.

No rebaptisms in scripture

Dipping in water is not baptism.

The word Trinity is not orthodox. It’s a made up word. One may totally believe in the Father, the Son of God and the Holy Spirit without adapting the word Trinity in all of its revisions.

Don't need to be water baptized in the first place, let alone re-baptized.