Change After Water Baptism?

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Brad Murphy

When I was baptized (at around 10 years old) I think people were disappointed that I didn't jump up and down and shout like I was supposed to. I was just relieved that I wouldn't go to hell if God came back right then... it was just a task that I crossed off my list to keep from going to hell.

I think that is how most people look at it, which is unfortunate.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by theoldpaths

When I was water baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of my sins, in obedience to Acts 2:38, for the rest of that night I felt good on the inside, clean, light, and almost like a was a little tipsy; and I give God all of the glory for that. I did not have the Holy Ghost at that time but I had faith and had repented of my sins. I did get the Holy Ghost a few months later though.

In my born again walk though, I have come across some who were baptized the same way but in a different church, but did not feel anything different at all after they were baptized.

I've also read of some who were baptized and didn't feel anything different who heard about others who had and to make a long story short, found an apostolic minister who had re-baptized people who had NOT felt anything different and afterwards they did feel different.

So I thought I would ask apostolics in here if they felt anything different at all after they were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of their sins?

When I was baptized by immersion in the titles I felt totally cleansed and renewed. Later, after baptism in Jesus name, I didn't feel anything at all. I was also baptized as a baby and I don't remember feeling anything then.

[deltaguitar]

Like many here Baptism didn't really mean anything to me other than just crossing off something on the list to keep me out of hell.

I couldn't speak in tongues like everybody wanted me to so I was told to get baptized and I would receive the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. So I did it, I can barely remember but I know I was about six or seven.

[livefortruth]

ABSOLUTELY! I felt a change all my sins were washed away. I knew it was all gone and it was a clean slate. Months later I recieved the gift of the Holy Ghost evidence by speaking in tongues as the Spirit gave the utterance as in Acts 10:46.

The path is straight and narrow is the gate, its acts 2:4 plus acts 2:38,

[KWSS1976]

Yep I changed cloths...LOL

[Billy Boy]

Many have been baptized in father, son and holy ghost and felt the wonderful cleansing from sin, many also have been baptized in Jesus name and felt nothing. This is because its not so much what the baptiser says as what is the condition of the heart of the baptizee.

[LUKE2447]

Originally Posted by Billy Boy

Many have been baptized in father, son and holy ghost and felt the wonderful cleansing from sin, many also have been baptized in Jesus name and felt nothing. This is because its not so much what the baptiser says as what is the condition of the heart of the baptizee.

and of course many feel the same exact thing by simply repenting to there friend or whoever to get whatever off their chest. What is amazing is you are basing doctrine off of feeling which means nothing but a emotional release. UN-BELIEVABLE! I can only shake my head out how people judge truth and rationalize it down to "did you feel good afterward?" thus the "well since we don't get consensus of feelings across the board of endorphins hitting the blood stream thus it really must not matter and the mode doesn't matter as well but the heart" sheeesh yeah the heart matters like that takes a genius to figure out. It still does matter in the manner in what you believe and by whose authority you do what you do. I don't see people going around casting out demons in the name of BOB.... As they respond Jesus I know, Bob not so much!

[Billy Boy]

Originally Posted by LUKE2447

and of course many feel the same exact thing by simply repenting to there friend or whoever to get whatever off their chest. What is amazing is you are basing doctrine off of feeling which means nothing but a emotional release. UN-BELIEVABLE! I can only shake my head out how people judge truth and rationalize it down to "did you feel good afterward?" thus the "well since we don't get consensus of feelings across the board of endorphins hitting the blood stream thus it really must not matter and the mode doesn't matter as well but the heart" sheeesh yeah the heart matters like that takes a genius to figure out. It still does matter in the manner in what you believe and by whose authority you do what you do. I don't see people going around casting out demons in the name of BOB.... As they respond Jesus I know, Bob not so much!

Bob is not the name of the father , son and holy ghost - Jesus is! You cannot separate Jesus from those titles - There is no one else who can claim those three titles! They are who Jesus is! I believe that because I am oneness!

[LUKE2447]

Originally Posted by Billy Boy

Bob is not the name of the father , son and holy ghost - Jesus is! You cannot separate Jesus from those titles - There is no one else who can claim those three titles! They are who Jesus is! I believe that because I am oneness!

Exactly BILLY and the name FATHER SON HS designates nothing but aspects of who he is. His name declared unto us FOR salvation is what.... JESUS!
There is ONE NAME given unto men....!

[Billy Boy]

Originally Posted by LUKE2447

Exactly BILLY and the name FATHER SON HS designates nothing but aspects of who he is. His name declared unto us FOR salvation is what.... JESUS!
There is ONE NAME given unto men....!

Thank You, and the Disciples knew that Jesus was the father, son and holy ghost also, that is why they had no problem refering to Him by any or all of those titles or Jesus! Too many oneness people are so hung up on the name that they miss his attributes!