Change After Water Baptism?

[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?

[mizpeh]

Yes, I felt the same things you did, clean on the INSIDE. I also felt intoxicated as I walked from the place I was baptized. While under the water I felt a peace, so much so that I didn't want to come up out of the water! I was probably under the water longer than most because I was baptized in a bathtub and they wanted to make sure I was totally under (some of my clothing had air pockets which they pushed out to make sure I was under, LOL) And just like you I had believed and repented but hadn't yet recieved the Holy Spirit. And probably not like you, I was baptized in Jesus name and the titles by a Baptist minister.

[OneAccord]

Absolutely- its hard to describe, but, when I was baptized in Jesus Name, I felt like an entirely different person came up out of that water. I felt completely scrubbed of everything that isn't like God.

[mizpeh]

Oh, I forgot, after I was baptized the urge to smoke a cigarette was gone.

[theoldpaths]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

Yes, I felt the same things you did, clean on the INSIDE. I also felt intoxicated as I walked from the place I was baptized. While under the water I felt a peace, so much so that I didn't want to come up out of the water! I was probably under the water longer than most because I was baptized in a bathtub and they wanted to make sure I was totally under (some of my clothing had air pockets which they pushed out to make sure I was under, LOL) And just like you I had believed and repented but hadn't yet recieved the Holy Spirit. And probably not like you, I was baptized in Jesus name and the titles by a Baptist minister.

Interesting indeed.

Are you still baptist?

Any particular reason for mixing the original apostolic method of baptism with the Catholic one? Are you now in favor of mixing the original apostolic method with the Catholic one?

To respond to your "probably not like me", when I was in false doctrine in a charismatic full-gospel church, I was baptized only in the titles, which incidentally are not names. However, when God heard and answered my prayers as to what church to go to when I moved, he lead me to apostolic truth where I was only baptized in the original apostolic method of in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of my sins.

[theoldpaths]

Originally Posted by OneAccord

Absolutely- its hard to describe, but, when I was baptized in Jesus Name, I felt like an entirely different person came up out of that water. I felt completely scrubbed of everything that isn't like God.

Praise the Lord - God is good!

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by theoldpaths

Interesting indeed.

Are you still baptist?

Any particular reason for mixing the original apostolic method of baptism with the Catholic one? Are you now in favor of mixing the original apostolic method with the Catholic one?

To respond to your "probably not like me", when I was in false doctrine in a charismatic full-gospel church, I was baptized only in the titles, which incidentally are not names. However, when God heard and answered my prayers as to what church to go to when I moved, he lead me to apostolic truth where I was only baptized in the original apostolic method of in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of my sins.

I was never a baptist.

No, I'm not in favor of baptizing in the titles. The minister said he would baptize me in Jesus name and once in the water he proceeded to baptize me in the titles. I stopped him to be sure he would speak the name of the Lord over me, which he eventually did, but I called on Jesus in my heart the whole time saying "Jesus, you baptize me".

I came to Christ a few days after arriving in England and didn't find a OP church for about a year.

[Hoovie]

I can't say I "felt" different - other than being wet. I did know I was obeying... and that was good mental comfort I guess.

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

I can't say I "felt" different - other than being wet. I did know I was obeying... and that was good mental comfort I guess.

Same here......I was seven and don't remember a whole lot except that I was freezing and that I was disappointed that I didn't get the Holy Ghost in the water. But I did feel good about doing the right thing.

[theoldpaths]

I wonder why some felt differently and others have not?

In my researching for spiritual stuff, I came across this a while back. Perhaps some may find this interesting...

http://jesus-messiah.com/html/rebaptisms.html