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Originally Posted by TheLayman
With words, can you tell me how the Biblical "truth" of " Acts 2:38" is carried out in your church? Let's say someone wants to do it your way in their church this weekend, exactly how and exactly what does that look like? And exactly how is each step "Biblical?"
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An individual seeking to be baptized would be expected to articulate a brief but coherent profession of faith in Jesus as the crucified, buried, and resurrected Christ and Son of God who died as their Substitute taking their sins upon Himself. They would also need to indicate a desire and intention to commit themselves to Him as a disciple (student, follower). That being the case and there being no other reasons NOT to baptize them, they would be immersed upon a public confession of their faith with prayer for the Lord to save them. Whoever immersed them would use a formula as follows "I baptise you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins". Prayer for them to receive the Holy Spirit would take place immediately after if they had not received the Spirit earlier.
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