I want to make one quick comment on this, and not anything more. If you were a Catholic hopefully you have access to a Catechism of the church, and it will explain why Catholics believe as they do. Baptism is initiated at birth, but is not completed until Confirmation usually at the age of about 13-14 years old, when the bishop or his designee annoints the Catechumenate with oil(this comes from old traditions of the original churches) and then calls upon the gifts of the Holy Spirit, all this done in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I say this so that people will have a little better understanding of the Catholic Faith - whether it be Roman, Lutheran, Orthodox, Episcople, etc. These churches which were founded by Christ when he said to Peter "thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my church." To prevent this from becoming controversial llike some other issues lately, feel free to write me at my email address privately. Dave Mothkovich [email protected] On Sat, 14 May 2005 12:12:13 EDT [email protected] writes: > Read Ezekiel 18:20 "The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son > shall not > bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the > iniquity > of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him > and the > wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. > > Mark 16:15-16 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, > and preach > the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized > shall be > saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." > > You must believe before baptism. How can the infant believe? They > are > innocent babies. > > You must hear Hear the Gospel - Matt. 7:24-27 > Believe in Christ - John 8:24 > Repent of our sin - Luke 13:3 > Confess Christ's name - Matt. 10:32-33 > Be baptized into Christ - John 3:5 > Live Faithfully - Rev 2:10 > > What is Baptism? > > Buried in baptism - Romans 6:4 > Buried/raised up - Col. 2:12 > a birth - john 3:3-5 > Went down into the water - Acts 8:38-39 > NOT sprinkling a little water - Romans 6:4 > NOT pouring - Acts 8:36-39 > Requires much water - John 3:23 > > Proverbs 14:12 - "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, > but the end > thereof are the ways of death. > > Ignorance of God's will - Hosea 4:6 > Following traditions of men - Matt. 15:1-9 > Corruption of God's plan - II Tim. 4:1-4 > Man's desire to follow men - Gal. 1:6-10 > Disrespect for God's word - II Tim. 4:3-4 > > Please read the bible. > I used to be Catholic but not anymore. The priests teach false > doctrine. > > Take care, > Dawn > > >