does baptism take away sin?
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No, baptism does not take away sin. Only faith in Jesus Christ and repentance can take away sin. You accept Christ as your Savior, and He wipes your slate clean. Baptism is an outward expression of an inward change. However, once your sins are wiped away, don't think you can go do whatever you want and be ok. You must repent, which means to turn away from your sin. You will still sin, we all do, but you can repent daily.
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Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.  Christ calls us to surrender to Him, through faith alone.  Baptism is only an avenue through which Christians make others aware of the decision they have made to become a Christian.  While Baptism should be strongly encouraged, because of the external witness it provides, it can by no means be considered salvific.  You are saved through faith, not by works, lest anyone should boast in themselves.  (Ephesians 2:8-9).
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You can come to the Lord's church, the church of Christ is and has been around since it's beginingand is there for those who want salvation. We are not a denomination and never have been. We in the church don't baptize babies since it is not needed. Children are innocent just as Christ said and as the Bible proclaims(Deuteronomy 24:16, Ezekiel 18:20, Matthew 18:3, 6, 19: 13-15, Mark 10:13-16, Luke 18:15-17, Romans 14:12). Below are a couple of links to help you I hope they help. Please take a good look at the link called evangilism update. \n\nGod Bless,\n\nChris
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You ought to be ashamed of yourself for going behind your sister's back. Innocents don't need baptizing and you  violated your sister's trust in you by having the children baptized without her consent. You might consider it for the best, but she doesn't and God doesn't require it. Shame on you.
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No.\n\nSin is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to the eternal law of God. \n\nIn other words, sin is anything that hurts your relationship with God.\n\nSin is a personal act. Moreover, we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them:\n- by participating directly and voluntarily in them;\n- by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them;\n- by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so;\n- by protecting evil-doers.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Baptism is a real sacrament. It is how someone becomes a Christian. You are washed and cleaned of original sin that came from Adam. You receive the holy spirit. It is not symbolic it is necessary for salvation. Jesus commands us to make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the father, son, and holy spirit.( Matthew 28:19)\nother bible verses:\n    Acts 2:38\n    Acts 22:16\n   1 Peter 3:20-21
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I was saved from original sin at Baptism.  Also, as the Bible says, I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15). Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13).  I praise God and thank Him for the gift of the sacrament of confession (John 20:22-23, 2 Cor. 5:18-20, Acts 19:18, 2 Cor. 2:10) in which Jesus, through the priest, absolves us from our sins and restores us to a state of grace.  What a deal!
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we have all sinned, and therefore all deserve to go to hell.  but that is the beauty of christianity, that it is no doing of your own to go to heven accept for accepting Christ as your lord and saviour.  it is that simple...so whether it is sexual sin, or stealing, or lieing, we have all sinned, and are there for in the same till we ask Christ into our lives...it is that simple.
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Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,\n \nThere is only one sacrifice that was made for our sins,and that was Jesus on the cross. Those who think that becoming saved gives them a free ride to sin all they want are total and complete fools.\n\nYou say that you read your bible, This too is one of the scriptures that you will eventually come to read.\n\n Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.\n \nWhen Jesus said "Go and sin no more" That means if you have repented of a sin, you know that it is wrong and un rightous in the eyes of the Lord. You have acknowledged it as such. So why on earth would you go out and re commit the same sin that you have acknowledged to Jesus as being unrightous in His eyes? His love and  mercy is pricless as is His forgivness that came with a price that He paid and not one that you or I paid.\n\nYour question makes a person wonder if you even understood what the commitment and covenant that you make with Jesus, when or if you become born again, and accepted Jesus as your savior really means. It means "Go and sin no more".
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Confirmation.  \nActs 19:5-6, Acts 8:14-17, 2 Cor 1:21-22, Eph 1:13 Heb 6:2\n\nYou can not remove the mark of Baptism, or Confirmation.  Confession is a lifetime process.\n\nTalk with a priest about your return to the Faith.
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The first step of repentance is to stop performing the sin. If you don't do that you are not repenting.
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because of original sin we were in a state of open rebellion to God and His holy will, and so we were marked from birth with this sin of pride and rebellion.\nbut by our baptism we are cleansed of this original sin and even it`s stain and we are united in holy friendship with God and become members of the Body of Christ, and even more we also become potential heirs to the kingdom of God.
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yes and yes\n\nyou cannot hold on to your sin and and Christ. You cannot serve God and mammon (other gods). which is anything that takes priority over God. All need to turn from sin that's repent = 180 degree turn.\n1Cor 6:9-11Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor *homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.\n\nMessenger
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Sounds like you think that you can purposely go out and sin (knowingly, willingly), repent and all is okay....your are leaving out believing in God...when you believe in God, your sins will be fewer and fewer with each passing day compared to what you were capable of before finding Christ!\nThere is a big difference....don't think for a minute that you can sin on purpose, repent and all is okay....you gotta be trying to live a Christian life along with the repenting!
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The absence of water baptism does not disqualify one from entering into the Kingdom of heaven,in example; the thief on the cross goes to paridise without water baptism or for that matter without the baptism of the holy spirit(since Jesus is not dead as a man yet) Jesus does command us to get baptized in water as a symbol for expressing an inward change by showing an outward appearance.
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It is possible, although when you are truly born again, God gives you a new nature.  So you don't feel the same way about sin as you did before.  II Cor. 5:17
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For Catholics part of this is called being in the state of sanctifying grace.  What this means is for a baptized person not having any serious "mortal sin" (1 Jn 5:16-17) on their soul (unconfessed).  While sounding technical it is very simple and honest.  While in this state being an example of Christ for others is what I call "walking with God".