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Old 05-19-2009, 08:54 PM
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Bro. Craig,

Yap bro.,we need to proclaim the Gospel to the lost sinners and when one believed Christ as his Saviour, we can tell the new believer about water baptism. If the new believer agreed that he be baptized then we have them baptized, but if not then that still ok, he is still a SAVED person and a brother in Christ but still we have to admonish him to do the same in a later time or as the Holy Spirit leads him. I think there is no problem for this immediate baptism of believer as practice by the early believers in Acts. Actually, there's no really problem to those who gladly received the gospel and expressed them in their obedience to the waters of baptism.

Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized...
John 14:15 If you love me, keep my commandments.
Acts 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Acts 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water;what doth hinder me to be baptized?

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