Can you be baptized at any age?

There are no age restrictions for baptism. In Christianity, any human being who has not yet been baptized can receive the sacrament of baptism. It is said that baptism leaves a permanent mark on your soul, such that you never need to be "re-baptized."
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At what age can you get baptized?

The answer finally came when the Lord described how parents should teach their children about the gospel. He said, “And their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins when eight years old, and receive the laying on of the hands” (Doctrine and Covenants 68:27).
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What are the requirements for baptism?

Doctrine and Covenants 20:37:
  • Humble themselves before God.
  • Desire to be baptized.
  • Come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits.
  • Repent of all their sins.
  • Be willing to take upon them the name of Christ.
  • Have a determination to serve Christ to the end.
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Can you be baptized Catholic at any age?

Must be at least 16 years of age. Must be a baptized Catholic who has completed the sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation. May not be the parent of the child being baptized.
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Can you be baptized at any time?

Adults are encouraged to get baptized at the Easter Vigil service, but can also be baptized during any other designated mass. The adult is accompanied during the ceremony by his sponsor -- a person of faith, member of the Catholic church chosen to aid the candidate in his growth in the Christian faith.
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Is it a sin to be baptized twice?

Given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated. The baptisms of those to be received into the Catholic Church from other Christian communities are held to be valid if administered using the Trinitarian formula. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: 1256.
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What is baptism for adults?

The three most common are sprinkling water on the baptismal candidate's forehead, pouring water over his head and immersing him completely under the water. Most churches that exclusively practice adult or believers' baptism baptize by complete immersion.
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Can I baptize my daughter?

It may take a little longer but it's absolutely doable. Most churches will welcome a request to baptise your child even if you are not a church member or do not regularly attend church. There may be a few extra steps, like meeting with the pastor or attending a class.
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Can you be baptized online?

Faith leaders are coming up with new ways to reach their communities, with many turning to online platforms to perform rituals. Among the services being offered via new technology are some of the most fundamental customs, or rituals, such as baptism.
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Can anyone baptize a person?

In the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, the ordinary minister of baptism is a bishop, priest, or deacon (canon 861 §1 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law), and in normal circumstances, only the parish priest of the person to be baptized, or someone authorized by the parish priest may do so licitly (canon 530).
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Why should I get baptized?

When we come to believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, our lives become united to Christ's life. We begin a journey of faith, united to Christ. We renounce service to sin and give our loyalty and service to Christ. Baptism provides an opportunity to identify with Christ's death and resurrection.
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What age do you make your Confirmation?

Candidates for Confirmation must be baptized in the Catholic Church and have received Holy Communion around the age of 7 years. Candidates are normally between 11-16 years of age. There is a period of preparation to help parents and candidates understand the purpose of Confirmation.
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What age did Jesus baptize?

When Jesus “began to be about thirty years of age,” he went to be baptized of John at the river Jordan. (Luke 3:23.)
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Can you be baptized in a pool?

Still others use the term "immersion baptism" to mean a merely partial immersion by dipping the head in the water or by pouring water over the head of a person standing in a baptismal pool, and use instead for baptism that involves total immersion of the body beneath the water the term "submersion baptism".
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Can an 8 year old be baptized?

Baptism also allows the baptized individual, at age 8 or 80, to make an eternal covenant with God. What a great blessing this is!
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Which churches baptize adults?

Baptists, Anabaptists, and Pentecostal Churches baptize only adults or children old enough to profess their faith. The methods vary from sprinkling and pouring of water to full immersion.
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Why does an adult get baptised?

Advocates for believer's baptism use Acts 2 to support their view, where Peter commanded to believe before baptism took place. Credobaptists also argue that Jesus' baptism as an adult, and not as an infant, is supportive of believer's baptism.
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Can the unforgivable sin be forgiven?

In the Christian Scriptures, there are three verses that take up the subject of unforgivable sin. In the Book of Matthew (12: 31-32), we read, "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
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Do I need to be baptized?

Does everyone need to be baptized? Yes. Jesus made it clear that being born of water and of the Spirit is necessary to enter the kingdom of heaven (see John 3:1–13).
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What does Jesus say about being baptized?

He said: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
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What do you call someone who is not baptised?

Definition of unbaptized

: not baptized unbaptized infants also, dated : heathenish, profane …
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Do unbaptized babies go to heaven?

Church doctrine now states that unbaptized babies can go to heaven instead of getting stuck somewhere between heaven and hell.
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