Assertion: baptism | /r/HasProperty | valid
Facets:
value: by the catholic church
type: OTHER
value: undoubtedly
type: DEGREE
value: because of their subsequent life
type: CAUSE
value: on the contrary
type: OTHER
value: in case of necessity
type: CAUSE
value: namely
type: OTHER
value: probably
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The most significant disagreements concerned the extent to which a correct understanding of the role of baptism is necessary for its validity.:p.61 David Lipscomb insisted that if a believer was baptized out of a desire to obey God, the baptism was valid, even if the individual did not fully understand the role baptism plays in salvation.:61
text: baptisms by immersion in other denominations may be considered valid if performed after the person having professed faith in Jesus Christ (though among the more conservative groups such as Independent Baptists, rebaptism may be required by the local congregation if performed in a non-Baptist church –
text: They reply that such baptism would be invalid, if the minister intended thereby to attribute the same efficacy to the added name as to the names of the Three Divine Persons.
text: The diocese should be able to provide a list of ecclesial communities whose Baptisms are considered valid and invalid.
text: In cases where a valid baptism is performed subsequent to an invalid attempt, it is held that only one baptism actually occurred, namely the valid one.
text: There are some who would claim that baptism is only legitimate if it is done in running water.
text: I declared that baptisms in the name of "Jesus" only as well as in the name of "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" were valid.
text: In addition, members of the LDS Church do not believe a baptism is valid unless it is performed by a Latter-day Saint one who has proper authority (a priest or elder).
text: In addition to these two essential elements, however, the person performing the baptism must intend what the Catholic Church intends in order for the baptism to be valid.
text: If both the elements of a baptism and the intention with which it is performed are present, the Catholic Church considers that baptism to be valid, no matter who performed the baptism.
text: Moralists, however, state that in case of necessity, the baptism would probably be valid if the water were applied to any other principal part of the body, as the breast or shoulder.
text: Other writers, as Peter Lombard and Hugh of St. Victor, hold also that such baptism would be valid, but say nothing of a dispensation for the Apostles.
text: On the contrary, if the proper matter and form be used and the one conferring the sacrament really "intends to perform what the Church performs" the baptism is undoubtedly valid.
text: If it be uncertain whether the convert's baptism was valid or not, then he is to be baptized conditionally.
text: , iv) declares: "The Spirit of God administers the grace of baptism, although it be a pagan who does the baptizing," Pope Nicholas I teaches the Bulgarians (Resp. 104) that baptism by a Jew or a pagan is valid.
text: For example, if a priest introduces some unauthorized variation in the ceremony, the baptism is still valid so long as certain key criteria are still met, even though the priest has violated the church's law and thus sinned, and so have the other participants if they know the priest's behaviour is illict.
text: Lutherans have therefore held that the manner of Baptism (that is, immersion, pouring, sprinkling, etc.) does not determine whether a Baptism is valid, any more than the manner of distributing the Lord's Supper (common cup, individual glasses) affects the validity of this Sacrament.
text: It is becoming increasingly common for some to argue that one’s baptism is valid as long as it was done “to obey God,” regardless of whether the candidate understood its specific design or not.
text: The United Methodist Church does not accept either the idea that only believer's baptism is valid or the notion that the baptism of infants magically imparts salvation apart from active personal faith.
text: If a person was baptized by a pastor of a Christian church that followed the Bible, the baptism is valid.
text: Anabaptists believe that baptism is valid only when candidates confess their faith in Christ and want to be baptized.
text: Baptism is valid when performed by a Priest or by any Christian who has been baptized as long as water is used and the Trinitarian formula followed.
text: Is it that they do not believe their earlier baptism (either as a child or as an adult) is valid because of their subsequent life?
text: Is the baptism valid if we say: "I baptize thee in the name of the Holy Trinity," without naming the Persons of the Trinity?
text: Some people question whether their baptism was valid.
text: Baptism is real and valid if water and the triune name are used, even if it is of an adult whose profession turns out to have been hypocritical.
text: Baptism is real and valid if water and the triune name are used, even if it is of an adult whose profession turns out to have been hypocritical.
text: Since Eastern Orthodox and Protestant Christians meet the two essential elements in their form of baptism as well as have the proper intention, their baptisms are considered valid by the Catholic Church.
text: When an inquirer states that he or she has been baptized, the first step in determining if the Baptism is considered valid is to ask in what ecclesial community the Baptism took place.
text: The diocese should be able to provide a list of ecclesial communities whose Baptisms are considered valid and invalid.
text: From the foregoing it is evident that not all baptism administered by heretics or schismatics is invalid.
text: One way a baptism could be invalid is if the person baptizing uses a formula like “
text: If the Baptism is considered invalid, then this would need to be explained to the inquirer and he or she would participate in the Christian initiation process as an unbaptized person.