Good day everyone, am a christian from the baptist denomination, and there's this one thing we have in common in our denominations. One of our baptist doctrine implies that to be a baptist member, you must be baptized. I observed that before baptism takes place, those that are interested will go through teachings for at least fifteen wks before being baptized.
My point now is that, in the bible, baptism was done immediately after conviction not 4 months after or to be a full member of a denomination, because of these teachings idea, 18 out of 20 participants wants to get baptized so as to become a full baptist member not because they understand that baptism takes place after conviction.
I asked a brother that is baptism just necessary or mandatory, he said it's mandatory. so I concluded that if the system of denominational baptism continues it implies that baptism is just necessary not mandatory.

Firstly, let me correct the impression of baptism, under d Baptist denomination, we bliv that baptism is not a certificate to heaven, after been born again, that is why u will still be subjected to teachings, so as to know whom you bliv in, you will notice that Baptist will never baptise a baby, because we bliv he myt not know d meaning of what he's doing. If u are a member of d royal ambassador, you will know more about this in ur ranking examinations. As for membership, baptism is not d criteria 4 membership per say, its just that without baptism, you will be restricted from certain. things like eating d Lord's supper, contributing during church in conference and so on. Let me pause here a bit.

But when Philip baptized the Eunuch, it was after conviction. Acts Ch 8 Vs 26-40
When over 3000 people were baptized, it was after conviction. Acts Ch 2 Vs 40-41
When John the baptist baptizes, it was after conviction. Matthew Ch 3 Vs 6.

JuniorXpert: But when Philip baptized the Eunuch, it was after conviction. Acts Ch 8 Vs 26-40
When over 3000 people were baptized, it was after conviction. Acts Ch 2 Vs 40-41
When John the baptist baptizes, it was after conviction. Matthew Ch 3 Vs 6.

We are saying d same thing, that is d reason why Baptist will not baptise a baby, d conviction we are talking about here is knowing whom & what u bliv, which is very important. No one decides 4 u, its after u av had a genuine encounter with the Almighty God.

Mayour11:

We are saying d same thing, that is d reason why Baptist will not baptise a baby, d conviction we are talking about here is knowing whom & what u bliv, which is very important. No one decides 4 u, its after u av had a genuine encounter with the Almighty God.

That's it! Many christian gets baptized because of the restrictions pertaining to the denominational doctrines not because they are convicted and I think it's due to the long duration teachings.