We make the covenant before we are baptized.

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wengs42
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We make the covenant before we are baptized.

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If you have heard of Todd Mclaughlin. he is on the youtube channel Thoughtful Faith. and on his theology talk he discusses this topic.

He speaks of how when we repent (before baptism) we receive a remission of our sins, and it is then that we make the covenant with god. and when we have repented and make that covenant then we are baptized to show we have made out covenant. then when we receive the holy ghost then we truly receive a remission of our sins.

What are you guys thoughts? id love if you all watched this video or all them. to discuss all topics related to them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBRtq-Gb-9w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm7BH6vqQf8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN8w_edDjTY

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wengs42 wrote: December 3rd, 2022, 6:34 pm
What are you guys thoughts?
I was 19 when I was baptized and boy I had done some sinning up to that point.
This is what happened to me.
I read and accepted the BOM, took the missionary discussions and accepted that my Southern Baptist baptism was of no effect and when it happened I HAD FELT NOTHING.
However, when I was baptized into this church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints-to be clear) I did feel something.
When I came up out of the water I had this intense feeling of having every bad thing removed from my body and soul, I really felt clean in a way I can't completely describe, it was a real feeling.
Later that same day I received the gift of the Holy Ghost. That experience was so profound that it literally put me on the floor and I could not move for several hours. This was my experience and I know it is not common. It has not again been so intense, but I have felt it many times at a lesser intensity.
I think that the baptismal covenant is complete, between us and the Lord, after we emerge from the water.

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