u/WishIWasInWV

Hello friends in Christ,

I am looking into the Baptist faith. Long story short, converted to Catholicism as an adult, and realized that it was not the Truth after a couple years. Now still seeking to be a simple Christian focused on Christ. The simplicity of the Baptist faith is what attracts me.

I have a couple questions though. Firstly, I do hold to a spiritual presence view of the Eucharist or the Lord's Supper. Is that compatible with the symbolic view in the Baptist Faith and Message?

Also, a couple other things. How do we explain when Jesus says we must be born of water and spirit to be saved? What if I have not had a distinct Born Again experience, but have gradually come to this faith through the working of the Spirit in my life? Also, would I be comfortable as an amillenialist? Personally not big on the State of Israel.

Thank you so much brethren.

God bless you!

Hello,

My family left Roman Catholicism a year ago and have been floating around. I feel like this spiritual storm is finally coming to an end after finally attending the Coptic Orthodox church near my house.

But I have a question. I was the sole member of my family to be baptized in the Roman Catholic Church as an adult convert. My wife and daughter were baptized Episcopalian. When I was baptized, I identified as transgender, and was baptized under a false name and was unrepentant at the time. Very long story, but God has long since delivered me from that disease.

So my question is thus: is my baptism valid? Would it be wrong to request a corrective baptism? I have seen conflicting things about Roman Catholic rebaptism online.

I do plan to discuss this with the priest, but I am curious before going in and talking to him about it.

Thank you all and God bless you!

Hello,

Currently discerning between Eastern and Oriental Orthodox. My wife and I have left Roman Catholicism for a plethora of reasons, in part because certain sacramentology and legalism around confession (this is on me, not the RCC. I have very severe OCD and scrupulosity. I have developed theological opinions that would not allow me to commune with Rome despite my illness).

I am curious, if I were to become, say, Coptic Orthodox, would I be required to have a life confession like so many Eastern Orthodox churches require? It would bring me much peace of mind if that were not the case, especially since I was baptized Roman Catholic in 2023. I do not feel it would be conducive to the healing I have made with my mental illness.

What would the conversion process look like?

Thank you so much. God bless you all.