This post came up on Gideons Sword a small forum I frequent.


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have 27 People I want to baptize them but I have question.

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Hi
I want to ask you one thing. I am living in a place where we have not any pastor or preacher. I am preaching people and I am untrained preacher. I started this work for my people when I was 17 years old. I am doing this for my people.
I work for children specially because they are future of christianity.
Now I have a question. I have 27 believers. They want to be baptized. we have not any person to baptize them. I have heard from a pasor in other city," untrained person can not baptize people" Please help me in this time. I am confused and afraid. I don't want these people to be wrong.
Can an untrained person baptize people? I talked with my another friends about this. He said yes you can but I want to learn more about this.
Please give me answer. i shall be waiting to hear from you.
God Bless You...Amen
Saul Masih

We have learned that Saul lives in a remote town in Packistan, about two hundred miles from the nearest city. He and his little group are without help and/or teachers.
I was suspicious at first but it seems to be on the up and up, I'll be asking ya all for your advice and of course prayers for this man and his little group.

Below in red is my response.


Welcome sir.

It is important you follow the disipline of the group/church you are affiliated with.

I suggest that you give that organization every oppertunity to get to your area with proper leadership. If we say we wish to follow our Lord in baptism is it certainly a good thing , but how can we say we wish to follow our Lord if we do not follow those He has sent to teach us?

Would you mind telling me a few things?

Where are you located ?

What church/organization are you affiliated with?

What is the distance to the city you spoke of ?

Thank you so much for the care and love you have demonstrated for your ' 27'.

Hitch

Last edited by Hitch; Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:53 PM.