{"id":41189,"date":"2013-12-04T21:23:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T03:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=41189"},"modified":"2021-12-27T21:24:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T03:24:49","slug":"do-you-have-to-be-baptized-by-the-person-who-led-you-to-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-you-have-to-be-baptized-by-the-person-who-led-you-to-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have to be baptized by the person who led you to Christ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Good day sir!<\/p>\n<p>Sorry to bother you again, I just wanted to ask: Must you be baptized by the person who led you to Christ or it can be administered by anyone provided he believes in Christ Jesus and done through immersion?<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Paul led many to Christ, but he mentions that he only did a few of the actual baptism (I Corinthians 1:14-16). Jesus taught people but his disciples did the baptisms (John 4:1-2).<\/p>\n<p>No matter who does the baptism, it still must be done in the proper manner.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Good day sir! Sorry to bother you again, I just wanted to ask: Must you be baptized by the person who led you to Christ or it can be administered by anyone provided he believes in Christ Jesus and done through immersion? 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