Is it true that we are all "sins" until we are baptized?

Question

why?

Answer 1

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Even after we have accepted Christ and repented of our sins, we may fall short and sin again. We should continually try to correct these transgressions. In addition, we should continually improve- to develop Christlike qualities, to grow knowledge, and to serve more effectively.

God has always required His children to make covenants. A covenant is a binding and solemn agreement between God and man. God promises to bless us, and we promise to obey Him. God sets the terms of the gospel covenants, which we either accept of reject. Keeping covenants brings blessings in this life and exaltation in the life to come.

Covenants place us under a strong obligation to honor our commitments to God. To keep our covenants, we must give up activities or interests that prevent us from honoring those covenants. For example, we should give up shopping and recreational pursuits on Sunday so we can keep the Sabbath day holy. We should desire to receive worthily the covenants that God offers us and then strive to keep them.

Covenants are usually made by means of sacred ordinances, such as baptism. These ordinances are administered by priesthood authority. Through the ordinance of baptism, for example, we covenant to take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ, always remember Him, and keep his commandments. As we keep our part of the covenant, God promises the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost, a remission of our  sins, and being born again.

Jesus taught that we must be baptized by immersion for the remission, or forgiveness, of our sins. Baptism is an essential ordinance of salvation. No person can enter the kingdom of God without being baptized. Christ set the example for us by being baptized.

Baptism by immersion is a symbol of death, burial, and resurrection of the Savior. In a similar way, it represents the end of our old life of sin and commitment to live a new life as a disciple of Christ. The Savior taught that baptism is a rebirth. When we are baptized we begin the process of being born again and become spiritual sons and daughters of Christ. (Romans 8:14-17)

Little chidren do not need to be baptized and are redeemed through the mercy of Jesus Christ. (Moroni 8:4-24) They are not to be baptized until they reach the age of accountability, which is eight years of age. (D&C 68:27).

Just because we are baptized does not mean we are completely saved and it does not matter what we do from then on. We still need to do all we can to be faithful and good. We also need to repent daily of our sins.

We also regularly renew the covenants we make when baptized by partaking of the sacrament on Sunday. Partaking of the sacrament weekly is a commandment. It helps us remain worthy to have the Spirit with us always. It is a weekly reminder of our covenants.

Answer 2

Rubbish.  During biblical times unless you lived next to a body of water, the average person bathed about once or twice a month. The religious rabbis/priests of those days also acted as lawmakers and the board of health.  When groups of people showed up for worship service smelling like a zoo, the priests marched everyone down to the river and had them bathe before worship service. That's where, "Cleanliness next to Godliness" came from. Eventually Christianity added ritual  and other meanings to what was originally taking a bath because you smelled like sh-t. Christianity doesn't want you to know the History of Christianity.

Answer 3

We all are sinners....and we need to accept the gift of salvation from Jesus Christ to get rid of those sins

Answer 4

We're all a sinner in the first place.

Answer 5

No truth to it but some seem to believe it anyway.

Answer 6

I agree with Frog E

Answer 7

No!

Romans 10: 9-10

Answer 8

The General Theory of Religion beliieves this, but it is an unproven process and I believe it worthless.

Answer 9

We are all sinners.  When we are baptized, we wash away the old sin nature and start anew.  However, we will still make mistakes, and need to repent daily, but we are trying to correct our mistakes, trying to walk the straight and narrow.  None are perfect, except God, but that doesn't mean we don't keep trying to do the right thing.