b63049 No.815159
I come from a muslim family. My mother is german, and my father is turkish. They are both muslim, because my mother converted. They both believe in Islam, and don't like christianity (They think it's wrong, and that christians are having sinfull lifes).
I believe that christianity is true. But my family wouldn't accept me beeing a christian (And my mother wants me to be just like she wants me to be. She gets angry when I don't even do something wrong, and blames me for a lot of stuff. But 80% of the time she is nice and loves me)
Because of that, I have to wait till I can move out. Only then, I can convert. But I found out, that I was baptized in the Catholic Church when I was a baby. My Grandfather wanted that I am baptized.
So I wanted to ask, if I count as a Christian already, when I was baptized as baby?
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8e8b56 No.815161
>>815159
You only have to be baptized once if that's what you're asking. Second baptism was an early heresy in Church history.
You're not done yet though. I would recommend looking into Orthodoxy and once you're sure, you will have to be a catechumen for a while, then get chrismated.
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e34164 No.815164
>>815159
yeah. You can take confessions, the eucharist, and so on. You can, however, do the comfirmation of your faith later on. Stay safe. Where do you live? do you think you're at any danger because of your faith?
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b63049 No.815168
>>815164
I'm not in any danger. They wouldn't hurt me or anything. It would be just not a nice moment when I say to them, that I'm a Christian. I think it would be a long conversation, that I don't want to have now.
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6bdc64 No.815171
>>815159
You are a Christian anon. There are still a few steps to being a full member of the Church (ie. Confirmation) but you are undoubtedly a Christian through your baptism.
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86de09 No.815172
>>815164
>eucharist
I think you have to go through RCIA or something like that before, no?
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aeb28f No.815174
>>815159
Baptism leaves an indelible mark - you are claimed for God no matter what. Apostasy can't change that, either. Grow in your Catholic faith, anon, and convert your family. Aim for your father because obviously your mom will do whatever he does. Islam is retarded and won't stand against any Western scrutiny, because it rejects philosophy wholesale and has thus left all Muslim countries in the medieval period. Good luck, anon.
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e34164 No.815182
>>815172
i don't..think so? but yeah i think it's best to do comfirmation before, or OP must do his research
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e880ad No.815190
>>815168
im not that anon
>I'm not in any danger. They wouldn't hurt me or anything
Praise be to God that you will be safe when you tell them.
>>815159
Tbh, I am suprised your grandfather (I assume maternal) was able to convince your parents to baptise you in the Church. But back to your orginal question
>am i a Christian?
Answer me honestly:
Do you believe that Jesus Christ is God?
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1b61da No.815221
>>815190
What's the right answer? Is it believing that jesus is the son of god or is god?
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1602fb No.815227
Related question not from OP: What would happen if I want to be a catechumen while I am in uni far from my parents' home? Is it okay for me to be away from the church for winter and summer breaks?
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e880ad No.815229
>>815221
Jesus is the Son of God as in God the Father, but still very much God.
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e880ad No.815234
>>815227
You would still be a catechumen, but as for seasonal breaks im sure you can find a reason to be away from your family early Sunday morning. You family islamic obligations are only on Friday after all.
To be frankly honest with you, pilgrim, you are better off asking your local priest about that. He would know what to do in that situation.
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1602fb No.815237
>>815234
Well first of all I stated I wasn't OP so I'm not Muslim and second my uni is two hours away. But thanks for the advice anyway.
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04f1f8 No.815244
My grandmother says she and my grandfather baptised me, and my parents say they did something but my Dad says it wasn't a baptism. My grandmother also lies about tons of stuff, and she said this after I told her I wanted to be baptised Catholic.
Can't a layman baptise people? If so, does this mean my grandparents baptised me?
The larger context of this debate is that if I'm not baptised, I get all my sins cleansed without confession and I'd rather not mention some things. But if I was baptised, I want to know. My brother says I just don't want to be forced to confess and says I'm baptised, and my Dad says I wasn't baptised.
Basically, my family has turned my baptism into an excuse to fight and tell each other they're wrong - I may never know the truth of whether I've been baptised.
What do I do?
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9904f4 No.815286
>>815244
Go to a Catholic Church and ask for the assistance of a Priest at the Parish Office, that's their job to make the call.
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9904f4 No.815292
>>815221
Jesus Christ is the Son of God; Jesus Christ is God.
3 persons, one substance. When the Father does something, it can be attested that Christ and the Holy Spirit have shared in the act. No, the true nature of the Trinity is a mystery, and is not meant to be something grasped by pure reason alone.
God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Think of a diamond; God is depicted as being seated on a throne of diamond many times - why is this?
Now, for those in the audience waiting to leap up and shriek about Sabellianism, we must dwell upon what differentiates the 3 persons.
*God the Father, does not have a body nor is He a Great Spirit. He is absolutely uncreated and unchanging. "I AM THE I AM", the Father is Being itself.
*God the Son, Jesus Christ, emptied Himself and took on human form, and aged, and learned, and suffered, and died, and rose again for our sake.
*God the Holy Spirit, dwells within us, justifying us and has spoken through the prophets.
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1e95b0 No.815311
>>815159
>And my mother wants me to be just like she wants me to be
I had the same problem, my mother projecting an image onto me and forcing me to adapt to that image. It screwed up my growing up, I felt my relationship with her was more a pet-owner relationship than a healthy one between adults.
>>815244
Once you move out and are free to practice Christianity, go ask a local priest. He may not be able to give you an answer, but he'll direct you to someone who can. In the meanwhile, if you believe in Jesus, you're a Christian.
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