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1 | Acts 2:38, why people delay baptism | Acts 2:38 | Dalcent | 113361 | ||
Evangelical churches generally delay baptism because as you correctly observe they pray Jesus into their heart. Baptism apparently does not save and is only an ordinance. Many historic Protestant denominations as well as Roman Catholics and Orthodox contend that baptism together with a profession of faith is what saves and is the beginning of the Christian life. It is called "baptismal regeneration" and is a key area of disagreement between the two main branches of Christianity: those who emphasize the historic creeds (catholics) and those calling themselves evangelicals. For Baptismal Regeneration http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/a25.htm Against Baptismal Regeneration (Baptist) http://www.fundamentalbiblechurch.org/Tracts/fbcbaptr.htm I always recommend investigating both sides rather than entrenching myself in one position. Furthermore it is always a problem reading the Bible objectively once you have a fixed intepretive system in place. |
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2 | Acts 2:38, why people delay baptism | Acts 2:38 | flinkywood | 113369 | ||
Dalcent, this is a good post, and since you registered with the forum on my birthday, I want to say that I've been studying Catholic theology lately and that your last sentence is right on the money. The Catholics have a gold mine of theology that is lying untapped by both Catholics and Protestants. I advise all in this forum to hang up them fighting togs and dig in. Also, unbeknownst to many, there is a robust, modern evangelical movement within the Catholic Church; and outward weirdness notwithstanding, I'm finding the difference between the two doctrines so incredibly small and misunderstood as to be almost irrelevant. One of the prime ememies of this misunderstanding comes from ignorance of the history of Chritianity, an ignorance which condemns us to repeat it. It's a shame that so many, both Protestant and Catholic, don't take a second to glance over the fence they're so contantly and so thoughtlessly building. Colin |
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