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1 | Why should I talk to my local congrega? | NT general Archive 1 | DocTrinsograce | 183444 | ||
Hi, New.. If your congregation is wrong, where would you want to be a member there? Well, be that as it may, it is conceivable that one would want to be baptized anew if one felt that the first baptism was invalid in some way, perhaps due to the church where it was performed, the manner in which it was perform, or minister performing the baptism. Or perhaps one might be concerned that at the time of the last baptism one was not actually saved. All of these points would be perfectly valid, and yet, your authority has nothing to say about it. When you have an authority, it is a good idea to know that authority so well that you can properly interpolate an acceptable response without fear of violating your standard. In Him, Doc |
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2 | Why should I talk to my local congrega? | NT general Archive 1 | newoldstock | 183455 | ||
Hi Doc, Your question of why do I want to be a member there is a good one. The church, pastor, sermons, deeds are wonderful. The only problem that I have is the rebaptizm. Assuming that our first baptism was for real and was a 'believer's baptism', why should we be baptized again because the church does not accept the method by which we were baptized? Is not this causing your brother to stumble? Is this not arguing over the more minor points and missing the Main Thing? It isn't just this church that feels that way. Many baptist churches share this view. My stepson and I have gone through the new member class and I am now a member because I have been immersed. My stepson is being baptized by me in 2 weeks. My wife did not join with us. She loves the church but has a couple of reservations. The #1 probably being immersed when she has already been baptized via sprinkling in the Methodist church. She has accepted Jesus as saviour and lord and is definitly saved. She feels that her first baptism was sincere and sees no need to be now immersed because this church requires it for membership, therefore unless God can change her mind, she will continue to be an attendee while her adult son and I are members. Have all Methodists, Presbyterians, Catholics, Lutherins, etc. been baptized incorrectly? Are they really saved? I hope that this sheds some new light on my question. God bless, Jim. | ||||||
3 | Why should I talk to my local congrega? | NT general Archive 1 | DocTrinsograce | 183460 | ||
Dear Newstock, This has been a debate since the time of the Reformation. Various churches fall on various sides of the issue. That is, of course, in their purview to do so. Shifting now from the general to the specific, the clear order of business in your particular case is for you and your wife to obtain specific counseling from the elders of your church. They ought to be able to articulate their particular stance, and demonstrate their position from Scripture. A rule seeks to be applied universally in order to insure that a doctrine is applied as even handedly as possible. Your wife is right not to join if she is resistant to the direction that this church has chosen to go. If she participates she should do so without making an issue of this matter. If it is something that rankles, I'd venture that there is some other spiritual problem at its roots than a simple disagreement over their doctrinal position on baptism. In Him, Doc |
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