Bert, et al.
You know, I find this all a bit sad. What started off as a bit of humor has
rapidly turned into a firestorm of a debate on infant vs. adult baptism.
IMHO, considering that a lot of very wise theologians have spent a lot of
time and effort discussing this, considering that these debates have led to
schisms and probably to families being torn apart, does anybody really think
that we will accomplish anything with this discussion other than maybe score
a point or two and alienating those who have a different opinion? Not that
I consider the issue not important but ask yourself what your view would be
if you had grown up in the "opposite camp."
For what it's worth,
Chuck Vandergraaf
(a baptized and confessing member of the body of Christ)
Pinawa, MB
> ----------
> From: Massie[SMTP:mrlab@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Thursday January 27, 2000 6:47 PM
> To: George Murphy
> Cc: asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: Baptism: Immersion or Sprinkling?
>
> George Murphy wrote:
> >
> > PHSEELY@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > In a message dated 01/26/2000 5:09:50 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > > dfischer@mnsinc.com writes:
> > >
> > > << One Sunday, the minister was giving a sermon on baptism and in the
> course
> > > of his sermon he was illustrating the fact that baptism could take
> place by
> > > sprinkling and not by immersion. >>
> > >
> > > It reminds me of an occasion here in Portland where a couple in an
> > > interdenominational church wanted their baby baptized, but most of the
> > > congregation was Baptist. So before baptizing the infant the pastor
> gave an
> > > "explanation" as to why infant baptism was OK. To which one of the
> Baptists
> > > leaned over to me and said, "I guess what he is going to do is
> wishy-washy
> > > the baby."
> >
> > "But seriously folks ..."
> > Such an explanation will be wishy washy only if the pastor doesn't
> understand
> > the essence of baptism - that it's God's action & thus not dependent
> upon the
> > intellectual level of the person baptized.
> > In statu confessionis,
> > George
> >
> > George L. Murphy
> > gmurphy@raex.com
> > http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
>
> Yea just like as in Acts 2:38 where Peter commanded all the babies
> present to "repent and be baptized." Bert M
>
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