Comments on: Prelude to a Baptism Series http://pursiful.com/2007/09/prelude-to-a-baptism-series/ Darrell Pursiful's blog Mon, 14 May 2012 13:24:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: PS http://pursiful.com/2007/09/prelude-to-a-baptism-series/comment-page-1/#comment-706 PS Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:17:42 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=469#comment-706 I've always been puzzled that the infant baptizers (my camp) take baptism very seriously theologically, but for some it is just done because grandma wants it, ie "fire insurance." Yet my brothers and sisters in Christ who baptize older people only, view it as symbolic. A friend attends the local adult-baptism church where he has been asked to teach a class. Since he is a Christian baptized as an infant, he can't teach without a pastor in the classroom, yet his wife is allowed to because she was baptized at age 12. So you see why some of us are puzzled by this. And I suppose that others are puzzled by our openness to infant baptism. I’ve always been puzzled that the infant baptizers (my camp) take baptism very seriously theologically, but for some it is just done because grandma wants it, ie “fire insurance.” Yet my brothers and sisters in Christ who baptize older people only, view it as symbolic.

A friend attends the local adult-baptism church where he has been asked to teach a class. Since he is a Christian baptized as an infant, he can’t teach without a pastor in the classroom, yet his wife is allowed to because she was baptized at age 12. So you see why some of us are puzzled by this. And I suppose that others are puzzled by our openness to infant baptism.

]]> By: Michael Westmoreland-White http://pursiful.com/2007/09/prelude-to-a-baptism-series/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Michael Westmoreland-White Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:03:23 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=469#comment-705 I look forward to the series even though I probably fit Humphreys' profile. I am very open communion, but I insist on believers' baptism. In fact, I am queasy about the baptism of young children! I look forward to the series even though I probably fit Humphreys’ profile. I am very open communion, but I insist on believers’ baptism. In fact, I am queasy about the baptism of young children!

]]> By: Craig http://pursiful.com/2007/09/prelude-to-a-baptism-series/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Craig Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:35:54 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=469#comment-704 This should be an interesting series, and I look forward to reading what you have to say. Baptism, for whatever reason, is one of the theological topics that interests me most (along with Trinitarian thought). This should be an interesting series, and I look forward to reading what you have to say. Baptism, for whatever reason, is one of the theological topics that interests me most (along with Trinitarian thought).

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