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To: Old Yeller
The doctrine of purgatory is there to address an issue that is less apparent to us then it was to our ancestors who could suffer sudden death or fatal illnesses at a much higher frequency than we do.

Many Protestant denominations do not think that infant baptism is appropriate because you are supposed to be conscious of what you are affirming.

Well, what about sudden death in battle or falling into delirium from infection and then passing away without a chance to consciously repent?

It seems a little cruel that you go to hell because you didn't get a time-out to repent or passed away with dementia.

Insisting on a literal interpretation of the Bible while diminishing the opportunities for the gift of salvation seems a little odd to me.

68 posted on 04/27/2021 7:57:25 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: pierrem15

The idea that infants are not baptized because is because true baptism is baptism of the Holy Spirit in a conscience act with the penitent. That is a parallel of how although John “baptized” Jesus, it was all truly and act joined by the Holy Spirit. It was not the “water”. The water is only symbolic of the Holy spirit that flows like water throughout creation.

And, nothing implies that the infant not baptized is going to hell - NOTHING; because it is by the grace of G-d, not ANY ceremonial act that we are saved.


226 posted on 04/28/2021 12:08:22 PM PDT by Wuli
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