Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: Cronos
I may be wrong and correct me if I am, but the baptists do not like creeds and also the creedal portion of “We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.” is not acceptable. I understood this from baptists — if I am wrong, please do tell me.

Baptists tend to view baptism as "a way to show you love Jesus" or as a work of obedience. It's something John the Baptist made up, all on his ownsome self, you know. Your own work of obedience. They have an odd tendency to "redo" it multiple times, if necessary.

Sometimes, there's no insistence on it at all. Very oddly lax.

As far as not liking human creeds, that is one thing. If they choke on the content of the creed, that's quite another.

209 posted on 06/22/2011 6:06:24 AM PDT by Lee N. Field ("And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise" Gal 3:29)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 206 | View Replies ]


To: Lee N. Field
As far as not liking human creeds, that is one thing. If they choke on the content of the creed, that's quite another.

Some baptists here have told me that they acknowledge all of what is in the creed except the bit about "acknowledging one baptism for the forgiveness of sins" and others refuse to even look at the creed itself.

Baptists tend to view baptism as "a way to show you love Jesus" or as a work of obedience. It's something John the Baptist made up, all on his ownsome self, you know. Your own work of obedience. They have an odd tendency to "redo" it multiple times, if necessary. -- I did not know that, thank you for that information.

212 posted on 06/22/2011 6:12:29 AM PDT by Cronos ( W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie I Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 209 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson