***However, I have appreciated the irenic spirit of your comments on this thread.***
I talked to a local CoC preacher I worked with a few years ago.
I asked, “The Eastern Orthodox believe in immersion baptism. Are they correct?”
He said..”Yes, they are correct.
I said...”Will you then accept them as brothers in the Lord?”
He said...”NO! because it was not done by one of our preachers!”
That told me what I wanted to know. Will YOU accept Eastern Orthodox as brothers in the Lord, and if not, why not!
Then I would think him in error, as the Baptized person is of import not the Baptizer.
If the Baptized person was baptized for the remission of sin and to join Christ, who is any man to say it was not so ?
(this all assumes that the manner of baptism was in accordance with those shown to us in the new testament)_