Tom said:
As a Credo-Baptist myself, I have to say that I am disappointed in you.
Pilgrim asked you a simple question, yet you answered it by making yourself look like you are the only one who really gets it.
What are you talking about? I didn't say I was the only person who gets it, you jumped to that conclusion. I said those with understanding can plainly see the truth about Baptism, it is a common thread about washings and purifications throughout the Bible. Sadly, everyone here thinks I'm a lone ranger. I get tired of the accussations.
After my post, I spoke with a multitude of creedal Baptists, and they all agreed with me. A paedo baptist can't because it negates the issue of infant baptism.
I answered his question by saying it is a common thread throughout the whole bible, I can't just give a particular verse.
Luther stood alone against the multitude, so yes he did go it alone when it came down to the confrontation. I'm not alone in my belief but here it seems I stand alone. Of course the paedo baptist camp will be against this view because it is against their stance on baptism, so pulling them and their creeds up as a defense is like asking a JW about the diety of Christ.
Your disappointment is unfounded. I did answer, I was only pointing out that if there is a flaw in a theological belief it will skewer everything else. What do you believe the purpose of water Baptism is?
I'm using the word of priest in the sense of being representatives to the people of the one true God. We handle the Holy things of God (God's Word). We minister the things of God to a lost world. We have not been called out of the world for our own sake and happiness, but for the glory of God. None of it is about us, it is all about Him to whom belongs all glory, praise and honor. As priests of God, we need to live our lives separate from the world and self, consecrated for Him alone. Sadly, most in the church think it is all about them, they don't even understand their reasonable service to God.
