tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post7323630067726675863..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Second thoughts on accepting baptism from other churches...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-21044009280833553872012-05-07T17:20:36.298-05:002012-05-07T17:20:36.298-05:00It's so interesting and ironic, Anonymous #2 (...It's so interesting and ironic, Anonymous #2 (and no offense, really), but for Baptists who are such literalists when it comes to the Scriptures, how is it that the most fundamental of Our Lord's statements should be rejected and/or determined to mean something other than what He actually said/meant?: "This is My Body." One would think that a literalist would be all over that - literally!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-51857319125981566592012-05-07T11:30:40.130-05:002012-05-07T11:30:40.130-05:00I struggled with the real presence for a while bec...I struggled with the real presence for a while because the teaching I had received was in a baptist church. I reasoned that if Christ wished to be present, our human misunderstandings could not keep Him out. And if he did not wish to be present, our belief could not compel Him. Now, this reasoning is limited by the usual limits of teenaged girl reasoning. However, I have since come over to the sincere belief that His original intention was to be present given the context in which He instituted it. This according to the LCMS teaching. I guess I can't help but go with the charitable and more inclusive view given that lay people generally accept and do not control what they are taught.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-15253400902835286792012-05-07T07:01:22.411-05:002012-05-07T07:01:22.411-05:00I suppose the saying "Don't assume" ...I suppose the saying "Don't assume" makes sense here, even with so-called "Sacramental churches." In addition to many other heresies and unorthodoxies blindingly present, there are those churches that "baptize" in "variations" on the Name of God, including the Name of the Trinity, citing "sensitivity" to social constructs and norms (often manifested in some form of modalism, e.g. in the name of the Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier - obviously, no baptism at all). Our Lord was clear on how to baptize, and such should be scrupulously and uncompromingly followed, both in administration of the Sacrament, and in recognition of true fellowship among the baptized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com