Twisted said:Well, this ought to "stir the waters" (pun intended).
How does he have authority to do this?
What "church" are they being added to?
NorrinRadd said:What makes you think baptism is about adding people to a "church" as opposed to the "Church"?
Twisted said:NorrinRadd said:What makes you think baptism is about adding people to a "church" as opposed to the "Church"?
Baptism adds you to the Body of Christ? News to me.
Billy said:Twisted said:NorrinRadd said:What makes you think baptism is about adding people to a "church" as opposed to the "Church"?
Baptism adds you to the Body of Christ? News to me.
What church did the eunuch join?
Billy
Jim Jones said:Billy said:Twisted said:NorrinRadd said:What makes you think baptism is about adding people to a "church" as opposed to the "Church"?
Baptism adds you to the Body of Christ? News to me.
What church did the eunuch join?
Billy
Blanks Baptist Church.
Twisted said:NorrinRadd said:What makes you think baptism is about adding people to a "church" as opposed to the "Church"?
Baptism adds you to the Body of Christ? News to me.
Billy said:Twisted said:NorrinRadd said:What makes you think baptism is about adding people to a "church" as opposed to the "Church"?
Baptism adds you to the Body of Christ? News to me.
What church did the eunuch join?
Billy
Twisted said:How does he have authority to do this?
Ransom said:I believe the Apostle Paul was a convicted criminal.
FSSL said:Did it get deleted or modified? Admins have the modify and quote feature right next to each other. It is horrible. I have messed up a few posts myself.
Ransom said:Twisted said:How does he have authority to do this?
As a convicted criminal...
and a divorcee, per 1 Timothy 3, ...
he has no authority at all to be performing baptisms, because he is not qualified to be a minister of Christ.
Twisted said:OK, Ransom, how did you screw up my post?
NorrinRadd said:Twisted said:Well, this ought to "stir the waters" (pun intended).
How does he have authority to do this?
What authority do you think he needs, apart from being a believer?
What "church" are they being added to?
Walt said:I've always wondered why we think baptism automatically adds someone to the church rolls. The decision to join a church should be separate, not automatically assumed.