Pelagrin
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I'm just curious what some of your views are on baptism. I was raised with one view, but had that shaken up a bit as I've learned a bit more about why other denominations believe what they believe. The church that I'm in now has a completely different view on it from how I was raised, and the view held by the pastor that produces one of my favorite radio programs is even different from that.
It was in listening to that radio program that got my wife and I to stop and ask, "why do we believe what we believe?" The best answer that we could give at the time was, "that's what our parents and churches told us to believe." I've done some exploration on the subject. The church where we attend has a view that they can back up with scripture and it makes the most sense to me, however I haven't completely settled on my opinion. In the near future, I'm planning to research the views of various denominations and I'm going to write something about it on my blog (the link is in my signature).
I'd like to get some views on what you all believe and why.
Please do not use this thread as an opportunity to attack someone's view. Replying with questions are ok, but I don't intend for this to turn into a debate.
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I decided to include a couple of questions to consider.
Who should be baptized?
What is the purpose of baptism?
By what means should baptism be administered?
It was in listening to that radio program that got my wife and I to stop and ask, "why do we believe what we believe?" The best answer that we could give at the time was, "that's what our parents and churches told us to believe." I've done some exploration on the subject. The church where we attend has a view that they can back up with scripture and it makes the most sense to me, however I haven't completely settled on my opinion. In the near future, I'm planning to research the views of various denominations and I'm going to write something about it on my blog (the link is in my signature).
I'd like to get some views on what you all believe and why.
Please do not use this thread as an opportunity to attack someone's view. Replying with questions are ok, but I don't intend for this to turn into a debate.
----------Edit----------
I decided to include a couple of questions to consider.
Who should be baptized?
What is the purpose of baptism?
By what means should baptism be administered?
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