RE: Why the "There are so many interpretations of the Bible" claim is confused
October 26, 2015 at 2:32 am
(This post was last modified: October 26, 2015 at 2:40 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(October 26, 2015 at 2:25 am)Delicate Wrote: Okay I'm going to read you charitably here. Nobody believes you'll go to hell if baptism isn't performed correctly.Yes, they do. Maybe you don't..but who cares? They certainly don't give a shit whether or not you, Delicate, believe what they believe. They're going to go ahead and keep on believing it regardless of your sage pronouncements.
Quote:But there is a pretty widespread divide over the question of baptismal regeneration. That is, whether salvation is tied to baptism.Sounds like an important disagreement. You've used the term, you have no excuse for not knowing what it means at this point.
Quote:So strictly speaking, I've guided you to an issue that, potentially, meets the criteria for a serious, widespread doctrinal divide. Maybe because I'm bored of watching atheists fail day in day out.Maybe you feel compelled to take the credit for the work of another...but you're a christian..so that's to be expected.
Quote:But if you look at every denomination that affirms baptismal regeneration, virtually all of them reject the view that if you don't get baptism you'll go to hell tout court. In the case of the Catholics, they are explicit about this. And I'm pretty sure the others are too. Strictly speaking no denomination believes that no baptism entails hell.Many denominations believe that without salvation we are destined to burn. Yet another important issue of contention. If you need to be baptised to be saved, and if, without that salvation...you are destined to burn....then failing to be baptized or baptized properly will, indeed, consign one to hell.
Quote:What does this mean for Christians? Widespread confusion? Only in the imagination of atheists. Once you become a Christian and want a relationship with God, it's only natural to want to be baptized. I can't think of any Christian who doesn't want to be baptized. So will this ever be a problem for Christians? Only in the imagination of atheists.Oh? Is it, because some christians don't practice baptism at all........
Quote:So the bottom line is, when you're ready to drop the irrational anger and hate and finally come to God, who loves you, you have nothing to worry about.
Reciprocity is the difference between love and stalking. God doesn't love me, god is stalking me by proxy....you.
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