Members TheGloryLand Posted July 22, 2022 Members Share Posted July 22, 2022 Join me…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted July 22, 2022 Members Share Posted July 22, 2022 I've got a suggestion made in fun....why don't you go jump in a lake? LOL My dad used to say that when we'd say something similar to what you just posted! How I miss my dad and his humor. All that having been said, it's 97 degrees here with a heat index of 107 and himidity at 52%. It's supposed to stay this way for the next 14 days. UGH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGloryLand Posted September 30, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 30, 2023 It's taking much longer to get baptized. Some classes to get baptized, are ridiculously long. My last church was around 2 months of training. I shake my head, wrong…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted September 30, 2023 Members Share Posted September 30, 2023 4 hours ago, TheGloryLand said: It's taking much longer to get baptized. Some classes to get baptized, are ridiculously long. My last church was around 2 months of training. I shake my head, wrong…. Is it wrong? Isn't it up to each church to decide? Personally I believe there should be a baptism pretty close to the salvation decision. But, with the level of people's misunderstanding of baptism and what it really means, I can understand the length of time some churches take in allowing such. Is it ridiculous in having people understanding what they are doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robmac68 Posted October 2, 2023 Members Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 9/30/2023 at 5:25 PM, BrotherTony said: Isn't it up to each church to decide? I guess I wasn't signed in when I replied. Now I will have to remember what I wrote. Is it up to each church to decide? I honestly don't know when I ask that. The Ethiopian Eunuch didn't have much understanding of what he was reading, but Philip baptized him without a 2 month class. John the Baptist was preaching and baptizing in the same day it seems from reading about him, and yes that was before Jesus' death. The only exception I believe is found in Acts where some had received the Holy Spirit and hadn't been baptized yet. Peter quickly fixed that issue. All other instances seem to be "pretty close to the salvation decision". They believed and were baptized. So if we look to the Bible for guidance, is it a church's right/decision to institute a class on a subject when the Bible appears to contradict that church's decision? It almost seems condescending. These new believers can read the Bible for themselves and see that they "believed, and were baptized" (Acts 18:8). Talk about making a person feel stupid. TheGloryLand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted October 2, 2023 Members Share Posted October 2, 2023 2 hours ago, robmac68 said: I guess I wasn't signed in when I replied. Now I will have to remember what I wrote. Is it up to each church to decide? I honestly don't know when I ask that. The Ethiopian Eunuch didn't have much understanding of what he was reading, but Philip baptized him without a 2 month class. John the Baptist was preaching and baptizing in the same day it seems from reading about him, and yes that was before Jesus' death. The only exception I believe is found in Acts where some had received the Holy Spirit and hadn't been baptized yet. Peter quickly fixed that issue. All other instances seem to be "pretty close to the salvation decision". They believed and were baptized. So if we look to the Bible for guidance, is it a church's right/decision to institute a class on a subject when the Bible appears to contradict that church's decision? It almost seems condescending. These new believers can read the Bible for themselves and see that they "believed, and were baptized" (Acts 18:8). Talk about making a person feel stupid. Context and content. Yes, we're given examples of people being baptized immediately. These people, at this time in history were well aware that converting to Christianity could cost them their lives. To totally commit to being a Christian, and following in baptism after having been proselytized was against the law of the Roman Empire. It was also against the law of the synagogues. Those Who were Jewish knew exactly what it could cost them. I believe this was the case with the others outside of Judaism. It's not like it is now with the 1-2-3 pray after me converts we find today being told this little prayer was save you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGloryLand Posted October 2, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 2, 2023 It is a package now, it looks like. All in one, disciple, membership, baptism, tithing, serving. This can take 2 months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted October 2, 2023 Members Share Posted October 2, 2023 Discipleing is always a good thing if done correctly. That would encompass most of the items you listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGloryLand Posted July 2 Author Members Share Posted July 2 Hot again, time to get baptized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted July 2 Members Share Posted July 2 1 hour ago, TheGloryLand said: Hot again, time to get baptized Looks to me like you're promoting the terrorism of babies! LOL Are trying to tell us that you were baptized as a baby???? Wink wink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGloryLand Posted July 3 Author Members Share Posted July 3 3 hours ago, BrotherTony said: Looks to me like you're promoting the terrorism of babies! LOL Are trying to tell us that you were baptized as a baby???? Wink wink! I think that kid is part dolphin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pastor Matt Posted July 5 Administrators Share Posted July 5 Reminds me of a billboard we have here in Ct on I95 BrotherTony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGloryLand Posted July 5 Author Members Share Posted July 5 6 hours ago, Pastor Matt said: Reminds me of a billboard we have here in Ct on I95 Don’t forget, teach her how to swim first. BrotherTony and Pastor Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrotherTony Posted July 6 Members Share Posted July 6 3 hours ago, TheGloryLand said: Don’t forget, teach her how to swim first. How'd you get a film of me diving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SureWord Posted July 7 Members Share Posted July 7 On 7/22/2022 at 5:59 PM, BrotherTony said: I've got a suggestion made in fun....why don't you go jump in a lake? LOL My dad used to say that when we'd say something similar to what you just posted! How I miss my dad and his humor. All that having been said, it's 97 degrees here with a heat index of 107 and himidity at 52%. It's supposed to stay this way for the next 14 days. UGH! Or....take a long walk off of a short pier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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