I’ve written recently about both baptism and church membership. In those two posts, I argue both that the modern concept of “membership” is wrong, and that withholding baptism from a professing believer implies a more perfect knowledge of the state of someone’s soul than a mere human can claim to have. If membership is a …
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on Jesus as a “man’s man”
I came across this except recently in my meanderings, and feel it is worth reprinting here. Many think of Jesus as a weak, sad looking fellow. He has been depicted as such by artists around the world for thousands of years. I could be wrong, but personally, I think Jesus was a man’s man. Remember, …
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Being “of Age”
Is there an appropriate age at which someone can be considered for baptism? Is there an “age of majority” that needs to be considered before allowing someone who professes faith to be immersed in the baptistery? I am a firm adherent to believer’s baptism. When a sinner is saved by grace, it is both their …
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Questions to ask a church
As reported on The Fishermen, http://thefishermen.us/?p=332. 41 questions to ask a church. A. Theological Questions 1. What is the church’s statement of faith and how did the church devise it? 2. What has been the most vexed theological question the church has faced? Has there ever been a church split over theology or practice? Why? …
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Church Membership?
This is the first in a small series of posts on church membership. I am not convinced that church “membership”, as implemented by most churches I have attended or visited through my life, is a Biblically-valid stance to take. Certainly we are not to forsake the gathering of ourselves together. And in order to be …
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