tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post5856744543816165868..comments2024-03-27T08:37:26.489-04:00Comments on Not Another Episcopal Church Blog: Infant Baptism, Pelagianism, Good and EvilUndergroundpewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-85814035655866705472010-09-12T15:36:20.211-04:002010-09-12T15:36:20.211-04:00Nice post, though I'm not on board with infant...Nice post, though I'm not on board with infant baptism.<br /><br />As you probably know, we baptists are not Pelagian in our view, except where it comes to the concept of Free Will. Indeed, Grace is a gift, but one which requires acceptance. That is a gift may be rejected by the intended recipient.<br /><br />For us, baptism comes after an acknowledgment of one's sinful state and the need for Grace, following by repentance and the acceptance of God/Christ's blood atonement and resurrection.<br /><br />A small point, perhaps. I certainly don't question those of faith such as yourself who were baptized as infants, which distinguishes me from some of my co-denominationalists.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-44196374813480887722010-09-09T15:29:48.313-04:002010-09-09T15:29:48.313-04:00Tim,
We use a bowl in which some of the baptismal...Tim,<br /><br />We use a bowl in which some of the baptismal water is placed on a stand in the aisle, and people dip their fingers in that.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-33877882585136064102010-09-09T12:31:32.144-04:002010-09-09T12:31:32.144-04:00I like to use the Asperges during the reaffirmatio...I like to use the Asperges during the reaffirmation of the Baptismal Covenant, sprinkling the congregation with holy water as they reclaim the Apostles' Creed and promises.<br /><br />As we have a font that the folks will pass on their way to Communion, I also invite them to touch the water and to cross themselves with it as a reminder of Baptism opening their way to the altar.<br /><br />We've lost so much of the overt language of exorcism that I try to call attention to it via the renunciations.TLF+https://www.blogger.com/profile/01650010433581488888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-50460476102145574562010-09-08T15:04:42.245-04:002010-09-08T15:04:42.245-04:00Despite the intentions to update the language to m...Despite the intentions to update the language to make the liturgy more "accessible," we lose something with each revision.Undergroundpewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182191422663119484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107887.post-70547800890037202372010-09-08T10:04:21.662-04:002010-09-08T10:04:21.662-04:00Great post. I love how you quote Cranmer in his o...Great post. I love how you quote Cranmer in his original vernacular. I think we lose something in translation to (post)modern drab Ameri-english.<br /><br />Raised a Baptist I have generally understood baptism as accompanying the hearing and believing of the gospel. But I have no objection to infant baptism (certainly not now, as a mere Anglican) for the same reasons you cite from Scripture. I'll leave it at that.Chuck Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929470338280066656noreply@blogger.com