Jonathan95
Puritan Board Sophomore
After talking with one of the deacons of my church, the general teaching surrounding baptism seems to be that it is solely a profession of faith.
Essentially that baptism is just a testimony to the congregation that you believe in Christ and are not ashamed to follow and obey Him.
This is very unsettling to me. I'm still studying the topic but it seems to me that this is an incredibly low view of baptism.
How would you go about explaining that it is a sign and seal of the promise? What exactly is promised in baptism? How would you approach the topic with a church that backs this erroneous teaching?
Thank you for any thoughts!
Essentially that baptism is just a testimony to the congregation that you believe in Christ and are not ashamed to follow and obey Him.
This is very unsettling to me. I'm still studying the topic but it seems to me that this is an incredibly low view of baptism.
How would you go about explaining that it is a sign and seal of the promise? What exactly is promised in baptism? How would you approach the topic with a church that backs this erroneous teaching?
Thank you for any thoughts!