Comments on: Agreement on Baptism

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:17:30 +0000

Nathan,

Thanks for your thoughts, as always!

Blessings from the Cross,

Bob

By: Nathan Pitchford

Nathan Pitchford — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:27:24 +0000

Bob,

I’m not sure if I’ll get around to formulating something on the whole topic or not. I’m encouraged by Piper and Storms’ position, and I’m rooting for them. But I think you have, more or less, keyed in on the true locus of the debate with your church membership article. Good thoughts, as usual.

Nathan

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The Baptizoblogodebate! « Fundamentally Reformed — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:22:30 +0000

[...] for a quick update. Justin Taylor summarizes the main posts of the debate helpfully here. My post here, links to all my posts on the issue with their links to other posts touching the debate (such as [...]

By: jdchitty

jdchitty — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:14:42 +0000

Bob, I’m sure I’ll be posting it to my new “ex libris” page in the future. Keep watching, because it’ll keep growing.

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Is Membership in 1 Local Church Biblical? « Fundamentally Reformed — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:47:38 +0000

[...] Membership in 1 Local Church Biblical? The baptism discussion is raising many questions. Sam Storms has entered the discussion and emphasized how the very nature [...]

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:55:53 +0000

Nathan,

Thanks for the link. Sam has some good thoughts. I’m wondering when you will share yours! Maybe on one of your blogs.

Blessings,

Bob

By: Nathan Pitchford

Nathan Pitchford — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:11:44 +0000

You didn’t have enough links in this post, so I thought I’d give you one more .

Here, Sam Storms reflects on the whole exchange, and brings some excellent thoughts to the discussion.

Piper, Grudem, Dever, et al. on Baptism, the Lord’s Table, and Church Membership (just how “Together for the Gospel” are we?)

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:05:13 +0000

Thanks everyone for commenting. Sorry I was out on a road trip today.

Beverly, The Devil loves for us to fight, yes. But this post is about “Agreement” over baptism!! There seems to be a Christ-like spirit even while good people disagree charitably over this issue.

I for one would love to see even more unity, I would agree with renaissanceguy pretty much on this. Although I am for churches pushing converts to see things as the church sees it.

Unity & Purity both are needed — see Rom. 16:17-18 where both divisions and things contrary to doctrine (ie. purity of doctrine) are warned against. We need to be careful not to sacrifice purity for unity and we should not belittle unity in our worthy desire for purity.

May Christ encourage his Church to a greater oneness in thought and action, even as she grows in a greater understanding of the truth of the Word.

Thanks for your input everyone. John Chitty, I’ll have to check out that book online sometime!

By: jdchitty

jdchitty — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:11:19 +0000

If anybody wants to read an old book, actually, a nineteenth century novel by Baptist Successionist, A. C. Dayton, in which he portrays a fictitious discussion of credo- v. paedobaptist views, you should read Theodosia Ernest online.

By: beverlyshaffer

beverlyshaffer — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:47:30 +0000

I bet the devil loves how us Christians fight over anything and everything. He’s having a hay day!