A retraction
After hearing from a number of people whom I trust, and one of which who was at the stated policy meeting, I have determined that it is at least possible that the information I had previously posted may not be completely accurate. It is my desire to inform and not to inflame and therefore I will retract the previous post until the information regarding the situation can be confirmed or denied by an IMB representative.
A retraction
After hearing from a number of people whom I trust, and one of which who was at the stated policy meeting, I have determined that it is at least possible that the information I had previously posted may not be completely accurate. It is my desire to inform and not to inflame and therefore I will retract the previous post until the information regarding the situation can be confirmed or denied by an IMB representative.
welcome to the family
the blogging family, that is. we have a new friend who has become a part of our blogging circle. everyone welcome john s. who is a new friend of tracy and mine. john and his wife have been attending our church for a couple months now and i just found out this evening that he has a blog. i’ve included a link in my blogroll next door and here is a link as well. john, we’re glad to have you join us!
welcome to the family
the blogging family, that is. we have a new friend who has become a part of our blogging circle. everyone welcome john s. who is a new friend of tracy and mine. john and his wife have been attending our church for a couple months now and i just found out this evening that he has a blog. i’ve included a link in my blogroll next door and here is a link as well. john, we’re glad to have you join us!
Baptism: A really big deal?
In Baptist life we’ve always struggled with the value of the importance of baptism. Don’t get me wrong, we have always considered it to be very important, but we’ve also struggled with placing too much emphasis on it, i.e., baptismal regeneration. The IMB, which is the lone convention entity that I trust almost completely, has set forth a new set of guidelines per the trustees vote that bothers me. They have said that if a person practices a personal prayer language, or if they weren’t baptized in a way that doesn’t resemble “baptist baptism” than they are not eligible for missionary service. I should also mention that out of 87 trustees only 25 voted for it; 18 against and 43 abstained or were absent.
This issue became important to me about 2 months ago when I found out about it and then found out that my best friend is being asked by the IMB to be rebaptized prior to appointment as a career missionary. I’ll be the one rebaptizing himm. It has also come up again recently with this post that was just placed on steve mccoy’s blog.
So I guess my post is here in order to ask you this question: What constitutes biblical baptism? In my opinion it must be in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and it must be post-conversion. Those are the two non-negotiables. I tend to think it should be by immersion, though I wouldn’t die for that one, but everything else is moot to me. I can’t see biblical support for denying/approving anything else.
I’m posting this because I wan’t to hear what you think. I’ve talked to a few people I trust and almost universally they disagree with me and agree with the IMB trustees. Of course they are typically more traditional as well. So, let’s hear it!
Baptism: A really big deal?
In Baptist life we’ve always struggled with the value of the importance of baptism. Don’t get me wrong, we have always considered it to be very important, but we’ve also struggled with placing too much emphasis on it, i.e., baptismal regeneration. The IMB, which is the lone convention entity that I trust almost completely, has set forth a new set of guidelines per the trustees vote that bothers me. They have said that if a person practices a personal prayer language, or if they weren’t baptized in a way that doesn’t resemble “baptist baptism” than they are not eligible for missionary service. I should also mention that out of 87 trustees only 25 voted for it; 18 against and 43 abstained or were absent.
This issue became important to me about 2 months ago when I found out about it and then found out that my best friend is being asked by the IMB to be rebaptized prior to appointment as a career missionary. I’ll be the one rebaptizing himm. It has also come up again recently with this post that was just placed on steve mccoy’s blog.
So I guess my post is here in order to ask you this question: What constitutes biblical baptism? In my opinion it must be in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and it must be post-conversion. Those are the two non-negotiables. I tend to think it should be by immersion, though I wouldn’t die for that one, but everything else is moot to me. I can’t see biblical support for denying/approving anything else.
I’m posting this because I wan’t to hear what you think. I’ve talked to a few people I trust and almost universally they disagree with me and agree with the IMB trustees. Of course they are typically more traditional as well. So, let’s hear it!
Merry Christmas Grace!
Last night, at 10pm, I got the steal of the year. Forget those day after Thanksgiving sales, I got my steal off ebay! I’ve wanted to get Grace an authentic Brett Favre jersey but they’re always too expensive so after searching on ebay for a while I came across the one below. They usually retail for between $40-55 for the kids version but unbelievably enough I was able to win mine for $4.25! After shipping and everything I was still just over $8! Boo-yah!
Merry Christmas Grace!
Last night, at 10pm, I got the steal of the year. Forget those day after Thanksgiving sales, I got my steal off ebay! I’ve wanted to get Grace an authentic Brett Favre jersey but they’re always too expensive so after searching on ebay for a while I came across the one below. They usually retail for between $40-55 for the kids version but unbelievably enough I was able to win mine for $4.25! After shipping and everything I was still just over $8! Boo-yah!
micahfries.com
I said some weeks ago that there would be some exciting changes coming soon for my blog. The first is now in place. If you go to micahfries.com you will now be directed to my blog. The next big step is to move my entire blog onto my own server instead of having blogger host it. I’m having some problems with that so until I work out the kinks it will remain on blogger. Here’s to growth!
micahfries.com
I said some weeks ago that there would be some exciting changes coming soon for my blog. The first is now in place. If you go to micahfries.com you will now be directed to my blog. The next big step is to move my entire blog onto my own server instead of having blogger host it. I’m having some problems with that so until I work out the kinks it will remain on blogger. Here’s to growth!
