tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024052508755907865.post7655686299463827642..comments2023-04-10T12:01:00.266-04:00Comments on Lutherama: Baptism - Common MisconceptionsDr. Luther in the 21st Centuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07721847446086170082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024052508755907865.post-79463916066851867902007-08-27T16:45:00.000-04:002007-08-27T16:45:00.000-04:00An excellent, easy to read summary of the main mis...An excellent, easy to read summary of the main misunderstanding of not just baptism, but of all sacraments: it is important because of what we do; but because it is God who acts. Thanks for the post.Pastor Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494101435500835028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024052508755907865.post-53377433580104646482007-08-23T09:40:00.000-04:002007-08-23T09:40:00.000-04:00My thought is that we cannot wrap our minds around...My thought is that we cannot wrap our minds around such a happening because it is outside our realm of experience and ability to understand. People, therefore, chose to only accept what they can see and understand. However, it is for this reason we are called to trust not to understand.Dr. Luther in the 21st Centuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721847446086170082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024052508755907865.post-64936427568143822772007-08-23T09:35:00.000-04:002007-08-23T09:35:00.000-04:00I like how Luther explains that it is God working ...I like how Luther explains that it is God working through the water and the Word, the pastor is simply lending the use of his hands.<BR/><BR/>The focus for evangelicals is on the act...the walking to the font or to the baptistry (or to the river). It is not on the promises given, which are the real power. <BR/><BR/>The power in the Ark of the Covenant is that God was there because He promised to be. The power in the temple sacrifices wasn't in the slaying of water or in the flinging of the blood, it was in the fact that God promised to forgive sins through that and cleanse His people. Anyone can kill an animal, or pour water over someone's head and say some words. The power is in those words and in God's promise, because He promised to be there.<BR/><BR/>That is sacrament...and that is why almost everyone else seems to get it wrong.RPWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16686240798146992394noreply@blogger.com