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December 16, 2006

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Affirmation and Acceptance

by Aaron

So, I am currently trying to articulate thoughts about the mystery of conversion. Part of this thread of thought is baptism. Here is a bit of what I’m thinking:

Baptism is as much an act of acceptance as it as an act of affirmation. The new believer affirms the community’s confession of faith as true truth and accepts it personally as their own. The community in turn accepts the believer as one of its own and affirms them as a believer in their personal confession of faith.

Any thoughts?

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  • http://kingdomready.org sean

    baptism is the result of repentance which is the result of belief in the gospel of the kingdom of God. The kingdom is the begining point and it is the chief motivation towards repentance. To quote Jesus, “Repent, the kingdom of God is at hand” {Mark 1.14-15; Matthew 4.17, 23; 9.35; Luke 4.43}

    http://www.kingdomready.org/topcis/kg.php

  • http://fromthemorning.blogspot.com ftm

    Just dropping by my “blog friends” to say Merry Christmas and thanks for blogging!
    FTM

  • http://www.theobservationist.com Jeremy

    I think baptism is a culmination of accepting Jesus. A person that wants to follow Christ should logically want to be baptized. In my opinion.