From: "Blaine Borrowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Blaine: I agree. It does seem a bit strange. It always has. But apparently not to most of the traditional Protestant churches of the Reformation. They had infants baptized, or Christianed, as they called it, because they thought the sin of Adam was still upon them.
Judy: I don't know which 'traditional' Protestant churches you refer to here Blaine and they all have different reasons for doing what they do. The Methodists sprinkle babies and so do the Presbyterians and probably the Episcopal Church. I know that PCA people view it as the parents making covenant for the child... but whatever the reason there is one common basic understanding and this is the fact that every person born into this world by natural generation comes with a spiritual inheritance from the first Adam and this is what the scriptures teach. It is sin singular rather than sins plural which come later. Blaine: The Mormon article of Faith you quoted refers to this practice. The BoM speaks even more extensively against infant baptism. Judy: The scriptures do not promote infant baptism but Mary and Joseph did bring Jesus to the temple to present him before the Lord and it was understood that they would raise him in the faith which should be the understanding of those who present their babies before the Lord today. I assume the BofM has some way other than the blood of Jesus to get the sin babies are born into off of them and this is where Christianity and Mormonism part company. Judy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 23:03:55 -0800 Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ..We believe men will be punished for their own sins..To me it seems a bit strange that God would hold somebody responsible for another's sins, but I'm looking at it through biased eyes. This proves, explicitly, conclusively, that one cannot know God in Christ while adhering to LDS teaching; that LDS teaching has nothing to do with the NT/Gospel. http://OzG2004.blogspot.com ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
