Listening to a podcast that Michael Horton is on and he just made a fantastic point that ties many low church evangelicals and Roman Catholics together:
Roman Catholics have a low view of baptism.
Let me explain how this connects with evangelicalism 🧵
Roman Catholics have a low view of baptism.
Let me explain how this connects with evangelicalism 🧵
In his response to the Council of Trent, Calvin claims that Rome has completely obliterated baptism. Calvin states that Rome has a very low view of baptism and this is why they had to invent the fake sacrament of penance. For Rome, baptism wasn't enough to wash away our sins for
the whole Christian life. Those in the Roman tradition go to penance for continued justification rather than resting in their baptism and what is promised there in. Baptism is sufficient for all our sins, not simply those committed prior to our baptism.
Now, for the connection to evangelicalism:
Horton, after making the above points, goes on to state that he unknowingly was raised as a Roman Catholic, even though he grew up an evangelical. Those of us who grew up very low church evangelical can attest to the fact that we
Horton, after making the above points, goes on to state that he unknowingly was raised as a Roman Catholic, even though he grew up an evangelical. Those of us who grew up very low church evangelical can attest to the fact that we
would fall into sin and walk away from the Lord a bit. However, once summer rolled around... church camp! At church camp, after going off the straight path a bit, camp was seen as the time wherein we could "rededicate" our lives to Jesus! Rededication is essentially the
evangelical sacrament of penance. We scuttled and wrecked the ship, but here at rededication we're gonna repair it and start all over here. Maybe now God will look at us and say "okay, now I'm being taken serious again."
The reformers disagree here. For the reformers baptism
The reformers disagree here. For the reformers baptism
was not a human work, it is a divine work that is sufficient for eternity! Horton goes on to make the point that if one of his children ever comes up to him and asks him if they belong, he simply tells them, "Well, you're baptized of course you belong!" Baptism is objective and
instead of undermining faith it actually creates and strengthens faith. In baptism we are washed once for all of all our sins. There is no need for any penance or rededication. If you trust in Christ, you can be assured that at your baptism God's promises were delivered to you.
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