Another belief I struggle with within the SDA

[sentipente]

As far as tolerance is concerned - you are not wanting me to post here because I am trying to share from the Bible about baptism.

I know what I believe and have shared that along with some texts. What exactly am I being banned for? Sharing from the Bible?

You may not have read my post so I'll repeat myself. We can continue this discussion in the Main Forum. We can provide the link to this thread but any debate you and I have on the subject will have to continue in the Main Forum. Don't try to play the victim here. You won't get any sympathizers.

 

[mva1985]

You may not have read my post so I'll repeat myself. We can continue this discussion in the Main Forum. We can provide the link to this thread but any debate you and I have on the subject will have to continue in the Main Forum. Don't try to play the victim here. You won't get any sympathizers.

LOL, I have never really felt the need to have people sympathize with me. I mean come on I'm an SDA - we suffer some for our beliefs at least in the USA. Others suffer alot more in other countries.

 

[sentipente]

LOL, I have never really felt the need to have people sympathize with me. I mean come on I'm an SDA - we suffer some for our beliefs at least in the USA. Others suffer alot more in other countries.

OK. I assume that was your last post here. See you in the Main Forum.

 

[mva1985]

OK. I assume that was your last post here. See you in the Main Forum.

I certainly hope that I can come back and visit from time to time.

 

[Nutella]

I was baptized recently and asked my pastor about this. His answer was that I don't have to become a SDA member, if I don't want to become a member.

I was baptized into the Body of Christ and CHOSE to become a SDA member, but I didn't have to.

I believe that when one is baptized that person is baptized into the body of Christ, not the SDA church.

I believe that a person should be baptized into Christ and then offered to become a member of the SDA if the choose to do so.

 

[GlorifyHim]

Again , I will say , It is IMPOSSIBLE to be baptized into the SDA church. The church manual does not allow for it. The only way you can become a member is to be baptized into the body of Christ and then afterwards be VOTED into membership.
No Pastor has the power to make you a member and the baptism does not have the power to make you a member either. ONLY 50% of the vote of those present that day does.

 

[sentipente]

GlorifyHim is correct technically. Baptism does not grant one membership into the Adventist church because Adventists are not the only ones who are administering baptism. However, the church doest consider baptism to be the gateway into the church indicating that by that they mean baptism according to Adventist beliefs and doctrines. Once one looks carefully at the teachings and practice it becomes very confusing. Normally, churches vote to accept candidates as members of the church subject to their baptism, but sometimes the pastor baptizes an individual without the knowledge of the church membership. I guess confusion is the only word that applies.

 

[GlorifyHim]

I am not sure what the confusion is about. Baptism and membership are separate. A person can be baptized by a Pastor or even ANY Christian. He can then come to the SDA church and request membership via profession of faith. Again ... the ONLY way you become a member is through a successful vote of at least 50% of those in attendance on that particular Sabbath.
So the Pastor can go around baptizing people into Christ without telling the "church". The only reason to tell the church about it would be IF they wanted to be members of the SDA church.