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ebia
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Just for clarity, I'm simply pointing out what is and is not recognized by different churches. If you are confident your baptism is valid that's fine, but your stuck with the canons as they are.
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I just don't know what to think. Due to the union Jesus always stated existed between Himself, the Father, and the Spirit, part of me just thinks it's semantics to insist upon one form over another. I'll have to think on it some more. I start confirmation classes next week, so I can speak to the Rector then.
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Christianity not theurgy or magic of some kind. God is merciful, and if you end up getting the formula a little wrong it is not going to destroy the efficacy of your baptism (as it would if, as some people treat it, it is theurgy, some kind ritual without the power of God but dependent on you going through the right actions).
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Nah. Even though I quote him I don't agree with everything he says. When someone is baptized they are marked as Christ's own forever and grafted onto the vine of Christ.
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Interesting. So you would say that someone who is baptised as a child, who then rejects all the faith and is an avowed atheist (a la Richard Dawkins) is still marked as Christ's own? I'm afraid I can't find that in Scripture...
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It says in the service when the child is chrismated that they are "marked as Christ's own forever". And of course Richard Dawkins is Christ's own, I am sure that he is being called to God as we all are. Do you think the service says "marked as Christ's own until you start becoming naughty or don't believe the correct things?"
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The same as an adult who believes, is baptized, and later loses that faith. They remain family members but are estranged from the family. If they come back they need welcoming back as family members that have walked away, not as strangers.
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Spoke to my parish priest..he believes my former baptism was fine, so no-rebaptism is necessary.
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