Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Historic Scriptural Baptism – Baptism – Spiritual Authority vs. Popular Practice – Part FIVE
Thomas E Kresal is with Les-Denise Potter. December 10, 2019
Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Historic Scriptural Baptism – Baptism – Spiritual Authority vs. Popular Practice – Part FIVE
Baptism is an ordinance of the church. It is an ordinance by which one joins a Baptist church. Baptism is also a doctrinal issue. A New Testament (Baptist) church cannot accept baptism from a Protestant denomination. This is on the basis of its lack of authority and alien doctrine attendant to that baptism. For this same reason, it also cannot receive baptism from Baptist churches that are doctrinally Protestant, or from an unauthorized administrator. When Protestant baptism is received, it is the acceptance and in-grafting of that doctrine. Baptism is more than just a mode or an act. Biblical doctrine is shrouded within baptism itself. It therefore must also have proper authority in its administration. It is for this reason that this book is written. If there is no proper authority and or proper administrator of baptism, it is no baptism at all. Yet, this type of baptism has been welcomed in Baptist churches in recent times.
History will demonstrate our doctrinal facts by the martyrdom of the ancient Baptists. Protestant and Catholic institutions alike persecuted the Baptists unto death because of the stand they took for their scriptural baptism. The ancient Baptists rejected baptism that lacked proper authority. They also believed the authorized administrator of this ordinance must be duly ordained. I trust that while you read this small book, you will consider the scriptural facts at hand in regard to the authorized administrator of baptism. Many baptisms today are performed in Baptist churches by administrators whose ordination is not through a Scriptural NT church. By general acceptance, these churches are then permeated with the doctrines attendant with those baptisms. It is for this reason that we must understand the importance of ordination.
(to be continued)
Thomas E. Kresal excerpts from: “Baptist Baptism – A Heritage by Scriptural Authority vs. The Corruption of Popular Practice” by Pastor Les Potter and Pastor Mac Woody, pg. 58-59
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