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by silentreader
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Thoughts re Colossians??
Replies: 6
Views: 367

Re: Thoughts re Colossians??

It would be encouraging to hear other’s perspectives on Colossians 3: 11 Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scyth′ian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all. 12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, ...
by silentreader
Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:46 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Why Some Churches Practice Infant Baptism and others do not.
Replies: 196
Views: 2260

Re: Why Some Churches Practice Infant Baptism and others do not.

I see a link between the choice to march to war and to baptize babies. Both are not comfortable with allowing the free will of others and wish to rule over them to produce the "correct" outcome. And another similarity is that both rely on there being no explicit prohibition on either. The...
by silentreader
Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Why Some Churches Practice Infant Baptism and others do not.
Replies: 196
Views: 2260

Re: Poll: Modes of Baptism

Why doesn’t the NT say a peep about infant baptism then? Didn't need to. Why didn't it say a peep about pouring? FWIW, I'm not terribly comfortable with pouring either. Or sprinkling. But I do believe there are solid Christians who disagree with me on all these things. As Josh notes, there's no men...
by silentreader
Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: OO, evangelical, and fundamentalist views on assurance of salvation
Replies: 7
Views: 263

Re: OO, evangelical, and fundamentalist views on assurance of salvation

Probably the most significant doctrinal difference that has emerged between Old Orders and evangelical-fundamentalists (which includes most conservative Anabaptists) is “assurance of salvation”. CAs generally speaking maintain a belief that Old Orders believe in “salvation via works” and that they ...
by silentreader
Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations
Replies: 95
Views: 1324

Re: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations

Neto, your experience of being labeled a legalist by WBT reminds me of my great grandmother and her discomfort with modern ideas like "assurance of salvation" which sounded too prideful and to full of modern self determination to be Christ like. She was wise, well read, knew the Bible for...
by silentreader
Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:26 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations
Replies: 95
Views: 1324

Re: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations

Neto, your experience of being labeled a legalist by WBT reminds me of my great grandmother and her discomfort with modern ideas like "assurance of salvation" which sounded too prideful and to full of modern self determination to be Christ like. She was wise, well read, knew the Bible for...
by silentreader
Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations
Replies: 95
Views: 1324

Re: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations

I do not know German, either one of the German dialects or languages involved, so I do not have an opinion regarding the meaning of the words concerned. But I do know Hank, and he is not only a native speaker of PA German, but is also a trained linguist. He & his wife Ruth did a translation for...
by silentreader
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations
Replies: 95
Views: 1324

Re: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations

Re: The "Pennsylvania Dutch" Bible: I have known Hank Hershberger for many years. He would not change the meaning of any Scripture, regardless of the fact that he grew up Amish. The men who worked on this translation with him were all Amish. Can you explain this quote, then? Misunderstand...
by silentreader
Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations
Replies: 95
Views: 1324

Re: Cooperative Missions Run by Different Denominations

Do we have people here who are good at Pennsylvania Dutch? Does Selig mean "saved" in modern Pennsylvania German? Here is Matthew 5 in the Luther and Pennsylvania Dutch Bible: https://www.bible.com/bible/1455/MAT.5.PDCB?parallel=51 Luther: Selig sind, die da geistlich arm sind; denn das H...