Systematic Theologies and their Apologics.

[Reynolds]

That is hardly the same thing.

Agreed, but I do not like baby dedications. They have turned more into a baby show than anything with a practical purpose.

 

[AustinC]

Agreed, but I do not like baby dedications. They have turned more into a baby show than anything with a practical purpose.

They are a recent phenomenon in Baptist churches. I do appreciate the church covenanting to help raise the child in the way of the Lord. We, the church, have a communal responsibility to point our children toward Christ Jesus.

 

[Van]

As a Sunday School graduate, I am deeply grateful for the great kindness, and patience shown to me when I attended those enriching classes. I only taught Sunday school (both toddlers and adult classes) a few years, but I like to think I helped to enrich the lives of the students.

I remember one Sunday morning when a brief child dedication was performed. The child, an active 3 or 4 year old boy was fascinated by our Pastor's hand held mike. I do not think anyone was listening to what was being said, but on the inside we were ROFLOL as no matter what the Pastor did, the boy strained and reached and grabbed for that mike. Better than improv.

 

[Piper]

Systematic Theologies and their Apologics go hand in hand. The pair should have a common starting point.

Now each of us, most likely, were not converted to the faith directly by either.

Now personally I was lead to believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior though the use of eight Scripture passages. [In 9962.]

Now each of us may have similar or even some how different paths to our coming to the faith. [Jude 1:3.]

Now also there are points of each of our beliefs where individually we might disagree. Merely the disagreements are not the problem, but the inability to simply and clearly present a truth as so the other person or persons might understand that different view. And if unable to agree, to return a simple and clean explanation of that truth.

Merely saying "you are wrong" is not a refutation.

Are you from the future?

 

[37818]

Are you from the future?

I typed 1962. How the one got typed as a nine I have no clue.