Never heard of Campus Crusade for Christ? The man behind that is the one who came up with the simple prayer for salvation ("come into my heart" etc) and the Church of Christ ilk don't like that, and believe that the only way to salvation is through baptism. No, baptism is a statement of faith. I just can't be bothered to argue with them. They aren't bad people, but I don't want to deal with them.
A soldier has just been fatally injured on the beach at Normandy. A Chaplain is there to pray and the soldier accepts Christ for the first time in his life. The chaplain says, "Well crap, we need to baptize you, so the Chaplain runs back to the water to get some seawater to baptize him, but a German grenade blows his leg off. As the Chapain lays immobilized, he calls over to the soldier and says, "Well nuts, it looks like I won't be able to baptize you, now that my leg's off and all. It looks like you're on your way to hell after all. Good luck with that." The Chaplain, of course, is Church of Christ.
That's exactly what I mean, and I'm glad you agree with me. That is also why Church of Christ followers have no right to judge others' salvation base on their highly legalese definitions. Bill Bright came up with a simple prayer of repentance, a petition for salvation, and of dedication going forward. No no no, Church of Christ says it must involve water baptism, so therefore that soldier on the beach of Normandy is doomed to hell. It's this sort of legalism thing, plus watching people use bible verses to bludgeon each other, is why I stopped going to church a very long time ago.
Never heard of Campus Crusade for Christ? The man behind that is the one who came up with the simple prayer for salvation ("come into my heart" etc) and the Church of Christ ilk don't like that, and believe that the only way to salvation is through baptism. No, baptism is a statement of faith. I just can't be bothered to argue with them. They aren't bad people, but I don't want to deal with them.
A soldier has just been fatally injured on the beach at Normandy. A Chaplain is there to pray and the soldier accepts Christ for the first time in his life. The chaplain says, "Well crap, we need to baptize you, so the Chaplain runs back to the water to get some seawater to baptize him, but a German grenade blows his leg off. As the Chapain lays immobilized, he calls over to the soldier and says, "Well nuts, it looks like I won't be able to baptize you, now that my leg's off and all. It looks like you're on your way to hell after all. Good luck with that." The Chaplain, of course, is Church of Christ.
That's exactly what I mean, and I'm glad you agree with me. That is also why Church of Christ followers have no right to judge others' salvation base on their highly legalese definitions. Bill Bright came up with a simple prayer of repentance, a petition for salvation, and of dedication going forward. No no no, Church of Christ says it must involve water baptism, so therefore that soldier on the beach of Normandy is doomed to hell. It's this sort of legalism thing, plus watching people use bible verses to bludgeon each other, is why I stopped going to church a very long time ago.
Not OP, but I would like to hear what you have to say.