As I’ve pondered my own understanding of baptism recently I have come to realize that it has been somewhat theologically problematic for me. I think that far too often it is treated as a kind of magical act where a baby is insured of a crass kind of “fire insurance”. That understanding of baptism, although it seems quite common in folk piety, is antithetical to my understanding of how God works in the world. So that leaves me with a quandry. If baptism should not be understood in that way, what is it?
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My Theology of Baptism
Aug 29
