"It is true that there is no positive command for infant baptism. Nor is there any for keeping holy the first day of the week (Sun-day) Many believe that Christ changed the Sabbath. But from his own words, we can see that He came for no such purpose. Those who believe that Jesus changed the Sabbath, base it only on supporsition." Amos Binny, Theological Compendium, pp. 180-181
2007-07-14 18:20:41 · 10 answers · asked by shovelead 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus did not change it. the Catholic church did and all the Christians after them kept Sunday.
2007-07-14 18:36:05 · answer #1 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God Bless you...
I agree with that statement...both of those practices are man-made laws. Baptism is for those who have the ability to make an informed decision about their faith, and only after they have accepted Christ and are ready to follow Him publicly. Infants are shown various times to be granted salvation on the basis of their innocence.
As for changing the Sabbath, Jesus never said when the Sabbath should be, He only said He was the Lord of the Sabbath.
2007-07-15 01:33:24 · answer #2 · answered by Todd J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as infant baptism is concerned I believe it is just a ceremony, because the infant is not of age to choose Christ as his savior or to live worldly. I believe that baptism is based on the fact that you are already committed to Christ and that you are publicly saying that you believe in Jesus and you are definitely going to live the Christ like life. As far as Jesus changing the sabbath I can't really agree with that, but he did tell the pharisees to not use it as an excuse to help those in need of help.
2007-07-15 01:29:44 · answer #3 · answered by Timothy B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no command, example, or inference for infant baptism in the Bible. In fact, for baptism, one should be old enough to believe and repent first. (Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Acts 8:36-39)
As for worshiping on Sunday, there is both example and command. In Acts 20:7, the example shows the disciples met on the first day of the week to take the Lord's supper.
In 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, the church was commanded to take up a collection when they met "On the first day of every week". (NASB)
The church also began on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2). Pentecost was always on the first day of the week!
This is not the Sabbath. "Sabbath" literally means the seventh day (Saturday). Under the new law (the New Testament), no one can judge us upon the keeping of Saddath days! (Colossians 2:16)
2007-07-15 23:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by JoeBama 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Wow, someone who actually READ the Bible! I am IMPRESSED. Normally when I tell diehard Christians this and other things, they fly into a rage at me.
Christ was pretty specific. The day did not matter, the time did not matter, where did not matter - and as a matter of fact, he even went so far as to say that temples did not matter either - the only thing that mattered was that in your heart of hearts, in total secrecy and privacy, away from the eyes of others, in the dead of night, you express your love for God. He considered the public parades and showmanships and one-upmanships as people vie to show off how "holy" and "godly" they are compared to everyone else by the way they act and dress to be nothing more than an affront to the eyes of the Lord. The worship in secret is the true way of worship.
2007-07-15 01:29:50 · answer #5 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus never changed the sabbath, when he healed a man who could not walk on the sabbath people said that it was unlawful for him to do on the sabbath and he told them "If your sheep or whatever it was was stuck on the sabbath you would go to release him how is it anymore unlawful to heal this man." Maybe not in those words but what he meant was there is nothing wrong with helping someone in need on the sabbath.
2007-07-15 01:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by Sheila E 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Makes more sense to me, but non-Jews never were commanded to keep the sabbath holy. Non-Jews are bound by only the seven Noahide laws. Keeping the sabbath holy is part of the 613 Jewish commandments.
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2007-07-15 01:28:02 · answer #7 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Methodist Church has no authority from God to make any such statement, nor do they have anyone in charge with that authority.
What you have there is one man's "radical" opinion. That's all.
And it fails to match up with actual Methodist practices, as well.
That Amos, what a kidder!
2007-07-15 05:06:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nice :-) Glad to see there is finally some waking up going on in the church.
2007-07-15 01:58:25 · answer #9 · answered by Jylsamynne 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I Didn't know it exsisted 'til now. I'll hafta to think about it a bit.
2007-07-15 01:24:02 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋