born of water

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Originalist

really. God does not forgive someone being baptized based on the words the baptizer says. That is mysticism.

Now you are saying the Name of Jesus we speak over the baptismal candidate is MYSTICISM???

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by Sean

Now you are saying the Name of Jesus we speak over the baptismal candidate is MYSTICISM???

No Sean. And it saddens me that you are allowing yourself to be intellectually dishonest.

Invoking his name vocally in baptism is not mysticism. Believing that when you invoke his name over someone you are baptizing applies blood and causes their sins to vanish is mysticism.