Bones to pick with Lutheran.

[LauraJean]

archangeldream said:

One other thing: the sprinkling of babies.

I believe that the decision to follow Christ is a conscious decision made at a mature age.

This is not supported in the Bible

This sprinkling thing is a waste of water, in my opinion.

In the discussion forum there is a thread about baptism. I have a post that discusses whether baptism is based in the Law or in the Gospel. If your belief places it under the Law (as your comment leads me to believe you do) then you would be concerned about the amount of water used.

Lutherans believe and teach that baptism is a means of grace. It is a way in which God touches us and thereby sanctifies us and justifies us. Because it is God doing the work of salvation through baptism we believe His power cannot be governed by the amount of water used.

If you would like the Scripture references from which these teachings come I would be happy to pkmtyolp them on to you.

Peace!
LJ

[flukehouse]

If you have any questions about the Lutheran faith then go to this web site and it will answer any questions that you have. Gods Peace, Kelly

www.elca.org

[Flipper]

for the Missouri Synod branch, there is www.lcms.org

[flukehouse]

Flipper said:

for the Missouri Synod branch, there is www.lcms.org

Thanks Flipper, always looking for resources.
Gods Peace, Kelly