tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post114248432828900649..comments2023-09-25T04:24:45.407-05:00Comments on The M Blog: Can women baptize?J. Guy Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-44872659363544116352007-09-14T21:06:00.000-05:002007-09-14T21:06:00.000-05:00Guy-Thanks for the follow-up reply! This posting ...Guy-<BR/>Thanks for the follow-up reply! This posting has had me thinking for a long time, and I finally started writing down my thoughts. Feel free to chime in if you're so inclinded.<BR/><BR/>My post is intended to think a little deeper about how cultural issues affect The Church and how we reach out- not to criticze. Hopefully it comes off as positive.<BR/><BR/>Keep expanding God's Kingdom!<BR/><BR/>http://www.mitchross.com/blog/index.php?itemid=69Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604979115576663952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-3668478045622034562007-08-24T13:40:00.000-05:002007-08-24T13:40:00.000-05:00Mitch,Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thou...Mitch,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. Just in case you have any doubts about where all of this had led check out the following video <A HREF="http://guymuse.blogspot.com/2007/05/salitre-baptisms-send-us-out.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. WHO does the baptizing is really a non-issue, in WHOSE NAME they are baptized is very important.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-79042261036536688482007-08-24T13:22:00.000-05:002007-08-24T13:22:00.000-05:00Scripture is also silent about letting left-handed...Scripture is also silent about letting left-handed people baptize. Therefore since we are in a right-handed dominated culture, we should only let right-handed people baptize, if any are available.<BR/><BR/>Ditto for dark hair & blonde haired people.<BR/><BR/>Geo was right on.<BR/><BR/>-Mitch, a Pastor's Husband.<BR/>http://www.mitchross.com/blogMitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604979115576663952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-24450008687448429592007-06-11T21:14:00.000-05:002007-06-11T21:14:00.000-05:00In reading about the process, I wondered about the...In reading about the process, I wondered about the following: did the group already hold the principle that what the Scripture does not expressly prohibit it, Christians are free to do; or did they develop the principle in connection with this study?<BR/><BR/>Mil gracias.R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-88062594204603769732006-10-18T08:44:00.000-05:002006-10-18T08:44:00.000-05:00DANIEL--Gracias por su visita y haberme dejado su ...DANIEL--Gracias por su visita y haberme dejado su pensamiento sobre el tema en cuestion. Seguimos todos luchando para comprender mejor las Escrituras en cuanto al rol y papel de la mujer en la iglesia de hoy. Apreciamos mucho sus oraciones. Le devuelvo el "abrazo fraterno" a mi hermano alli en Argentina!J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1155426245540741212006-08-12T18:44:00.000-05:002006-08-12T18:44:00.000-05:00I think it's a very wise way to make a decision an...I think it's a very wise way to make a decision and I plan on using this method in our contexts.<BR/>thanks,Campbell Dunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029065630577152830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1142527088090678632006-03-16T11:38:00.000-05:002006-03-16T11:38:00.000-05:00Guy,I agree with Tim's estimation that your team d...Guy,<BR/><BR/>I agree with Tim's estimation that your team displayed great wisdom in allowing the group to study the Scriptures and draw their own conclusions rather than impose a missionary viewpoint derived from our traditions. You honor and demonstrate a commitment to those cherished Baptist distinctives of priesthood of the believer and the autonomy of the local church at a time when they are under serious attack on many fronts.Gary Snowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157967748058707819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1142516256015154622006-03-16T08:37:00.000-05:002006-03-16T08:37:00.000-05:00Geo,You are right, of course, it would have been t...Geo,<BR/><BR/>You are right, of course, it would have been the easiest thing to simply TELL THEM what the Word says and expect them to adhere to our M interpretation of the matter by applying the passage you refer to women being able to baptize.<BR/><BR/>Isn't that what the IMB BoT have done with the two policies? The majority were convinced this is what the Scriptures teach, and voted it so as policy. What might have happened if the IMB BoT would have taken a similar approach as described in the post? Since when are we supposed to vote on issues in the Body of Christ? My reading of the NT is that consensus is that we are to seek harmony, unity, one mind within the church. This may not always be possible, but it is the goal.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1142506940595010492006-03-16T06:02:00.000-05:002006-03-16T06:02:00.000-05:00I thought in the kingdom there was neither male no...I thought in the kingdom there was neither male nor female, jew nor greek but Christ in all and through all.<BR/>I guess Jesus really did not tear down that dividing wall huh?<BR/><BR/>PeaceGeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584842245004324985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-1142497514323597662006-03-16T03:25:00.000-05:002006-03-16T03:25:00.000-05:00What great wisdom! Imagine, letting the Spirit do...What great wisdom! Imagine, letting the Spirit do His job through the Word and the Body.Tim Sweatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12207080258485611356noreply@blogger.com