Comments for A Way of Being Human

Comment on Speaking of Communion… by Billie

Billie — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:12:01 +0000

If you haven’t read “Conversations With Nathan” it is great for a laugh, and surely you will relate! Here’s a link…

http://oldfatslowland.blogspot.com/2007/11/conversations-with-nathan.html

Comment on Communion? by Billie

Billie — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:06:49 +0000

David and I both came from Baptist backgrounds long before we were PCA. In our move to the CRE, we often marveled at how we didn’t see this inconsistancy before–at least when we were Baptists, we were consistant! God sure does take us on some interesting journeys!

Comment on Communion? by brianmclain

brianmclain — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:14:41 +0000

I haven’t read Gallant’s book yet, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. As a baptist, paedocommunion was the biggest reason why I was having difficulty making the switch to paedobaptism… for me it was obvious that if you are baptized, then you partake of the Lord’s Supper… yet none of the PCAers that I was reading or talking to did this…. Duh!

Comment on Communion? by Billie

Billie — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:52:19 +0000

Tim Gallant has a wonderful book on this called _Feed My Lambs_. After all the blogs, articles, and whatnot that we read, it is the book that tipped us (or at least me!) over the edge and made us paedocommunionists. Well, maybe that and having children!

Comment on Communion? by brianmclain

brianmclain — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:05:01 +0000

How is that a problem? That’s precisely the point. The only real problem is that most evangelicals wrongly assume that the only legitimate proof of regeneration is a mature profession of faith - and because of this they deprive their children of Jesus and are surprised when their children rebel, question their faith, and are unfaithful. The funny thing about this is that the “Calvinists” - the one’s who believe in the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation - are usually the one’s that have the hardest time believing that God can save anyone He chooses to - including the ones He’s promised to save.

Comment on Communion? by Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:31:50 +0000

only problem is that biblically you’re a child by new spiritual birth and not by natural birth (think Nicodemus)

Comment on PSA #2 by brianmclain

brianmclain — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:54:37 +0000

Kevin,

Long time, no see!!! Hopefully your e-mail is the same as it was a few years ago. If you don’t hear from me in a couple of days, send me one at brianmclain33@gmail.com.

Comment on PSA #2 by K. Staggs

K. Staggs — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:56:53 +0000

Very funny, but typical, story coming from you. How have you been, I haven’t heard from you in a while. Shoot me an e-mail so we can catch up.

Comment on PSA #2 by Billie

Billie — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:14:57 +0000

Hilarious! Thankfully, we have no bathroom windows!

Comment on There’s a method to our modeness…. by Billie

Billie — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:11:59 +0000

I think all Orthodox do baptize infants. That’s just the only one I’ve ever been in.

Coptic is the language of the Egyptians at the time the first missionaries (James, I believe?) came there. (They could tell you which apostle, and name all their bishops in succession since that time, and their chain of command, so to speak down to the priest over each congregation!) At that time, they wrote in hieroglyphics, but the missionaries took their language and gave it the Greek alphabet. Their services are all in 3 languages–English, Coptic written w/Greek alphabet, and Arabic (modern language of Egypt).

They gave me funny looks, too, but that’s b/c they typically don’t have anyone other than Egyptians there. They also probably don’t often encounter American girls who speak Arabic. They probably thought I was a spy or something. I went for a Christian Religious Traditions class where I had to experience either a Catholic Mass or an Orthodox service. Given my language background, I thought this would be a neat experience on two levels. I went on Ascension Sunday, so was in for an extra couple hours, I mean, special treat!

One thing I did learn that is interesting about them is that they have a “Coptic Creed” rather than saying the “Nicene Creed” because they believe that Jesus was “made” rather than “begotten”–one of the arguments over orthodoxy in the early church that caused the phrase “begotten, not made” to be a part of the Nicene creed.

As for the mode issue, I’ll leave that discussion for David.