I use to go church as a kid with my mums friend as my mother was busy with her horses & work, as a child I use to prey every night without fail always saying the same things as a kid “God please help me & my mum have a better life” my upbringing wasn’t the worst but wasn’t good either, father left when I was 5 my dad then was forced by my Nan (his mum) to fight for me when I was 10 & at 11 I was asked by social services to either live with my mum & end up in foster care or live with my dad & step mum (my step mum was my mums younger sister as my father cheated on my mother with her sister when my mum was pregnant with me). So I ended up living with my father but life didn’t change, my step mum used me as a skivvy doing everything for her while she did nothing at all, my father was out cheating on my step mum & I kept it a secret from her for years & my families very dysfunctional, that led me to stop preying & I ended up saying for years on end “I Hate God, when I die I’ll break into heaven & burn it down” after losing my Nan who I loved more than anything my anger got worse but in recent years I’ve been getting weird signs that seem to be a message from my Nan in my dreams & when I’m awake & my Nan was Protestant very proud one too as her ancestors left France because of what happened at that time to Protestant because France was a Catholic country, but lately I’ve been thinking about going back to church & I feel like God may have punished me for some time as I ended up homeless & many other problems but I’ve seen some sort of light & seeing my Nan in dreams & the overdoses I’ve made & survived every time I’ve started to believe maybe God was trying to help me be a better me get rid of the anger he kind again & go back to church like I use to as I loved it

In chapter 20 of the book of Revelation, St. John experiences an exquisite vision. I'll say from the outset that I don't think his visions are necessarily in chronological order. Rather, I'd say they're kaleidoscopic. I believe this vision is a recapitulation of the church age from a very comprehensive and condensed standpoint.

I see how Satan is bound and how the church reigns victoriously through resurrection. Also, I see that he's loosed at the very end. Finally, I see the Last Day and the two eternal destinies of God's creatures.

Your thoughts? Is there something someone would like to add?

I am genuinely perplexed how this is even a thing.

References to infant baptism appear in ancient church writings. Many argued that it regenerated infants or that the application of the water brought about a change in the infant's status. With Zwingli and the Reformed movement, this changed. Paedobaptism was now practiced because infants of believing parents were thought to be part of a broader covenant that went beyond believers.

Finally, many Christians broke with all of this and assumed the baptistic view. I believe the examples and theology of baptism throughout the New Testament depict credo-baptism.

What are your thoughts? Do you believe infant baptism had apostolic authorization? Why or why not?

Many Christians disagree on the mode, method, meaning, and accomplishments of baptism. I have heard people of various denominations say that it is okay to disagree on this fundamental because it is a NON-ESSENTIAL.

Repentance is mentioned about 75 times in the NT. Baptism is mentioned over 90 times. Baptism was included in Jesus' great commission.

Upon what basis is the idea that baptism is a non-essential founded? Who gets to decide that?

A pastor at a church I had been going to believed in believer's baptism only (generally adults). So none of the children at church were baptized. However, he said that if they had faith in Jesus, it was acceptable for them to come and take communion.

Does this happen at any other churches? Is it common?

Does anyone remember why Protestants even exist? What is the point of this sub?

I don't see a rule about it but both Protestant subs won't let me post some artwork I've done. The title was long enough, too. Is it just my computer or account being wonky or is it the subs?

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