Today I started writing about my upcoming baptism. I had hoped to post those thoughts here tonight but I am finding it rather difficult to write about.
But that's good. Writing helps me figure out what I really think - and baptism is a serious topic deserving careful consideration.
It feels like a big part of my difficulty is my hesitancy to stir up theological animosity. Baptism is a topic which conjures strong opinions. I sincerely do not want to offend others who hold views of baptism not aligned with my own.
As a pastor now, it seems like I might find it tricky to get baptized out of my own personal conviction to obey what God is calling me to do, without it being interpreted as something I would dictate for the Church as a whole.
In the end, this isn't about whether anybody who was baptized as a baby needs to be baptized as an adult. It is only about whether Steve Gross - who happened to be baptized as a baby - wants to be baptized as an adult.
And I do.
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