Comments on: Sermon B: 6 Epiphany: 2 Kings 5:12 http://www.lawgospel.com/2009/02/12/sermon-b-6-epiphany-2-kings-512/ Theological distinctions between Law & Gospel Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Baker http://www.lawgospel.com/2009/02/12/sermon-b-6-epiphany-2-kings-512/comment-page-1/#comment-615 Tom Baker Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:12:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2009/02/12/sermon-b-6-epiphany-2-kings-512/#comment-615 It is true that a spouse in a marriage relationship can break the covenant relationship and that is also true with baptism. To understand that, think of baptism as God defines it, as an adoption. When an adopted child reaches a certain age, he or she can go to court and annul the adoption. The child loses all inheritance rights and is no longer considered adopted by those parents. In the same way, even after baptism a person can reject Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; that is, becomes an unbeliever, and is no longer a member of God's kingdom. In fact, it is to such people that God instituted the practice of excommunication for the purpose of attempting to bring them back into the fold. It is true that a spouse in a marriage relationship can break the covenant relationship and that is also true with baptism. To understand that, think of baptism as God defines it, as an adoption. When an adopted child reaches a certain age, he or she can go to court and annul the adoption. The child loses all inheritance rights and is no longer considered adopted by those parents. In the same way, even after baptism a person can reject Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; that is, becomes an unbeliever, and is no longer a member of God’s kingdom. In fact, it is to such people that God instituted the practice of excommunication for the purpose of attempting to bring them back into the fold.

]]> By: RD So Cal http://www.lawgospel.com/2009/02/12/sermon-b-6-epiphany-2-kings-512/comment-page-1/#comment-613 RD So Cal Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:15:00 +0000 http://www.lawgospel.com/2009/02/12/sermon-b-6-epiphany-2-kings-512/#comment-613 Pastor Tom, Is it true that in both marriage and Baptism, we humans can break our covenant relationship with God? <br/> Thanks,<br/> RD So Cal Pastor Tom, Is it true that in both marriage and Baptism, we humans can break our covenant relationship with God?
Thanks,
RD So Cal

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