Comments on: The One Who Left the Gate Ajar http://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/06/the-one-who-left-the-gate-ajar.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Real Sins of Sodom | Cerulean Sanctumhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/06/the-one-who-left-the-gate-ajar.html#comment-45070 The Real Sins of Sodom | Cerulean Sanctum Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:01:24 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1237#comment-45070 [...] Monday,  I wrote concerning Christians who err by judging the failings of others while simultaneously forgetting to examine them... to check for their own complicity in those [...] [...] Monday,  I wrote concerning Christians who err by judging the failings of others while simultaneously forgetting to examine them… to check for their own complicity in those [...]

]]> By: steve martinhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/06/the-one-who-left-the-gate-ajar.html#comment-45036 steve martin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:35:56 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1237#comment-45036 Dan, You are probably right. Not rying to toot my own horn, but I regularly remind the little ones what great thing that Jesus did for them in their baptisms, and I often remind strangers of it, upon asking them if they were ever baptised. It is a great way to speak the gospel to them. God certainly has kept me in th promise of my (infant) baptism. He really does work in mysterious ways! Thanks, Dan! Dan,

You are probably right.

Not rying to toot my own horn, but I regularly remind the little ones what great thing that Jesus did for them in their baptisms, and I often remind strangers of it, upon asking them if they were ever baptised.

It is a great way to speak the gospel to them.

God certainly has kept me in th promise of my (infant) baptism.

He really does work in mysterious ways!

Thanks, Dan!

]]> By: Dan Edelenhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/06/the-one-who-left-the-gate-ajar.html#comment-45035 Dan Edelen Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:30:59 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1237#comment-45035 Steve, Whether the congregation recites a prayer attesting to their involvement or whether they receive an exhortation, most of the people in that congregation will have nothing to do with the discipleship of that child. As David said, this is a massive community failure largely because we do not understand what it truly means to be a community. The poor discipleship we see in this country is a direct result of our failure in this regard. Separatist communities like the Amish and Hutterites have much less failure in this regard because they get it. We don't seem to get it, so in the end, all our vows and exhortations prove hollow. Steve,

Whether the congregation recites a prayer attesting to their involvement or whether they receive an exhortation, most of the people in that congregation will have nothing to do with the discipleship of that child.

As David said, this is a massive community failure largely because we do not understand what it truly means to be a community. The poor discipleship we see in this country is a direct result of our failure in this regard. Separatist communities like the Amish and Hutterites have much less failure in this regard because they get it. We don’t seem to get it, so in the end, all our vows and exhortations prove hollow.

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