tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938773303381182037.post3315863743995933426..comments2023-05-20T04:04:32.115-07:00Comments on A Reformed Baptist in Namibia: SAVING CHRISTIANS FROM A FALSE VIEW OF BAPTISM Joachim Rieckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00128214656869719733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938773303381182037.post-82983998540934350602013-10-02T02:40:07.499-07:002013-10-02T02:40:07.499-07:00 Hi Dave,I really appreciate what you are saying. ... Hi Dave,I really appreciate what you are saying. I think that this may be one of these typically legalistic requirements that one often finds among churches from persecuted countries. I believe that this requirement is a false imposition upon these people and has nothing to do with gospel requirements. Contact Pastor Errol Hulse (Editor Reformation Today, Leeds , UK) for more information on<br />Iranian believers. Their church has had a lot to do with these. Greetings in Christ , Joachim Joachim Rieckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128214656869719733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938773303381182037.post-89507152702944989142013-10-02T02:25:06.817-07:002013-10-02T02:25:06.817-07:00Good post. I have a query that comes from my curre...Good post. I have a query that comes from my current context - v international, with people from 70 nations in our congregation. Recently a group of Iranians came to me requesting baptism. I tested them and they professed repentance and faith in Christ. All had come to faith in Iran. But, they had been prepared for baptism - 3 months of classes in a Pentecostal church, but then denied baptism on grounds that they had not had a 'vision' of Jesus. Seems this is a requirement for converts from Islam in certain circles. My question: Do we need to delay the baptism of converts from Islam or Hinduism and place further tests upon them to ensure they have left their former faith completely? I find no support for this unequal treatment in Scripture. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762959748083954607noreply@blogger.com