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Greg Parker
is on page 105 of 142
Barth against infant baptism:
- circumcission displayed national identity as much as covenant identity
- the church hasn’t changed bc it’s embarrassing
- it ruins confirmation
Not an altogether strong argument here.
— Nov 08, 2023 04:12PM
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- circumcission displayed national identity as much as covenant identity
- the church hasn’t changed bc it’s embarrassing
- it ruins confirmation
Not an altogether strong argument here.
Greg Parker
is on page 80 of 142
two surprises —
1) a denial of universalism and
2) a nice word about Fritz.
— Oct 11, 2023 08:45AM
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1) a denial of universalism and
2) a nice word about Fritz.
Greg Parker
is on page 46 of 142
provocative:
“For this reason the part of the catechism dealing with man’s misery can be so comfortingly brief. It must be there, and it must be taken with seriousness. But it would be good if sermons also were controlled by the discipline and restriction the catechism exercises at this point… There is a dam which limits and holds back the floods of human misery. That must be seen also in the outline of sermons.”
— Aug 10, 2023 11:23AM
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“For this reason the part of the catechism dealing with man’s misery can be so comfortingly brief. It must be there, and it must be taken with seriousness. But it would be good if sermons also were controlled by the discipline and restriction the catechism exercises at this point… There is a dam which limits and holds back the floods of human misery. That must be seen also in the outline of sermons.”
