Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Flagrant Brown-Nosing
You guys have seen me lavishing praise on a favorite blog, The Burr In The Burgh before. I think Pastor Scott's blog is outstanding. It is, in fact, my favorite blog by a LCMS Lutheran Pastor in the entire greater Pittsburgh area. ;)
Well, today I left him a comment that he felt was worthy of actually mentioning in the form of a whole post.
The question at hand is, I suppose, addressed at my Christian brothers and sisters in the Protestant churches: What forms of Christian devotion do you think of as exclusively Catholic? Or, maybe as just too Romanish? If you're a Protestant, are you reluctant to cross yourself? Why? What about the Saints, crucifixes, etc? What about Mary? Are there elements of Christian devotion that you're denying yourself for fear of seeming... (gasp!) "CATHOLIC"?? This makes for some good conversation, and I think it's a lot of fun. I feel extremely honored to have played the role I've played in getting it started. Now go check it out and throw your two cents in.Permalink -- Posted by Darrell at 21:07 
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Well, I find the entire idea of intercession too "Romanish" for my tastes. Being a practicing Baptist, I believe that I and I alone must plead my case before God and that I must answer for my transgressions. I also have a problem with infant baptism in that in order to really strive to be a good Christian a person must willingly accept Christ as their savior. He or she must make a rational decision and that precludes infant baptism in my thinking. Finally, I simply reject the doctrine of papal infallibility. I believe that there was only one man who was infallible and that was Jesus Christ. To calm infallibility is, in my eyes, to claim to be Christ's equal and that is blasphemy. All that being said, I rejoice in your faith and hope and pray that it brings you peace and salvation.
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