Can You Get De-Baptized?

I picked up this post from Denny Burk. Thought you all might like to read about a new 'trend'.

It would seem that atheists would be among the most dispassionate people on earth vis a vis religion. But that is not the case. In too many instances, they are not content to disbelieve. Their unbelief (far from giving them objectivity) compels them to berate those who do not hold their view. They are like the fool of Proverbs 19:3, “The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.”

Here’s an article from USA Today explaining the new trend among atheists, ‘de-baptism.’

‘Up until last summer, Jennifer Gray of Columbus, Ohio, considered herself “a weak Christian” whose baptism at age 11 in a Kentucky church came to mean less and less to her as she gradually lost faith in God.

‘Then the 32-year-old medical transcriptionist took a decisive step, one that previously hadn’t been available. She got “de-baptized.

In a type of mock ceremony that’s now been performed in at least four states, a robed “priest” used a hairdryer marked “reason” in an apparent bid to blow away the waters of baptism once and for all. Several dozen participants then fed on a “de-sacrament” (crackers with peanut butter) and received certificates assuring they had “freely renounced a previous mistake, and accepted Reason over Superstition.”

Whatever you do....don't shake your head and think "this girl is absolutely pitiful"! This ought to break your heart for those who are so blind and calloused to the Truth of Christ. This girl apparently grew up in the church. If it were not for God's sustaining grace, we too would reject everything that we have been taught about the gloriousness of God in Christ. Pray for her! Pray that God will open the eyes of her heart that she may see Christ for who He is. Pray that she would seek God while He still may be found!

Praise God....Our First Baptisms!

Well this week has truly been an amazing week for Christ and His church--New Life Church. Of course Wednesday night we constituted as a church....Praise God! And tonight we had our very first baptismal service.

One of the couples in our church, Eric and Andrea Anderson, were baptized tonight at Mullins Station Baptist Church. Mullins Station is one of our sponsoring churches and Pastor John Allen was present to celebrate with our new little church tonight.

Both Eric and Andrea shared their testimonies of their conversion, their 'new life' in Christ and their desire to get their baptism on the right side of their conversion. It was a powerful picture of God's sovereign grace and seeing the gospel in full display tonight in this couple's life. It truly was a beautiful picture of seeing their union to Christ and their union to His Church through their public profession of faith in the waters of baptism!

Thank you God for blessing Your people tonight!

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!