[Apologetics] Church rebuked for 'new' baptism

[Stephen Korsman]

Hi

From: "Art Kelly" <arthurkelly at yahoo.com>

> I think the key phrase in what you sent me is, "It is
> not, of course, absolutely necessary that the common
> names Father, Son, and Holy Ghost be used, provided
> the Persons be expressed by words that are equivalent
> or synonymous."
>
> Of course, I'm not defending the change in wording
> that were used in Australia or Boston or anywhere
> else, but it may be that the Baptisms were still
> valid.

You're right there.  And the final decision would be up to the bishop.  But
since the names used don't even indicate the relationship between the
Persons, and are more in line with the Hindu / New Age concept of a trinity,
I would think it needs at least a conditional baptism.

God bless,
Stephen
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