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Was he "immersed"?
What is the line between religious tourism and devotion?
Taking an ablution where Jesus may have been, in the vicinity, once, long ago, to inaugurate his kingdom work... if it made you "feel closer" to Jesus or God, then it was probably more akin to will-worship than anything. If it brought some intellectual enlightenment or depth to your understanding (and wasn't just reinforcing errors), perhaps, especially when viewed in the fuller context of a whole educational experience, it may have been useful or helpful.
I think fishing for a definitive answer--commendation or condemnation--from us in the peanut gallery is not going to yield a very satisfying result.
__________________ Rev. Bruce G. Buchanan
ChainOLakes Presbyterian Church, CentralLake, MI Made both Lord and Christ--Jesus, the Destroyer
Acts 2:36 - 1 Cor. 10:9-10 & 15:22-26 - Hebrews 2:9-15 - 1 John 3:8 - James 4:12
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