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Originally Posted by Contra_Mundum  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. |
Thank you Bruce. For me it was not Mystical, Religious Tour Novelty Shop, or feel closer to Christ (one hears this often in Evangelical circles I am unsure of what most of them mean). Perhaps it was helpful for me in this sense, as an orthodox believer, I had read of the Baptism of the Messiah many times. As one who believes Scripture is God's revealed word, my "experience" made it more concrete I suppose. That is I already believed but when I was in River Jordan, it struck me full-force that somewhere the Son of God stood in this River. I grasped it as a real space-time event. The Jordan is rather cool at waist deep , oddly this made me reflect on the fact that The Lord was fully human, his skin felt the cool water, the soles of his feet felt the mud. It was more a "learning". With due respect Bruce I shall ignore your question of whether he was immersed or not. Scripture seems clear he was in the water. Odd that you ask it did not pertain to the overall issue. BUT, I do again thank you for your kind input on my query. Blessings.