Barnpreacher
Puritan Board Junior
Let's say a paedo calls a credo to repent over his erroneous view of baptism or vice-versa, and they refuse to repent. Now what? Let's say the two brethren went to church together and the one refused to repent and the matter was brought before the church. The church found brother #1 in error and declared that he should repent over his view of baptism. Brother #1 refuses to do so and he is excommunicated over a lack of repentance.
Don't tell me that this is not the way that it is because I have plainly read in earlier threads that brother #1 is sinning because he doesn't take the same stand on baptism that brother #2 and that local church does.
So, in the eyes of brother #2 and the church, brother #1 is living in unrepentant sin.
I want to know how Presbyterians can fellowship with Baptists or Baptists can fellowship with Presbyterians when both claim the other is living in unrepentant sin? If they would be excommunicated in the church for refusing to repent over sin then how can brother #1 and brother #2 fellowship together just because they don't go to the same church?
I trust this thread isn't taken in the wrong spirit because it is not intended in that way at all. May God give us all some prayerful answers concerning this matter.
Don't tell me that this is not the way that it is because I have plainly read in earlier threads that brother #1 is sinning because he doesn't take the same stand on baptism that brother #2 and that local church does.
So, in the eyes of brother #2 and the church, brother #1 is living in unrepentant sin.
I want to know how Presbyterians can fellowship with Baptists or Baptists can fellowship with Presbyterians when both claim the other is living in unrepentant sin? If they would be excommunicated in the church for refusing to repent over sin then how can brother #1 and brother #2 fellowship together just because they don't go to the same church?
I trust this thread isn't taken in the wrong spirit because it is not intended in that way at all. May God give us all some prayerful answers concerning this matter.