Thread: Protestants are making a nothingburger out of a minimal fee many Greek Churches have beca…
Protestants are making a nothingburger out of a minimal fee many Greek Churches have because baptisms are usually large celebrations, not empty “symbols.” This covers baptismal robe, candles, perhaps icons, and the celebration feast after. Many churches simply ask for a donation. This is nothing, btw, compared to most fundie churches which demand 10% tithe whereas most orthodox churches leave it all voluntary. This is just more ignorant moral gotchas because they have no intellectual arguments for their sects. / Is it the “washing of the laver of regeneration”? Titus 3 says? / @AnthonytheMehh…
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- Jay Dyer
Many Orthodox churches have minimal fees for baptism, unlike some Protestant practices.
“Protestants are making a nothingburger out of a minimal fee...”
- Jay Dyer
References historical debates on sola scriptura, particularly involving Greg Bahnsen.
“Long gone are the days of Dr Greg Bahnsen’s 2 hour snide remark filled defenses of sola scriptura...”
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2Jay references Greg Bahnsen when discussing the debate over sola scriptura, suggesting that Bahnsen lost a debate against a Catholic.
Jay criticizes Protestants for their misunderstandings surrounding the apostolic Bible canon and the practices of the Orthodox Church.