tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post1683106555159050663..comments2024-03-14T14:41:17.663-04:00Comments on Triablogue: The nullification of the faithfulRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-43867999240946738702016-06-19T00:57:50.283-04:002016-06-19T00:57:50.283-04:00It's true that Catholicism draws an ad hoc dis...It's true that Catholicism draws an ad hoc distinction between baptism and other sacraments in that regard.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-53148015785311180512016-06-18T19:03:16.786-04:002016-06-18T19:03:16.786-04:00Vincent, that's correct.Vincent, that's correct. John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-45593268050422033002016-06-18T18:58:40.897-04:002016-06-18T18:58:40.897-04:00The protestant understanding of baptism is the sam...The protestant understanding of baptism is the same though. Calvin himself taught that all trinitarian baptisms where valid even when done by the heterodox. His understanding of baptism and the visible church known as the "vestia ecclesia" was hugely influential in the Rome's Vatican 2 redefinition of the boundaries of the visible church. I am sure you did not have to be rebaptized when you joined the PCA church John? Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686738325565738419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-31526950540301847352016-06-18T15:45:16.963-04:002016-06-18T15:45:16.963-04:00At least the baptism part wasn't nullified. So...At least the baptism part wasn't nullified. So long as someone uses the correct (trinitarian) formula, even a heretic can perform a valid baptism. John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.com