When The penny drops.

[Lamb]

I did think baptism was important because shortly after I was saved I had a strange dream where I was going to a church to get baptised and I woke up hearing some interesting words that were Biblical in nature, including a particular word I did not know at that time. When I looked it up later I recognised it was a Biblical word. But as the years have gone by I have thought differently about that. I certainly don't need to be baptised really but being part of a church would be helpful to me I think. In truth, I believe that having spiritual company is really all it means. I'm not of the belief that I have to attend some building just to gather with people, but that wouldn't be a bad thing in any case.

I don't know what Church you are referring to that is in London. But I'm interested in why you think Church is valuable. Nothing in this present life is worth bothering with as much as God in the ultimate scheme of things. If I am going to attend a church I would want to know what I would get out of it spiritually. I don't just want to go into a building to meet people. I want to actually experience God. And since I can do that by myself anywhere I am, what would be the purpose of going to a church?

For Lutherans, the purpose of going to church is to receive what God wants to give us in His word and sacraments. His word feeds us, and when we have confession/absolution we receive forgiveness, in the Lord's Supper we receive His body and blood for the forgiveness of our sins and we in turn give praise and thanksgiving to Him. God wants to give to us, He is a giver.

As for baptism, I didn't read everything, but if you haven't already been baptism, God wants to baptize you (and He does so with water + His word, the promises of washing your sins away, giving you the gift of the Holy Spirit and clothing you in Christ's righteousness).

 

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For Lutherans, the purpose of going to church is to receive what God wants to give us in His word and sacraments. His word feeds us, and when we have confession/absolution we receive forgiveness, in the Lord's Supper we receive His body and blood for the forgiveness of our sins and we in turn give praise and thanksgiving to Him. God wants to give to us, He is a giver.

As for baptism, I didn't read everything, but if you haven't already been baptism, God wants to baptize you (and He does so with water + His word, the promises of washing your sins away, giving you the gift of the Holy Spirit and clothing you in Christ's righteousness).

I'm not Lutheran and I don't believe water baptism is salvific. It's just H2O. I've read a lot about this subject.

I don't believe in confession to priests. The Bible doesn't teach that. It does say that you can confess to others at church.

I get fed by the Word at home as well as I would at a church.

I don't believe takin the Lord's supper gives forgiveness of sins. Your sins are forgiven when you are first saved and if you sin and repent after that time God forgives you.