Baptism and the Lord's Supper: As Interpreted and Observed by Unitarians (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Baptism and the Lord's Supper: As Interpreted and Observed by Unitarians (Classic Reprint) written by Augustus P. Reccord and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Baptism and the Lord's Supper: As Interpreted and Observed by Unitarians One of the first questions which confronted the early Church was as to how candidates were to be admitted to the Christian circle. If the faith and conscience of new disciples were to be publicly committed to the religion of Jesus, there must be some outward act or acts which they must perform. In considering this question, Dr. Martineau states that the ministry of Jesus himself suggested what these acts should be; for it had Opened with the baptism and closed with the last supper; the one followed by the descent of the Spirit, the other by the sacrifice of himself. Let these he the model for every disciple's self-dedication, the beginning and completion of his union with Christ. Does he yearn for the Holy Spirit? Let him be baptized. Does he long to be delivered from the bondage of corrup tion, and share in the immortality of Christ? Let him frequent the Lord's Supper, and there he will appropriate the benefits of the cross, and be fed on the manna of eternal life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.