Ordinances
Water
baptism
and the Lord’s supper
are not an ordinances for the church.
You’ve
heard of the phrase “the city ordinances”. These are the rules and
regulations
given by a city council to maintain order and proper behaviour.
Now
the
Corinthian church was way out of order. Baptists would have us believe
that
regular observance of water baptisms and taking of the Lord’s supper,
would
correct them. No, when Paul mentions ordinances he says …and
keep the
ordinances, as I delivered them
to you. 1 Cor 11:2 This
is past tense.
When
you read First Corinthians,
you will see that Paul gave them dozens of rules and regulations to
bring order
back into the church.
Put
it this way, why would Paul
say For Christ sent me not to baptize (water), but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom
of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 1 Cor 1:17, if he was giving the
church water baptism as
an ordinance? He wouldn’t!
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