{"id":9947,"date":"2012-02-13T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=9947"},"modified":"2012-03-25T15:01:40","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T19:01:40","slug":"give-up-your-rites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/give-up-your-rites\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Up Your Rites"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chapter 13 in my book,\u00a0Close Your Church for Good<\/a><\/em>, is called \u201cGive Up Your Rites.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this chapter, we look at baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and whether the practices should be performed in churches today. \u00a0While it is true that these are commands of Jesus, we must understand the cultural significance of these ceremonies, and what they meant at that time. Only when we do this can we properly learn to observe baptism and Lord’s Supper in our time, though in our day, the form may appear much different than anything we are accustomed to.<\/p>\n

Please note that due to some of the feedback I receive on these posts, this chapter might be radically revised for the final edition of the book. These changes will only be available in the print or eBook version when it comes out.<\/p>\n

Here are the blog posts from this chapter on Baptism and the Lord’s Supper:<\/p>\n