What Denomination do y’all think this is ?

Baptism as Forgiveness of Sin
30. In baptism God offers and we accept the forgiveness of our sin (Acts 2:38). With thepardoning of sin which has separated us from God, we are justified -- freed from the guilt
and penalty of sin and restored to right relationship with God. This reconciliation is made
possible through the atonement of Christ and made real in our lives by the work of the
Holy Spirit. We respond by confessing and repenting of our sin, and affirming our faith
that Jesus Christ has accomplished all that is necessary for our salvation. Faith is the
necessary condition for justification; in baptism, that faith is professed. God’s forgiveness
makes possible the renewal of our spiritual lives and our becoming new beings in Christ.


pardoning of sin which has separated us from God, we are justified -- freed from the guilt
and penalty of sin and restored to right relationship with God. This reconciliation is made
possible through the atonement of Christ and made real in our lives by the work of the
Holy Spirit. We respond by confessing and repenting of our sin, and affirming our faith
that Jesus Christ has accomplished all that is necessary for our salvation. Faith is the
necessary condition for justification; in baptism, that faith is professed. God’s forgiveness
makes possible the renewal of our spiritual lives and our becoming new beings in Christ.

https://youtu.be/D3dcAbWg-c8 amazin

In the Northwest Semitic realm, as in Mesopotamia, we find fluidity of divine selfhood and of divine embodiment. Among Canaanites and Arameans, as among Babylonians and Assyrians, a deity’s ability to be more than one person correlates with the ability to be in more than one place.
Benjamin Sommers
The Bodies of God in the World of Ancient Israel.
Page 29

Yet James Jordan points out, “Ancient man bowed before his god, whether it was Nature (Baalism) or the creator (YHWH). Modern man does not bow before his god, whether Nature (humanism) or the Creator (Christ). Similarly, for ancient man, the heart of religious exercise was adoration, worship, prostration, sacrament (a fellowship meal with the god). This was true of Israel before the Lord, and of the Canaanites before Baal. And this is the biblical view of worship: Preaching/proclamation is the word from God, which leads to a response of adoration, prostration, sacrament. The modern Christian, however, sees the heart of worship as entertainment (from a choir and an entertaining preacher) or as philosophical meditation (from a scholarly preacher). The sermon, instead of leading into worship, has become itself the climax of worship. And, just as the modern Christian view of worship is not much more than studying doctrine…we don’t see Christians bowing down to the Lord either, but we do see them studying Him, preaching about Him, and writing books about Him. Thus, there is indeed a big difference between ancient religions and modern ones. Ancient man primarily worshiped his gods, while modern man primarily studies his. This is true both of pagans and of conservative, orthodox Christians.”

https://youtu.be/svFVgu5ykv8 get ready for the final countdown to Pentecost and remember stepping on Legos is the wurst .

Lord Acton (Catholic historian): “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” — Gary Wills (Catholic): “Most people are familiar with Acton’s famous axiom…. Fewer people remember that he was speaking of papal absolutism.”

Quoted in Wills, Papal Sin, 2.

God forbid that I should limit the time of acquiring faith to the present life. In the depth of the Divine mercy there may be opportunity to win it in the future. —Martin Luther