tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447271489594435093.post4221398715972717038..comments2024-01-23T10:37:14.372-08:00Comments on Surburg's blog: Mark's thoughts: The weird and wacky history of Confirmation, Part 1- The western Church before NicaeaSurburg's bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471674105191295804noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447271489594435093.post-8728904643989321452015-12-23T20:24:41.772-08:002015-12-23T20:24:41.772-08:00"The apostolic instruction that it is necessa..."The apostolic instruction that it is necessary for a believer to examine himself (1 Cor 11:28; δοκιμαζέτω δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἑαυτόν) and discern the body of Christ (11:29; μὴ διακρίνων τὸ σῶμα) – to recognize what it is and what it does in the vertical and horizontal relationships created by the Sacrament (1 Cor 10:16-17) – preclude infants from receiving the Sacrament. The exegetical data permits no other answer"... The same can be said about an infants capacity to believe as well. Everywhere in scripture faith is viewed as the pre-requisite for baptism.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167483448773944318noreply@blogger.com