In a new Church of England baptismal rite, sin is out, as is the devil. Instead we have the impersonal “evil, and all its many forms.”
“Submit to Christ as Lord” is out, too because…. well, these days, who wants to submit to anything.
This Christianity Lite has been concocted because it is easier to understand and it is more likely to attract people. In reality, it says to baptismal candidates that they are either too stupid to understand the real meaning of baptism or too far gone to want to go through with it.
A special insult is reserved for women who, it is supposed, having been brainwashed by the zeitgeist to “object to the idea of submission”, can no longer think for themselves and, so, are incapable of understanding that submitting to their Maker is probably in their best interest.
From here:
Parents and godparents no longer have to ‘repent sins’ and ‘reject the devil’ during christenings after the Church of England rewrote the solemn ceremony.
The new wording is designed to be easier to understand – but critics are stunned at such a fundamental change to a cornerstone of their faith, saying the new ‘dumbed-down’ version ‘strikes at the heart’ of what baptism means.
In the original version, the vicar asks: ‘Do you reject the devil and all rebellion against God?’
Prompting the reply: ‘I reject them.’ They then ask: ‘Do you repent of the sins that separate us from God and neighbour?’, with the answer: ‘I repent of them.’
But under the divisive reforms, backed by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and already being practised in 1,000 parishes, parents and godparents are asked to ‘reject evil, and all its many forms, and all its empty promises’ – with no mention of the devil or sin.
The new text, to be tested in a trial lasting until Easter, also drops the word ‘submit’ in the phrase ‘Do you submit to Christ as Lord?’ because it is thought to have become ‘problematical’, especially among women who object to the idea of submission.
Just further proof that the Anglican Communion is decending rapidly into the camp of “political correctness” and submission to society. Rather than providing a witness to the Gospel, it simply endorses whatever society wants. The time has long since past for the method in which the ACB is selected. There should NOT be the requirement of civil government approval. The church is called to witness to society and not to fall into line with the opinions of society.
If John, +1:29, THE Baptizer, used “chatta” (‘sin’ s. & pl.) of Him, The Lamb-scapegoat (+Leviticus 16:21), Who Alone could/can take it “away/up”/”nasa”, does not the generic and objective ‘evil’ invalidate and cheapen The Sacrifice? One can only assume that
the ‘devil’ would agree.
+ Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of GOD is eternal life through Mashiach YESHUA
The LORD.”