tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post2413005605313425484..comments2024-03-18T15:28:19.721-05:00Comments on Ministry and Music - Seeking the Old Paths: Ending Baptist successionR. L. Vaughnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-78022292881231786482007-04-17T20:06:00.000-05:002007-04-17T20:06:00.000-05:00Bro. Matt, Come on in, the water's fine!Bro. Matt, Come on in, the water's fine!R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-27777148132260781142007-04-17T20:05:00.000-05:002007-04-17T20:05:00.000-05:00Bro. Hoyt, thanks for the comments and your perspe...Bro. Hoyt, thanks for the comments and your perspective. I'm glad you brought up Roger Williams. It has given me the idea of posting excerpts of some of his writings on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I agree on the importance of Roger Williams to America, freedom of religion, etc. I don't think he is that important to Baptist history -- in fact, he only spent a short time as a Baptist. That in no way depreciates the contributions he made; just recognizes historical facts. He was a Puritan within the Established Church (England); became a dissenter, then a Baptist, then a "seeker" the rest of his life. His <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Williams_(theologian)#Relations_with_the_Baptists" REL="nofollow">relations with the Baptists</A> (as a Baptist) seems to have lasted only in terms of months, not years. His acceptance of the following as truth, and not a falling out with the Baptists, appears to be the immediate cause: "There is no regularly constituted church of Christ on earth, nor any person qualified to administer any church ordinances; nor can there be until new apostles are sent by the Great Head of the Church for whose coming I am seeking." He died waiting for this restoration.R. L. Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-27655287986337017132007-04-17T11:06:00.000-05:002007-04-17T11:06:00.000-05:00Boy, that was some deep stuff.Boy, that was some deep stuff.Bro. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10195833222745366416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-86775960388347809072007-04-16T21:49:00.000-05:002007-04-16T21:49:00.000-05:00It is not disputed among professing Christians tha...It is not disputed among professing Christians that Christ Jesus established His church while He was upon this earth. His church is a mystical, spiritual church that has not been and never will be broken or end. Evidence of His mystical, spiritual church is made manifest upon this earth in the form of local congregations of true believers. Since Christ established His church there have always been bodies of true believers somewhere on this earth. (There are more than one body of true believes in existance at one time.)<BR/>I read all the writings posted on this subject and am dissapointed that my favorite person in the history of Baptist churches in American was not mentioned. His name was Roger Williams. Those desiring a thorough serach of historical writings on the Baptist must study the life of Roger Williams very closely and thoroughly. Hoyt D. F. SparksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com