anniversary

Today is the anniversary of my baptism. So here is a collect from the Proposed 1928 Book of Common Prayer:

Almighty God our heavenly Father who hast given us the Sacrament of Holy Baptism that souls thereby being born again may be made heirs of everlasting salvation; we yield thee hearty thanks for this thy gift, and humbly we beseech thee to grant that we who have thus been made partakers of the death of thy Son may also be partakers of his resurrection. Amen.

… to go beyond Jesus

Further to the pervious post …

I was told, by a professional theologian, that I was a Jesus-only Christian. The person went on to say that we (meaning the church in general) have gone “beyond Jesus” and are now Trinitarian Christians.

I was thinking about going “beyond Jesus”. Is there a “going beyond”?

bcp

What are your favorite brands and why?

Is Jesus a brand?

The closest brand that I am associated with is Anglicanism. I cannot technically be an Anglican – that is, I cannot be on an electoral roll (very long story for another day).

My association with the brand is via the Book of Common Prayer. Not the newer versions. The 1662 version that is still the benchmark. I use it for my daily prayer and sometimes for the occasional offices.

Why? It has been part of my life for so long. And I am too old to change.

I am also an iSheep!