http://www.rustyparts.com/wp/2006/01/13/karl-barth-on-baptism/ : Blogging Linear Interstellar Points : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:34:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.rustyparts.com/wp/2006/01/13/karl-barth-on-baptism/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 Jason Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:31:19 +0000 http://www.rustyparts.com/wp/2006/01/13/karl-barth-on-baptism/#comment-1686 I like the quote as it illuminates what you drew out of it: the beginning of a journey of faith by leaving the familiar and safe behind. However, and I would guess Barth goes on to talk about this, it seems the image of dying/drowning and cleansing/repenting seems to be the more central image of baptism. Otherwise, why bother with the water at all? I like the quote as it illuminates what you drew out of it: the beginning of a journey of faith by leaving the familiar and safe behind. However, and I would guess Barth goes on to talk about this, it seems the image of dying/drowning and cleansing/repenting seems to be the more central image of baptism. Otherwise, why bother with the water at all?

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