From the 1646 Baptist Confession of Faith
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The person designed by Christ to dispense baptism, the Scripture holds out to be a disiple; it being nowhere tied to a particular church officer, or person extraordinarily sent, the commission enjoining the administration being given to them as considered disciples, being men able to preach the Gospel

Normally, evangelism takes place under the auspices of a church and the baptisms that result likewise. What we are looking at here is an extraordinary situation, perhaps more like Acts 11:19-21 than anything else. From what I can see, this young man has received the Gospel in a country where conversion can mean death. There is no church within hundreds of miles that can give him supervision, and any church that he might find in the big cities might not be a Gospel church or not have a Pastor willing to risk his life by trekking out into alien territory to perform these baptisms so I say that rather than leave these new believers unbaptized, he should get on and baptize them himself.

If the information we have is true, then this young man is risking his life daily in preaching the Gospel. I praise God for him. Who will say that he is unworthy to perform a baptism? Not I! His ordination is from God, not men. Mark 10:38ff.

Steve Owen

Itinerant Preacher & Bible Teacher in Merrie England.
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