{"id":2728,"date":"2014-08-21T08:39:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T12:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2014-08-09T08:48:34","modified_gmt":"2014-08-09T12:48:34","slug":"authentic-baptism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2014\/08\/authentic-baptism.html","title":{"rendered":"Authentic baptism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I was asked by Chris to come watch his baptism. He decided he wanted to be baptized in the Susquehanna River. The day was lovely. The event was touching. Chris\u2019 family was there and church friends. We all<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2014\/06\/mary-baker-eddys-poem-feed-my-sheep.html\"> sang<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shall we gather at the river?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Robert Lowry, 1864<\/p>\n<p>Shall we gather at the river, where bright angel feet have trod, with its crystal tide forever flowing by the throne of God? Yes, we\u2019ll gather at the river, the beautiful, the beautiful river, gather with the saints at the river that flows by the throne of God. (Verse 1)<\/p>\n<p>From <em>21st Century Science and Health, <\/em>&#8220;Our baptism is purification from all error. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2013\/07\/newness-continues.html\">church<\/a> is built on the divine Principle, Love. 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