River of Return: The New-Covenant Theology of John’s Baptism

River of Return: The New-Covenant Theology of John’s Baptism – “John’s baptism prepares a new-covenant people of God for a new exodus and conquest — albeit with escalated and spiritualized aims.”

Do Not Hinder Them: Why We Baptize Believing Children

Do Not Hinder Them: Why We Baptize Believing Children – “What is the appropriate age to baptize believing children?”

We Had a Baptism: Here’s What We Were Actually Doing

We Had a Baptism: Here’s What We Were Actually Doing – What is baptism all about?

Where Did Baptism Come From?

Where Did Baptism Come From? – “After overviewing the meaning of Christian baptism, this article seeks to briefly explore the connections between baptism and Old Testament ritual washings.”

Have You Renounced Satan? The Lost Second Vow of Baptism

Have You Renounced Satan? The Lost Second Vow of Baptism – “No renunciation is more central to the Christian life, nor more rooted in the history of Christian tradition, than the one that occurs at baptism. And this renunciation also underscores why baptism should be reserved for professing believers.”

How Does Baptism Save Us?

How Does Baptism Save Us? – “Baptism is described as an act signifying the new birth, of burying the old self and rising from the water with the new self.”

Immersed into Mission: Why Jesus Commands Us to Baptize

Immersed into Mission: Why Jesus Commands Us to Baptize – “We disciple the nations by baptizing them and by teaching them to obey Jesus.”

 

Why Is Baptism Important?

Why Is Baptism Important? – “In baptism, we dramatically portray what happened spiritually when we received Christ.”

Into the Waters with Us: Five Reasons Jesus Was Baptized

Into the Waters with Us: Five Reasons Jesus Was Baptized – “Let’s excavate the meaning of this episode of Jesus’s life among us as we follow five aspects of this story: expectation, consecration, representation, Trinitarian identification, and anticipation.”

3 Ways Baptism & the Lord’s Supper Ought to Shape our Monday through Saturday

3 Ways Baptism & the Lord’s Supper Ought to Shape our Monday through Saturday – “Let me submit three ways the Bible shows us how the ordinances should shape our relationships with one another, both on Sundays and throughout the week.”

How Baptism Changes Our Status

How Baptism Changes Our Status – “Baptism is ‘just’ a symbolic act. But symbolic acts can be very powerful. These ‘mere’ signs can change reality when they take place in the context of the community of faith. They are ‘just’ symbols. But symbols have power. They can transform our status.”

Rightly Dividing the Red Sea

Rightly Dividing the Red Sea – “If Israel was called to remember and return to the Lord’s grace manifested to them in the deliverance at the Red Sea, Christians are called to remember and daily return to the divine grace declared to them in their baptisms.”

Should I Be Baptized Against My Parents’ Wishes?

Should I Be Baptized Against My Parents’ Wishes? – “Some of you have been told to wait until you graduate and others until your grandparents die. I know how much you love your parents and want to honor them. And I see how deeply you love your heavenly Father and want to follow him. I hope that these brief thoughts might help you make a wise and prayerful decision.”

Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?

Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? – “When Does Salvation Start?”

Baptism Around the World: Pools, Prisons, and Ponds [Photo Gallery]

Baptism Around the World: Pools, Prisons, and Ponds [Photo Gallery] – I was blessed to walk through these pictures of the celebration of new life in Christ.

What Does the Bible Say About Baptism? Six Texts We Cannot Ignore

What Does the Bible Say About Baptism? Six Texts We Cannot Ignore – “Whatever your tradition, a good argument for the nature and application of Christian baptism cannot ignore or minimize what the Bible actually says, including these six important texts.”

Why Did Jesus Need to Be Baptized?

Why Did Jesus Need to Be Baptized? – “Baptism wasn’t just something Jesus commanded his followers to do, but an experience he also underwent. As familiar as we may be with the Gospel accounts, the fact that Jesus submitted himself to baptism may still strike us as odd.”

When Should A Child Be Baptized?

When Should A Child Be Baptized? – “Here are some truths that a child must understand to be saved so that they can then be baptized as a believer.”

Baptism: The Point of No Return

Baptism: The Point of No Return – A story from Somalia.

Where Is Baptism in the Order of a Christian Life?

Where Is Baptism in the Order of a Christian Life? – “Proclaim Christ. Baptize converts. Teach Christians. At the end of the day, that’s what every church and, by implication, every Christian, ought to be about. And the order of those three commands is important.”