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Category Archives: baptism
Do we have to be baptized to be saved?
Let’s start this week with a couple of questions: When Jesus taught the importance of putting new wine into new wineskins [Matthew 9:17], was he mostly concerned with preserving literal wine? When Jesus told Peter and Andrew, “Come, follow me, … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, church life, theology
Tagged baptismal regeneration, communion, gospel, Mark 16
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Who should be baptized?
There’s an ancient saying you may have heard, and it expresses an important principle we seek to emphasize in our church: In essentials—unity In non-essentials—liberty In all things—love This is a healthy principle for any church to follow, but it’s … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, church life, theology
Tagged believer's baptism, believers' church, credobaptism, ecclesiology, EFCA, infant baptism, Keith Green, paedobaptism, unity and diversity
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What is baptism?
Easter Sunday is not far off, and our church typically has a baptism during our annual Easter festivities. This day when we celebrate the resurrection of Christ is a wonderful time for a person to be baptized. ‘Why is that?’ … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, church life, theology
Tagged buried in baptism, Didache, immersion, meaning of baptism, modes of baptism, pouring, sprinkling, symbolism
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