Baptism

Baptismal Parallels

Compare and contrast believer’s baptism and infant baptism. Note that they have much in common. INFANT BAPTISM TRACK Symbolizes God’s initiating action in salvation. BELIEVER’S BAPTISM TRACK Symbolizes believer’s response to God’s salvation. 1. Infant baptism ceremony (a symbol of God’s grace) To be baptized as a symbol of God’s Covenant is to be...

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Paedo

Paedobaptism & Paedocommunion What follows is a discussion on the Reformed Congregationalist List about padeobaptism (infant baptism) and credobaptism (believers’ baptism), which brought up paedocommunion during the month of October, 2003. The following is a reconstruction of that conversation with corrections of spelling, etc. It began with the moderator’s description of a man whom...

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What Is A Christian – Part 2

What Is A Christian – Part 2

Part 2 If you have not read Part 1, please do so first. It sounds like a simple question, but it has been complicated by sin and history. The first and most inclusive definition of a Christian is a person who has confessed Jesus Christ as Lord (John 11:25-27 — Do not neglect reading...

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Trinitarian Baptism

Sections: Three Baptisms | Water | Spirit | Fire | Dip or Dye | Initiation | Spiritual Reality | Covenantal Responsibility| Baptize Who? | Adults | Infants | Baptismal Renewal | Baptismal Parallels Christian Baptism Is trinitarian. Christian baptism (Covenant baptism) is “one” in the same sense that the “Lord” and the “faith” are...

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God’s Promises

"...because God's promises pertain to those who agree to live in obedience to God's will and to those who do not, it pertains to everyone alive."

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Apostolic Baptism – Introduction

If the church is going to get beyond the baptism wars, the whole issue must be reframed. The best minds have gone round and round about credo (believer’s) baptism versus paedo (infant) baptism to the point that we must remember that insanity is defined as doing the same and hoping for a different result....

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Infant Baptism Reloaded

Why baptize babies? Of course, we all know that there is one category for church members (saved) and one category for others (lost). Understand that this categorization is based on God’s membership roles, and we don’t have access to them (other than local church elders exercising fruit inspection). Being a member of God’s church...

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Books

Peter's Vision CoverNew@

Peter's Vision of Christ's Purpose in First Peter by Phillip A. Ross, November 2011, 317 pages.

The True Mystery CoverNew@

The True Mystery of the Mystical Presence by John Nevin & Phillip A. Ross, October 2011, 355 pages.

Rock Mountain Creed Cover

Rock Mountain Creed — Jesus' Sermon on the Mount by Phillip A. Ross, 2010, 325 pages.

It's About Time Cover

Colossians — Christos Singularis by Phillip A. Ross, 2010, 263 pages.

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