In the previous post, we began to walk through 8 wonderful realities that our Baptism points to....
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Why You Should be a Baptist – Part 2
The last post was really an introduction to this discussion. In this post, we begin to get into...
Why You Should be a Baptist – Part 1
Benjamin Keach, a 17th Century Baptist, was once put in a pillory to face physical pain and public...
Spirit Baptism and Water Baptism
Baptism and the Spirit In the New Testament, we recognize the word “baptism” is not only used to refer to physical water. For example, John the Baptist says in Mark 1:8 that Jesus is coming to “baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” Or, in 1 Corinthians 12:13 Paul says,...
Cradle or Credo?: A Defense of Biblical Baptism
With the recent move of a good brother, Jared Longshore, from credobaptist to paedobaptist, I thought I would share an excerpt from a book I'm continuing to work on in my "free time", A Change of Heart: Understanding Regeneration and Why it Matters. Below comes...
Why Spontaneous Baptism Sunday is Not a Good Idea
Here I am, a Baptist writing a post against baptism. That might be like Michael writing a post dogging the Big 10 or something. But actually, this post isn't actually against baptism. Rather, it’s because I love baptism so much that I write today’s post. Now...
3 Reasons not to Baptize Young Children
A 2014 Christianity Today article highlighted a growing trend in the SBC of baptizing children age 5 and under. From my personal observation and discussions among other Southern Baptists, I have no reason to believe this practice is slowing down in 2018. It is my...