The series on baptism continues. In this episode, I apply my take on getting the circumcision-baptism relationship right to adult and/or believer's baptism. In this follow-up to Episode 5, Dr. Michael Heiser extends his theological argument about baptism and...
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Naked Bible Podcast Episode Uploaded
The next episode has been uploaded. I get into the relationship between circumcision and baptism and the need for saying only about baptism what one can say about circumcision. I think this is crucial to the idea of infant baptism being defensible. In the next...
Thoughts on the Bridegroom of Blood
Just wanted to summarize some thoughts on the passage before moving on to my next "all commentaries are not created equal" illustration. I think I can summarize the best thinking on the passage in a comprehensible way now that you have all been exposed to solid...
Election and Salvation, Round Three
I decided to throw together a short video (9 minutes) to try and better explain/illustrate what my take on this topic is. I reference my thoughts on baptism therein -- how it is divorced from salvation, just as circumcision was -- and so it might be useful to skim...
The Biblical Teaching on Baptism, Part 6
In this post, I'll try to give you all my position in a nutshell. First, I accept that there is some sort of connection between baptism and circumcision via Col. 2:11-12. Paul wouldn't pair them if they weren't meant to be associated in some way. In what follows, I'll...
The Biblical Teaching on Baptism, Part 5
Here are some current, widely-read theologians on infant baptism. Following quotes are from Michael Horton (source: God's Grandchildren: The Biblical Basis for Infant Baptism) In Genesis 17, God changes Abram's name and institutes the sacrament of circumcision. "This...
Two editorial notes on the last Baptism Post
1) I meant to say my point was NOT that creeds are bad ... (left out the negator!). That's been corrected, and thanks to those who caught it. Guess I should write while watching football. 2) I should adopt some sort of phrase to distinguish the "circumcision-baptism"...