“When someone is buried they are completely enclosed or surrounded. In the same way, when someone is immersed in water, he is completely enclosed or surrounded” (To a Thousand Generations, p. 108).
Old Covenant Soap
“In Hebrews 9:13, in reference to Numbers 19, we are taught that when the ashes of the heifer were sprinkled on the unclean, it resulted in a purification of the flesh. It was an external cleansing. These ashes produced a physical purity. It included what Christian baptism does not — a removal of dirt from …
Identified With Moses
“Those familiar with the story of the Red Sea crossing will remember that the whole point of this remarkable deliverance was that the Israelites did not get wet at all. It was the Egyptians who were immersed. Nevertheless, although the Israelites remained dry, they were still baptized into Moses. The contextual meaning does not seem …
Chips In Salsa
“Another mode of baptizing in the New Testament is that of dipping. Dipping is sometimes thought of as ‘quick immersion’ but it can also be seen as partial immersion. In [Matt. 26:23; Jn. 13:26] . . . the word that is used in these passages is bapto, a word related closely to baptizo — and …
Pouring As Baptism
“God, in baptizing the disciples with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, did so by pouring out His Spirit upon them. Pouring is therefore very clearly described as a biblical mode of baptism” (To a Thousand Generations, p. 102).
Father of Baptists and Presbyterians
“Uncircumcised believing Abraham is thereby the father of uncircumcised believing Gentiles. Beliving Abraham, circumcised after justification, is thereby the father of believing Jews, circumcised before justification. Abraham was circumcised as a sign and seal of the righteousness he had by faith. That righteousness was not his own personal faith, it was Christ” (To a Thousand …
Out of Order
“We don’t want to find ourselves in the curious position of requiring people to bear fruit before they are attached to the tree” (To a Thousand Generations, p. 96).
Let God Be True
“Christendom has more than once been full of baptized infidels. Does this make God a liar? Certainly not. Paul then comes to a remarkable statement. Every last professing believer in the world could be lying, and doing so through the teeth, and God would still be true, the root would still be firm, the tree …
So We Should All Pray Psalm 25:14
“Why do baptists not understand the covenant? The answer not what many paedobaptists want to hear — the baptists do not understand it because paedobaptists do not understand it” (To a Thousand Generations, p. 95).
No Stainless Steel Olive Branches
“Why does Paul argue that nothing can remove the elect from Christ, and then turn around and deliver a sober warning about the dangers of being removed from the olive tree? The answer is inescapable. There is a difference between being elect, and being a covenant member. The elect cannot be removed from God’s sovereign …