To be in the new covenant is to have Christ's life and death applied to you. His righteousness imputed to you and Holy Spirit indwelling in you.
All tagged Baptism
Baptismal Hypocrisy
"I’m not welcomed at this Church!"
Romans, Israel, and Infant Baptism
It is clear from Paul's doctrine that God's spoken word (Rom. 3:1-2) and promises (Rom. 9:4) remain with the circumcised of Israel so that God may "justify the circumcised by faith" (Rom. 3:30).
Elisha's Baptism of Spirit & Water
The scriptures teach us that baptism saves, and in that light, we can understand this passage better.
Baptismal Efficacy in Calvin's Catechism
And yet, baptism is not a mere figure. For "at the same time, it has the substance connected" such that God "does not deceive us."
Murray on One Baptism
"If it is proper to administer baptism to infants, then the import of baptism must be the same for infants as for adults. You cannot have one meaning for infants and another for adults." - Murray
You Have Struggled with God
You'll be missed Aaron.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον
Baptism as the Basis of Christian Life
For neither Lutheran nor Reformed Theology can baptism remain a past event. It is a perpetual identity that makes demands upon the believe.
Baptism at Jordan
The baptism of Jesus was the epic renewal of the baptism of Joshua and Elisha as the leader in conquest.
Baptism of Priests
Only in this manner does baptism in fact save and provide us a clear conscience (1 Pet 3:10). In the Levitical sense, Christian baptism is a washing of water, Spirit, and blood of Jesus Christ.
Second Helvetic on Baptism
Let it here be stated the Second Helvetic Confession affirms that baptism does something.
The Great Divide: Liturgy & Baptism
I continue my walk through Jordan Cooper's The Great Divide.
Preparing To Die At Three Years Of Age
God used their strictness and toughness to prune my whiny ass after it was grafted into the Vine via baptism. And I can’t stress enough: This was the 80s. We grew up on the A-Team and GI Joe. We were fluent in tough.
The Glaring God
While most people see the white baptismal gown and the godparents who would probably rather be having breakfast at some cozy diner, I see a heated exchange between the Lamb of God and the morbid angel.
Restoring the "Natural" Tracks
Infant baptism, in part, looks to redeem the created order that God established in Adam. Were sin to not have entered into the world there would be no distinction between a child’s growth in godliness and their “natural” growth as a human (both physically and psycho-socially)
Finding Our Place in God's Story Through Liturgy
Rather, than zooming
Forgetting What We Never Knew
They will not remember, but they will not be the same. They are real, whole, and complete people. Being able to remember is not the defining element of time being important. They are changing. They are growing. They are being disciplined. They are developing rather funny personalities.
Baptism Belongs to the Church
Families are never authorities over other parents. Thus, the baptism of one family's conviction can not be binding on another. If it is merely preference than it cannot be binding. Parents are never the entity that determines the doctrinal demands of other families. Only the church can do that.
A Morbid Form of Self-Analysis
As moderns, we tend to believe that we are capable of objectively removing ourselves from our relationship with Christ and stand outside of it and judge it properly. Not only is this impossible, it would be a sinful approach to things even if we were capable of doing it.
In Which The Means of Grace Kick Ass
But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.” For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through