Category Archives: Baptism
Gospel Coalition on the Sacraments
I like this bit of what the Gospel Coalition statement of faith says about the sacraments: We believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordained by the Lord Jesus himself. The former is connected with entrance into the new … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 17
Series start/ links here. 7. Concluding thought: Which set of questions? Hopefully, if you’re still bothering to read by this point, it has at least become clear why I am convinced, from the scriptures, that infant baptism is not only … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 16
Series start and contents can be found HERE. 6. Infant Baptism and Nominalism I was going to do a post on dealing with objections at this point, but, to be honest, I think my answers to several of the most … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 15
Our infant son Noah is going to be baptised this Sunday. Some people we know wonder why on earth an evangelical would even go there, hence this series. You can find the start and a contents page of links for … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 14
Series start/ links HERE. How this is and isn’t important HERE. 4. History’s biggest excommunication? b) A Story This is an attempt to put the point of the previous post, along with some thoughts on Acts 2:39, into a story. … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 13
4. History’s biggest excommunication? a) When silence is loud This post is an argument from silence. Arguments from silence can be dubious. Really dubious. But with carefulness and context, arguments from silence can have their limited place in the scheme … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 12
I’ve been posting an argument (now feeling rather long-winded, sorry) for infant baptism. You can find the first post here, along with orderly links to the various posts in the series, and along with a picture of my son Noah, … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 11
Our son Noah is getting baptised soon. So I’ve started a series of posts on infant baptism that I now seem unable to finish. The starting line can be found HERE. 2. The Covenant Status of the Children of Believers … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 10
This is the tenth post in a series you can find starting here. 2. The Covenant Status of the Children of Believers h) NT evidence – Jesus’ blessing In the context of the NT repetitions of the OT covenant promises … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 9
Our son Noah is going to baptised soon, so I’m outlining a case for covenant infant baptism. If you look here you’ll find the first post and links to the entire series in order. 2. The Covenant Status of the … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 8
In view of our son Noah’s imminent baptism, I’m attempting to outline what I see as the case for baptising infant children of Christian parents. See here for the first post and links to the series. 2. The Covenant Status … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 7
In view of our son Noah’s imminent baptism, I’m attempting to outline what I see as the case for baptising infant children of Christian parents. See here for the first post and links to the series. 2. The Covenant Status … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 6
In view of our son Noah’s imminent baptism, I’m attempting to outline what I see as the case for baptising infant children of Christian parents. See here for the first post and links to the series. 2. The Covenant Status … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 5
In view of our son Noah’s imminent baptism, I’m attempting to outline what I see as the case for baptising infant children of Christian parents. See here for the first post and links to the series. 2. The Covenant Status … Continue reading
Noah’s Baptism 4
In view of our son Noah’s imminent baptism, I’m attempting to outline what I see as the case for baptising infant children of Christian parents. See here for the first post and links to the series. 2. The Covenant Status … Continue reading
