I joined in an interesting discussion on Facebook recently. Someone was suggesting that the term “credobaptist” was meaningless and inaccurate it didn’t properly describe the Baptist position and didn’t really distinguish so called “credobaptists” from “paedobatpists”. They offered their own alternative. A little, though not completely tongue in cheek, I suggested that they stick with… Continue reading Are we really all credobaptists now?
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What should we make of Russell Brand’s baptism?
Controversial comedian and celebrity opinion former, Russell Brand has recently announced that he has been baptised in the River Thames. The news has polarised responses with some being quick to jump on the news and share it as another exciting example of God moving to bring about a form of Christian revival. Other examples include… Continue reading What should we make of Russell Brand’s baptism?
Infant baptism isn’t a form of comfort for the grieving
Yesterday I responded to one specific argument for reconsidering infant baptism. Today, I want to deal with another from this article. Like Steve Kneale, I don’t presume that Joe Barnard is seeking to pick fights and like Steve I am not looking for one. However, I was deeply concerned by the emotional appeal to “what… Continue reading Infant baptism isn’t a form of comfort for the grieving
“Stop” seems to be the hardest word (to hear)
Before Easter, Steve Kneale on his blog drew our attention to a recent article giving 5 reasons to reconsider infant baptism. I agree with Steve’s responses and in fact, the arguments are not significantly new but I did want to give a little bit more attention to two of them. One here and the other… Continue reading “Stop” seems to be the hardest word (to hear)
Why you should get baptised
We are hoping to have baptisms at our church this Sunday. Sadly, we won’t be able to be at our church for this. However, we are really excited that it is happening. I don’t think that there is much more exciting in the life of the church than seeing people get baptised, especially when it’s… Continue reading Why you should get baptised
Does believers’ baptism exclude children from the covenant?
One of the weirdest arguments for paedobaptism has become quite prominent in recent times. It goes like this. Credobaptists (those who advocate for believer’s baptism) argue that the Bible doesn’t instruct us to baptise infants, therefore paedobaptists are arguing from silence. However, this assumes that the burden of proof is on the paedobaptist to prove… Continue reading Does believers’ baptism exclude children from the covenant?
Why I believe in believers’ baptism
I wrote recently about a specific problem with infant or paedobaptism. I thought it might be helpful to say a little more about baptism and why I believe that believers’ baptism matters. It’s worth saying at the start that we are talking about believers’ baptism, not “adult baptism” as is sometimes is assumed. To all… Continue reading Why I believe in believers’ baptism
Why you should be baptised
How would you expect someone to respond to the good news that Jesus had died for their sin? Well one person in the Bible responds by asking for a bath. Find out more by listening to this podcast or watching on YouTube
Would you baptise someone who didn’t want to become a member of your church
The following scenario was recently put forward: Someone becomes a Christian. They come to your church and they ask to be baptised. However, they make it clear that they do not want to formally become a church member. They simply want to attend for a bit. I appreciate that not every church will have something… Continue reading Would you baptise someone who didn’t want to become a member of your church
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