Tag: Baptism
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Who is John the Baptist? Exploring John 1:22-27
One of the most intriguing people we meet in the Gospel of John is a man named John the Baptist. Who is he? He is not the same John who wrote the Gospel of John. They’re two different men. He’s often called John the Baptist. That title is referring to what John did rather than…
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Sermon: Baptism and the gospel – Matthew 28:19-20
At the end of the Gospel of Matthew, the risen Jesus commanded his disciples to go out into the world and to make disciples and to baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Churches disagree on virtually every aspect of how a baptism is done and what it…
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Excuses why people don’t get baptized
At the end of his ministry, Jesus commanded his disciples to go out into the world and baptize people in the name of the father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:18-20). Baptism is not meant to be an option for the church. It is a command of Christ. If you’ve never been baptized…
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The case for believer’s baptism
Baptism is a subject that has a rich tradition within the church and which has, at times, been the source of heated division. The importance of baptism is almost universally agreed upon within Christendom. But from that common starting point, churches have diverged on nearly every aspect of baptism. Questions which have been at the…
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Excuses why people don’t get baptized
At the end of his ministry, Jesus commanded his disciples to go out into the world and baptize people in the name of the father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:18-20). Baptism is not meant to be an option for the church. It is a command of Christ. If you’ve never been baptized…
Josh Benner 