On Baptism
Sunday, July 10, 2022
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On Baptism
- We baptize those who proclaim or declare a credible faith in Christ
- Circumcision of the heart is the NT antitype of Old Covenant circumcision of the foreskin
- To be included in God’s family (i.e. child of God) requires circumcision by God (of the heart). To have been a part of Abraham’s physical family only required circumcision by man (of the flesh)
- Only born again persons are a part of the New Covenant
- For paedobaptists, why do some members of the NC have better privileges than others? Namely, in regard to participating in the Lord’s Table. Sounds like partiality or creating second class covenant members
- OT immersion
- John the Baptist, last OT prophet
- 2 Kings 5:10 - Naaman in the Jordan
- Lev. 16:4,40 - Priests must clean themselves, bathe/immerse entire body
- Mikveh, used by ancient Jews to perform immersion