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The Promise of Baptism: An Introduction to Baptism in Scripture and the Reformed Tradition. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-8028-3307-5. Dyrness, William A. (2004). Reformed Theology and Visual Culture: The Protestant Imagination from Calvin to Edwards. Cambridge University Press. Fesko, J. V. (2013) [2010].
[117]: 66 [199]: 186 They see the power of baptism coming from God, who chose to use baptism as a vehicle, rather than from the water or the act itself, [199]: 186 and understand baptism to be an integral part of the conversion process, rather than just a symbol of conversion.
Christians consider Jesus to have instituted the sacrament of baptism. The earliest Christian baptisms seem to have been done either by immersion or by pouring water on the head three times. [1] By the third and fourth centuries, baptism involved catechetical instruction as well as chrismation, exorcisms, laying on of hands, and recitation of a ...
Martin Luther taught that there were three sacraments, including baptism, confession, and the eucharist. [3] His writings often reference two or three sacraments. [3] Luther was flexible regarding the number of sacraments, [3] and the Lutheran divine Philip Melanchthon named four sacraments: baptism, confession, eucharist, and ordination. [3]
[18] Polycarp stated, "I have served him eighty-six years and in no way has he dealt unjustly with me". Proponents of infant baptism argue that this quote shows Polycarp being baptized as an infant, the argument being that if Polycarp was a servant of Christ for 86 years, he would have been a servant of Christ from infancy, suggesting infant ...
Baptism, in which they hold to the paedo-baptist (i.e. infant baptism as well as baptising unbaptised adults) and the Aspersion (sprinkling) or Affusion (pouring) positions, rather than the Immersion position (although Immersion is valid) The Lord's Supper (also known as Communion or the Eucharist)
The Confession consisted of seven articles, written during a time of severe persecution: [5] Baptism Baptism is administered only to those who have consciously repented, turned away from sin, amended their lives and believe that Christ has died for their sins and who request it for themselves (believer's baptism).
1. The necessity of Baptism. Only he who is born again of water and of the Holy Ghost has any part in the kingdom of God. By Baptism man becomes a member of God’s kingdom upon earth, i.e. the Church of Jesus Christ, and an heir of God’s kingdom in heaven. Thus Baptism is absolutely necessary to salvation. 2. Original sin.
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