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The Meaning of Baptism: Part 4

The Meaning of Baptism: Part 4

For the most recent post in this ongoing series, see here. JOSEPH In this post, I wanted to highlight a couple specific strands of what the NT teaches about salvation and see what implications they have for our understanding of baptism. Repentance and Sola Fide Many scriptures about salv

04.12.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk

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The Meaning of Baptism: Part 3

The Meaning of Baptism: Part 3

For the first two parts in this series, see here and here. NICK “God’s gracious giving to faith belongs to the context of baptism, even as God’s gracious giving in baptism is to faith.” (G. R. Beasley-Murray, Baptism in the New Testament, p. 273) One typically unforeseen hazard of deba

03.8.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk

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The Meaning of Baptism: Part 2

The Meaning of Baptism: Part 2

*This post may set a record for length here on the Fish Tank!  This is due in part to combining posts from two authors together here (see the first post here), but also because the debate over the meaning of baptism is a significant one that deserves more than the simple, short stock answers often

03.1.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk

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The Meaning of Baptism: Part 1

The Meaning of Baptism: Part 1

*Flowing out of previous exchanges that Joseph Porter and I have had over the meaning and significance of baptism this past year, we mutually decided that it might be helpful to take our discussion public here at the Fish Tank.  Below you can read our initial thoughts, with Joseph taking the lead

02.22.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk

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