Theocast
What Happened to Baptism?
July 20, 2022
Summary
The sacrament of baptism was given to us by God as a means of His grace. Baptism is about our union with Christ. It is a sign of being grafted into him in his life, death, and resurrection. It is a sign of the remission of our sins. It is a sign of God's promise to keep us unto salvation. Sadly, this is not how baptism is typically talked about in the church. What happened? Why is it not talked about this way? In today's episode Jon and Justin have a theological, historical, and biblical conversation about baptism as a means of grace.
Topics
- Episode focus: What Happened to Baptism?
- The sacrament of baptism was given to us by God as a means of His grace
- Baptism is about our union with Christ
- It is a sign of being grafted into him in his life, death, and resurrection
- It is a sign of the remission of our sins
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Transcript
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Hi, this is John.
And today on Theocast, Justin and I are going to have a conversation of what happened to baptism, how was its meaning lost, which is union to Christ.
That is the purpose of baptism, according to scripture.
And it's supposed to be a means of grace, a way to encourage and strengthen our faith, yet it's been lost.
And many things have influenced it: things like Arminian theology, pietism, and revivalism.
So, Justin and I are going to have a conversation about what happened to it, how it was lost, and then we're going to use scripture to help bring us back to the encouraging strength of our faith, and that
is baptism of the union of Christ.
Stay tuned.
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Welcome to Theocast, Encouraging Worried Pilgrims to Rest in Christ.
Conversations about the Christian life from a reformed, confessional, and pastoral perspective.
Your hosts today are Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina, and I'm John Moffat, pastor of Grace Reform Church in Springville, Tennessee.
And for those of you watching on YouTube, yes, Justin and I have a larger wardrobe than what we've seen in the last two weeks.
We've just done two episodes back to back.
Just doubling up today, which means this episode is going to be That double portion because we've already done an hour, which means Justin and I have loosened up, and we're in midweek form.
Or we're just more tired.
It could be all three.
But, Justin, today, according to the title of the podcast, I'm sure many are very interested In hearing what we have to say.
