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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
Born of Water: Is baptism a work?
Those with a Southern Baptist or Calvinist background often argue that baptism can’t be essential for salvation or else it would be a “work,” and Paul is very clear that it’s error – even damning error – to add a … Continue reading
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Born of Water: Colossians 2:11-14
Perhaps the argument most commonly used by those arguing for infant baptism or for the necessity of baptism is based on Col 2:11-14: (Col 2:11-14 ESV) In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off … Continue reading
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Pepperdine Podcasts
The lectures from Pepperdine are up at Itunes as downloadable or streaming podcasts. Free (cheap)! Here’s the link.
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Born of Water: Martin Luther wrongly added “alone” to “faith” in Rom 3:28
Although John Wycliffe’s 1382 English translation of the Bible is likely the first translation into the language of the people since the fall of the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church thoroughly suppressed his work, and his translation was forgotten by … Continue reading
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Born of Water: The baptism of John the Baptist, Part 3
These are addition comments I posted in response to Price’s questions about John the Baptist’s (JTB) baptism. I find these discussion fascinating because (a) they’re about God, Jesus, and the Bible and (b) they push me into unfamiliar territory, forcing … Continue reading
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Pepperdine Bible Lectures 2016: N. T. Wright on Living in Light of the Jesus Story
I wasn’t able to attend (very sad about that), but Pepperdine is posting much of the material on YouTube. Highly recommended.
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Born of Water: The baptism of John the Baptist, Part 2
So where does faith fit into the picture, if at all? Well, to a Jew, faith and repentance were inseparable concepts. How can you love your Father and not obey him? How can you trust God’s promises and refuse to … Continue reading
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Born of Water: The baptism of John the Baptist, Part 1
Price asked, Were the disciples of Christ baptizing in the same manner as John the Baptist and his disciples ? If so, wasn’t that baptism just an outward expression of a repentance, changing of their ways ? Seems so. How … Continue reading
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Born of Water: My Teaching and a Few FAQs
[Reposted from January 2015, with some updates.] Judging from the comments, it would be helpful for me to lay out what I teach about baptism again. It’s not complicated, but because it’s unfamiliar to most within the Churches of Christ, … Continue reading
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Born of Water: John 3:1-8, Part 3
c. Although Leon Morris found no evidence that “water” was used as a metaphor for birth in koine Greek, he found plenty of evidence that “water” is used as a metaphor for conception. “Water” may be connected with procreation. This … Continue reading
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