Author Archives: Jay F Guin

b. Baptism is very much in the context. John 1:19 ff. discusses the baptism of John. Indeed, in 1:26, John the Baptist says “I baptize with water” and in 1:33, John says that Jesus “will baptize with the Holy Spirit.” … Continue reading →

[There was a section by this name in the original Born of Water, but I entirely rewrote it.] Now, as we’ve seen, there are plenty of passages that teach that if you have faith and are baptized, then you are … Continue reading →

In the Churches of Christ, it’s long been taught that souls are cleansed when we contact the blood of Christ in baptism. Very typical is this from Jeffrey Asher[1] – I submit that the Scriptures teach the blood of Christ … Continue reading →

We’ve all experienced our own Exodus, our own escape from slavery, our own defeat of the armies of the enemy, our own entry into the protection and leadership of God – through baptism. And this tells us how to live … Continue reading →

Over the next few days, I’m going to post some new material written for the new edition of Born of Water. Most Americans have a Western mindset, born of the Enlightenment and, long before that, the Greek philosophers. We think … Continue reading →

Last night, I got an unusually good night’s sleep, and I woke up realizing that I failed to conclude the book with a practical applications chapter. And so I added new chapter 14. And then I added chapter 15 (excerpts … Continue reading →

Back in 2002, I taught a Bible class on whether those not properly baptized are damned. I survived. I wrote up my notes and gave copies to the students. I survived that, too. By 2005, I’d turned the notes into … Continue reading →