Apostolic Baptism and the Unified Pattern of Christian Initiation
A grammatical-historical exegesis arguing the New Testament presents one apostolic pattern of initiation in which baptism is the faith-governed point of covenant entry.
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What Must I Do to Be Saved
What Must I Do to Be Saved? The Apostolic Response to the Gospel The question is not new. When sinners are confronted with the reality of God, judgment, guilt, and the lordship of Jesus Christ, the question eventually becomes unavoidable: What must I do to be saved? This question appears in different forms across the…
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One Lord One Faith One Baptism
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism Apostolic Unity, Covenant Entry, and the Gospel Response Paul writes: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in…
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What is the Gospel?
What Is the Gospel? A return to what God revealed, Christ commanded, and the apostles preached. The first question any theological resource must answer is the question of the gospel itself. Every doctrine downstream — salvation, baptism, regeneration, election, grace, faith, perseverance, church — assumes some answer to it. If the gospel is defined narrowly,…
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What Must I Do to Be Saved?
What Must I Do to Be Saved? The Apostolic Response to the Gospel The question is not new. When sinners are confronted with the reality of God, judgment, guilt, and the lordship of Jesus Christ, the question eventually becomes unavoidable: What must I do to be saved? This question appears in different forms across the…