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November 2017

November 03, 2017

The Theology of Holy Baptism

On this program, I play a lecture from the Rev. Dr. Curtis E Leins who...

June 2017

June 09, 2017

Questions and Answers June 2017

On today's program, I addressed listener questions on a variety of topics. I discussed the...

June 01, 2017

Baptism is not the Replacement of Circumcision

In Reformed sacramental theology, a parallel is made between circumcision and baptism. It's wrong.

April 2017

April 06, 2017

Five Scriptural Proofs that Baptism Saves

One of the uniquenesses of Lutheran theology in the broader world of Protestantism is the...

March 2017

March 17, 2017

The Biblical Theme of Water

On today's program, I discussed water as a Biblical theme. I began with the Spirit...

March 15, 2017

A Study on Infant Baptism

This is a study guide that I prepared on the topic of infant baptism for...

September 2016

September 20, 2016

Second Response to Rev. Schwertley on Baptismal Regeneration

On today's program, I continued my response to Rev. Brian Schwertley on the topic of...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

A Defense of Baptismal Regeneration in Response to Brian Schwertley

On today's program, I defended the doctrine of baptismal regeneration in response to a sermon...

May 2016

May 19, 2016

This Week’s Podcast on Baptized into Christ

On today's program, Lisa Cooper was a guest host, as she interviewed Jordan about his...

March 2016

March 18, 2016

Regeneration and Repentance

On today's program, I was joined once again by Rev. Lewis Polzin as we continued...

October 2015

October 08, 2015

How Did Christians 500 Years Ago “Do Church”?

Post by Nathan Rinne In just a couple of years, the 500-year anniversary of Martin...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Response to James White on Baptismal Regeneration Part 3

On today's program I finished my response to James White's article "A Brief Rebuttal of...

September 16, 2015

Response to James White on Baptismal Regeneration Part 2

On today's program, I continued my response to James White'a article "A Brief Rebuttal of...

September 11, 2015

Response to James White on Baptismal Regeneration

On today's program, I responded to a short article by James White titled "A Brief...

June 2015

June 17, 2015

Q&A Program

I spent today's program answering a variety of listener questions. I addressed the Majority Text...

June 16, 2015

Should Parents View Their Children as Unbelievers? A Response to Todd Friel

Numerous people pointed me to some recent tweets from Todd Friel in the last few...

September 2014

September 28, 2014

Baptismus ubique et semper: Some reflections on Baptismal motifs in the Gospel narratives

There is surely some justice to the accusation (made in jest and in earnest) that...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

"And he was baptized at once, he and all his family…"

From today's New Testament reading from the daily lection (Treasury of Daily Prayer): Then [the...

June 2014

June 03, 2014

Can Someone be Saved Without Being Baptized?

When speaking about Baptismal regeneration, the question is often asked: What about someone who isn't...

June 03, 2014

Does Baptism Save?

For the first 1500 years of the church's existence, the answer would have been a...

June 03, 2014

Infant Faith

One of the most contested aspects of Lutheran theology when talking to people tends to...

June 03, 2014

A Review of "The Baptized Body" by Peter Leithart

Peter J Leithart's "The Baptized Body" is a fascinating read. Coming from the controversial "Federal...

June 03, 2014

Baptism with the Holy Spirit and with Fire

In non-sacramental church traditions, there is often a distinction made between baptism of the Holy...

June 03, 2014

A Response to Some Questions on the Sacraments

I got a recent comment on an old post which I felt was worth responding...

June 03, 2014

1 Corinthians 1:10-17 and Baptismal Regeneration

I once heard a Reformed seminary professor confess that several texts in scripture sound like...

June 03, 2014

What is the Lutheran View of Baptism

I have been asked to give a brief overview of the Lutheran doctrine of baptism....

June 03, 2014

A New Testament Command to Baptize Infants

The most common argument against paedo-baptism is rather simple. The Bible does not directly command...