Baptized in Water

The Shepherd of Hermes (80-150 AD) in the Apostolic Fathers collection uses baptism as a metaphor of how God builds his church. Referring to the church as a “tower being built upon the waters out of shining square stones,” he says that each stone was “dragged from the deep” and “placed in the building [...]

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Is baptism sacrament or memorial? Obviously, it is a memorial. Jesus said, “Do this in remembrance of me.” But is it more than this? To answer correctly, we need to define a “sacrament.” If we mean something regenerating a soul and/or creating faith, then we deny it. But if [...]

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What is Lutheran baptism? When you read Augsburg Confession, it appears that it is not much different than Roman baptism. Art 9.1-2 say, “Of Baptism [our churches] teach that it is necessary to salvation, and that through Baptism is offered the grace of God, and that children are to be baptized who, being [...]

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This website is designed to be your own personal theological baptism immersion. If you just sprinkle yourself here and there with a line or two from a blog post here or there, you will never know the depths into which God has poured these spiritual waters. However, if you immerse yourself (this is [...]

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