A Biblical Theology of Baptism
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 11th, 2009
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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