Understanding Four Views on Baptism (Counterpoints: Church Life) - Softcover

Zondervan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310262674 ISBN 13: 9780310262671

Publisher: Zondervan, 2007

Synopsis

What is the significance of water baptism? Who should be baptized? Is infant baptism scriptural? Which is the proper baptismal mode: sprinkling, pouring, or immersion? Should people be rebaptized if they join a church that teaches a different form of baptism? Should baptism be required for church membership? These and other questions are explored in this thought-provoking book.Four historic views on baptism are considered in depth:· Baptism of the professing regenerate by immersion (Baptist)· Believers’ baptism on the occasion of regeneration by immersion (Christian Churches/Churches of Christ)· Infant baptism by sprinkling as a regenerative act (Lutheran)· Infant baptism of children of the covenant (Reformed)Each view is presented by its proponent, then critiqued and defended in dialogue with the book’s other contributors. Here is an ideal setting in which you can consider the strengths and weaknesses of each stance and arrive at your own informed conclusion.

About this title

About the Author:

John H. Armstrong is president of ACT 3 in Carol Stream, Illinois and served as a pastor for more than twenty years. He is an adjunct professor of evangelism at Wheaton College Graduate School. His online commentaries regularly appear at www.Act3online.com. He holds degrees from Wheaton College, Wheaton Graduate School, and Luther Rice Seminary. He is the author or editor of a number of books including The Catholic Mystery, Five Great Evangelists, Understanding Four Views on the Lord’s Supper, and Understanding Four Views on Baptism

Paul E. Engle, series editor for Counterpoints Church Life, is an ordained minister who served for twenty-two years in pastoral ministry in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois, and Michigan. He is an adjunct teacher in several seminaries in this country and internationally. He serves as associate publisher and executive editor in the Church, Academic, and Ministry Resources team at Zondervan. He and his wife Margie, live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0310262674
• ISBN 13: 9780310262671
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Armstrong John H.