The Scriptural Mode Of Baptism. A Discourse On Acts I. 5, Etc - Softcover

Joel Mann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461320541 ISBN 13: 9780461320541

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

The Scriptural Mode Of Baptism. A Discourse On Acts I. 5, Etc by Joel Mann. This 1842 treatise argues that baptism described in the New Testament is not necessarily immersion. Joel Mann analyzes the Greek baptizo and accompanying phrases, contending that the form 'baptized with water and with the Holy Ghost' indicates water applied by sprinkling, pouring, or affusion rather than immersion. The work surveys key scriptural instances—Jesus' baptism, Pentecost, the conversion of Cornelius, the Ethiopian eunuch, Paul, the jailer at Philippi—alongside New Testament exhortations to believe and be baptized. It argues that Christ's baptism was an inauguration of his priestly office under the Mosaic pattern, not a Christian rite to be emulated, and that the baptism of the Spirit was a separate, pouring-out event. Throughout, the author challenges the exclusive validity of immersion and invites readers to seek the Spirit’s cleansing and to consider baptism in its scriptural form. The discourse aims to promote doctrinal clarity and unity among sincere inquirers after truth.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461320541
• ISBN 13: 9780461320541
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 36