The Mystery of Water Baptism
The Mystery of Water Baptism

Author: Christopher Ogan

Publisher: National Library of Nigeria

Published: 2019-05-09

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9789789726479

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In this book, the author reveals the purpose and benefits of water baptism as revealed in the light of the Holy Scriptures. Through this book you will see and understand water baptism in a light you have never seen, heard or known before. In this book, you will discover that...1. Water baptism is necessary for salvation.2.Water baptism is being born again of water.3.Water baptism gets our body (flesh) born again.4.Water baptism brings us into Christ and brings Christ into us.5.Water baptism is necessary for us to be filled with the Holy Ghost.6.Water baptism spiritually circumcises our body and helps us to put our body under the subjection of the Holy Spirit.7. Water baptism is necessary for anyone who wants to enter heaven.8.Water baptism is empowered by the resurrection of Christ and made effective by the blood of Jesus Christ.9.Who qualifies to be baptised in water.10.The many benefits of water baptism.And many more.

The Life in Christ
The Life in Christ

Author: Nicolaus Cabasilas

Publisher: Burns & Oates

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780913836125

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"The Life in Christ by Nicholas Cabasilas is a remarkable product of Byzantium's last great flowering of theology. At a time when secular humanism was increasingly asserting man's complete autonomy, Cabasilas proclaimed that man's true life lies not in himself, but in Christ. For him, man's redemption in Jesus Christ is not just a matter of history, which can be elucidated simply by scholarly endeavor. It is a saving event in which man is called to participate here and now, in body and spirit as well as intellect, through the sacramental life of the Church." "The present translation makes this devotional classic available for the first time in English, while the extensive introduction by Boris Bobrinskoy assesses its place within the history of eastern spirituality."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

On Baptism Against the Donatists
On Baptism Against the Donatists

Author: Saint Augustine of Hippo

Publisher: Aeterna Press

Published:

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13:

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This treatise was written about 400 A.D. Concerning it Aug. in Retract. Book II. c. xviii., says: I have written seven books on Baptism against the Donatists, who strive to defend themselves by the authority of the most blessed bishop and martyr Cyprian; in which I show that nothing is so effectual for the refutation of the Donatists, and for shutting their mouths directly from upholding their schism against the Catholic Church, as the letters and act of Cyprian. Aeterna Press

Mystery of Baptism in the Anglican Tradition
Mystery of Baptism in the Anglican Tradition

Author: Kenneth E. Stevenson

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 1998-08-01

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 0819225088

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As the Church continues to try to clarify the meaning of baptism, well-known liturgical scholar Kenneth Stevenson provides important insights into the historical issues with which we still wrestle. Is baptism a private or a public act? Is the symbolism of the rite still appropriate? Does the language of the baptismal service remain meaningful in a secular age? In order to answer these and other pressing questions, we must understand the thinking of those who have come before us. Stevenson does just that by looking at the writings of the 17th century Anglican divines such as Lancelot Andrewes, George Herbert, Richard Hooker, Richard Baxter, Jeremy Taylor and others, all of whom have a vital and prophetic significance for our understanding and practice of baptism today.

Of Water and the Spirit
Of Water and the Spirit

Author: Alexander Schmemann

Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780913836101

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A study of the Orthodox understanding of Baptism and Chrismation.

Understanding Four Views on Baptism
Understanding Four Views on Baptism

Author: Zondervan,

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-08-30

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0310866987

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Gain an understanding of baptism from four main traditional perspectives. Of all the sacraments, the practice of baptism is often the most disputed. Christians hold different views of its exact significance, who should receive baptism and how old they need to be, the practice of rebaptism, and baptism as a requirement for church membership. In Understanding Four Views on Baptism, four historic views on baptism are considered in depth: Baptist view: baptism of the professing regenerate by immersion (presented by Thomas J. Nettles) Reformed view: infant baptism of children of the covenant (presented by Richard Pratt Jr.) Lutheran view: infant baptism by sprinkling as a regenerative act (presented by Robert Kolb) Church of Christ view: believers' baptism on the occasion of regeneration by immersion (presented by John Castelein) 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. The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.