This was helpful and thorough. Thanks for writing it. We're moving to have our son baptized this spring at the age of 3. He can recite the Apostles' Creed, but I think the authenticity of the baptism would still be in doubt by our credo-baptist fellows.
This was a very well written article and well sourced. Do you have plans to continue to write another on further centuries? I know there was still differences at least until Augustine and I’ve never understood the deathbed baptism practice and specifically where that came from.
Great read. Been having conversations w/ a Church of Christ friend and the idea of "not saved if not baptized by immersion" came up. We disagreed quite a bit on this point, though not that baptism was a core part of Christianity. The detail here was a good read and I appreciated the many differences and commonalities over the years.
I did appreciate the clarification on "if this type of water isn't available" amongst all of that - because sometimes you just don't have a running body of water to use for a variety of reasons.
This was such a great article! So many of the ancient practices were intriguing, particularly the exorcisms and the drinking of milk and honey (that sounds delicious). Thank you for all of the hard work you put into this!
Your posts are always clear, thorough, and measured. But this one is particularly impressive. Thank you for pulling all this together. I’m bookmarking it for future reference.
Thank you for writing this! I am trying to figure this all out, as I come from a "Jesus name" only baptism background. I believe baptism is closely linked with salvation, is for the remission of sins and that it shouldn't be delayed. What I am struggling with is that, in every actual account of baptism in the Bible, those baptisms were in Jesus name. I know this may not have been what they actually said, and just a summary, but is there any strong historical or linguistic evidence to support that understanding? This is my biggest holdup.
This was helpful and thorough. Thanks for writing it. We're moving to have our son baptized this spring at the age of 3. He can recite the Apostles' Creed, but I think the authenticity of the baptism would still be in doubt by our credo-baptist fellows.
Thanks, Garrett! I hope the Lord blesses your family. It is great that your son can already recite the Creed.
This was a very well written article and well sourced. Do you have plans to continue to write another on further centuries? I know there was still differences at least until Augustine and I’ve never understood the deathbed baptism practice and specifically where that came from.
Yes, but my next article will be on preparation for baptism.
Excellent I look forward to that one as well.
Great read. Been having conversations w/ a Church of Christ friend and the idea of "not saved if not baptized by immersion" came up. We disagreed quite a bit on this point, though not that baptism was a core part of Christianity. The detail here was a good read and I appreciated the many differences and commonalities over the years.
I did appreciate the clarification on "if this type of water isn't available" amongst all of that - because sometimes you just don't have a running body of water to use for a variety of reasons.
It seems like the mode of baptism was quite flexible, even if there was an ideal.
Very helpful article. Thanks, Wyatt.
Thanks, Emmanuel! Glad to be of service!
I'm preaching on Baptism this next weekend, and this was an incredible, random (not random) article to pop up on my feed.
Thanks for your diligent work!
You are welcome!
This was such a great article! So many of the ancient practices were intriguing, particularly the exorcisms and the drinking of milk and honey (that sounds delicious). Thank you for all of the hard work you put into this!
You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed the article.
Your posts are always clear, thorough, and measured. But this one is particularly impressive. Thank you for pulling all this together. I’m bookmarking it for future reference.
Thanks, Ross. I appreciate that. I am glad it was helpful.
This is a fantasticly thorough overview and helpful for me as a local pastor. Thanks for your work!
Thanks, Drake! So glad to hear it benefited you as a pastor!
Thorough. Helpful. Reinvigorating. I believe that May will benefit from your endeavors and your desire to see ecumenical unity remain prevalent.
My only question: at what point is an article no longer an article? Have you this created something altogether different?
Tome + Article = tomarticle (?)
Ha, I am not sure. I went as long as it took to finish the project that I decided upon. So maybe Substack lets us write tomarticles!
Thank you for writing this! I am trying to figure this all out, as I come from a "Jesus name" only baptism background. I believe baptism is closely linked with salvation, is for the remission of sins and that it shouldn't be delayed. What I am struggling with is that, in every actual account of baptism in the Bible, those baptisms were in Jesus name. I know this may not have been what they actually said, and just a summary, but is there any strong historical or linguistic evidence to support that understanding? This is my biggest holdup.
A very helpful and comprehensive overview - thanks for your work on this.
You are welcome. Glad you were helped by it!