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Category Archives: Sacraments
Salvation 2.0: Part 6.5: Why Faith Must be Confessed
Sixth point: For some reason, God wants his converts baptized in water. There’s not the least hint of water baptism in the OT. It was introduced by John the Baptist as a sign associated with the coming Kingdom and adopted by … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.4: Saved by Faith, Just Like Abraham
Fifth point: The faith that saves is the faith of Abraham. Paul says so in Rom 4 and Gal 3. The one wrinkle is that, after the resurrection, Abraham’s faith in God becomes faith in God the Father and the … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.3: Baptism: Martin Luther and James
Third point: I’m not arguing that there’s a missing verse that says “faith alone,” and I’m not under the influence of Martin Luther’s German translation. Rather, verses that say things like “everyone who believes” will be saved should be read as … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.2: Baptismal proof texts
Second point: I know each and every Church of Christ proof text on baptism. So do the other readers. Please don’t insult me or the other readers by filling the comments with quotations of the very familiar baptism texts. (I’ve … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Part 6.1: Justification: Baptism, a Third Option
Justification Baptism I’ve written so much and so long on baptism that I really just want to hit the high points. Of course, when it comes to baptism, there are a lot of high points. First point: It is my view … Continue reading
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Salvation 2.0: Calling upon the name of the LORD
Chris asked this question in the comments: Jay, what exactly does it mean to “call upon the Lord.” What Greek word is used here to denote this action? Is it a prayer? A plea? An appeal? Is it an outward … Continue reading
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New Post Up at Wineskins: N. T. Wright’s The Meal Jesus Gave Us
Reflections on N. T. Wright’s 1999 book The Meal Jesus Gave Us: Understanding Holy Communion.
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Progressive Churches of Christ: Baptism
So the subject is Sacraments, and we’ve talked about the Lord’s Supper. That leaves baptism. And we’re much better at our baptismal practices than our Eucharistic practices. At least, some of us are. I visited one church that had a … Continue reading
Progressive Churches of Christ: The Lord’s Supper, Part 2
Next, think about this in terms of story. When we take communion in our traditional way at church, what is the story that we are telling? In many churches, the story is: We care about the scriptures more than “the … Continue reading
Progressive Churches of Christ: The Lord’s Supper, Part 1
Let’s talk about the Sacraments. You see, I’m persuaded that a key step in the right direction is a re-envisioning of the Sacraments as community events that draw us toward Jesus. The traditional Church of Christ approach to the Lord’s … Continue reading
