“Baptism separates the tire kickers from the car buyers.” –Max Lucado, Pastor and Author
Bonhoeffer on Baptism
“The earthly form of Christ is the form that died on the cross. The image of God is the image of Christ crucified. It is to this image that the life of the disciples must be conformed; in other words, they must be conformed to his death (Phil 3.10, Rom 6.4). The Christian life is a life of crucifixion (Gal 2.19) In baptism the … Read More
Spurgeon, Lucado, Havner and Nee on Baptism
“A man who knows that he is saved by believing in Christ does not, when he is baptized, lift his baptism into a saving ordinance. In fact, he is the very best protester against that mistake, because he holds that he has no right to be baptized until he is saved.” – Charles Spurgeon “Baptism separates the tire kickers from the car buyers.” – … Read More
Theologian Wayne Grudem on Baptism
“Our justification from sins takes place at the point of saving faith, not at the point of water baptism, which usually occurs later. But if a person is already justified and has sins forgiven eternally at the point of saving faith, then baptism is not necessary for forgiveness of sins nor for the bestowal of new spiritual life. Baptism, then, is not necessary for salvation. … Read More
How to Follow Up with People Who Have Been Baptized (Free Download)
Not sure if you’ve heard (I’ve been trying to tell everyone I know – ha!) – we’ve baptized 85 people at The Journey’s summer beach baptisms over the last 3 weeks! That puts us over 1,200 new believers baptized since The Journey launched in 2002 – Go God! Since I’ve got Baptism on the brain, I’m giving away my personal … Read More
Free Sample Baptism Emails (Plus Last Chance for Bonuses)
Two quick announcements for you as we wind down our big “Baptism Week” emphasis: #1) I’ve added TWO FREE SAMPLE EMAILS to the link below (in addition to the sample Baptism videos I sent you yesterday). http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/index.php/free-stuff/baptism-video Here’s a radical question for you as you PROMOTE Baptism: What if people aren’t signing up to be baptized in your church because … Read More