The Early Christian Witness on Baptism Scripture as Authority, History as Corroborating Witness Scripture is the authority. The early church is not the authority. The fathers are not the authority. Councils are not the authority. Creeds are not the authority. Traditions are not the authority. The church does not determine truth by counting historical voices….
Why Regeneration Before Faith Must Be Tested Does Scripture Teach Life Before Believing, or Believing Unto Life? The doctrine of regeneration before faith is one of the central pillars of Calvinist theology. The claim is simple: because sinners are dead in sin, they cannot believe the gospel unless God first regenerates them. In this framework,…
Calvinism and the Reordering of Salvation When a System Moves Regeneration Before the Apostolic Response Calvinism does not merely interpret individual verses differently. It orders salvation differently. That order matters because once a system establishes a fixed sequence, biblical passages are often forced to fit it. Texts that connect faith, repentance, baptism, forgiveness, Spirit, washing,…
The Sign Shift: Zwingli and Baptism How Baptism Was Reclassified from Apostolic Washing to Outward Sign The question is not whether baptism signifies. Baptism clearly signifies. It visibly marks cleansing, death, burial, resurrection, allegiance to Christ, and entrance into the covenant people of God. The problem is not calling baptism a sign. The problem is…
Romans 6 and Union with Christ Baptized into Christ, Buried with Him, and Raised to Walk in Newness of Life Romans 6 is one of the clearest texts in Scripture on baptism and union with Christ. Paul does not treat baptism as an empty symbol. He does not present it as a later illustration of…
Titus 3:5 and the Washing of Regeneration Mercy, Washing, Renewal, and the Spirit Titus 3:5 is one of the most important salvation texts in the New Testament: “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”—…
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