What Does the Bible Mean by ‘Redemption’?
Redemption is release by ransom — the Greek apolutrosis. Captives set free because a price was paid: the blood of Christ. Ours now, complete at the resurrection.
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What Does the Bible Mean by ‘Sanctification’?
Sanctification is being set apart as holy — the Greek hagiazo. Already done in Christ, and an ongoing growth in holiness that God works and we pursue.
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What Does the Bible Mean by ‘Justification’?
To be justified is to be declared righteous — the Greek dikaioo. God’s verdict of acquittal, by grace through a living, obedient faith. Paul and James together.
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What Does the Bible Mean by the ‘New Birth’?
To be born again is a birth from above. The Greek anothen: of water and the Spirit, God’s work making a person a new creation.
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What Does the Bible Mean by ‘Grace’?
Grace is God’s undeserved favor — the Greek charis, freely given and never earned. It saves those who trust Him and trains them to live godly.
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What Does the Bible Mean by ‘Faith’?
Faith is more than belief. The Greek pistis binds three strands — trust, conviction of the unseen, and faithfulness — a settled confidence in God that obeys.
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How Many Different Views of Baptism Are There?
There’s no single number — it depends on whether you count theologies, practices, or denominations. A clear map of how major Christian traditions understand baptism.
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Who Are We?
Human identity begins with God: created in His image, fallen through sin, renewed in Christ, adopted by the Father, and destined for Christlike glory.
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Apostolic Baptism and the Unified Pattern of Christian Initiation
A grammatical-historical exegesis arguing the New Testament presents one apostolic pattern of initiation in which baptism is the faith-governed point of covenant entry.
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Acts 22:16 and Washing Away Sins
Acts 22:16 presents baptism as Saul’s urgent, faith-filled appeal to Christ, where he calls on the Lord and receives the washing away of sins.
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