A Christian's Pocket Guide to Baptism: The Water that Unites by Robert Letham

A Christian's Pocket Guide to Baptism

The Water that Unites

Robert Letham

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What is Christian baptism? Is it, as many believe, a mere symbol? When should someone be baptized? In A Christian's Pocket Guide to Baptism, Robert Letham answers such questions from Scripture. He reflects sensitively on historic Christian teaching and avoids the extremes that often mark discussions of this subject, making this a book for everyone. Letham's plain talk will not leave beginners bemused, nor will it frustrate those who want to make real progress in their theological understanding. It is a 'tragedy', says Letham, that Christians should think of baptism as 'the water that divides'. The sign of our union with Christ should unite Christians, not least because it does not focus on our actions, but on God's mighty deeds. Baptism belongs to him. It must always be administered in connection with faith, yet that does not mean Christians do anything to receive or to earn baptism. They are to be baptized solely because of God's gracious promises.

About Robert Letham

Robert Letham is Senior Lecturer in Systematic and Historical Theology at the Wales Evangelical School of Theology, Bridgend, Wales.

Specifications

Author: Robert Letham
Release Date: May 2012
Pages: 128
Format: Pocket paperback
Dimensions: 178 x 110
ISBN: 9781845509682
Imprint: Christian Focus
Category: Church > Christian Rituals & Practice > Rituals & Practice General
Series: Pocket Guides

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Endorsements

... an amazing little book, jam packed with Biblical teaching... this book will enrich both new and mature Christians in the meaning and significance of their baptism.

New Horizons Magazine

"Rightly Letham seeks to understand the issue of baptism within the canonical framework of Scripture. He is hopeful that this is the way forward beyond the impasse that has stymied the church for centuries regarding this precious ordinance ....if you are searching for a well-argued, and irenic, approach to this subject from the vantage-point of infant baptism, this is the book for you."

Michael A. G. Haykin, Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

"Rightly Letham seeks to understand the issue of baptism within the canonical framework of Scripture. He is hopeful that this is the way forward beyond the impasse that has stymied the church for centuries regarding this precious ordinance ....if you are searching for a well-argued, and irenic, approach to this subject from the vantage-point of infant baptism, this is the book for you."

Michael A. G. Haykin, Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

... an amazing little book, jam packed with Biblical teaching... this book will enrich both new and mature Christians in the meaning and significance of their baptism.

New Horizons Magazine

This book is VERY helpful and I would urge any Christian, especially church leaders and elders to read it. I am a new Christian (baptised as baby) of just a few years and have been quite shocked by the obvious yet subtle division between the believers Baptist view and infant Baptist view. All praise goes to God for sustaining me throughout my thinking in this area as its enough to send a new Christian packing. 'Christ died once for all on the cross, His atonement can be neither repeated nor prolonged. He rose from the dead once, never again to die. If baptism were repeatable it would signify the incompleteness of the work of Christ, contradicting the Gospel'. Thank you Robert Letham for this excellent brief but thorough book. I have read a number of books on baptism now and this book has really served to cement the biblical viewpoint that I hold. Glory and thanks be to God for His work in your heart.

Mrs Marr

Christian Focus