Author
Brian A. Russell
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Publisher
Grace Publications Trust
Published
July 2021
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Brian A. Russell
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Grace Publications Trust
Published
July 2021
£6.02
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Baptism
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This book began life as a series of lessons for candidates for baptism. Having been expanded and reshaped, it is now published in book form. It is intended to help those who have been baptized as believers, or who are preparing to be baptized, to grasp the meaning of baptism as a sign and seal of God's covenant of grace. Though baptism is an act of obedience, that is not its primary function. It is, says Brian Russell, 'essentially a sacrament of grace ... a sacrament of divine initiative, not of human activity'. It signifies the union of the believer with Christ, the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit, all of which stem from God's grace and mercy towards undeserving sinners, and seals to us these blessings of the new covenant.
Baptism also commits believers to a new way of living. It is both a funeral ceremony in which the old way of life dominated by rebellion against God is buried once and for all, and an enlisting to live under God's rule in fellowship with God's people. It is, therefore, a richly meaningful act that continues to challenge Christians to walk in newness of life all their days.
Brian Russell contends that baptism is for professed believers and not for infants, that
it is not an option but a necessity, and that it should be by immersion in water and not by any other mode. He also insists that baptism
is inseparably linked with membership in a particular local church. Yet though he has to engage in controversy with those who would differ from him, his approach is pastoral rather than polemical, for he urges us to 'improve' our baptism -'not by repeating it, but by regularly recalling the event so that we might enter into its reality afresh and renew our faith, hope, love, joy and obedience to Christ'.
Author
Brian A. Russell
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Grace Publications Trust
Published
July 2021
Weight
158g
Dimensions
129 x 197 x 9 mm
ISBN
9781912154258
ISBN-10
1912154250
Eden Code
5604650
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Author/Creator: Brian A. Russell
ISBN: 9781912154258
Publisher: Grace Publications Trust
Release Date: July 2021
Weight: 158g
Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 9 mm
Eden Code: 5604650