by pastor | Feb 9, 2019 | Baptism, Sacraments, Word Studies
One of the known risks of becoming reformed is that you sometimes have to re-examine some of your long held beliefs about what the Bible actually teaches. This is certainly the case when it comes to the mode of baptism. Most Americans equate baptism with immersion, so...
by pastor | Jul 18, 2017 | Baptism
Good and godly men disagree over this question: To whom is the sacrament of baptism properly administered? Those who hold to the credo-baptist position (i.e., only repentant adults may be baptized) defend their position in a relatively simple manner by pointing to...
by pastor | Sep 24, 2015 | Baptism
As Christians we all ought to be concerned to do all those things which God has commanded us and to avoid those things God has forbidden. This should be true in every endeavor of life (1 Cor. 10:31; Matt. 4:4), thus it should obviously be true in our formal worship of...
by pastor | Sep 22, 2015 | Baptism
James White (Pastor of a Reformed Baptist church in Phoenix, AZ and the director of Alpha Omega Ministries) debates Bill Shishko (Pastor of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Franklin Square, NY) on the subject of Household Baptism. Baptism: Debate Session 1 Baptism:...
by pastor | Feb 8, 2015 | Baptism
… It is improper for private individuals to take upon themselves the administration of baptism; for it, as well as the dispensation of the Supper, is part of the ministerial office. For Christ did not give command to any men or women whatever to baptize but to...
by pastor | Mar 25, 2008 | Baptism
By OPC Minister William Shishko October 19, 2006, brought a long-awaited “great debate” between Dr. James White and myself on the topic, “Resolved: The subjects of Christian baptism are only those who have personally repented and believed in Jesus...
