A Sermon On The Mode Of Baptism

Author : Charles A. Stillman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331651130
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Sprinkling and Pouring, Spiritual Modes of Baptism written by Charles A. Stillman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sprinkling and Pouring, Spiritual Modes of Baptism: A Sermon, Preached by Order of the Presbytery of Tuskaloosa, and Published by Their Request Hence we begin our inquiry, to-day, in regard to the mode of baptism, by asking 7i is ils real meaning and design? Baptism is defined in our standards to be a sacrament of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible church, but also to be unto him a sign and seal of the cove nant of grace, of his ingrafting into Christ, of regeneration, of remission of sins, and of his giving unto God, through Jesus Christ, to walk in newness of life. We use this not as authority but as a convenient statement of what we regard the word of God as teaching. Now while we find here and in the Scriptures, several items included in Christian baptism, yet we find one leading idea pervading them all, in which we conceive exists the essence of this ordinance. This idea is spiritual cleansing, or purification. But, inasmuch as there are two parties, properly speaking, God and the subject, the subject not merely receives the symbol of purification, but is also consecrated - set apart - to the service of God. Yet it is evident that this consecration depends upon the spiritual cleansing - flows from it - is its practical result, and its co-relative. If the cleansing is real, so will be the con secration: if only ceremonial or outward, there will be only a professed consecration. The latter, therefore, is the second ary, while the former, i. E., spiritual cleansing is the primary and essential idea embodied in this sacrament. This view, we believe, covers every instance in which baptism is spoken of in the Rible; whether relating to inward spiritual baptism by the spirit and blood of Christ, the outward ordinance or its figurative applications. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.