Baptized into Christ (Romans 6:1-14)

Our Lord commands that the church would go forth baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  The church is called to make disciples and baptize in the name of the trinitarian God.  What is the significance of this sign of baptism?  What does this sacrament communicate?  Why does the apostle Paul say that were were baptized into Christ’s death and also his life?  Does this baptism automatically work, does it merely symbolize something, and so what is the purpose of baptism?  How does baptism encourage us in our Christian walk?

What is the Sign and Seal?

This is the first part of our seven part series on baptism.  The purpose of the series is to give an overview of baptism so people who are curious about infant baptism will be exposed to arguments in favor of infant baptism.  This first video is a summary of a sign and seal.  Is baptism a sign and seal of our faith or the promises of God? 

(I apologize for the music. The music is turned way lower or completely off. I upgraded the mic for the camera so no need for background distraction.)

Here is a link to the “Introduction to Baptism” playlist.

Sign of Faith or Faithfulness? (Romans 4:11 (LD 27; BC Article 34)

Many times people will say that the sacraments are a sign of our faith.  We might not think that it is important to see that sacrament is a sign of God’s faithfulness verses the sign being a sign of my faith.  Ultimately we need to look discussion in light of the covenant of grace.  Did Abraham receive the sign because of his faith or because of the Lord’s faithfulness?  In other words does the sign point to Abraham’s faith or does it point to the promises of God and His faithfulness?  What does Paul say in Romans 4:11 regarding the sign that was given to Abraham?