Paper: Brought Safely Through Water: Baptism and the Covenant Story of Israel
Overview: This paper develops a theology of baptism, arguing that the New Testament consistently ties baptism back to our union with Christ and our participation in the covenant story of forgiveness and restoration and blessing that he has fulfilled. It suggests that our teaching about and practice of baptism should emphasize the theological narrative of union with Christ and participation in the reconstituted people of God that is symbolized by this sacred act.
Thesis: Theologically, baptism functions for the church as a fundamental sign of her participation in the covenant story of Israel as it is taken up by and ultimately fulfilled by God’s act in, through and as Jesus the Messiah.
Seminary Flotsam (IV): Brought Safely Through Water
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