Means of Grace: Baptism
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 31 July 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Baptism is a naming ceremony, and the whole of the Christian life is to be lived in the context of this new name that has been given to us. Today, Sinclair Ferguson conveys the biblical significance of baptism.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
Sinclair Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is featured teacher for several Ligonier teaching series, including Union with Christ. He is author of many books, including The Whole Christ, Maturity, and Devoted to God's Church. Dr. Ferguson is also host of the podcast Things Unseen.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | Baptism is not just something that I did. It's not just something that was done to me. It's the sign of a new name |
| 0:09.4 | that's been given to me. I've been named for no other family than the family of the father, |
| 0:16.5 | the son and the Holy Spirit. What a family that is to belong to. And so as a member of that family, |
| 0:23.7 | I will live for the glory of the Father. |
| 0:32.7 | When Christians discuss the topic of baptism, it can easily and quickly turn into a debate, |
| 0:39.5 | disagreeing on the how of baptism and the who, and in so doing, we can miss out on seeing |
| 0:45.7 | the gracious gospel truths contained in a study of baptism. |
| 0:50.8 | You're listening to renewing your mind. |
| 0:53.0 | I'm your host, Nathan W. Bingham. |
| 0:56.4 | In today's message, Sinclair Ferguson will consider baptism more broadly, not focusing on the how and the who questions, |
| 1:04.7 | in order to draw our attention to truths in Scripture that we may not have considered before or considered deeply. But before we hear |
| 1:12.7 | from Dr. Ferguson, don't forget this 12-Message overview of the Christian Life can be yours on DVD |
| 1:18.5 | for the donation of any amount at renewingyourmind.org. You'll also receive lifetime digital |
| 1:25.3 | access to the messages and study guide. |
| 1:28.0 | To be quick as this offer ends tomorrow. |
| 1:31.1 | As Sinclair Ferguson continues his study of the means of grace, here he is on baptism. |
| 1:39.6 | We're at a point in our studies together on what it means to have good foundations in our |
| 1:45.0 | Christian life when we're thinking about what Christians often call the means of grace. |
| 1:51.4 | And we've come now to two of these in particular that are often referred to as the sacraments. |
| 1:58.2 | And I want to emphasize again, especially in the case of baptism and the Lord's Supper, |
| 2:04.5 | that these are not instruments we use to get grace. These are instruments God uses in order to bring |
| 2:14.3 | us into fellowship with himself and to know him. |
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