heritage,

Welcome to the Naked Bible Podcast.

In the previous podcast, I briefly introduced the topic of baptism.

After defining some terms, I used Paul's link between baptism and circumcision in Colossians

2, 11 and 12 to briefly illustrate the kinds of trouble denominational articulations of

baptism produced.

Since Paul's linking of these two items demands that what we say about one, we need to be

able to say about the other.

This is especially crucial when it comes to any doctrine of infant baptism.

Since honoring this interpretive requirement shows the illogic of a lot of what is said

by various creeds and denominations about infant baptism.

But I'll go even further.

It also demonstrates that a lot of what is said about infant baptism has no basis in

the biblical text.

But as we'll see, that doesn't invalidate the idea per se.

You can construct a biblical theology of infant baptism.

It's just that the creeds that we often use really confuse things.

Now let's listen to think I'm being a little bit too critical.

In the next few podcasts, I'll be going directly to some well-known Protestant creeds

to illustrate the confusion created within those creeds in regard to what is said about

salvation by grace through faith and infant baptism and baptism in general.

Now having been a church member in the past in the Reform tradition, I can tell you

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