Hi, this is Justin. Today on Theocast, John and I have a conversation about baptism.

And if you're anything like the two of us, you've thought about baptism as maybe this thing that you do,

an act of obedience to Jesus perhaps, entrance into membership in the church, or maybe

where you hail from, it was just something sentimental. Family showed up and clapped, and it was a nice

time. But you're not quite sure what baptism means for you now as you aim to trust and follow the Lord

Jesus Christ. Well, in today's conversation, we're going to look at some scripture and try to

help you understand

that baptism is not an act we perform, but in fact, it's a gift that God gives to us.

And it is about his faithfulness to us before it is ever about our faithfulness to him.

So listen to this episode today.

Be encouraged, believer, by your union with Jesus Christ and how baptism signifies that.

Stay tuned.

If you're new to Theocast, we know that many people who start listening to us struggle with their assurance.

What does it even mean to walk by faith or how do you rest in Christ?

So we put together a free e-book called Rest.

And it's where you can learn about the sufficiency of

Christ and the differences between the law and the gospel. And that's an important distinction.

If you'd like to learn more, just go to our website, theocast, where we have been doing our awkward poses for our YouTube graphics,

and John just knocked his monitor over. And we're going to ride the wave. Because as we mentioned

a couple of weeks ago, we are professional podcasters. So welcome to Theocast on The Real, where we aim to encourage

weary pilgrims to rest in Christ. And we try to have conversations about the Christian life from a

confessional reformed and pastoral perspective. Here at Theocast, we're trying to take the clutter

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