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May 1, 2024 · Means of Grace. Lastly, baptism matters because it is a means of grace. We are weak and weary pilgrims on our way to the heavenly Zion, and we need sources of strength for our pilgrimage. Baptism serves as one of those sources of strength. God has given the church this ordinance to strengthen and nourish His people.
May 7, 2024 · Credobaptism: A Primer. Baptism is a foundational and sacramental rite within classical Christianity, viewed as a crucial step in the life of a believer. Rooted in the teachings and practices of Jesus Christ and the early church, baptism symbolizes and enacts a believer’s death to sin, rebirth in Christ, and initiation into the Christian ...
May 15, 2024 · We’re baptized into this one name of God, but it’s pronounced Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit, so that right from the beginning of the Christian life, you and I are called to live in fellowship with the Trinity. The Trinity is the bedrock of the life of the believer. I think it would be a great pity if, as a minister, when I preached at ...
2 days ago · However, it has adapted the rite of baptism for adults to infants. (c.f. Tertullian, De baptismo, 18) Baptism is precisely to cleanse us from original sin and give us the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38); it gives us the grace to be sons of the Son. Jesus provides the authority to baptize, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations ...
May 4, 2024 · Luther Sem Library has over 400 Books (or chapters) on Tertullian ; plus many others available by ILL. Also consult the following databases for helpful articles or abstracts on Tertullian or the Latin Fathers: (both JSTOR and Open Access Theological Library have hundreds of book chapters or articles on Tertullian or the Latin Fathers).
May 13, 2024 · Reliable ancient texts dated 225 A.D., used in the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist, mention the veneration of Mary. They also honor her during the feasts of the Incarnation, Nativity, Epiphany, etc. of our Lord. Towards 380 A.D., the first Marian feast, identified as “Memory of the Mother of God”, “Feast of the Most Holy Virgin ...
May 5, 2024 · Today we'll cover how the "church father" Tertullian demonstrated the Trinity philosophically and in scripture._____...
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