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Baptism

To You and Your Children

10 June 2021 By David Trounce

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One of the problems the church has faced since it first appeared on the scene in Israel is the place and purpose of baptism. And, since the days of Corinth, one of the primary reasons for the confusion is that we always start our conversations about baptism with a conversation … [Read more...] about To You and Your Children

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Baptism, Children, Covenant

Jesus, God’s Delight

14 July 2019 By David Trounce

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John, a cousin of Jesus, turned up on the scene baptising the people of Judah with a baptism of repentance for the remission of sin. Jesus came along insisting that John baptise Him also (Matthew 3:1-17). Why? Jesus didn't need His sins washed away. In fact, His sinlessness … [Read more...] about Jesus, God’s Delight

Filed Under: The Life and Times of Jesus Tagged With: Baptism, Jesus, Love

The Baptised Body

30 May 2019 By David Trounce

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In another era, 1 Peter 3:18-22 would be a fairly straight forward matter with everyone present adding a joyful amen to the visible inclusion of someone into the visible body of Christ. But, we live in confusing times and things are no longer so straight forward. And so, when … [Read more...] about The Baptised Body

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Baptism, Covenant, Salvation

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Thor's Oak

Around 723 AD, a missionary named Boniface entered Hesse in Germany. Upon finding a sacred tree named Thor’s Oak, he took an axe to it, cut it down and built a church. Many in the town, believing that the God of Boniface must be greater than Thor, left their paganism behind converted to Christianity.