Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 37 (Exegesis of Colossians 2:1-14 – Part 1)
INTRODUCTION Some who advocate the doctrine of baptismal regeneration use Colossians 2:11-13 to support their position. Dr. Jack Cottrell uses this text in his book Baptism – Biblical Study (College Press Publishing, Joplin, MO (1989) [7th printing in...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 36 (Exegesis of Ephesians 5:25-27) – Part 2
INTRODUCTION Post 35 set forth the following takeaways from my observation of Ephesians 5:25-27 are below. First, the basic thrust of Ephesians 5:25-27 is Christ’s sanctification of His church, i.e., the body of Christ. Second, by his writing Ephesians 5:26, Paul...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 35 (Exegesis of Ephesians 5:25-27 – Part 1)
INTRODUCTION Some folks who advocate for baptismal regeneration use Ephesians 5:26 to support their position. Dr. Jack Cottrell uses this text in his book Baptism – Biblical Study (College Press Publishing, Joplin, MO (1989) [7th printing in 2006]) to support...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 34 (Exegesis Galatians 3:26-27 – Part 2)
INTRODUCTION The takeaways from Post 33 are below. First, by writing Galatians 3:24, Paul intended to convey to his audience that the purpose of the Law was to direct Jews to be justified, i.e., declared righteous in God’s eyes, by faith alone in Jesus Christ. Second,...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 33 (Exegesis of Galatians 3:26-27 – Part 1)
INTRODUCTION Some in the baptismal regeneration camp assert that Galatians 3:26-27 supports the doctrine of baptismal regeneration. For example, on page 106 of his book Baptism – Biblical Study (College Press Publishing, Joplin, MO (1989) [7th printing in...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 32 (Exegesis of 1 Corinthians 12:13 – Part 2)
INTRODUCTION The takeaways from Post 31 are: (1) By writing 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, in the larger context, Paul intended to convey to his audience that the church, i.e., the body of Christ, was one body with many members. God, not mankind, brought each member...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 31 (Exegesis of 1 Corinthians 12:13 – Part 1)
INTRODUCTION Those who advocate for the doctrine of baptismal regeneration may use 1 Corinthians 12:13 as support. Dr. Jack Cottrell discusses 1 Corinthians 12:13 on pages 94-95 of his book entitled Baptism – Biblical Study (College Press Publishing, Joplin, MO...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 30 (Exegesis of Romans 6:3-4 Part 2)
INTRODUCTION Post 29 presented the following takeaways from my observation of Romans 6:3-4: (1) When Paul wrote Romans 6:3-4, he described the spiritual condition that was the alternative to the description of living in continual sin, i.e., “continue in sin” and...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 29 (Exegesis of Romans 6:3-4 – Part 1)
INTRODUCTION Posts 29 and 30 examine Romans 6:3-4 to determine if this passage supports the doctrine of baptismal regeneration. According to Dr. Jack Cottrell, it does. On page 84 of his book Baptism – Biblical Study (College Press Publishing,...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 28 (Exegesis of Acts 22:16 – Part 2)
INTRODUCTION As reported in Post 27, an examination of the text (Acts 22:16), the relevant literary contexts (Acts 22:6-21), the parallel accounts (Acts 9:1-19 and Acts 26:12-18), developed the following takeaways: (1) Saul was on a mission to single-handedly...