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...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 27 (Exegesis of Acts 22:16 – Part 1)
INTRODUCTION Baptismal regenerations use Acts 22:16 for support of their doctrine. Dr. Jack Cottrell uses this text in his book Baptism – Biblical Study (College Press Publishing, Joplin, MO (1989) [7th printing in 2006]) to support the doctrine of baptismal...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 26 (Exegesis of Acts 2:37-47 – Part 5 of 5)
INTRODUCTION Post 26 applies Acts 2:38, as properly interpreted, to determine the validity of the doctrine of baptismal regeneration. In other words, this post answers the question: Does Acts 2:38 support the doctrine of baptismal regeneration? The single definite...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 25B (Exegesis of Acts 2:37-47 – Part 4B of 5)
INTRODUCTION Post 25B reports the results of my examination of the grammar of Acts 2:38. More specifically, this post explains my views on The Syntactical Break Interpretation of Acts 2:38. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I know enough NT Greek to know...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 25A (Exegesis of Acts 2:37-47 – Part 4A of 5)
INTRODUCTION Even though Acts 2:38 teaches the importance of a convert (i.e., believer) undergoing water baptism, in my opinion, there are two very persuasive arguments that support the position that Acts 2:38 DOES NOT support baptismal regeneration. First, the...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 24 (Exegesis of Acts 2:37-47 – Part 3 of 5)
OBSERVATION OF ACTS 2:40-47 Introduction Post 24 reports the results of my observations of Acts 2:40-47. Verses 40-41, 44, and 47 comprise the verses that appear to be the most pertinent to my analysis. The relevant takeaways from Acts 2:40-47 comprise:...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 23 (Exegesis of Acts 2:37-47 – Part 2 of 5)
INTRODUCTION Posts 23 and 24 comprise the two posts that report the results of my observation of the text, i.e., Acts 2:37-47. Post 23 reflects my observations of Acts 2:37-39. Post 24 reports my observations of Acts 2:40-47. The more relevant takeaways...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 22B (Exegesis of Acts 2:37-47 – Part 1B of 5)
INTRODUCTION Post 22B considers the impact the pre-Pentecost events, the Pentecost events, and Peter’s Pentecost sermon have on my study. In summary: (1) In reference to Acts 1:4-8, Jesus’ promise of the upcoming Pentecost event does not appear to confer...
Is the Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration the Road to Hell? – Post 22A (Exegesis of Acts 2:37-47 – Part 1A of 5)
INTRODUCTION The Text This post is the first in a series of posts that reports the results of my exegesis of Acts 2:38. Although baptismal regenerationists commonly cite only Acts 2:38, I believe the better textual unit comprises Acts 2:37–47 (NASB95), which...
Extreme Deception: People Making Jesus in Their Own Image
A recent (December 6, 2022) article entitled “Why I Stay: LGBTQ people of faith find ways to belong where doctrine rejects them” [link is in the Appendix] reflects extreme deception manifested by people making Jesus in their own image. The words from the article...