Baptism, Guy M. Richard
Baptism, Guy M. Richard
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Baptism
Answers to Common Questions

Author: Guy M. Richard

Narrator: Michael Beck

Unabridged: 3 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2020


Synopsis

When Jesus commanded His followers to go and make disciples of all nations, He instructed them to baptize those disciples in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Since baptism is a central part of life in the church, why has it been controversial and divisive among so many Christians?In Baptism: Answers to Common Questions, Dr. Guy M. Richard tackles the key questions people have about baptism: What does it mean? Is it necessary for salvation? Who should be baptized, and how should we baptize them? As he searches the Scriptures, Dr. Richard helps us think through what the Bible teaches about baptism and encourages us to deal graciously with our brothers and sisters in Christ even when we disagree.

About The Author

Dr. Guy M. Richard is executive director and assistant professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta. He previously served as senior minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Gulfport, Miss. He has been teaching at RTS since 2010.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Caleb on December 12, 2024

solid defense of paedobaptism. I got like one or two more questions I gotta figure out before I go full Presby mode. Note: You gotta have some general understanding of Covenant Theology to understand the arguments for infant baptism (and believers-baptism for that matter).......more

Goodreads review by Aisha on October 13, 2019

Good introduction but left unconvinced. His explanation of the use of the word baptism in the NT and OT, as well as the principle meaning of baptism was good, but after that his arguments were for mebnot strong. The way he used the word “sign” interchanged: he used it talking of believing adults who......more

Goodreads review by Grant on April 18, 2022

I find this book to be a very easy to understand, accurate representation of the Presbyterian position of "baptism" (Quotation marks, because I don't believe that sprinkling is baptism). I, myself being a Baptist personally find the arguments fallacious, build on shaky foundations, and somewhat frust......more

Goodreads review by Zachary on November 13, 2019

This will be my go-to book to recommend to Christians on the subject of baptism, particularly in favor of infant baptism. It's a short introductory work at 115 pages, yet it deals with all the important issues—the meaning and mode of baptism, the covenantal case for infant baptism, household baptism......more

Goodreads review by Mitchell on April 29, 2024

Solid. My expectation was a book that was focused, clear, and accessible. That’s exactly what Richard’s work here entails. The book is just over 100 pages, so details are left out along with diversity of Reformed viewpoints, but I didn’t feel shortchanged by anything. Truly, the book is clear and to......more