Baptism (233)
  1. Daniel and Erick explore the Baptism of Jesus. Why was He baptized? Why is righteousness at stake? What does it say about our repentance?
  2. The redeemed are dressed in white robes.
  3. Every Christian is abundantly rich through baptism.
  4. We find such a temptation when the devil causes us to question God’s election or predestination of us in “eternity as a past event” (i.e. “eternity-past”).
  5. He lavishly pours out His rest in the waters of Baptism, in the spoken words of absolution from the pastor’s lips, in the preaching of the cross and resurrection, in the consumption of heavenly cuisine from the table at which He is host and meal.
  6. It is worthwhile because Jesus Christ gave baptism to His disciples as a means for making disciples after He had suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified died and buried and rose again on the third day.
  7. A promise was made to my older brother roughly 50 years ago. He was just an infant and had no idea that this promise was being set upon him.
  8. You cannot fudge Glory in this life. You get there only on the Better Day that is coming and not one day before.
  9. Last week the Fellows talked about the Means of Grace, as a direct follow-up to that episode the Fellows now dive into Baptism. Why get Baptized? How does Baptism work? Who should be Baptized? Sit Back, relax, and grab a drink as the soothing waters of Baptism drown you in Christ.
  10. Lutherans can often be misunderstood as rejecting the existence or necessity of good works. On episode 14 the Thinking Fellows discuss why this common misconception is not true. Sit back, relax and grab a drink to find out why good works are a fruit of faith and not saving grace.
  11. The manna God provides is never tasty enough. God never lives up to your expectations. So silently or audibly you wish for an easier way.
  12. He has Israel right where he wants them: a body of water in front of them, their enemies behind them, and God above them, ready to save. Our Lord is always undoing us that he might redo us, killing us that he might enliven us.
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