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You know the doctrines, but are they biblical? Too often, Christians are content to state a doctrine, list a few supporting Bible passages, and proceed on to the next. But are these doctrines truly derived from the Bible, or are we slotting verses into our pre-determined theological grids? In Church Doctrine and the Bible, biblical scholar David Instone-Brewer applies his expertise in...

But what about the issue of when to baptize? Isn’t that a huge bone of contention? Well, no; the church isn’t really divided by this either. Those who baptize babies also baptize adults, and those who only baptize “believers” are often willing to baptize children who are so young that it is questionable whether they have truly decided for themselves. What really divides the church is belief about what baptism does. Does it save individuals by admitting them into membership of the universal church,
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