Baptism

Baptism

Why Do We Not Baptize Infants?

In this blog series, Deeper, I look at a theological or biblical topic more deeply and see how it applies to our lives. Today I will be looking at the topic of infant baptism. As a Southern Baptist pastor, I do not believe that infant baptism is biblical. However, there are some wonderful pastors from other denominations that do believe in infant baptism. Just this week, I was reading one of my favorite commentaries, while preparing for my sermon on…

An Unbaptized Christian… Huh?

Things that make you go “huh?”: One time I was driving down the road and saw a man on a Harley motorcycle… holding his little chihuahua. Huh? One time after church a newcomer came up to me and said she didn’t like her previous church because the pastor preached messages that didn’t make her happy. Huh? (By the way, she didn’t stay long at Island Pond either). One time when I was looking at houses I came across one that…