Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death (Christian Essentials) by Peter J. Leithart Summary
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Leithart's transformative exploration of baptism challenges theological divides, revealing how this sacrament connects us to Christ's resurrection. Named among 2021's best Christian books, it reimagines baptism not as denominational battleground but as God's radical promise - death transformed into eternal life.
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When Water Becomes a Weapon Against Death
Have you ever wondered why something as simple as water could carry the weight of the universe? Why billions of Christians across two millennia have insisted that being dunked in-or sprinkled with-H2O fundamentally changes who you are? Most religious rituals fade into comfortable routine, but baptism refuses domestication. It remains stubbornly, almost scandalously physical: actual water, actual bodies, actual transformation. This isn't about self-improvement or spiritual aspiration. Baptism begins with death-your death-and only then offers life. What makes this ancient rite so explosive is its audacious claim: when the church baptizes in the Triune name, God himself acts, killing the old you and raising someone entirely new. This isn't religious theater. It's cosmic recreation happening in a church font. Nearly every argument about baptism stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of the church itself. We've been trained to see church as a voluntary association of like-minded believers, a spiritual club we join after deciding we're "in." But that's not the biblical vision at all. The church isn't a collection of saved individuals-it's salvation in social form. It's simultaneously the Father's family, the Son's body, and the Spirit's temple. These aren't poetic metaphors; they describe our actual, ontological reality after baptism. Consider what this means: humans are fundamentally social creatures, and God saves us socially. Through Christ's resurrection, the church already participates in the age to come. We're not merely waiting for future transformation-we are now who we will be.
The Sign That Does What It Says and the Church That Makes It Real
Born from the Same Waters That Birthed the World
The Flood's Dark Gift and the Cut That Makes Us Whole
Your Exodus: Liberation, Journey, and New Identity
Living Water: Your Name Written in the Waves
The Unity Baptism Demands: One Body, One Spirit, One Hope
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