Scripture on Baptism:
Matthew 28:16-20
Mark 16:14-16
John 3:1-21
Romans 6
Titus 3:4-7
1 Peter 3:17-22 (noting especially verse 21)
Additionally, there are a number of places in Acts where we see entire households, including infants, being baptized – Acts 2:39, 16:14-15, and 18:8, for example.
Scripture on the Eucharist:
1 Corinthians 11:20-34
John 6:22-71
Matthew 26:26-28
Mark 14:22-24
Luke 22:19-20
Luke 24:13-35 (noting especially verse 30)
Revelation 19:9
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My question is addressing both this video, and the post you recently made re: baptism and election. It seems to me that as Christians, we are still to work towards some form of sanctification. How does sanctification work with this understanding? Does the grace we freely receive from God, and the faith that we freely receive from that grace, allow us to work towards sanctification?
Great question, Ann. And one that deserves a fuller answer than in the comments box. If you don’t mind, I’ll put it in the queue for a future post.
Thanks!
The “passive recipients of God’s grace” thing just makes me feel a little bit nervous, because how in the world do we hold this in tension with passages regarding perseverance, and “working out our salvation with fear and trembling”?
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