Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Dr. James McDonald Chaney, born in , received his William the Baptist: annotated edition by [Chaney, James M., J.
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Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism, The. Product details File Size: Doulos Resources May 27, Publication Date: May 27, Sold by: Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video. Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. I have yet to find a book as clear and concise as this one when it comes to the Meaning and Mode of Baptism and Infant Baptism.
If you're searching for an easy to read, biblical view of baptism or an explanation of why some people baptize infants, this is the book to read.
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The arguments are based on the bible alone! I would also recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed Jay E. Adams "Meaning and Mode of Baptism". Booth former Baptist pastor to be a more thorough explanation of infant baptism. There are some points where I belive it fills in the blanks left by William the Baptist. Friends of mine have complained that the conversations makes the Baptists look a little light-headed, but I and many others don't see this. The greatest encouragement from both of these books is that it showed me how the Bible, not tradition, commands us to baptize the children of believers.
The children of believers were considered members of the church in the Old Testament, and it's only natural to assume they still have that right. The burden falls on anyone else to prove that this right of membership was taken away from children. Show me that text. I am a visual learner and while some prefer a thousand words, I prefer a piece of art. I also love stories for the same reason. It can take me 2 weeks to muddle through a theology book while it may take a couple of days to read a biography. It appeals to the visual learner in me by using story to communicate and argue theological truths, in this case, infant baptism.
Clear and succinct, the reader will be captivated by the conversations between William and the Presbyterian Minister as the minister lovingly helps William work through this difficult but important doctrine. The "word study" on the meaning of baptism makes several missteps, such as appealing to remote contexts in order to control what must be meant in an immediate context, imputing to the baptist view a false assumption about technical meaning, selective use of the evidence, and so on. The dialogue gets stuck on the importance of "burial" to the symbolism of baptism Though I found this a very engaging work, it was not persuasive.
The dialogue gets stuck on the importance of "burial" to the symbolism of baptism, and in doing so misses the point of the baptist position. Allow me to cite one contemporary Baptist scholar. The objection helps us to clarify the Pauline intention, but it does not succeed in terms of its main point.
In saying that baptism pictures death and resurrection, the point is not that death is always underground. Baptist pictures death because submersion under water kills. That is, since they are incorporated in Christ, he has borne the judgment they deserved.
Submersion under the water, then, does not specify that the dead are buried underground. The picture is not meant to be taken so literally. It does communicate, however, death and burial. Submersion is an apt picture because it demonstrates that death overwhelms and conquers its subjects. Pouring and sprinkling simply do not have the same effect…. Similarly, newness of life is represented by emerging from the water. Believers now enjoy the resurrection life of Christ because they have been incorporated into him Rom 6: I conclude, then, that the imagery used in Col 2: Schreiner, Believer's Baptism, 82 Without belaboring the point, let me just conclude that this is an intriguing book, but certainly not a convincing one.
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I would encourage readers to study the issue much more broadly than this book. On a positive note, I believe the book can help baptists to understand how others perceive their arguments, and to clarify them accordingly. Mar 15, Bmquiram rated it really liked it Shelves: I received William the Baptist by James M. Chaney and updated and annotated by J. This book is highly informative on the subject of baptism using immersion verses sprinkling or pouring. It also speaks of infant baptism and the scripture related to this topic. After reading this book I find I, like one of the main characters speakers in the book have drastically changed my opinion on baptism.
Some of the explanations given might be somewhat complex fo I received William the Baptist by James M. Some of the explanations given might be somewhat complex for an individual who just found his or her faith, but the overall content is easy even for a new Christian to understand. A devout Christian would find the context enlightening.
I would recommend this novel to any Christian or anyone interested in Christianity. Excellent dialogue between a Presbyterian and a Baptist about the issue of baptism. It is an entertaining view but also full of Scriptural truth. Though the book did raise some good points about mode, I expected to read more about infant baptism in particular. There was just the last chapter on that front. Also, the book didn't paint the Baptist perspective in a very appealing manner And the Presbyterians were all very quiet, knowledgable, wise, sages.
These caricatures were blatant in the first couple of chapters, bu Though the book did raise some good points about mode, I expected to read more about infant baptism in particular. These caricatures were blatant in the first couple of chapters, but they prevailed quietly throughout the book.
I love my Presbyterian brothers, and I'm excited to continue persuing understanding on this topic, but this book was just ok. This is a great book for anyone coming from a credobaptist position looking to be informed on the paedobaptist position. The format is that of a conversation between a Baptist and a Presbyterian on the issue of infant baptism in the church. As a Baptist myself, this book gave me a lot to consider from the Presbyterian understanding and even challenged the way I look at the Scriptures regarding the topic.
Made me reconsider the mode of Baptism. I have transitioned from a Baptist understanding of Baptism to a Presbyterian, one of the things I never questioned was the mode of Baptism. I always assumed immersion to be the proper formed. It certainly addressed my concern on those issues. I recommend it for anyone studying those issues. Nov 09, Matthew Hodge rated it really liked it Shelves: An old book which has thankfully been converted into ebook format.
It's a fairly short book but it consists of a series of fictional dialogues between a young Baptist guy the "William the Baptist" of the title and a Presbyterian.
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The setup is that William marries a girl from the Presbyterian church and wants to join her church but he needs to baptised. The Pressie minister won't baptise him unless it's by sprinkling. William only believes in immersion. Finding himself stuck, W. The fact that it is a dialogue, rather than straight argument is what makes this book so easy to read and also makes it work very well. Certainly, if you want to grapple with the whole sprinkling vs immersion issue, this is a great place to start. Feb 22, Ryan rated it liked it. This book is a fictional dialog between a convinced immersionist and a Presbyterian pastor.
Most fictional conversations intended didactically tend to set up straw men, but I thought this book did a good job avoiding that for the most part. The arguments against immersion are quite strong, and the book is a quick read. Personally I am more interested in the arguments for and against infant baptism, which show up briefly in the final chapter.
This book was updated and lightly edited in the recen This book is a fictional dialog between a convinced immersionist and a Presbyterian pastor. This book was updated and lightly edited in the recent past.