Baptism is God's declaration of favor towards the sinner. Luther gets railed on early on for saying that original sin remains after baptism. Anglican view: Baptism saves you and then draws you into the life of battle against sin.
From his own baptism by John the Baptist to his last commission to his followers to go and make disciples from all nations, Jesus’s ministry is marked by this sacrament. But what does it mean? What are its biblical origins? And who should receive it? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland discuss the traditional Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, and Reformed views on the sacrament of baptism.