Baptism is much like the manner in which one is married. As one is to be married once and to that one person, one is to be baptized once and into the one Triune God. And as it is sinful to divorce from your spouse for anything other than adultery, it is also sinful to … More Wedded to Christ in the Water of Baptism
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. … More The Cross and Holy Baptism
[Part 1 of 4] How does worship change your life? —John 3:1-8 Be sure to read the series introduction! Jesus begins with Nicodemus, saying one must be born again in order to see the kingdom of God (cf. John 3:3). The Divine Service, in the Lutheran Service Book, begins with the rubric and exhortation to make the sign of … More Born Again in the Confession of Christ and His Forgiveness
