As many know, I recently published my book defending baptismal regeneration, “Born of Water and of the Spirit”: The Biblical Evidence for Baptismal Regeneration. It is 300 pages in length and one can find it on Lulu and Amazon, as well as other online booksellers.
I decided to make the following offer to
critics of Latter-day Saint theology and/or baptismal regeneration itself—I will
happily send you a PDF of the book for free if (1) you email me
[IrishLDS87ATGmailDOTcom] and (2) you promise to read it. That is it.
Here is the table of contents for those interested:
Introduction 4
A Discussion of Different “Causes” 6
The Problems of a Purely Symbolic View of Water Baptism 13
Does the Thief on the Cross Refute Baptismal Regeneration? 18
Ephesians 2:8-10 24
Does 1 Corinthians 1:17 Refute Baptism Being Necessary for Salvation? 33
Ephesians 5:25-27 48
Colossians 2:12-14 61
Paul’s Affirmation of Baptismal Regeneration in 1 Cor 6:9-11 and 12:13 69
Acts 8:14-17 and 10:41-48 80
Being Born of “Water” and John 3: Jesus Teaches Baptismal Regeneration to Nicodemus 87
Acts 2:38 and 1 Peter 3:19-21 106
Acts 22:16 125
Romans 6:3-7 129
Does 1 Corinthians 10:1-2 Refute the Water Baptism Reading of Romans 6? 144
Galatians 3:26-28 148
Titus 3:3-5 165
Mark 16:16 175
Appendix 1: Did Joseph Smith Reject Baptismal Regeneration? 177
Appendix 2: Did Jesus Baptise? 193
Appendix 3: Early Christians Interpreting φωτιζω ("enlightened") in Hebrews 6:4 as a Reference to Water Baptism 194
Appendix 4: Does Acts 19:3-6 teach “re-baptism”? 200
Appendix 5: Jesus being Baptized to "Fulfill All Righteousness" and its Implications for Baptism being Salvific 202
Appendix 6: Answering an Argument Against Baptismal Regeneration Based on Spiritually Dead Baptised Church Members 205
Appendix 7: A Look at the Soteriology of 1 Clement 207
Appendix 8: A Refutation of An Attempt to Defend Imputed Righteousness and Forensic Justification 219
Appendix 9: Λογιζομαι in texts contemporary with the Greek New Testament vs. Imputed Righteousness 254
About the Author 303
