What Does Baptism Do?
By Brian W. Thomas
05/01/26
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What Does Baptism Do?

This is an excerpt from the third chapter of By Water and the Word: God’s Gift of Baptism for You by Brian Thomas (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 52-60.
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Bradley Gray
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The Tree That Sweetens Every Sorrow

Even when the bitter places sink down deep into our bones, the Restorer never relinquishes his grip on you.
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Amy Mantravadi
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A Review of "To Live Well: To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times" by Alan Noble

To Live Well is therefore not a general advice book, but a message suffused with the gospel.

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Gospel: John 8:31-36 (Reformation Observed)

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Let’s take a walk together. And as we do, I’ll tell you a mystery.
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Theses 27-28: Love for the Unlovable

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Theses 22-24: The Wisdom of the Cross

A part of our series on Luther's, Heidelberg Disputation.
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Our Only Answer to Evil

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The Imperfection of Our Longings

Sehnsucht can echo the truth, but only Scripture reveals the God who experiences it.
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Hearing the Gospel with Old Testament Ears

As a bass player, when I listen to music, I listen for what the bassist is doing. But, when I listen to music in my 2004 Honda Civic I have a problem: only one of the four speakers works.
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Jesus’ Syrophoenician Dog

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Biblical Inerrancy in a Postmodern World

Press further on the historicity of the Bible, and we start to get fidgety.
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When God Wounds

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What Writer’s Block Tells us About the Kingdom of God

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