TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leithart,Peter J.
TI  - The baptized body
SN  - 9781591280484
AV  - BV811.3 .L45 2007
U1  - 234.16 LEI 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Moscow, ID
PB  - Canon Press
KW  - Baptism
KW  - fast
N1  - Starting before the beginning -- Baptism is baptism -- The body of Christ is the body of Christ -- Apostasy happens -- A tale of three servants
N2  - "What does baptism do to the baptized? Nothing? Something? In this study, Peter Leithart examines this single question of baptismal efficacy. He challenges several common but false assumptions about God, man, the church, salvation, and more that confuse discussions about baptism. He aims to offer a careful and simple discussion of all the central biblical texts that speak to us about baptism, the nature of signs and rites, the character of the church as the body of Christ, and the possibility of apostasy. In the end, he urges us to face up to the wonderful conclusion that Scripture attributes an astonishing power to the initiation rite of baptism."--Back cover
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010661.html
ER  -