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  • X Marks the Spot on Baptism

    X Marks the Spot on Baptism

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    Some of my X posts on baptism, collected into one place:  A few notes on the debate over covenant baptism…. Some Baptists will claim the old covenant was merely physical (thus it included physical children) whereas the new covenant is spiritual (so physical children are excluded). But the core promises of the old covenant in…

  • Thread on the Imputation of Christ’s Active Obedience

    Thread on the Imputation of Christ’s Active Obedience

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    Pastor Rich Lusk
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    It’s time for a mega-thread on the doctrine of “the imputation of Christ’s active obedience” (IAO). The doctrine is spelled out in various ways by those who adhere to it, but basically it goes something like this: Christ’s actively obeyed the law, thus accumulating righteousness (or merit, on some formulations); that righteousness is then imputed…