Clean!--The Meaning of Christian Baptism / Johnsson, William G / (PB/1980-1980/B+/USED)

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Have you ever felt so dirty that you could hardly wait to clean up? It's a common experience. People in all ages and in all cultures have seen themselves as dirty--physically and spiritually--and have felt compelled to seek cleansing. Baptism is the Christian answer to this universal feeling of dirtiness. Baptism shows that the believer wishes to be clean. Clean from sin. Done with the past way of life. Made clean by Jesus.

Most of us take baptism for granted. But should we? When was the last time you reflected on the meaning of baptism? In Clean! Dr William Johnsson puts this important Christian ceremony into its proper setting. In easy-to-understand terms he discusses our persistent feelings of dirtiness, our search for cleansing, the origin of Christian baptism, the significance of baptism in the early church, and the important of baptism in the church today.

"As we look at Christian baptism against the backdrop of mankind's religious aspirations, we see the uniqueness of the Christian claim. Against a host of rites and ceremonies to work cleansing, Christianity proclaims but one--one that renders null and void all others. Against a variety of cleansing agents, Christianity sets forth but one--one that suffices for all time and for all peoples. And more: Christianity proclaims that this simple rite and this agent are the only ones in which the universal need for purification from defilement can be truly answered."

CONTENTS

Preface
Chapter 1 The Quest for Cleansing
Chapter 2 The Baptist--Cleansing Announced
Chapter 3 Christian Baptism--Cleansing Through Confession
Chapter 4 Cleansed to New life
Chapter 5 Cleansed for the Body of Christ
Chapter 6 Sacrament or Symbol?
Chapter 7 Baptism and Our Day
Appendix Ellen G White Statements About Baptism

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