by Josiah Nichols | Sep 8, 2022 | Theology
The following was originally formatted as a discussion post assignment for Public Theology for Liberty University’s J. Rawling’s school of divinity. It was meant to answer the following prompt: “From your reading and your own experience as a...
by Josiah Nichols | Apr 7, 2022 | Apologetics Live, Bible Interpretation, Sanctification
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, (Ephesians 5: 25 – 26, ESV). Introduction It is astounding what someone will read...
by Josiah Nichols | Apr 5, 2022 | Apologetics Live, Bible Interpretation, Salvation
For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ (Galatians 3: 26 – 27, ESV). Introduction Baptismal regenerationists love to read water baptism into the text whenever the words...
by Josiah Nichols | Mar 24, 2022 | Apologetics Live, Bible Interpretation, Salvation
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? (Romans 6:3, ESV). Introduction The following is a scene from Brother Where Art Thou? Three escaped convicts were in the woods cooking a squirrel for lunch when they...
by Josiah Nichols | Mar 8, 2022 | Apologetics Live, Bible Interpretation, Discernment, Sanctification
“And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name” (Acts 22: 16, ESV). Introduction Something that stumped me when I went to St. Louis Christian College was the above verse. It radically challenged my belief that we are saved...