299 - Should Baptism be a Requirement for Church Membership?

In this episode, we address our foundational question for this mini-series: What does baptism have to do with church membership?

Should baptism be a requirement for membership? Are baptism and church membership two distinct commitments, or are they linked in the life of the church? How should Christians think of the connection between the two?

Join us as we explore how Christians can think biblically about the relationship between baptism and church membership, and what Providence will practice moving forward.

Resources

Podcast Episodes

• 138 - Commitments of Church Members
• 139 - Proclaim and Protect, Contribute, Sacraments
• 089 - Infant Baptism (with Kyle McClellan)
• 090 - Believer's Baptism (with Bobby Jamieson)

Written

• Covenantal (presbyterian)
  • Westminster Confession of Faith 28.1
    • “Baptism is a sacrament of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible church, but also to be unto him a sign and seal of the covenant of grace…”
  • Book of Order (Presbyterian Church U.S.A.)
    • G-1.0303 - Church Membership
    • "A faithful member accepts Christ's call to be involved responsibly in the ministry of his Church... A person becomes an active member of the congregation through baptism and profession of faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior."

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