One Baptism Into Christ

Dr. Cottrell states in the preface, "I consider the doctrine of baptism to be one of the most important Biblical doctrines for consideration by the Christian world today. This is true not just because baptism is one of the New Covenant conditions for receiving salvation from sin, but because it is almost universally misunderstood throughout Christendom in our time. The misunderstanding of the form of baptism (i.e., immersion) began as early as the mid-second century of the Christian era, in the Christian writing known as The Didache (or, The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles). The subjects of baptism began to be misunderstood in the earthly third century, as infant baptism began to be introduced along with the beginning of speculation about original sin. Thus throughout most of Christian history there has been serious disagreement on these aspects of baptism.... I pray that this abandonment of the sound doctrine of baptism will stop, and that those who are still holding firm to the truth will continue to do so."

Outstanding biblical review of the doctrine of baptism with an indepth comparison with believers baptism and infant baptism.

Minor issues with pronunciations due to the virtual reading, but it did not overall distract from the heart of the text.

Excellent, Concise Teaching on Baptism

Cottrell has a gift for taking complex issues and synthesizing them for all readers. A top notch theologian, Cottrell writes with a pastors heart.

Easy to understand, repetitive

I am not at all convinced of his position but it was clear and easy to understand. His ideas on free will and original sin seem to be a new version of palagianism and he can't go a chapter without blaming zwingli. I did like his reasoning for salvation occurring at the time of baptism.