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In "The Baptism That Saves," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 3:20-22, addressing the challenging statement that "baptism now saves you." He argues that Peter uses the sign (baptism) to…
Pastor John Reisinger, guest preaching for Albert N. Martin, expounds on the doctrine of baptism, focusing on its mode and subjects. He argues from the Greek meaning of 'baptizo,' New Testament…
Pastor Martin introduces a series on infant baptism, outlining his reluctant but firm approach to this controversial subject. He emphasizes the need to approach it with indebtedness and love for…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 28:16-20, focusing on the authority and attendants of Christian baptism. He argues that baptism is a gospel ordinance, not a means of salvation, and must…
Pastor Martin expounds on the universal setting of baptism, drawing primarily from the book of Acts and the Great Commission passages in Matthew 28 and Luke 24. He argues that Christian baptism is…
In the second part of a two-part sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the essential purpose of Christian baptism, drawing primarily from the Epistles, especially Galatians 3 and Colossians 2…
Pastor Martin addresses the controversial subject of infant baptism, arguing against its biblical basis by systematically dismantling common paedo-baptist arguments. He begins by asserting the lack…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 28:18-20, Romans 6, and Colossians 2, focusing on the essential significance of baptism. He argues that baptism is a sovereignly instituted symbolic action by…
In "Subjects of Baptism, Part 1 (in the Gospels)," Pastor Albert N. Martin begins a multi-part series on infant baptism by examining the biblical witness to the subjects of baptism, focusing on the…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, addressing the problem of divisions in the Corinthian church and using the Apostle Paul's discussion of baptism to clarify its…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 28:16-20, focusing on the 'Element, Mode, and Perpetuity' of Christian baptism. He argues that baptism, far from being an indifferent matter, eloquently…
Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on the subjects of baptism, focusing on the book of Acts to demonstrate that New Testament baptism is consistently disciple baptism, following conversion…
Pastor Martin delivers a robust rebuttal of paedobaptism, specifically addressing the Reformed paedobaptist argument rooted in the unity of God's covenant people and the continuity between Old…
In "Subjects of Baptism, Part 3," Pastor Martin concludes his examination of New Testament passages on baptism, focusing on Acts 19 and Jesus' blessing of the children in Matthew 19, Mark 10, and…
In 'Subjects of Baptism, Part 4,' Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on infant baptism by examining passages often cited as indirect evidence for the practice, focusing primarily on Matthew…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin, through the exposition of Jeremiah 31:31-34 and related New Testament passages, argues that the New Covenant is the constitution of Christ's church, requiring…
Pastor Martin continues his series on the subjects of baptism by examining indirect biblical evidence often cited for infant baptism. He refutes the use of Acts 2:39, arguing that the promise of the…
In this adult Sunday school class, Pastor Albert N. Martin concludes a seven-part series on the subjects of baptism, specifically addressing infant baptism versus disciple baptism. He argues that…
In 'Why Do So Many Practice It? Part 1,' Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the widespread practice of infant baptism within Christendom, particularly among those who profess high regard for the…
In "Why Do So Many Practice It? Part 2," Pastor Martin continues his series on infant baptism, addressing why so many Christians practice a ritual without clear biblical warrant. He focuses on two…
In "Why Do So Many Practice It? Part 3," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series examining the reasons for infant baptism among those who profess to love and believe the Bible. This sermon…
Pastor Martin expounds on the significance of baptism, moving through numerous New Testament passages to demonstrate that baptism is an initiatory rite symbolizing conversion and public…
In this adult Sunday school class, Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on infant baptism, focusing on its relationship to the biblical significance of baptism. He first reviews the dual…
Pastor Martin addresses questions regarding the Reformed Baptist understanding of baptism, specifically challenging the Paedobaptist doctrine of a 'divine promise' for the salvation of children based…
In this adult Sunday school class, Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his exposition on infant baptism, focusing on its incompatibility with the biblical teaching regarding the declaratory…
Pastor Albert N. Martin delivers an adult Sunday school class on October 2nd, 1983, at Trinity Baptist Church, addressing the biblical teaching concerning sacraments as it relates to infant baptism…
In this Adult Sunday School class from October 23, 1983, Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the relationship between infant baptism and the Lord's Supper, specifically critiquing the paedobaptist…
In this adult Sunday school class, Pastor Albert N. Martin begins a detailed survey of circumcision in the Old Testament, laying the groundwork for understanding its relationship to infant baptism…
In "Circumcision: NT Survey, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on infant baptism by examining the New Testament's teaching on circumcision. He surveys several passages from Luke…
Pastor Martin continues his New Testament survey of circumcision, focusing on how the New Covenant resolves the Old Testament tension between outward bodily circumcision and inward heart…
In this Adult Sunday School class, Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the relationship between infant baptism and circumcision, arguing against the Paedo-Baptist position that baptism has replaced…
Pastor Martin continues his exposition on the relationship between circumcision and infant baptism, focusing on Colossians 2:11-12. He meticulously analyzes the Greek text to demonstrate that the…
In "The Church and Infant Baptism, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin begins a critical examination of the relationship between infant baptism and the biblical doctrine of the church. He frames the…
In "The Church and Infant Baptism, Part 2," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his systematic refutation of infant baptism by examining the biblical descriptions of church membership. He argues that…
In "The Church and Infant Baptism, Part 3," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his polemical study against Paedo-Baptism, specifically addressing the assertion that infants should be baptized because…
In the fourth part of his series on "The Church and Infant Baptism," Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the objection that the presence of unregenerate people in the church justifies infant inclusion…
In the fifth part of his series on "The Church and Infant Baptism," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues to argue for the incompatibility of infant baptism with the biblical doctrine of the Church. He…
In "The Church and Infant Baptism, Part 6," Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his detailed examination of the biblical teaching concerning the Church of Jesus Christ, specifically focusing on the…
In "Overview of Infant Baptism Series, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin condenses 26 lectures on infant baptism, aiming to place the controversy in proper biblical and theological perspective. He…
In the second part of his series on infant baptism, Pastor Albert N. Martin systematically critiques the Paedo-Baptist position by examining the concept of a sacrament, the Lord's Supper, and the Old…
In this brief sermon excerpt, Pastor Martin strongly recommends two booklets on baptism to his audience. He praises Pastor Seton's "An Introduction to Baptism" as the finest concise treatment of the…
In the first part of a four-week series, Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the critical question of whether there is biblical warrant for admitting minors (pre-adults) into formal church membership…
In 'The New Testament Testimony, Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his examination of whether there is biblical warrant for admitting minors into full church membership. He meticulously…
Pastor Martin expounds Hebrews 11:23-26, Matthew 3:8-9, Matthew 10:34-39, and Luke 14:25-33 to argue against admitting minors into the visible New Covenant community (the church). He asserts that the…
Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses practical questions arising from the previous studies on the inclusion of minors in the New Covenant community. He expounds on 1 Corinthians 13:11 to discuss the…
In "A Brief Summary of John's Ministry," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 1:1-8 and John 5:33-35, focusing on John the Baptist's activities and the public's response. Martin details John's…
In "The Baptism of Jesus, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 1:9-11, with supporting texts from Matthew 3 and John 1, to reveal the profound significance of Jesus' baptism, anointing with…
In "Jesus Blesses Little Children, Part 2," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 10:13-16, continuing his examination of Jesus' interaction with children. While acknowledging the passage's central…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 28:16-20 and Acts 2:37-42, establishing the biblical requirement of discipleship baptism for church membership. He argues that this duty is founded on…
In 'Requirements #4: Discipleship Baptism Part 2,' Pastor Albert N. Martin continues his series on church membership, focusing on the third requirement: discipleship baptism. He expounds on the…
In "Requirements #5: Discipleship Baptism Part 3," Pastor Albert N. Martin concludes his series on the third requirement for church membership: discipleship baptism. He grounds the duty of baptism in…
Pastor Martin expounds on the biblical principles for conducting baptismal services and general guidelines for weddings and funerals, which are culturally precipitated gatherings. He argues that…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on baptism and the Lord's Supper as public means of perseverance for God's people. He argues that these ordinances, though often underestimated, are…
Pastor Albert N. Martin delivers the fifth message in Trinity Baptist Church's pre-membership class, focusing on Christian baptism. He expounds on Acts 2:38-41, Romans 6:3-4, Colossians 2:11-12, and…
Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 5:1-4, focusing on Peter's underlying assumption that all true believers in Asia Minor were unmistakably identified with specific local assemblies of God's…
In this Q&A session, Pastor Martin addresses questions arising from Pastor Nichols' recent series on infant baptism, focusing on the proper hermeneutical approach to understanding biblical doctrines…
In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin concludes a series on infant baptism by addressing the relationship between divine covenants and the practice. He provides a compendium of biblical teaching on…
Pastor Martin addresses the critical importance of shared biblical convictions, particularly regarding the doctrines of grace and the nature of baptism, within the context of verbal communication and…