A Time to Build

The work of the Great Commission continues

Is preaching and baptizing to be performed only by the apostles?

Aug 30 • 

Stephen duBarry

February 2025

Who was the Great Commission given to?

It will be carried out by special witnesses chosen by the Lord himself.

Feb 23 • 

Stephen duBarry

Did a church authorize Paul to baptize?

Does Acts 13 teach that Paul derived his authority to minister from the church at Antioch?

Feb 8 • 

Stephen duBarry

January 2025

The case of Philip

Was Philip specially authorized to perform the baptisms recorded in Acts 8?

Jan 15 • 

Stephen duBarry

Is there a pattern?

Who administered baptism in the New Testament?

Jan 6 • 

Stephen duBarry

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December 2024

The crucial question

Does scripture command that baptism be performed only by an administrator who has been authorized by a local church?

Dec 30, 2024 • 

Stephen duBarry

The appointment model of baptism

Some Baptists have held that the administration of baptism is an official act of a local church.

Dec 19, 2024 • 

Stephen duBarry

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The ordination model of baptism

The statements of godly men are insufficient in themselves to establish doctrine. We must always ask, what saith the scripture?

Dec 10, 2024 • 

Stephen duBarry

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The direct church action model of baptism

These special requirements did not arise from the text of scripture—they arose from the mind of a man.

Dec 4, 2024 • 

Stephen duBarry

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November 2024

Is baptism the act of a local church?

The question is deceptively simple. In fact, it will take us several posts to fully unpack it.

Nov 26, 2024 • 

Stephen duBarry

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Baptism and local church membership in Baptist history

The understanding of baptism as a prerequisite for local church membership has been well represented in Baptist thought for the past four centuries.

Nov 20, 2024 • 

Stephen duBarry

The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch

What local church was the Ethiopian eunuch baptized into?

Nov 10, 2024 • 

Stephen duBarry

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