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| | Baptism Benefits  |
| | LCMS response to questions on the Lutheran view of the sacrament and whether it actually creates a Christian.
http://www.lcms.org/cic/benefits.html |
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| | Baptism of Infants |
| | Uses Scripture to show the Lutheran understanding that the rite is not only allowed, but encouraged and even needed for all, even young children.
http://www.lcms.org/cic/baptism.html |
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| | Baptism: A Christological Work |
| | Lawrence Rast speaks of the sacrament as an integral part of justification by grace through faith. He argues especially against the Pietism of Arndt and Spener.
http://www.lifeoftheworld.com/lotw/03-03-04.htm |
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| | Baptism: Christ Marks Us as His Own |
| | David Scaer develops Luther's understanding that Baptism is more than a rite, but is almost synonymous with the Christian life.
http://www.lifeoftheworld.com/lotw/03-03-01.htm |
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| | Holy Baptism: A Brief Study |
| | An excursis through baptismal texts in the Bible, beginning with Matthew 28 and Mark 16. Shows institution, purpose, power, and need for the sacrament with special emphasis on infants and small children.
http://www.ourredeemerlcms.org/baptism.htm |
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| | Infant Baptism |
| | Sermon by Martin Luther from the Collection of Sermons on the Church or Church Postil. The text is Matthew 8:1. Defends and encourages the baptism of small children.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/lutheranism/24080 |
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| | Infant Baptism in Early Church History |
| | The Reverend Dennis Kastens uses ancient sources to argue for baptizing very young children.
http://www.stjohn-lcms.com/infantbap.htm |
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| | Infant Baptism: An Ongoing Event in the Christian Life |
| | Peter J. Scaer argues that Baptism is not a treasure of the past to remember fondly but a vital part of the believer's daily existence.
http://www.lifeoftheworld.com/lotw/03-03-03.htm |
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| | Into the Womb of Again |
| | Kent Burreson speaks of Baptism as a second birth to a new mother, the Christian Church, giving examples from the Baptismal rite of Lutheran Worship.
http://www.lifeoftheworld.com/lotw/03-03-02.htm |
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| | Luther and Baptism |
| | Rite dated from 1523 of a baptismal service which the reformer translated into German and modified. Includes the exorcism.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/lutheranism/20980 |
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