Why the covenant framework is crucial

In this conversation, Caleb and Stephen Wellum (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) Professor of Theology at Southern Seminary discuss the significance of baptism in relation to the biblical covenants. They explores the distinctions between the old and new covenants, the nature of the new covenant community, and the implications for church practices, particularly regarding baptism and church membership. The discussion highlights the necessity of conversion and faith for true church membership and the role of baptism as a sign of the new covenant.

Resources:

1. Believer's Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ edited by Tom Schreiner and Shawn Wright
2. Baptism and the Relationship Between the Covenants by Steve Wellum
3. Baptism: Three Views edited by David Wright
4. Understanding Four Views on Baptism edited by John Armstrong  and Paul Engle
5. The Baptism of Disciples Alone: A Covenantal Argument for Credobaptism Versus Paedobaptism by Fred Malone
6. Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries Everett Ferguson