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Pastor Gavin's Personal Journey To Credobaptism
- Gavin Ortlund was raised Presbyterian, studied baptism intensively in seminary, and shifted to credobaptism through conscience-driven study.
- He values his Presbyterian roots and continued engagement with church catholicity despite changing practice.
Three Minimum Requirements For Christian Baptism
- Baptism has three core criteria many historic theologians accept: water, Trinitarian intent, and the intent of obedience.
- Charles Hodge's test excludes non-water rites, non‑Trinitarian formulas (e.g., Mormon), and politically motivated 'baptisms'.
Patristic Baptismal Realism Without Uniform Causality
- Early church writers show baptismal realism: baptism does something and is associated with regeneration, but Fathers differ on whether it's the causal moment of regeneration.
- Justin Martyr and Cyril of Jerusalem sometimes call baptism 'regenerative' while also speaking of prior conversion, showing nuanced usage.