New Book: The Baptized Life

From Gordon Ferguson, author of The Victory of Surrender, Dynamic Leadership and many other works.

This is a great book. It masterfully comes at the subject of baptism from about every angle possible biblically, and is done in a very reader-friendly manner. Thankfully it is not aimed at doctrinal argumentation, but aimed squarely at living a strikingly new life by the power of God.

Especially provocative and helpful are the chapters on the kingdom, the resurrection and the body of Christ. The latter chapter brings several concepts together in a unique way and is capped off with the author’s insightful thoughts about his own “kin.” This book will help anyone who reads it, regardless of where their particular starting place may be on the subject. 

From Wyndham Shaw, elder and evangelist in the Boston Church of Christ and coauthor of Golden Rule Leadership.

In 'The Baptized Life'  Tom Jones has hit a "bulls eye" in his goal to present a full picture of discipleship through an examination of biblical baptism!  As one raised in the "evangelical South" where baptism was inaccurately taught and dismissed as non- essential, I found Tom's treatment of baptism as biblically balanced.  It is right on between showing baptism as essential but appropriately place among God's work and our response to grace and faith.

Especially refreshing was the concept of a "baptized life" which reflects a continual frame of reference shaped by our original but ongoing understanding of baptism throughout our spiritual journey!  This is so Biblical and in keeping with the prediction of baptism and new birth in the Gospels, the examples in Acts and the explanations of the same in the NT letters!  I would be equally happy to give this book to my evangelical friends for their needed consideration as to a biblically baptized disciple at any place in their spiritual journey.  It will definitely be on my Christmas gift list! 

To order go the new website for Good Book Press. 

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