I. A Difficult Verse -- Baptism for the Dead v. 29
A. The Mormon Error
B. Grammatical and Contextual Considerations
C. Theories on the Meaning
A suggested paraphrase from Ciampa and Rosner's commentary “Now if there is no resurrection, what will be accomplished by those who get baptized because of what they have heard about how our dead will be raised? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people undergoing baptism on account of them?”
D. Romans 6:3-13
II. Paul's Personal Sacrifice for His Belief in the Resurrection 30-32
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Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...