The Gospel & Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever (Book Recommendation)

Kirk E. Miller

Do you struggle to share your faith with unbelievers? Do you often feel ill-equipped for the task? Many Christians want to share the gospel more frequently with others but feel intimidated or incapable of doing so. In this book, Mark Dever discloses the Biblical foundations for evangelism and challenges us to think through the “what, why, who, and how?” of evangelism.

In addition, you can download my study guide for the book.

Fullness of Salvation in Christ (Colossians 2:6-15)

Kirk E. Miller

Fullness of Salvation in Christ (Colossians 2:6-15)
CrossWay Community Church
August 28th, 2022

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A Gospel Worth Laboring For (Colossians 1:24-2:5)

Kirk E. Miller

A Gospel Worth Laboring For (Colossians 1:24-2:5)
CrossWay Community Church
August 21st, 2022

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A Case for Believers’ Baptism by Immersion from Colossians 2:11-12

Kirk E. Miller

Paul’s argument in Colossians 2:11-12 assume the following three things:

  1. Believers are baptized.
  2. Those who are baptized are believers.
  3. Baptism is immersion.

Allow me to briefly elaborate on each of these assertions.

1. Believers are baptized

You’ll notice in this passage, as Paul addresses the Colossians, he can assume all of them have been baptized (“you been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him”). It was assumed that believers were baptized, such that Paul can readily appeal to their baptism as part of his argument here. Paul, along with the rest of the New Testament, has no category or conception of an unbaptized believer.

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