The Naked Bible Podcast

Acts 22:16 is a passage that often provokes debate due to its apparent connection between baptism and washing away of sins. But that idea is connected to other phrases in succession in the passage. How should Acts 22:16 be interpreted amid these other ph

1 Peter 3:14-22 is an odd, controversial passage since it amalgamates, baptism, salvation, Noah, the ark, and Jesus descent to preach to spirits in the Underworld. The key to understanding the passage is to recognize that Peter embraces the worldview of

How should baptism be done -- immersion, sprinkling, or pouring -- and can we gain any clarity about this from the biblical text? This episode of the Naked Bible focuses on the mode of baptism, focusing on the Greek word baptizo, frequently translated

Getting the Baptism-Circumcision Relationship Right: Adult and Believers Baptism In the previous episode,  we talked about how to articulate a biblically defensible doctrine of infant baptism, one that avoids the theological problems created when one

Getting the Baptism-Circumcision Relationship Right In the last few episodes, we saw how some of Christianitys historic creeds made statements about baptism (particularly infant baptism) that muddles an otherwise clear gospel presentation. The problem

Contradictions over baptism and salvation in creeds, continued (Part 3). In the previous episode, we saw how the Belgic Confession and Heidelberg Catechisms offered muddled, contradictory statements on salvation by grace through faith and what happens

Contradictions over baptism and salvation in creeds, continued (Part 2). In the previous episode, we saw how the Belgic Confession was, in places, clear on its articulation of the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith alone. And yet when it dis

In the first podcast episode on baptism, I made the comment that many well-known Christian creeds are internally contradictory when it comes to articulating the clear gospel (salvation by faith in Christ apart from any work or merit of our own) and bapti

Inaugural Episode: Introducing the series on understanding and misunderstanding baptism. Everyone knows about baptism, right? What’s there to think about? Turns out quite a lot. Christian traditions all have positions on baptism, but it is rare to fin