Answering the Common Objections

Few doctrines have attracted more objections than the necessity of baptism. Sincere people — often our own teachers, family members, and friends — have raised them for generations. They deserve a fair hearing. In this part we take up the five most common: that baptism is merely an outward expression of an inward reality; that insisting on baptism adds works to grace; that we are saved by faith alone; that the thief on the cross proves baptism is unnecessary; and that Romans 10 teaches salvation by confession alone. Each deserves a careful answer from Scripture itself.