Is Baptism a Work?

By: Mike Mazzalongo     Posted: Mon. Apr 6th
Discussion Questions
  1. How does Acts 15 help us distinguish between "works of law" and the "obedience of faith"?
  2. In what ways do Colossians 2:12 and I Peter 3:21 reframe baptism as God's action rather than human earning?
  3. What practical steps can a church take to preach both the freeness of grace and the necessity of baptism without sounding legalistic?
Sources
  • Chat Reference: ChatGPT (OpenAI), "Is Baptism a Work?" Mike's Chat (Acts P & R), October 5, 2025.
  • David G. Peterson, The Acts of the Apostles (Pillar New Testament Commentary), Eerdmans, 2009.
  • Everett Ferguson, Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries, Eerdmans, 2009.
  • Douglas J. Moo, The Epistle to the Romans (NICNT), Eerdmans, 1996.
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