'St. Mark' Tagged Posts
“PREACH THE GOSPEL!”
Over the chancel of our seminary chapel the words were inscribed in the Greek language of the New Testament – “Preach The Gospel” (κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον). These words from the 16th chapter of St. Mark were a reminder in every daily chapel service of what we were training to do. It is all too easy for those called to the work of preaching and teaching God’s…
“DO NOT HINDER THEM” – A REVIEW OF INFANT BAPTISM
“Baptism now saves you,” says Peter in his first epistle (1 Peter 3:21). Baptism is never spoken of as something we do for God, but as something God does for us – an expression of the gospel. In The Gospel According To St. Mark, we are introduced to John’s “baptism for the forgiveness of sins,”…