Pastor-theologian Sam Waldron has written a brief paper on the necessary connection between baptism and the local church. This is about the finest piece on this issue I’ve seen in a long, long time.
Waldron’s thoughts are welcome in an era when baptism is often treated (even by some Baptists) as an issue of trivial import rather than as a command of King Jesus and a central facet of the Great Commission calling of the church. Waldron discusses such issues as the Ethiopian eunuch account in Acts, a narrative that has served as a wax nose for those who wish to disconnect baptism from church membership.
You can access Dr. Waldron’s paper here.
