Baptism is an act of faith whereby the penitent sinner calls upon the name of the risen Lord Jesus to be saved.

Jesus took John’s baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins and filled it with new and eschatological significance

The events in the book of Acts make it clear that baptism was understood as an essential part of conversion.

From the NT epistles passages on baptism we see that all the blessings of salvation are associated with baptism by faith.

Concluding Implications and Applications for Baptism as Calling on the Name of the Lord.

The resurrection of Christ on the third day is the satisfying fulfillment of Israel's Scriptures as a whole.

Everyone wants to know who wrote Hebrews, but the author has another kind of question in mind.

Jesus is David’s root, David’s descendant, and Jacob’s star. In other words, he is the eternal God, the incarnate Son, and the exalted Lord.

In order to be good readers of the Bible, like the Bereans in Acts 17, we must read carefully, communally, and Christologically.

Jesus says the church is the city set on a hill that shines with the light of the glory of God in a darkened world.

Like salt, Christians are to flavor the earth with the distinct taste of the kingdom and be a purifying agent in a corrupt world.

Churches must think carefully about the labels they use and realize there is much more to a community of faith than its labels

Responding to the reading of God's word with, "Thanks be to God" helps us remember and be thankful that God has graciously spoken to us.

Jesus Christ is at the center of God's gospel because he is God's eternal Son now enthroned as the risen King.

The voice of the Lord not only thunders in judgment but also comes to us in grace and truth—in the person of Jesus Christ.