The Historic Baptist View of the Nicene Creed

Another thing to note with Acts 2:38 is that the preposition behind "for" is εις, which is the same preposition that appears in Matthew 3:11 when John the Baptist says, "I indeed baptize you with water unto (εις) repentance." I'm not aware of anyone who says that the baptism of John was the instrumental cause of repentance. Clearly, he was baptizing people who were already repentant. So if εις doesn't mean that baptism caused repentance in Matthew 3:11, why is it insisted that baptism causes remission of sins in Acts 2:38?

Please make that series on the Apostles Creed, that would be awesome.

I believe it should be mandatory in all seminaries for all Protestant Pastors to study the history of the Church (without bias). Along with the studying of Scripture.

My brother in Christ, I agree with your father. I would love the Dr. Ortlund word-by-word breakdown of the Apostles' Creed series.

Thank you so much for doing this video. Been wrestling with this one for a while!

Thanks for highlighting our efforts, Gavin.

Unfortunately, I have found many Baptists, including myself for a long time, have never heard of the Nicene Creed.

I love your channel. Thank you for conveying ideas in such a clear and biblical language.

I discovered you channel today and can't stop watching. I looked you up, and saw we are both Covenant MDiv grads and Baptist. God bless you brother!

Great video!

“Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭21‬ ‭

Thank you so much for your teaching on this topic.

Great content, thanks Dr Ortlund!

First, I along with everyone else on here agree that a series on the Apostles Creed would be amazing. Second, you have no idea how ideal the timing of this video was. I am baptist, have been all my life, and I have only in the last couple years been exposed to tradition, creeds, classical theology, the church fathers, etc. In that endeavor a number of things have actually strengthened in my faith, however the question of baptismal efficacy I have found my world a bit turned upside down and I'm still struggling through it. You have been hugely helpful as I wrestle through it all, so thank you. My concerns have not been completely solved yet but I believe I am closer than I was before.

Fun video…complex issue to wrestle with. I love the idea of the creed deep dive.

Thanks Gavin! I really appreciate your videos.

Thank you for your perspective Dr Ortlund! I was not aware of the history of the creeds with the Baptist church.

Please do a video series on the Apostles' Creed as your dad suggested! That would be a wonderful resource for the Church

I commend you for defending the Nicene Creed as a standard of faith among all Christians. The SBC even contemplating rejecting a historical Creed as a standard confession of faith risks turning Baptists into a fringe group like The Seventh-Day Adventists or the Jehovah's Witnesses. That won't do. I want my brethren in the Protestant churches to share more of the Christian faith, not less. I applaud you for standing up for it and educating your brethren. The question of baptismal regeneration ought to make us consider what the church 1700 years ago meant by the Creed rather than considering abandoning it.

Informative and interesting overiew. Thank you.