Book contents
Introduction
Part 1 – Getting our Bearings
1. Setting the Stage
2. Clearing Ground
Part 2 – Building a Case
3. Where Faith Goes Public: (Most of) a Theology of Baptism
4. The Initiating Oath-Sign of the New Covenant
5. The Passport of the Kingdom
6. One Bread, One Body: The Lord’s Supper and the Local Church
7. Badges of Belonging: Church Membership and its Effective Signs
Part 3 – The Case Stated, Defended, Applied
8. Why Baptism Is Required for Church Membership: A Summary
9. Answering Objections
10. Turning the Tables
11. Practicing Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and Church Membership
Appendix – Explaining Why Baptism Is Required for Membership in Three Minutes