An analysis of the requirement of baptism by immersion for church membership: Middleburg Baptist Church, Middleburg, Virginia

Louis I Thigpen

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An analysis of the requirement of baptism by immersion for church membership: Middleburg Baptist Church, Middleburg, Virginia

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Louis I Thigpen. An Analysis of the Requirement of Baptism by Immersion for Church Membership: Middleburg Baptist Church, Middleburg, Virginia. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/423271d1-c310-453a-8044-b121e7f37669.

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L. I. Thigpen. An analysis of the requirement of baptism by immersion for church membership: Middleburg Baptist Church, Middleburg, Virginia. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/423271d1-c310-453a-8044-b121e7f37669

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Louis I Thigpen. An Analysis of the Requirement of Baptism by Immersion for Church Membership: Middleburg Baptist Church, Middleburg, Virginia. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/423271d1-c310-453a-8044-b121e7f37669.

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Louis I Thigpen

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Abstract

This project analyzes baptism by immersion as a requirement for church membership at Middleburg Baptist Church. The project utilizes four research methods: survey, interview, pretest and posttest analysis, and a five session study on baptism. Chapter one outlines the project's goals, the methodologies that assess these goals, and the setting for the project. Chapter two contains a biblical and historical overview of the rite of baptism. The third chapter looks at cultural trends and dynamics that affect Middleburg Baptist Church. Chapter four analyzes current baptismal beliefs and practices within the church. Chapter five presents conclusions and evaluations. The project concludes that believer's baptism by immersion best reflects the biblical, historical and theological history of Christian baptism. It also affirms that this practice is not without exceptions. Church policies must reflect the congregation's understanding of baptism, without the extremes of radical exclusivism or treating the practice of baptism as irrelevant.

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