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Gregory A. Boyd and Paul R Eddy in their co-authored book, "Across the Spectrum," examine many of the issues that are hot topics of debate among Evangelical Christians today. Among the many debates contained with their pages, that this writer finds of especial interest, is the debate and controversy over Christian water baptism. The fact that no person can be a member of any church, with some minor exceptions such as the Quakers and the Christian Scientists, without submitting to some form of water baptism is proof that the subject is of great importance. Boyd and Eddy point out "all Christians throughout history have agreed, on the basis of Scripture, that baptism is important." All this withstanding, there is perhaps no teaching of the New Testament over which more controversy has raged than the subject of baptism.
Baptism is very important to the Christian faith for a number of reasons. God sent John the Baptist to prepare "the way of the Lord" by preaching repentance......

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