{"product_id":"a-string-of-pearls-unstrung","title":"A String of Pearls Unstrung","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally written as a personal journal in 1977 and later expanded in \u003cem\u003eThe Baptism of Disciples alone\u003c\/em\u003e, this work is not presented as a final academic statement but as a transparent account of Fred Malone's theological shift from paedobaptism to credobaptism. Malone illustrates a \"string of pearls\" that his paedobaptist brothers hold, and how examining those pearls lead to him to adopt an understanding of baptism that is for professing believers' only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pearls that he examines are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe covenant theology of the Old and New Testaments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationship between circumcision and baptism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe proof-texts concerning baptism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesus’ attitude toward the children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sanctification of believers’ children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe disjunction of the baptism of John’s and Christian baptism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe argument of silence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe argument of expanded blessings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe testimony of tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHonest, reflective, and grounded in Scripture, this booklet is especially helpful for pastors, students, and church members working through the doctrine of baptism and its implications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Founders Press","offers":[{"title":"Booklet","offer_id":47931973042402,"sku":"733","price":11.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/8444\/9250\/files\/a-string-of-pearls-unstrung_01_74868045-1f68-49b2-86b0-b32464b12734.png?v=1782575362","url":"https:\/\/founderspress.org\/products\/a-string-of-pearls-unstrung","provider":"Founders Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}