Baptism: Sign and Seal Christian Life Discovering Scougal through the writing

Discovering Scougal through the writing of John Piper

an unpacking of lessons learned and truths proved in the furnace of suffering

This book is a call to work towards that purity

This collection of real-life stories from pastors who have suffered from depression exists to encourage others in similar positions and to help church members better support their pastor when depression strikes

Especially notable is Needham's inclusion of the Eastern and Russian Orthodox Church

Baptism: Sign and Seal Christian Life Discovering Scougal through the writingThis book began life as a series of lessons for candidates for baptism. Having been expanded and reshaped, it is now published in book form. It is intended to help those who have been baptized as believers, or who are preparing to be baptized, to grasp the meaning of baptism as a sign and seal of God's covenant of grace. Though baptism is an act of obedience, that is not its primary function. It is, says Brian Russell, 'essentially a sacrament of