--- product_id: 2219433 title: "What Is Baptism? (Volume 11) (Crucial Questions) Paperback – August 8, 2011" brand: "r.c. sproul" price: "$62.41" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/2219433-what-is-baptism-volume-11-crucial-questions-paperback-august-8 store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # What Is Baptism? (Volume 11) (Crucial Questions) Paperback – August 8, 2011 **Brand:** r.c. sproul **Price:** $62.41 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** What Is Baptism? (Volume 11) (Crucial Questions) Paperback – August 8, 2011 by r.c. sproul - **How much does it cost?** $62.41 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/2219433-what-is-baptism-volume-11-crucial-questions-paperback-august-8) ## Best For - r.c. sproul enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted r.c. sproul brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![What Is Baptism? (Volume 11) (Crucial Questions) Paperback – August 8, 2011 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511NfWYE3oL.jpg) ![What Is Baptism? (Volume 11) (Crucial Questions) Paperback – August 8, 2011 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/319Wlvgc0gL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Thank you Dr. Sproul for this book *by S***M on Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2017* This is the second booklet in the Crucial Questions Series that I am reviewing. The topic of this work is on Christian baptism. I appreciated that Sproul wrote this and also made it available for free on Kindle and cheap in paperback format. In addition I appreciated the fact that Sproul wrote this booklet in an easy to understand format for the general audience.The book itself is divided into six chapters. The first chapter covered the relationship between baptism and salvation with Sproul making the nuanced point that baptism is important but that does not mean baptism is contrary to the Bible’s teaching that justification is by faith alone. Chapter two looks at John the Baptist’s ministry and baptism. Here I appreciated Sproul’s point that baptism was shocking in the period of second temple Judaism since it would have been a scandal that John the Baptism implied even the Jews also needed purification and not just Gentiles who converted. Chapter three looks at signs of Abraham’s covenant which Sproul ending the chapter with the question of what is the New Covenant sign which of course is Baptism. Chapter four then goes over the meaning of baptism which I felt was the meat of the book. Both chapters five and six are a bit more controversial among Christians and here we see Sproul’s Presbyterianism comes out. Concerning the discussion of modes of baptism in chapter five Sproul tries to argue for sprinkling as oppose to baptism by immersion. I didn’t think he presented necessarily the strongest case and I remained unconvinced. The most controversial chapter to me as a Christian with Baptist leaning is chapter six in which Sproul tried to argue his case for infant baptism. I know Sproul said that “it’s a very dangerous thing to try to discern what is the good and proper way to please God simply by counting noses…” but he goes ahead to make this type of argumentation in the paragraph right before the quote in which Sproul argued that contemporary Evangelicals who reject infant baptism are in the minority and outnumbered compared to the number of denominations that hold to infant baptisms (to be fair he did mention these denominations tend to be smaller in actual size). Moreover even after he made the statement that it is dangerous to argue by appealing to the majority he later goes on to make the same kind of appeal. I found Sproul to be at his weakest in the book here; for instance he acknowledges that “the New Testament nowhere explicitly commands Christian to baptize their infant children” but in the same paragraph he says “But by the same token, there is no explicit prohibition in the New Testament against the baptism of infants.” Not only am I not convinced because this is an argument from silent, but I also wonder how the Regulative Principle of Worship that Presbyterian subscribes to applies here as a undercutting defeater to infant baptism within conservative Presbyterian’s own theological method. There’s more I can say about this chapter but in terms of some positive input I think this is worth reading to at least get the argument for infant baptism from Presbyterians themselves.Overall a worthwhile work. I used this as a book one of our church’s small group was going through. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not at all dry *by E***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2015* Definitely the best of Sproul's tracts in this series so far. An almost complete study of baptism, with its only flaw being that he fails to do for the reader what he said he did for his seminary students. He recounts how when would cover the topic with his students, some of which belonged to denominations holding to infant baptism and others to believers' baptism, he'd assign them a ten page paper on the contrary view. Generally, his students enjoyed the assignment, yet were strengthened in their original opinions. Despite that, he only goes into depth on the point of infant baptism. That lack cost him a star in my rating as he failed to give his readers the same trust as his students. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good beginning point for a study of baptism *by S***L on Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2016* The booklet is a good introduction to baptism and what it means. Of course, since it is a booklet, it only scratches the surface of the topic. Considering the space limitations, Sproul does a good job of clarifying the meaning of baptism and what happens at baptism. He also makes a good case for infant baptism, but in a relatively short chapter, he doesn't have much room to go into the arguments for or against it in much depth. The reader will want to use this booklet as a launching point for a more in-depth study. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/2219433-what-is-baptism-volume-11-crucial-questions-paperback-august-8](https://www.desertcart.us/products/2219433-what-is-baptism-volume-11-crucial-questions-paperback-august-8) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*