baptismal regeneration

American  

noun

Theology.

1. the doctrine that regeneration and sanctification are received in and through baptism.

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Etymology

Origin of baptismal regeneration

First recorded in 1645–55

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baptismal regeneration

The central point in it is the emphasis on baptismal regeneration, which gives Christians the certainty of immortality.

From Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity by Kirsopp Lake

That the doctrine of baptismal regeneration was taught by Luther, and the prominent older divines of our church, is well known to those acquainted with their works.

From American Lutheranism Vindicated; or, Examination of the Lutheran Symbols, on Certain Disputed Topics Including a Reply to the Plea of Rev. W. J. Mann by S. S. (Samuel Simon) Schmucker

Or does any one say, by baptismal regeneration, we understand an inferior kind or degree of regeneration, the beginning of the change.

From American Lutheranism Vindicated; or, Examination of the Lutheran Symbols, on Certain Disputed Topics Including a Reply to the Plea of Rev. W. J. Mann by S. S. (Samuel Simon) Schmucker

There is a definite allusion to baptismal regeneration in iii.

From The Books of the New Testament by Leighton Pullan

It has been alleged that they involve baptismal regeneration.

From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by J. George (John George) Hodgins

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