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I’ll be reviewing this title that is copyrighted 1966. A.P. Gibbs is a
\npretty well known writer and teacher within Plymouth Brethren circles
\nso I wonder how I’ll approach this…<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

What’s the Point of the Book?<\/strong>
\nGibbs seeks to write an explanation of baptism that will be a “blessing
\nto all the people of God”, so that they may be “brought to a greater
\nrealization of the importance of the subject” and therein have a
\n“deeper appreciation of the tremendous spiritual significance involved
\nin this divinely appointed ordinance”. Basically he wants to explain
\nBaptism, the purpose of it, different interpretations of it and a
\njustification of his own beliefs on the matter.<\/p>\n

The Good?<\/strong>
\nThe book was inexpensive, costing me $8 for a new copy. The book is a
\nsomewhat short read with 254 pages that includes hymns and index. The
\nrelatively short title is loaded with verses and explanations thereof,
\nsometimes dividing the examination of a verse across chapters. The easy
\npacing and numerical tabulation of the arguments make the reading easy
\nto grasp and progress in. The book portrays alternate positions and
\nexplains why the positions take the stances that they do. In some cases
\nthe author even quotes opponents agreement with his own position.<\/p>\n

The Bad?<\/strong>
\nI love A.P. Gibbs so don’t take these comments as a slam against him.
\nI’m trying to honestly assess the book. Gibbs sometimes pushes away an
\nopponents arguments by first stating that the argument doesn’t agree
\nwith the general teaching of Scripture and then pointing at a “well
\nknown Bible teacher” (often Ironside) in support of his position. Thing
\nis, he states that the general teaching of Scripture is his position.
\nSo it’s something like this.<\/p>\n

R<\/em> is the general teaching of Scripture on Baptism and it is true
\n P <\/em>doesn’t work with R<\/em>
\n P<\/em> is false.
\n {X Teacher}<\/em> agrees that P <\/em>is false and R<\/em> is true
\nTherefore R<\/em> is true.<\/p>\n

There’s several other fallacies throughout the piece like this. At
\nother points Gibbs might support his argument by pulling something
\nright out of context and applying it to the present discussion. For
\ninstance, after arguing how the Church is not in the Old Testament he
\nsupports not messing around with what the church (local) is supposed to
\ndo by looking at Moses who built the tabernacle according to the
\npattern God had shown him. There’s a valid point there, but I just feel
\nhe got there the wrong way. Lastly, the book should have been longer
\nand really fleshed out some of these positions instead of, in some
\ncases, relying on fallacious argumentation.<\/p>\n

The Ugly?<\/strong>
\nThis is purely stylistic and you may disagree with this assessment.
\nMost of the time, you’ll notice that the Ugly section may be seriously
\nsubjective. My wife, for instance, disagrees with me on this following
\npoint. In this title, Gibbs tends to stop the flow of thought by
\nbreaking into a hymn or quoting a verse fragment. This may be a
\nBrethren style though, since I’ve often noted that they\/we skew
\ndevotional whenever considering portions of Scripture. I’m completely
\ntwo-faced about this though since I may delve into the same sort of
\nthing though I try to keep from expressing it until somewhere near my
\nconclusion. The Jacket is horrendous. It screams 60’s.\n<\/p>\n

Star Rating<\/strong>
\nSo the book gets three stars with the understanding that theologically
\nyou may disagree with it if you are into paedobaptism or Covenant
\nTheology. It’s a Could Read since I doubt it will change your position
\nif you’re entrenched in your theology but know that it doesn’t claim to
\ndo so. Its goal is to bless, and with that understanding, enjoy the
\nread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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