Why I Am a Baptist, Paperback/Clarence Larkin

The Reverend Clarence Larkin was one of the most widely influential pop theologians of the early twentieth century: his works are the source of many of the "prophecies" and "truths" end-times Christians hold to even today. Here, in this 1887 pamphlet, Larkin summarizes the history of his particular sect of Christianity-the Baptists-by exploring:. why water is essential to baptism. the baptismal practices of the early churches. the object of baptism. why baptism is not essential to salvation. why Baptists insist on immersion in water for true baptism. the evils of infant baptism. baptism in the New Testament. and more. American Baptist pastor and author CLARENCE LARKIN (1850-1924) was born in Pennsylvania, and later set up his ministry there. He wrote extensively and popularly on a wide range of Biblical and theological matters.