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Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries.\nLast month, the hip-hop artist Lecrae got baptized for a second time in the Jordan River. Afterwards, he posted a picture of the event on Instagram. From CT\u2019s reporting: \xa0\nThe Grammy winner responded to one follower who suggested that since Lecrae already has new life in Christ, the Jordan baptism was just a \u201cweird bath in a very significant place.\u201d\n\u201c1. It\u2019s Mikvah,\u201d Lecrae replied, referencing the Jewish ritual bath that predates Christian baptism and also represented new life. \u201c2. Jesus was God already and still was baptized. 3. Celebrate the heart vs. criticizing the information.\u201dBut despite Lecrae\u2019s response, many on social media made it clear that they were still theologically uncomfortable with the hip-hop artist\u2019s decision. \xa0\nBaptism has long been a divisive sacrament in church history. The argument over Lecrae\u2019s Jordan River baptism stem from a debate over the action really means, says Matthew Knell, who teaches historical theology and church history at the London School of Theology. \n\u201c[Today], we talk about 'I'm going to get baptized. I want to get baptized,' said Knell. \u201cBut the church would say that baptism is something that happens to you, rather than you being the initiator.\u201d\nIn other words, \u201cIt's not my initiative, it's the divine work in me that's happening in baptism.\u201d\nKnell joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss why disagreements over baptism have led Christians to persecute other Christians and how the church has sought unity even in their disagreements over the sacrament.W\nWhat is \u201cQuick to Listen\u201d? Read more\nFollow the podcast on Twitter\nFollow our host on Twitter: Morgan Lee\nSubscribe to Mark\u2019s newsletter: The Galli Report\nLearn more about guest Matthew Knell\nMusic by Sweeps\nQuick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder\nThis episode of Quick to Listen is brought to you in part by Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God's Image, a newly updated and combined book by Paul Brand and Philip Yancey, from InterVarsity Press. For 40% off and free US shipping on this book and any other IVP title, visit ivpress.com and use promo code POD19.\nThis episode of Quick to Listen is brought to you in part by Kinship United, a non-profit organization working with every day superheroes like you to rescue orphans and widows from abuse, trafficking, or worse, for the past nineteen years. To learn more about how you can save a life, visit KinshipUnited.org.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices