The main Bible verse relating to the baptism for the dead is found in 1 Corinthians 15:29, where Paul writes the following, “Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?” >> Get your free...
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Mr Baptist: Well there’s a few things I need to say about that. First off the verse you cite in Colossians isn’t about water baptism at all it’s about being born again, the thing water baptism is only symbolic of. Secondly, Peter actually says the water isn’t what saves you if...
A single verse contains all that we know of John's history for a space of thirty years, the whole period which elapsed between his birth and the commencement of his public ministry: "The child grew and waxed strong in the spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing ...
1.This first verse is very interesting. You already know that one of the names of the Antichrist is the“lawless one”per the Scripture verse I gave you in my first article. This verse is definitely talking about the Antichrist. Here is the verse: ...
(בְעֶזְרֶֽךָ).” In the same context, even the following verse in 13:10, it is likened to the loss of their kingship since it was contingent upon their reliance on YHWH as “helper”: “Where now is your king, to save you in all your cities? Where ...
But in Acts 17:13, Luke is not talking about these Christians. He is referring to those Jews in Thessalonica who had just rejected the gospel. Some of these folk came to Beroea to cause problems for Paul and Silas. But notice what Luke says in verse 13. These unbelieving Jews “had ...
This was the sermon text for the Christmas Eve service my family and I attended last night. The pastor suggested that this verse is perhaps the most succinct summary of the purpose of the incarnation in the whole Bible. It emphasizes especially the grace of the Son’s condescension in becomin...
of Scripture; rather, the whole of Scripture centers on the incarnation, and the life of the Son is spoken of in different terms with respect prior to and during or after the incarnation. Phil. 2 provides the explicit verse for that pattern, but the pattern is noticeable in abundant other...
The “we” that John is addressing in this verse about Jesus’ return and the resurrection is obviously all Christians because he calls them “beloved” and “children of God” (John 1:12). There is no distinction made between the living children of God and the children of God who have ...