38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your chil
Why should I get wet, and what does the Bible say about it? We discuss how baptism works, its history, who should be baptized, when, why, and how it is related to salvation. We include links to reference pages.
20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Karlo:Amen. So the idea that the faith condition is met in infant baptism is the faith of the parent and the church that meets that condition. So you have faith and of course baptism. Now this is not to say that later on, the child does not have to profess faith in Jesus. No, we...
Jesus went right up to the “mentally violent” and caste out their demons, so He must realize that salvation is not possible without a mental capacity to understand it. So those with special needs have no chance in this present life, will surely have a chance in the “new heavens and ...
When the apostles in Jerusalem received the report that Samaria had accepted God’s Message, they sent Peter and John down to pray for them to receive the Holy Spirit. Up to this point they had only been baptized in the name of the Master Jesus; the Holy Spirit hadn’t yet fallen on ...
So we have seen what repentance is. It is turning away from sin and turning back to obedience to God. We have seen what repentance does. It delivers us from the negative consequences of sin. It prepares the unbelieving heart to receive Jesus by faith. It brings us back into fellowship ...
What does that last sentence mean? How do we allow God to answer usin faith? The Bible itself is full of questions that people asked Jesus. The Bishop points out that the prophet Zachariah and the Blessed Mother asked the Archangel Gabriel the exact same question, but only one asked in ...
I wouldn’t worry about it being a demon at all. Jesus said that He is the light of the world. If you are truly saved the Holy Spirit does dwell in you. Even though He dwells in us He doesn’t control us. We still have a will of our own. I would remain in prayer and ask ...
Those who accept a martyr’s death are promised a crown, but nowhere does the Bible grant an exemption for those who reject Jesus, coercion notwithstanding. Not in the Church Age, and not during the Tribulation. “Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall ...