Thomas Aquinas' reminder that the baptism of Jesus as John was purely symbolic, and Western and Eastern theologies' teaching that Jesus was baptized for the benefit of humans.McHughJosephEBSCO_AspU.s.catholic
Whydoes the Bible say that Jesus is “the image of the invisible God”? Why Bible talk sey Jesus ‘resemble the God wey dem no fit see’? jw2019 Job did not knowwhyhe was suffering so much, but he stayed faithful. Job no know why e dey suffer like that, but e no leave Jehovah...
If Jesus gave Communion to Judas, then where to Catholics get off saying sinners shouldn't receive? The answer might surprise you.
Why Did Jesus Have To Die?Sin separates man from God. This is the first problem that needs to be dealt with, before man can come back into fellowship with God. God is a holy God. He is a loving Father and He is a God full of goodness and love. But however loving He may be, ...
But why didn’t I want to be baptized? I even found myself negotiating with God from time to time: If I give myself in Your name, what could You do for me? In March 2001, I was turning left at an intersection and did not yield for a Nissan that was going straight.Smoke came ...
He’s the one, you see, who on being questioned by the Lord about who the disciples said he was, replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ On hearing this, Jesus said to him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal it to ...
with my friend JP. They go around to different college campuses, and they completely fill up their basketball arenas with kids [to gather and be baptized]. I think maybe 2,000 kids that night gave their life to Jesus. And it made me think back, because I gave my life to Jesus in co...
it would not be surprising if Paul did more talking than listening during the fifteen days he spent with Peter. It will become clear that he was unable or unwilling to eliminate contradictions between his own doctrine and that of Jesus. It is surprising that someone who had chosen a professio...
Jesus Christ and God’s salvation through Him is the ultimate theme of both the Old and the New Testaments. It’s one continuing story—His-story. The Importance of Believer’s Baptism When his eyes were opened to the gospel, the man immediately asked to be baptized. Baptism was a public...
New believers in Jesus were baptized as they joined this church. They, along with the first followers of Jesus, shared life together, focusing on teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. They shared their belongings so that no one was hungry or needy. As these first Christians ...