Equipping Christians to become disciples
In the majority of churches baptism in water is handled in the opposite way from what God intended. Let us examine the various ingredients in turn and compare what the Bible says with what we generally see happening: Biblical Baptism How most churches actually do baptism: Full …
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A person might ask whether baptism in water is an essential part of believing in Jesus Christ in order to become a Christian. Can we be saved (justified) without water baptism? Strictly speaking, we have an example from the Bible of a person who was …
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Moreover, if we look at what actually happened in the first century, from the early years of the Church, through to the end of the book of Acts, we can see that baptism was solely for believers who could decide for themselves. It was not …
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So, let us begin by looking at what baptism in water is. The word ‘baptise’ simply means to completely dip something under water, in the same way that you would with a sheep dip. Thus a farmer when dipping his sheep is, in the literal …
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15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16“He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. Mark 16:15-16 (NASB) 18And Jesus came up and spoke to …
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The apostle Paul is realistic enough to talk about the problem of how a person can come to believe or have faith if they do not believe already. In short, the answer he gives is that faith comes by hearing. That means by hearing the …
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A) THAT GOD EXISTS, THAT HE IS THE ONE TRUE GOD AND THERE IS NO OTHER GOD. “Turn to me and be saved,all you ends of the earth;for I am God, and there is no other.” Isaiah 45:22 (NIV) To you it was shown, that you …
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If we are to qualify to benefit to from the death of Jesus Christ by being justified and forgiven we have to believe in Him. More accurately, we must believe on Him. That does not mean simply to believe that He exists, or even to believe that …
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And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6 (ESV) “…….. for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I …
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We have looked closely at the need for us to repent of our sins, but what about other people’s sins towards us? What should we do? What should our attitude and response be? The answer is clear, but it’s not easy. We are commanded to …
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