In the Old Testament, blood sacrifices were necessary to honor and worship God. Cain refused to give a blood sacrifice. Able did provide such a sacrifice. By...
It is my opinion that as our ultimate example, Jesus was baptized by John to set an example for us to follow. This was considered a type of "commissioning"...
Baptism is not an "option" but a command! Matthew 28:19 is clear. 1. First instruction is to "GO"! - meaning to go out into the world and preach the Gospel...
Is baptism required for salvation? Updated and expanded by Elder S. D. Ashe Does being baptized (in the name of Jesus Christ) save you? Is it really...
I had an aunt, fundamental brethren evangelical, a sound Christian woman who showed me our Fathers love in how she lived who used bach, Chinese therapies and...
Jesus is our high priest, Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he...
Loving our neighbors does not refer to making them feel good or happy. As Christians we understand this temporal world is passing away and that all humans...
A little more information would be helpful, without going into the privacy of the married couple or the parents. On the surface, I would say no, it is not...
There is no definitive biblical answer to the question of whether Christians should use medical marijuana, because marijuana for medicinal use is not...
Recently I was reading a book written by Stephen Mansfield titled, “Where has Oprah taken us?”. In it he outlines the religious influence of the World’s most...
While we should all be allowing otherwise-qualified men "with pasts" to be or to remain ordained, unless the brother in Christ [hopefully, since 1 in 5...
Jesus gave Peter a three-fold command to "feed my sheep" in John 21:15-17. Each time Jesus said, "Feed my sheep," it was in response to Peter's three-fold...
Near Decapolis, some people brought Jesus a deaf man who could hardly talk. Jesus healed the man, of course, but in an interesting manner: "Jesus put his...
Lev. 15 declares spit as an unclean discharge and that a man who's been spit upon must wash himself with water and remain unclean until evening. Indeed,...
Any service that reflects Jesus' love is "Christian service." From giving a cup of water (Mark 9:41) to dying for someone (John 15:13), there are as many...
The following site uses technology to connect Christian laborers to the vast harvest field that Christ spoke about: http://www.needhimvolunteer.com/ The...
Comparing Hinduism and Christianity is difficult, in part, because Hinduism is a slippery religion for Westerners to grasp. It represents limitless depths of...
Till the arrival of the Europeans, the term 'Hindu' had a geographical significance and referred to the people who lived around the river Indus. It was the...
Compared with Buddhism, Christianity has several distinguishing features that show that it deserves consideration. First, while both Christianity and...
Buddhism arose sometime after the 6th c BC when Israel who were ordained the messengers of God to the whole world went into captivity. Since God reveled...
Zen is an off shoot of Mahayana Buddhism which developed around the 6th c AD. To answer the question we must explore Buddhism's origin and evolution....
To understand Jesus' response to the rich young ruler's question-"What must I do to be saved?"-we must consider three things: the background of the rich...
This is a difficult question to answer because the Bible nowhere explicitly states at what point God considers a couple to be married. There are three common...
The Roman Catholic Church contends that its origin is the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ in approximately AD 30. The Catholic Church...
After healing a man of leprosy (Mark 1:41-42), 'Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: 'See that you don't tell this to anyone...'' (Mark...
Off hand I would say real men of Christ should behave like Christ;-) Read through the 4 Gospels to see how Christ acted and interacted. How did He treat...
Scripture has much to say regarding the drinking of alcohol (Leviticus 10:9; Numbers 6:3; Deuteronomy 29:6; Judges 13:4, 7, 14; Proverbs 20:1; 31:4; Isaiah...
I could be off here, but looking at a number of different versions of John 20:17, it seems Jesus isn't necessarily telling Mary not to "touch" Him. Rather,...
I think part of it has to do with what we find disgusting. When we were children, which of us wouldn't have found our parents kissing each other disgusting...
He told Mary he had not yet ascended to the Father (John 20:17). The blood was to be offered on the mercy seat (Hebrews 8:3-6). He appeared to Thomas and the...
Paul was making an argument against those who claim that the dead are not resurrected, yet, at the same time, practice baptizing the living on behalf of the...
Hats have always been worn as a signifier of authority. Crowns for a king, helmets for firemen and soldiers, braid for officers and policemen on duty. Men...
The Abrahamic covenant has three parts: to make Abraham a great nation (Genesis 12:1); to give him a great name (Genesis 12:2); and to make him the source of...
The only evidence I can offer to suggest that the Lazarus in both stories are the same person, is this verse Luke 16:31, "If they do not listen to Moses and...
I understand the concept of "love the sinner, hate the sin", but trying to explain that to a non-Christian that consistently throws up Leviticus 18:22 and Ro...
Mark 12:31
Baptism is not a symbol. Instead, water is the symbol for baptism, which now saves you also. C.f. 1 Peter 3: 21 You will not read from the Bible that...
Baptism is a continual regeneration by the washing of the water of the Word. Baptism, as most understand it, is a symbolic act. It is a one-time occurrence....
Let's think... first, I like this question because when the Holy Spirit puts in little details like this, it is always intended to get us thinking beyond our...
The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist has so many layers teaching that are prone to misinterpretation. I hope I can show you how to peel off these...
While the New Testament correctly calls Jesus a priest in the "order of Melchizedek," Jewish tradition says Melchizedek was actually Shem son of Noah.
1 Corinthians 15:29 NLT "If the dead will not be raised, then what point is there in people being baptized for those who are dead? Why do it unless the dead ...
1 Corinthians 15:29
Oprah Winfrey is arguably one of the most influential women in the world. With a daily viewership that has peaked around 10 million, The Oprah Winfrey Show...
The "real presence" of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Lord's Supper is a doctrine of Roman Catholicism (and some other Christian denominations) that teaches...
Much controversy exists over the Lord’s Supper from trying to use our rational minds over what Jesus has said to explain what takes place. Luke 22:19-20...
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