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Water baptism is a command of Jesus and is the initial action taken upon believing. Mark's statement could be rendered, "He who believes with saving faith (i.e. faith that produces actions) will be saved." In this sense, water baptism is very important. It is an opportunity to act on your new profession of faith. Anyone who refuses to follow Jesus' command to receive water baptism, may be suspected of not really believing.
However, there are scriptural examples of people being born again before they were baptized in water. Cornelius and his friends were filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke in tongues before they were baptized in water (Acts 10:44-48). John 14:17 records Jesus saying that an unbeliever cannot receive the Holy Ghost, so Cornelius and his friends must have...
Well, I'm starting to work on the New Jan 2017 Top 20 Chart and it should be out on the 1st of Jan.... I pray that you all enjoyed listening to the Top 15 Songs of 2016 ... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of You out there in The Indie Gospel Community! Blessings to you all! In Him James
My wife passed away last night. I want to thank all my fans and friends for your prayers. I will let you know when the funeral and wake will be.
Peacocks funeral home of Whiteville will be making the arrangements. Thank-you all the Pastors of the Bladen and Columbus Baptist Association, the Assembly of God in Whiteville, all the Churches that have allowed me to fill in for your Pastor, and the ones I have done concerts for.
I will continue my ministry however it will not be the same.
God bless you - love Randy and gospelonwheels...
Recognition of our completeness in Christ is a tremendous safeguard against deception. Prior to salvation we are incomplete and constantly strive to satisfy our hunger. But through the new birth, we are complete in Christ and our hunger should only be for more revelation of what we already have in Christ. Total satisfaction with Christ disarms Satan's lies. A big part of all temptation is dissatisfaction.
Adam and Eve would not have eaten of the forbidden fruit if they hadn't been made dissatisfied with what they had. Through Satan's lie they were led to believe that they didn't have it all (Gen. 3:5). The truth is, they did have it all. They were more like God before they ate of the fruit than after they ate the fruit....
Thomas refused to believe what He couldn't see or feel. Our five senses were given to us by God and are necessary to help us function in this life. But if we do not renew our minds to acknowledge the limits of our five senses, they will keep us from believing. Faith can perceive things that the senses cannot (Heb. 11:1).
There is a human faith and a supernatural, God-kind of faith. Human faith is based on physical things that we can see, taste, hear, smell, or feel. God's kind of faith believes independently of physical circumstances. To receive God's gift of salvation, we have to use the supernatural, God-kind of faith...
DO YOU KNOW THE STORY OF JESUS' BIRTH?
"HEALED AND FORGIVEN, IT WAS ALL IN THE ATONEMENT" BY DAVID MCMILLEN
By DAVID A. MCMILLEN, 2016-12-22
The meaning of this verse has been hotly debated for centuries. One thing is certain, it does not mean we have the power to justify a person from his sins so he can be born again; only God can do that.
Many people have taught that Jesus is saying, that if we fail to witness to others, we are retaining their sins unto them, and if we do share His love with others, then we are remitting their sins. Although there is truth in this statement, it is not what this verse is teaching. Rather, this verse deals with the temporal effects that sin has on a person's life. Not only is there a future death penalty for sin, but sin destroys us emotionally and physically in this life too. It is this present destruction that sin brings into a person's life that Jesus gave us...