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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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In the same way that this commission is to every believer, not just to ministers, the command to baptize is also for every believer. It is proper for any believer to administer the ordinance of water baptism.
Jesus commands us to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, yet there is no recorded instance where the believers did so. Instead, the instances of baptism that are recorded in the book of Acts, show people being baptized in the name of Jesus only.
Because of this noticeable difference, doctrines have arisen that teach there is no Trinity, and that unless water baptism is administered in the name of Jesus (only), with faith in the water baptism, a person cannot be saved. This is a false teaching that has...
Every detail of every man's life, who has ever walked on the earth, has not impacted the world as much as the few recorded details of Jesus' life. Jesus was not just a man, He was God manifest in the flesh (1 Tim. 3:16).
In Acts 10:38 Peter gives a very brief, yet descriptive summary of the life and ministry of Jesus. Jesus was anointed with power and with the Holy Ghost.
He used this power to do good, not evil. This is one of the main characteristics of God and is one of the easiest ways to discern what is from God and what is from the devil. God is a good God and the devil is a bad devil. If it's bad, it's from the devil. If it's good, it's from God.
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IN STUDYING THIS MORNING, I CAME ACROSS THE WORD "PRIDE". I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT TO TAKE PRIDE IN THE THINGS I DID AND THERE WERE THINGS I DID THAT I NOW SEE I WENT TO EXTREMES OVER. I WILL GIVE YOU THREE DEFINITIONS OF PRIDE. THIS FIRST ONE IS WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT NOT GO OVERBOARD. IT IS "A sense of one's own proper dignity or value; self-respect." THESE NEXT TWO ARE WHAT WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO AND THEY ARE "Arrogant or disdainful conduct or treatment; haughtiness" AND "An excessively high opinion of oneself; conceit". PROVERBS 16:18 PUTS IT THIS WAY, "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
Jesus had just told Peter to follow Him. However, Peter wanted to know what the Lord had planned for John. Instead of Jesus answering Peter's question, the Lord told him that what He had in store for John was none of his business.
Satan diverts many people by getting them preoccupied with what others are doing for the Lord. Comparing ourselves with others, whether we come out better or worse, is unwise (2 Cor. 10:12). We need to be so single-minded following the Lord, that we don't look to the right or to the left to see what others are doing. It doesn't matter if we are doing as much to serve the Lord as someone else. The question is, are we doing all that the Lord wants us to do?
Singleness of purpose and vision is a necessity to victorious Christian living. James said that if we...
GOOD MORNING AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE. I HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE READY TO HAVE A BLESSED DAY, MAKING JESUS THE HIGHLIGHT AND CENTER OF IT ALL. HE IS THE REASON, YOU KNOW. THE SAD THING IS THAT MOST PEOPLE WOKE UP THIS MORNING THINKING ONLY OF THE PRESENTS TO OPEN, THE DINNER TO PREPARE AND EAT AND BALL GAMES TO WATCH. THEY DIDN'T EVEN TELL JESUS GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
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...
