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Water Baptism Now Saves You! Paid Members Public
On the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit had filled and empowered the disciples of Christ to proclaim the Gospel, Peter preached to the crowds of Jews that they had to turn to Christ and undergo water baptism in order to be saved: “Now when they heard this, they
Catholic Commentary on John Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture: The Gospel of John, by Francis Martin and William M. Wright IV, published by BakerAcademic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and published in 2015. All emphasis will be mine. Authorship The Gospel does
The Fruits of Sola Scriptura: Water Baptism Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the catechisms and/or confessions of Lutherans, Anglicans, Presbyterians and Baptists to show how none of them can agree on the nature, mode and/or effects of water baptism. I.e., does water baptism save and regenerate? Does it bring about forgiveness
HEBREW WITNESS: CAN THREE BE ONE ? Paid Members Public
By The Late Rev. Sam Stern But how can three names be one? Are they one because we call them one? How three can be one is only to be known through the revelation of the Holy Spirit [Ruach Hakodesh] and in fact with closed eyes. [According to custom, the
Muhammad: The Torah’s Upholder & Defender Paid Members Public
The following verse poses a major problem for Muslims: Have you not considered those (Jews) who are given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah that it might decide between them, then a part of them turn back and they withdraw. S. 3:23
Isaiah 42 Revisited Paid Members Public
The purpose of this short post is to demonstrate how both ancient and post-Christian versions and commentaries from both Jews and Christians interpreted Isaiah 42:1. All emphasis will be mine. LXX “Jacob is my servant, I will help him: Israel is my chosen, my soul has accepted him; I
Bart Ehrman, Jesus & Daniel’s Son of Man Paid Members Public
Bart Ehrman is among a few fringe scholars who think that Jesus’ Apocalyptic Son of Man sayings are not about himself, but are referring to someone else. Despite believing this to be the case, Ehrman does admit that this is not the view of the Gospel writers, since he acknowledges
Christ: The Physical Seed of David Paid Members Public
In this article I will cite all the relevant NT verses which affirm that Jesus is a physical descendant of king David, making him an Israelite from the tribe of Judah. Since Jesus was born of the Holy Virgin by the Holy Spirit, this means that the Lord Jesus traces