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Jesus

Settle Out of Court?

I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!—Luke 12:49, NIV What is the ‘fire’ that Jesus has come to cast upon the earth? He says He wishes it were already kindled. I believe He was speaking of the Holy Spirit, who was to come at Pentecost after the crucifixion. ...

Biblical Numerics

Mark 16: 9-20 - Authentic and Inspired

Cumulative Evidence Versus Modernistic Unbelief Modernists Attack Authenticity Of Mark 16: 9-20 The influence of Modernists have cast doubt on the authenticity of Mark 16, verses 9-20, and on the Great Commission of Jesus Christ, contained in these verses. Some would claim that the Gospel of Mark co...

Glossary

Worship, Prayer, and Liturgy

In the beginning: The earliest Christians were either Jews or God-fearing gentiles who worshiped in the synagogue; therefore, early worship followed the pattern of the synagogue liturgy, which it still does in Lutheran, Orthodox, Anglican, and Roman Catholic churches today (among others). Justin Mar...

The Old Testament

Wisdom Literature

Introduction A distinctive Old Testament literature is what is called the Poetical books or wisdom literature. The Poetical books are Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.For Further Study see Book Introductions They are called Poetical because they are composed almost entirely of ...

Bible Lessons

The Best Bible Versions (and the Worst)

Many Christians think it really doesn't matter which version you use. They have been told that the thousands of differences between Bible versions are not significant and do not effect important doctrines. The following list is provided to show a few of the many changes in the modern versions which ...

Bible Lessons

Modern Translations of the Bible vs. the KJV

Verse(s)King James Version (KJV)New International Version (NIV)New American Standard (NAS)New World Translation (NWT)Matthew 1:25firstborn sona sona Sona sonMatthew 8:29Jesus, thou Son of GodSon of GodSon of GodSon of GodMatthew 13:51Yea, LordYesYesYesMatthew 16:20Jesus the Christthe Christthe Chris...

Bible Lessons

Brief Exhortation On Baptism

The baptism that God commands in the Bible is the kind where you are immersed in water. If you do a word search on the word baptize and look at the Greek word, it is baptizo. Here is the definition of baptizo. Baptizo: to make whelmed (that is, fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremon...

Christian Evidences

The Fulfillment Of Prophecy

The fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is a vast subject. In fact, the Messianic prophecies alone have provided enough material for the publication of many books. Other books have been written solely about the Old Testament prophecies concerning certain cities or about certain world empires,...

Questions

How to baptize someone in an emergency

Your church probably has a very strong preference that clergy conduct baptisms, so you should not go around the neighborhood baptizing people. However, most churches will recognize a baptism performed by a layperson in an emergency. A couple of web sites have linked to this page because they think i...

Discipleship

How to Become a Christian

You might be familiar with the yellow Four Spiritual Laws booklet or the older Romans Road technique that some people use for evangelism. Maybe you were trained in using them, or maybe someone approached you with them. I even knew someone who included the booklets in his Christmas cards one year, bu...

Baptist History

Chapter 1. Section I: Primitive Baptists

"From the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent taketh it by force."--Matt. 11:12. 1. Ecclesiastical history must ever prove an interesting subject to every true lover of Zion. Not only does every saint feel personally interested in her blessing...