The wording of 1 Peter 3:20-21 seems a little unusual to our way of thinking. The text says Noah and his family were "saved through water." You and I would probably say he was saved from water. ...
Baptism without the correct formula or no formula is no baptism at all. It is merely a submersion or a bathing of an individual. The very word baptism comes from the Greek word "BAPTIZO," meaning t...
1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) 1:2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: ...
Once the Catholic church baptized it's members into the all power filled saving and commanded name of Jesus. Romans 6:4, Acts 4:12, Matthew 28:18, and Colossians 3:17 among many others scriptures s...
The Hinnom Valley (Hebrew: גהנום, גהנם, Greek γεεννα) is a deep, narrow ravine located in Jerusalem, running south from the Jaffa Gate on the west side of the Old City, then eastward along the sout...
The book of Roman with commentary. Excerpt: 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?...
We know the Body of Christ began sometime after the Cross, but who had the honor of becoming the very first member of it? Was it Peter at Pentecost or sometime before? Was it Mary as Catholics so...
“And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. And
when he bad brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rej...
Titus Flavius Clemens (c.150 - 215), known as Clement of Alexandria (to distinguish him from Clement of Rome), was a Christian theologian and the head of the noted Catechetical School of Alexandria...
To faith which believes in His nativity, passion, and resurrection, there has been an amplification added: the sealing act of baptism; the clothing. Ante-Nicene Fathers Volume III. Latin Christiani...
Sometimes one hears the phrase "join the church." One can join a denomination by doing this or that but it is impossible to join the church Christ built. Here is why and how you enter his church.
There are many things people do not know about the church Jesus built. If they did they would not believe one could have Christ without having his church for such is an impossibility.
The truth changes not even as heaven and earth will pass away, but God and his word never will fade away. All who love him and his word will remain forever!
God choose Paul because though he had a zeal for God (Of which led him to at least agree and catch Christians to be put to death, if not commit murder.) but not according to Godly knowledge. God wa...
Baptism: This is much evident from one of our earliest witnesses, Paul. As seen Romans 6:4 and Colossians 2:12. In spite of his assertion that his own calling was to preach and not to baptize, (In ...
The Bible teaches that salvation is found in Christ Jesus. Is that just a general statement of sorts or does it refer to something specific? The answer is the latter.