Holy Spirit Baptism
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With Bible Evidence
Do you have the Bible proof that you’re baptised in the Holy Spirit? Without the vital experience of Holy Ghost Baptism you will not be able to fulfil the ministry Christ has for you.
Repeat Water Baptism?
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How many times should I be baptised?
Q: I belong to a church that believes that if you have been baptised and you have not changed, then you must be baptised again. The Bishop himself was baptised seven times because he did not change after the first six times.
As a result of their belief, I was baptised twice. The first time was before I joined this church, but because I heard the message of keep baptising until you’ve changed, I got baptised again with them.
NIV 2011
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Part 1 of 5
A Review of the new Gender Inclusive NIV
Image courtesy of Biblica
Please read these New International Version (NIV) verses out loud, and decide which is the superior rendering;
Christian Baptism In Water
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The Lord Jesus Christ commands
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Holy Bible Mtt. 28:19 KJV
In the Bible, believers were baptised in water as soon as they believed the Gospel.
The Meekness of Wisdom
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The Principal Thing
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Holy Bible, Proverbs 4:7, James 3:13 KJV
Now here we have a beautiful trait of true Christians that each believer needs to cultivate.
Our Pale Blue Dot
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Q: What is the Christian response to the so called “Pale Blue Dot” view of the Earth taken from the Voyager spacecraft?
A: LORD save us from despairing, sentimental cosmologists, and gloomy greenies!
Smile Please
You refer to the 1990, grainy photo taken of planet Earth from the NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft, as it left this solar system.
I Am Come
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John 10:1-18 KJV;
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Teenage Depression
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Q: I notice post-millennial teens are ever-more depressed and suicidal, why is that, and is there any hope for them?
A: Why are teenagers depressed and killing themselves in unprecedented numbers world-wide?
Daily Peril
Why Adultery Deserves Death
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Q: I’m wondering why adultery deserves the death sentence in the Old Testament, it seems so severe, why not forgiveness for adulterers?
A: Here’s the word of The LORD under the Mosaic Law, Holy Bible KJV, Exodus 20:14, Leviticus 20:10;
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Rejoice in the LORD Ye Righteous!
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Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
Psalms 97:12, 32:11, 33:1 KJV
The Fall & Adam and Eve
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Naked Rebellion
Q: In Genesis Ch. 3, Eve is confronted by the serpent as it tempted her to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which she gave to Adam. Why didn’t Eve see they were naked before Adam ate, and why did Adam not chastise Eve, and rebuke her for listening to the serpent, or rebuke the serpent and cast it out of the garden?
All my life I have heard the teachings that it was all Eve’s fault for the fall of humanity, and that women have no place in holding leadership in the Body of Christ. I don’t know Greek or Hebrew and would love to know what the original scripture has to say about this issue. Darlene
Revelation Trumps Translation
A: It’s not a matter of translation, but of divine revelation.
Sinful Compulsions
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Smoking in Hell
Q: Is smoking cigarettes a sin that will send me to Hell?
A: No, you’re on your way to Hell for rejecting Christ as LORD and Saviour. Jn. 3:18.
Smoking is sinful, but when you are saved, He will set you free from all sins and compulsions, including smoking. Jn. 8:36, Col. 1:13.
Jesus Asks YOU…
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Wilt thou be made whole?
After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
And My Words Abide in You
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How to Live in Christ Jesus
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
How to Believe in Jesus
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The Holy Bible Way To Be a Christian
Q: I’m reading the Bible, and though I’d like to be a Christian, something is holding me back from believing in Jesus. How can I get rid of all doubt, and believe in Christ?
A: In order to be saved, the Bible way, God requires sinners to repent from unbelief in the LORD Jesus Christ.
Astrology, Horoscopes & Cross Idols
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Part II of II Please read Part I first
In the previous section we exposed the hypocrisy of nominal ‘Christians’ who continue in superstitions and open themselves to demonic influence. Here we discuss the Christian view of; fortune telling, stargazing, Tarot cards, good-luck charms, and what God thinks of that ‘Cross in your pocket’.
Suckered into Stargazing
10 Basic Christian Doctrines
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What do Born Again Christians Believe?
Born Again Christianity is not a denomination, movement, or sect.
To be born again is to become a Christian, the Holy Bible way to become a Christian:- The only way to become a Christian: Through personal choice to repent from unbelief and believe on the LORD Jesus Christ: Almighty God in the Flesh
Bible belief is of the heart, the spirit: Not the head.
God’s Database
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What is said in Secret
Q: Who was there to record Jesus’ words, such as when He told Pontius Pilate that he had no power over Him. Who was there to record Jesus actually saying these private words to Pilate? And who was there to record all the other private things Jesus said to people, such as when He told Nicodemus in the middle of the night that he had to be born again to see the kingdom of God.
This is really bothering me. Who was there to record all these private conversations of Jesus with other people. Mark
A: Thank you for your thoughtful question Mark. I know how you feel when an unresolved detail nags and niggles. So here’s the answer.