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Jesus was not baptized as a baby. If any baby should have been baptized as a sign of the new covenant of grace, one would surely think it would be the baby Jesus. But Jesus was baptized as a man of about 30 years old. And again, there is no record of any babies being baptized in the New...

I don’t believe that paedobaptism, baptizing babies of Christian parents, is biblical. There is no record of it ever being done in the New Testament. Water baptism is a conscious obedience as a result of believing in Christ, which a baby is unable to do. However, I think dedicating a baby to...

@Scarlett O. — You made my day beautiful by telling me your cancer is gone! Praise God who works directly and also through means like doctors!

Jesus knew that some will say “Lord, lord, did we not cast out spirits and do many mighty wonders in your name?” but not be truly following and obeying Him. But Jesus did say we could do the same works He did and greater. Greater in number of people taught and saved? Certainly. Greater in...

@Ben1445 Long commute times to church would be a challenge. If a sizable proportion of church members live a long distance from the church, Zoom meetings might be good. If quite a few live close to each other, but distant from the church, small group meetings in homes could be arranged. But most...

@atpollard said paedo, in paedobaptism, means “family”. Wrong. Paedo is from the Greek word pais (paid-), meaning "child". Paedobaptism is baptizing children.

Got Questions says: https://www.gotquestions.org/elect-angels.html The Greek word for “elect” found in 1 Timothy 5:21 refers to being chosen or picked. This would indicate that God chose some angels not to fall with Satan. The same word in the verse, eklekton, is used elsewhere for...

I don’t care for Zoom services, I prefer in person meetings, but some churches do Zoom only events since Covid. A real Christian church, in my view, ideally should have Sunday morning worship, Sunday night worship, Tuesday men’s group / women’s group, Wednesday night prayer meeting, Friday...

Leading people to Christ is just a single type of work. But Jesus said the works (plural) that I do shall they do also. Jesus drew individuals to His Father, taught, healed, raised the dead, calmed the storm, fed thousands, cast out demons, etc. John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He...

I think the lack of healings and miracles today is due, not to them passing away when the original apostles died, but due to the lack of faith in current church leadership. It makes no sense to say the “sign gifts” were given just to establish the first century church. There is absolutely no...

I read somewhere that born again believers of the church are God’s way to replace the angels who followed rebellious Lucifer and fell from heaven. Angels are said to be “sons of God” in a certain sense, so one new set of sons of God is replacing the former set. St. Augustine, Enchiridion ad...

You sound very much like me, easternstar. God communicates to us through circumstances, events, Bible study, music, sermons, other people, and through a small inner whisper in stillness. Perhaps God has been shouting at you in unexpected “voices”. I was in a non-trinitarian cult that absolutely...

I view creeds as “elevator speeches” (named for the brief duration of an elevator ride, its purpose is to quickly capture someone's interest and make a compelling impression), condensed spiels, bullet points, about pages, thumbnail sketches, concise summaries of doctrinal essentials that attempt...

Then again, the apostle Paul said it would be best to not get married, so you can serve the Lord without being distracted by attending to a spouse. The elect are not generated only by offspring of Christian parents, but also by evangelism toward non-family members. There is no guarantee that...

Faith includes triumphant patience, a stubborn will to believe that God is good and real — in spite of negative feelings, nightmarish losses, cataclysmic set-backs, unfavorable circumstances, spiritual defeats (failing to be free from sins), long delays in deliverance, or even what seems to be...

The Holy Spirit is not a feeling, but I know what you mean. When my wife died a year ago, and my intense, ferocious faith failed to result in a miracle healing, my faith was damaged in an unexpected and dismal manner. I was a million percent sure she would be delivered because “by His stripes...

Reformed said: “Few Christians would accuse a faithful preacher of trying to elevate his words to be equal or superior to scripture. We would weigh his words against the very scripture he is proclaiming, and then determine whether they accurately represent the Word of God.” But unfaithful...

Good is real to me because… 1. Miraculous answers to prayer. 2. His gift to me of a gorgeous, godly, thoroughly Christian wife for 21 years, who wanted to marry me even though I was at rock bottom. 3. The Bible resonates in my heart as the true voice of God. 4. Holy Ghost hunches — inner advice...

I find it interesting that the Big Bang is being revised by some scientists who now call it the Big Stretch, which is more in line with the Bible. Of course, stretching implies something was there to be stretched. God created via logos generation, speaking the universe into being, then His...

Martin Marprelate said: “No again. God's wrath is not to do with His personal feelings, but with His justice. It is a legal wrath (Psalm 7:11).” Permit me to jump in here merely to address an issue that I have pondered for years. I used to think the wrath of God was just the absence of God. But...