Were preachers ordained in the New Testament? The practice of ordaining religious officers as is done in denominations today originated with Catholicism when they came up with the idea of sacraments, particularly the sacrament called Holy Orders. This is the special appointment of bishops, priests, deacons, and sub-deacons by means of a special ceremony in… Read More Bible Q&A: Were Preachers Ordained in the New Testament?
Is it wrong for a woman to baptize someone? The command to teach the gospel to lost souls and baptize them was given to ALL Christians, not just males (Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15). True, women are commanded to not teach or exercise authority over men (1 Tim. 2:11-12), but that command is limited to within… Read More Bible Q&A: Is It Wrong For A Woman to Baptize Someone?
“Where there is no word from God, people are uncontrolled…” (Proverbs 29:18). People need leadership, specifically godly leadership. This is because we make wrong decisions when left to our own devices.… Read More The Mistakes of Aaron
Why are Christians punished worse than the unbeliever if we commit the same sins, even if we pray about it? God does imply a degree of worse punishment for the apostate Christian than the unbeliever who had never known the way of righteousness (2 Pet. 2:20-22; Luke 12:47-48). This is because the believer who willfully,… Read More Bible Q&A: Why Are Christians Punished Worse Than the Unbeliever?
One of the most beautiful hymns sung in many churches on Sunday’s is David Whittle’s I Know Whom I Have Believed. Whittle’s first verse reads, “I know not why God’ wondrous grace to me He hath made known, nor why, unworthy, Christ in love redeemed me for His own.” It then leads into the chorus, which basically quotes what Paul wrote to Timothy above. Each succeeding verse expresses Whittle’s admitted lack of knowledge or understanding about various facets of God’s plan to save us or how He works in our lives, but each time he brings us back to the chorus and agrees with Paul in saying, “But I know Whom I have believed…”… Read More “For I Know Whom I Have Believed”
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