How do we know that baptism has to be immersion and nothing else, like sprinkling or pouring water on someone? The New Testament was originally written in Koine Greek, i.e., the Greek spoken by the common man back in the first century A.D. The Greek word for “baptize” or “baptism” is baptizo, which literally means… Read More Bible Q&A: How Do We Know That Baptism Has To Be Immersion?
Matthew 26:9-10 says that Jeremiah had spoken the prophecy and does not mention Zechariah. Some consider this a contradiction and thus proof that the Bible is not inspired of God. “My Bible’s cross-reference says that Zechariah wrote this, but Matthew says Jeremiah said it. That’s a contradiction! The Bible must be a fraud!” Such a conclusion is mistaken for several reasons. … Read More Zechariah: Did Matthew Make a Mistake?
God had indeed cared for His people under Moses’ covenant. Whenever they had followed His ways, He had shown them grace and favor and had united them (cf. Josh. 24:14-20). Yet in the end they rejected Him. Because of this, the Messiah would destroy “the three shepherds” – the Jewish leaders of Jesus’ day who were leading the Jews away from God – “in one month,” likely figurative of a very short amount of time (11:8a).… Read More Zechariah: The Wrong Kind of Shepherds
Is it true that 2 Timothy 3:16-17 refers only to the Old Testament since there was no New Testament yet? In actuality, some of the New Testament was already in existence by the time Paul wrote 2 Timothy. Paul likely wrote 2 Timothy not long before his death, which many believe to be around A.D.… Read More Bible Q&A: Is 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Talking Only About The Old Testament?
Intertestamental history would show that the Jews would encounter trials and problems over the centuries after returning home, but God would be with them. However, this redemptive journey home also serves as “a shadow of the good things to come” in Christianity. God calls all who have left Him because of sin through the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ to all the world (Rom. 3:23; Is. 59:2; Mk. 16:15-16; Matt. 28:18-20; 2 Thess. 2:13-14).… Read More Zechariah: Prophecies About the Intertestamental Period and the Church
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