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PHall | October 13, 2009
If you witnessed a baptism and heard the preacher say, “I now baptize you in the name of Jesus,” would that be a scriptural baptism? When you were baptized, were you baptized in the name of Jesus? If so, why? If not, why not? The part of Acts 2:38 we are focusing on this time […]
PHall | October 13, 2009
2:38 Repent [2nd person, plural], and let each of you [3rd person, singular] be baptized…for the forgiveness of your sins Those arguing against the necessity of baptism note that in the Greek, there is a change of number from plural (repent) to singular (let each of you be baptized) and from second person to third […]
PHall | October 1, 2009
What is a geek? Some proudly wear that moniker. Those that do, usually make money off of being a geek. Before the days of computers and Bill Gates, most defined “geek” synonymously with nerd – someone unsophisticated or uncool—if you need a picture just look in any high school yearbook! Nowadays a geek is someone […]
PHall | September 15, 2009
Cows, Altars, and Baptism (1 Kings 12:32) “Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Lincoln said, “Well, let’s see how many legs has a cow?” “Four, of course,” came the reply disgustedly. “That’s right,” agreed Lincoln. “Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?” “Why, five, of […]