Bible Questions and Answers
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Everyone has sinned. How can you overcome your sins and find forgiveness?
Bible Questions and Answers
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Jesus Christ, the apostles and the New Testament Church practiced water baptism. Is baptism a required part of God's plan of salvation?
Bible Questions and Answers
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What does the laying on of hands signify?
by Greg Thomas
Is baptism merely an archaic symbol, or does it hold a deep meaning for the modern Christian?
Bible Questions and Answers
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The Bible talks about water baptism (being immersed in water to symbolize the death of our old self and being raised to new life). But what does it mean when it talks about baptism of the Holy Spirit? Does this refer to speaking in tongues?
by Don Hooser
To receive the greatest gifts of God, you must take a specific step—the commitment of water baptism.
Bible Questions and Answers
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If we repented of our sins and have been baptized in the correct, scriptural manner, this question may arise. The answer largely depends on what fruit your baptism has borne in your life.
Bible Questions and Answers
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Ask yourself: Are you striving to become more like Jesus Christ, allowing God's Spirit to change you at your core?
Bible Questions and Answers
Both the thief on the cross (LUKE 23:42) and Saul (9:17-18) were saved before being baptized. 1JOHN 1:9 states the only required condition is to confess our sins, and ROMANS 10:9 states confess with our mouth Jesus Christ, believe in our...
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Matthew 28:19 is a biblical passage sometimes misunderstood with regard to the Trinity doctrine. Jesus is quoted as telling His disciples, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in ['into,' Greek eis] the name...
by Don Hooser
Previous articles in this series have covered the vital spiritual tools of prayer, Bible study, meditation, fasting and repentance. But to receive the greatest gifts of God, there is another step you must take—the commitment of water...
Bible Questions and Answers
Do unbaptized people not have God's Holy Spirit?
Bible Study Course Lesson 8
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When John the Baptist spoke of baptism with fire and baptism with the Holy Spirit, what did he mean?
The Power of the Holy Spirit
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The Bible gives us a clear answer. Paul came upon some believers in Ephesus who had been baptized by no less than John the Baptist. Yet they had not received the Holy Spirit for two reasons. One is that they did not have the laying on of...
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Matthew 28:19 is a biblical passage sometimes misunderstood with regard to the Trinity doctrine.
Bible Questions and Answers
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How do I become a converted Christian?