Bible Questions and Answers
by United Church of God
What does the laying on of hands signify?
The Power of the Holy Spirit
by United Church of God
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...
Bible Questions and Answers
by United Church of God
Jesus Christ, the apostles and the New Testament Church practiced water baptism. Is baptism a required part of God's plan of salvation?
by United News
Why Do You Believe in the "Laying on of Hands"?
Bible Study Course Lesson 8
by United Church of God
Do we, on our own, have the ability to carry out our commitment to God?
by Peter Eddington
A true Christian is a person in whom dwells the Holy Spirit—the Spirit of God and of Christ. What is this Spirit? What does it do in your life? And how can you know whether you’ve received it?
by Greg Thomas
Is baptism merely an archaic symbol, or does it hold a deep meaning for the modern Christian?
Bible Questions and Answers
by United Church of God
The Bible does not speak of evidence of the Holy Spirit being in us through physical, outward signs. Instead, it speaks of it in terms of actions of the heart.
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...
by United Church of God
Matthew 28:19 is a biblical passage sometimes misunderstood with regard to the Trinity doctrine.
Bible Questions and Answers
by United Church of God
The actions of having someone put you under water and then bring you back up again have no power in and of themselves. However, in the context of a baptism these actions are a necessary sign of a spiritual transformation taking place...
by Don Hooser
To receive the greatest gifts of God, you must take a specific step—the commitment of water baptism.