Baptism is a Bible subject. As a Biblical matter, it deserves our careful and thorough examination. Scripture clearly explains that a candidate for baptism must “believe” (Mark 16:16) and “repent” (Acts 2:38) prior to being buried in water (Col. 2:12), and the purpose of baptism is “for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38; 22:16), in order that one might “be saved” (Mark…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 205)
We are living in interesting times. News feeds explode when a lion is hunted down and killed or when a dog is beaten to death by teenagers. Cruelty to animals is a hot-button issue in this nation, and the media seems to stoke that fire every time it has the opportunity, but this same media will ignore the killing of innocent babies. …
How often do you actually watch commercials? Probably not as often as you did 15 years ago. Now we just fly right through them. Some folks who “watch” reality TV will fast forward to the end to find out who won. Some football fans will fast forward between plays. Some racing fans will fast forward until they see a wreck. We love…
Did you ever have a teacher who had a treasure chest in her room, and a reward for some students was to open that treasure chest, search through it and find something they wanted? Or, have you ever seen a movie in which the characters found a treasure and started digging through it to see what they could find? The Bible says…
In a Bible class that was discussing the topic of homosexuality, a 13-year-old girl asked, “What about someone who really doesn’t want to have those feelings but can’t seem to stop them?” That is such a great question, for there are many who are struggling with homosexual desires but they don’t want to be. How can they stop? What can they do?…
Somewhere around 4,000 years ago, the great patriarch Job exclaimed, “I know that my Redeemer lives” (Job 19:25). Is that something that you KNOW? Is that something that pricks your heart on a regular basis? Is that something that resonates within your very being? There was a time when every Christian was owned by Satan–when Satan called the shots, when Satan was…
How important is it to you for people to know your name? When you go to work, to school, to church, to social activities, do you like for people to know who you are? To know your name? How important is it to you to know other people’s names? Have you ever known a person’s name, but you couldn’t put a face…
When one studies through the Bible and investigates all that God has to say about the topic of homosexuality and same-sex marriage, the careful student will find that, without exception, every mention of homosexuality in Scripture is a prohibition or condemnation from God. That is not intended to be unkind in any way, but it is merely to state the reality of…