In an effort to prove that baptism is not essential to salvation, an appeal is often made to the Holy Spirit falling upon the household of Cornelius in Acts 10. The claim that is made goes something like this: “They received the Holy Spirit and were saved before they were baptized; therefore, baptism really isn’t essential to salvation.” In short, consider this.…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 64)
For many people, it’s their favorite day of the year because it’s “their day.” Some people will take off of work. Some will treat themselves to something special. Afterall, it only comes around once a year. Celebrate it. It’s “my birthday”! You know what day is better than your date of birth? Your date of new birth! Your spiritual birthday! Do you know what day you were baptized? That was (and…
Maybe you’ve experienced something like this with your kids (and maybe your spouse, but we’ll just go with your kids for this one). Your kid is in the back seat of the car talking to you but has been talking for so long about so many random (non-sensical, sometimes) things that you’ve just zoned out. They’re talking but you’re not really paying attention. Then comes…
The wish that some people seemed to always have was to discover that a “rich uncle,” whom they had never met, died and left them a great fortune. I am not sure that such has ever happened, but that is how some folks dream of becoming rich. But, for every child of God, there is something much better than having a “rich…
There is an interesting statement in 1 John 3:9 that has confused some folks. Some translations read that the one who “has been born of God does not sin” and “he cannot sin.” What does that mean that “he cannot sin”? It cannot mean that a Christian does not actually sin and that he is unable to sin, because in the first chapter, John said,…
A friend of mine was in a car accident recently. It was his fault. The couple in the other car was a bit shaken up, so after the police wrote up the report, he gave the couple a ride to the place they were going. Before they got out of the car, he said a prayer with them. Over the next few weeks, he interacted with…
Have you ever had a doctor or nurse ask you, “On a scale of 1 to 10, what’s your pain level?” Imagine if someone asked Jesus that question. What would His “pain level” have been in His last hours? We think about Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane, His mistreatment in the trials, the vicious Roman scourging and His excruciating crucifixion. The pain that…
While Moses was with God on Mount Sinai, the Lord told Moses that the people had “corrupted themselves,” in that they “made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it” (Ex. 32:7-8). Moses descended to deal with the people, meeting Joshua who had gone up with him (24:13). Joshua heard noise that he thought was the “noise of war in the…