Tag Archives: Baptism

If you asked ten Christians for the definition of repentance, you’d probably get a dozen different answers. The Greek word for repent is metanoeo, which means, “to change one’s mind.” Sometimes repentance is as dramatic as falling on your face, weeping and confessing. Much of the time, however, repentance is subtle, involving a ...

“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.” John 1:6-7 (NKJV) John the Baptist preached in the wilderness.  The wilderness in this case was anywhere that Jesus was not ...

“If being baptized by water saves you, as some religions claim, then why are we not dumping buckets of “holy water” on people everywhere?” Being raised in a religious household with this exact idea, and having been baptized as a baby, the question caught me off guard and started to ...

Water Baptism: Why It’s A Good Idea By Joel B. Friends, let’s take a minute to talk about the important matter of water baptism. I’m not here to argue with anyone about whether or not you have to be baptized to be saved or if babies should be sprinkled with ...

Colossians 3:9-10(NLT)—9) Do not lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old evil nature and all its wicked deeds. 10) In its place you have clothed yourselves with a brand-new nature that is continually being renewed as you learn more and more about Christ, who created this ...