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Saw this a few days ago and thought it was so beneficial, so I saved it to share! It’s super long, but please read the whole post for a fuller and deeper understanding of this subject!❤️ THE MOST POWERFUL POST ON BAPTISM YOU MAY EVER READ Let me say this plainly: Baptism isn’t just a step. It’s not just a symbol. And it’s definitely not optional. It’s the moment everything changes... when the Father removes your sin, clothes you in Christ, and adds you to the body. And that’s not opinion. That’s Scripture. 🔖 SALVATION ISN’T A CHECKLIST, BUT IT IS A PATH. Yes, salvation is not about rigid formulas or man-made rituals. It's not a spiritual punch card. But let’s be clear: that doesn’t make it ambiguous. The so-called "steps of salvation" are not tradition. They are a simplified view of what every convert in the book of Acts did: 🕊️ They HEARD the Word 📃 They BELIEVED the message 😞 They REPENTED of sin 😎 They CONFESSED Jesus as Messiah 💧 They were IMMERSED i...

What the New Testament  Teaches on Forgiveness. The devil must surely delight in the condition he finds in many congregations of God's people. He already knows, even if Christians haven't yet learned, that those who bite and devour stand to be consumed one of another (Gal. 5:15). He knows that where a congregation is full of hatred and envy, backbiting and slander, offenses and insults unrepented of, which no real progress is to be made in opposing him. He fears not the loss of his subjects to the Lord as a result of the efforts of such a group for "every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand" (Matt. 12:25). They are too busy fighting one another to fight him and are too divided over their petty differences (many times personal matters that should have been settled privately, but when brought into the church, were introduced through gossip instead of in the God-ordained way t...

The Need for Authority T. Doy Moyer To have authority for what we do means that we have freedom, the right and permission to act as it comes from one who has the right to order and give permission. Our authority is Jesus Christ. He has the right to order and command. He said: "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth" (Matt. 28:18). God has the right to tell us what to do by virtue of the fact that he is our Creator (Gen. 1:1,26,27; Acts 17:2431). When man tries to become his own authority, then he is acting according to the same evil desires with which Satan tempted Eve. Concerning the forbidden fruit, the serpent said, "For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil" (Gen. 3:5). Satan was telling Adam and Eve that they could become their own authority (i.e., their own gods). They did not need Jehovah telling them what to do. They could decide for themselves what is right and wr...

Differences in Modern "Miracles" and Bible Miracles While Jesus was on earth he made some very startling claims. He claimed to be divine, and the Jews so understood him (Jn. 5:18; 10:33). He claimed to be the Son of God (Jn. 10:35-37). He claimed to be the Messiah (Jn. 4:25-26) and the Savior of the world (Jn. 14:6). But anyone could make these claims. We were on a call-in radio program where a man would occasionally call denying that Jesus was the Messiah, and claiming instead that he was the Messiah. However, Jesus did more than simply claim to be the things noted, he proved that claim by the miracles he performed. Let's consider these. 1. Power over nature. He stilled a storm (Matt. 8:26-27). 2. Power over material things. He fed 5,000 men with a few loaves and fishes (Luke 9:10-17). 3. Power over all manner of diseases (Matt. 8:16). 4. Power over the spirit world (Matt. 8:16). 5. Power over life and death (Jn. 11:14-44). These are not merely powers, but ones ...