We believe in one God,the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ,the only Son of God,begotten from the Father before all ages,God from God,Light from Light,true God from true God,begotten, not made;of the same essence as the Father.Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvationhe came down from heaven;he...
A series of ‘matter of fact’ guides to the meaning and relevance of baptism in the life of Christians today It’s the word I felt to give to those who are being baptized but also to all of us; all of us as we’re facing what could be very uncertain and difficult days. We don’t know what the next step is going to be. There doesn’t seem to be any answer to the...
I want to concentrate on Acts 2 verse 42: 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.Acts 2.42 What that tells you is that when you get to the page of baptism you haven’t arrived, you’ve started; you haven’t reached the finishing post, you haven’t got your certificate! Now, you can say:...
It’s the word I felt to give to those who are being baptized but also to all of us. All of us as we’re facing what could be very uncertain and difficult days. I don’t know if you follow the news but it’s not good, is it? We don’t know what the next step is going to be. There doesn’t seem to be any answer to the crisis which is coming upon the world except the one we find...
If you understand the Gospel, it has an impact upon your life. Whoever you are, wherever you come from, whatever you’ve done in your life, whether you’ve been a big sinner or a little sinner, whatever you are, you are a sinner and you need to do something about it. What you need to do is quite simple: repent, turn away from your sins, and believe in Jesus Christ. Repent and be...
Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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“You see, we treat the ‘old man’ like ‘a good old friend’, in a familiar way. The ups and downs, the ins and outs, we get so used to them. Why bury a man that’s alive? Some of you aren’t willing to bury the ‘old man’ because you still think he’s very alive; you treat him like he’s alive, you treat him with respect; you have a seat at the dinner...
They had to repent and believe, be baptized on confession of their faith.
So, being baptized, they were acknowledging that they believed that Jesus died for their sins and rose from the dead and therefore they would receive the Holy Spirit to a new life.
There had to be a response. And that response is important.
It's important that each one of us, individually, makes a response to Jesus Christ.
18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God...