In fact, John says, ‘it would be more appropriate for you, Jesus, to baptize me‘. And he is right in a way, but Jesus overrules him, and He submits to baptism. John recognizes Jesus. He hasn’t had a formal introduction: ‘Hello Mr John the Baptist, this is Jesus Christ, welcome to you!‘ John knows Him by the Holy Spirit.Tony Pearce
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with...
17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,Your young men shall see visions,Your old men shall dream dreams.18 And on My menservants and on My maidservantsI will pour out My Spirit in those days;And they shall prophesy.19 I will show wonders in heaven aboveAnd signs in the earth beneath:Blood...
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...