Those who had been water baptised in the name of Jesus did not receive the Spirit as well at the same time.

Acts 8.14f

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for He had not yet fallen upon any of…[Read more]

Hi PC,

Baptism in water may be a public declaration before men if they are present.

It is a plea to God for forgiveness so He is involved.

But as Acts 8 and the incident with the Magician Simon shows it is not just an ordinance as The Spirit in Peter identified the wrong motives of this man.

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

Heb 11.6

Unless we know God and His son and are known by them we have nothing to offer our fellow man.

Hi to all

Here is the Daily Devotional

 
Let’s be good and compassionate
Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, as God forgave you in Christ. (Ephesians 4:32)
May the tenderness and mercy that Jesus showed in his noble life be an example to us of how we should treat our fellow human beings.

Many have weakened and become…[Read more]

Proclaimer…..The glory Jesus had was afforded him before he ever came into his existence,  the exact same as the glory of mankind was afforded us before we ever existed also, just as said in Heb 2:6-9.  2:8,  says about mankind this…….Thou hast put “ALL”  in subjection under  his feet (mankind) , he (God) left nothing that is not put under him (…[Read more]

Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ is simple obedience to God.

It is a plea to God for a clean conscience as 1 Peter 3 tells us.

Those who were baptised in the Spirit first in Acts 10 were immediately baptised in the name of Jesus Christ.

Jesus was conceived in his mother’s womb of the Holy Spirit.

But the Spirit given him at the Jordan is of everlasting.

The Word was made flesh and dwelled among us.

My words are Spirit and life.

Indeed the Spirit in him was in the beginning.

My words are Spirit and they are truth,

@Nick

Writing interprets writing…
the verse that Proclaimer gave establishes the truth, why resist against the truth?

One another

Jesus said unto them, Verily,verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

John 8:48

PC,

Do you hear the voice of the Spirit in the anointed man, Jesus, or can you only see and hear a man?

Scripture works with Spiritual teaching.

And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began – Jesus Christ.

Yourself and gene seem ashamed to quote these words of Jesus Christ.

I stand by them.

I hope you are honest with yourself.

Logic does not work with Spiritual teaching.

God knows those who are His.

What we must do is obey.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

If you guys need to rely on a strawman argument to force your point through, then you have lost.

Those who believe that Jesus is the Word of God, the Son of God, the Lord, and the Messiah, also believe that he is a man. So stating scriptures that speak of Jesus as a man is not winning your argument.

Read slowly please.

Jesus Christ came in the…[Read more]

The question is about swear words themselves. Are they corrupt no matter what you are saying.

For example, I could communicate in a corrupt way without swear words. So can I edify if I use a swear word or does my speech automatically become corrupt because of the usage of some words?