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What was the purpose of the Baptism of Water?

The Baptism of Water was a ceremonial cleansing used in the Old Testament. It was something the people understood that was similar to “baptism” as a whole. The purpose of the water regarding them being baptized again is to signify making the co...
4 February 2022
Do false prophets know they are false prophets?

A false prophet/teacher is not simply someone who does a poor job of teaching the Bible. We could simply call those people unprepared teachers. The term is quite specific in scripture (Check out 2 Peter 2 or Jude). The main condition is that...
18 July 2021
Are there degrees of faith?

The word "faith" can have different shades of meaning depending on the context in which the word is used. In some contexts, the word faith refers to a believer's saving faith in Jesus Christ, while in other contexts the word refers to a believer's...
11 May 2021
Are bloodline curses due to unconfessed sin biblical?

The charismatic religious movement is replete with false teaching and demonic activity. The specific teaching you mentioned concerning "curses" is typical of charismatic heresy and is contrary to the Bible's teaching on grace. The Bible acknowl...
16 March 2021
Should we pray like Stephen?

When interpreting Scripture, we must make a distinction between passages that are descriptive vs. those that are prescriptive. The Bible describes many events and circumstances, but these descriptions are not necessarily intended to be a prescript...
22 February 2021
What is the connection between altars and salvation?

We regret Pastor Armstrong's explanation was confusing. To summarize his teaching, in the Law the Lord demanded that Israel use only uncut stones (i.e., not shaped by human hands) for the construction of an altar. This detail served to emphasize t...
17 February 2021
What is sacrifice today?

The word sacrifice can mean different things in the Bible depending on the context. In the context of the Law of Moses, a sacrifice refers to the killing of an animal as a blood atonement for sin offered by the priests. Ex. 20:24 ‘You shall make...
7 February 2021
Explaining 2 Corinthians 11

In 2 Corinthians, Paul writes primarily for the purpose of defending his apostolic authority to the church in Corinth in the face of false accusations made against him by false apostles. Paul had previously written a strong letter to the church re...
26 January 2021
How do wives submit to their husbands?

A woman's obligation to submit to her husband's authority should never be dismissed lightly, and is similar to every Christian's obligation to submit to church leaders or government. So far as it depends upon you, be at peace with all men and wome...
28 September 2020
If our sins are not “remembered” by God, how can He judge believers?

You are conflating two different judgments. The Christian is forgiven of sin by the blood of Christ, so our sins are not "remembered" by God in the sense that He will not hold us accountable for them with the penalty of the Second Death. This is t...
12 September 2020