Nov 7

  • rhopkins
    rhopkins added a text contribution Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
    Paul asks them if they received the Holy Spirit when they believed, and it seems to me that he is eluding to the question of whether they had shown signs of filling of the Spirit... speaking in tongu... Read more »

May 8

  • johnsdr
    johnsdr added a text contribution Baptism Word Study
    Summary: John is baptizing many people. He then criticizes the Pharisees for their hypocritical ways. He then says that the Holy Spirt is coming to baptize with fire. Context: Who, What, When, Where ... Read more »

Apr 28

  • JC-Ryle
    JC-Ryle added a text contribution Matthew 3:1-12
    These verses describe the ministry of John the Baptist, the forerunner of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a ministry that deserves close attention. Few preachers ever produced such effects. "There went o... Read more »

Apr 25

  • madmath
    madmath added a text contribution Water and Fire
    Some friends and I were discussing this passage and we found some interesting parallels to baptism by water and fire. Noah's flood was a kind of baptism of the world in water. After the time of tribu... Read more »

Mar 18

  • adamherod
    adamherod added a text contribution Sandals
    I need to remember that the One I serve is One who's sandals I'm not fit to untie. I've never been tempted to think I'm in His league at all, but sometimes it's good to remind myself how far the gap i... Read more »

Jan 16

  • chriselrod
    chriselrod added a text contribution Matthew 3:3-12
    Holy crap...John The Baptist didn't hold nothing back. He let the religious leaders of his day have it in a big way. He was basically telling them that they were liars, heretics and were going to He... Read more »

May 14

Apr 28

  • justindean
    justindean added a text contribution John was a Baptist?
    Matthew 3 John the Baptist God was preparing the way for the Messiah. John was a little different. He didn’t dress like everyone else. He didn’t eat like everyone else. He even lived way out in t... Read more »

Nov 28

  • ddooly
    ddooly added a text contribution Life Change
    Are we proclaiming that the Christ is here? Are we living lives that show we have really changed our hearts and lives or are we so much like the religious leaders of Jesus' day that we think our relig... Read more »

Nov 11

  • charlescameron
    charlescameron added a text contribution Matthew 1:1-4:25
    1:1-17 This may be the beginning of the New Testament, but it is not the beginning of God’s revelation. It is not the beginning of His redemption. The birth of Christ is the continuation of the h... Read more »