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Words Mean Something
In Lexington, Kentucky, in the year 1843, Alexander Campbell debated Nathan L. Rice, a Presbyterian. The debate occurred between the dates of November 15th and December 2. The daily sessions, on most days, was from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Six issues were debated: (1) The action … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Plan of salvation, Textual varients, Word Study
Tagged alexander campbell, baptism, bapto, campbell-rice debate, codex sinaiaticus, german, immersion, jerome's latin vulgate, lexington kentucky, mode of baptism, mt. sinai, nathan l. rice, origen, peshitta syriac translation, pouring, presbyterian, rantizo, Revelation 19:13, sprinkling, textual varient, tischendorf, words mean something
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An Exposé of 1 Peter 3:20-21
1 Peter 3:20-21 reads, “. . . In the days of Noah . . . few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Plan of salvation, Textual study, Type/Antitype, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 3:21, baptism, Noah, plan of salvation, type/antitype
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The Six Necessary Steps
Though men may ridicule, there are six necessary steps that a man or woman must take to make it to heaven in the end. Let us notice: 1. Hear In order to even begin in the right direction, one must … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, believe, confess, faithful living, hear, repent
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The “Thief upon the Cross” argument
Many honest, sincere people will neglect baptism. They will go to their graves thinking that they’ll be saved in spite of this neglect because, after all – “the thief on the cross wasn’t baptized, and he was saved.” Let us … Continue reading
Synecdoche
The title above refers to a figure of speech that is extremely common in the New Testament. It is a figure of speech in which a part is put for the whole or the whole for the part. It is … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Cofession, Faith, Plan of salvation, Repentance
Tagged baptism, believe, confess, figure of speech, hear, hermeneutics, repent
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