Account Having trusted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior at age 4 or 5, I was afterwards baptized at age 6. I know I was not baptized to receive salvation, but instead I was baptized because I wanted to partake of the Lord's supper. Although I did not understand the meaning of baptism, I … Continue reading Baptism and Paranormal
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The Temptation of Jesus
James Tissot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #12, Based on Luke 4:1-15 Prior to this passage in the Gospel of Luke, God anointed Jesus with the Spirit of God: therefore, at the beginning of this passage, Jesus is already filled with the Spirit. Also, prior to this passage, Luke informed us that Jesus … Continue reading The Temptation of Jesus
The Baptism of Jesus
I, Davezelenka, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #11, Based on Luke 3:21-22 In my previous posts, I discussed Luke 3:1-20 and Luke 3:23-38, but I did not discuss Luke 3:21-22. I did this on purpose, because I see a connection between Luke 3:21-22 and chapter 4. The baptism of our Lord … Continue reading The Baptism of Jesus
John The Baptist Prepares The Way (Part 3)
Bible Study #10, Based on Luke 3:15-20 People were wondering whether John the Baptist was the Christ (the Messiah, or Anointed One). There at least a couple of reasons why they would have wondered whether John was the Christ: They could have discerned from Daniel's prophecies that they were living in the times when the … Continue reading John The Baptist Prepares The Way (Part 3)