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Did Jesus believe in the existence of a personal devil?

Answered by . March 29, 2011 - 10:12 pm 1

Question: “If he didn’t, then he was positively untruthful, for He purposely conveyed an impression contrary to the truth. It represents Him not as instructing but deceiving His disciples, as encouraging superstition rather than teaching truth. It presents Him in a light entirely inconsistent with His claim to be a teacher sent from God, since […]

Who carried out the first baptism in the Bible?

Answered by . March 29, 2011 - 9:17 pm 1

Ceremonial washing and bathing in the Old Testament. The Law of Moses introduced various washing of hands, feet and sometimes the whole body. This is not actual baptism, and the Greek word baptismos, washing, is also found four times in the New Testament when referring to these Levitical washings : Mark 7:4, 7:8, Colossians 2:12 […]

Is apostleship a calling by God or a title to gain?

Answered by . March 26, 2011 - 8:38 pm 1

Jesus called his disciples, who are later called apostles. Mat 4:21  And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. When Judas Iscariot was replaced as apostle, God selected him from […]

How many laws are there in the Law of Moses?

Answered by . March 26, 2011 - 8:14 pm

The most common figure given by Jews for the total number of laws in the Law of Moses is 613.1 This figure is first recorded in a third-century sermon given by Rabbi Simlai.2 Although the number was possibly not meant to be taken literally,3 it has become part of popular Jewish tradition. The figure has been […]

How do the four temperaments affect a Christian life?

Answered by . March 26, 2011 - 4:41 pm

The question:  “What are your views on the use of the four temperament studies e.g. melancholoy, sanguine and their use on determining why a person behaves a certain way and how does this line up with God’s word and the use of theophostic prayer ministry.” Answer: It is a mistake to assume that the Bible […]

What does the word “Baca” mean?

Answered by . March 26, 2011 - 9:09 am 3

In Ps.84:6 (ESV) it says: As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. The word in bold is sometimes taken to mean ‘weeping’, as in the ASV and NLT. Sometimes it is thought to refer to a plant that grew in the […]