For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ (Galatians 3: 26 – 27, ESV). Introduction Baptismal regenerationists love to read water baptism into the text whenever the words...
Salvation
Does Baptism Literally Unite Us With Christ’s Death? The Answer May Surprise You.
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? (Romans 6:3, ESV). Introduction The following is a scene from Brother Where Art Thou? Three escaped convicts were in the woods cooking a squirrel for lunch when they...
What Does the Water and the Spirit Mean in John 3:5? It Might Surprise You (Norm Fields)
“Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5, ESV) Introduction It has been an exciting ride trying to understand and share the gospel with baptismal regenerationist Norm...
Should “White Christmas” be Called “Racist Christmas”?
"Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all." (Colossians 3: 11). Introduction While this should be the title to a Babylon Bee article, this is becoming a problem in the culture,...
Testimony of Anthony Silvestro
My Brief Christian Testimony Dr. Anthony R Silvestro, Jr As a first-generation Italian, I was “born” into Roman Catholicism. Throughout my entire childhood, our family attended church. We considered ourselves “good” Catholic people since we went to church 3 guaranteed...
You Are A Slave to the Master That You Serve
Pastor Andrew Rappaport recently held a podcast show, Table Talk Online hosted by Jordan Ravanes. The topic was "Biblical Slavery" ( Watch Here), and it was a powerful lesson in Biblical truth. It is the kind of lesson that you get when you sit under a solid teacher...
Jude 1:4
“For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” Jude 1:4 For...
Jude 1:3
“Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.” Jude 1:3 Beloved, We can see at the...
Come, Let Us Worship: Glory & Image
“Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.“ Psalm 95:6 If you do a Google search on the question, “Why am I here?,” you will be presented with inexhaustible numbers of digital pages containing links to some 6 billion places around...
Let The Children Come
I believe Martin Luther King Jr said the most segregated time of the week is Sunday at 11am. He was referring to the racial divide in the churches. This was and may still be a problem. But I want to consider here another segregation that continues in our churches at...