The short letter to Philemon is the most personal of all of Paul’s preserved writings. In his three decades of ministry, Paul certainly wrote many other short notes and personal letters, but God chose to keep only this one for our benefit. Although nowhere does this letter give the location of Philemon, Colossians 4:7-18 provides […]
We are looking at the biblical teaching of water baptism. So far we have established: The word “baptism” means “immersion” or “to dip under” (Baptism, Part 1) The earliest Christians all baptized people by plunging them fully under water(Baptism, Part 2) Water baptism is a public symbol that a person has new life through Jesus
We are answering questions that come up frequently about baptism. We introduced the word “baptism” in Part 1 and found out that it’s most natural meaning is “to dip, immerse, or plunge” under something, usually water. Based on that information we should be able to answer these two questions: Is there a proper method for
