167 - Getting Baptized for a Dead Guy
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Today on RTP — A listener asks if there was a different Gospel in the Old Testament. And what is the baptism for the dead? Also, should Christians take Social Security? Then in Aftershow we discuss why the Bible never called for the immediate emancipation of slaves. And Is there a connection between the age of accountability and nakedness?
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"What Does Paul Mean by Baptism for the Dead"
“The Lord chooses to change people and society gradually, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit and the proclamation of the truth of the Word of God.” (The Wiersbe Bible Commentary, David C. Cook, 2007, p. 245).
Alexander MacLaren wrote that the Gospel “meddles directly with no political or social arrangements, but lays down principles which will profoundly affect these, and leaves them to soak into the general mind” (The Expositor’s Bible, vol. VI, Eerdmans, 1940, p. 301).
Scriptures Verses Cited: Proverbs 13:22; John 8:56; Hebrews 11:13; Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:6-7; Romans 1:1-2; Galatians 3:8-9; 1 Corinthian 15:29; Ephesians 6:5; Exodus 21:1-17; Leviticus 25:39-43; Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 4:1; Philemon 1:16
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The waters have recently been stirred in conservative circles regarding the modernization of the King James Version. Permit me to make a few observations regarding the fuller discussion that needs to take place.
A recent article regarding the KJV debate seems to be making a comeback for the plowboys — those who desire the Bible in their own common tongue.
“I would encourage you to deny the myth that a woman, raising children in her home, is somehow in a helpless position with no viable outlet for her talents.”
Is it possible that one great, more full sermon per week could be far more effective than three or four sermons prepared without accountability? How do church activities effect the preaching quality?
Has the distinction between missionaries and church planters placed undue burden on U.S. church planters and put them under needless financial risk?
To the preacher who seeks to understand God and relate that understanding to the people, every single passage comes to life!
What happens when sermon illustrations are used improperly?