This is the only example in the New Testament of someone being re-baptized. Is the practice Biblical and is it necessary?
Sermons on Christianity (Page 11)
They were unpopular words when they were first spoken by Peter, and they are even more unpopular today. However, the gospel must never be compromised: Jesus is the only name through which we can be saved.
Matthew 23 has been called “the stormy north side of Jesus.” In the strongest language of His ministry, He condemns the Pharisees for “saying things but not doing them.” The lesson is obvious: what we teach, we must practice.
From this week’s daily Bible reading comes two touching stories of the Lord’s power to heal all illnesses and raise the dead. In both cases, the demonstration of faith by those helped made all the difference.
The Hebrew writer is telling his audience that he is expecting a “better life for them and from them.” May that be our expectation as we read and study regularly.
As the children of God, we see what is invisible, we feel what is untouchable, and we believe what most would say is unbelievable. The question is, “Why?”
The incarnation, the visit of God to earth in the person of Jesus, is the central point of human history and the heart of the gospel message, the greatest story ever told.