Some evangelical churches require a person to be baptised before being accepted into membership of their congregation. Does this practice have the support of Scripture? What I see in Scripture is this: the gospel is proclaimed, those whose hearts have been touched,...

When the thief was sentenced to death, never did he suspect that while suspended on the cross he would receive salvation and have the event recorded in God’s word for all time. The salvation of the thief has been called upon to prove something Luke never intended,...

It’s not unusual to hear many in the evangelical community seize upon Paul’s words, "Christ did not send me to baptise" to support their position that baptism is not part of the conversion process. Do Paul’s words support their argument? Every verse of scripture has a...

Churches have different teachings about baptism. Some churches sprinkle, others pour water on the forehead of the candidate's head and others practise immersion. Some understand baptism as freeing the candidate from original sin, others believe that baptism...

The practice of baptising infants is not apostolic in origin though it is widely practised today. The baptising of infants made a late entry into the church and conflicts with Scripture. The following examples demonstrate that infants or unbelievers are not candidates...

Acts 16 provides us with several illustrations of God's involvement in evangelism and in conversions. Paul and his companions were "kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia." Later "the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them" to enter...

If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me....And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. (Matthew 16:24; Luke 14:27) Following Jesus involves both self-denial and crucifixion. Jesus could...