Items related to "Building Up the Body of Christ", 28 total items found

Isn't Christ the end of the law? Why should Christians today still observe the law by keeping the Sabbath?        

I was baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Why must I be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ?        

Haven't believers preached the coming of Christ and the end of the world for 2,000 years? Why hasn't it happened yet?        

If Christ removed the law by nailing it to the cross (Col 2:14), then why do believers still need to keep that Sabbath?        

The Bible states that our sins are washed away by the blood of Christ (Revelation 1:5). How can the water during baptism actually remove a person's sins?        

Isn't the Old Testament Sabbath Day only a picture of the rest that a person enters when he places his faith in Christ and ceases from his own works (see Heb 4:9-11)?        

Aren't we saved the moment we believe and confess Christ (Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 1:13)? Sacraments are only symbolic of the salvation we have already received. They do not have any saving effect.        

Is sprinkling a form of baptism? God promised in Ezekiel 36:25 that He would sprinkle on His people to make them clean. 1 Peter 1:2 states that believers have been sprinkled by the blood of Jesus Christ. The author of Hebrews also confirms that our hearts        

Living Up to His Standards        
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. —Romans 12:2

When Death is Up Close and Personal        
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. —Psalm 90:12 (NIV)