Obeying the Authorities

Image by andreas160578 from Pixabay In Romans 13, what is the difference between rulers and elected officials? To answer this question, we will look at all of the words used to describe authorities by Paul in Romans 13:1-7. The original words in Greek will help us to know if Paul…

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Lazarus’ Tomb

Image by Mohamed Nuzrath from Pixabay People believed that there were multiple people in Lazarus’ tomb. If Jesus didn’t speak Lazarus’ name, would all of the bodies have come out? What an interesting question! I have never really thought about this. But I believe Scripture gives precedent that the answer…

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Baptism for the Dead

Image by Yinan Chen from Pixabay In 1 Corinthians 15:29, what is baptism for the dead? Do the Jews still practice this today? In our life group, I postulated that the baptism for the dead was a Jewish practice. If a convert to Judaism wanted to save those of his…

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