An Issue to be examined In the light of the conclusion arrived at in parts one and two of this series, namely that the wording of Matthew 28:19 should be restored to “baptizing them in my name”, we shall now examine Christian Baptism in the context of the Watchtower...
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Christian Baptism, In Whose Name? Part 2
In the first part of this series, we examined the Scriptural evidence on this question. It is also important to consider the historical evidence. Historical Evidence Let us now take a little time to examine the evidence of early historians, mainly Christian writers...
Christian Baptism, In Whose Name? Part 1
“… baptism, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the request made to God for a good conscience,) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 3:21) Introduction This may seem like an unusual question, but baptism is a vital part of being a...
The Bible Book of Genesis – Geology, Archaeology and Theology – Part 3
Part 3 The Creation Account (Genesis 1:1 – Genesis 2:4): Days 3 and 4 Genesis 1:9-10 – The Third Day of Creation “And God went on to say: “Let the waters under the heavens be brought together into one place and let the dry land appear.” And it came to be so. 10 And...
The Bible Book of Genesis – Geology, Archaeology and Theology – Part 2
Part 2 The Creation Account (Genesis 1:1 – Genesis 2:4): Days 1 and 2 Learning from a Closer Examination of the Bible Text Background The following is a closer examination of the Bible text of the Creation account of Genesis Chapter 1:1 through to Genesis 2:4 for...
The Bible Book of Genesis – Geology, Archaeology and Theology – Part 1
Part 1 Why Important? An Overview Introduction When one speaks of the Bible book of Genesis to family, friends, relatives, workmates, or acquaintances, one soon realizes that it is a highly controversial subject. Far more than most, if not all, other books of the...
Revisiting Daniels Vision of Ram and Goat
- Daniel 8:1-27 Introduction This revisiting of the account in Daniel 8:1-27 of another vision given to Daniel, was prompted by the examination of Daniel 11 and 12 about the King of the North and the King of the South and its results. This article takes the same...
Revisiting Daniel’s Vision of Four Beasts
Daniel 7:1-28 Introduction This revisiting of the account in Daniel 7:1-28 of Daniel’s dream, was prompted by the examination of Daniel 11 and 12 about the King of the North and the King of the South and its results. This article takes the same approach as the...
Revisiting Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of an Image
Examining Daniel 2:31-45 Introduction This revisiting of the account in Daniel 2:31-45 of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of an Image, was prompted by the examination of Daniel 11 and 12 about the King of the North and the King of the South and its results. The approach to...
The King of the North and the King of the South
Who were the kings of the north and the kings of the south? Do they still exist today?
This is a verse by verse examination of the prophecy in its biblical and historical context without preconceptions as to the expected result.
Mankind’s hope for the Future. Where will it be?’ – Part 7
Did Early Christians have a hope of Resurrection to Earth or Resurrection to Heaven? Early Christian Writings Examined. The earlier six articles in this series of "Mankind's Hope for the Future. Where will it be?" reviewed the evidence that is found in the Scriptures...
Mankind’s hope for the future. Where will it be? – A Scriptural Examination – Part 6
The Teaching of the Resurrection, Biblical Parallels and Other Relevant Scriptures In our previous articles, we discussed what (1) the Patriarchs and Moses, (2) the Psalmists, Solomon and the Prophets, (3) the 1st Century Jews, (4) Jesus Christ and (5) the Apostles...
‘Mankind’s hope for the future. Where will it be?’ – A Scriptural Examination – Part 5
The Teachings and Beliefs of the Apostles - Part 5 In our previous articles we discussed what (1) The Patriarchs and Moses, (2) the Psalmists, Solomon, and the Prophets, (3) the 1st Century Jews, (4) and Jesus Christ believed about the question “Mankind’s hope for the...
Mankind’s hope for the future. Where will it be?’ – A Scriptural Examination – Part 4
The Teachings and Beliefs of Jesus Christ, the Son of God In our previous articles we discussed what (1) the Patriarchs and Moses, (2) the Psalmists, Solomon and the Prophets, (3) the 1st Century Jews, believed about the question, “Mankind’s hope for the future, where...
‘Mankind’s hope for the future. Where will it be?’ – A Scriptural Examination – Part 3
Beliefs of the First Century Jews In our previous articles we discussed what (1) the Patriarchs and Moses (2) the Psalmist, Solomon and the Prophets believed about the question “Mankind’s hope for the future. Where will it be?” We will now examine what were the...
Mankind’s hope for the future. Where will it be? – A Scriptural Examination – Part 2
In our previous article we discussed what the Patriarchs and Moses believed about the question “Mankind’s hope for the future. Where will it be?” Where there any changes during the time the Psalms were written, and the Prophets wrote down their prophecies? We will now...
‘Mankind’s hope for the future. Where will it be?’ – A Scriptural Examination – Part 1
Introduction and Examination of the Beliefs of the Patriarchs and Moses Introduction This commentary of a scriptural examination of the subject “What is Mankind’s hope for the future?” arose from the desire to re-examine from the very beginning without preconceptions...
The Resurrection Hope – Jehovah’s Guarantee to Mankind. The Guarantee Fulfilled – Part 4
The Guarantee Fulfilled - Part 4 This is the final article in this series. If you made a list of resurrections as recommended in the first article, were you able to find any resurrections we have not yet discussed? What about the following—citing in chronological...
The Resurrection Hope – Jehovah’s Guarantee to Mankind. The Guarantee made Possible – Part 3
The Guarantee made Possible - Part 3 The first article reviewed the following points: The importance of the resurrection hope to our faith under the heading: "The resurrection hope – A foundation stone to our faith. Why?" The emergence of the resurrection hope in the...
The Resurrection Hope – Jehovah’s Guarantee to Mankind. Jesus Reinforces the Hope – Part 2
The Resurrection Hope – Jehovah’s Guarantee to Mankind. Jesus Reinforces the Hope - Part 2 In our first article we reviewed the following points The importance of the Resurrection Hope to our faith under the heading: "The Resurrection Hope – A foundation stone...
The Resurrection Hope – Jehovah’s Guarantee to Mankind. Foundations of the Hope – Part 1
Foundations of the Hope - Part 1 Introduction Have you ever had a question about something in the Bible record that was nagging you as to why it was there? While we cannot know the reason for everything, of course we can and should if at all possible research the...
Identifying True Worship, Part 9: Our Christian Hope
Having shown in our last episode that the Other Sheep doctrine of Jehovah’s Witnesses is unscriptural, it seems approrpiate to pause in our examination of the teachings of JW.org to address the real Bible hope of salvation–the real Good News–as it pertains to Christians.
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