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All Christians have
realities in common.
One Body
One Spirit
One Hope
One Lord
One Faith
One Baptism
One God
If we hold firmly to
these seven Realities,
we maintain
Christian spiritual unity--
what Ephesians 4:3 calls
"the unity of the spirit."
Each post is about one of these realities!
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27. Does Blood Cleanse? (Part II)
Death-for-Death We receive the mercy of God through the blood of Jesus. The blood Jesus spilled on the Cross was his lifeblood and when...
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6 days ago6 min read
26. Does Blood Cleanse? (Part I)
The Benefit of Blood The sprinkling of blood is a cleansing in God’s eyes, but it’s not so in the eyes of modern man. Modern man thinks:...
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Jan 279 min read
25. Bodies Washed With Pure Water
Personal Hygiene How important is personal hygiene to you? For children it’s not very important, but for most adults it’s very important....
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Jan 2510 min read
24. An Axe Head Floats
The Text Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float (2 Kings 6:6). A Review: Baptism Saves At this point, if you’ve...
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Oct 29, 20249 min read
22. Crossing the Jordan (Part II)
Context Let’s read the full text of the Israelites' crossing of the Jordan. If we do, we’ll become more aware of the context. With a...
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Oct 27, 202411 min read
23. Crossing the Jordan (Part III)
God’s Five Purposes God had five purposes for bringing the Israelites through the Jordan River. We just read Joshua chapters 1-4, so we...
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Oct 26, 20245 min read
21. Crossing the Jordan (Part I)
The Rivers of Israel The Jordan is by far Israel’s longest river at 251 km. The other rivers of Israel are either very short or they are...
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Aug 31, 20249 min read
20. Naaman’s Baptism
A River Not to Be Despised Do you love to see the New Testament in the Old? Consider the story of Naaman. He got cured of a terrible...
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Aug 30, 202414 min read
19. Our Fathers Were Baptized
Baptized into Moses Let’s look at a little-known Bible passage—one which uses the phrase baptized into Moses . You’ve heard of the...
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Jul 12, 20245 min read
18. You Were Washed
Down and Dirty Sin soils us. Sin contaminates us. It makes us dirty, and dirtiness brings us down. It will even bring us down to Hell if...
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Jul 11, 20246 min read
17. Buried and Raised With Jesus
The Gospel According to Paul, the Gospel is that Jesus died, was buried, was raised, and then appeared to the Apostles. His Gospel...
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Jul 5, 20245 min read
14. Baptized into His Death
The Heavyweight Champ We’ve already seen many powerful Bible passages about baptism, but few give the punch Romans 6 gives. We have...
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May 18, 20249 min read
15. Baptism for the Dead (Part II)
Hades: Hell and Paradise The Bible describes a realm under the Earth called Hades. The Jews called it Sheol and other cultures called it...
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May 17, 202412 min read
14. Baptism for the Dead (Part I)
An Important Question Admittedly, the expression "baptism for the Dead" sounds strange, but if it conjures up ideas of zombies, you’ve...
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May 16, 20249 min read
13. Purification from Former Sins
You Must Grow Have you ever asked yourself “Why am I not growing?” Have you ever asked yourself “Why am I spiritually unfruitful?” Peter...
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Mar 29, 20249 min read
12. Receiving Jesus
The Prayer of Faith The position of Evangelicals since the 1950s is that saving faith becomes effective through “the prayer of faith,” a...
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Mar 23, 20244 min read
11. Baptized Into Christ
Clothed with Christ Are you clothed in Christ’s righteousness? There are only two kinds of people: those who bear the burden of their...
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Mar 23, 20246 min read
10. One Baptism
One of Seven You are about to read one of the greatest passages of the Bible. On par with the Great Commission, the Great Commandment,...
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Jan 21, 20245 min read
9. The Washing of Water
Only One Possible Meaning Very similar to the Biblical expression washing of regeneration (Titus 3:5) is the expression washing of water....
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Jan 20, 20243 min read
8. The Washing of Regeneration
How God Saves Us Salvation is the number one concern of most churches. “How can we save people?” is the big question churches ask. Is it...
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