By Bob Schneiter on 1/17/2010

Romans 6: 3

          There are many words in the Bible that almost defy description in English because of the differences in culture and languages. But two of the most difficult words to understand are in and into. Our text today says that we were “...baptized into Christ.” Before we understand what it means to be baptized by the Holy Spirit, we need to understand what the word baptism means. Most of us understand baptism in the sense of a public confession of our faith which we make when we are immersed in water. Others understand it to be a sprinkling done with holy water as part of a...

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By Bob Schneiter on 1/10/2010

Matthew 5: 31-32

          Our American society has changed dramatically. A person would have to have his head in the sand not to notice the marked change in the American family. Perhaps if you are young, the change is not so apparent because your frame of reference is still limited. But if you are sixty years old or older, you cannot miss the extreme shift in values. In the year 1900, less than 1% of all marriages ended in divorce. Then came the world wars and with them an inordinate increase in the rate of divorce. Several factors were responsible for the increase. One was the separation...

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By Bob Schneiter on 12/13/2009

Romans 6: 1-2 

 

          One of the 64,000 thousand dollar questions in Scripture is, what is meant by

II Corinthians 6:14 ff.: “Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can goodness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and the Devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said, ‘I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be My people. Therefore,...

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