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What Is the "Baptism of the Holy Spirit"?

The Bible talks about water baptism (being immersed in water to symbolize the death of our old self and being raised to new life). But what does it mean when it talks about baptism of the Holy Spirit? Does this...
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Is Baptism Required for Salvation?

Jesus Christ, the apostles and the New Testament Church practiced water baptism. Is baptism a required part of God's plan of salvation?
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Who's Your Enemy?

Do you sometimes feel like everyone’s against you?
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Step Out of the Fret Room

From time to time I feel down and start feeling sorry for myself in a "woe is me" kind of attitude.
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Is There a Red Herring In Your Life

Some deceptions are entertaining. Others are deadly.
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You Are What You Think

When we moved up in technology and purchased a digital camera, I did not know how to choose just one picture and download it on my computer.
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How Could Christ Not Sin

I'd like to think that just once I could go a whole day without sinning.
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The Post-Feast Blahs

The Feast is over. You drive home with your thoughts consumed by the wonderful experiences, the marvelous spiritual food and the warm fellowship with old friends and new people you've met for the first time during the past eight days.
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Did the thief on the cross go to heaven?

Did Jesus promise that the thief who was crucified with Him would go to "Paradise" that same day?
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What Is The "Spirit in Man"?

Several verses in the Bible talk about a spirit of man that is described much differently from what many religions envision as an immortal soul. What is this spirit in man?
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Are "the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God" literally crying out in heaven?

What does Revelation 6:9-11 mean? How is this passage related to end-time events?
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United Youth Corps: Fun, Fellowship and Furthering Relationships in Nigeria

The fifth annual United Youth Camp in Nigeria kicked off on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010
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What does the expression "soul and spirit" in Hebrews 4: 12 mean?

Does this verse imply that the spirit and the soul can be separated? What does this verse teach about the Word of God?
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What is the "soul"?

Is the soul talked about in the Bible an immortal part of human beings...or is it something else entirely?
An old cemetery in the country.
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Will Everyone Have a Chance for Salvation? What Happens After Death / at the Resurrection / at Judgment Day?

Death seems so capricious - so unfair. But God is merciful and has the power over death. How will He provide a chance for salvation for everyone?
A man walking down a tunnel hallway.
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What Does the Bible Say About Reincarnation?

Do the souls of people come back again and again in different bodies? Does the Bible contain any teachings about reincarnation or the transmigration of souls?
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What happened to the resurrected saints mentioned in Matthew 27: 52-53?

Why did God raise dead Christians from their graves at the time of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection? What happened to these saints?
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What does the parable of Lazarus and the rich man mean?

Did Jesus intend the parable of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31) to give us a real-time view of the state of the dead now, either in heaven or an ever-burning hell? How does this parable fit with the...
Flames of a fire.
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What Is Hell? Will the Wicked Be Tormented in Hell Forever?

Can a God of love send anybody to the kind of hell imagined in Dante’s Inferno?
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Did God take Enoch and Elijah to heaven?

The Bible talks of Enoch being "translated" and Elijah being taken up in a chariot of fire. What do these passages mean?