Jeremiah 33:17

"For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel . . . "

Ezra 1:5

"Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites . . . to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem."

Genesis 35:11

"And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;"

Revelation 7:4

"And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel."

Luke 10:16

 

"He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me."

 

Problem:

 

This passage is interpreted by Roman Catholic expositors to support their position on papal infallibility. It is argued that the authority of Jesus Christ is guaranteed in this passage to the legitimate successors, i.e. the Bishops of Rome.

Solution:

Matthew 26:26

 

" . . . this is my body."

 

Problem:

 

Roman Catholics understand this passage to teach that when the appropriate words are uttered by the priest, the Wafer is changed into the real body of Christ. This is the doctrine of Transubstantiation.

Solution:

Matthew 16:18

 

"Thou art Peter and upon this Rock I will build my church."

 

Problem:

 

The Roman Catholic interpretation of this is:

4.1  The Nature Of Man

The majority of human beings seem to spend little time meditating about death, or about their own nature, which is death's fundamental cause.   Such lack of self-examination leads to a lack of self-knowledge, and therefore people drift along through life, making their decisions according to the dictates of their own natural desires.   There is a refusal -  albeit heavily masked - to take on board the fact that life is so short that all too soon the finality of death will be upon us.   "For what is your life?  It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little

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BASIC BIBLE TRUTHS

Baptism
ITS MEANING AND IMPORTANCE

When you have read this leaflet you will know the answers to these questions:

1. Were the early followers of Jesus Christ baptized?
2. What does the Bible say about baptism?
3. What does baptism mean?
4. Why do I need to be baptized?
5. Why must I obey God’s commands?
6. What must I do now, so that I can enjoy life for ever in God’s kingdom?

1. WERE THE EARLY FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST BAPTIZED ?

3.1 The Promises Of God: Introduction

At this point in our studies we have reached a broad understanding of who God is and how He works. In doing so we have cleared up a number of common misunderstandings about these things. Now we want to look more positively at the things which God has "promised to them that love him" (James 1:12; 2:5) by keeping His commandments (Jn. 14:15).