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16th December 2009
Philologically, Baptidzo appears to have to have been derived from the word Baptos which means “dipped, dyed, bright-coloured.” Baptos is itself a derivative of Bapto. Bapto means to dip; Baptos is nothing more than the noun version of the secondar...
Author: Ralph Bass
16th December 2009
“The position of the book Baptidzo is that the word Baptidzo is not an act but a changed condition, state, result or an effect accomplished brought about by any one of several possible acts.” Let’s flesh that out some. To be more precise in our de...
Author: Ralph Bass
16th December 2009
Of course we would all like a one-word definition of Baptidzo. Yet, this one word interpretation has defied translators and translations, for thousands years, not only in English, but also in every language on the globe. This difficulty in translation h...
Author: Ralph Bass
16th December 2009
What does βαπτίζω mean? And very importantly, what does it not mean? These are critical question that must be asked in order to understand Christian baptism.
What is the “act” of Baptism? Indeed, is baptism essentially an “act” at...
Author: Ralph Bass
16th December 2009
“If tomorrow is judgment day
And I’m standing on the front line
And the Lord asks me what I did with my life
I will say, I spent it with you”
~Whitney Houston, “My Love Is Your Love” Lyrics
“Only barbarians are not curious about where...
Author: salimboss
16th December 2009
When life is preoccupied with American Idol, African Idol, Asian Idol, Indian Idol, Australian Idol, Eskimo Idol . . . ; when precious moments are spent watching talk shows, from Tyra, to Oprah Winfrey Show to Late Night with Conan O’Brien to Jerry Spr...
Author: salimboss
16th December 2009
Astrology for a large pool of people is considered non-sense and superstitious. But when we take a deep look into it, we can understand the science behind it. Everyday we come across different situations which are not upon us to control. On most occasions...
Author: Rahul Rungta
16th December 2009
It is a belief that builds the world and this holds true for gemstones. People believed in the healing power of gemstone since time’s immemorial. In ancient time’s people like Aristotle surveyed and wrote about healing stones. It was followed in the M...
Author: Rahul Rungta
16th December 2009
Are tears of blood a miracle or a medical condition? There have been many interesting accounts of such tears with people from all over the world, but it is obviously more difficult to prove a miracle than it is to rule out possible causes for this. There ...
Author: sanajai
15th December 2009
This article is part two of a two-part series about unanswered prayers. This is a continuation of the discussion of why some of our prayers are not answered by God.
Another reason why God does not answer our prayers is lack of faith. People doubt and w...
Author: Babes Tan-Magkalas
15th December 2009
One of the biggest questions asked about prayer and how to pray effectively is why are my prayers not answered? Some people pray to God and ask them for something but it seems like no matter how hard they pray, their prayers are not answered. This sometim...
Author: Babes Tan-Magkalas
15th December 2009
Millions of people online search for psychics every single day. These advisors are known to predict the future and give accurate predictions. I believe that psychics have the power over their forces and can easily channel their views and opinions to oth...
Author: free psychic
15th December 2009
Which temptation was more challenging? Was it Potiphar’s wife or, perhaps it was the temptation to ask Pharaoh’s wine steward to help him get out of jail? All I know is that I would not want to be challenged by either, although I suspect that we const...
Author: Rabbi Simcha
15th December 2009
The smallest state in India, Goa has lot in its kitty. One major attractions is the churches, which has been set up sometime during 17th or 18th centuries. The blend of architectural work clearly shows the erstwhile days of Portuguese and till date, one c...
Author: indiatours
15th December 2009
Allow me to share how I pray. I have what I call my "prayer success ritual" when praying. It's what I do on a daily basis before, during and after I pray. It is routine but I prefer to call it a ritual because to me, a ritual implies something that is sac...
Author: Babes Tan-Magkalas
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