Thinking Out Loud

by Lee Langdon

Posts Tagged baptism

Living for the Spirit of God

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. ”  Romans 8:1-2 Found in Romans chapter eight, look how Paul compares living according to the sinful nature to living according [...]

Christian Baptism

Baptism has been around for thousands of years. It is generally accepted that it was done in later Old Testament days. It was certainly done in the New Testament days. Christians have been baptizing ever since the beginning of the church. Baptism has never ceased to be a part of the Christian faith, even through [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 30–1 Peter 1:3-5

Day 30—1 Peter 1:3-5  3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 29–Colossians 2:6-15

Day 29—Colossians 2:6-15 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.     8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 28–1 Peter 3:18-22

Day 28—1 Peter 3:18-22 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 19 In that state he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— 20 to those who were disobedient [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 27–Ephesians 4:17-24

Day 27—Ephesians 4:17-24  17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 25–Titus 3:1-8

Day 25—Titus 3:1-8  1 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, 2 to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.     3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 24–2 Corinthians 1:18-24

Day 24—2 Corinthians 1:18-24 18 But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.” 20 For [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 22–Acts 16:13-15, 25-34

Day 22—Acts 16:13-15, 25-34 [Baptism of Lydia and her household—Acts 16:13-15] 13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 21–Acts 10:30-48

Day 21—Acts 10:30-48 30 Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me 31 and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor. 32 Send to Joppa for Simon who [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 20–Acts 9:1-19; 22:3-21

Day 20—Acts 9:1-19; 22:3-21 [Luke’s version of Paul’s conversion to Jesus—Acts 9:1-19]  1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 19–Acts 8:26-40

Day 19—Acts 8:26-40  26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 18–Acts 8:4-25

Day 18—Acts 8:4-25   4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. 5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7 With shrieks, evil spirits [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 16–Acts 3:11-4:4

Day 16—Acts 3:11-4:4 11 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “People of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by [...]

30 Days of Salvation: Day 15–Acts 2:32-41

Day 15—Acts 2:32-41 32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, [...]