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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ MAY 16

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

Babies can be baptized. Cornelius’s entire household was baptized and it obviously included babies.

Acts 10:2 & 33 & 48

Fact of the Day

No!  Cornelius and all his household feared God.  When Peter arrived, Cornelius said, “We are all here before God to hear all that you have been commanded.”  Then Peter ordered them to baptized.  Babies cannot fear God nor can they hear (listen to intelligently) preaching nor can they obey a verbal order.


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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ MAY 15

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

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Only ordained ministers can baptize someone.

Acts 9:10-12,18

Fact of the Day

No!  The man who baptized the future apostle Paul was just a “disciple” (follower).

(In Afghanistan, they do it by telephone.  The prospect takes their phone to a pool or other body of water and calls the Christian man who will say the “holy words” over him.  The Christian takes his confession and records it, says,”I now baptize you in the name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit.”  The prospect dips himself under water, the baptizer prayers for them, and, if safe, the new Christian takes a picture of himself or herself all wet.  The baptizer then sends the recording to all the other Afghan Christians.  [Usually it is not safe to take a photo].  And everyone rejoices.)


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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ MAY 10

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

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The apostles were ignorant, uneducated fishermen who associated with riff-raff.

Acts 4:13  –  Luke 5:7-10  –  Matthew 9:9

Fact of the Day

No!  That’s  what their enemies called them. They were raised Jews, so went to the local synagogue school.  At least four were business owners.  One was a tax collector.   Further, if they had been uneducated, how were they able to write such eloquent letters that became parts of the New Testament?


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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ MAY 8

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Surprise of the Day

“You hypocrites! You shut the door to the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces.  You will not go in, and you stop those who are trying to get in.”

Matthew 23 Many

Fact of the Day

Look closely at the word – HYPO-CRIT or HYPO-CRITICAL  Hyper means overactive.  Hypo means under active.  A hypo-crit is someone who has no opinion about anything.  Nothing is truth. Nothing is right or wrong.  Nothing matters.  Just do what feels good.  It is also a word that is sometimes translated GODLESS (no God).


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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ May 7

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

Surprise of the Day

The early church met and worshiped on the temple grounds called “Solomon’s Porch”. What was it?

Acts 3:11

Fact of the Day

Solomon’s porch was 8-1/2 feet wide and ½ mile long. It was a colonnade. It was all that was left of Solomon’s original temple built around 900 years before Jesus. 


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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ MAY 6

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

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Only ordained ministers can baptize someone.

Acts 2:16 & 41

Fact of the Day

No!  Three thousands were baptized on the Day of Pentecost.  The 12 apostles would have had to baptize 250 people each.  At 20/hr (1 every 3 minutes), each would have had to baptize people without resting for 12.5 hours.  If they began at noon, they would have had to be baptizing people to or past midnight.  Surely some of those they baptized helped baptize others.  The 3000 were baptized “that day”. Further, the future apostle, Paul, was baptized only by “a certain disciple/follower”.


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SURPRISE OF THE DAY ~ May 14

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Surprise of the Day

The apostles were flogged by the Sanhedrin for preaching in the temple.  With 39 lashes each from a leather whip and  bloody robes, they shuffled home and fell into bed writhing in pain.

Acts 5:40-42  –  Deuteronomy 25:3

Fact of the Day

Here is a fairly modern eye-witness account of 40 lashes from https://bit.ly/452Ih32:

14th stroke – Blood appeared

20th stroke – The red stripes could hardly be distinguished.  The back was one red quivering mass.

29th stroke – The dark blood, which had made its appearance in small clots after the first few lashes, began to ooze from the lacerated flesh and trickle down his back

40th stroke – He was close to fainting, only capable of uttering quiet moans, and his limp body hung by his arms

But the next morning after a probably sleepless night,  they shuffled back to the temple bent over, with each step  jarring the raw blood vessels on their back. 

Why?  To give people an urgent message:  Who Jesus was and how they could be saved from Satan. 

And they did it every day.  It was the least they could do for a savior who suffered much more than that for others.


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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ MAY 4

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible ...and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

All 120 men and women in the upper room began speaking in other languages (“tongues”) by the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost.

Acts 1:13-14  –  Acts 2:1 & 7  –  Acts 2:15  –  Acts 2:37 & 43  –  Acts 5:12

Fact of the Day

No!  

  1. The Day of Pentecost (when the events of chapter 2 happened) came another day from the events with the 120 in chapter 1)
  2. Those who received the gift were all from the province of Galilee up north.
  3. Always they were called men.
  4. The signs and wonders were done by the apostles – all men from Galilee.


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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ May 3

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Oops of the Day

Jesus broke the sabbath, one of the Ten Commandmenrs of Moses.

Matthew 12:1-14  –  I Samuel 21:1-6  –  Hebrews 4:1-9

Fact of the Day

No!  The Jewish hierarchy following Jesus around to find an excuse to kill him found their excuse when Jesus broke the sabbath, one of the Ten Commandments traced back to Moses.

Other scriptures say people have to work hard to support their families and others.  BUT, they must stop and rest one day a week and make it “holy to the Lord’.  “Holy” means set apart (from the other days of the week when we are working for ourselves) to honor God. 

1-If God had not made it a requirement to stop one day a week, many people would have worked hard year around – concentrating on themselves and not their creator and possibly ruining their health.

2-BUT, occasionally, a life and-death emergency arose that needed to be taken care of. To neglect that situation would have dishonored God. Jesus also gave the example of a child or oxen falling into a well on the sabbath.

  • David had been starving
  • A child fallen into a well could not long survive
  • An ox fallen into a well could not long survive
  • Jesus and his apostles were starving
  • Dropsy – extreme edema – can be fatal
  • Shriveled hands cause by Multiple Sclerosis or Stroke can be fatal.


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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ MAY 1

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Surprise of the Day

After Peter denied even knowing Jesus during his trial, and after Jesus’ death and resurrection, he interrogated Peter about his love and loyalty to make sure Peter was never going to waver again.

John 21;15-17

Fact of the Day

No!  First, note that Jesus did not order him to repent.  And second, Jesus knew and knows everything, so did not have to find out anything.  He was building Peter up a little at a time. 

The 1st time Peter said he loved Jesus, Jesus replied, “Okay, you can take care of the young-lamb Christians.”

The 2nd time, Jesus replied, “Good.  Then you can keep my sheep rounded up and together.” 

The 3rd time, Jesus replied, “Good.  Now you can take care of all my sheep as a good shepherd.”   


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