For the WHOLE FAMILY: Life-Enhancement, Biblical Historical Novels, Textual Studies, Story Books, Puzzles, Songs, & Scholarly Research Books
No one can become a saint until they have been dead 100 years and performed at least one miracle. Even then, they must be voted into their sainthood.
Romans 1:7 – 1st Corinthians 1:2 – Ephesians 1:1 – Philippians 1:1 – Colossians 1:2
No! All Christians are saints!
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
Babies can be baptized. Cornelius’s entire household was baptized and it obviously included babies.
Acts 10:2 & 33 & 48 – Acts 2:38
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 intelligently) preaching. Earlier, Peter said we should REPENT and be baptized for the forgiveness of our sins. Babies cannot repent.
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
QUICK GEMS FROM ACTS 16-18 ~
Acts 16:8 – Acts 17:7 – Acts 17:10 – Acts 18:17 – Romans 1:8
> The city of Troas was next to the ruins of the classic walled city of Troy that Homer wrote about.
> Within 30 years of Jesus’ death, the gospel had been spread to the whole world (through “tongues”).
> Berea was at the foot of Mount Olympus where Jupiter and a lot of his “children” supposedly lived. We wonder how many people climbed it in those days to check it out.
> Gallio was the brother of Seneca, the tutor of Nero.
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
A little boy – Paul’s nephew – warned Paul about a plot to kill him when he was arrested in Jerusalem at the end of his 3rd missionary trip.
Acts 23:16
No! Paul was between 55 and 60 by now. His sister would have been close to that age and her son grown. So Paul’s nephew was probably between 30 and 40 years of age.
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
When the ship Paul was on was caught in a storm, Paul calmly explained to the captain and everyone else that they should eat because none of them were going to drown.
Acts 27:21-38
No! They were probably in the middle of a cyclone (hurricane). They were undoubtedly below deck so they wouldn’t be swept away above board. Even below deck, they would have to hang on to something as the ship listed over onto one side in the waves, and then to the other side, and even possibly tied themselves to a post. That in itself would make communicating with someone else difficult. Plus, the noise of the creaking boards and the ferocious wind and waves would have required shouting to be heard.
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
You can be baptized as a testimony that you have been forgiven of all your sins in the past and therefore are saved.
Acts 2:38 – 22:16
No! Only the sinless can enter heaven. If one sin were there, it would not be heaven. The apostle Peter said your sins are all forgiven at baptism. The apostle Paul said he was baptized to wash away his sins. Were they wrong? Were they right?
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
You can keep the Lord’s Supper whichever day of the week you want and as often as you want.
Acts 20:7&11 – Exodus 20:8
No! When we look at the original Greek of the Bible, Paul and his associates MET (Greek for religious meeting) on THE first day of the week TO break (religiously) bread.
Later that night, they broke bread and “ate” (Greek word metabolized).
The Law of Moses said the Jews had to “remember THE Sabbath day to keep it holy.” They understood “the” to mean each and every. So, when they met on THE first day of the week, which week would that be?
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
You can keep the Lord’s Supper whichever day of the week you want and as often as you want.
Acts 20:7&11 – Exodus 20:8
No! When we look at the original Greek of the Bible, Paul and his associates MET (Greek for religious meeting) on THE first day of the week TO break (religiously) bread.
Later that night, they broke bread and “ate” (Greek word metabolized).
The Law of Moses said the Jews had to “remember THE Sabbath day to keep it holy.” They understood “the” to mean each and every. So, when they met on THE first day of the week, which week would that be?
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
How injured were the apostles when they preached after being beaten?
Acts 5:40-42 – Deuteronomy 25:3
The apostles were flogged by the Sanhedrin with 39 lashes from a leather whip.
The following is an eye-witness account of 40 whip lashings at https://bit.ly/452Ih32
But, the next morning, the gutsy apostles struggled out of bed, walked bent over in excruciating fiery pain, showed up at the temple again, and resumed preaching “day after day”.
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
The apostles were ignorant and uneducated.
Acts 4:13 – Luke 5:7-10 – Matthew 9:9
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 of the Bible?
YOU’RE SMART. READ THE BIBLE FOR YOURSELF
DOWNLOAD HERE
