2022 – Page 3 – Unmasking Sophistry

Should Disfellowship Letters Be Shared Outside Of The Congregation Disfellowshipping Someone?

Question Should disfellowship letters be shared outside of the congregation disfellowshipping someone? Please provide scriptures to support your answer. Answer In the New Testament, the church in Ephesus wrote a letter to the brethren in Achaia about a faithful brother, Apollos. Acts 18:27: “And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting

In What Name Should We Baptize?

Question In Matthew 28:19, Jesus said that baptism should be done in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Since it is to be done in the name (singular) and not names (as in plural), what is the name of the Father and of the Son, and of

Should we pray to cover ourselves with the blood of Jesus?

Question: Is it OK, while we pray, to cover ourselves with the blood of Jesus? For example, we cover ourselves with the blood of Jesus for protection. Do you remember the Passover when a lamb’s blood was used for protection against death? In that same way, better blood that speaks more than that of a

Why Did Your Church Pastor Called Tongues An “Emotional Outburst”?

Question Listening to a program at my working place, I heard one of your Pastors call “Tongues” spoken by present churches as an “emotional outburst.” He went further to say that except any of the founding apostles lay hands on you, you can’t speak in tongues. Do you guys also mean that what Paul spoke

Should I Be Rebaptized After My First Baptism Which Was By Immersion?

Question I have been baptized by immersion in my former church. Can I be baptized again now that I am hearing the gospel by another preacher who seems to be emphasizing the necessity of baptism? Answer Baptism is a command of Christ in the New Testament. Those who believed and are baptized shall be saved

Where In The Bible Does It Say One Person Should Lead A Congregational Prayer?

Question Good morning Preacher, Please avail me scripturally backed examples of one person leading a Congregation in Prayer. Thank you. Answer Acts 4 is a passage that suggests such. In verse 24, we read: “So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who

Why Was Mattias Qualified As An Apostle When He Did Not Witness Christ’s Ascension?

Question In Acts 1:21, to qualify for primaries to be an Apostle the ardent follower of Jesus Christ must have been a witness of Christ’s baptism by John the Baptizer down to when Jesus ascended to Heaven. When Jesus ascended, eleven apostles were with him; excluding Judas. Mathias who replaced the dead Judas didn’t witness

Why Not Take The Lord’s Supper At Night?

Question Good evening Bro Lesley. I need your contribution to this question or suggestion of a Brother who is against us taking the Lord’s Supper during morning service and not in the evening as observed in the Bible. Answer Thank you for your question. The New Testament reveals that the Lord’s Supper was taken by

Tongues – A Human Language Or Just Gibberish?

By Patrick Donahue | Alabama, USA Were the tongues in the Bible just gibberish like what we see in so called “Pentecostal” churches today? I’ve been to a number of services where people were claiming to speak in tongues, but it just sounded like a bunch of gibberish to me. Is that what we see

Pouring Water On A Duck’s Back

By Osamagbe Lesley Egharevba | Lagos, Nigeria To “pour water on a duck’s back” is an expression that is usually used when a person’s action is seen as having no effect. The water droplets literally roll off of duck’s back when you pour water on it. Thus, one is seen as pouring water on a