Thursday June 17th, 2010
1 Corinthians 15:29

Posted By James Rafferty

Question: What does 1 Corinthians 15:29 mean? What is Paul talking about?

Answer: Good question as our Mormon friends tend to take this to mean that living believers ought to be baptized for their dead (who may not have been baptized). The Bible indicates that baptism is a personal, individual decision that involves accepting the gift of salvation. We cannot be baptized on behalf of another individual any mo...

" Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne" (Psalm 97:2). A contrast is here drawn between darkness and righteousness. Righteousness is a character word, defining thoughts and feelings and behavior. Therefore, the darkness here mentioned must also be a character word. The inspired writer says, in essence, " Darkness surrounds the character of God, but the fact is that righteousness is the true essence of His Character." God may look bad to us, but in reality He' s good. There is a kind of spiritual darkness that clouds our ideas about God. However, that darkness is...


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