By Sidharth Mohandas on January 22, 2009
In order for a building to stand strong and firm, it’s foundations must be laid properly (Matthew 7:24-27). At Imrah we have been dealing with the foundational doctrines of Christ for the past 6-7 months based on Hebrews 6:1-2 NIV; so that you would be unshakably rooted in Christ, no matter what life throws your [...]
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By Sidharth Mohandas on August 17, 2008
By Sidharth Mohandas
Repentance
The first requirement to receive the Spirit is repentance. As said earlier in the foundational series, the call to repentance is simply a call to a changed mentality (Acts 2:38). To those of you who are seeking Abba for the baptism in the Holy Spirit, this is God’s first instruction to you: change [...]
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By Sidharth Mohandas on August 15, 2008
By Sidharth Mohandas
Many people today believe that the baptism in the Spirit is a separate experience from salvation. While we tend to agree on that fact, there is a lot of disagreement as to what the evidence for the Spirit baptism actually is. What exactly are the indicators of a person baptized in the Spirit? [...]
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By Sidharth Mohandas on August 14, 2008
By Sidharth Mohandas
Before we move any further, let me re-emphasize that much of what is passed down by tradition is not in line with Scripture. As we move on in the series, please make the solemn decision to go exclusively by God’s Word, rather than what has been passed down to you by tradition.
Aren’t we [...]
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By Sidharth Mohandas on August 12, 2008
By Sidharth Mohandas
Introduction
As said in a previous article, the Greek word for “baptize” is “baptizo”, and it means “to be immersed” or “to be fully submerged”. The term “Holy Spirit baptism” therefore refers to one’s being immersed or fully submerged in the Holy Spirit. It’s purpose? So that we receive power to be witnesses (Acts [...]
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By Sidharth Mohandas on August 10, 2008
By Sidharth Mohandas
Introduction
Ever since I experienced the baptism in the Holy Spirit, I have been burdened to share the truth about this experience. I strongly believe that this experience is the door to God’s demonstrative power and also the key to unity in the Body of Christ. As you move forward with me in [...]
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By Titto Thomas on August 9, 2008
By Titto Thomas
From the last post we saw that Baptism is an act of obedience that follows one’s conversion and symbolically portrays the washing away of sins. The Bible warrants that the new believer be immersed–not sprinkled. However, the church today slightly differs on their views of immersion in baptism. For those people who have [...]
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By Titto Thomas on August 6, 2008
By Titto Thomas
So far we have covered two elementary foundations, mentioned in Hebrews 6:1-2. We saw that repentance brings us to a place where we can have faith. Now faith without actions is dead (James 2:17), so actions must always follow true faith! It is interesting to note that the rest of the series is [...]
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By Sidharth Mohandas on August 5, 2008
By Sidharth Mohandas
We hope you have been following us in the foundational series we’re going through. In my previous post I shared with you the various kinds of baptisms Scripture talks about. I also shared that out them only 2 are applicable to us today, the other two don’t even come in the foundational doctrines. In [...]
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By Sidharth Mohandas on August 4, 2008
By Sidharth Mohandas
Introduction
We have been working systematically through the six foundational doctrines mentioned in Hebrews 6:1-2. So far we have covered “repentance from dead works” and “faith towards God”. In this section, we will move on to the next fundamental doctrine of baptisms.
What does baptism mean?
Let’s start by discovering the meaning of the word baptism. [...]
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