Why would Jesus need to be baptized by John since Jesus was sinless and did not need to repent?The Bible is clear-God sent John the Baptist to prepare the way for the coming of Jesus Christ. He did this through a public ministry of preaching and baptizing. His baptism was a public way of preparing the people of Israel to repent of their sins and ultimately to believe in Jesus as the Messiah. Of no...  Read More

How do you know it is God speaking to you?Let's start off by saying the simple answer: it always aligns with the Word of God. The Lord will never speak to you in a way that contradicts His written Word. His written Word is the litmus test for all of what we believe Him to be speaking. Now, that is not to say that everything you hear Him say is written is Scripture. For example, if you sense the Lo...  Read More