Title: Believe And Be Baptized (2 of 4)
Series: Baptism - Burial and Resurrection
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Mark 16:15-16
The Bible tells us that, at the tower of Babel, God confused the people's language so they couldn't understand each other. Language is how we communicate with each other, and how we communicate is VERY IMPORTANT. How we say things; the kind of words we use; and even the punctuation we use in our sentences is important.
- For example: punctuation saves lives. "Let's EAT KIDS" ... OR "Let's eat, kids "
- How you punctuate a simple sentence can make all the difference. If you take the sentence: "A woman, without her man, is nothing" and change the punctuation it will read "A woman: without her, man is nothing. (Punctuation changed the meaning).
- Punctuation can even influence our theology. I found a comic strip about Abraham and Isaac where (in the first frame) Isaacs says "Here's the wood for the sacrifice, Dad." Next, he says "Here's the dagger for the sacrifice, Dad." And then Isaac looks around and asks "WHERE'S THE SACRIFICE?" Abraham replies "God will provide the sacrifice Isaac" to which Isaac responds: "Did you say God will provide (comma) Isaac?" Or "God will PROVIDE ISAAC?" Abraham says "Come here son." And ISAAC says: "I ain't budgin till you put IN a comma."
Punctuation can make great deal of difference in what is meant. (PAUSE) And so can the order of the words in sentence. For example, there's an evangelist in our brotherhood named Harvey Hacker who told about a Revival where a lady in the audience approached him after his sermon and complained about his view on baptism. So, he asked if she had a Bible. She took one out of her purse and he asked her to turn to Mark 16:16. Then he asked her to read that verse... and this is what she read: "Whoever believes shall be saved and be baptized..." "WAIT" he cried... "read that again." She started again and repeated: "Whoever believes shall be saved and be baptized..." ...
Series: Baptism - Burial and Resurrection
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Mark 16:15-16
The Bible tells us that, at the tower of Babel, God confused the people's language so they couldn't understand each other. Language is how we communicate with each other, and how we communicate is VERY IMPORTANT. How we say things; the kind of words we use; and even the punctuation we use in our sentences is important.
- For example: punctuation saves lives. "Let's EAT KIDS" ... OR "Let's eat, kids "
- How you punctuate a simple sentence can make all the difference. If you take the sentence: "A woman, without her man, is nothing" and change the punctuation it will read "A woman: without her, man is nothing. (Punctuation changed the meaning).
- Punctuation can even influence our theology. I found a comic strip about Abraham and Isaac where (in the first frame) Isaacs says "Here's the wood for the sacrifice, Dad." Next, he says "Here's the dagger for the sacrifice, Dad." And then Isaac looks around and asks "WHERE'S THE SACRIFICE?" Abraham replies "God will provide the sacrifice Isaac" to which Isaac responds: "Did you say God will provide (comma) Isaac?" Or "God will PROVIDE ISAAC?" Abraham says "Come here son." And ISAAC says: "I ain't budgin till you put IN a comma."
Punctuation can make great deal of difference in what is meant. (PAUSE) And so can the order of the words in sentence. For example, there's an evangelist in our brotherhood named Harvey Hacker who told about a Revival where a lady in the audience approached him after his sermon and complained about his view on baptism. So, he asked if she had a Bible. She took one out of her purse and he asked her to turn to Mark 16:16. Then he asked her to read that verse... and this is what she read: "Whoever believes shall be saved and be baptized..." "WAIT" he cried... "read that again." She started again and repeated: "Whoever believes shall be saved and be baptized..." ...
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