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March 16, 2026 Matt Bedzyk
baptism as calling on the name of the Lord

A Better Sinner’s Prayer: Baptism as Calling on the Name of the Lord to Be Saved

March 16, 2026 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study baptism

Baptism is an act of faith whereby the penitent sinner calls upon the name of the risen Lord Jesus to be saved.

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Baptism in the Gospels

March 16, 2026 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study baptism

Jesus took John’s baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins and filled it with new and eschatological significance

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Baptism in the Book of Acts

March 16, 2026 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study baptism

The events in the book of Acts make it clear that baptism was understood as an essential part of conversion.

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Baptism in the Epistles

March 16, 2026 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study baptism

From the NT epistles passages on baptism we see that all the blessings of salvation are associated with baptism by faith.

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concluding implications and applications for baptism as calling on the name of the Lord to be saved

Concluding Implications and Applications for Baptism as Calling on the Name of the Lord

March 16, 2026 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study baptism

Concluding Implications and Applications for Baptism as Calling on the Name of the Lord.

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Raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures

Raised on the Third Day

January 4, 2026 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study

The resurrection of Christ on the third day is the satisfying fulfillment of Israel's Scriptures as a whole.

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authorship of hebrews

On the Authorship of Hebrews

December 30, 2025 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study

Everyone wants to know who wrote Hebrews, but the author has another kind of question in mind.

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The bright and morning star - the king who outshines the rest

The King Who Outshines the Rest

December 23, 2025 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study advent

Jesus is David’s root, David’s descendant, and Jacob’s star. In other words, he is the eternal God, the incarnate Son, and the exalted Lord.

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Reading Bible like Bereans

Reading the Bible Like Bereans

January 27, 2025 Posted By: Matt Bedzyk Bible Study

In order to be good readers of the Bible, like the Bereans in Acts 17, we must read carefully, communally, and Christologically.

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