The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 16:15
Acts 16:15She was baptized and her household.Infant baptismI. Although from the earliest days infant baptism has been practised, there are some who deny its scriptural authority.1. At first sight their position seems to be a strong one, when they say, “Where is there any command for it?” In reply to this it is only necessary to say that Christians consider many things as most important for the support of which no such authority can be claimed. Where is it written, “Thus saith the Lord,... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 16:13
Acts 16:13And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side where prayer was wont to be made.The duty of Christ’s servants when from homeThis may be gathered from what the apostles did not do, and what they did when they reached Philippi.I. Negatively. They did not--1. Give up going to prayer meeting because they were away from their home church.2. Go to prayer meeting and wait and wait for someone else to say something.3. Need a fifty-thousand-dollar church, and the presence of a... read more