Samantha Carpenter

What is water baptism? The word baptism comes from the Greek word baptizo which means to completely immerse or dip. Earliest traces of the word were used to describe cucumbers becoming pickles. They are immersed! To baptize something, then, means to completely submerge it in a liquid. In a biblical sense, to baptize a person

Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord sings a song over His vineyard—the nation of Israel. He goes into great detail describing how the owner of the vineyard had chosen fertile ground, tilled the soil, cleared it of stones and planted the choicest vines. He had built a winepress and looked for a crop of good

Out of all the prophetic books in the Bible, Isaiah is the longest—one reason he is often considered the greatest prophet of Israel. His ministry spanned a period of some 60 years and included the defeat and exile of the Northern Kingdom of Israel at the hands of the Assyrians. However, the message of Isaiah

The Bible can be summed up as the story of God’s love for the world because it tells of the divine plan to redeem fallen mankind and create an eternal family made up of every tribe and tongue. The story began with the creation of mankind and his fall into sin. Man was created for

The biblical period known as the divided kingdom is a painful one to follow. After reaching the pinnacle of blessing and prosperity, King Solomon fell into idolatry, bringing down judgment on his dynasty. That judgment came once his son Rehoboam assumed the throne, and rebellion brought division, resulting in the northern kingdom of Israel under