Amongst the many metaphors that our blessed Saviour is expressed by in the holy scriptures, certainly this of the Door must carry emphasis and signification, for use and improvement; otherwise He that was wiser than Solomon, and spake as never man spake, (for excellency of matter and form) would never have likened himself to a Door.
Baptism means placing somebody or something entirely into some other medium—nothing else. That is the meaning of baptism throughout scripture.
What are some other Christian works that ought to be done in secret but often are not? What in us desires to be seen of man?
To most Americans of today, Hanukkah is nothing more than the Jewish answer to Christmas. What can we learn from this feast that Jesus Himself honored by his attendance?
