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The Roles and Functions of the Prophets in the Eight Century B.C.E.

Introduction The great proclaim of the word of God to the people who were from the land of Israel and Judah was known in the development of Israelite rely on as Prophet. The Old Testament Prophets were the talented preachers who had the courage and dynamic qualities. They throw light on not only Israel but also to the present situations by announcing the eternal principles of divine providence which will always operate whenever similar conditions are at the present’s times. It is a truism to say that in God’ plan the same things are true today that was true in the time of the Old Testament. If the people of the present times are living or acting like the people of the times of the prophets, they will be sure of reaping the same situations or facing the punishment from God. In this paper, I will present….. I.                   Meaning of the Prophet Many meanings in the Bible which are use...

The Three Theories of the Beginning of Baptist

Dr. W.H. Whisitt’s answer Baptist began in 1641 , when they recovered the practice of believer’s baptism by immersion in England and that it is historically inaccurate to trace the Baptist denomination back beyond that date (Shurden 1972, 23) (Baptist History, 2) The three theories of Baptist beginnings are as follows: 1)       Successionist Theory 2)       Anabaptist Spiritual Kinship Theory 3)       English Separatist Descent Theory 1)       Successionist Theory ( ဆက္ခံျခင္း သီအိုရီ ) Another name is “Jerusalem Jordan-John Theory” or “Trail of Blood.” This theory maintains that Baptists have been in existence since the time of John the Baptist . It assumes that those people who responded to John’s message were Baptists, that Jesus Christ was a Baptist and so were His disciples. Baptist Historians have embraced this view. This theory is simple and easy to understan...