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Summer is in full swing! Facebook and Instagram are awash with photos of friends at the beach or playing outside somewhere, and you can almost hear the blender firing up as people mix their favorite smoothies and frozen beverages. Just make sure Bill Cosby isn't your bartender! And speaking of mixes - I think this month's playlist has a fairly balanced mix of pop, soul, and country. Hope you enjoy! To listen on Spotify, click HERE.
1. Closure (Jill Scott) - When did funk get so funny?!?! Jill gives Mr. Wrong a kiss-off (but not before using him for some nookie). I love the sprinklers you can hear at the end as the poor dude is knocking at her door trying to get back inside!
2. Come and Get It (John Newman) - Is it just me, or is England putting out some great soul music???
3. Shine (Years and Years) - We had them on June's playlist, but they're back with another danceable ditty!
4. Friday I'm In Love (Yo La Tengo) - Long-time Indie band pays tribute to the Cure with this gorgeous acoustic interpretation.
5. Sunday Morning (A Thousand Horses) - Fantastic up-and-coming band sounds like the Black Crowes at their peak!
6. Walking In the Rain (Cheryl Ladd) - One of Charlie's Angels singing the Ronettes??? YES, please! Stumbled across this on Soundcloud while surfing music - from her 1978 self-titled album.
7. Hooked On You (Parov Stelar featuring Timothy Auld) - Handsome Austrian DJ serves up some mid-tempo electronic grooves.
8. Shut Up and Dance (Walk the Moon) - This sounds like one of those great 1980s party bands whose name you can't quite recall! The Romantic Hooters?
9. Everything We Do (Bastian Baker) - Exuberant folk-pop from Switzerland.
10. Somebody Else Will (Mickey Guyton) - One doesn't see many African-American women singing country music, but after listening to this artist one has to wonder why NOT!
11. The One (Kodaline) - Piano driven rock anthem from Irish Indie band.
12. What You Don't Do (Lianne La Havas) - Toe-tapping soul with great vocals by British singer.
13. I'm Good at Leaving (Ashley Monroe) - I love how Ashley makes no apologies for singing retro-styled country! Sounds like something you'd hear in a dive bar, and rush up to the jukebox to see who it is.
14. Dirty Work (Austin Mahone) - YouTube sensation and opening act for Taylor Swift is probably going to be a huge star before long. Let's enjoy this funky single, and pray he doesn't follow in the footsteps of JBiebs.
15. All In You (Synapson featuring Anna Kova) - Jazzy disco from French DJs
16. Make a Scene (Shamir) - Take Grace Jones' minimalist disco and add androgynous Michael Jackson-esque vocals, and you have some idea of what Shamir is laying down! The cowbell doesn't hurt either!
17. Pressure Off (Duran Duran with Janelle Monae and Nile Rodgers) - With a team like this, there's no way this could be bad. And it isn't - it's fantastic. Thanks, Craig, for calling it to my attention!
So that's August! Hope everyone is having a great summer, and I'll see you in September (hey - isn't that a song title???). Deuces!
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WATER BAPTISM. DO INFANTS QUALIFY? BY STEVE FINNELL
Are infants proper candidates for baptism? Do babies meet the requirements to be baptized? The short answer is no.
Acts 8:26-40 ....36 As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized? 37 [And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."]
Unlike the Ethiopian eunuch; babies cannot believe with all their heart. Infants cannot make the confession, that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of God. Babies do meet the requirements for water baptism.
DAY OF PENTECOST
Acts 2:22-37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?"
There were no infants baptized on the Day of Pentecost. Why not?
1. They could not believe in Jesus the Nazarene.
2. Infants could not believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.
3. Babies could not realize that God made Jesus both Lord and Christ.
4. Infants could not be pierced to the heart, nor could they ask, " Brethren, what shall we do?"
Acts 2:38 Peter said to them,"Repent, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Infants do not need to repent; because they have no sin to repent from. Repentance means to turn from sin and turn toward God. Infants are not candidates for water baptism.
Acts 2:41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
There were no infants added to the church that day. Why not? Because babies could not receive Peter's word. Infants are not capable of understanding the gospel. Infants are not qualified to be baptized in water.
THE JAILER AND HIS HOUSEHOLD SAVED
Acts 16:31-34 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.....33.....and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. 34 ....having believed in God with his whole household.
The jailer and his whole household believed before they were baptized. There were no babies baptized. Infants are not capable of believing. Infants are not qualified to be baptized.
THERE IS NO BIBLICAL RECORD OF ANY CHRISTIAN THAT WAS BAPTIZED BEFORE THEY BELIEVED.
INFANTS CANNOT BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST. THEY ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO BE IMMERSED IN WATER.
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