Tonight we're going to talk about aspiring to spiritual greatness. As I was thinking about this, the first thing that struck me was how many halls of fame there are. There are so many! There's the Football Hall of Fame, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and even a Firefighters Hall of Fame. No offense to firefighters—that's fine. I even noticed that the Firefighters Hall of Fame in Phoenix is...

God is the eternal, all-powerful (omnipotent), all-knowing (omniscient), all-present (omnipresent), and perfectly good Creator of all things. He exists as one God in three Persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit (The Trinity).

The Question: Is baptism merely a symbol, a requirement for salvation, or something else entirely? Key Verses & Explanation: Matthew 28:19 (The Command): "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Explanation: Baptism is an explicit command from Jesus, making it a required act of obedience for...

66 books (39 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament). Note: Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include additional books in the Old Testament, often called the Apocrypha or Deuterocanonical books, totaling 73 or more.