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241 | Why are there disagreements... | 2 Tim 2:15 | kalos | 109621 | ||
With the Holy Spirit indwelling believers, why do we not all come to the same conclusions on the interpretation of various passages of Scripture? Why are there disagreements on the interpretation of Scripture? | ||||||
242 | Does translator translate the older... | 2 Tim 2:15 | kalos | 111983 | ||
Does the translator translate the older passage with a view to the clarification that the later passage brings, or does the translator concentrate solely on the native context of the older passage? "A very important concept for understanding the translation philosophy of the NET Bible and how these three contexts work together is progressive revelation. Simply put, progressive revelation recognizes that God reveals himself—his nature as well as his word, plans, and purposes—over time. He did not reveal everything about himself and what he was doing in the world all at once; instead he graciously revealed more and more as time went on. Later revelation serves to complement and supplement what has come before. "The relation of this reality to translation work creates a great deal of tension, especially as it relates to the theological context, because certain earlier passages are clarified by later ones. Does the translator translate the older passage with a view to the clarification that the later passage brings, or does the translator concentrate solely on the native context of the older passage? The translators and editors for the NET Bible have generally chosen to do the latter for a variety of reasons. "A translation which takes into account the progress of revelation will be true to the three contexts discussed above. It is also very beneficial to the Bible reader to have the progress of revelation accurately represented in the translation of particular texts. This helps the reader see how God has worked through the centuries, and it helps the reader to stand more accurately in the place of the original recipients of the text. Both of these are very instructive and inspirational, and they help the reader to connect with the text in a more fulfilling way." ____________________ See The NET Bible Preface, "What are some of the distinctive characteristics of the NET Bible translation philosophy?" at (http://www.bible.org/netbible/index.htm) |
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243 | Jesus Christ has been ‘buddy-ized’ | 2 Tim 2:15 | kalos | 155777 | ||
Feel-good faith that has no convictions [NOTE: In case you missed it, I am reposting the following. In order to give it more visibility, I have taken the liberty of re-posting it as a question, although no question is being asked. --Kalos] ____________________ "The God we worship today no longer resembles the God of the Bible." ____________________ 'Final conclusion: Even with the proliferation of Bibles today, Christians are reading their Bibles less and less. I believe the evangelical church has only 50 years of life left. 50 years left of evangelicalism because of marginalization of the Word of God. We need another Reformation! 'The enemy of the gospel now is not religious hierarchy but moral anarchy, not tradition but entertainment. The enemy of the gospel is Protestantism run amok; it is an anti-intellectual, anti-knowledge, feel-good faith that has no content and no convictions. Part of the communal repentance that is needed is a repentance about the text. 'And even more importantly, there must be a repentance with regard to Christ our Lord. Just as the Bible has been marginalized, Jesus Christ has been ‘buddy-ized.’ His transcendence and majesty are only winked at, as we turn him into the genie in the bottle, beseeching God for more conveniences, more luxury, less hassle, and a life without worries or lack of comfort. 'He no longer wears the face that the apostles recognized. Or, as Erasmus remarked, “When you read the Greek New Testament, you can see the face of Jesus more clearly than if you were one of his disciplesâ€! A bit of hyperbole, but the point is worth underscoring: The God we worship today no longer resembles the God of the Bible. Unless we return to him through a reading and digesting of the scriptures—through a commitment to the text, the evangelical church will become irrelevant, useless, dead.' ____________________ www.bible.org/page.asp?page_idequals1825 (Where the word equals appears in the above web address, delete equals and in its place type in the equals sign (two parallel horizontal lines - the last key on the right in the numbers row on your keyboard).) |
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244 | Unanswered questions? | 2 Tim 2:23 | kalos | 3480 | ||
Why is it? I've seen a lot of unanswered questions on this Forum, but I've never seen an unquestioned answer. | ||||||
245 | Is this a discussion group? | 2 Tim 2:23 | kalos | 5754 | ||
Did you know? According to the Lockman Foundation, StudyBibleForum.com is "not a discussion group or topical survey" (http://www.gospelcom.net/lockman/studybibleforum/about.php). 2 Tim 2:14 "Of these things put them in remembrance, charging [them] in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear."; 2 Tim 2:16 "But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness."; 2 Tim 2:23 "But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes." 2 Peter 3:16 "as also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction"; |
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246 | Criticize what no one understands? | 2 Tim 2:23 | kalos | 7440 | ||
This question is addressed to charis, Percival and anyone else who wishes to respond: Is it fair to challenge another's assertions, when no one has any idea what, if anything, those assertions mean? |
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247 | Intimidated by the word "doctrine"? | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 3312 | ||
Dear forrest: Why are so many threatened by the use of the word "doctrine", which is merely another word for "teaching"? All scripture is indeed "profitable for doctrine" (KJV). . . . Thank you for the philosophical essay on Truth. But I was never speaking of the precepts or doctrine of men. I was speaking only of sound Bible doctrine which IS inspired of God and the meaning of which can be determined. To suggest that there is some contradiction or conflict between sound Bible doctrine and Christ is misleading. The Bible (including its sound doctrine) is the Written Word. Christ is the Living Word. Therefore, I see no conflict between Christ, the Living Word, and the Bible, the Written Word. So I still say belief comes first and then behavior. I still say WHAT, as well as Whom, we believe greatly impacts the way we live. It was not my intention to quibble over words, but to state a plain fact in plain English. |
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248 | What doctrines are essential | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 6734 | ||
How can we determine what doctrines are essential and what are they? | ||||||
249 | What is Meant by "Inspiration"? | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 58658 | ||
What is Meant by "Inspiration"? John MacArthur writes: "A Definition "My own definition of biblical inspiration is that it is God's superintendence of the human authors so that, using their own individual personalities, they composed and recorded without error His revelation to man in the words of the original autographs. "Several features of the definition are worth emphasizing: "(1) God superintended but did not dictate the material. "(2) He used human authors and their own individual styles. "(3) Nevertheless, the product was, in its original manuscripts, without error" (MacArthur Study Bible). |
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250 | What is "Inspiration"? -- correction | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 58659 | ||
What is Meant by "Inspiration"? -- correction. Charles C. Ryrie (Th.D., Ph.D.) writes: "A Definition "My own definition of biblical inspiration is that it is God's superintendence of the human authors so that, using their own individual personalities, they composed and recorded without error His revelation to man in the words of the original autographs. "Several features of the definition are worth emphasizing: "(1) God superintended but did not dictate the material. "(2) He used human authors and their own individual styles. "(3) Nevertheless, the product was, in its original manuscripts, without error" (Ryrie Study Bible). |
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251 | Apostasy differs from heresy - how? | 2 Tim 4:3 | kalos | 1987 | ||
How does apostasy differ from heresy? "Apostasy, 'falling away,' is the act of professed Christians who deliberately reject revealed truth as to (1) the Deity of Jesus Christ, and (2) redemption through His atoning and redeeming sacrifice. Apostasy differs, therefore, from error concerning truth, which may be the result of ignorance, or heresy, which may be due to the snare of Satan (2 Tim 2:25-26), both of which may exist with true faith. The apostate is perfectly described in 2 Tim 4:3-4. Apostates depart from the faith, but not from the outward profession of Christianity (2 Tim 3:5). ... Apostasy in the church, as in Israel, is irremediable and awaits judgment." (p. 1304, New Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford, 1967) | ||||||
252 | Doctrine Divides? | 2 Tim 4:3 | kalos | 120290 | ||
Doctrine Divides '"Doctrine divides" has been the hue and cry. Yes, doctrine does divide - that’s its very purpose. It divides us from the Jehovah’s Witnesses and from those . . . who promote a distorted view of Christ and His atonement.' -- Paul R. Belli and G. Richard Fisher ____________________ Here on StudyBibleForum.com it's not unusual for me and certain others 'to be in the role of looking closely at people's doctrine and seeing what's being taught and raising questions and asking whether things are sound or accurate or right and true and good, even among members of the Body of Christ, members that identify themselves with Christianity. Some people get very uncomfortable with that. They accuse us of dividing the Body and assaulting other Christians and say that we shouldn't correct each other in public...As a matter of fact, we're called heresy hunters by some in a disparaging fashion. I don't consider myself a heresy hunter at all. I consider myself a Christian who's concerned with the truth and my attempts are to try and clarify what the truth is and challenge those things that are mistaken. 'Incidentally, I am not at all placing myself above everybody else in so doing because I consider it my duty to simply use the best thinking and resources that I have to try and determine what the truth is and to promote it. But in so doing I expect that others will do the same with regard to me. My issues, my ideas, my conclusions are certainly open to scrutiny like anyone else's. I don't threaten you with the Holy Ghost machine gun if you should challenge my notions on something. I think it should be an open field here where everybody puts their cards on the table and may the best ideas win whether they're theological ideas or ethical ideas or value ideas. ____________________ "And by the way, what is wrong with being a heresy hunter? Only criminals are afraid of policemen." ____________________ 'And by the way, what is wrong with being a heresy hunter? Think about that. Would it be better if no one was willing ask the hard questions, if no one were poking around looking for theological distinctions? Is that the kind of church that you want to live in? Let's get rid of everybody who asks the hard questions or who raises the concern. Let's get rid of everyone who points the finger. Sometimes pointing fingers land on guilty subjects. And there's only one way to find out. It's to point the finger and then look at the evidence. 'Has God not commissioned us to protect His word? Has He not commissioned the church in general, and if He has then He's commissioned individual people to be more alert to that than some others. That's the illustration of the body in 1 Corinthians 12. That's why every part of the body has a particular job. We work together for the fullness of the Body. You've got everybody doing a different job. So it seems to me if God is concerned about truth then there are going to be some people placed in the body that are especially concerned about watching for the nastiness that creeps in. Didn't Paul himself say "Guard the flock"? Didn't he warn the Ephesian elders in chapter 20 of the book of Acts that this kind of thing was going to happen? Didn't he tell Titus to refute those in error? Didn't he tell Timothy that many are causing division and problems? Didn't Jesus Himself talk about this kind of thing? This is a very important part of the church.' The Bible teaches that 'it's vital that we guard the truth and watch out for it. It doesn't mean that the heresy hunters are always right. They're not. We're not. 'Can you imagine someone saying, "Oh him? He's a policeman. That jerk is always slinking around looking for someone committing a crime. What a creep." Can you imagine that? "I wish all of those policemen would just disappear." What kind of person would make a remark like that? A criminal. A criminal makes that kind of remark. Only criminals are afraid of policemen. 'I'm not a theological criminal and that's why I'm not afraid of heresy hunters. Let them come on with force and pick at me from one end to the other because if there's something wrong with my teaching it's got to go. That should be the attitude of every Christian who is working on behalf of the Body of Christ in my view. And the only ones who squawk about the heresy hunters are those that have something to fear from heresy hunters...' ____________________ Crouch's Magic Word by Gregory Koukl (www.str.org/free/commentaries/theology/crouch.htm) |
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253 | Biblical warrant to engage in debates? | Titus 3:10 | kalos | 109826 | ||
Is there a Biblical warrant to engage in debates with non-believers or cult members? | ||||||
254 | What abt Rom 8 and 1 Jn 2? | Hebrews | kalos | 1225 | ||
Good morning, j8ball. Good to read your input, as always. Here are my thoughts. Nothing personal, OK? . . . In your answer you say, "It could be really easy for a saved person to forget the love of God and be drawn back to the temptations of the world." Really easy? Not really. Not according to Romans 8:28-39. . . . According to 1 John 2:19, whoever does forget the love of God and is drawn back to the world never was saved to begin with. It's pretty clear, unambiguous language. "They went out from us, but they were not of us: for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us." . . . I'm fairly certain I'll hear that this plain verse of Scripture does not mean what it says. That it means something else. That the words in the verse do not carry the normal meaning of those English words, yada yada yada. . . . Thanks for hearing me out. Yours in Our Lord, JVH0212. |
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255 | If our answers relied on Scripture alone | Hebrews | kalos | 1358 | ||
On this website in general, but in particular on the questions of election and eternal security, I've seen FEW Scripture verses and MUCH "logic" or human reasoning. I've seen few answers that rely primarily on what the RELEVANT Scriptures actually say, when taken in context and compared to all other passages on the same topic. . . . Hypothetically, IF our answers were limited to quoting Scripture with a minimum of our own commentary added, would most of us be left with any sort of answer at all? |
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256 | Are we too dull to understand the Bible? | Heb 6:1 | kalos | 133658 | ||
Are we too dull to understand the Bible? Rowdy: The recurring theme of your posts seems to be that with any given Bible question, you and you alone have the one correct interpretation. You and you alone are always right. According to your Notes and Answers: Prayon is wrong. Tim Moran is wrong. Brad is wrong. Hank is wrong. EdB is wrong. Emmaus is wrong. CDBJ is wrong. Steve is wrong. The people who have translated the Bible into English from the original languages are wrong. People who have studied the Bible for more than 30 years IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGES are wrong. BUT Rowdy and Rowdy alone is never wrong. How do you account for that? Does Rowdy have a direct hotline to God that no one else has? Are the rest of us so stupid or so carnal that we are incapable of understanding the Bible? How can you lightly dismiss the posts of anyone and everyone who doesn't see it your way? Grace to you, Kalos |
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257 | Do those in heaven know what's happening | Heb 12:1 | kalos | 661 | ||
Do those in heaven know what's happening on earth? ...Some teach that our deceased Christian loved ones can see us from heaven. They frequently cite from Hebrews 12:1, which says: "Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us . . . run with endurance the race that is set before us." ...They interpret that to mean our departed loved ones watch us like spectators do in a stadium, seeing our every move and cheering us on. While that may seem comforting, is the Bible really teaching that? |
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258 | How far can Christians go in sinning? | Heb 12:8 | kalos | 7305 | ||
How far can Christians go in sinning? |
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259 | Define the true church. | Heb 12:23 | kalos | 7472 | ||
Define the true Church, mentioned in Heb 12:23 and elsewhere in the NT. | ||||||
260 | Does Jas 2 contradict Rom 4? | James | kalos | 212 | ||
Does James 2 contradict Romans 4 concerning faith vs. works? | ||||||
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