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381 | Uriah the Hittite in Christ's lineage? | Matt 1:6 | DocTrinsograce | 243039 | ||
Hi, Brent... Yes, your speculation does sound plausible. I also like some of the thoughts that Ed has brought in on this. Of course, we are people with Deuteronomy 4:2 and Revelation 22:18-19 (at both ends of the Bible) weighing heavily on us. I am also very mindful of Paul's warning in the pastoral epistles (e.g., 2 Timothy 2:23 and Titus 3:9). How do we know that we aren't entering into the very topic that Paul warned these men? He even explicitly says that they should not be taught nor should they not be topics to which we should listen. Matthew 12:36 weighs heavily on us. If every idle word spoken will be judged, what of the those that are considered and typed into the Internet? Certainly we as men of the Word ought to be very careful that we do presume to be more confident in what the Scriptures assert than what they Scriptures actually do assert! So much as it stake here. Of course, you understand that we are not ever seeking to discover something brand new... something the rest of Christendom has failed to observe in the last two millennia. Rather we are to uncover the plain truth just as fore fathers have done (Hebrews 1:1-3; cf Acts 26:26 and Deuteronomy 29:29). In Him, Doc |
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382 | Dead... Stone Cold, Rotting Dead | Eph 2:3 | DocTrinsograce | 243038 | ||
"Dead in transgressions? Dead in sins? Indeed we were! But God performs resurrections. He reaches down to where ruined, miserable, trapped sinners are living, and He brings them to spiritual life again. He calls them; and His voice, which quickens the dead brings them running to that which beforehand they both shunned and feared." --James Montgomery Boice (1938-2000) |
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383 | Reason Mimicry | 2 Tim 2:7 | DocTrinsograce | 243037 | ||
"Ideologies come in wildly different forms: liberalism, Marxism, socialism, fascism, conservatism, neoconservatism, feminism; but as isms, they are all corruptions of reason. And because they mimic reason, the corruption lies hidden." --David Livingston (1813-1873) |
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384 | The Holy Communion of the Saints | Luke 24:32 | DocTrinsograce | 243036 | ||
"For, next to heaven itself, our meeting together here, it is a kind of paradise. The greatest pleasure in the world is to meet with those here whom we shall ever live with in heaven. Those who are good should not spend such opportunities fruitlessly. "And to this end, labour for the graces of the communion of saints; for there is such a state. We believe it as an article of our creed [WCF 26; cf 1689 LBCF 26.14]. How shall we approve ourselves to be such as have interest unto the communion of saints, unless we have spirits able to communicate good to others? pitiful and loving spirits, that we may speak a word in due season." --Richard Sibbes (1577-1635) |
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385 | The Importance of Creedal Truth | Jer 4:2 | DocTrinsograce | 243028 | ||
"...What I want to say first of all is that it is a time that men speak disparagingly of creeds. You hear it on every side, 'I believe in religion but I don't care anything about theology. I love flowers but I don't care anything for botany. Let's have a religion without any dogma.' Men take great credit to themselves in these utterances that they are free from the enslavement to dogmas. You must not take these people too seriously... How can you have a creedless religion? You had just as well adopt as your god a jelly-fish floated up on the beach, that has no backbone, merely a pulpy mass, as to say, 'I want a religion without a creed.' A man cannot have a religion without a creed and the religion he does have is not worth anything unless it is avowed." --B, H. Carroll (1843-1914) |
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386 | Uriah the Hittite in Christ's lineage? | Matt 1:6 | DocTrinsograce | 243027 | ||
Dear Ed, One other thing occurred to me: Liberal scholars have long thought that the Gospels Matthew and Luke were written in the late 80's or early 90's. Of course they speciously insist this in order to promulgate their own views. Of course, the struggle with liberal biblical scholarship ran on through the 20th century. The conservative scholars argue -- and I think rightly -- that the Matthew and Luke, though perhaps decades apart, were written prior to 70 AD. This is significant because prior to 70 AD, the lineage of any Jew was publicly -- well, to a Jew anyway -- available for review. These records were cared for meticulously by the Scribes. Anyway, I believe, with confidence, that if anyone questioned the lineage of Christ, they could go to the temple to affirm it. Indeed, such a challenge to these genealogies ever surfaced. In fact, had the genealogies been in question, trotting out the temple records would have ruined Christianity from the start. Rather, the ruling Jews remained silent on the subject. Furthermore, I am equally confident that they did check the records. Had they found a discrepancy, they knew how this would damage the Christian claims concerning our Lord. I was going to stay out of this thread. However, it seemed like the above might be helpful to people who have been persuaded by liberal teaching to question the soundness of the Scriptures. In Him, Doc |
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387 | Uriah the Hittite in Christ's lineage? | Matt 1:6 | DocTrinsograce | 243026 | ||
Sounds right to me, Ed. Sorry for jumping in. | ||||||
388 | Uriah the Hittite in Christ's lineage? | Matt 1:6 | DocTrinsograce | 243021 | ||
Dear Ed, I have no interest in entering into your discussion with Brent. I was thinking about the assumption that Uriah was a Gentile. The consensus in Rabbinic thinking is that Uriah was a Jew. They look at it from four points of view: (1) Uriah was a proselyte, taking on the name of God is Light. (2) Uriah was born a Jew, his father was one David's mighty men. (3) Uriah was not a Hittite, but the title came from his having lived amongst them as some point. (4) Uriah may have been one of the original Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, perhaps originally in the lineage of the King. All agree that Uriah would necessarily have had to be a Jew in order to marry a Jewess. Eliam would never have given her hand to a Gentile. Furthermore, although mercenaries were sometimes used by Israel, it would be very problematic for a Gentile to be a high officer in the King's military. Gentiles were inherently unclean -- Jews would pass by a Gentile by going to the opposite side of the road. Furthermore, it would have been quite an issue for a Gentile to live so near David's palace. His father and grandfather were from Giloh, a town in the mountains of Judah. That town was a Jewish town, mentioned a number of times in the Scriptures. Finally, his name is a highly Hebraized -- recognized by Rabbinic Scholars as a Jewish name. I've checked my own books, I've checked the Midrash -- Josephus affirms that Uriah was a convert, as does John Trapp, John Gill, Robert Jamieson, Charles Whitaker, etc. In fact, the only people that I found who seem to take an opposing view to the Jewish and Christian Scholars are ones who focus entirely on the phrase "the Hittite." They seem to believe that that settles the matter, without need of deeper research and thought. However, I am certain that even with this agreement that Uriah was a Jew, I have not read all possible commentaries. In Him, Doc |
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389 | Know in Whom you Believe | Ps 145:12 | DocTrinsograce | 243008 | ||
We confess the mystery and wonder of God made flesh and rejoice in our great salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. With the Father and the Holy Spirit, the Son created all things, sustains all things, and makes all things new. Truly God, He became truly man, two natures in one person. He was born of the Virgin Mary and lived among us. Crucified, dead, and buried, He rose on the third day, ascended to heaven, and will come again in glory and judgement. For us, He kept the Law, atoned for sin, and satisfied God’s wrath. He took our filthy rags and gave us His righteous robe. He is our Prophet, Priest, and King, building His church, interceding for us, and reigning over all things. Jesus Christ is Lord; we praise His holy Name forever. Amen. The Ligonier Statement on Christology (2016) |
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390 | Be Diligent ... Stirring up Grace | John 15:3 | DocTrinsograce | 243000 | ||
"Their ability to do good works, is not at all of themselves; but wholly from the Spirit (1) of Christ; and that they may be enabled thereunto, besides the graces they have already received, there is necessary an (2) actual influence of the same Holy Spirit, to work in them to will, and to do, of his good pleasure; yet are they not hereupon to grow negligent, as if they were not bound to perform any duty, unless upon a special motion of the Spirit; but they ought to be diligent in (3) stirring up the Grace of God that is in them. (1) Joh. 15.4-6 (2) 2 Cor. 3.5. Phil. 2.13 (3) Phil. 2.12 Heb. 6.11 12 Isa. 64.7" 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith 16.3 |
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391 | The Fruits and Evidences of True Faith | John 6:28 | DocTrinsograce | 242999 | ||
"These good works, done in obedience to God's commandments, are the fruits and evidences of a true and living faith. (1) By them believers show their thankfulness, (2) strengthen their assurance, (3) build up their fellow believers, (4) adorn the profession of the Gospel, (5) shut the mouths of the adversaries, (6) and glorify God. They are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, (7) so that, bearing fruit unto holiness, they may attain the outcome, which is eternal life. (8) (1) Jas 2:18,22; Gal 5:6; 1 Ti 1:5 (2) Psa 116:12-14; 1 Pe 2:9,12; Luk 7:36-50 with Mat 26:1-11 (3) 1 Jo 2:3,5; 3:18-19; 2 Pe 1:5-11 (4) 2 Co 9:2; Mat 5:16 (5) Mat 5:16; Tit 2:5,9-12; 1 Ti 6:1; 1 Pe 2:12 (6) 1 Pe 2:12,15; Tit 2:5; 1 Ti 6:1 (7) Eph 2:10; Phi 1:11; 1 Ti 6:1; 1 Pe 2:12; Mat 5:16 (8) Rom 6:22; Mat 7:13-14, 21-23" 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith 16.2 |
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392 | Persuasive Arguments: The Word | Col 2:4 | DocTrinsograce | 242998 | ||
"Good works are only such as God has commanded in His holy Word(1), and not such as, without the arrant of Scripture, are devised by men out of blind zeal or any pretense of good intention. "(1) Mic 6:8; Rom 12:2; Heb 13:21; Col 2:3; "(2) Mat 15:9 with Isa 29:13; 1Pe 1:18; Rom 10:2; Joh 16:2; 1Sa 15:21-23; 1Co 7:23; Gal 5:1; Col 2:8,16-23" 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith 16.1 |
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393 | Three Days and Three Nights | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 242997 | ||
Good question, Rstats... I find that Luther, Calvin, Gill (a Hebraic expert), Geneva study bible, Barnes, Jamieson, Poole, Meyer, and others are in consensus that the "heart of the earth" is idiomatic for being in the tomb; i.e, buried, or interred, etc. I would say that you've got that right! :-) |
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394 | Of the Last Judgment | James 4:12 | DocTrinsograce | 242995 | ||
"1. God hath appointed a day wherein He will judge the world in righteousness, by Jesus Christ; to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father; in which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged, but likewise all persons that have lived upon the earth shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, to give an account of their thoughts, words, and deeds, and to receive according to what they have done in the body, whether good or evil. (Acts 17:31; John 5:22, 27; 1 Corinthians 6:3; Jude 6; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 12:36; Romans 14:10, 12; Matthew 25:32-46) 2. The end of God's appointing this day, is for the manifestation of the glory of His mercy, in the eternal salvation of the elect; and of His justice, in the eternal damnation of the reprobate, who are wicked and disobedient; for then shall the righteous go into everlasting life, and receive that fulness of joy and glory with everlasting rewards, in the presence of the Lord; but the wicked, who know not God, and obey not the gospel of Jesus Christ, shall be cast aside into everlasting torments, and punished with everlasting destruction, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power. (Romans 9:22, 23; Matthew 25:21, 34; 2 Timothy 4:8; Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:48; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10) "3. As Christ would have us to be certainly persuaded that there shall be a day of judgment, both to deter all men from sin, and for the greater consolation of the godly in their adversity, so will He have the day unknown to men, that they may shake off all carnal security, and be always watchful, because they know not at what hour the Lord will come, and may ever be prepared to say, Come Lord Jesus; come quickly. Amen. (2 Corinthians 5:10, 11; 2 Thessalonians 1:5-7; Mark 13:35-37; Luke 12:35-40; Revelation 22:20)" 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith ch 32 |
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395 | A Very Present Help! | Rom 8:12 | DocTrinsograce | 242992 | ||
"The eighth chapter of Romans is an outburst of humble triumph on the Apostle's part on realizing that the conflict of the Christian life as depicted in the seventh chapter issues in victory through the indwelling of the Holy Ghost [1 Corinthians 3:16]. Evil may be entrenched in our members [James 4:1]; but the power of God unto salvation has entered our hearts by the Holy Ghost and by the prevalent working of that Holy Spirit within us we are enabled to cry, Abba, Father [Galatians 4:6] and being made sons of God are constituted His heirs and co-heirs with Jesus Christ [Revelation 21:7].... "The Spirit intercedes for us then by working in us right desires for each time of need and by deepening those desires into unutterable groans. They are our desires and our groans, but not apart form the Spirit; they are His, wrought in us by Him... "Is this not a very present help in time or trouble?" --Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield (1851-1921) |
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396 | Hearts and Minds to Understand | Deut 29:4 | DocTrinsograce | 242989 | ||
"As for those evil and ungodly people whom God as a righteous judge blinds and hardens (1) because of their sins, He not only withholds His grace from them by which they might have been enlightened in their understanding and affected in their hearts, (2) but sometimes He also withdraws the gifts which they had, (3) and exposes them to situations which their corruption makes an occasion for sin. (4) Moreover, God gives them over to their own lusts, the temptations of the world, and the power of Satan, (5) so that eventually they harden themselves by the very means which God uses for the softening of others. (6) (1) Rom 1:24-26,28; 11:7-8 (2) Deu 29:4 (3) Mat 13:12; 25:19 (4) Deu 2:30; 2 Ki 8:12-13 (5) Psa 81:11-12; 2 Th 2:10-12 (6) Exo 7:3; 8:15,32; 2 Co 2:15-16; Isa 6:9-10; 8:14; 1 Pe 2:7; Act 28:26-27; Joh 12:39-40" 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith 5.6 |
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397 | Biblically waht is the difference? | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242988 | ||
Dear Ed, I still look forward, one day, to read the twelve names on the foundations of the New Jerusalem. Our Lord was so gracious to use these men upon which He built His church. I used to think that Jesus was the foundation of the church. Rather, He is the "Chief Cornerstone" (Ephesians 2:20). I hope that you are doing well, friend. In Him, Doc |
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398 | Perfectly Wise, Righteous, and Gracious | Heb 12:5 | DocTrinsograce | 242986 | ||
"The perfectly wise, righteous, and gracious God often leaves for a time even His own children to various temptations, and to the corruption of their own hearts. He does this to chastise them for their former sins, or to show them the hidden strength of the corruption and deceitfulness still in their hearts so that they may be humbled, and to bring them to a closer and more constant dependence on Him for their support, and to make them more watchful against future occasions of sin, and for various other just and holy ends. (1) So whatever happens to any of his elect it is by His appointment, for His glory and for their good. (2) (1) 2 Ch 32:25,26,31; 2 Sa 24:1; Luk 22:34-35; Mar 14:66f; Joh 21:15-17 (2) Rom 8:28" 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith 5.5 |
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399 | Biblically waht is the difference? | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242985 | ||
Dear Ed, Sorry... I should have been more clear... By "Apostolic Fathers" the RCC and EO mean a succession of men of equal authority with the Apostles of the New Testament (see the Roman Catholic Catechism part 1 section 2 paragraph 815 and elsewhere; cf Orthodox Dogmatic Theology by Father Michael Pomazansky). They differ, though, as to who those fellows were, are, and ought to be etc. Although they do agree that this succession must be maintained in a hierarchical manner by their individual lines of authority. This doctrine is called Apostolic Succession (AS). Yes, any Historically Reformed believers do not agree with AS. However, this is not a doctrine simply shared by Protestants as a whole. Others who DO believe in AS include the Anglican Communion, the Porvoo Communion, the Church of Finland, the Church of Sweden, the Independent Catholic Churches, High Church Lutherans of Germany, Polish National Catholic Church, Ecumenical Catholic Communion, Palmarian Catholic Church, etc. Each of these hold with Apostolic Succession, but deny the authority of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church or the Bishopric of the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Indeed, a document of particular authority in your own denomination is the position paper on Apostles and Prophets. It was published in August of 2001 by the General Presbytery of the Assemblies of God. You can read it here (it is a PDF document): http://ag.org/top/beliefs/Position_Papers/pp_downloads/pp_4195_apostles_prophets.pdf They also seem discourage a what they deem as a non-Biblical doctrine of AS. By the way, I highly recommend reading this document by anyone. It gives a very cogent Biblical discussion concerning apostleship; particularly in the first eight pages. Very well done! Thank you for helping me clarify. In Him, Doc |
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400 | Earth's fate | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242981 | ||
Nonetheless, there are some who have taken on the task of producing a translation of the Bible in Klingon. (http://klv.mrklingon.org/) :-) I'm just poking fun... But I have often wondered if the people involved in this effort did not benefit from the exercise. I quite doubtful that any Klingons have. |
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