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5741 | Keys To Spiritual Maturity | 2 Pet 3:18 | DocTrinsograce | 128651 | ||
1. Desiring spritual maturity | ||||||
5742 | What is the translation for 1 John 5:7 | 1 John | DocTrinsograce | 243730 | ||
Good stuff, pastor! Thank you! | ||||||
5743 | The Man of the Book | 1 John 1:2 | DocTrinsograce | 237844 | ||
"The Bible in itself is not the Word of God. The Word of God is a person (John 1:1). Neither does the Bible have life, power or light in itself any more than did the Jewish Torach. These attributes may be ascribed to the Bible only by virtue of its relationship to Him who is Word, Life, Power and Light. Life is not in the book, as the Pharisees supposed, but only in the Man of the book (John 5:39)." --Robert Brinsmead (1933-) | ||||||
5744 | 1 john 1:6 | 1 John 1:6 | DocTrinsograce | 209612 | ||
Amen and amen, Sister... well said. | ||||||
5745 | What about sins of omission? | 1 John 1:7 | DocTrinsograce | 137668 | ||
Hi, Kalos... My mother always used to say, "Keep short accounts with the Lord, son." Of course, the more I clearly I see Him, the clearly I see my own sin. In Him, Doc |
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5746 | Can God forgive all sin? | 1 John 1:7 | DocTrinsograce | 143854 | ||
You're welcome... ...and also welcome to the forum! I encourage you and your husband should keep asking questions -- both here and in your individual study of the Word (2 Timothy 2:15). God bless you as you seek know more about our Lord. In Him, Doc |
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5747 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228609 | ||
It is always good to go to the original source, Tim. So, for our future reference, here are the Five Articles of Arminianism, drawn up by by Jan Uytenbogaert, and signed by forty-one preachers and the two leaders of the Leyden state college for the education of preachers, January 14, 1610: 1. That God, by an eternal, unchangeable purpose in Jesus Christ, His Son, before the foundation of the world, hath determined, out of the fallen, sinful race of men, to save in Christ, for Christ's sake, and through Christ, those who, through the grace of the Holy Ghost, shall believe on this His Son Jesus, and shall persevere in this faith and obedience of faith, through this grace, even to the end; and, on the other hand, to leave the incorrigible and unbelieving in sin and under wrath, and to condemn them as alienate from Christ, according to the word of the Gospel in John 3:36: 'He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him,' and according to other passages of Scripture also. 2. That, agreeably thereto, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, died for all men and for every man, so that He has obtained for them all, by His death on the cross, redemption, and the forgiveness of sins; yet that no one actually enjoys this forgiveness of sins, except the believer, according to the word of the Gospel of John 3:16: 'God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life'; and in the First Epistle of John 2:2: 'And He is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only. but also for the sins of the whole world.' 3. That man has not saving grace of himself, nor of the energy of his free-will, inasmuch as he, in the state of apostasy and sin, can of and by himself neither think, will, nor do anything that is truly good (such as having faith eminently is); but that it is needful that he be born again of God in Christ, through His Holy Spirit, and renewed in understanding, inclination, or will, and all his powers, in order that he may rightly understand, think, will, and effect what is truly good, according to the word of Christ, John 15:5b: 'without Me ye can do nothing.' 4. That this grace of God is the beginning, continuance, and accomplishment of an good, even to this extent, that the regenerate man himself, without that prevenient or assisting; awakening, following, and cooperative grace, can neither think, will, nor do good, nor withstand any temptations to evil; so that all good deeds or movements that can be conceived must be ascribed to the grace of God in Christ. But, as respects the mode of the operation of this grace, it is not irresistible, inasmuch as it is written concerning many that they have resisted the Holy Ghost: Acts 7 and elsewhere in many places. 5. That those who are incorporated into Christ by a true faith, and have thereby become partakers of His life-giving Spirit, have thereby full power to strive against Satan, sin, the world, and their own flesh, and to win the victory, it being well understood that it is ever through the assisting grace of the Holy Ghost; and that Jesus Christ assists them through His Spirit in all temptations, extends to them His hand; and if only they are ready for the conflict, and desire His help, and are not inactive, keeps them from falling, so that they, by no craft or power of Satan, can be misled, nor plucked out of Christ's hands, according to the word of Christ, John 10:28: 'Neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.' But whether they are capable. through negligence, of forsaking again the first beginnings of their life in Christ, of again returning to this present evil world, of turning away from the holy doctrine which was delivered them, of losing a good conscience, of becoming devoid of grace, that must be more particularly determined out of the Holy Scriptures before we ourselves can teach it with the full persuasion of our minds. |
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5748 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228620 | ||
Dear Ed, My apologies to you personally, for bringing church history into the discussion. Nowadays people don't care about the historical context of the Founding Fathers, they want to interpret the Constitution in its own context. I forget that there are Bible "students" like that. Although, I had not forgotten that you have that view of Biblical interpretation. Others have a differing opinion on context and its value. Your original post precluded particular passages. You wrote, "other than Paul's decision in Roman 7 and this verse in 1 John 1:8." So, I didn't use them. I will recap my answer more simply: 1. Define sin and you have the answer to your question. 2. If you define sin narrowly, then the answer is yes. 3. If you define sin broadly, then the answer is no. 4. A good starting point for the Biblical definition of sin would be Psalm 51 for the OT and Matthew 5-7 for the NT. This is what I think (feelings are not of value -- we write here; we think here; we study here; we reason here) based on my understanding of Scripture. In Him, Doc |
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5749 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228626 | ||
Dear Ed, Jacobus Arminius was four years old when John Calvin died: they, therefore, spanned several generations. However, there were some 15 centuries of Christian thought that formed the context of their own studies. Analogously, the American Founding Fathers stood on the shoulders of centuries of thinkers before them. As Christians we have the benefit that Christ is the head of His church (Ephesians 5:23). Consequently we have an advantage in seeing how the Holy Spirit has worked in believers lives for twenty-one centuries. Despite the enormous differences between our theologies, I did not bring up the Remonstrants in order to bring contention. The truth of the matter is that Monergism and Synergism come into this discussion because it is central to the issue of what it means to die to sin. Just as it was a central issue with Parham and Pink a century ago; just as it was a central issue with Dod and Finney a century before that; Wesley and Whitfield a century before that; Arminius and Calvin a century before that; Luther and Aquinas a century before that; and Augustine and Pelagius 10 centuries before that. No matter where we stand, I doubt we can say anything without sounding a lot like one of these fellows. We are treading the same ground. So let me tackle your struggle with "we are dead to sin" (sic). We can tackle the definition of sin another day. The expression "dead to sin" is uniquely Pauline. It occurs in Romans 6:11. Note, however, the exact text: "Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus." It may help if you realize that it does not say that "you are dead to sin" but rather "CONSIDER [logizomai, reckon or account] yourselves dead to sin." Dead men cannot be forced to sin (see the context above verse 11). So we are to think of ourselves in this way, not letting sin reign (v12). Through the death and resurrection of Christ, we are freed from the penalty and power of sin -- one day to be freed from the presence of sin! I think that our Lord Jesus was speaking of this in the following passage: They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, 'You will become free'?" Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. I know that you are Abraham's descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you." (John 8:33-37 NASB) Note that the son stays in sin's house forever, but the slave does not. The slave was made free of sin's house. The slave leaves because the son makes him free. This is a different metaphor, but the same idea. Once we understand our freedom from sin and our life unto God, the other passages we have talked bout in this thread (Philippians and 1 John) begin to make better sense. The same applies to Hebrews 12, for example. Perhaps this will help. In Him, Doc PS Sorry, but I am having vision problems. I will drop out of the discussion for now. Thank you for your patience -- and thank you for the good question. PSS I think the church Founding Father that best discusses the issue of sin is Augustine in The Enchiridon. There are likely others of which I am simply not aware. The Canons of the Council of Orange summarize the Augustinian position. |
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5750 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228630 | ||
Yes... Romans 6. Yes... the believer no longer lives in sin's house... he is not a son who will inherit all that it entails. Instead, the believer is free through Christ. The believer is no longer under the reign of sin. | ||||||
5751 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228634 | ||
"Is Abraham in heaven?" (sic) Yes... that's what Romans 4 is about. See also Galatians 3:8. "How was his relationship any different than ours?" (sic) There is no other means of salvation than through Christ (Acts 4:12). We are simply at opposite chronological points to the historical events of the Cross. (Hebrews 10-11) "Yet we say sin has no dominion over us but we also say sin can take us to hell." (sic) You didn't want to define sin. Regardless the answer would get into another topic you didn't want to talk about. The Synergist would say that Christ did not die for sins committed after salvation. The Monergist would say that Christ died for all sin of the believer. "Is it sin or our the condition of our hearts?" (sic) The Synergist would say that attitude is the crucial factor -- that's what Wesley said. The Monergist would say that all sin arises from the heart (Luke 6:45) -- it arises from the nature of the tree (Matthew 7:18). Please really read post #228626 this time. |
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5752 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228648 | ||
Fine, Ed... having vision problems so I will have to drop of for a bit. You said you were interested in what other people thought based on their understanding of Scripture: A classic is "The Mortification of Sin" by John Owen. But if it is dead peoples' thoughts you object to, I have another suggestion. (It is also a lot easier read.) Jerry Bridges did a wonderful little book called "The Pursuit of Holiness." You asked, "So what is different between how we live today and how Abraham who trusted in the Messiah for his salvation lived?" My dear Pentecostal friend, please refer to John 14:16-18. |
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5753 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228746 | ||
Dear Pastor Tim, Your post was one of the more cogent ways I have heard this teaching expressed. I think, however, that it is not so much that the glorified believer "cannot displease God" but rather, in full restoration, he will not displease God. Obedience is the purest form of love. Nonetheless, the assertion "As long as we walk in the Spirit, we will not sin." Still requires a definition of sin. Even using Wesley's narrow definition -- i.e., a willful departure from the law of God -- is problematic. Take the Great and First Commandment: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Matthew 22:37b). If you just stop with that one commandment, have you ever known someone whose entire being was driven solely by the love of the Lord? Our Lord Jesus Christ certainly did. Who else has simply lived that single commandment perfectly? Consequently, I think we will continue to fail to see completely eye-to-eye on whether the pursuit of holiness can become a walk of holiness this side of the glory. In Him, Doc |
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5754 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228761 | ||
Good remarks, Armond. Thank you! | ||||||
5755 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228762 | ||
Dear Biblicalman, If you read the John 16:13 verse in context, we understand that the phrase "all the truth" is not meant to mean "exhaustively all things that are true." Instead, it means all that is necessary for saving knowledge, faith, and obedience; i.e., the text of the New Testament itself. It is all that is needed, not all that there is. All that is needed entirely, without excess and without omission: I like how John Calvin puts it in his commentary on John 16:13: "That very Spirit had lead them into all truth, when they committed to writing the substance of their doctrine. Whoever imagines that anything must be added to their doctrine, as if it were imperfect and but half-finished, not only accuses the apostles of dishonesty, but blasphemes against the Spirit. If the doctrine which they committed to writing had proceeded from mere learners or persons imperfectly taught, an addition to it would not have been superfluous; but now that their writings may be regarded as perpetual records of that revelation which was promised and given to them, nothing can be added to them without doing grievous injury to the Holy Spirit." These things appear to be consistent with the conclusions you posted. In Him, Doc |
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5756 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228765 | ||
Hi, Armand... With text it is often difficult to discern motive. I read a study once that said that over sixty percent of emotive discernment of online text was in error. I do not know if the problem is in writers' poor ability to express themselves, or readers' poor ability to discern intent. Either way, it behooves us to look solely at the text, being suspicious of reading between the lines. It is also more charitable to give people the benefit of the doubt (1 Peter 4:8). Furthermore, the pride problem becomes a non-issue when the posters remain anonymous (cf Matthew 6:3-4). It is further mitigated by the fact that the vast majority of SBF participants are readers only. Thus, the impact of posts remain largely unknown to the poster. We all need to be wary of pride. However, in this venue, let us be concerned about presenting rightly what our Lord has revealed about Himself in the Scriptures, rather than what we reveal about ourselves in posts. The former is eternal, the later is temporal. The former is what has changed our lives, the latter is fading. In Him, Doc |
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5757 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228769 | ||
Dear Armand, I do not mean to denigrate or disregard your discerning of our faulty attitudes. However, if you want to expose the sin in others, then it is probably done best directly, personally, and privately with that person, taking care that you do not fall under the same temptation (Galatians 6:1-6). The Holy Spirit is a far better prompter to self examination (John 16:8b) than we are. Indeed, what good will it be to anyone if the prompting does not come from Him? Remember that we are a Study Bible Forum. We are not -- by explicit request of our gracious host -- a Biblical Counseling Forum. Thank you for supporting those objectives and principles over the years, sir. In Him, Doc |
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5758 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228770 | ||
Dear Biblicalman, I seem to recall a similar anecdote with the great evangelist George Whitfield. Whitfield was walking the docks of Boston when a drunken sailor approached him. "Remember me, George?" he asked, "You saved me five years ago!" Whitfield replied, "I must have saved you. If Christ had saved you, you would not now be drunk." Well, I guess it isn't quite the same sort of anecdote. :-) I do appreciate yours. Lloyd-Jones was a remarkable man. Had you the opportunity of seeing hearing him preach in person? In Him, Doc |
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5759 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | DocTrinsograce | 228772 | ||
Dear Armand, If Lockman uses a mechanism for forum administration, it is not something that they disclose. Given that they decisively deal with troublemakers pretty regularly, one might rightly assume that they have a way to monitor and intervene as they see fit. Of course, given the Terms of Use, and other indicators, we all promise to support Lockman's objectives for the forum. Consequently, we have a duty incumbent on each one of us to stay the course. (James 5:12) Scripture gives us a congregational venue in which to function: the church. This venue is quite different. We do not have elders and leaders per se, for our words are publicly exposed "in the marketplace" as it were. What we do have is enduring text. Matthew 12:36-37 should always weigh heavily upon us. In Him, Doc |
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5760 | WHO pays the wage? | 1 John 1:9 | DocTrinsograce | 134425 | ||
I love it! :-) Good post, Kalos. :-) Judah's sin, at least, was written with a really tough pen! I wonder why people would think that God can't find a better writing implement? Jer 17:1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars. |
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