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5761 | If our sins are forgiven, why repent? | 1 John 1:9 | DocTrinsograce | 152267 | ||
Dear Dr. Aixen, You have posted some very good thoughts. They elicited two of my own: 1) Growth in sanctifcation for the beliver means that he/she will have an increasing loathing for sin, and a remourse for it. If the only sin the world had been my last sin, it would have necessitated the death of Christ. That is why I am very hesitant to use the word "mistake" when speaking of sin. 2) My dear, sainted mother always used to say, "Keep short accounts with God, son." She insisted we should confess to Him and seek His forgiveness the very moment we recognized a sin. In Him, Doc |
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5762 | condemnation vs conviction | 1 John 1:9 | DocTrinsograce | 152685 | ||
Hi, Terrib... It is important to remember that conviction and condemnation can both have forensic definitions in Scripture. Conviction simply means to be found guilty. This is not solely an act of the Holy Spirit, although He does bring conviction for which the only proper response is repentance. In the following example, the Pharisees and Scribes were not convicted by the Holy Spirit, but something else: And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. (John 8:9) The word condemnation is a lot more complex in New Testament usage. In the Old Testament it usually just means to declare something wrong in a judicial sense. In the New Testament it can mean to pass sentence: Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, (Matthew 20:18) It can also mean to be damned (sentenced to hell): He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:18) It can also mean to pronounce guilt: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: (Luke 6:37) Or it can mean -- as you pointed out -- to find fault: For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. (1 John 3:20) I hope you will not condemn me for quibbling. :-) In Him, Doc |
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5763 | Are we judged when we come to Jesus now? | 1 John 1:9 | DocTrinsograce | 202068 | ||
Dear LJ777, You needn't worry about committing the unpardonable sin. Who do you suppose is the Author of your hatred and fear of sin and your desire for Christ? It certainly isn't the devil (2 Corinthians 4:4), and it certainly isn't your own heart (Jeremiah 17:9), and it certainly isn't just because you're a swell fellow (Job 15:14-16)! :-) The question "What does obeying Christ look like" is a very, very good question! I wish more people would ask it. Why do people suppose that Christ and the apostles go to so much trouble to describe precisely what a believer looks like? Without it, how would we obey the command: Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?--unless indeed you fail to meet the test! (2 Corinthians 13:5 ESV) Now, there are lots and lots of such passages that describe what being a disciple looks like. Keep looking for them. They are all over! I've posted the following before, but I guess I need to keep posting it. Here is how our Lord Jesus describes disciples in the 15th chapter of John: v8 Disciples bear much fruit (John 15:16; Col 1:10) v9 Disciples abide in the Father and Son's love (John 14:21; Jude 21) v10 Disciples keep Christ's commandments (John 15:14, 20; 1 John 5:3) v11 Disciples can rejoice in the midst of adversity (James 1:2; 1 Peter 4:13) v12 Disciples love one another (John 15:17) v13 Disciples are characterized by self-abnegating love (John 13:35; Rom 12:10; Heb 10:24) v14 Disciples know and love the Word (Psa 119; John 10:27, 14:21; 2 Tim 3:15; 2 Pet 3:16) v16 Disciples petition the Father through the Son (1 Cor 1:2; Eph 5:20) v15 Disciples are taught by God (Psa 71:17; John 14:26; Eph 1:17) v18 Disciples are hated by the world (John 17:14; 1 John 3:13) v19 Disciples are not of the world (1 Cor 1:21; Gal 4:3-5; Eph 2:2) v20 Disciples are persecuted (2 Tim 3:12) v26 Disciples have the Holy Spirit (John 14:26; 1 Cor 6:19; Jud 20) v27 Disciples self propagate (Mat 28:18-20; Acts 6:7) I bet if you study the passage you'll find even more characteristics. God bless you as you seek to find the external, visible evidences of the internal, invisible work of the Holy Spirit in your life. When the Lord God Almighty is involved in something it doesn't remain hidden! In Him, Doc |
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5764 | Do gays and lesobians go to hell? | 1 John 2:1 | DocTrinsograce | 171765 | ||
Dear Alanh, You are responding to posts that are in excess of four years old. Not to worry, though, as it is not uncommon to those who are new to the forum. :-) In Him, Doc |
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5765 | Did Christ die for the world? | 1 John 2:2 | DocTrinsograce | 180763 | ||
Dear New Creature, Georgius, a Roman Catholic monk, was strident in his criticism and anathema of all things Protestant. To this very quote you cited, John Calvin responded as follows: "For this, the common solution does not avail, that Christ suffered sufficiently for all, but efficaciously only for the elect. By this great absurdity, this monk [Georgius] has sought applause in his own fraternity, but it has no weight with me. Wherever the faithful are dispersed throughout the world, John (1 John 2:2) extends to them the expiation wrought by Christ's death. But this does not alter the fact that the reprobate are mixed up with the elect in the world. It is incontestable that Christ came for the expiation of the sins of the whole world. But the solution lies close at hand, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but should have eternal life (John 3:15). For the present question is not how great the power of Christ is or what efficacy it has in itself, but to whom He gives Himself to be enjoyed. If possession lies in faith and faith emanates from the Spirit of adoption, it follows that only he is reckoned in the number of God's children who will be a partaker of Christ. The evangelist John sets forth the office of Christ as nothing else than by His death to gather the children of God into one (John 11:52). Hence, we conclude that, though reconciliation is offered to all through Him, yet the benefit is peculiar to the elect, that they may be gathered into the society of life. However, while I say it is offered to all, I do not mean that this embassy, by which on Paul's testimony (2 Corinthians 5:18) God reconciles the world to Himself, reaches to all, but that it is not sealed indiscriminately on the hearts of all to whom it comes so as to be effectual." One of the pillars of the Reformation asserts that sound doctrine rests in the Scripture alone. The Scripture is our sole authority -- nothing else. To the degree that such men as Georgius and Calvin base their teaching in the Word of God is the degree to which we may consider them authoritative. In Him, Doc |
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5766 | Did Christ die for the world? | 1 John 2:2 | DocTrinsograce | 180782 | ||
Dear New, I am not worried for you or Tim. The one needing the voice was history! ;-) Georgius and Calvin are no longer available for comment. However, their debate was an open one -- at least open to Protestant populations -- so I thought it robbery to fail to offer that same openness that the debate enjoyed when it was new. I also thought it was fair for people to know from whence Georgius derived the authority for his statement. (He wouldn't have joined the SBF.) Yes, your interpretation of 1 John 2:2 has become quite popular over the years. With the passage of time, many of the Reformation principles for sound hermeneutics have vanished from the popular pulpit. If your particular opinion on the matter holds weight, then let me give voice to the opposing opinion. Bringing more Scriptural light to bear on the question, and letting both voices be heard, gives a fairness -- albeit a Protestant fairness -- and balance to the discussion for those who might not have the benefit to knowing "the rest of the story." :-) Now that the balance has been restored, shall we leave this 5 year old thread, letting it return in peace to the musty archives from which you disturbed it slumber? ;-) In Him, Doc |
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5767 | Did Christ die for the world? | 1 John 2:2 | DocTrinsograce | 180785 | ||
No such rule, convention, or "logic" (sic) exists. Nor did I advocate such. :-) Starting a new thread, though, will allow current forum members to participate. Half the folks in this old thread aren't around to offer you an answer! Of course, they will render the least resistance in your polemic. :-) |
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5768 | Grounds for Our Assurance of Salvation | 1 John 2:3 | DocTrinsograce | 190449 | ||
"This infallible assurance doth not so belong to the essence of faith, but that a true believer may wait long, and conflict with many difficulties, before he be partaker of it: yet, being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may, without extraordinary revelation in the right use of ordinary means, attain thereunto. And therefore it is the duty of every one to give all diligence to make his calling and election sure, that thereby his heart may be enlarged in peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, in love and thankfulness to God, and in strength and cheerfulness in the duties of obedience, the proper fruits of this assurance; so far is it from inclining men to looseness." --Westminster Confession of Faith "Although temporary believers, and other unregenerate men, may vainly deceive themselves with false hopes and carnal presumptions of being in the favour of God and state of salvation, which hope of theirs shall perish; yet such as truly believe in the Lord Jesus, and love him in sincerity, endeavouring to walk in all good conscience before him, may in this life be certainly assured that they are in the state of grace, and may rejoice in the hope of the glory of God, which hope shall never make them ashamed. (Job 8:13, 14; Matthew 7:22, 23; 1 John 2:3; 1 John 3:14, 18, 19, 21, 24; 1 John 5:13; Romans 5:2, 5)" --1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith (Chapter 18, paragraph 1) "How, then, is one to obtain this assurance? Here are the rules taught in Scripture: first make certain of your belief. If you have not got assurance, make certain that you are really not relying upon yourself in any respect for salvation. Be sure that you see all your righteousness as filthy rags and know that if you lived a thousand years you would never fit yourself to stand before God. Make certain that you are relying only upon the finished work of Christ upon the Cross, that you are solely dependent upon His righteousness. Apply the word of Scripture to yourself, get to know it, read it. Take these scriptures that I have been quoting; stand on them; apply them to yourself. Say, 'I have been crucified with Christ, I have died with Christ. The Scripture says it; I believe it and I stand on it.' Live the life. Yield yourself to be led of the Spirit. Seek His face. If you ask Him to fulfill His promise and to manifest Himself to you, He has pledged to do it." --Martyn Lloyd-Jones "Our primary ground of assurance is the promises of God. These promises must be applied to our hearts and worked out in our lives, however. This often involves profound spiritual struggle. Bunyan spoke of pulling at one end of God's promises while the devil was pulling at the other end. He could not apply God's promises to himself, but the Holy Spirit confirmed them in him. When this happens, promises reap fruit in our lives and cause us to relish the Spirit's witness with our spirit that we are sons of God." --Joel Beeke |
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5769 | abide | 1 John 2:3 | DocTrinsograce | 217149 | ||
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5770 | abide | 1 John 2:3 | DocTrinsograce | 217239 | ||
Yes, that phrase, "those of the circumcision," is in Titus... "...holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict. For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain." (Titus 1:9-11 NASB) (cf Acts 15:1, 24) |
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5771 | Priority of the Word | 1 John 2:5 | DocTrinsograce | 185415 | ||
Dear stjohn, You wrote (post #185400), "It was the object of my affection that I had in mind when I asked, ... What is greater? I am surprised you mist it." (sic) I certainly did miss the answer for which you were fishing. Having heard that silly love argument so many times, both here on the forum and elsewhere, I assumed that that was your "straw man" of choice. I apologize. Regarding your actual objection, however, I have to admit, that I cannot quite conceive of a person loving God without loving His word. Nor can I imagine loving Him without loving the things that He loves, and prioritizing the things as He prioritizes them. As I pointed out earlier, He is the one who has chosen to place the priority on His word as He has done; i.e., above His own name (Psalm 138:2). Although Spurgeon's quote (post #185392) says it very well, I have been thinking about how to explain this thought in a more contemporary fashion. I suppose a man could arguably fall in love with a woman with whom he has no common language. She might appear lovely in form, graceful in movement, dulcet in tone, etc. The star-struck man might even be able to discern some things about her in her actions. But can you picture the longing of the man to actually know her through her words? Imagine his frustration at failing to understand her every utterance. Ultimately, our forlorn lover wants to KNOW the object of his love. Moving from the hypothetical to the actual: I love my wife. What she has to say is precious to me, for this is the means that I see the wonder and beauty of the real person, not just the surface. Her words reveal her heart! The value I place on this is proven by the fact that I spend more time communicating with her than with any other person. Even if I were inclined to do so, I could never distinguish who my wife is from what she says (cf Luke 6:45). After all, what would she think of my love if I told her, "Honey, I'm not really listening to what you say. I place greater importance on you than on your words." This forum is founded on the doctrine of sola scriptura. We believe in the verbal plenary inspiration of the Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16). It is the sole authoritative revelation of Himself, given us in words of His own choosing. Although one might know some things about Him through general revelation (Romans 1:19-20), one cannot truly know God except through what He has chosen to reveal about Himself. The Scripture is certain, necessary, infallible, sufficient, and clear (see post #156917) for you, me, and everyone else! Our membership in this forum is an affirmation and a declaration of these doctrines to a confused and ignorant world. As our Brother Hobbs has affirmed (post #185351), there is, indeed, no single other activity more important in the life of men than the pursuit of Him through the meticulous study of what He has said about Himself. With regards to the believer -- and if you'll permit me to paraphrase James -- "Show me your love of God without a love of His Word, and I will show you my love of God by my love of His Word." "Whoever has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." (John 14:21 ESV) "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be My disciples. As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Abide in My love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love." (John 15:7-10 ESV) In Him, Doc |
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5772 | Putting the Minister's Sermon in Print | 1 John 2:6 | DocTrinsograce | 242598 | ||
"The Christian's life should put his minister's sermon in print." --William Gurnall (1617-1679) |
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5773 | The Word which You Have Heard | 1 John 2:7 | DocTrinsograce | 242705 | ||
"We believe the holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the Word of God, and are the only Rule of Faith, and Practice; all things being contained therein that are necessary for us to know concerning God, and our Duty unto Him, and also unto all Men. That all Persons ought to read, hear, and understand the holy Scriptures. That the Light of Nature [our reason], and Works of Providence [the observable creation], though they declare plainly there is a God, yet not so effectually as the holy Scriptures; nor can we know without them how, and in what space of time God created all things. Neither came we any other ways but by the holy Scriptures to the Knowledge of Christ the blessed Mediator; which indeed none can savingly know but by the Word and Spirit of God." --Benjamin Keach (1640-1704) |
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5774 | Love of Christ Constrains the Christian | 1 John 2:10 | DocTrinsograce | 239356 | ||
"If the Spirit of God is in us we are all agreed upon great points. Let me say that among true saints the points of union, even in matters of judgment, are ninety-nine, and the points of difference are only as one. In experimental points, as face answers to face, so does the heart of man to man. Only get upon experimental topics concerning soul-dealings with God -- leave the letter and get to the spirit, crack the shells and eat the kernel of spiritual truth -- and you will find that the points of agreement between genuine Christians are something marvelous! "But this union is to be seen most plainly in union of heart. I am told that Christians do not love each other. I am very sorry if that is true, but I rather doubt it, for I suspect that those who do not love each other are not Christians. Where the Spirit of God is there must be love, and if I have once known and recognized any man to be my Brother in Christ Jesus, the love of Christ constrains me no more to think of him as a stranger or foreigner, but a fellow citizen with the saints. "Now I hate High Churchism as my soul hates Satan. But I love George Herbert, although George Herbert is a desperately High Churchman. I hate his High Churchism, but I love George Herbert from my very soul and I have a warm corner in my heart for every man who is like he is. Let me find a man who loves my Lord Jesus Christ as George Herbert did and I do not ask myself whether I shall love him or not! There is no room for question, for I cannot help myself -- unless I can leave off loving Jesus Christ, I cannot cease loving those who love Him! "Here is George Fox, the Quaker -- a strange sort of body it is true -- going about the world making much noise and stir. But I love the man with all my soul because he had an awful respect for the Presence of God and an intense love for everything spiritual. How is it that I cannot help loving George Herbert and George Fox who are, in some things, complete opposites? Because they both loved the Master! I will defy you, if you have any love to Jesus Christ, to pick or choose among His people. You may hate as much as you will the shells in which the pearls lie, and the dross with which the gold is mixed, but the true, the precious blood-bought gold, the true pearl, Heaven-dyed, you must esteem! You must love a spiritual man wherever you may find him." --Charles H. Spurgeon (1866) |
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5775 | Worldly Extremes | 1 John 2:11 | DocTrinsograce | 243674 | ||
"It is entirely wrong to place the rationalism of the Enlightenment in contradiction to pietistic mysticism [17th and 18th century]. It is popular nonsense that reason and mysticism are the two great opposites. Historically, Pietism and the Enlightenment both fought against Orthodoxy. The subjectivity [vs truth that is external to man] of Pietism, or the doctrine of the 'inner light' in Quakerism and the other ecstatic movements [experientialism, emotionalism, spiritism], has the character of immediacy or autonomy against the authority of the church. To put it more sharply, modern rational autonomy [radical individualism] is a child of the mystical autonomy of the doctrine of the inner light." --Professor Paul Tillich (1886-1965), from his book "A History of Christian Thought" (New York: Simon and Schuster) |
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5776 | Worldly Extremes | 1 John 2:11 | DocTrinsograce | 243681 | ||
Hi, Ed... We do not meet with your approval, that has always been clear. So, all we can do is to define our terms for one another -- or at least, we can explain our terms to you, if not the other way -- just as God through the Prophets did, and Jesus Christ did, and the Apostles did. If our presuppositions are not adequate for your purposes, then that's okay. It won't make the tiniest difference in how you teach, preach, or discuss. You've not been hesitant to put fourth your own many opinions and assumptions. I wonder how Jesus would explain it that stuff? I never quite understand hatred of language. It is odd, though, because God invented labels... and He even holds us responsible for our use of those labels (Matthew 12:3). So it just seems so weird to have people hate nouns so much. Of course, you can demonstrate that perspective by just avoiding them altogether... as if that could be done! J. Gresham Machen described liberalism as, "This temper of mind is hostile to precise definitions. Indeed nothing makes a man more unpopular in the controversies of the present day than an insistence upon definition of terms. . . . Men discourse very eloquently today upon such subjects as God, religion, Christianity, atonement, redemption, faith; but are greatly incensed when they are asked to tell in simple language what they mean by these terms." So, your Spirit Filled love of us will certainly forgive us for trying to use language as precisely as our God and our Lord Jesus and the Apostles have done. We do not find any others providing a better pattern. Someday you will find defining labels as something of benefit in presenting the truth. Perhaps you will emerge from the liberal morass into a far superior way of defining words Biblically. Fundamentalism is within your reach, I do not doubt. I look forward to seeing it, and if I do not see it now, it is probably my own limitation. In Him, Doc |
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5777 | Spreading Confusion | 1 John 2:14 | DocTrinsograce | 235398 | ||
"My concern is that we are getting dangerously close to the place in everyday American church life where the bible is mined for 'relevant' quotes but is largely irrelevant on its own terms; God is used as a personal source rather than known, worshiped, and trusted; Jesus Christ is a coach with a good game plan for our victory rather than a Savior who has already achieved it for us; salvation is more a matter of having our best life now than being saved from God's judgment by God himself; and the Holy Spirit is an electrical outlet we can plug into for the power we need to be all that we can be." --Michael Horton, from Christless Christianity | ||||||
5778 | Spreading Confusion | 1 John 2:14 | DocTrinsograce | 235404 | ||
The book is worth the read... http://www.christlesschristianity.org/ At this website you can read the first chapter... also hear a 5 minute introduction by Dr. Horton. |
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5779 | Lust of flesh, lust of eye, pride of lif | 1 John 2:15 | DocTrinsograce | 138644 | ||
The sin is self conceit... the focus is on self. The English word is funny because one can be proud of the Lord, for example, and not be considered sinful. Sin is always found in seeing man as better than his true nature, or seeing God less than His true nature. | ||||||
5780 | You might be a carnal christian if--- | 1 John 2:15 | DocTrinsograce | 173665 | ||
Dear Brother Mark, Read the whole book. This expression of Paul's will become clear in context. Bill Bright -- who now knows better -- notwithstanding. :-) In Him, Doc |
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