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1481 | would the church need to tithe to missio | 2 Cor 8:8 | BradK | 143742 | ||
Hank, I read with interest your summary of what's happening in your church. Awesome! I'd like to offer some personal reflections as well. Similarly, I'm blessed to attend a local (non-denominational)"Christian Church" that is growing and gives around 20 per-cent of it's budget to missions. We also send mission teams each year to Chile and Mexico. (Strangely this costs money?). As a result of our church giving, being doctrinally and spiritually sound - characteristics you cited- we're growing. Plans have been approved, commitments made, and we're starting construction on a new 450 seat worship center. This is not being built because of greed or ego, but because we're bursting at the seems with 3 current services and we desperately need the facilities! As I've been involved there for over 7 years, we've seen over a 50 per-cent plus growth. I attribute this to the above comments as well as a solid, cohesive, and united leadership- which I support. We're evidently meeting a need in our local community- as your church is- and God is blessing it! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1482 | would the church need to tithe to missio | 2 Cor 8:8 | BradK | 143755 | ||
EdB, No offense taken. Your comments are not without merit. I was not a part of our Building Team that spent well over a year considering many options- one of which was "church planting". Again, many options were discussed, debated, and prayerfully sought. This one seemed to have the most merit:-) Our Church had the (blessed) hindsight decades ago to purchase several acres- of now prime real estate- on what is a very busy, well-travelled street in our city. This allows us to expand existing facilities without having to purchase additional property. Since I'm not integrally involved in this aspect of our church, I can't speak to future plans, but church planting may well be one of them:-) Blessings Brother, BradK |
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1483 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | BradK | 194362 | ||
Hello EddieB, Welcome to the Forum. Based on your answer- "But of course, we must be willing to be used, and that is a great start" , are you saying that we can somehow limit God? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1484 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | BradK | 194386 | ||
Hello miller, So, are you saying that one must be TOTALLY immersed in (or by) water to be "immersed into the Holy Spirit" I'm not quite following. One either has the Spirit or they don't (Rom. 8:9) Can you clarify? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1485 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | BradK | 194390 | ||
Hello miller, I'm following you as far as the scripture references you gave. Iunderstand them fine. I guess my confusion is in understanding your conclusion? I'm not sure what you're concluding in comparison to what I understand about the Spirit's work and operation in the believer! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1486 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | BradK | 194393 | ||
Hello miller, OK, here's where my confusion stems from. You stated "He wants to totally immerse you into that anointing, into that Spirit so that you can have power to live a successful life." I hear what you're saying, but WHAT does this mean? Can you provide a scriptural framework to explain this? It would seem that you're referring to the process of sanctification! As 1 Cor. 1:30 tells us, "But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,..." Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1487 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | BradK | 194396 | ||
Hello miller, OK, once again I'm a little confused by your terminology! What scripture tells us we are "not totally immersed into the Holy Ghost"? Are you possibly referring to Eph. 5:18?- "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit" The idea being that we (as believers) need to CONTINUALLY keep on being filled with the Spirit? (cf. Gal. 5:16). Example using an analogy: Cars run on gas, but they also eventually run out and need to be refilled. A car can only go so far on a tank of gas. Hence, a believer needs to be refueled so-to speak witht he Spirit. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1488 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | BradK | 194397 | ||
Miller, How so? Your loosing me a bit. What SCRIPTURAL basis can I draw from to understand this? Acts 1 has come and gone. A believer is either baptized by the Spirit (1 Cor. 12:13) and has the Spirit or not (Rom. 8:9) Are you talking about 2 different and distinct fillings/blessings, or what? How would you then define success? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1489 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | BradK | 194400 | ||
Hello miller, OK, I understand that Acts is the basis for this discussion. (We may very well have divergent views on the purpose of Acts for the Church age, but that's another discussion.) It would be very helpful to stick with and use Biblical terms and definitions! From which scripture(s) do you derive and support this distinction of "BY the Holy Spirit, which is what has happed at the new birth, to being baptized INTO the Spirit."??? What scripture says that a believer, "doesn't mean they are immersed into it."??? Still in love, I await your reply:-) BradK |
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1490 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | BradK | 194402 | ||
Hello miller, I'm sorry,my friend! I just am not able to fully comprehend the distinction you're making! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1491 | The possible hindrance agsinst being use | 2 Cor 8:12 | BradK | 194408 | ||
Hello miller, Allow me to make one final observation now that I have had a bit more time to have thought through your argument. I think your "distinction is one of great importance", is a false one! With no disrespect, you have invented something that doesn't(necessarily) exist; You assume those that are the group in Acts 4:31 are the same that Peter preached to in Acts 2? I think this is also false! I do not believe scripture (clearly) supports this. Notice 4:23, ".. they went to their own ('friends'- ESV, YLT). If they were they same group of believers as in Acts 2, why does verse 4:31 read, "...they were all filled with the Holy Spirit..."? It doesn't say, they were filled again, or a second time, etc. No such distinction exists! There is simply no indication that these believers were "retreads" filled a second time. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1492 | can i pay my tithes to my mother? | 2 Cor 9:7 | BradK | 109196 | ||
Paraclete: Might you be Man or person-enough to just move along, pack up your baggage and be done? For one who purposefully and consistently has ignored the Forum's own stated guidelines, I find it plainly Infantile to cry "foul, no grace"! For those of us who have abided by the rules, your flaunting of them is not only unbecoming, but also tiring and unacceptable. Move on my friend! Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1493 | can i pay my tithes to my mother? | 2 Cor 9:7 | BradK | 109208 | ||
electionresults (Chochma, context, kichmon, et al: say what? Could you please clarify exactly what it is you're saying? I've read Marx, etc. but have no idea of how the connection exists between him and what brother EdB said. BradK |
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1494 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | BradK | 214799 | ||
Hello Vintage, Allow me to add a comment if I may:-) Malachi 3 is used quite often to support "tithing" as being "for us", yet it cannot be divorced from it's context. In verse 6 it addresses, "O children of Jacob"! The questions 'who is speaking', 'who is being spoken to', and 'what is being spoken about' are critical to understanding any passage- particularly this one. I don't believe this passage addresses the Church- the Body of Christ. I'd refer to 2 Cor. 9:6-7. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1495 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | BradK | 214810 | ||
Hello Beja, I appreciate and respect your answer. Thought I do hold to a decidedly dispensational framework, I'm not purposing that it is the "end-all". My purpose was not to contrast the law with grace and affirm we're not under a legal standard (obligation if you will) in regards to our giving. Instead, we're to be motivated by God's grace- what He has done for us in Christ Jesus! (Rom. 6:14) I still would maintain that we need to be careful of and take into consideration context when applying passsages such as Mal. 3:10. I hope this clarifies:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1496 | Can Christian's support Caesar's wars? | 2 Cor 10:3 | BradK | 118376 | ||
kalos, It might depend upon what "is" is! The art of obfuscation has been fairly well developed as you well know:-) In all seriousness, there are some rather vague and flowering Personal Profiles that say NOTHING of the individual or their beliefs but ramble on about doctrine, beliefs, etc. I see this as skirting the issue, but... I guess in a perfect world, a profile would say something specific about that individual and then, what they believe. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1497 | Can Christian's support Caesar's wars? | 2 Cor 10:3 | BradK | 118476 | ||
bstudent: Let me say this: Your deliberate side-stepping of a direct question is nothing more than game-playing. I don't see the point, quite frankly. Your appeal to Matthew 21 does not put you in league with our Lord. If you indeed have some agenda (which it appears you do), then why don't you just come out in the open and state it? The question asked is a fair one. BradK |
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1498 | J. Preston Eby? | 2 Cor 11:4 | BradK | 82902 | ||
Hank, My conclusions were the same! You indeed stated the problem succinctly, my friend. Yours In Christ, BradK |
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1499 | J. Preston Eby? | 2 Cor 11:4 | BradK | 82915 | ||
graceful, Your point is well taken:-) I believe Romans 9:14-24 speaks to this matter: "What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be!" Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1500 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | BradK | 156354 | ||
Hi Voctor, I don't know that you're "the one with the attitude problem"? However, since you started posting, you've revealed little about "where you're coming from" and any starting point as far as context. You do come across a little rough and your syntax is choppy. Obviously ,you're read the about postings- which is good:-) It would be helpful to give the rest of the Forum some info about yourself. You can do this by going to the "Update User Info" and giving a little "bio"- if you feel so inclined. For those of us who've been around awhile, it would also be helpful to address who you're responding to- it'a a little common courtesy- by saying, "Hi..." Then, respond and give some context to your response. i.e. as why you object to remarks made, etc. Your brief sound bites don't give me a clear idea of what you're trying to say or why you say it:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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