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1581 | Free Masonry | Eph 4:14 | BradK | 232157 | ||
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1582 | Baptize in name of Jesus or Trinitarian | Eph 4:23 | BradK | 184432 | ||
Hello Ace..., While agree to a point, what about the spiritual reality? 1 Cor. 12:13?...: "For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit." While I mean no slight, the point I'm making is this: we tend to focus upon an act- a work if you will- to the neglect of the Spiritual reality of what has been done on our behalf. Let us make sure that our salvation is based upon Christ- and Him alone- not a mere symbolism (Gal. 2:16-17)! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1583 | Truth or Deception? | Eph 4:25 | BradK | 234634 | ||
In Ephesians 4:25, the beleiver is admonished, "Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another." (NASB) The opposite of this is a Deception: 1. the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived. 2. something that deceives or is intended to deceive; fraud; artifice. (Dictionary.com) The true believer, one who has a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ is to be truthful in his manner and conduct. Deception has no part for those who name the name of Jesus! It is dis-honoring to God to purposefully practice such behavior. BradK |
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1584 | Input on ephesians 5: 8,9 | Eph 5:1 | BradK | 234890 | ||
Hello kitty, Isn't the Watchtower Organization a group of "false religious teachers", putting people under bondage to lies? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1585 | Did other churches use intruments | Eph 5:19 | BradK | 167607 | ||
Dear gospelman, As one who attends a local "Christian Church" (south of Seattle), I understand where you're coming from. While your statement is made in love, it unfortunately smacks of legalism and exclusivism. That is one of the main challenges with the Church of Christ in my estimation. They are tolerant of no one except those who adhere to their brand of Christianity. You can call it what you want, but it is "died-in-the-wool" exclusivism. Brother, grace says God did for me what I could never do and I can accept others too because of that. Legalism says, "it must be done this way". I'll error on the side of grace every time:-) Praise God that he alone is worthy! I'm sure you'd be shocked to find our church as a whole doesn't teach or adhere to "Baptismal regeneration" nor do we use instruments only! (Gasp!) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1586 | Is reverence feasible? Always? | Eph 5:33 | BradK | 66313 | ||
Rabbi Mark, Allow me to echo the wise words of both my colleagues, Hank and Charis. They have spoken well. As it has been said, unsolicited advice is rarely appreciated. Further, when faced with criticism, condemnation, or complaints, most will not respond favorably. To be effective in dealing with (or interacting)with people, there is a certain amount of tact and "people skills" required. As Col.4:6 says "Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one". I too would strongly encourage you to include some info about yourself on the personal bio. The anonymity of the internet can become more personable this way. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1587 | How to determine demonic posession? | Eph 6:13 | BradK | 221493 | ||
Hello MW, As a long-time participant, may I offer my concern and sadness at your departure! I don't think this Forum or anyone I'm familiar with is trying to "talk above you", or, as you put it "I am not serious enough for this vaunted ivory tower." That's simply not the case. You're looking at this entirely wrong. Whether in our business life or Christian walk, we only get better by playing with better people-so-to-speak! We grow by associating with others who may know more and have more experience than us! Instead of viewing this as a affront to your knowledge (or lack thereof), take it as an opportunity to learn and grow:-) The writer of Hebrews instructs us: Heb 5:12 "For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food." Heb 5:13 "For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant". Heb 5:14 "But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil". Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1588 | Praying to the Holy Spirit | Eph 6:18 | BradK | 221607 | ||
Hi Cathy, I don't want to second-guess your Pastor. However, if what you said is correct (and I don't doubt you), I would disagree with him, because I don't think there's evidence from the passage to support such an interpretation! Acts 13:2 reads, " While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." (NASB) The text does not say anything about the apostles "praying to the Holy Spirit". That is an assumption- rather speculation- that I do not believe is warranted from the text! We need to take care and not say what scripture doesn't say! Depending on your relationship with the Pastor, I'd ask him what support or evidence he can give to such an interpretation. What other scholars would agree with him? If he's not put off by being asked to uphold the Berean standard (Acts 17:11), he should be willing and able to do so:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1589 | Am I saved until Christ returns? | Phil 1:6 | BradK | 82798 | ||
2 Tim.2:15, I had a little trouble following your reasoning and sentence structure:-) If I'm understanding you correctly, your main point and question(?) revolves around 1 Cor.12:30: "All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they?" The Greek grammar demands a negative answer to these questions! So, the answer to "do all speak in tongues?" is, NO. You state "I would propose that a true believer has the ability whenever he comes in contact with a demon possessed individual to cast it out 2) that we should all speak with tongues " Well, that may be your "opinion" and what YOU propose, however it conflicts with the grammar and thereby clear statement of scripture that not all speak with tongues! How do you reconcile this seeming contradiction? As I understand it, 1 Corinthians 13 and 14 are not so much an endorsement of tongues, but a corrective to the overall misuse of the Spiritual gifts. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1590 | Am I saved until Christ returns? | Phil 1:6 | BradK | 82800 | ||
Casey, You've stated "The bible tells us to verify everything out of the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses, line upon line, precept upon precept. Take the whole bible and put it together not just a couple versus" Ok, I'm in agreement with that. I'd like to ask you in all seriousness, do you practice ALL that is commanded in scripture, or just the charismatic gift of tongues? Let me illustrate. Look at the following from Matthew 10:5-15: "5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; 6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. 9 “Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, 10 or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support. 11 “And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city. 12 “As you enter the house, give it your greeting. 13 “If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace. 14 “Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet. 15 “Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city." These are things that Jesus COMMANDED! Do you practice them ALL literally, and if not, why? Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1591 | Am I saved until Christ returns? | Phil 1:6 | BradK | 82832 | ||
Casey, There is no attempt to turn this into an argument, my brother:-) I was merely trying to illustrate a point. A point you yourself, allude to in your own user profile, yet appear to ignore! "I don't claim to be a scholar I know I don't know everything and my knowledge is limited. I am not bound by my personal beliefs. I believe the sole authority in Truth is the bible. I know because I have believed something doesn't mean it is truth. We have to study the bible honestly with an open heart. My opinion is often we look through biast eyes without even realizing it. The majority of people would think they are open but if you ask God in prayer and listen to the spirit which (Jn16:13) will lead us in to all truth we may hear different. We are often to so busy trying to prove what we believe we stop listening what he wants us to see." Brother, according to what YOU state, I would anticipate that you'd be open to "study the bible honestly with an open heart." Or were these just words? See, I would expect someone who writes something of this nature, assuming it really comes from the heart, to practice what they say they truly believe. You obviously have come to the Forum with "biased eyes without even realizing it". That's ok, but the door swings both ways:-) As far as your claim "to not know everything",that's ok too.This Forum is an excellent source to learn and seek wisdom. But why do you then presume to have such a narrow and dogmatic stance with regard to tongues? Brother, I might add, that while we all have our "biases", to bring forth such a controversial topic and not expect opposition is foolish. I don't say these things to be harsh, but rather to encourage you to grow and seek wisdom (Prov. 18:15). You see my friend, "Iron sharpens Iron". Lastly, as our brother Joe has stated before, welcome to public discourse on the Forum. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1592 | Has anyone read BeDuhn's new book? | Phil 2:6 | BradK | 145132 | ||
Hi Ben, I can't speak for Mr. DeBuhn's motive in writing his book. What you say is true of Christians "bashing JW's" appears to be exactly where you're coming from:-) It is not "bashing" to call a heresy for what it is. We can go all the way back to the Council at Nicea on this matter! If I may suggest (as Tim Moran) has, to present some specifics and let's discuss them point by point. I do think you need to be mindful of this Forum and it's guidelines before passing off judgements, etc. I would like you to address the qualifications (or lack thereof) of the so-called "translators of the NWT. That would be foremost in my mind as a starting place. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1593 | God's response to Jesus' humility | Phil 2:9 | BradK | 136172 | ||
Effpomens, Could you please clarify your response! I seem to be hearing you say that God and Jesus are the same Person: "Jesus is God and God is Jesus" Are you saying that God is not triune or that there is no distinction between the Godhead? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1594 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | BradK | 100214 | ||
Joe: I concur with your thoughts. You're fine.The Q and A from Ken Hepting are not at all clear. Communication occurs when both parties clearly understand each other. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1595 | Does the Lord still heal people today? | Phil 3:10 | BradK | 138675 | ||
Hi Doc, Thanks for the kind words, my friend! Both you and Justme touched upon "the greater miracle" of salvation. Amen. As an added point, I believe that to be what John is referring to in John 14:12: "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works (things) than these he will do, because I go to My Father." I think this a reference to the complete work of redemption! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1596 | Why do you wait? | Phil 3:20 | BradK | 55634 | ||
Dear Stokeyhk, As you may be aware, Deut.18:20-22 gives the Biblical qualifications for a Prophet. Vs. 22..."if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that thing is the thing which the Lord has not spoken"... A true Biblical Prophet is one who is 100 percent correct, 100 percent of the time! The Watchtower Organization is more than mistaken in their expectations about 1914, 1925, and 1975. They are in open disregard of scripture! We are enjoined against setting dates of the Lords' (Christs') return in Matt.24:23-26. How does one get around and ignore this clear warning of Jesus? This matter goes directly to the issue of credibility. If ANY organization makes claims that are PROVEN to be false, in what other areas might they be wrong also? It is one thing to forgive an honest mistake and to repent. It is quite another to ignore repeated false prophesying and excuse it. Even in baseball, it's three strikes and you're out! Credibilty and integrity require that both ACTIONS and WORDS match up. My friend, it is my sincere hope and prayer that you will "know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life." ( 1 John 5:20) Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK |
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1597 | Is having a TV unbiblical? | Phil 4:8 | BradK | 81166 | ||
Dera JesusFreak1012, It would be hard to provide a more sound response than mommapbs- she spoke with wisdom! From my perspective, here are a few scriptural considerations: The apostle Paul wrote 4 times in 1 Cor. 6:12, and 10:23, that "all things are lawful..." "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything." As Rom. 12:2 says, "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Further, Eph.5:16 states "making the most of your time, because the days are evil." In my humble estimation, too many Christians spend way too much time subjecting themselves to mindless time-wasting watching TV. We could be so much more productive in our walk if we would limit or minimize our TV time. I'm amazed at the use of "I'm busy", when we spend almost as much time on average, watching television as we do work! A very worthwhile albeit non-Christian discourse on the effects of our "entertainment" culture is titled,"Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman. I read it several years ago and found it to be a very penetrating look at how television has impacted various areas of our life- including Religion! Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1598 | Should saints be rich or poor? | Phil 4:11 | BradK | 133989 | ||
Reinghnskye, Thanks for your reply. Proverbs 30 is a great bit of wisdom. I don't think either extreme poverty or extreme wealth are necessarily something we should strive for. I think you correct to say that there is a balance to be sought. However, neither- in my experience- are mutually exclusive of a close walk with God. We could look at Mother Teresa and the one hand and R.G. Letourneau on the other. I think both were successful and used mightily of the Lord. Because of my business background, I maintain very close contact with a number of individuals who are financially independent and multi-millionaires! They are debt free and live below their means, contributing a great amount to their churches and other ministries. They are a tremendous example and do not abuse their blessings- despite the generally negative portrayal given on TV and in the Media. The bottom line is that this type of individual has succeeded by hard work and effort. I believe scripture supports this endeavor.( Prov. 19:17; 21:5; 2 Thess.3:10) Extreme poverty comes at a huge price as well ( Prov. 19:15). By contrast, those who inherit wealth or win the lottery have not worked by their own sweat to earn what they have and many times we see them suffering the consequences. (Prov.20:21) The lottery is nothing more than chance supported by the State, i.e. Government! It is wrong to the core in my humble opinion! The accumulation of wealth certainly should entail character development- development wrought through the experience of failure time and again coupled with wise counsel. Those who seek quick riches have not developed this. That is the folly of pursuing riches for their own sake. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1599 | Show me the money | Phil 4:19 | BradK | 171974 | ||
Hi Barb, With all due respect, I really don't think much of Kenneth Copeland and his prosperity nonsense. Here's why: It does not stand the test of orthodoxy and it is not Biblical. God has already blessed us with ALL the SPIRITUAL blessings in the heavenlies, IN CHRIST (Eph. 1:3)! Why would we be so focused on the material? Consider this: Are you (and myself) willing to seek God simply for Who He is? (Job. 1:9) Are we willing to submit to God because He alone deserves it? Are Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit enough? This is not to say that one must be broke to know and love Christ. However, 20th and 21st Century Christendom in the WOF movement has sadly fallen into the pursuit of worldly pleasures rather than the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1600 | Show me the money | Phil 4:19 | BradK | 172007 | ||
Hello Barb, No, the point is we're not even on the same page! I'm a self-employed business owner and have been for 18-plus years! I've made a fair amount of money doing so. (God has blessed me). But, and this is a huge BUT, wealth is not my God-given perogative BECAUSE I'm a believer, nor does God OWE me wealth. I've read all the "success books" and applied many of the principles contained theirin. There are sound principles of success, that when applied can lead to the creation of wealth- independent of whether one is godly or ungodly! (Look at Donald Trump) That is the distinction I'm trying to make. The WOF Prosperity "gospel" is a recent 20th and 21st Century heresy. It is not ceded in Orthodox Christianity! The delusion of Copeland, et al, is that wealth is our God-given right and we just need to claim it. That is pure bunk! Is wealth the only thing we're after? Is material blessing the sum total of all we seek God for? Or, do we seek the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ, because He alone is worthy of our praise? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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