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21 | God is sovereign: So, why pray ? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 202629 | ||
Hi John, While it is evident that God is sovereign, we, as believers are instructed to pray. God's being sovereign does not imply a "couch-potato" Christian! Suffice 4 NT verse as evidence: Phil. 4:6;Col. 4:2;1 Thess. 5:17; 1 Tim. 2:1-2. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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22 | God is sovereign: So, why pray ? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 202638 | ||
Hi John, No problem, friend. I think I misread the "rhetorical" question myself! I'm not overly familiar with Karl Barth, so I was a bit taken aback by the statement. Blessings, BradK |
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23 | why do ones in heaven wear clothing | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 202704 | ||
Hello hopalong, Possibly you meant that the focus of the Book of Revelation is apochryphal. I'm sure you're not saying that the events in will not occur! I would say that, literally, all in it will be fulfilled. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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24 | What mother was commended by Paul? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 203093 | ||
Hello DLD, The sheer number and type of questions led me- and others- to honestly question your reason "why"! It is entirely appropriate to ask questions. Yet, with so many it would also lead one such as myself to wonder if you have read and/or studied the Bible! It may be more effective to ask 1 or 2 questions and then wait for the answers:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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25 | Does it Really matter? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 203424 | ||
Hi Cheri, Without trying to be disagreeable, the Church is not Israel! The Sabbath was given to Israel and we now seek to take their blessing(s) and appropriate it? God the Father has blessed us "with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" (Eph. 1:3 NASB) What more blessing can there be? It is not the Sabbath I seek, but Christ Himself! Does not Col. 2:16- 17 speak to this?: "Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-- things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ." (NASB) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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26 | Does it Really matter? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 203429 | ||
Hi Cheri, I do understand what you're saying. However- and it's a big however- again, the Church is not Israel! My actual question related to the "extra blessing" from keeping the 'Sabbath"! I simply don't see it:-) If there is some additional blessing, what is it? I also understand His immutabilty, but by following your logic we should still be offering sacrificies too, should we not? Additionally, though Paul wrote the majority of the NT he doesn't address the (any) importance of 'the Body of Christ' keeping the Sabbath. If it were still applicable to us, he would seem remiss to have not mentioned it! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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27 | Does it Really matter? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 203442 | ||
Hi Cheri, The only thing I can say is "Christ is all and in all". I've never been so blessed as to understand who I am "in Christ" (en Christo). In Him, BradK |
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28 | Acts 13:1 | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 203819 | ||
Hello jamison, Welcome to the Forum. Let me add that I too, would like to see the scriptural support for "soul sleep". While I am familiar with some of the arguments for this, we don't learn about the real thing by studying the counterfeit! Quite the opposite is true. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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29 | Acts 13:1 | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 204188 | ||
Hello jamison, Possibly you'd be willing to elaborate and provide some specifics on how "we Christians tend to trivialize the beliefs of others, even other Christians"? How did you arrive at that conclusion? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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30 | Creeds and Confessions Needful? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 205893 | ||
Hello Tamara, Here's my perspective. Creeds are not scripture, nor are they inspired. A Creed does not negate sola scritpura in my mind. However, they are the best human summation of the basic doctrines of scripture- what the historical church believes. In this sense, not all traditions are bad:-) Case in point: My study of and teaching of the Nicene Creed over a period of a year, gave me an appreciation and better understanding for what happened at Nicea in 325. Creeds- such as the Nicene- were formed (in general) to correct a heresy. In Nicea it was Arianism. Creeds attempt to summarize what we as the Church believe scripture teaches. It is founded upon the Word. It is, as I see it the foundation of historical Orthodoxy! Without it, we are somewhat like a ship without a rudder. Look at how many churches have little or no "Doctrinal Statement"! They are the emergent church, the WOF movement, etc. They have lost track of essential Christianity. Much of the error in the modern (Western) church is a failure to hold to the basic- historical- tenets of the faith! Again, these are finely summarized in the Nicene and Westminster creeds, and more recently the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. I would agree that holding to tradition for the sake of tradition- without a strong Biblical foundation- is wrong! As was wisely observed by George Santayana, 'those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them'. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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31 | Creeds and Confessions Needful? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 205902 | ||
Hello Tamara, One further note that may be helpful. The Westminster Confession of 1646 says this about the Bible- and sola scriptura: CHAPTER I.(in part) Of the holy Scripture. I. Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence, do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and of his will, which is necessary unto salvation; therefore it pleased the Lord, at sundry times, and in divers manners, to reveal himself, and to declare that his will unto his Church; and afterwards for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the Church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing; which maketh the holy Scripture to be most necessary; those former ways of God's revealing his will unto his people being now ceased. [the 66 Books of the OT and NT] All which are given by inspiration of God, to be the rule of faith and life. V. We may be moved and induced by the testimony of the Church to an high and reverent esteem of the holy Scripture; and the heavenliness of the matter, the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty of the style, the consent of all the parts, the scope of the whole (which is to give all glory to God), the full discovery it makes of the only way of man's salvation, the many other incomparable excellencies, and the entire perfection thereof, are arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence itself to be the Word of God; yet, notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit, bearing witness by and with the Word in our hearts. VI. The whole counsel of God, concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man's salvation, faith, and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit, or traditions of men. Nevertheless we acknowledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word; and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God, and the government of the Church, common to human actions and societies, which are to be ordered by the light of nature and Christian prudence, according to the general rules of the Word, which are always to be observed. X. The Supreme Judge, by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decress of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture." I hope this helps, BradK |
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32 | Creeds and Confessions Needful? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 205903 | ||
Hello tamara, As a part 2 answer, here's what THE CHICAGO STATEMENT ON BIBLICAL INERRANCY says: (in part) I. SUMMARY STATEMENT 1. God, who is Himself Truth and speaks truth only, has inspired Holy Scripture in order thereby to reveal Himself to lost mankind through Jesus Christ as Creator and Lord, Redeemer and Judge. Holy Scripture is God's witness to Himself. 2. Holy Scripture, being God's own Word, written by men prepared and superintended by His Spirit, is of infallible divine authority in all matters upon which it touches: It is to be believed, as God's instruction, in all that it affirms; obeyed, as God's command, in all that it requires; embraced, as God's pledge, in all that it promises. 3. The Holy Spirit, Scripture's divine Author, both authenticates it to us by His inward witness and opens our minds to understand its meaning. 4. Being wholly and verbally God-given, Scripture is without error or fault in all its teaching, no less in what it states about God's acts in creation, about the events of world history, and about its own literary origins under God, than in its witness to God's saving grace in individual lives. 5. The authority of Scripture is inescapably impaired if this total divine inerrancy is in any way limited of disregarded, or made relative to a view of truth contrary to the Bible's own; and such lapses bring serious loss to both the individual and the Church. Though these words are of human origin and not in any way inspired, I'd be hard-pressed to disagree with them. They uphold sola scriptura! So, this Creed (quoted in part) summarizes succinctly what we as Orthodox believers hold to be true, does it not? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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33 | God Punished New Orleans with Katrina | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 209328 | ||
Hi Val, The primary challenge I have with this line of thinking is that God is dealing with individuals now, not nations! The Great White throne judgment is yet future! John 5:23 explicitly states, God has commited all judgment to the Son, "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son" (NASB. Certainly God, in His permissive will allows such to happen. It's the result of the fall! But, I don't see this as His direct Divine judgment! Additionally, we can also develop a "worse works" mentality. If New Orleans was "punished", who's more deservant, and for what? Case in point, Stalin in Communist Russia and Mao in China systematically murdered 10's of millions of their own people. Isn't that much more deserving of punishment by God? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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34 | God Punished New Orleans with Katrina | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 209362 | ||
Hi Jeff, What I intended to convey was that God is dealing with individuals now, not the nation of Israel! If it's fair to say, we're individually accountable to God, not nationally. (This is not to say that God does not care about nations)But, I think it speculation - as Hank noted- to attribute the direct cause of Katrina (or 911) to God's Divine judgment! I hope that clarifies. BradK |
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35 | God Punished New Orleans with Katrina | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 209415 | ||
Kim Clement is a false prophet! The Biblical test of a prophet is 100 percent accurate, 100 percent of the time! BradK |
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36 | God Punished New Orleans with Katrina | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 209427 | ||
Hello Jack, The burden of proof is not on me my friend! I'm not making any claims. The better question to ask is: Has Kim Clement been 100 Percent Correct, 100 Percent of the time? If he hasn't, he does not qualify as a prophet- Biblically! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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37 | God Punished New Orleans with Katrina | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 209434 | ||
Apparently he missed this one: "Americans Will Not Be Killed in The War With Iraq." This prophecy Failed to come true! This prophecy was made on March 19, 2003 "For years, I have felt the need to prophesy about a President who would rise up against the ‘beast of the east’ and deal with him. In 1996 God spoke through me about an attack in the USA. I saw an act of violence as terrorists flew over New York. Since then, the years to follow would provoke numerous prophecies regarding a war and the fact that God would raise up a President who would be a true Christian and who would pray. He also showed me that this President would deal with four nations; nations that supported and harbored terrorists. In some of these prophecies the words “Burning Bush” were used, indicating that it would be President Bush who would be the instrument of this cleansing. On April 1st 2001, I said “America prepare yourself, you will go to war”. Subsequently, the Spirit began to share some of the details about the possible length of the battle and the outcome. I spoke about certain attacks planned against the soldiers and the fact that God would protect them so that not one of them would be inflicted. I believe with all of my heart that America is in the perfect will of God. A tyrant lives, and yet there are people in this nation shouting the odds about the instrument that God has chosen as his battle-axe - the President of the United States of America." (This prophesy no longer resides on Kim Clements website. He claimed he took it off for security reasons. Security? What security? Was he afraid someone would realize he spoke falsely?) [www.forgottenword.org/clement.html] BradK |
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38 | How many Gods | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 209864 | ||
Hello, Jesus is more than the only begotten son of the Almighty God. He is God in the flesh (John 1:14) How do you define "two different individuals? John 10:31 explicitly tells us, "I and the Father are one"- where in Greek, the 'are' is plural. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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39 | ... | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 210926 | ||
Hello DL, I would submit that you're asking the wrong questions from the wrong perspective! Incidentally, this is not a debate forum! On what basis do you conclude that "Children starving as the highest evil"? This is a direct result of the fall, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," (Rom. 3:23) Your answer more probably lies in the question stated by Paul in Rom. 9:14-16- "What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION." So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy." Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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40 | ... | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 210936 | ||
Hello DL, You ask, "What evil could be more evil than children starving?" My answer: that's a subjective question! The real evil is man's 'sin nature'! The fall of man as recorded in Gen. 3:6-7 is the root of this. "The problem is not nature (as God created it), but the corruption of nature that occured when our race, represented by Adam, decided to declare its independence from its Creator. The world is filled with evil, not because it is filled with minds and bodies (starving children), reason and intelligence, passions and drives, but because man has decided to turn his mind and body, reason and intelligence, passions and drives against God". [Micheal Horton/The Agony of Deceit/p. 132] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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