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741 | seven baptisms wet or dry help | Matt 3:6 | BradK | 211845 | ||
Hello dkp..., Might I ask what in Eph. 4:5 leads you to believe it is referencing water baptism? How did you arrive at this conclusion? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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742 | Can we be baptized with the Holy Ghost? | Matt 3:11 | BradK | 173078 | ||
Hello Nancy, Just an FYI- this topic has been discussed at length on the Forum. While I can appreciate your perpective, can you provide any scriptural support for it? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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743 | Baptism a second time? | Matt 3:11 | BradK | 173079 | ||
Hi Nancy, I was sprinkled as an infant and immersed as a adult when I truly came to know the Lord. Aside from that, I don't see any Biblical pattern for continual re-baptizing. Do you? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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744 | Baptism a second time? | Matt 3:11 | BradK | 173098 | ||
Hi Nancy, Your point is well taken:-) However, I prefer to "...walk in the Spirit..." so I will not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Gal. 5:16), and also seek to rest in the completed work of Christ (Col. 2:10). Thanks for sharing! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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745 | Can we be baptized with the Holy Ghost? | Matt 3:11 | BradK | 173111 | ||
Nancy: 1 Cor. 12:13 tells us, "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." This is a completed action! On what basis do we need to seek more? Specific scriptures...? In Him, BradK |
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746 | Can we be baptized with the Holy Ghost? | Matt 3:11 | BradK | 173133 | ||
Hi Nancy, Thank you for sharing:-) However, (and I don't mean to be pointed) you haven't answered my question. 1. Are you saying that being complete in Him (Col. 2:10) is NOT enough? 2. You say, "in Acts they were filled more than twice." What Bible verses support this statement? 3. You keep referring to experiences and general Books of the Bible, but What specific SCRIPTURES support your stance? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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747 | Can we be baptized with the Holy Ghost? | Matt 3:11 | BradK | 173159 | ||
Nancy, Thank you for more fully explaining your view- I think! We will have to agree to disagree on this matter:-) Experience is NOT the judge of fellowship, dear sister, nor is whether I "believe" you or not! Our faith rests in the all-sufficiency of our Savior and our relationship to Him alone! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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748 | Why did Jesus MAKE John Baptize Him? | Matt 3:15 | BradK | 102821 | ||
TommyS, It is an interesting statement made by our Lord considering the He was without sin ( 2 Cor. 5:21)and needed no purification. It may be viewed as more symbolic? My take is ,that in order for Christ to fulfill the Righteous requirement of the Law (Rom. 10:4), He had to submit to and observe ALL, including ceremonial cleansing. The law requires perfect and complete fulfillment of it. Only Christ did (and was able) to do so. This may be at least one reason the writer of Hebrews could state "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin." (4:15) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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749 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | BradK | 184942 | ||
Hello stjohn, Welcome from another Northwest native:-) I think the defining verse is Heb. 4:15, which states, "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin" Nowhere does scripture teach or even imply that Jesus had a sin nature. Being tempted is not the same as possessing a sin nature. The Immaculate conception bypassed -so-to speak- the imputation of sin. Had He been merely "born of a woman", without the "Holy Spirit coming upon her" ,He could not have fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14. Remember, for Jesus to be our Mediator, He had to fulfill 3 qualifications: 1. He must be a man (Heb. 2:14-16); 2. The Mediator between God and man must be sinless; 3. He had to be Divine As to His sinlessness, A.A. Hodge remarks: "Under the law the victim offered on the altar must be without blemish. Christ, who was to offer Himself unto God as a sacrifice for the sins of the world, must be Himself free from sin. The High Priest, therefore, who becomes us, He whom our necessities demand, must be holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners. (Hebrews vii. 26.) He was, therefore, "without sin." (Hebrews iv. 15; 1 Peter ii. 22.) A sinful Saviour from sin is an impossibility. He could not have access to God. He could not be a sacrifice for sins; and He could not be the source of holiness and eternal life to his people. This sinlessness of our Lord, however, does not amount to absolute impeccability. It was not a non potest peccare. If He was a true man He must have been capable of sinning. That He did not sin under the greatest provocation; that when He was reviled He blessed; when He suffered He threatened not; that He was dumb, as a sheep before its shearers, is held up to us as an example. Temptation implies the possibility of sin. If from the constitution of his person it was impossible for Christ to sin, then his temptation was unreal and without effect, and He cannot sympathize with his people." [Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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750 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | BradK | 184958 | ||
Hello stjohn, Not exactly, my friend. We have to be careful here about terms and assumptions! Again, what scripture would show that Christ had a sin nature? Can you demonstrate this absolutely? Put it this way, He had every opportunity TO sin, but He did not! We know He was tempted from accounts such as Matt. 4:1-4 and Heb. 4:15. To say or imply he had a sin nature is to say something entirely foreign to the Word. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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751 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | BradK | 185011 | ||
May I add some perspective from C.H. Spurgeon, taken from his sermon on Heb. 4:15- "I am happy to come to my last point, through divine aid. OUR LORD HAS A TENDER PERFECTNESS. As I read the verse — “In all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin,” I thought I heard you say, “But that is just the pinch of the matter. He cannot sympathize with me in sin, and that is my great trouble.” Brother, do you wish that your Lord had become a sinner like yourself? Abhor the idea! It would be blasphemy if understood and indulged. You see at once that you could not wish anything of the kind. But listen to me; do not imagine that if the Lord Jesus had sinned he would have been any more tender toward you; for sin is always of a hardening nature. If the Christ of God could have sinned, he would have lost the perfection of his sympathetic nature. It needs perfectness of heart to lay self all aside, and to be touched with a feeling of the infirmities of others." BradK |
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752 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | BradK | 185012 | ||
Doc, Good points! Without trying to belabor the point, John F. Walvood provides a good framework contrasting both views on this matter. From his, "The Impeccability of Christ": "A question has been raised, however, by orthodox theologians whether the sinlessness of Christ was the same as that of Adam before the fall or whether it possessed a peculiar character because of the presence of the divine nature. In a word, could the Son of God be tempted as Adam was tempted and could He have sinned as Adam sinned? While most orthodox theologians agree that Christ could be tempted because of the presence of a human nature, a division occurs on the question as to whether being tempted He could sin. Definition of Impeccability The point of view that Christ could sin is designated by the term peccability, and the doctrine that Christ could not sin is referred to as the impeccability of Christ. Adherents of both views agree that Christ did not sin, but those who affirm peccability hold that He could have sinned, whereas those who declare the impeccability of Christ believe that He could not sin due to the presence of the divine nature. The doctrine of impeccability has been questioned especially on the point of whether an impeccable person can be tempted in any proper sense. If Christ had a human nature which was subject to temptation, was this not in itself evidence that He could have sinned? The point of view of those who believe that Christ could have sinned is expressed by Charles Hodge who has summarized this teaching in these words: “This sinlessness of our Lord, however, does not amount to absolute impeccability. It was not a non potest peccare. If He was a true man, He must have been capable of sinning. That He did not sin under the greatest provocations; that when He was reviled He blessed; when He suffered He threatened not; that He was dumb as a sheep before its shearers, is held up to us as an example. Temptation implies the possibility of sin. If from the constitution of his person it was impossible for Christ to sin, then his temptation was unreal and without effect and He cannot sympathize with his people.” The problem that Hodge raises is very real, and, judging by our own experience, temptation is always associated with peccability. Hodge, however, assumes certain points in his argument which are subject to question. In order to solve the problem as to whether Christ is peccable, it is necessary, first of all, to examine the character of temptation itself to ascertain whether peccability is inevitably involved in any real temptation and, second, to determine the unique factor in Christ, i.e., that He had two natures, one a divine nature and the other a sinless human nature. Can an Impeccable Person Be Tempted? It is generally agreed by those who hold that Christ did not commit sin that He had no sin nature. Whatever temptation could come to Him, then, would be from without and not from within. Whatever may have been the natural impulses of a sinless nature which might have led to sin if not held in control, there was no sin nature to suggest sin from within and form a favorable basis for temptation. It must be admitted by Hodge, who denies impeccability, that in any case the temptation of Christ is different than that of sinful men. Not only is there agreement on the fact that Christ had no sin nature, but it is also agreed on the other hand, that as to His person He was tempted. This is plainly stated in Hebrews: “For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15). It is also clear that this temptation came to Christ in virtue of the fact that He possessed a human nature, as James states: “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man” (Jas. 1:13). On the one hand, Christ was tempted in all points except through that of a sin nature, and on the other hand His divine nature could not be tempted because God cannot be tempted. While His human nature is temptable, His divine nature is not temptable. On these points all can agree. The question is, then, can such a person as Christ is, possessing both human and divine natures, be tempted if He is impeccable? The answer must be in the affirmative. The question is simply, is it possible to attempt the impossible?" [Bibliotheca Sacra : A Quarterly Published by Dallas Theological Seminary., 202 (Dallas TX: Dallas Theological Seminary, 1996, c1955-1995).] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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753 | What was the point of the temptation ? | Matt 4:1 | BradK | 193162 | ||
Hello Jesusman, You might want to quit wile you're ahead?:-) To say "Jesus, while he was here on earth, could have, if he wanted to, given into temptation" is simply speculation. You're postulating upon something that didn't happen and furthermore- if it did - would have doomed mankind! You can't have much of a Savior when He falls into temptation. To be our Mediator, Christ had to fulfill 3 things: 1. He had to be God; 2. he had to be man; 3. He had to be sinless He fulfilled all 3! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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754 | What was the point of the temptation ? | Matt 4:1 | BradK | 193170 | ||
Hey Brother, I think we can all agree on this: "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." (Heb. 4:15-16 NASB) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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755 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | BradK | 224538 | ||
Hello 123, In order to better understand you, could you clarify these statements: You say, "that the (sic) mordern Protestant church rests with its salvation-by-faith doctrine. But the faith will be valid only when it bears the fruit of Spirit." Are you saying this is in error or somehow incompatible with what scripture teaches? You say your, "obervation is the church is busy in brainwashing people with the doctrine, but not encouraging and checking people if their faith is true." OK, then how so? Can you provide some specific examples of this? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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756 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | BradK | 224546 | ||
Hello 123, I have a better understanding of what you're saying:-) Keep in mind that how one is saved does differ from sanctification- or rather how one becomes a "doer of the Word". Your criticism of the Protestant Church is very general. "How" does it 'seemingly has no worry', or 'does nothing about it', 'whether those who attend it keep God's Word in their daily life? Can you provide some specific examples of churches where this is happening? What percentage of Churches take this approach- All, many, or just a few? Again, can you name any of these churches? The Church certainly has many faults and is easy to criticize! However, without being able to define the exact nature of the "problem" or show how prevalent it may seemingly be, how do you solve it? What do you think needs to be done and how would yoou go about doing it? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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757 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | BradK | 224548 | ||
Hello 123, Again, it would REALLY help if you could be more specific in your criticisms! You're way too general by taking a view from 50,000 feet up. Can you get down to a few hundered feet? Aside from needing to consider the context and not being overly literal in you apporach to scripture, let me ask you this: Are you doing all these things you say are lacking? Are you (123) poor in spirit? Are you all these things? It's easy to point a finger without first looking in the mirror:-) Specifically: HOW are most abandoned by the church? HOW the church gives a sermon but doesn't know or doesn't care what their real life is? Have YOU ever asked each person about what agony s/he has, what spritural help s/he needs, or what sins keeps him/her from living a holy life? Have YOU ever checked if s/he grows in faith and holiness? Is this happening in your church or are these just general criticisms? Are you a personal eye-witness to these seeming atrocities, or are you just venting frustration? WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO ALL THIS? DO YOU HAVE ANY ANSWERS!!! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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758 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | BradK | 224556 | ||
Hello Beja, Thanks for being proactive. You beat me to the punch. Let's keep on track with the study of Scripture- the intended purpose of the SBF. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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759 | Was Judas Iscariot a believer? | Matt 5:13 | BradK | 160480 | ||
Hi Alien, Allow me to interject. You brought up an interesting question in reference to Matt. 27:3-4, "It seems to me by admitting his sin he did repent." Not only do I find no evidence that Judas was ever a believer, he clearly didn't show true repentance! Note 2 Cor. 7:10: "For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death." In Matt. 27:5 we see that, "... he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself." I don't know about you, but I see worldly sorrow leading to death in Judas' action, not godly sorrow leading to (his) salvation! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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760 | Verifying following the of the law | Matt 5:17 | BradK | 176884 | ||
Hello sc, Friend, as I recall you asked the initial question. Were you expecting a different response? I'm not going to argue this point, my friend. Titus 3:9 states: "But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless" Some advice: Make sure you keep them ALL!(Gal. 3:10-12) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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