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441 | Why does Satan believe he can win? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 166983 | ||
Dear Atdcross, As you wish. :-) While you ignore me, when you post, could you actually cite a Scripture or two to support your assertions? It lends an air of actual *study* and *Bible* to the forum. It also would be a tiny bit more credible of an understanding that exceeds that of all the theologians of the past. Thank you! In Him, Doc PS Is this like deja vu or something? |
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442 | Why does Satan believe he can win? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 166984 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, Very good point. I really appreciate your help in clarifying this important doctrine. There is, indeed, incredible misunderstanding of the sovereignty of God. I fully agree with you that sovereignty of God does not rule out human freedom nor does it rule out His employment of secondary causes. At least, it doesn't if it is a Biblical definition! How could these things be excluded... after all, He has decreed them! Doug Wilson put it this way, "At the same time, this does not make God the master puppeteer. What He foreordained was a world full of free choices. He not only ordained that a man would be in the ice cream store choosing one of thirty-one flavors, He also decreed which flavor would be chosen. But this is not all; He ordained that the cookie dough ice cream would be chosen by this man freely. God ordains non-coercively. This makes no sense to some people, but how many basic doctrines do make sense? We do not understand how God made Jupiter from nothing any more than how He determined my actions today without annihilating me. But He does. Remember, the point being made here is not that divine sovereignty is merely consistent with secondary freedom, but rather is that which establishes it." Jonathan Edwards wrote in a much earlier time, "The Sovereignty of God is the stumbling block on which thousands fall and perish; and if we go contending with God about His sovereignty it will be our eternal ruin. It is absolutely necessary that we should submit to God as an absolute sovereign, and the sovereign of our souls; as one who may have mercy on whom He will have mercy and harden whom He will." John Wesley wrote, "Chance has no share in the government of the world. The Lord reigns, and disposes all things, strongly and sweetly, for the good of them that love Him." I also very much appreciate A. W. Tozer. He was a wonderful writer. His book on "The Attributes of God" was one of the first that I read on this topic. He wrote, "God’s sovereignty is the attribute by which He rules His entire creation, and to be sovereign God must be all-knowing, all-powerful, and absolutely free. The reasons are these: "Were there even one datum of knowledge, however small, unknown to God, His rule would break down at that point. To be Lord over all the creation, He must possess all knowledge. And were God lacking one infinitesimal modicum of power, that lack would end His reign and undo His kingdom; that one stray atom of power would belong to someone else and God would be a limited ruler and hence not sovereign. "Furthermore, His sovereignty requires that He be absolutely free, which means simply that He must be free to do whatever He wills to do anywhere at any time to carry out His eternal purpose in every single detail without interference. Were He less than free He must be less than sovereign." Thank you, again, Brother Tim, for your post. In Him, Doc |
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443 | Why does Satan believe he can win? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 166997 | ||
Yes, Ocelot... God is just that holy... and sin is just that awful... it always, always, always brings judgment, suffering, and death. It is so criminal that it has an effect on every aspect of our lives. | ||||||
444 | Essentials, where is the proof? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167139 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, I see two words translated unbelief: apithia and apistia. What is the difference? If the reveals this, can you tell us if unbelief is simply the absence of belief, or is it a selection of the opposite of a piece of information? Thank you for your instruction of us in regards to the Greek. In Him, Doc |
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445 | Essentials, where is the proof? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167148 | ||
Thank you, Brother Tim! So, what is the difference between apithia and apistia? Are they different conjugations or something? In Him, Doc |
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446 | Essentials, where is the proof? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167176 | ||
Thank you, pastor, for your exposing the truth of the Word to the people of God in a manner that honored the character of our Father. | ||||||
447 | Mark of the Beast | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167215 | ||
Are the other things in Revelation 13 understood to be literal, physical things: beasts, dragons, horns, heads, etc.? | ||||||
448 | Mark of the Beast | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167219 | ||
Dear Mark, Yes: On what hermeneutical principle of apocalyptic exegesis does one switch back and forth from literal interpretation to figurative interpretation? I quite understand that this popular perspective is common to contemporary dispensationalism. It does not represent anything like a universal concensus among modern or ancient Biblical scholars. In Him, Doc |
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449 | Mark of the Beast | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167226 | ||
I'm asking about your statement of the text's inability to yield any other interpretation. Might we remain focused on my original question? | ||||||
450 | Mark of the Beast | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167304 | ||
Dear Brother Mark, No, the questions are really the same. I apologize for the confusion. Since it was penned, Revelation has been called apocalyptic from the first word of the book -- from which it gets its title -- apokalupsis. Nevertheless, if it helps to "unload" my question, let me rephrase: "On what hermeneutical principle of Biblical exegesis does one switch back and forth from literal interpretation to figurative interpretation?" This avoids the question of genre entirely. If need be, reintroduce a genre categorization as you see fit. If the "text gives no foundation to believe anything other," then it should be possible to articulate the corresponding principle. I don't mean to put you on the spot. We need sound foundational reasons to ground our every emphatic exegetical statement. Furthermore, if I'm missing a principle of this kind of power, I'd like to be able to apply it to the rest of Revelation. (Indeed, after stating it, it would be helpful to me to demonstrate the principle on the other elements of the chapter.) Thank you for taking the time to respond. In Him, Doc |
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451 | Mark of the Beast | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167307 | ||
Dear Ocelot, To be perfectly honest I'm quite undecided. I tend to lean toward a post-trib pre-mil eschatological position. However, the notion of a mark in the body determining the eternal destiny of a soul doesn't sound right. The life of the redeemed and the life of the reprobate manifest themselves in physical behavior. However, physical behavior does not bring about redemption or reprobation. Frankly, there is so much clear stuff to study in Scripture, I've not spent a huge amount of effort digging around in the nebulous stuff. My sanctification does not depend on my understanding how God will ultimately bring about restoration. I don't say this to sound superior -- I just struggle being a good steward of my time. Tempus fugit! Thanks for asking. In Him, Doc |
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452 | Mark of the Beast | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167351 | ||
Dear Brother Mark, Thank you for taking the time here for me. While you're preparing that analysis, I'll see if I can apply these principles directly in my own study. At first blush, they sound reasonable. Yours is the patience that is appreciated! In Him, Doc |
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453 | Are these essentials for Salvation? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167517 | ||
"True repentance is always accompanied by sorrow. "Repentance is a deep, radical, fundamental, lasting change; and you will find that, whenever you meet with it in Scripture, it is always accompanied with sorrow for past sin. "And rest assured of this fact -- that the repentance which has no tear in its eye, and no mourning for sin in its heart, is a repentance which needs to be repented of. "In such false repentance, there is no evidence of conversion, and no sign of the existence of the grace of God. "The man who knows that his sin is forgiven, does not cease to mourn for it. No, brethren, his mourning becomes deeper as his knowledge of his guilt becomes greater. His hatred of sin grows in proportion as he understands that love of Christ by which his sin is put away. "In true believers, mourning for sin is chastened and sweetened, and, in one sense, the fang of bitterness is taken out. "But, in another sense, the more we realize our indebtedness to God's grace, and the more we see of the sufferings of Christ in order to effect our redemption, the more do we hate sin, and the more do we lament that we ever fell into it. "The man who has led the purest life, when he is brought before God by the humbling influence of the Holy Spirit, is the man who almost invariably considers himself to have been viler than anybody else. "'Repentance is to leave The sin we loved before, And show that we in earnest grieve By doing so no more.'" --Charles Hadon Spurgeon "Behold, I am vile!" Job 40:4 "I abhor myself!" Job 42:6 "Woe is me! For I am undone!" Isaiah 6:5 "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!" Luke 5:8 "A certain immoral woman heard Jesus was there and brought a beautiful jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind Him at His feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing His feet and putting perfume on them." Luke 7:37-38 "What a wretched man I am!" Romans 7:24 "Does the recollection of past transgression make you sorry? Does the memory of the sins of your youth, the transgressions of riper years, the sinful infirmities of old age, humble you in the dust? "Holier and more precious tears were never shed than those wept for having sinned against God, at Christ's feet." --Octavius Winslow |
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454 | Are these essentials for Salvation? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167582 | ||
Repentance involves the whole man. By the way... Why the hobby-horse? |
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455 | I don't know what version this quote is | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167699 | ||
Good catch, MaryR! It didn't ring a bell at all, for me! Probably he's thinking of Genesis 31. | ||||||
456 | The word of the Lord | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167746 | ||
Hi, MaryR... Just so you know, you are responding to some rather old posts. In some cases, the people only popped into the forum very briefly, asked a question, and were not heard from again. In Him, Doc |
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457 | Are these essentials for Salvation? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 167831 | ||
Thank you for your encouragement, MaryR! | ||||||
458 | references about importance of the bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 168387 | ||
2 Timothy 3:16... it is one of many, many such Scriptures. Work your way through Psalm 119 sometime! :-) | ||||||
459 | The new "BOOK OF JUDAS"? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 170342 | ||
Dear Brother Mark, Thank you for your post on this current phenomenon coursing through our society. This will afford another wonderful opportunity for someone to write a new book like one that purports to teach Christians how to deal with the DaVinci code. Consequently, everyone will make a lot of money on the thing no matter where they fall on the issue! Imagine... after 20 centuries of careful study of the Word of God, people still think something will be discovered that will "change everything." As you pointed out, this Gospel of Judas was dealt with by the bishop of Lugdunum over 1,800 years ago! What hubris is regularly demonstrated by the world! In Him, Doc |
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460 | Need The Sinner's Prayer | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 170799 | ||
Dear Psalm, The tract "Who do you think I am?" is far and away the best I've seen: http://www.gty.org/index.php?section(equal)how_to_know_jesus_christ (Replace the (equal) with an equal sign) For on-line purposes, I'd recommend: http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/2wtl/ It is extremely important that we present the Gospel in a theologically sound fashion. In Him, Doc |
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