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501 | Emergent Church question | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177245 | ||
Amen... it is sad but well said. | ||||||
502 | Can pastors retire? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177650 | ||
Nay ho mah... Does the government there prevent you from having such literature shipped to you? Hai gam sin, joi gin! |
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503 | Can pastors retire? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177655 | ||
Dear Azure, I only know a few phrases in Cantonese and Manderin. Sometimes I get them mixed up! I work with people from all over the world. I always try to learn how to say a number of phrases in their native tongue. Swahili and Bengali are the most fun! For some reason I can't seem to remember French. If my memory were better, my vocabularly would exceed 10 words in each language! Frankly, I'm lucky to be able to handle English! :-) By showing people that you care enough about them to learn a few words in their own language presents opportunities to speak to them of Christ. In Him, Doc |
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504 | Can pastors retire? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177666 | ||
Dear Carol, Your post made me think of John Newton, the man who wrote "Amazing Grace." He died in 1807 at the age of 82. He continually marveled at God's mercy and grace that so dramatically changed his life. It was the dominant theme in his preaching and in his writing. I urge every believer to read his biography if you have not done so. Just before his death one of his church members suggested to Newton that he consider retirement because of failing health, eyesight and memory. Newton replied with indignity, "What? Shall the old African blasphemer stop while he can still speak?" Frankly, I cannot imagine that any believer simply retires. While there is conscious thought, each one of us can minister to the Body of Christ in some fashion or other. God has given us so much. How can we fail to give Him our last breath! In Him, Doc |
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505 | Is it disrespectful to not use a title | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177740 | ||
So... er... you actually think that when I use the phrase "my own tradition" that I'm talking about an inherited set of ancestral dictums that stand in the place of God's commands? :-) That's why I didn't say "denomination." You might have thought I was talking about money. |
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506 | Is it disrespectful to not use a title | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177746 | ||
Dear Brother Hank, I think that one of the reasons we, as Baptists, do not favor the title "Reverend" is best stated by A. W. Pink. He said, "In ourselves we are poor, sinful erring creatures, and daily do we have occasion to blush and hang our heads in shame. Therefore we respectfully request that none will address us as 'Reverend.' No worm of the dust is due such a title." God bless those dear men that minister so faithfully and humbly to us! In Him, Doc |
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507 | Is it disrespectful to not use a title | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177775 | ||
Oh yes... I'd forgotten... we have, indeed, beaten this dead horse before... thank you for the reminder. | ||||||
508 | What did you learn | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 177999 | ||
Hi, Lillie... I'd like to suggest you read the Lockman SBF "Terms of Use." The forum has been here for a number of years. I'm sorry, but I doubt you'll be able to contribute too much more on this tongues doctrine than has been posted before. As it is clear that you are not interested in dialog on the subject, and since it is -- at best -- a divisive subject, I'd like to make a further suggestion: You'll demonstrate the Holy Spirit's work in your life much more convincingly by participating in the forum as our gracious hosts have specified. We look forward to your contribution on a wider variety of topics, as we study the Scriptures together. Thank you for your cooperation. In Him, Doc |
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509 | What did you learn | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 178039 | ||
Dear Lillie, I've been a member of the forum for a couple of years now as you can see from my profile. All forum members work cooperatively to maintain an atmosphere of careful study and thoughtful deliberation. A divisive person is pretty easy to spot, after you've been here for a while. Responses to the replies by several good and longstanding members is telling. Also, the use emotive words like "feel" instead of cerebrative words like "think" is highly indicative. Another characteristic is a penchant to post only on a single topic. Finally, reactions to appeals for a change in behavior are pretty consistently negative. Lockman has provided clear terms of use... terms to which everyone commits themselves when they create an account. In that vein, I ask: What does the Scripture say about promises? (James 5:12) What does it say about proper orderliness? (1 Corinthians 14:40) What does it say about our responsibility to one another? (Romans 15:14) How are we told to esteem one another? (Philippians 2:3) Therefore, in the spirit of 1 Thessalonians 5:14, I offer you instruction on acceptable forum behavior, for the good of all. By doing our best to work together in our studies, we honor our Lord by allowing the Study Bible Forum to render the maximum results possible as directed in 2 Timothy 3:16-17. In Him, Doc "And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will." (2 Timothy 2:24-26 ESV) |
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510 | speaking with the tongue? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 178818 | ||
Dear Lilies, You wrote, "It would seem the mistake is all mine because I did not wish to adress people of other denominatins than my own. (sic)" I just did a Google search on "Pentecostal Forum" and there were over 900 hits! I'm certain that somewhere in there you will find a group of people with whom you will feel comfortable. Probably there are folks who will agree completely with you and one another, accepting the Bible in a fashion that allows them to be comfortable in the beliefs that they have chosen to embrace. Perhaps as your spirit moves you from place to place you will chance on such a forum quickly. Our kind host, Lockman, chose the title "Study Bible Forum" because it wanted to emphasize the study of the Bible itself. In addition, they have wisely provided a careful explanation of how the forum is to be used. From the name, through the front page, and on into the particulars of the terms of use, everything has been stated very clearly. In addition, there are many forum members who are happy to help direct you into a proper integration within the community. (Many of those forum members have invested years in the study of the Bible and are more than willing to render up those things that the Holy Spirit has taught them from the Word.) I do not know Pentecostal practices per se, however, I am certain that there will be many such indicators in other forums to make your integration go smoothly. May the Father, our Lord God, continue to grant the opening of His Word to you through the Holy Spirit, to the end that your love for Christ may grow and your life may look more and more like His own, to the eternal glory of God. "And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God." (Colossians 1:9-10 ESV) In Him, Doc |
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511 | How do you balance preaching? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 179121 | ||
Good comments, brother Jeff. I hadn't seen your post when I took to render my own answer. | ||||||
512 | nothin about facing east for resurection | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 179354 | ||
No up or down preferences either, I assume? | ||||||
513 | OT laws repeated in NT | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 179638 | ||
Dear Valoree, The doctrine you are promulgating is called Antinomianism. It is considered heretical in most orthodox Christian circles. You will generally find, however, a consensus among many Americans who define it as you have done when they state "I am no longer under the law, but only under the law of love." "Antinomian: a.) Denial of the binding nature of any external laws on personal behavior, b.) Denial that the OT moral law remains in effect for Christians." --Data Rat Theological Terms "Antinomian: Literally, against the law. Antinomians teach that the law is no longer applicable in the life of the Christian. (see 'Legalism')." --Dictionary of Theological Terms, Don Matzat "Antinomy is derived from the two Greek words anti meaning 'over against' and nomos meaning 'law.' An antinomian is one who denies that there is any objective law or standard of obedience in the New Testament age to which the believer is accountable." --Revised Common Lectionary, Anglican Church One of the pillars of the Reformation was the importance of God's grace -- not the law. However, the Reformers did not repudiate God's law. Instead, they taught -- as Scripture teaches -- three uses of the law: 1. The law is a mirror (Romans 7:7; . It reflects the holy, perfect righteousness of God. It also reflects individually to each man -- yours and mine -- weakness, unrighteousness, and inability (Psalm 119:104; Proverbs 6:23; Romans 2:18; James 1:25). It is a very severe schoolmaster! But it highlights our need so that we may seek the Savior. 2. The law restrains evil in this world (Romans 3). The law has no power to change our hearts. But it does allow for a sort of justice until the last judgment. 3. The law reveals what pleases God. In every command of Scripture, we learn something of God. The regenerate children of God delights in the law, because God Himself delights in it (cf John 14:15-21). Dr. R. C. Sproul wrote, "By studying or meditating on the law of God, we attend the school of righteousness. We learn what pleases God and what offends Him. The moral law that God reveals in Scripture is always binding upon us. Our redemption is from the curse of God's law, not from our duty to obey it. We are justified, not because of our obedience to the law, but in order that we may become obedient to God's law. To love Christ is to keep His commandments. To love God is to obey His law." You cite Hebrews. However, a sound exegesis of this book reveals that it is contrasting the superiority of Christ to the ceremonial provisions of the law... which provisions pictured their ultimate, perfect fulfillment in Christ. The moral law is not abrogated. You might do well to study the other epistles that speak directly to the law. Scripture must always be understood in the light of Scripture. In Him, Doc |
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514 | OT laws repeated in NT | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 179643 | ||
Dear Valoree, My tendency is to apologize. However, my responsibility for theological nomenclature is apparently highly over rated. Although I'm well into my second half-century of life, the antinomian/nomian debates (and associated errors) preceed me by at least 1400 years. Augustine argues quite cogently on the subject. :-) Rather than take exception to a label, you should embrace it as a means of more easily communicating your doctrinal understanding to others. Handy things, labels, really. There are three components to the Mosaic Law: Civil, Ceremonial, and Moral. The decalogue would be included in the Moral Law. But the Moral Law is not solely comprised of the ten commandments. In Him, Doc "If the 'grace' you have received does not help you to keep the law, you have not received grace." --Dr. M. Lloyd-Jones "It is particularly noteworthy that sins which contravene the law (as breaches of the Ten Commandments) are also contrary to the sound doctrine of the gospel. So the moral standards of the gospel do not differ from the moral standards of the law. We must not therefore imagine that, because we have embraced the gospel, we may now repudiate the law! To be sure, the law is impotent to save us, and we have been released from the law's condemnation, so that we are no longer 'under' it in that sense. But God has sent His Son to die for us, and now puts His Spirit within us, in order that the righteous requirements of the law may be fulfilled in us. There is no antithesis between law and gospel in the moral standards which they teach; the antithesis is in the way of salvation, since the law condemns, while the gospel justifies." --John R.W. Stott "The Gospel of Christ is the only hope of fulfilling the law. In honoring the Son of God by acknowledging Him as Lord, we are in effect brought into a standing of having 'fulfilled' the law. No man can honor God without honoring the Son of God (John 5:23); He is the fulfillment of the law for the transgressor of the law, and there is no other fulfillment available or possible." --Bob L. Ross "What is the relation of the Law to the saint? Three answers have been given. First, that sinners become saints by obeying the Law. Second, that the Law is a rule of life for believers. Third, that the Law has nothing whatever to do with believers today. Those who give the first answer teach that the Law defines what God requires from man, and therefore man must keep it in order to be accepted by God. Those who give the second answer teach that the Law exhibits a standard of conduct, and that while this Old Testament standard receives amplification in the New, yet the latter does not set aside the former. Those who give the third answer teach that the Law was a yoke of bondage, grievous to be borne, and that it has been made an end of so far as Christians are concerned. The first answer is Legalism pure and simple: salvation by works; the second, relates to true Christian liberty; the third, is Antinomianism - lawlessness, a repudiation of God's governmental authority. The first view prevailed generally through the Medieval Ages, when Popery reigned almost supreme. The second view prevailed generally during the time of the Reformers and Puritans. The third view has come into prominence during the last century, and now is the popular belief of our day." --A. W. Pink "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." (Matthew 5:17) "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail." (Luke 16:17) That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:4) Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. (1 John 3:4) |
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515 | nature of the holy spirit of god | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 179807 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, Do you happen to know if this is the reason that the KVJ uses the word "it" in places like John 1:32, 1 John 5:6, etc.? Perhaps this is why English speakers often used "it" rather than "he" when speaking of the Holy Ghost in writings over the last few centuries? As always, your linguistic expertise is much appreciated! In Him, Doc |
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516 | nature of the holy spirit of god | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 179817 | ||
I see... I think. :-) Thank you! | ||||||
517 | Whom baptizes with the Holy Ghost | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 180038 | ||
Dear Asuba, There are several serious problems with your post: Making normative for contemporary Christians an act exclusive to Christ, deriving doctrine from narrative, and equivocating relative to the Scriptural use of the word "power" . Furthermore, your application and allegorization of Christ's teaching in Mark 11:23-25, in the light of the clear teaching of other passages, is a bit dubious. These problems reduce the overall persuasiveness of your argument. Indeed, it should raise significant concerns if this interpretive technique is the sole foundation of your denominational perspective. I'm afraid the breadth of these issues makes it cumbersome to deal with them all in a single thread. If you're interested in further discussion of the sound interpretation of Scripture (hermeneutics) -- and if we can avoid a purely denominational focus, per the terms of use -- please separate your thoughts into individual threads. In Him, Doc |
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518 | how do you deal with seeing demons | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 180663 | ||
Dear Anto, If you have so much knowledge that you don't need the aid of a physician, and if you are equably certain of the spiritual implications of this malady, then how is it you are asking the question? That is what we call a "leading question." It is a common method used by those who have an agenda. We are here to study the Bible. That's why it is called a Study Bible Forum. Please further demonstrate your wisdom by following the Terms of Use of our gracious host. In Him, Doc |
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519 | Saint Joseph edition, whats the dif. ? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 180766 | ||
Hi, Will... This is a wonderful ministry you might find helpful... fun, too! :-) http://scripturememoryfellowship.org/ In Him, Doc |
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520 | parental responsibility and serving | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 180838 | ||
"Feelings come, and feelings go, but feelings are deceiving, I trust alone in the Word of God, nothing else is worth believing." --Martin Luther "I'm persuaded that depending on feelings will lead only to error. Our faith is about the facts expressed in the Word of God. The only feelings that matter are those that stem directly from the truth of the Bible. All truth does not have an emotional component. Many emotions, however, do not arise out of truth, but are the result of many other constantly changing factors." --Doc :-) |
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