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641 | pls i'm a fellow labourer in the lord's | Matthew | Emmaus | 129348 | ||
Senator, Here is one. http://www.salvationhistory.com/Online/Advanced/OTinNTMatt.cfm Emmaus |
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642 | HOW WAS MARY IN THE LINEAGE OF DAVID? | Matt 1:16 | Emmaus | 71859 | ||
david, One of your class mates ahas been watching too many TV shows that promote the ideas like the one you mentioned along with similar ones about how Jesus was conceived. They have nothing to do with Scripture or Christian faith. In fact they are designed to undermind the faith of those who may watch the shows. Emmaus |
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643 | HOW WAS MARY IN THE LINEAGE OF DAVID? | Matt 1:16 | Emmaus | 71915 | ||
Hi Ed, I saw your post and had considered the possibility of the point you made before I made my original post. But what makes me think it was the other point I made was the fact that every year around Christmas various cable channels on TV do shows on Mary of the birth of Jesus and get people, allegedly scholars, to put forth propositions such as Mary being an unwed mother because she was raped by a Roman soldier and now we have trhe harlot theory. These channels do the same type thing around Easter. Then they put forth the theory that Jesus' body was stolen and hidden by the apostles or that he was only drugged and did not really die. What is all comes down to is an attack on the whole concept of the Incarnation by attacking the Virgin Birth and the resurection. I have seen these shows and that is why I think it was the source of the question being raised. All you have to do is check out the whole Jesus Seminar group to see tha same attacks being made under the guise of scholarship. Often members of that group are the "scholars" trotted out on the TV programs to promote the above mentioned ideas. Emmaus |
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644 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | Emmaus | 47817 | ||
Ray, In this context the local Church is spoken of as a "lady" and mother to her "children" the congregation. John is writing from a location at one local church to another local church. This is to a certain extent similar to the to the image of the Church as the Bride of Christ found elsewhere in John's writings. Where I come from the universal Church is referred to as Holy Mother Church. Emmaus |
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645 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | Emmaus | 48621 | ||
Hank, Your story about the Immaculate Conception being confused with the Virgin Birth of Jesus is interesting and not uncommon, among Protestants and poorly catechised Catholics who often both mistake the doctrine of Mary's Immaculate Conception with Jesus's Virgin birth or even Mary's wrongly supposed virgin birth. Not only does it say something about a bad understaning of basic theolgy in both camps, but an even more basic lack of understanding of the English language. Conception and birth are not synonyms, no matter how many seem to make that mistake, even some who have practical and personal experience in themselves concieving and giving birth. Close in space but distant in time. Your story seems to suggest the relative was saying he did not believe in the Virgin Birth of Mary, since his question as you phrased it seems to indicate he thought the Immaculate Conception referred to Jesus' virgin birth and he mistakenly thought you were saying you did not believe in the virgin birth of Jesus. You knew what you were saying but he did not. And I must say you handled the situation with great wisdom and charity. Emmaus |
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646 | The Gentile Magi and Jesus | Matt 2:1 | Emmaus | 108160 | ||
"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him." When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet: "And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel." Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared; and he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him bring me word, that I too may come and worship him." When they had heard the king they went their way; and lo, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy; and going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way." (Matthew 2:1-12) "assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation,as I have written briefly. When you read this you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that is, how the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel." (Ephesians 3:2-6) "Give the king thy justice, O God, and thy righteousness to the royal son! He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with justice! Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness! He shall defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor! In his days may righteousness flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! He shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth! The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render him tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts! All kings shall fall down before him, all nations serve him! " (Psalms 72:1-4, 8, 10-11) "Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes round about, and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far, and your daughters shall be carried in the arms. Then you shall see and be radiant, your heart shall thrill and rejoice; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Mid'ian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the LORD." (Isaiah 60:1-6) |
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647 | being baptized | Matt 3:6 | Emmaus | 118319 | ||
Ken, Why was Paul baptized according to Acts 22:16? Was that particular baptism a rite of the religion of Israel; being baptized by a NT, post Resurrection, post Pentecost disciple of Jesus? Below is a list of NT verse where the Holy Spirit and water are linked. Just something to think about since this ground has been worked over so much. Matt 3:16 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, Matt 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matt 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Acts 10:38 "You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. Acts 9:17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." Acts 22:16 'Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.' Acts 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized Acts 10:37 you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. Acts 10:38 "You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. Acts 10:47 "Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?" Acts 10:48 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days. Acts 11:16 "And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' Acts 16:15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us. Acts 16:33 And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. Emmaus |
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648 | being baptized | Matt 3:6 | Emmaus | 118425 | ||
Ken, My point is that Paul was not "baptized in water as a Jew", but rather that like even Gentile belivers he was "baptized into Christ" (Romans 6). Baptism into Christ is a Christian rite, not a Jewish. Ask any Jew. There are many Jewish antecedents to Christian practices, but they are peculiarly Christian in their meaning and purpose in the Christian context. Thay all relate to Christ, whom non-believing Jews then and now reject along with the Christian rites regardless of their Jewish antecedents. baptism is the circumcision of Christ". Phil 3:3 for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh, Col 2:11 and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; Col 2:12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. Col 2:13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, Baptsim is the "working of God". Emmaus |
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649 | being baptized | Matt 3:6 | Emmaus | 118611 | ||
Ken "Do you agree that there is no importance to water baptism in this age of Grace ? " No, I do not agree. I believe that baptism is an intrumental means of grace. I believe that Paul was baptized into Christ in this age of grace and that the very fact that Christ commanded baptism in the great commission and spoke of its necessity in John 3:5 (this interpertation of John 3:5 is an article of faith for Catholics)in and of itself must mean that baptism is important rather than having "no importance." Here are several of my previous posts on the subject and below the post numbers is a link that explains in great detail where I am coming from. 76663 84282 92173 93194 98259 110267 http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c1a1.htm Emmaus |
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650 | Is Jesus Gods son? | Matt 3:17 | Emmaus | 71026 | ||
sisterkath, Even if Scripture is not explicit and only implicit about the Trinity it would not matter to me since I do not adhere to sola scriptura, though I may be the only one here who does not. The doctrine of the Trinity is THE central doctrine of Christianity. To deny the Trinity is to not be Christian. You may as well profess the Jewish faith or the Islamic. Emmaus |
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651 | Is lusting after wife sin? | Matt 5:28 | Emmaus | 23428 | ||
Using anyone, even one's spouse, for selfish pleasure without regard for them as persons is sinful. That would begin with lust. It certainly is not love. | ||||||
652 | Is lusting after wife sin? | Matt 5:28 | Emmaus | 23429 | ||
Using anyone, even one's spouse, for selfish pleasure without regard for them as persons is sinful. That would begin with lust. It certainly is not love. | ||||||
653 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Emmaus | 131714 | ||
English philosopher Edmund Burke said, ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing.’ |
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654 | Grace AND? | Matt 6:20 | Emmaus | 120354 | ||
Tim, It is interesting to note that in Matthew 25, those would did the works of mercy did not try to justify themselves by them, but Jesus rewarded them for them. On the other hand, those without any works of mercy were not saved and Jesus points out to them that they did not do the works of mercy, despite them calling him Lord. So while we can not justify ourselves by our works it woould seem we are not likely to be saved without any either. Paul's whole point about works in Romans is that we cannot put God in a position of obligation to save us because of our works. And those who are saved in Matt 25 avoid that pitfall, but still have works. Neither do the unsaved try to justify themselves, but they have not works anyway, although they called Jesus "Lord." For "not everone who says to me Lord! Lord! will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but only the one that does the will of my Father in heaven. For many on that day will say to me "Lord! Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?" but I will say to them: depart from me you evil doers." Matt 7:21-23. This completes the Sermon on the Mount, the New Law, which became in chapter 5 with the Beatitudes. Jesus saves. We do not save ourselves by our works or put Him in a position of obligation to us, but He does seem to have some criteria for whom He chooses to save. Emmaus |
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655 | Grace AND? | Matt 6:20 | Emmaus | 120374 | ||
Tim, Grace preceeds works and even faith. Without it there is no faith and no works of faith. The initial grace of justification is always gratituous. Grace through faith which has works of mercy as indicated in Matt 25. Not "easy believeism" faith. James 2:13,19 "For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy;mercy triumphs over judgment.You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe,and shudder." James 2:17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. Emmaus |
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656 | "Ask and you shall receive" | Matt 7:7 | Emmaus | 57686 | ||
Jules, Have you really thought through the full meaning of your statement that: "Historically, God has taken young people to heaven because they were good."? I am not so sure it is either historical or biblical to make such an assertion. I am inclined to say that it is biblical and historical in the biblical sense that we die because of the sin of Adam and that we are all lost because of that sin alone before we even have the oppourtunity to commit our own sins. So if God does choose to take the youg who die to heaven it is because He (God) is good and merciful, and because Jesus died for our sins, including Adam's, not because the children are good. "For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive" 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 Emmaus |
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657 | "Ask and you shall receive" | Matt 7:7 | Emmaus | 57841 | ||
Jules, I also believe that people can produce good fruit, but only with God's grace and it is because of that gift of grace to which we respond that God takes souls to heaven, not because of our own innate naturral goodness. Anyway, welome to the forum. Emmaus |
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658 | JUST CURIOUS TOO | Matt 7:13 | Emmaus | 43970 | ||
Ezekiel, Tim, I apologize for butting in. I did not notice the question was specifically addressed to Tim. Emmaus |
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659 | Why do Catholics believe in Good Works | Matt 7:21 | Emmaus | 52008 | ||
Learn, You are welcome. Emmaus |
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660 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | Emmaus | 73901 | ||
Greg, Taleb, Ed, I have not been following closely this thread, but regarding "all Israel will be saved" and Romans 9-11, some of you may find this link to a taped Bbible Study on Romans 9-11 of interest. I got it four or five years ago and it is very interesting. http://www.saintjoe.com/products/5212.html Emmaus |
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