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901 | O God, be merciful to me a sinner. | Luke 18:13 | Emmaus | 116137 | ||
O God, be merciful to me a sinner. (Luke 18:13) To you we owe our hymn of praise, O God on Zion; To you our vows must be fulfilled, you who hear our prayers. To you all flesh must come with its burden of wicked deeds. We are overcome by our sins; only you can pardon them. Happy the chosen ones you bring to dwell in your courts. May we be filled with the good things of your house, the blessings of your holy temple! (Pslam 65:2-5) Rend your hearts, not your garments, and returnto the Lord your God. For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment. (Joel 2:13) He then addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. "Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity--greedy, dishonest, adulterous--or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.' But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, 'O God, be merciful to me a sinner.' I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted." (Luke 18:9-14) Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense. Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me. For I know my offense; my sin is always before me. Against you alone have I sinned; I have done such evil in your sight That you are just in your sentence, blameless when you condemn. True, I was born guilty, a sinner, even as my mother conceived me. Still, you insist on sincerity of heart; in my inmost being teach me wisdom. Cleanse me with hyssop, that I may be pure; wash me, make me whiter than snow. Let me hear sounds of joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Turn away your face from my sins; blot out all my guilt. A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit. Do not drive me from your presence, nor take from me your holy spirit. Restore my joy in your salvation; sustain in me a willing spirit. I will teach the wicked your ways, that sinners may return to you. Rescue me from death, God, my saving God, that my tongue may praise your healing power. Lord, open my lips; my mouth will proclaim your praise. For you do not desire sacrifice; a burnt offering you would not accept. My sacrifice, God, is a broken spirit; God, do not spurn a broken, humbled heart. (Psalm 51:3-19) Come let us return to the Lord. (Hosea 6:1) |
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902 | Do this in remember of me | Luke 22:19 | Emmaus | 151983 | ||
compudex, I believe we have been down this road before. Emmaus |
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903 | Baptism tied to the blood at calvary? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80341 | ||
Is the cup then the only sign of the New Covenant? | ||||||
904 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80351 | ||
Radioman: "This cup IS the new covenant in My blood." "We know what the Bible means by what it SAYS. Likewise, we know what it says by what it SAYS" So you would also agree that " this IS my blood of the covenant," Matt 26:28 ? Emmaus |
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905 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80356 | ||
Now we have to determine what the meaning of is is, right Bill? er, I mean Joe! :-) And to think I was just asking about baptism as a sign! Emmaus |
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906 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80358 | ||
Thanks Joe. Your are an honest interlocutor. The next question is what is the difference between the signs of the Old Covenant and the signs of the New Covenant? Emmaus |
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907 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80359 | ||
Thanks Joe. Your are an honest interlocutor. The next question is what is the difference between the signs of the Old Covenant and the signs of the New Covenant? Emmaus |
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908 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80374 | ||
Thanks Radioman, I am looking now at the broader picture of signs of the Covenants. I was't trying to get into the Real Presence issue, although the two are related. Emmaus |
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909 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80381 | ||
Joe "Real Presence" is a term I learned at my mother's very Catholic knee and I think it encompasses Catholic doctine. It is an omnipresent term in any Catholic publication about the Eucharist. In house, Transubstantiaion is not a controversial issue and Real Presence is the common terminology used. Transubstantiation is a refined definition of the broader term. Back to the broader issue of Covenant signs Old and New. Emmaus |
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910 | Christ's "real presence" not efficaous? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80397 | ||
Joe, "So the Lord's Supper --is a proclamation of Christ's death --nourishes the believer spiritually --causes the faithful to grow in grace (not to maintain or renew our salvation, but rather to further sanctify us) --serves as an outward confirmation of our belonging to Jesus Christ (the covenant aspect" So, at least you, if not some others, agree this particular "sign" is efficaious to the extent that it transmits sanctifying grace even if you do not believe it is justifying. Which of course makes it different from the "signs" of the Old Covenant which were not efficaious even to the degree of transmitting sanctifying grace let alone justification. Of course I would hold that another "sign" would be efficaious for justification, but I am working on the brader question not that particular one. Then we have questions about other signs and whether they are efficaious. For example the anointing of the sick with oil and prayer in James. It would seem that sign is efficaious in that James 5:15 says, sins will be forgiven and health restored. This would indicate spiritual as well as physical efficacy. Emmaus |
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911 | What or who did the rock signify/ | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80398 | ||
Joe, It's an ecumenical theophony! :-) More later. I have some other pressing obligations. Emmaus |
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912 | Is baptism a sign of the New Covenant? | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80415 | ||
Tim, "The way I understand the term from the Old Testament, one had to be circumcized in order to be a receipient of the benefits of the covenant. I don't see anything used in this manner in the New Testament." In passing I would note that baptism is the circumcison of Christ(Col 2:11-12). Emmaus |
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913 | What or who did the rock signify/ | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80439 | ||
Joe, "For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and all ate the same spiritual food; and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ." --1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Moses was told to strike the rock the first time, but the second time he was told to only speak to the rock. but he struck it again either because he lacked faith or because he thought it was himself performing the miracle rather than God. Jesus is the rock from which living waters flow. John 4:13-14. Jesus is the rock who was struck at Calvary and from his side flowed water and blood, the signs of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist. Now it is not necessary to strike the rock again but only to go to the rock and speak to Him and the waters of everlasting life and the blood of everlasting life flow in Baptism and the Eucharist and in other New Covenant signs. When the words, "I baptize you"..., "this is my body" come to the water, bread, wine, it is efficaious because it is Christ who is baptizing us and giving us his saving blood even if it is someone else in his Body, the Church, speaking the words. It is Christ who is at work in the signs of the New Covenant and it is He who makes then efficaious. When Moses sprinkled water or blood on the people it was a sign, but it was not efficaious, because the water and the blood did not flow from Moses and even if they did, his blood and water could not save only foreshadow. When Jesus baptizes us and give us his blood through the Body of Christ,his Church, it is efficaious because it is Christ working in and through his mystical body, the Church. The difference between the old signs that were not efficaious and the new signs that are is Jesus. It is like the difference between a lifeguard chair with a life ring or a cripple in the seat and a life guard chair with Jesus in the seat. Who is going to save you? "For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities." Hebrews 10:1 "These are only a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ." Col 2:17 Emmaus |
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914 | What or who did the rock signify/ | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80470 | ||
Joe, "Were the old signs not efficacious? Think back to the first Passover. There certainly was an effect there! I don't find much evidence that the old rites were any more or less efficacious than the ones instituted by Jesus. Making Passover and circumcision bare symbols is just as mistaken as doing that to baptism and communion, IMO. They didn't do everything, but they accomplished something." If the signs instituted by Jesus are no more efficaious than the signs of the Old Covenenant, what did Jesus accomplish and what difference does He make? That would fly in the face of the major point made in Hebrews. I agree that the old signs did accomplish some things and were efficaious in sense that you indicate but they were not efficaious in the same sense as the New Covenant signs which are efficaious in transmitting sanctifying grace, because it is Jesus, not man, who works in and through them. Emmaus |
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915 | What or who did the rock signify/ | Luke 22:20 | Emmaus | 80487 | ||
Joe, "Hebrews makes many points, so I am not absolutely sure to which one you refer. If you mean the statement that the blood of sacrificial bulls and goats can never take away sins, then I would agree and add that neither can water nor bread and wine. Still, the faithful Israelite participated in this ritual. Was it an empty symbol or was there a union between this sacrifice and the atoning work of the Lamb of God?" So why did we not just go on using the signs of the Old Covenant after Jesus' sacrifice if He had made them efficaious? Because the real had come to fulfill the shadow as I previously cited. Was anyone baptized into Jesus before Jesus or as Paul says were they "baptized into Moses? Did Jesus ever say of bulls or any other animal: "this is my body" or "this is my blood"? And why did we not just go on using the signs of the Old Covenant after Jesus' sacrifice if He had made them efficaious? Anyway, just a few thoughts I wanted to bring out. Emmaus |
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916 | Did Jesus suffer in hell when he died? | Luke 23:46 | Emmaus | 65280 | ||
Gracefull, Hank, EdB, In defense of Theater majors, I just want to set the record straight. It was I who majored in Theater and it was at Towson State University, not Emerson University. I studied Metaphysics there on my own time. Of course I used my real name then and it was in another century. Emmaus |
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917 | Taking a break | Luke 24:13 | Emmaus | 101645 | ||
Dear Friends and Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I have participated in the forum for 23 months. Now I am going to take a break for at least a few months. I don't feel I have anything new to offer to the forum at this point beyond what I have already contributed and I do not wish to cover old ground or refuel old controversies again. I have truly enjoyed my particpation here, perhaps too much. My e-mail address is in my profile if anyone wishes to contact me regarding any of my posts. Emmaus |
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918 | Anyone else? | Luke 24:19 | Emmaus | 65556 | ||
Hank, John the Baptist may be a stretch. Have you forgotten that Mary went into the hill country of Judah where Elizabeth was in her sixth month of pregnancy with John. Mary stayed ther about three months, the time John would have been born in Judah, where he also preached. Luke 1:36, 39, 56. Matt 3:1, Mark 1:4-5. Luke 3:1-3 says Herod was Tetrarch of Galilee and John preached in the whole valley of the Jordan, so he might have strayed into Herod's territory and thus fallen into his hands. But exactly how that happened is not clear. But Prayon may gve you extra credit marking on a curve, since it is very likely John died in Galilee since Mark 6 indicates Herod was entertaining the leading men of Galilee when John was beheaded, although exactly where the party took place is not specified. Emmaus |
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919 | Anyone else? | Luke 24:19 | Emmaus | 65594 | ||
Hank, You obviously surpassed any academic accomplishment of mine, since I managed to graduate only cum difficulty. Emmaus |
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920 | The bread or the Bread? | Luke 24:30 | Emmaus | 124960 | ||
mommapbs, I believe that the Bread of Heaven discourse and the upper room Communion are all of one cloth. "I believe there is a valuable principle here for us to also consider - what do we desire . . . bread or the Bread, a blessing or the Blessor, a broken piece or the Broken One, to be given unto or the Giver?" I agree with you on that. Emmaus |
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