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401 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125483 | ||
Hi, Tim Moran! You are correct! There is no ownership in the Bible, as far as Christians are concerned. Even the servants/slaves are taught to serve their masters in Christ--for Christ is the true Master. But when we read Ephisians 5:21 with its accompanying text, we will discover that it is a general statement for all Christians at all levels. We should not take it out of context and apply this particular verse to Pauls admonishions about the service of a woman and a man in the Lord. If we haphazardly apply every Scripture to whatever we please, could the Jehovah Witnesses then not be right in claiming that Jesus is not God since Jesus Himself attests that "not even the Son" knows about the exactness of the end of times? Would we not be negating every single Scripture that not only hints but categorically tell us that Jesus Christ is God? But still as far as the Word is concerned, it was not Sarah who received the promised, it was Abraham; and this has always been God's choice from the very beginning: Was it not Eve who first disobeyed? Yet who did God addressed? Did He call Eve to answer for their behavior? It was not Eve who came up with the first excuse it was Adam as he attempted to shift the blame onto the woman. Now, we could argue for ever about the authority of God and the responsibility will always fall on man. And we can choose to resolve the issue by allowing society to dictate a new mandate where the woman is equal partner in man's responsibility--but would this be seen as right in the eyes of God? Would He not query, 'When did I put forth such revelation?' Everything is possible to God! That has never been at issue. Jesus said, one time, that God could make children of Abraham out some stones (Matthew 3:9). So God could easily replace man with woman for any fellowship/worship duties. My argument is that there is no evidence in the Scriptures that such has happened. And those who comment on the the Church adapting to the changes in society seem to think that God is a respecter of our ways! The teachings of the Old Testament are not there just to beef up the Bible: Two sons of Aaron died because their offering of fire to God was that of an unauthorized source. Again, equality in God's terms does not mean that woman and man can interchange their God-given authority as it pleases them--society claims to give us equality, but it is a lopsided equality where women are not treated as equal to men, even when they become "one of the guys!" Were the Apostles just a product of their environment? Was Jesus? God Bless! Angel |
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402 | Proverbs 8 Wisdom Equals Jesus | Prov 8:22 | JCrichton | 125476 | ||
Hi, EdB! I understand what you are saying... but this one happened as I used the "Back" button to regain the previous screen... Still, next time I'll look for the "forward" button--perhaps it will jiggle the text back. Though I still think netzero is just zero when it comes to dropping me off and cutting in with threats to disconnect/discontinue the service! God Bless! Angel |
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403 | Proverbs 8 Wisdom Equals Jesus | Prov 8:22 | JCrichton | 125473 | ||
Hi, Ray! You're correct... part of our discipline is reliance on God's grace and His Will. So for a brief moment my mind raced thinking of ways to stop the eminent wipeout... but it was too late! Gave it up to the Lord and hoped for a better experience the next time around! God Bless! Angel |
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404 | Proverbs 8 Wisdom Equals Jesus | Prov 8:22 | JCrichton | 125417 | ||
Hi, Ray! I forgot to copy the text before depressing the Preview button and lost all of my work--it is to late to regain every single passage cited as well as my train of thought. I'll try again after some rest (this netzero service is way deficient!). God Bless! Angel |
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405 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125327 | ||
Hi, justme! The word “obey” may not have been transcribed from the original text but the phrase “subject to” and the idea of subordination (this of course according to God’s Way not ours) has been in several Biblical versions: Ephesians 5:22, 23, 24 Wives should be subject to their husbands as to the Lord, since, as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband head of his wife; and as the Church is subject to Christ, so should wives be to their husbands, in everything. It is common sense to think of the phrase “subject to” as: depending on or abiding in, etc… As I was typing my response the term “obey” happened to jump into the frame of thought and while the phrasing may not have been “politically correct,“ nonetheless, it is supported by the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: 2subject 1: owing obedience or allegiance to the power or domination of another This terminology, of course, does not mean that woman is subject to the whims of man. The Scripture is very precise, though somewhat confusing and ambiguous at times (yes, it is an oxymoron): the woman is subject to her husband while the man is to love his wife as he loves himself, even to the point of forfeiting his life to protect and serve his wife!: Ephesians 5:25, 33 Husbands should love their wives, just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her To sum up: you also, each one of you, must love his wife as he loves himself… And equality comes not from the woman usurping the man’s authority, but from God Himself!: 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 However, in the Lord, though woman is nothing without man, man is nothing without woman; and though woman came from man, so does every man come from a woman, and everything comes from God. We are equal in the Lord; yet, in matter of authority, God has made a clear pronouncement: 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I should like you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Please, do not be offended by definitions of words… and do not seek to find every single thought and word expressly transcribed (or is the catch word “transliterated?”) in the Bible. We lose so much when we indulge in disputes over semantics or origins of words or grammatical accidents or transliterations… Do we know with unequivocal exactness if our Lord spoke in only one language (Aramaic) or did He expressed Himself in the various languages of His environment (Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, Latin…)? We should strive to obey our Lord’s command by being obedient to the Word, even when we think it is outdated or if some parts of it seem no longer fashionable! I leave you Peace--our Lord’s! God Bless! Angel |
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406 | "What things?" | Luke 24:19 | JCrichton | 125277 | ||
Hi, PasserBy! Just posted my reply to the query and decided to view your answer... excellent! I see the same thing on this and other sites where people get so entrenched in defining language,and prophecies, and doctrines that they miss Jesus' straightforward approach! For reasons that still fail me, there are people who seek to complicate the simplest of Biblical terms. I pray every day for all (believers and nonbelievers alike), that we may find Jesus on His terms and that we may astutely accept His encouragement for an obedient fellowship in love and humility. God Bless! Angel |
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407 | Acts 16:33 and infant baptism. | Acts 16:33 | JCrichton | 125261 | ||
Hi, Country Girl! Query: How many hours of preaching were required before baptizing people onto the Faith, several hours, dozens, hundreds? How did the disciples know that all who were preahed to understood and believed? Would there be a distinction on the amount of time required from those who were "slow" learners as opposed to those who were "fast" learners? These questions are not to confound but to enlighten... we must not determine for the Holy Spirit who is spiritually aware and who is dense! Jesus said that many who were last would be first (mostly in reference to the Jews and the Gentiles) but He also made this comparison in reference to those who are as children, trusting and eager to learn, and those who are wise in the ways of the world and can never be taught--they already know all (Masters of the Law, Pharisees, Sadducees...). What Jesus did was innovative so the very first disciples would be grown adults; but Jesus never rejected children as being inmature and unable to receive the Holy Spirit! (Matthew 18:3-4; 19:13-15) God Bless! Angel |
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408 | Acts 16:33 and infant baptism. | Acts 16:33 | JCrichton | 125259 | ||
Part 3 of 3 English Standard Version (ESV) 29Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? Contemporary English Version (CEV) 29If the dead are not going to be raised to life, what will people do who are being baptized for them? Why are they being baptized for those dead people? New King James Version (NKJV) 29 Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? 21st Century King James Version (KJ21) 29 Else, what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead? American Standard Version (ASV) 29 Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them? Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE) 29 Another thing, what good is it for people to be baptized for dead people? If dead people are not raised, why are some people baptized for them? Young's Literal Translation (YLT) 29 Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead? Darby Translation (DARBY) 29 Since what shall the baptised for the dead do if [those that are] dead rise not at all? why also are they baptised for them? New International Reader's Version (NIRV) 29 Suppose no one rises from the dead. Then what will people do who are baptized for the dead? Suppose the dead are not raised at all. Then why are people baptized for them? New International Version - UK (NIV-UK) 29 Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptised for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptised for them? I am not a linguist nor do I have access to copies the original text (scrolls), but from reading 1 Corinthians 15:29 (which ever version you prefer) I can only conclude that there were believers being baptized on the behalf of their dead loved ones; and, again from this verse, I surmise that the Apostles were not only aware of this particular practice but they did not prohibit the performance of these baptisms since the Biblical passage speaks on the assertion of the resurrection and not against the practice of baptism on behalf of the dead! God Bless! Angel |
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409 | Acts 16:33 and infant baptism. | Acts 16:33 | JCrichton | 125258 | ||
Part 2 of 3 There were teachings that needed to be hammered-in because there were so many theologies being disseminated amongst the believers that it was necessary to repeat them often. Yet, there were those teachings that were so crystal clear that not even a single notation on them appears in the Bible: Peter said, ‘Ananias, how can Satan have so possessed you that you should lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land? While you still owned the land, wasn’t it yours to keep, and after you had sold it wasn’t the money yours to do with as you liked? What put this scheme into your mind? You have been lying not to men, but to God.’ (Acts 5:3-4) Clearly, Peter never heard Jesus say that the Holy Spirit is God--well not in those precise words! But Peter and the rest of the disciples did hear Jesus say that the Holy Spirit, whom the world cannot receive, will come to the believers and will make his abode, along the Father and the Son, in us! Peter believed that we are the Temple of the Holy Spirit and that the Holy Spirit is God! The flawed view that exacts that Biblical text must reveal everything in the particular formula and the precise wording that we seek has curtailed our spiritual growth and has limited us to the finite understanding of the Scriptures. This is why there are those who profess to be “Christians” while simultaneously rejecting Christ as their Lord since they seek to divorce Christ from His Divinity. Still, that same flawed view keeps others from believing in the Holy Trinity--their main argument is that the word “trinity” is not written in the Bible! This fallacy is so entrenched in their minds (and possibly egos) that they refuse to accept any Biblical teachings that demonstrate that God exists in three Divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! (John 14:16-17, 23; Matthew 10:19; 1 Corinthians 12:3, 12:4-11...) As attested by the hundreds of denominational congregations (and the number keeps rising) our finite understanding seeks to adapt the Bible to the world's doctrines; sadly, those young in the Faith digest anything that is professed as innovative--regardless of the reason behind the phenomena or the lack of adherence to the Word of God. It seems that all reason/logic is thrown out and that the mere pursuit of novelty is its own reward! We may not want to believe what the Word says and the Scriptures may not reveal everything in an unabridged format, but, if we yield our will to God’s, the Holy Spirit, Wisdom and generosity combined, reveals to us everything we need to know--as He desires us to come to understanding! 1 Corinthians 15:29 Otherwise, what are people up to who have themselves baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, what is the point of being baptized on their behalf? (Personal Bible) Following are various translations from Bible Gateway: New International Version (NIV) 29Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? New American Standard Bible (NASB) 29 Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them? Amplified Bible (AMP) 29Otherwise, what do people mean by being [themselves] baptized in behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? New Living Translation (NLT) 29If the dead will not be raised, then what point is there in people being baptized for those who are dead? Why do it unless the dead will someday rise again? King James Version (KJV) 29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? |
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410 | Acts 16:33 and infant baptism. | Acts 16:33 | JCrichton | 125257 | ||
Hi, Huron! Part 1 of 3 I understand your views. It would be wonderful to find in Bible the answers to every single question that we may pose in a language that would be both concise and explicit and that would conform to our particular ideologies! This is hardly the case, though... I think the purpose of this seeming deficiency in the Biblical text and language is to force us to depend on God, instead of relying on our own finite wisdom. Let's take the name "Christian" as an example of this dependency on God: Acts introduces the idea in one single verse: 11:26 . There is no augmentation on this event. It is simply expressed and dropped. Every single Apostle and every single disciple accepts "Christian" as their identifying name: Christ-ian. They do not question the fact that Jesus never referred to them as Christians; neither do they question the introduction of such Name! They are simply lead by the Holy Spirit to accept this innovative Name that brings Christ’s words into effect: Let anyone who can hear, listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches: to those who prove victorious I will give some hidden manna and a white stone, with a new name written on it, known only to the person who receives it.” (Revelation 2:17) Anyone who proves victorious I will make into a pillar in the sanctuary of my God, and it will stay there for ever; I will inscribe on it the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem which is coming down from my God in heaven, and my own name as well. (Revelation 3:12) Was there any hint by Christ Jesus that His disciples would one day be called “Christians?” The closest we can come to the disciples’ name being changed is when Jesus addressed Simon Bar-Jona and changed his name to Cephas. Yet, without the slightest notion that they would be known as Christians, there is no Biblical account that the Apostles and disciples had lengthy debates nor constant communication before adopting “Christians” as their official Name. Could you imagine the Holy Spirit revealing to us today that we are to be known as Christians? Could you imagine the myriads of zealots that would come creeping out of the woodworks demanding that their “choice” (just look at the hundreds of “Christian” denominations) be the official name for those who follow Christ? If we were to speculate on the incident at Antioch, I am sure that today's Christian could write many books on how and why! Yet, not a single book, unless there’s direct Divine intervention, would reveal the facts of what truly transpired during Paul and Barnabas mission at Antioch, and what the disciples (Apostles included) thought about it and how quickly they accepted the Holy Spirit‘s revelation on this particular matter! I personally believe that the Apostles and disciples simply allowed Jesus’ Word to guide them; they were able to understand that it was the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit who was sent to guide and instruct the Church (John 16:12-13), who revealed this new Name! He, the Holy Spirit, has the ability to use both Apostles and disciples, both the initiated and the nonbelievers, to bring forth the various designs and policies that are to govern the Church (John 11:47-52). The Word of God is transcendent: what was true then is true now! I choose to accept the Scripture for what it says instead of what I or others want it to say. I believe that the Holy Spirit did not need to have the Apostles write down every single thought and idea several times over in order to give it significance. |
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411 | Does God hate some people? | Ps 5:5 | JCrichton | 124993 | ||
Hi, TKBjork! I did not mean to imply that you did not understand the Biblical passage... I think that I get into the old mode of writing (Intro, body, conclusion)... also the initial thought helps me focus on the task ahead--I draw from both the original post and my desire to offer assistance... Recap: Use various passages of the Bible to demonstrate God's Love and Mercy, interject with their own life's experience (cause - effect), and clarify that it is our choice (obedience or disobedience) that determines if we live in God's Love or if we ultimately are subjected to His wrath. God Bless! Angel |
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412 | Does God hate some people? | Ps 5:5 | JCrichton | 124992 | ||
"paradox" Hi, Hank! You've hit center bull's eye! We (humanity) attempt to understand God with our finite abilities and we run into problems when we seek to express our thoughts... I've found that many times we (Christians) engage in squabbles that seem to go on forever... if only we wouldallow for a moment of reflection we would find that opposite parties have been engaged in a one-sided discourse... the rudimentary problem lies in the selection of our vocabulary: what is clear and comprehensible in our mind's eye, is not necessarily so to our audience! I believe that we both think that God can have immeasurable Love and Mercy while still holding sin as an absolute abomination and sinners as His Blood enemies. It is our limitations that forces us to become fixated in reasoning that God can only do one thing or another; in essence, we are divesting God of His Power and Authority. Your Mother, God Bless Her, seemed to be a humble person--she reasoned that she did not need to own all of the answers as God would provide them, in time. God Bless! Angel |
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413 | Does God hate some people? | Ps 5:5 | JCrichton | 124914 | ||
"Unlike us, Yahweh is able to separate sin from sinner: When we wre still helpless, at the apointed time, Christ died for the godless. You could hardly find anyone ready to die even for someone upright; though it is just possible that, for a really good person, someone might undertake to die. So it is proof of God's own love for us, that Christ died for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:6-8)" Hi, Hank! If you read the complete text and follow the thought being expressed, you can see the evidence that God did not destroy humanity in order to eradicate sin nor did He forsake man due to his wicked nature! God so loved man--aside from his sin--that He provided the Sacrificial Lamb (Christ Jesus) that would cleanse man of all sin! As oppose to humanity, God does not throw out the baby along with the bath water! Further, I never suggested that Psalm 5 was presenting such argument. The question posed was the reconciliation of God hating those who work iniquity while still professing being a merciful and loving God. If God does not make a distiction from man and sin are you then suggesting that in Isaiah 1:18-20 God is simply calling His devoted servants who are keeping His Laws and Commandments? Surely God is calling the sinner to repent, to give up the fallacies of their rebellious lives, and to return to Him and abide in Him! If God were to pass judgment, as humans do, truly none would be saved for we are all sinners (Psalm 53:3). Yet, Salvation did not come to a select few; it came to all, as Christ took upon the Cross all of humanity's iniquity (past--prior to His incarnation, present--during His contemporary's existence, future--the rest of humanity's existence till the end of Times): When we wre still helpless, at the apointed time, Christ died for the godless. (Romans 5:6) Had God not made a distinction between man and his carnal state why would Jesus surrender His Life for us? Why would He come to the godless (sinners)? It is no human maxim: the Word became flesh to wrench us from the venomous grasp of sin! But it is evident that not all accepted (or will accept) God's redemptive Gift: He came to his own and his own people did not accept him. (John 1:11) And the judgement is this: though the light has come into the world people have preferred darkeness to the light because their deeds were evil. (John 3:19) The fifth angel emptied his bowl over the throne of the beast and its whole empire was plunged into darkness. People were biting their tongues for pain, but instead of repenting for what they had done, they cursed the God of heaven because of their pain and sores. (Revelation 16:10-11) In other words, since they would not consent to acknowledge God, God abandoned them to their unacceptable thoughts and indecent behaviour. and so now they are steeped in all sorts of injustice, rottenness, greed and malice; full of envy, murder, wrangling, treachery and spite, libellers, slanderers, enemies of God, rude, arrogant and boastful, enterprising in evil, rebellious to parents, without brains, honour, love or pity. They are well aware of God's ordinance: that those who behave like this deserve to die--yet they not only do it, but even applaud others who do the same. (Romans 1:28-32) Jesus did not say that He came to give His life as ransom for all; He said that He came to give His life as ransom for many (Matthew 20:28). But this has never been God's choice; this is our choice! It is not that God's Love and Mercy is limited to a few; rather, it is that we incur His wrath because we refuse to allow Him to rescue us from ourselves! God's Mercy is always abundant; God's Love is always constant... but there are so many of us who will choose to face His Wrath rather than submit in humble obedience! The Love is always there. The Mercy is always there. The Wrath will last till judgment: Shake off all the crimes you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why die, House of Israel? I take no pleasure in the death of anyone--declares the Lord Yahweh--so repent and live!' (Ezekiel 18:31-32) God refuses to fuse man to his sins. It is God's Will and Pleasure that we repent, change our wicked lives, and submit to His Love and Mercy, rather than be consumed by His Wrath, which will be revealed at the apointed time! God Bless! Angel |
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414 | entering church with shoes | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 124744 | ||
Hi gundalas! Though the responses that were given you were correct, I do not see any problem with your particular practice. We are all called to serve the Lord with humility and love. As the woman at Jesus' feet worshipped Him in a simple and loving fashion, Jesus did not forbid her from doing so! I believe that we have a cultural difference that is not shun by our Lord: in India your custom of removing your shoes before entering the Church demonstrate respect for the Church as a holy place, in other parts of the world they may not; but each will worship the Lord in love and humility, and that unites us in fellowship! God Bless! Angel |
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415 | The Lord's Day--Does It Matter? | Ex 20:8 | JCrichton | 124740 | ||
Hi, kalos! Many times Christians behave as the Masters of the Law, the Pharisees and Sadducees, in respect to the Sabbath and other issues of Faith. Jesus’ reply to ostentatious sanctimony (theirs or ours) devastates any feigned adherence to God’s commandments: Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not one of you keeps the Law! ‘Why do you want to kill me?’ The crowd replied, ‘You are mad! Who wants to kill you?’ Jesus answered, ‘One work I did, and you are all amazed at it. Moses ordered you to practise circumcision--not that it began with him, it goes back to the patriarchs--and you circumcise on the Sabbath. Now if someone can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me for making someone completely healthy on a Sabbath? Do not keep judging according to appearances; let your judgement be according to what is right.’ (John 7:19-24) Yet this argument is not new; it was made by Yahweh hundreds of years prior to the incarnation of the Word: They seek for me day after day, they long to know my ways, like a nation that has acted uprightly and not forsaken the law of its God. …Look, you seek your own pleasure on your fast days and you exploit all your workmen; look, the only purpose of your fasting is to quarrel and squabble and strike viciously with your fist. …Is not this the sort of fast that pleases me: to break unjust fetters, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break all yokes? Is it not sharing your food with the hungry, and sheltering the homeless poor; if you see someone lacking clothes, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own kin? …If you do away with the yoke, the clenched fist and malicious words, if you deprive yourself for the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, your light will rise in the darkness, and your darkest hour will be like noon. …If you refrain from breaking the Sabbath, from taking your own pleasure on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath ‘Delightful’, and the day sacred to Yahweh ‘Honourable’, if you honour it by abstaining from travel, from seeking your own pleasure and from too much talk, then you will find true happiness in Yahweh… (Isaiah 58:2-14) Today’s argument is no different! We seek to get closer to God not by faithful obedience but by sanctimonious adherence to the letter of the Law, while simultaneously breaking any command of our choosing! We seek to be pious, at least more pious than the next person, but our zealousness is not to abide in Christ’s love but to bask in our own egos--rendering worship as we see fit!. God Bless! Angel |
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416 | Who is Greater Jesus Christ or the Fathe | John 14:28 | JCrichton | 124613 | ||
Hi, Tara1! I offer to you my message to frank4Yahweh!: "Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father; that is all we need." Jesus answered. For a long time I have been with you all; YET YOU DO NOT KNOW ME, Philip (Frank). WHY, THEN, DO YOU SAY 'Show us the Father'? DO YOU NOT BELIEVE, Philip (Frank), THAT I AM IN THE FATHER AND THE FATHER IS IN ME? THE WORDS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU," Jesus said to his disciples, "DO NOT COME FROM ME. THE FATHER, WHO REMAINS IN ME, DOES HIS OWN WORK. BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THAT I AM IN THE FATHER AND THE FATHER IS IN ME. IF NOT, BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THE THINGS I DO. (John 14:8-11) You cannot divorce the Son from the Father. It is a futile effort; one that will only gain you perdition! Jesus is the Only Way! If you reject Jesus' Divinity you blaspheme against the Holy Spirit who testifies in His Name! There is no Salvation outside of Jesus! Please, do not allow your obstinate mind to cloud the message of Salvation brought to you by God's Holy Spirit! Be humble and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior!" Jesus is not talking about a symbolic unity with the Father! THE FATHER LIVES IN JESUS AS JESUS LIVES IN THE FATHER! Through the Holy Spirit, which is the Third Person of God, we too can become one with each other (not symbolic meeting of the minds) and as we are one with each other we become one with Jesus, who is One with the Father! May you humble yourself to the Holy Spirit and allow Him to guide you to Salvation: Jesus! God Bless! Angel God Bless! Angel |
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417 | Who is Greater Jesus Christ or the Fathe | John 14:28 | JCrichton | 124611 | ||
Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father; that is all we need." Jesus answered. For a long time I have been with you all; YET YOU DO NOT KNOW ME, Philip (Frank). WHY, THEN, DO YOU SAY 'Show us the Father'? DO YOU NOT BELIEVE, Philip (Frank), THAT I AM IN THE FATHER AND THE FATHER IS IN ME? THE WORDS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU," Jesus said to his disciples, "DO NOT COME FROM ME. THE FATHER, WHO REMAINS IN ME, DOES HIS OWN WORK. BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THAT I AM IN THE FATHER AND THE FATHER IS IN ME. IF NOT, BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THE THINGS I DO. (John 14:8-11) You cannot divorce the Son from the Father. It is a futile effort; one that will only gain you perdition! Jesus is the Only Way! If you reject Jesus' Divinity you blaspheme against the Holy Spirit who testifies in His Name! There is no Salvation outside of Jesus! Please, do not allow your obstinate mind to cloud the message of Salvation brought to you by God's Holy Spirit! Be humble and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior! God Bless! Angel |
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418 | Who is Greater Jesus Christ or the Fathe | John 14:28 | JCrichton | 124185 | ||
Hi, Tara1! You seem to be an intelligent person… I have noticed how you handle the various texts… why are you so obstinate in believing in Christ? Almost every single post is directed at divorcing the Father from the Son--it is an exercise in futility! Please, go beyond the letter of the Law! Ask the Holy Spirit to give you enlightenment! You are knowledgeable in the actual words… now, allow the Spirit to take hold of you and free you to the total Truth! For my sake and my sake only shall I act, for why should my name be profaned? I will not yield my glory to another. (Isaiah 48:11) Yahweh is stating that He will not share His glory (power, praises, status) with any other! Yet we read a totally different story in Revelation: Then the angel showed me the river of life, rising from the throne of God and of the Lamb and flowing crystal-clear. (Revelation 22:1) In Revelation we find both the Father and the Son sharing the Divine Throne… How could this be possible? Then there’s the matter of Jesus mirroring His Father… everything the Father is, Jesus is!: Thus says Yahweh, Israel’s king, Yahweh Sabaoth, his redeemer; I am the first and I am the last; there is no God except me. (Isaiah 44:6) When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead, but he laid his right hand on me and said, ’Do not be afraid; it is I, the First and the Last; I am the Living One, I was dead and look--I am alive for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of Hades. (Revelation 1:17-18) Thus says Yahweh, your redeemer, he who formed you in the womb; I, Yahweh, have made all things, I alone spread out the heavens. When I hammered the earth into shape, who was with me? (Isaiah 44:24) In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God. he was with God in the beginning. Through him all things came into being, not one thing came into being except through him. He was in the world that had come into being through him, and the world did not recognise him. (John 1:1-3, 10) God is spirit, and those who worship must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:24) and this veil will not be taken away till they turn to the Lord. Now this Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all of us, with our unveiled faces like mirrors reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the image that we reflect in brighter and brighter glory; this is the working of the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:16-18) As you can see everything the Father is the Son is! I grant you, there are difficult passages in the Bible. But the Holy Spirit shines a powerful light on our minds, hearts and spirits and He feeds us according to our quest, humility and devotion. Here’s a little hint about all matters pertaining to God: to us, though, God has given revelation through the Spirit, for the Spirit explores the depths of everything, even the depths of God. (1 Corinthians 2:10) It is only through the Grace of the Holy Spirit that we can come to the fullness of the Truth: I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you to bear now. However, when the Spirit of truth comes* he will lead you to the complete truth, since he will not be speaking of his own accord, but will say only what he has been told; and he will reveal to you the things to come. (John 16:12-13--*See John 14:15-26) There were things not revealed to the people of Israel… things that only after the incarnation, death, resurrection and ascension of the Word came to be known through the Holy Spirit! One such example is Paul‘s description of the Rock that followed the Israelites, in the desert, providing life giving water: and that Rock was Christ! (1 Corinthians 10:1-5) Please, listen to Thomas’ confession and make it your own: Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him: You believe because you can see me. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe. (John 20:28-29) If you are willing to accept Jesus’ words as Truth when He says that the Father is greater than He (John 14:28), please, also accept Jesus’ words as Truth when He says that He and the Father are One! (John 10:30) Let the Emmanuel, God-with-them, be your God, for outside of Him there is no Salvation! (Revelation 21:3 and Acts 4:12) God Bless! Angel |
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419 | Who is Greater Jesus Christ or the Fathe | John 14:28 | JCrichton | 124184 | ||
Part 3 of 3 Since you are well versed in the various linguistic values of the Hebrew and Greek texts, I deduce that you are well versed in the Scriptures as well… So you know well enough that Israel has only one Holy One (Yahweh) and that in the realm of man there is no one righteous (Upright) not one, so we can only conclude that Peter is talking about God: the Holy, the Just, the Righteous… the problem here is that Peter is clearly defining Jesus, Yahshua, as the Holy and Upright! Please give yourself to the Holy Spirit… allow Him to cleanse your mind and your spirit so that you may serve Yahweh as He command us to serve Him: He was still speaking when suddenly a bright cloud covered them with shadow, and suddenly from the cloud there came a voice which said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; he enjoys my favour. Listen to him. (Matthew 17:5) And here’s what Jesus says about Himself: The Father and I are one. (John 10:30) God Bless! Angel |
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420 | Who is Greater Jesus Christ or the Fathe | John 14:28 | JCrichton | 124183 | ||
Correction: Part 1 of 2 should read part 1 of 3: Part 2 of 3 This is the truth and I am speaking in Christ, without pretence, as my conscience testifies for me in the Holy Spirit; there is great sorrow and unremitting agony in my heart: I could pray that I myself might be accursed and cut off from Christ, if this could benefit the brothers who are my own flesh and blood. They are Israelites; it was they who were adopted as children, the glory was theirs and the covenants; to them were given the Law and the worship of God and the promises. To them belong the fathers and out of them, so far as physical descent is concerned, came Christ who is above all, God, blessed for ever. Amen. (Romans 9:1-5) You see, God’s grace has been revealed, and It has made salvation possible for the whole human race and taught us that what we have to do is to give up everything that does not lead to God, and all our worldly ambitions; we must be self-restrained and live good and religious lives here in this present world, while we are waiting in hope for the blessing which will come with the Appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Christ Jesus. He sacrificed himself for us in order to set us free from all wickedness and to purify a people so that it could be his very own and would have no ambition except to do good. Now this is what you are to say, whether you are giving instruction or correcting errors; you can do so with full authority, and no one is to question it. (Titus 2:11-15) Simon peter, servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith as precious as our own, given through the saving justice of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of our Lord. (2 Peter 1:1-2) Again, how can you separate the Father from the Son: We are well aware that no one who is a child of God sins, because he who was born from God protects him, and the Evil One has no hold over him. We are well aware that we are from God, and the whole world is in the power of the Evil One. We are well aware also that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know the One who is true. We are in the One who is true as we are in his Son, Jesus Christ, he is the true God and this is eternal life. Children, be on your guard against false gods. (1 John 5:18-20) Please meditate on the above passage. Allow the Holy Spirit to enlighten you: to give you enough Faith to Believe the One True God; the Holy Spirit can convict you, if you let Him! God Bless! Angel” It is good to have grammatical knowledge and to be a linguist expert but we must be careful that our zeal to discover the Truth does not take us to the position of the Masters of the Law, the Sadducees, and Pharisees who claiming to have known God were not obedient to the Holy Spirit that spoke through them and would not allow themselves to be convicted of the Truth: Seeing their faith he said, ‘My friend, your sins are forgiven you.’ the scribes and the Pharisees began to think this over. ‘Who is this man, talking blasphemy? Who but God alone can forgive sins?’ But Jesus, aware of their thoughts, made them this reply, ‘What are these thoughts you have in your hearts? (Luke 5:20-22) It was because he did things like this on the Sabbath that the jews began to harass Jesus. His answer to them was, ‘My Father still goes on working, and I am at work, too.’ But that only made the Jews even more intent on killing him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he spoke of God as his own Father and so made himself God’s equal. (John 5:16-18) The Father and I are one. The Jews fetched stones to stone him, so Jesus said to them, ‘I have shown you many good works from my Father; for which one of these are you stoning me?’ The Jews answered him, ‘We are stoning you, not for doing a good work, but for blasphemy; though you are only a man, you claim to be God.’ (John 10:30-33) These people were the religious elite of Jesus’ contemporaries. They confessed with their lips and in their minds that Jesus is God, but, true to their fellowship of power and ego, they adhered to the letter of the Law (circumventing it whenever it benefited them) and refused to allow the Holy Spirit to enlighten their hearts and minds! After Pentecost Peter spelled it out to them: It was you who accused the Holy and Upright One, you who demanded that a murderer should be released to you while you killed the prince of life. God, however, raised him from the dead, and to that fact we are witnesses; (Acts 3:14-15) |
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