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21 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140474 | ||
Hello Kalos, Amen brother. Our infinitely wise heavenly Father gave us a simple gospel messsage so that even a child could understand salvation, but He also gave us information that the wisest of philosophers are silent about. One verse that I have been baffled with is John 3:13 where Jesus was explaining to Nicodemus a truth that would cause him to wonder about for the rest of his life. I sure wonder about it. Jesus is there talking to Nicodemus and in heaven at the same time. This is way beyond my finite wisdom to grasp. God Bless you Jeff W |
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22 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140480 | ||
Hello, I use to believe in the pre trib rapture, but after years of reading the Word of God, and listening to the bible on cassette all night, driving in my car, pretty much wherever I went, for many years, the Lord convicted me about His word being plain as day. The commentaries are beneficial for getting the setting for the book, and there are many other benefits, but I hear too much commentary when I quote verses and get presumption, and suppposition in return. There are many who are led to believe that when the church is "raptured" then they can get ready for Jesus to come again. This is the second chance I am referring. This is not an ignorant statement because The Lord has given me the priviledge to study with many evey night for years, and this is what I was hearing, even I used to believe that. God Bless you Jeff W |
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23 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140704 | ||
Hello Doc, Amen brother, I believe the post trib has much more scriptural support that any other, because in my humble opinion the Word of God is one way or the other, I don't believe God would, very graciously give us His word, and leave us guessing about it. The scriptures are very cut and dry. And although there may seem to be many gray areas, in time the Holy Spirit will reveal them if we truly seek Him with our whole heart. God Bless you Jeff W |
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24 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140708 | ||
Hello, I hear ya! Be ready is the main theme of all the warnings on the second coming. But we are also told that those who are ready will not be overtaken as a thief in the night. 1 Thes. 5:4 BTW Peter is the one who tld us to be ready always to give an answer to everyone that asks you for a reason of the hope that is in you. 1 Peter 3:15. :) This doctrine of the "pre mid post rapture", which is farily new, is one of the most perverted doctrines, next to the doctrine of conversion and sanctification. The devil knows where to attack God's people. The sabbath is another one. God Bless you Jeff W |
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25 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140714 | ||
Hello, I did not intend to get into a discussion about this verse. I just wanted to show how, to me the Word of God could be so for reaching that our puny little brains couldn't even scrach the surface of it. :) These comments, study notes, are, well, what can I say. . . The way I read John 3 10-13 is as Jesus is talking to Nicodemus, Nicodemus trys to play stupid, but Jesus cuts to the chase and Nicodemus' small talk is laid bare by the wisdom of Jesus. Jesus tells him "If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things." Then Jesus tells Him a heavenly thing that, to me is so over nicodemus' head that I could just picture the look on his face when Jesus told him "no man ascended up to heaven. . ." God Bless you Jeff W |
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26 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140797 | ||
Hello, Ephesians 2:8-9 "For but grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast." This is the reason sanctification and conversion are the most perverted doctrines. I have asked many many people what this means, and many of them have no idea. To say we are saved by grace does not mean we are free to break the law, it does not mean that we do not have to obey, it does not mean we just have to sit around and hope that we slide into heaven "safe" just under the wire, because what is stated in verse 10 gives us a great obligation, which is also a condition to the promise of being "saved" by grace. "We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. . ." Good works are essential to salvation. Jesus commission to His disciples "Go ye therefore". The bible is all about action, and to even say that "I'm 'saved' by grace" leaves a message in my mind that works are out of the question. I know we are saved by grace but what does that mean? God Bless you Jeff W |
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27 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140882 | ||
Hello Tim I have had the priviledge to study with many people with many diverse opinions about doctrine, and one of the most widely used excuses for not having to obey is: "there's none righteous" so we don't need obedience. I have been to many different denominational discourses, and there are whole denominations that believe something similar to this. Another one is: "the law was 'nailed to the cross'", so we don't have to obey it, and they use Colossians 2:14 which is way out of context for their erroneous views. To say we don't need obedience for salvation is cutting it close there Tim. The book of James, which BTW Martin Luther wanted to remove it from sacred scripture, gives us some statements that sound pretty contradictory to all of Paul's writings, but while we are in Christ He gives us great understanding about what Paul writes in Romans 3:20 and Galatians 2:16 compared to James 2:21-24. I believe that we are not "saved" by our works but we can sure be lost without them. God Bless you Jeff W |
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28 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140947 | ||
Hello' I tend to take what the bible states literally on many issues, except prophecy of course. And when James states that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only, well I believe what he wrote through inspiration before I would hear some modern day commentary. Primitive Godliness is what we desperately need today, but I will probably get an arguement about that too, like almost all my posts into this forum. I can't believe how someone can twist what someone else states and make it say the complete opposite. I am not accusing anyone, but we all must have the love of Jesus in order to get along, and if we cannot agree, and get along here how can we be together in the hereafter? Even when I totally agree with what someone states I get an argument. This is not 1 Cor 1:10 God Bless you Jeff W |
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29 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140976 | ||
Hello EdB You said "Too, many are trying to sell the idea we can live like hell itself and still be sons and daughters of a Holy and Righeous God." I'm sure glad somebody noticed.:) I belive this is the reason the church is in such a condition, too many professors are buried alive under water, and are still living after the flesh and arguing that this is a Christian walk. God Bless you Jeff W |
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30 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140980 | ||
Hello Kalos, Thank you for sharing. There are three verses that many skeptics will use to prove that the bible contradicts itself: Romans 3:28 Galatians 2:16 James 2:24. These verse seem like they do contradict each other to the eye of the flesh, but from a Christian standpoint you and I know the bible does not contradict itself. We also know and can agree that our good works cannot "save" us, but the whole context of Ephesians 2:8-10 is capped by verse 10 which balances out the statement that we are "saved" by grace alone. We are created to do good works, but in our flesh we cannot do these. it takes something foreign to our human nature to give ue the desire to do good, and that is the gospel. When I see Jesus on the cross, dying for my sins, this causes me to want to do what is right, and this is where convictions come from, through the Holy Spirit of course. This is also why Paul wrote that the cross is the power of God. 1 Cor 1:18. The power that eminates from the cross is the convicting power of the Spirit which causes us to obey. Romans 1:5 tells us that grace was given for obedience, and God's grace is manifested at the cross which is the power, and the gospel. God Bless you Jeff W |
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31 | WHERE are they taken? | Luke 17:36 | Jeff W | 140984 | ||
Hello Tim This sounds good to me. Justified in a sense of being right in what one is doing. Happy New Years to you too God Bless you Jeff W |
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32 | Filled with the holy spirit? | John 14:16 | Jeff W | 138217 | ||
Hello, I was not implying that feelings aren't involved, but when we make feeling the requirement for receiving the Holy Spirit many people get discouraged thinking that they have never received the Spirit when they have. Sure there could be feelings involved, and I'm sure many have had experiences where they felt the presence of God. Amen? God Bless you Jeff W |
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33 | How can anyone be saved? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Jeff W | 140715 | ||
Hello, We cannot be "saved" by obeying the gospel, but rather the gospel gives us obedience, causes us to obey all of God's commandments. Romans 16:25-26 God Bless you Jeff W |
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34 | How can anyone be saved? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Jeff W | 140944 | ||
Hello, It seems like no matter what I write in this forum, even if I agree totally I always get an arguement. I am not here to argue, nor to show how much I know. I know nothing except what the Lord has revealed through me. Romans 16:26 tells us that we were given the gospel, which is the message of calvary, FOR OBEDIENCE, this is plain english to me, it doesn't need any commentary. I know we have to obey God and all His commandments, but our obedience will not save us, only the grace of God, at the judgement, when He dismisses our case. This is what "saves" us. In you opinion what is the gospel? 1 Cor 15:1-4 gives us a good idea, but where is Paul going with this? What does it mean that Christ died for our sins? Does this take away from our obligation to obey God's laws? Just because we break a law does that do away with it? If you went in front of a judge and he dismissed your case you have just been saved by grace, but what happened to that law? If you are going to quote a verse use the whole thing, Romans 8:1 ends with "who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit." This is a very important piece of information that BTW has been left out of the modern translations. God Bless you Jeff W |
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35 | How can anyone be saved? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Jeff W | 140981 | ||
Hello Kalos, I could get into quite a discussion about the translation committee, led by Wescott and Hort, who were arrogant enough to re write the Greek text and now it is known the Wescott and Hort text, where most of the modern translations are translated from, but I won't. I am a KJV man only. I believe the Holy Spirit reveals the Word to us, it has little if anything to do with our wisdom. I used to use 10-20 bibles at our bible studies, but found that my choice of which verses sounded good to me was the interpretation I would put on it, so consquently I use KJV and rely on the Holy Spirit, and interactive studies like these to reveal what God wants for me at the time. The important thing to realize is that we must walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit, just like Paul wrote in Col. 2:6 and John wrote in 1 John 2:6. Funny, they are both the same verse number.:) God Bless you Jeff W |
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36 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | Jeff W | 139947 | ||
Hello Emmaus Amen brother. Why does the whole of Christianity believe and teach that we will never stop sinning? |
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37 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | Jeff W | 140117 | ||
Hello, Yes we are all a work in progress. Sanctification is the work of a lifetime, but this does not mean that we cannot go without sinning for a time. 1 John 1:10 states that if we SAY we are without sin. Those who are sinless, or holy will be the last to admit it. But still this does not mean we will never be without sin. Jesus says 7 times in Revelation what glorious things are in store for the overcomer. We can be overcomers today, and we must be overcomers if we expect to be with God in heaven. I never stated that anyone will sin after death. What I am getting at is: if you die with unconfessed, unrepented sin in your life will you go to heaven, or will you have eternal life? This is the gospel. This is the most confused doctrine in all of Christianity. Satan wants us to believe that we will never stop sinning, and there are many, many professors of Christianity who argue that point. We are saved by grace, but how many "Christians" out there know what that means. Many don't even know what sin is. These are the most important issues in the life of a Christian. We are to make our calling and election sure by knowing that we know Him 1 John 2:3. God Bless you Jeff W |
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38 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | Jeff W | 140118 | ||
Hello Well, do you believe that when we walk in the Spirit we are still sinning. Romans 8:9 states that we are not in the flesh but in the Spirit. . . Why does Paul "die daily"? Why do we have to take up our cross daily? Because the Christian walk is a battle that constantly rages, and in Christ there is only victory, there is no defeat 1 John 3:9. What does it mean to be partaker of the divine nature? Is this a sinful state for us? Is this an impossible achievement? I tell you only in Christ can we become partaker of the divine nature, and this state is a complete change of heart, our desires are not worldly fleshly desires. You are right we do have a dual nature, but when we walk in the spirit we shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh Gal 5:16. These are victorious words. These are words of hope and assurance that we will have Christ to fight our battles when we are in the Spirit. BUT he that commits sin is of the devil 1 John 3:8. God Bless you Jeff W |
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39 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | Jeff W | 140475 | ||
Hello Brad, Are you telling me that you will never stop sinning? Or that it is impossible to stop sinning? First of all let's establish what sin is. There is a biblical definition of sin in 1 John 3:4 "sin is the transgression of the law." That is plain enough, the breaking of the law is sin, just as breaking the speed limit is illegal. If you are obeying the speed limit you are actually dead to that law, that law has no effect on you. But if you break that law you have transgressed, and the penalty of that law can be used against you. In court the judge says case dismissed, you have just been saved by grace. What happened to that law? Did that speed limit law get taken away because you were just saved by grace? How can we be dead to sin and alive to sin both? If we are willfully sinning we are alive to sin. If we are dead to sin we are not willfully sinning. This is where we really need to be true to ourselves and follow our conscience, because the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin and righteousness, and of judgement. This is the job of the Holy Spirit. John 16:7-11 Jesus kept the law perfectly to show humanity the the law can be kept. The devil is very crafty because many of God's dear people are being led away by these errors that tell us "there is none righteous" or "I will never stop sinning" or "I sin every day". Is it a sin to be tempted? God Bless you Jeff W |
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40 | Will sin enter heaven? | Rev 21:17 | Jeff W | 140713 | ||
Hello, First of all I would like to biblically define what sin is. 1 John 3:4 tells us: "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth the law, for sin is the transgression of the law." I only use KJV. If sin is the transgression of the law, well the first question would be which law? In 2 John 5-6 we read that it was the commandment that we have heard from the beginning. . . Also we are told in Revelation, the last book, to keep the commandments of GOD. Rev. 14:12 and 12:17 and 22:14. We are to obey the law, Jesus stated "If you love me keep my commandments" John 14:15 Jesus also tells us in Matthew 19:18 to obey the commandments. James equates the commandments with the royal law in chapter 2:8-12 he also calls it the law of liberty. I could quote verses like these all night. To say that we are not to obey the law is doing what Jesus tells us about in Matthew 5:19. You might want to really pray about whether or not to obey God or man, and whoever tells you wou do not have to obey God I would run away from that person or commentary, and snuggle up to the Word of God. I have given you a couple of verses that tell us we have to obey the commandments. Please show me one that tells us we do not have to. God Bless you Jeff W |
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