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201 | Stripping the Bible of Virgin | Is 7:14 | Ken hepting | 93850 | ||
I would say that the writers of the Gospels were also familiar with what the word "almah" meant and how it was beening used by Isaiah. Ergo, "virgin" was what they wrote. Luke 1:34 (KJV) Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I KNOW NOT A MAN? What do you think Mary meant be that? |
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202 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93551 | ||
Sorry this is a late response. 1 Cor 13:8 shows us that gifts will cease. At the time of 1 Cor 1:7 spritual gifts were very much abound still. Both 13:8 and 1:7 show us that they cease upon Christ's return. Now it's just a matter of when you feel Christ will or has returned. Take care Apparently you must believe He has returned. |
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203 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93548 | ||
"Correct! Gifts and salvation are not tied together....." Correct! ".....Neither are gifts and the church....." Incorrect! ".......Neither is the church and salvation......" Partly correct! ".....I think it's a good idea to fellowship with Christians, but it's not a salvation issue...." Maybe! Depends on the condition of the "Christians" and what influence I may bring into the gathering. "....Salvation is grace, not church attendance or having a "gift"...." Maybe....A little to cultish here, I'm afraid. A good question you might ask yourself is "What salvation"? There is one that must be worked out with fear and trembling. Does the church have part in that one? How about the gifts? |
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204 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93532 | ||
But then the church isn't a salvation issue either. I feel bad for you. Take care. | ||||||
205 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93529 | ||
"Yes, beautiful passage. And not counter to Preterism or "gifts" ceasing. Take care" Gee. I must remind myself of this the next time I hear my aged friend who, without an education, speaks the most beautiful Mandrin Chinese as the Holy Spirit gives him utterance. |
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206 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93516 | ||
"No. Preterists openly acknowledge the power, we understand that Christ DID have victory, then and forever. And through His victory, we have victory. Take care," You mean you believe it used to be but now you are sterile because it ceased to be yet somehow still is and you can't figure it out. That must be very frustrating for you. |
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207 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93416 | ||
"We are, but you desire a physcial fulfillment, which I do not see as Biblically correct. The Pharisees very much wanted a physical fulfillment as well, but they were corrected." No need to condescend. Your lack of understanding here just keeps you from the deeper things of Christ' teachings. It's evident by your unkind thinking in your remark that you can't separate the physical from the Spiritual. They wanted a king. We expected nothing other than to be redeemed. Jesus gave us the "Promise", an enablement, that we become a son. The Pharisees don't even enter into the picture at this point. Jesus hid what He was doing and was going to do from them but to us He is the same yesterday, today and forever, unless you think He made a midcourse correction and failed to mention His slip up. ------------------------------------------- ...Perhaps you should examine what "ages" mean... "Well, I have, but what is your take on Ages?" No. I asked you. You are the one who believes that the "church age" is somehow stuttering in it's possession of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. I find that it is those who think it ended in 70 a.d. to have the diffficulty in believing the evidence that still exists. No time in history has the power of God been more needed than now and you think it ended when the Apostles died. ---------------------------------------- ...Well I guess you'll have to come up with some scripture to support that theory... "Olivet Discourse plus 1 Cor 13:8." Nonsense. You have to throw out the rest of the Bible to support that view. I'd get a better understanding of what the "promise" is that Jesus and Peter spoke of. John 17:19-21 (NASB) "And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. [20] "I do not ask in behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through THEIR WORD; [21] that they may ALL BE ONE; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me. Try reading this chapter again, for the first time...Take care |
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208 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93414 | ||
"Yes, he was right. We are able to partake in the promise. BUT, so were Christians in the first century too. All believers, then, now and forever are able to partake in the promise. Take care," Then maybe you need a better understanding of what the promise is......based on the statements Peter, Paul and ....Jesus....or are you one who has a form of Godliness but denies it's power? |
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209 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93348 | ||
"No. God reveals things to us as He choses. You know that Christ is the only way. That is really it, that's all you need. But, I believe that Christ does in fact reveal things to us still. To spread the Gospel, we need to know the Gospel." I thought we were speaking of a face to face experience with Christ and our 'knowing as we are known' and not what we PRESENTLY experience. That is what the scripture says, correct. Perhaps you should examine what "ages" mean. "Well, that's one way of looking at it. I still hold to ceassation around 70 AD though. Take care," Well I guess you'll have to come up with some scripture to support that theory. When Peter said that the promise is for all that are afar off, means me. Guess what? .....He was right. |
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210 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93333 | ||
"before or after the Return of Christ. Most likely Paul meant the knowledge, or wisdom of the Age they were fixing to come out of. However, if you have a take on knowledge passing I'd be more then willing to hear it. Take care," Interesting but not unique. I've heard all that before and it still can't be reconciled with what Paul was stating. He says ALL knowledge will cease when we see Jesus ..face to face. So I must ask you why you feel the need to continue to learn after you are informed by Jesus Christ as to the sum of all knowledge? A joint heir will know all things as He knows all things, correct? ..Ergo, knowledge will cease...And since the gifts are for the edifying of the Disciple and the edifying of the Disciple's church, they will also cease to be needed....but only then will they cease to be needed. |
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211 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93316 | ||
"but I have never seen a Biblical proof from them past 70 AD. Gifts were for the early Church and ceased, just like Paul said they would. Take care," Hmmm. Last time I looked 'Knowledge' was a gift. ...Lets see... then there is "Faith". Hmmm?? ....Take care |
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212 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93294 | ||
Yes. And we shouldn't be given that Spiritual gifts have ceased. However, many who would agree call 'breathing' a Spiritual gift, refusing to embrace anything deeper. Consequently the church has taken on a false "spirituality" with a fidelity to natural obligations that is devoid of the presence of God. Michael Harper did a paper a few years back titled "Love or Gifts". If that can be found it is well worth the reading. One will notice that Chapter 13 of 1 Corth. is sandwiched in between 12 and 14 that should speak of the implication of all three being linked together. The absence of one in practice weighs heavily upon the effectiveness of the other two. When all three are in balance chapter 13 is greatly intensified being without dissimilation. This is "that" which Peter spoke of in Acts 2.16 refering to the prophet Joel. Jesus refered to it as "Bread" in John 6:58 (KJV) This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. The eating of the Bread has to do with Chap 14 which should produce chap 13 and thus build up/make perfect, the effectiveness of chap 12. I fully realize that "This is That" is refering to a single part of something that was given on the day of Pentecost but taken away from the context of all else Jesus pointed to and spoke of has lead many to throw the baby out with the bathwater rendering the church powerless. Flour, yeast and water, make bread. |
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213 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93270 | ||
"I'd be interested to know what you think the Holy Spirit is supposed to do "in" us. It seems to me that anything he is likely to do "in" me will probably manifest itself in some outward way - as a gift of the spirit." Hi Steve! Ever hear the term "AC hum"? It's an electronic term and a situation within the circuitry that is rectified to produce a clean sound. Us Christians are full of "AC hum" that the Holy Spirit is given to "rectify" out of us the "HuM" that distorts and makes unclear the sweet clear sound of Jesus..It's sometimes called "purifying"...the soul. |
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214 | Why little sign of power in our churches | Mark 16:17 | Ken hepting | 93263 | ||
I would have to add that the non-reality/acceptance of the pentecostal experience in most churches is the biggest contributor to the assimilation of the 'world' into our churches. Something must replace the power of God as the attraction for attending. Enter the programs such as "Forty Days of Purpose" or "Experiencing God". I wonder what the new fad will be next year? | ||||||
215 | Born into the Kingdom of God? | Luke 16:18 | Ken hepting | 92879 | ||
Good, I figured you'd give out when you ran out of 'what else' to fall back on. | ||||||
216 | Born into the Kingdom of God? | Luke 16:18 | Ken hepting | 92854 | ||
so why not assume it? You've assumed a lot of other stuff. So what happened to those halfway between Adam and Noah who still had a retention of God in their lives? The Bible doesn't say, does it? And that does'nt give us the right to assume otherwise, right? So when Paul speaks, as he does in Romans 1, is he taking all those in between into account or is he just speaking of those at Noahs ark time? I think the latter. I think you need another look at God's Grace. |
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217 | Born into the Kingdom of God? | Luke 16:18 | Ken hepting | 92848 | ||
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." Please apply that to those who never heard the "spoken" word or read the "written" word, before they died. Then you'll begin to see ALL who Jesus died for. |
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218 | Born into the Kingdom of God? | Luke 16:18 | Ken hepting | 92847 | ||
That's twice now that you've called me Baptistic. Should I be pleased or insulted? :-) LOL!! |
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219 | Born into the Kingdom of God? | Luke 16:18 | Ken hepting | 92845 | ||
Show me where, in the foreknowledge of God, that isn't/can't be, the case. | ||||||
220 | Born into the Kingdom of God? | Luke 16:18 | Ken hepting | 92844 | ||
"OK, I wanted to take a second look at what I believe, to ensure that I wasn’t too far off base scripturally. I know I’ll probably be crucified for what I believe, but then so was Jesus. In my estimation, being SAVED, and being REDEEMED is generally one in the same." Ok. [and I'll probably be crucified for this but here goes] Good reading of the scripture says that I am saved and I'm being saved. What does that mean except I'm enjoying a present spiritual condition of my state of being but yet as Paul states in Hebrews 4:4-6 (NASB) For He has thus said somewhere concerning the seventh day, "And God RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY FROM ALL His works"; [5] and again in this passage, "They shall not enter My rest." [6] Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter because of DISOBEDIENCE,... [May I suggest you read the whole chapter..] There reamains a "salvation" for us who are not disobedient. Am I wrong here? So I think we can safely say that we saved to be saved unto a [certain] perfection fully realized at the seeing of Jesus. Think some of us will have regrets? Ok. Many came to Jesus for healing/wholeness and received it. No Holy Ghost drawing power here. That's the way it was. Even today the word says whosoever will. This I believe for redemption for those opportuned to hear the gospel preached. Question: Will all choose to follow Christ? Here is where I believe the Holy Spirits "pull" on someone happens and regrets are made for those who, for whatever reasons, disobey. |
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