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141 | Scriptural support of your position? | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 100363 | ||
[There are those in this world who have never heard it - yet God CAN be known through His creation] ..Yes. Those that live blameless will see Jesus. |
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142 | Scriptural support of your position? | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 100364 | ||
That's ok. I've done the same stuff many times. | ||||||
143 | Scriptural support of your position? | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 100371 | ||
[You might consider this: the dead were judged according to their deeds which were written in the books - those who lived apart from the law, did not have their "wrongs" according to the law recorded there (Romans 5:13) which you offered.] Well then wouldn't you then suppose their names to be written the book of life? [BUT this does not mean that their names are in the Book of Life for God's Word declares that the righteous will live by faith - He imputes His righteousness on the basis of our faith.] Well wouldn't you suppose they lived with a hope of something beyond themselves God honors as faith because of their blamelessness? What else can a LOViNG God require of an innocent people? [I didn't say pure; without sin] Creation, as you pointed out, gives them [some] the hope. |
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144 | How do you "share the Gospel?" | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 100378 | ||
You wrote: "But if you desire of Him and become what He desires, what is our responsibility? [At the present time we have two different perspectives on how God sanctfies His saints. You seem to be focused on our responsibility and I'm focused on God's soveriegnty in the process of sanctification.] Lets be clear, I believe in the sovereignity of God. Sanctification is a proccess, an impartation of the righteoussnes of Christ. It happens as we learn how to abide in Christ, enter into His kingdom, take up our cross and become a son to the end that He can trust us with the handling of His Glory. This proccess should begin at the beginning when we are imputed His righteousness unto salvation/Justification. But alas and alac, Most go no further. Many are called...few choose. Consequently, few are chosen. [It is a complex and mysterious relationship.] Not if you fall in love with Jesus and let Him baptize you with His Holy Spirit. [In a way, we are both right! We are commanded to do certain things and to hold certain attitudes and it is our responsibility to strive to be obedient and to be faithful reflections of our Lord.] I believe we are to quench not the Spirit for when we do we break communication and the ability to receive the impartation God desires us to receive. Some of us require a heart bypass. [At the same time we must not overlook or ignore the teaching that it is not ourselves who do good works, but it is the Spirit of Christ in us.] I don't think so. I'll give you this...Our works should be as Jesus [the man] spoke: "I only do what I see my Father doing". Paul said he lived "by the faith OF the son of God". In this sense the verse that says "Faith without works is dead", now makes real sense. The relationship is now revealed as to whether one is burning oil or wick. Jesus is always working and making intercession on our be half. Should we do less for others but with the mind of God and not our own wits? [Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.] You verse from Eph. is quite fitting for what I'm saying. [The way I see it is that we are to act AS IF it all depends on us, but not forget, that it all depends on Him.] Our first responsibilty is to get minds stayed on Him. Proverbs 16:9 (NASB-U) The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. I would say that the mind of man should be the MIND of God that the man be directed without a mis-step because of his "flesh". [Remember...even our initial desire for Christ did not come from our us but from above!] Again, you aren't distinguishing between justification and sanctification. Man sees his need, some respond, some don't. The woman with the issue of blood had a need, saw Jesus and became convinced. Her faith, from a need, did the trick. I think that's why there so few rich Christians in the world. We interfere with the purposes of God more than we know when try to run interference for Him by "blessing" others when He's dealing with them. [John 3:27 John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.] Very true...and what stirs God to give? "If we don't know how to accomplish the task what should we recognize about ourselves that needs to be rectified?" [For that we need revelation from the Holy Spirit.] How's that accomplished and if you don't get it do you make a move? |
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145 | Those that live blameless will see Jesus | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 100971 | ||
Great verse! | ||||||
146 | Scriptural support of your position? | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 100972 | ||
Just some more follow up here, moms. [That blood has been shed, for the forgiveness of ALL sin - but only those who choose to accept, to trust HIS payment for THEIR sin are forgiven.] That blood has been shed for all the world. Why? Because God so loved it. But IF one rejects it when told, the power of salvation is made of no effect. [Prior to Christ's death and resurrection, people were declared "righteous" on the basis of their faith in God.] Not so. They were and will be declared righteous by their deeds of righteousness and that because they recognized there was a God. Remember many of whom I speak never had the law or the Prophets. [Gentiles] See: Rev. 20:12 (Dar) "And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is [that] of life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works." [See Hebrews 11 - men were approved on the basis of their faith. Just as in the days before Jesus, there is nothing we can DO to earn God's favor.] Sure there is. See God in things as Abraham-Lot and others did. God heard them and revealed Himself to them. They had no word to read day to day that their faith might be sustained by it. Ken Matthew 5:6 (Dar) Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. |
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147 | How do you "share the Gospel?" | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 101310 | ||
I understand and agree. "Agape" is what I'm after in any reference to God. I apologize for not being more clear on that. I have learned that to be almost a geographical kind of thing, i.e., Agape-Kingdom of God-abiding, experience. Step out of it, and you're own yer own...back in the flesh, but not unto death..but for correction and adminishion. Stay in it and stay in the mind of Christ to ".....be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord." 1 Cor. 15:58 (NASB) The kingdom is where the "Rest" is. Hebrews 4:10 (NASB) For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Let's hear more, Ray. Ken |
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148 | A couple of questions | Matt 28:18 | Ken hepting | 101312 | ||
The reason "mommapbs" is signed to this is an error on my part....poor copy and paste tech. and bad proof reading...sorry about that. I'm just getting old. Sorry "mom"....:0) |
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149 | Mat 17:20 vs I Cor 13:2? | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91462 | ||
If you had the faith--- of Jesus--- the size of a grain of Mustard seed you could move the mountain. That's what He was saying. He is alluding to Kingdom living where He is King and His faith IS our faith.. |
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150 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91510 | ||
Good morning to all----Thanks for such a quick response and I must be honest that my asking this question is to try to understand where everyone is in their thinking about some of this that we read in the Bible that is difficult to grasp in light of all that comes against us in this fast food spiritual economy we live in.. I probably ought to ask the question again but this time bring to our rememberances where are to be living spiritually for effective faith be made real. Not that we aren't to have a faith of our own but, as I stated elseware, where do we let our faith end and the faith of Jesus Christ begin in our lives? If we say we surrender all to Him then it only makes sense that we are giving over everything of ourselves to the Master for His good pleasure and for His purposes of promoting Himself, through our obedience to Him, to the rest of the world. We, by our faith believing in Him, place ourselves on His 'wheel'. This is a sacrificial act on our part, 'Shall the clay then say to the potter, 'hey, what are you doing'? No, I believe the scriptures are quite clear in saying OUR faith should be alive to Him [because of hearing His word, Rom. 10.17] that His faith, now made alive in me, even as the size of a grain of mustard seed, would be sufficient for all the power we need of Him in THIS life. It is His FAITH we now live by when we take into ourselves the new nature He gives us, i.e., Himself, and not just His Faith. My faith, brought into existance in my OLD nature, takes me to Him who enters me with HIS nature/Himself. One of the two natures MUST decrease. It shouldn't His. John the baptist, who typifies this, said in Jn.3.30 "He must increase, but I must decrease". John, the old nature, Jesus, the new. John the old way of life, Jesus, the new way of living. One more thing to note in this: Jesus had the MIND of the Father at all times. So when He enters us with His nature He also brings the Mind of His Father with Him. Now when we read: Phil 5.5 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" we can see something very great has happened to us that needs to be sorted out in our thinking. That's why Paul says in Phil 2.12: "... work out your own salvation with fear and trembling"; salvation in this sense not pertaining to eternal life but a coming out of the world's way of doing business, even business for Him. We can not have an adulterated mixer of our mind and His mind in His affairs. I repeat, they are His affairs. There's more to say on this subject that will exite you to greater heights in Him if you can get a hold of this part of it. Good hunting in Him, Ken |
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151 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91606 | ||
Please consider what Jesus said to the woman in: Luke 8.48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: your faith hath made you whole; go in peace. Here he is speaking to an obviously unsaved woman who's faith took her to Him for Healing [salvation]. Question: How do we get faith established into our 'old nature' sufficient to bring us to Christ for His healing [salvation]? Doesn't the Bible say that "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God." We can carry this to the next dimension and readily state that that is how we continually take Christ's faith into ourselves AFTER He "heals" us [salvation] and by the fact of the new birth experince, only now it is He, Himself, THE WORD, Jesus, who is our faith that we must live by! ACTS 17.28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being;...... For we are also his offspring. |
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152 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91607 | ||
A little too fuzzy, John, to place much confidence or hope in. If they could have had that kind of faith on their own they wouldn't need Jesus. They would be their own Gods. But as we study we see that everything is bound up in the will and purpose of God to which Jesus prayed earnestly about in John 17. "That they be one as we are one". Obviously He's praying they have the mind of God [without presumption mixed in, of course] as He had. It wouldn't take much of God's mind to move the mountain. A mustard seed's worth I'd say. |
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153 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91610 | ||
Hello John! | ||||||
154 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91616 | ||
I can't accept your premise Ken. The only proper object of TRUE faith is God. Let's not confuse spiritual faith in God with carnal faith in idols or self-confidence in one's own ability. Afterall, we are speaking of believers (excepting Judas) in this instance. But Jesus makes no dstinction in this instance for which a good Bible study would be in order. Having understood the matter in context with the rest of what He had to say concerning His kingdom, His faith is what He was referring when speaking with them in the matter of the mustard seed. |
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155 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91621 | ||
"Thy will be done". And so it shall. John" what's this supposed to mean or represent, John? |
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156 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91636 | ||
Jesus said: And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. What day, John? Any day? Any day I have a problem, need a healing or want something for myself regardless of my spiritual condition but I'm still paying my tithes and going to church? What are the conditions for God to hear my prayers? If you feel you must build YOUR faith to a certain pitch how is that accomplished? Pray more, read more, go to more seminars? Are you not already a believer? How much more should you believe in Christ? If you say you must do more are you not thinking from a position of doing more works; performing in some way? Certainly conjuring up more faith requires a certain effort of yourself. But then you would be one to say "it's not by my works, I can't earn it's by Grace, Jesus did it all". If you believe your thinking to be correct, where is the evidence of your successes that would be convincing? Do you really think you could have more faith IN Christ than you presently do? Try living BY His faith and then this:"it's not by my works, I can't earn it's by Grace, Jesus did it all", will make more sense. |
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157 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91637 | ||
"I was agreeing with you that God rules over the affairs of man and that one day the saints will be united in perfection." OK, I see that. Question: If God RULES over the affairs of man, how can My faith move Him to do something contary to His purpose for me? Do you think I could EVER have enough faith to do that? If I possess His Mind, why do I need my faith? Honesty here, please. |
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158 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91651 | ||
The faith that we have comes from us. Then when we believe it comes from Jesus. What about Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. [KJV] Measure of the faith of Christ, John. |
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159 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91676 | ||
I WROTE: The faith that we have comes from us. Then when we believe it comes from Jesus. What about Romans 12:3 "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." [KJV] True, but remember first Paul was writing to Christians who had their faith established unto a belief in Christ and were in the proccess of having the faith of Christ established in them. The first part is a gift, i.e., God draws by His Spirit unto salvation those who will receive Him. Faith is imparted because we believed the word we heard preached. After we receive His imputed gift of salvation we can choose to go no further. We can be as the the followers mentioned in Jn 6.66 where they walked away from Him figuring what He was saying about intimacy and becoming was too tough for them, or as the rich young ruler who came to Him but walked away sorriful because He couldn't see his way clear to follow Christ as Christ asked Him. Notice there that Jesus didn't say He had to for his salvation. Jesus ignored that part of it because the young man already had a releationship with God that the blood of Jesus, once shed on the cross, would bless unto his salvation. [Though I'm sure that once in heaven he would have regrets] Now we don't know if the young ruler came back the following week to follow Jesus at this point. Nothing more is said. Be assured, the young man counted the cost. At this point in discussing this I'd like remind ourselves that is by the shed blood of Jesus that we are saved and NOT following Him....Lets continue.. If we choose to go further we are given a nature equal to Jesus Christ to help us on/in 'the way' to becoming like Him. Now if we say we follow Him then the following verses kick in for us: LU. 14.26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. In other words one can't follow Christ half heartedly though this has nothing to do, in my estimation, with being saved but being a disciple. Jesus says as much. As long as the Holy Spirit is in the world drawing people to Christ for salvation, discipleship will always remain the focus of God's attention because it produces "sons" for Him. Just 'saved' people are the most pitiful because they have refused to move on into Christ and be established as His Brother. They are content to live by the rules and dictates of their own old nature and, in my estimation, place the issue of their salvation in jeopardy because they have NO power to live in the abundance of Christ who says you must deny yourself in order that you receive my strength. Enter the nominal and/or YO-YO "Christain experience with regrets following", that doesn't honor God as Father. I hope this makes more sense. |
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160 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | Ken hepting | 91677 | ||
(Romans 3:21-22) Isaiah 54:14 In "righteousness shalt thou be established": thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. [KJV] "In Righteousness"...literally, "IN CHRIST" and to be 'established' connotes a 'prosess of becoming'. Jesus told us to have the "God kind of faith" Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. [KJV] *Bells going off here! Having faith IN God is not the same as having the faith OF God. We are to have the faith of Jesus, the MAN, who had the Mind of God and we are follow Him to learn how to live by the same faith He had....with the same mind He posessed! ------------------------------------------- Literally, "Have the faith of God." Such is possible or it would not be a command. Wrong! God IS FAITH. It it not something He has because He is what He has! We are command to have the faith of Jesus, the MAN. ----------------------------------- Man was created with God's faith but doubt entered in at the fall (Genesis 3:1-7). Faith is restored in the new birth and if normally exercised and maintained it will grow to fullness and power (Romans 1:5,17; Romans 10:17; Galatians 2:20; Col. 1:23; Col. 2:6-7; 2 Thes. 1:3; 2 Peter 1:1-5). Dakes Annotated Bible Just something to think about. That's Mr. Dakes take on it. I believe he and I agree on most what he says here. I say most and really mean all but would like just a little more clarification from him to be sure. I have his bible. Asis |
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