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101 | how can we loose our salvation. | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 34452 | ||
The verses were given, Zach, to support the false notion that an almighty God who purposes to save someone does not have the power (or wisdom) to always succeed in that task. None of the verses given support the truth that once (Almighty God has) saved (He cannot fail but to keep) always saved. John 10:28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. Peace, Lionstrong |
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102 | how can we loose our salvation. | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 34623 | ||
Hi Tim, Zach's references do not show that it is possible to lose your salvation. In a manner of speaking it is not your salvation, it is God's salvation, and he keeps this gift safe for the recipient (1 Pet 1:4-5 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.) Tim, you write, "This is not a matter of God's inability to save..." This does not make sense, or maybe I don't understand what you mean by "save." What do you mean by "save?" In your understanding, What has taken place when God saves a person? Yours for a better understanding, Lionstrong |
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103 | how can we loose our salvation. | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 34625 | ||
Hi Tim, You're introducing a new question into this thread. Why? or what point do you wish to make with respect to this thread? I'm asking because I feel blindsided by this interjection. So, where are you coming from, Tim? Peace, Lionstrong |
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104 | An Argument from Silence and A Thought | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 48257 | ||
An Argument from Silence and A Thought on the History of the Doctrine of the Trinity It is interesting to note how the Pharisees do NOT argue against Christ’s claim of deity. Their argument was based on the humanity of Jesus. Their argument was that for a man to claim deity or equality with God is blasphemy. Jesus, a man, claims, by calling himself the Son of God, deity or equality with God. Therefore, Jesus is guilty of blasphemy. There argument was not based the unity of God. They did not argue: God is one. ANYONE else (man or angel) claiming to be God makes two gods, which is false and blasphemous. Someone else, Jesus, claims, by implication of certain affirmations, to be God. Therefore Jesus is guilty of blasphemy. Even after you had a sizable number of Jews who believed Jesus to be the Son of God, and thereby his claim to deity and equality with God, there does not seem to be, among the Jewish believers at least, a problem with the unity of God and the plurality of Persons, to include the Holy Spirit. And it would seem if anyone would have a problem that it would be the Jews who have had millennia of history with the “Here O Israel. The Lord our God is One Lord.” Instead, it is when the New Testament Israel become predominantly Gentile that the unity of God in a plurality of Persons becomes a problem that they had to dig through the Scriptures to come up with a biblical formulation. But nonetheless, I thank God for their labors. Comments, corrections welcomed. Peace, |
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105 | An Argument from Silence and A Thought | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 49021 | ||
Thanks for your response, 4me2liveisChrist: However, whereas the Jewish believer MAY have believed in a plurality in God from the writings of the OT Scriptures, the OT does not clearly reveal that the plurality is triune. For example, we have the passages where God says, "Let Us...." Here we see a plurality, but we're not told here how many Persons there are. We find that the plurality of God as being triune clearly revealed in the NT only. Of course, now we can look back and see the Trinity in the OT, but the OT believers did not have our advantage. Peace, |
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106 | Jesus know all things why marvelled? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 63390 | ||
Two things, Ray, (1). There seems to be some confusion on your part as to what is meant by "nature." When it is said that Christ has the nature of a man, all that is meant is that whatever makes a human being a human being Christ has it, no more, no less. Jesus is a real human person. He wasn't just a body occupied by God. (2). I haven't the foggiest idea what you mean by, "...but He did not come just as truly man, truly God. His nature was that of a Man, the second Adam." I'm not on the Caps kick. The Greek NT manuscripts, as far as I know, have no or few capitalized letters. From the hip, Lionstrong |
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107 | Jesus know all things why marvelled? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 63497 | ||
Technical is right, Emmaus! I think the problem we've (the church) made for ourselves is the use of the word "person," a word which comes down to us not from the Greek, but Latin (persona- mask) I don't think we know what we mean by it. How can one be fully human without being a human person? We have to know what we mean by person in order to deny personhood to Jesus' humanity. I'm not quibbling about the word person or its origin. I'm talking about its meaning. What does it mean to be a person? If man and person are synonymous, how can we say that Jesus was not a human person? The Second Person of the Trinity became fully man in order to represent fully redeemed man. Again, how can he be fully human (in order to represent us) without being a person? In the way we use the word person, maybe the doctrinal statement should be not two natures, but two persons, one hypostasis. Again, I don't want to quibble about words. What's more important is what we mean by what we say. Jesus is One Christ, fully God and fully man. But this is the subject of another Bible study under another thread. Peace, |
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108 | Who else besides Cain, Adam, and Eve? | Genesis | Lionstrong | 37637 | ||
Hi Pop! This is the account of the 6th day. Gen 1:24 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind"; and it was so. Gen 1:25 God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good. Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." Gen 1:27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Gen 1:28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Gen 1:29 Then God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; Gen 1:30 and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food"; and it was so. Gen 1:31 God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. Man was created on the 6th day. This is the account of the 3rd day. Gen 1:9 Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so. Gen 1:10 God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. Gen 1:11 Then God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them"; and it was so. Gen 1:12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good. Gen 1:13 There was evening and there was morning, a third day. No man was created on the 3rd day. Peace, Lionstrong |
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109 | Who did Cain marry to have children? | Genesis | Lionstrong | 62246 | ||
Hey Jude! Two things: (1) Please, read my note on incest, post #18678. Let me know what you think. (2) Why do you think Adam and Eve were two groups and not two real historical individuals, in light of what the rest of the Bible says about them as individuals? Peace, |
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110 | why did God create the world | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 3722 | ||
Joyful for those that are save, but an eternal suffering for the lost. If you say that the all-knowing God created the world for the joy of the saved, then you must also say he created it for the misery of the lost, and since many more travel down the broad way than through the narrow gate, there'll be a lot more in misery than will be joyful. | ||||||
111 | why did God create the world | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 3880 | ||
Hi JV: I can't show you a verse in Gen., but I think a few verses elsewhere speak to this question. (Ps 115:3) "But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases." Since God does whatever he pleases, then one answer is that God created the world because it pleased him to do so. I agree with wdc that God is completely self-sufficient and does not need anything outside of himself. But having said this, I present this next passage: Eph 3:8 To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, Eph 3:9 and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in GOD WHO CREATED ALL THINGS; Eph 3:10 SO THAT the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. (The Caps are mine.) Nestled in the midst of Paul's discourse is this nugget of God's purpose in creation. And lastly, Rom 11:36 "For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen." The end of creation is not Man but God. All things are to Him. To Him be the glory forever! (I will copy and post this for wdc.) |
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112 | why did God create the world | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 3910 | ||
Yes, JV, I'm familiar with that interpretation. I've agreed with arguments making God's creation the subject of that purpose clause rather than Paul's preaching. If you like I can try to give you a summary of those arguments. Thanks for you kind response. |
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113 | In the beginning | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 6186 | ||
I love the way the Bible begins, so simple and yet so profound. This is one of the first verses I learned as a child, and it is a truth that I have never stopped relying on. | ||||||
114 | A few more things? | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 13625 | ||
"It's not in the scriptures but it made sense anyway, more than having someone say the Bible has things wrong." Dear Norrie, "You will not surely die....When the woman saw that the tree was good for food...." Yes, Norrie, you make my point. Just as it "made sense" to Eve, it still wasn't the Word of God. One need not make up stories to explain a supposed contradiction. There is no contradiction between 1 and 2. Simply read the chapters. It's clear enough, don't you think? Peace, Lionstrong |
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115 | Doing Away with Childish Things | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 15005 | ||
A Meditation: It’s wonderful how the truths we learn of God’s Word as a child stay with us and don’t change. They just get deeper. As a child we could wade happily in the refreshing truths of God’s Word. As an adult we can joyfully swim in them. One particular truth I have in mind right now is the fact that God created the heavens and the earth. I memorized Gen. 1:1 as a child. (A very important verse. Mothers, teach it to your kids!) And God has used that truth to save me from the meaningless life that comes from believing the lie of evolution. But, as I said, my childhood understanding of creation was true, although some misconceptions had to be corrected along my journey to manhood. The first misconception was that, like man, God started with something to make the universe. Then it was pointed out me in Psalms that God started with nothing. He just commanded something to be and it was. What a mighty God! It was at that time I learned a theological four-letter word (besides love)- fiat (pronounced - fee-ot). It’s a fancy Latin word that means command. God created by fiat out of nothing. Another childhood misunderstanding was put away when I learned that the creation of the heavens and the earth was part of God’s overall plan. As a child I though of a carpenter making something. After he’s done making whatever he makes, it’s put somewhere and the carpenter forgets about it and makes something else. But with God, I’ve learned, creation was only the beginning of his plan, “In the beginning...”. In my mind I separated--no, rather I never connected creation to redemption as part of God’s plan. “...God, who created all things; in order that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.” (Eph. 3: 9,10) Since the church is the community of the redeemed, this verse clearly unites the two major themes of the Bible, creation and redemption in the purpose of God. Praise God for his wonderful works! Lionstrong |
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116 | How does God speak to us? | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 29257 | ||
Dear Itiswritten, Where isitwritten that God speaks to us in a still small voice (inside)? What's your scpriture? Peace, Lionstrong |
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117 | How does God speak to us? | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 29258 | ||
Dear Darktanian, Where does the Bible teach that, "we automatically know his will."? In other words how does the indwelling of the Holy Spirit imply that we don't need "a written law by God?" How does the indwelling of the Holy Spirit imply that we don't need to obey 2 Peter 3:18? 2 Pet. 3:18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen Peace, Lionstrong |
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118 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 36584 | ||
Hi John, What is your Scripture that God did not forbid incest because, "In the beginning the people were anatomically and genetically perfect?" Even if were true that Cain and his siblings were physically perfect (which must be false, because Cain was born AFTER the Fall and the entrance of death (Rom 5:12)), where is physical perfection given in Scripture as the reason for no prohibition against incest? What's your Scripture? Peace, Lionstrong |
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119 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 37480 | ||
Welcome to the Forum, DWF! Here's an answer I gave to the issue of Cain's wife. Please take time to read the other posts under this thread. Please feel free to post any question or comment on any post you find in your search. Again, welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Peace, Lionstrong Why did God not create more one couple ? Answer Lev 18:6 Lionstrong Fri 07/6/01, 1:04am Hello, Lali; Your question is a good one. I know my answer will not be complete, but hopefully it will be a good start that maybe others will finish. Your question is a moral one concerning incest. And I didn't have and answer until recently. First let me deal with what I think is a wrong answer. I believe that pragmatism is wrong, that is, what makes something right is if it is practical; does it makes sense (supposedly) practically to do so. What I've heard given is a pragmatic answer: "Siblings just had to marry because there was no one else!" This answer puts morality on a pragmatic basis rather than on the law of God where it ought to be, as you rightly see. Others may disagree, but I think my answer keeps morality where it ought to be, grounded in the law of God. My answer is not hard to understand; it's simple. It is based on the principle that to God "is due... whatsoever worship, service, or obedience He is pleased to require of them." (Westminster Confession of Faith, Chap. 2, para. 2) So if God says do not eat a certain fruit in the middle of a certain garden, then it's sin to eat that fruit. Or if He says that only certain men are to carry a certain box by means of poles, then God is justified in striking a certain Uzzah down for touching it. Contrariwise, if God rescinds a law He had given, then it is no longer sin not to keep that rescinded law. God has rescinded the ceremonial laws, so not keeping the Old Testament Passover is no longer sin. So, I hope by now you see where I'm leading, Lali. God at this point had not forbidden incest. Therefore, at this point in time it was not sin. One might object, "Well I can understand God changing a ceremonial law, but incest is immoral! Aren't the moral laws of God universal and absolute? Yes, for man they are ... as long as God requires obedience to those laws. God is not bound by the law. And man is bound by certain laws of God so long as He chooses to bind him to some, any, or all of His laws. |
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120 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 37482 | ||
Hello Brother Orintex, Two questions came to mind as I read your comments: 1. What is the logical argument that that Cain and his siblings were physically perfect, and that that physical perfection was the basis for the practice of incest? 2. What are the other sources of infallible, immutable and inerrant information besides God's inspired and holy Word? Peace, Lionstrong |
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