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501 | Mercy's God's prerogative | Rom 9:15 | Lionstrong | 156703 | ||
Hello, CSM, I don't know what your point is in reference to my interpretation of Rom. 9:15. So, what is your point in reference to mine? |
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502 | Mercy's God's prerogative | Rom 9:15 | Lionstrong | 156731 | ||
Hi, CSM, It is not correct to say that God "requires" mercy of himself. God is merciful. That's just the way he is. (Ps 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.) God does NOT require holiness of us because he requires holiness of himself. He requires holiness of us because he himself is holy. (1 Pet 1:16 because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.") You argue that there would be assurance of finding mercy from God if “Mercy is a requirement God not only makes for mankind but also makes for himself.†I do not believe this is true because God does not “require†mercy of himself. Merciful is just the way God is. The basis of finding mercy with God is that God is merciful. In contrast to the statement that God is NOT free to do anything he wants, I believe God is free to do anything he wants. The Bible says, (1 Ps 115:3) “But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.†(2 Ps 135:6) “Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.†Please show us in Scripture that God can do only some of the things and not “whatever†pleases him. I think we may be in agreement, if you have simply made a mistake in your wording. If what you really mean is that God requires us to be the way he IS, then we have no disagreement. God requires us to BE perfect because He IS perfect. (Matt 5:48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.) God does not “require†himself to be anything; that's just the way He is already! |
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503 | Mercy's God's prerogative | Rom 9:15 | Lionstrong | 156836 | ||
Hello CMS, I don't think that we are in agreement on this since your wording is still that God "requires" certain things of himself. My point is that God does not "require" those things of himself. I do not wish to discuss this any further because I think the we are at an impass. You may not be clearly expressing what you understand, but at any rate the way you are expressing your belief about God in this particular point I do not agree and find no support for it in Scripture. Peace, |
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504 | Free will, or ? | Rom 9:16 | Lionstrong | 243490 | ||
Psa. 65:4 How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. Thanks for you thoughts, Doc. |
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505 | The Purpose of Hell? | Rom 9:20 | Lionstrong | 29928 | ||
Hi Art, I'm glad for your presence in the forum. You write, "We are saved or condemned based on if we have accepted Christ." This is not quite right either. The basis for salvation and condemnation are different. True, if we don't believe in Christ we are condemned already (John 3:18, 36), but the reason we're already condemned is not because of our lack of faith, but our lack of righteousness, that is, our sin. So, while the basis of our salvation is God's grace through faith, the basis of our condemnation is God's justice and our sin. Peace, Lionstrong |
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506 | Whats up with Judgement, calvinists plz? | Rom 9:21 | Lionstrong | 61453 | ||
Hi John, I ran into the same problem when I came on the Forum (not that I'm totally blameless either). It really got me bent out of shape. But, I don't think there's anything you can do about it, John. Stay within the guidelines of the Forum, and make your post. This is a great place to be. Evidenced by the long threads, these subjects are of interest to many in the Forum, and, I think, can be profitable to the participants. So keep your cool and be quick to hear, slow to speak [type] and slow to anger, for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God (James 1:19,20), and, "Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near." Phil 4:5 Peace, |
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507 | response to: There is no such scripture | Rom 10:9 | Lionstrong | 37635 | ||
Hi jeffy, Welcome to the Forum! You write, "Actually one can live however one wants after comming to Christ for salvation." How does this notion square with what Paul teaches? Rom 6:15 What then? Shall we sin [tranlate: shall we live any way we want] because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Rom 6:16 Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? Rom 6:17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, Rom 6:18 and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. Rom 6:19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification. Rom 6:20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. Rom 6:21 Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death. Rom 6:22 But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Peace, Lionstrong |
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508 | Can a man know God without a Bible? | Rom 10:17 | Lionstrong | 64441 | ||
Hello Tealead, Colossians 1:23 if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister. The NASB has "proclaimed in" instead of "proclaimed to." So all in Paul's time everyone did not have the gospel preached to them. I think this is a correct translations since Paul wanted to preach the gospel in Spain, a place where it had not been preached. Rom 15:20 And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation; Rom 15:21 but as it is written, "THEY WHO HAD NO NEWS OF HIM SHALL SEE, AND THEY WHO HAVE NOT HEARD SHALL UNDERSTAND." Rom 15:22 For this reason I have often been prevented from coming to you; Rom 15:23 but now, with no further place for me in these regions, and since I have had for many years a longing to come to you Rom 15:24 whenever I go to Spain--for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while-- Peace, |
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509 | Can a man know God without a Bible? | Rom 10:17 | Lionstrong | 64620 | ||
Hi Tealead, Joe gives an excellent answer to that question. Type in 64183 in the QUICK SEARCH and follow the thread. |
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510 | dispensationalism in light of grace? | Rom 11:6 | Lionstrong | 61841 | ||
Are you saying then, mrms, that dispensationalism adds something to grace? If so, what does it add? Again, I’m not a dispensationalist, and at this point I’m not arguing for or against it. I’m just trying to clarify your question. As I was growing up in the faith I chose covenant theology as a way of organizing Scripture rather than dispensationalism. Later, I read a little more about dispensationalism in a book, “Major Bible Themes” by Lewis Sperry Chafer, revised by John F. Walvoord, published by Zondervan. I don’t know if it’s still in print, but I understand that Chafer is a major exponent of dispensationalism and Walvoord was President of Dallas Theological Seminary and a dispensationalist. So, the book should be a good of source of information. Peace, |
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511 | Did American Revolution violate Rom 13:1 | Rom 13:1 | Lionstrong | 157573 | ||
An individual couldn't give the U.S. back to the Brits, but he might change his citizenship if he felt the American Revolution was illegitimate! | ||||||
512 | Confused of the 10 Commandments. | Rom 13:8 | Lionstrong | 157395 | ||
All are enforce, but I do not remember where one will find all repeated in the New Testament. I do not remember where the first, third, fourth or nineth are repeated, yet who would say that it's right to have another god, blaspheme, work seven days a week or bear false witness? These acts are all taken for granted to be sin because they are already given in the OT and not abolished in the NT. | ||||||
513 | Confused of the 10 Commandments. | Rom 13:8 | Lionstrong | 157396 | ||
Typo: that should read "in force" not "enforce." | ||||||
514 | Confused of the 10 Commandments. | Rom 13:8 | Lionstrong | 157400 | ||
Hi Kalos, If Mat. 22:37 is the command to have no other gods, then it also includes the 4th command, for it says, "the whole law and the prophets." Matt 22:37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' Matt 22:38 "This is the great and foremost commandment. Matt 22:39 "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' Matt 22:40 "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." |
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515 | IfGodMakesPeopleJealous,Why is it Wrong? | Rom 13:13 | Lionstrong | 62592 | ||
Thanks, Prayon But I don't see how your answer answers the question. Maybe read my post again, and expand on or explain your answer. Peace, |
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516 | Must Christians agree? | Rom 15:5 | Lionstrong | 6683 | ||
Oou! Aren't we touchy! But I think you make my point. | ||||||
517 | Must Christians agree? | Rom 15:5 | Lionstrong | 6692 | ||
Well!.....Claiming righteous indignation, are we? That's commendable!.............We disagree in this trivial matter, which one more thing we need to come to one mind about. | ||||||
518 | How can anyone be saved? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Lionstrong | 60772 | ||
Hi John, I simply gave a biblical answer to your question, how can anyone be saved. Your question was NOT how can anyone believe. Faith is the gift of God on the basis of his sovereign grace. (Eph 2, Rom 9) The dead stony hearts we inherit by birth cannot believe God. Only God alone can give us a heart of flesh willing and able to believe him. (Ezek 36:26) Peace, |
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519 | How can anyone be saved? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Lionstrong | 60776 | ||
Hi Ray, What's your scriptural support for your belief? I think Paul didn't feel any warm fuzzies while he was on his was to Damascus and the Lord knocked him on his behind! Concerning the psychology of salvation, the Scripture has little or nothing to say about our emotional state at the time we come to believe the Gospel. I find no scriptural support that we have to feel loved by God before we believe. One of God's purposes, however, is that we come to KNOW the love of Christ in all its dimensions once we are saved. (Eph 3:18,19) Peace, |
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520 | How can anyone be saved? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Lionstrong | 60834 | ||
Hi Ray! Have I misunderstood you or did you not write, "a person has to FEEL loved by God BEFORE he can put his trust in Him and believe.... "[my caps]? Most of the Scripture you gave had to do with one AFTER he believes. None of the Scripture you presented had to do with how the person felt about God's love BEFORE they believed. Nor did they make how one felt a necessity for faith. Even what you presented concerning Paul's conversion had to do with what he realized after he was saved from the wrath of God, not what his emotional (how he felt) state was before he was saved. I liked all the Scripture you gave. It was a good try, but none of it supported your position that a person HAS to feel loved by God before he can put his trust in Him and believe. The closest thing to any psychological requirement prior to faith that I see in Scripture is that we UNDERSTAND the Gospel (Rom 10:13-17) and repent (Mark 1:15). Emotion is not a prerequisite to faith. Generally, emotion follows faith. 1 Thess 1:6, "You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit..." Acts 2:41 So then, those who had [gladly, KJV(see Greek)] received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. Peace, |
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