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561 | What exactly is predestination? | 1 Thess 5:17 | Lionstrong | 49803 | ||
Dear Aspiring, As you said, God knows what choices we will make. He is omniscient, and is therefore ignorant of nothing. He knows that many will take the broad path to destruction while few will find the narrow to life. Even though that "few" will be more than is humanly possible to count, it will still be few, relative to the number of those who will be lost. And if God is not ignorant of all the choices men will make, then is it possible that someone will choose contrary to his knowledge? So if God knows that a man will choose to remain in his rebellion, then how can that man choose otherwise? If he makes a choice other than the one God knew he would make, then God was ignorant of that choice and is no longer omniscient. But God is omniscient. Therefore all choices have been eternally known and cannot be changed. Therefore the number of the "few" who will be saved has been fixed from eternity, and will not increase nor diminish. Peace, |
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562 | the Bible Alone | 2 Thess 2:15 | Lionstrong | 170926 | ||
How do you get to church tradition from "from us"? 2 Thess 2:15 does not say "from church tradition." So how do you get from "from us" to church tradition? | ||||||
563 | Is God so shortsighted? | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 9567 | ||
Greetings, Ed, A couple of quotes from the Confession: Chapter 1. "VII. All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all: Yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded, and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means , may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them.... "IX. The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself: and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not maifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly." I agree with these statements and therefore believe that anyone can pick up a Bible in their own language and read it and understand enough of it to be saved. Further, no outside source is necessary to gain a sufficient understanding of what God has inspired. He knew when He inspired it that His church (OT and NT) would need it and use it until judgement day. So what it teaches as our rule of faith and obedience is universal. Outside sources can be used, but the only infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is Scripture itself. |
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564 | Is History Reliable? | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 9689 | ||
Hello Nolan, What I meant to say is what did you mean by your statement: "I believe that the question is not "Is Scripture historically reliable?"; the question is: "Is history reliable based upon Scripture?" |
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565 | Adam and Eve Perfect or Flawed | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 208167 | ||
It cannot be correct that Eve "was not entirely submissive." This implies that sin was already in Eve. | ||||||
566 | Adam and Eve Perfect or Flawed | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 208168 | ||
Eve did not give her full attention to the Word and was less serious about it. This cannot be true either. Again it implies sin in Eve at the time she recieved the command. | ||||||
567 | Adam and Eve Perfect or Flawed | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 208169 | ||
So now Eve is proud and created morally flawed! This again makes Eve a sinner before the fall. | ||||||
568 | Adam and Eve Perfect or Flawed | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 208185 | ||
Azure, Did you mean to used the word "misleading"? Are you saying that Eve was trying to mislead Satan? |
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569 | Adam and Eve Perfect or Flawed | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 208189 | ||
Was Eve tempted to sin or was she tricked? Gen 3:13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." 1 Tim 2:14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. Rom 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned-- Rom 5:19 For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. As I understand Scripture, any view that make man morally flawed before the fall contradicts Scripture. Col 3:10 and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him-- If man is the image of God (1 Cor 11:7, Gen 1:26) and If God's purpose is to renew that image which was marred by the fall, then that image cannot have been morally flawed at creation, else we are being restored to a morally flawed state. |
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570 | Adam and Eve Perfect or Flawed | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 208196 | ||
Rom 5:19 For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. All babies born after the fall are not innocent. We are born sinners, made that way by the fall of Adam. This is not true of Eve. She was not proud. She was tricked. Gen 3:13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." 1 Tim 2:14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. According to God, her sin was not pride, but it was doing what God had expressly forbidden her to do. Gen 3:11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" The Scriptures may not answer all the questions but the Fall cannot be attributed to any moral flaw in man as he was created by God. The Sciptures say that Eve transgressed the command because she was tricked, not because she was proud. The Scriptures teaches that Mankind were made sinners through one man's disobedience. Therefore, Eve was not a sinner. In other words, we, born after the Fall and because of it, sin because we are sinners. This is not true of Adam and Eve. They BECAME sinners WHEN they sinned, not before they sinned. |
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571 | New Testament guidlines | 1 Tim 2:12 | Lionstrong | 4472 | ||
It is clear that Paul expected Timothy to follow his practice. By what authority then? If by the authory of Christ, how, then, can other church leaders ignore Paul's example. Was Paul following Christ, or doing his own thing? My answer to these questions lead me to believe that it is not cultural, and look at Paul's reasons in the context of that verse. That definitely makes it universal, doesn't it? |
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572 | A husband's responsibility | 1 Tim 5:8 | Lionstrong | 18704 | ||
You're welcome, There, Nonetheless, "in the sweat of your face (hard work) YOU shall eat bread" is God's description of the curse as the result of man's sin. It is a curse, not a command. There's not logical way he can get from a curse to a command. This seems to be a cover-up for laziness, and irresponsibility. I pray the Lord Jesus will give him repentance. Peace, Lionstrong P.S. The woman was also cursed with hard labor in giving birth. It says nothing (neither by description nor command) about the woman providing for herself. And it doesn't say to the man, "you ALONE or ONLY shall eat bread." What's the woman to eat? The curse says nothing about her working hard to feed herself. So who provides for her? The only time you find women gathering grain in the OT is when the have no husbands. (Ruth) The wife's work is in the home not the field. (Prov 31, Titus) Titus 2:3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, Titus 2:4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, Titus 2:5 to be sensible, pure, WORKERS AT HOME [my caps], kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. |
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573 | ANTI or PRO? Which is it? | 1 Tim 6:20 | Lionstrong | 7423 | ||
"many convolutions!?" :-) .................................... 1) Only the Bible contains real truth. ....................................... No. The Bible alone is the Word of God. Therefore it is inerrant and infallible in toto. It is the only rule of faith and practice. That does not mean no other books contain truth, i.e., Paul quoting the Greek poets.................................................................... 2) This truth is in accord with the spiritual nature of God. It is not 'knowable' by the natural man. ........................................................ Yes, but the natural man does know truth by which he is held accountable to God. (Rom 1:16 - 2:16) ..................................... 3) Man's perception of truth is warped by his fallen nature. The history of human science is bound by this curse. Well, yes, but there;s no human endeavor that's not effected by the Fall, including scientific pursuits. But this is not why science is false............................................... 4) We are to try to discern truth through the Spirit of God, doing all we can to disassociate ourselves from the nature of man. ................ Of course, all we do is to be done in the Spirit's power, so that God may be glorified, but I don't understand what you mean by disassociating ourselves from the nature of man. Man is the image of God. Why would we want to disassociate ourselves from this nature?.............................................................. It is curious that some believers think that ordering ones life solely by that which equips a man for EVERY good work as having a spiritual meaning or reality that is neither apparent to the senses not obvious to the intelligence........................................................ But you are pardoned :-) |
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574 | Where's the line? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Lionstrong | 5529 | ||
Thanks Ortho, What you said sounds good. As to human free will, I don't think that this verse is the place to discuss it. If you find a verse or passage where that subject is appropriate, attach a note to this note to tell me where it is, and I'll meet you there. Grace to you. Lionstrong |
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575 | Where's the line? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Lionstrong | 5577 | ||
Hi Radioman, Question: What KIND of speculations does Paul tell Timothy to refuse? Thanks for your answer, Lionstrong |
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576 | Where's the line? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Lionstrong | 6591 | ||
If we are discuss human free will, we must understand each other on what free will means, do you agree? | ||||||
577 | Where's the line? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Lionstrong | 6598 | ||
To repeat, If we are to discuss human free will, we must understand each other on what we mean by the term "free will," do you agree?.............If you do agree and wish to discuss free will, tell me how you are using the term, that is, give me your definition of free will so I can know what you mean when you use the term, JVHO212. | ||||||
578 | Where's the line? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Lionstrong | 6634 | ||
Actually my posting of 5/30 was put under Orthodoxy's posting, who stated that he was interested in pursuing the subject of free will. I was surprised when you responded instead. It was ok by me if you wanted to talk about it. But if not, I would not be offended if you chose not to pursue this. |
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579 | Does knowledge out weight truth | 2 Tim 3:7 | Lionstrong | 7397 | ||
2 Tim 4:13 When you come bring the cloak which I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments. Acts 17:28 for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His children.' I’m glad to know what you mean by fact, that is, “not things that you become convinced of.” I now understand your previous statement better, although your use is not the ordinary use of that word. We say, “is that a fact?!” or “face the facts,” or “Just the facts, Ma’am.” So, in ordinary use fact is synonymous with truth. But there’s no objection to using an odd meaning, just so long as it known how you are using it and that you remain consistent in that use. That being said, your antipathy toward “book knowledge” is objectionable. Piety, our pursuit of holiness, doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with our God does not require us to be anti-intellectual. The above verses show the Apostle Paul to be a man of the books. To quote the Greeks poets evidences that he was well read in non-Jewish literature. As Paul is an example, “book knowledge” can enrich us and help us to speak more effectively to our culture. |
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580 | Does knowledge out weight truth | 2 Tim 3:7 | Lionstrong | 7402 | ||
Agreed, but knowledge and truth should not be pitted against each other. They are not enemies and it's not either-or. To KNOW God and His Christ is eternal life. (John 17:3) Besides, if those people don't know God, I doubt that what they have tons of is knowledge. | ||||||
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