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301 | Follow up Peter first Pope | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13459 | ||
It was Mary Poppins! :) I knew they had to get that from somewhere.. --Nolan | ||||||
302 | Follow up Peter first Pope | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13461 | ||
Hello there Brian.. You said: "You say you are following the path of Jesus and Him alone. I say that you are following Martin Luthers path of Jesus." I say: You simply do not know me or where I am coming from at all. You said: "ML had 95 complaints or disagreements with the Catholic Church which led to him leaving the Church. Which, for all practical purpose was based upon money - indulgences and Church wealth. Was he right?" I say: You are mistaken here: Martin Luther's reasons ran a whole lot deeper than that. You said: "If he was, then the quote that what the Church looses on earth, will also be lost in heaven, applies. The fractionalization of the Church can be viewed as a loss." I say: I agree: 'fractionalization of the Church can be viewed as a loss.' But not from the Catholic Church, since I'm not sure whether to call the Catholic church a 'church' or a cult. My spirit does not rest easily with Catholic doctrine or tradition and I could never join a Catholic church. Oh by the way, exactly where is the quote "what the Church looses on earth, will also be lost in heaven" from? I cannot find that in my Bible! I guess that we will just have to take that as another assumption on your part. You said: "Luke 11:17 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall" I say: Jesus also said, "How narrow is the gate and how constricted is the road that leads to life, and few are the people who find it!" (Matthew 7:14) You said: "If the Pope makes a mistake while leading the Church, then people like ML will divide the Church." I say: Count me among the 'dissenters' of the Catholic church!! :) You said: "Wouldn't ML had done a better service to God and to his fellow Catholics if he had continued to try to guide the Church leaders out of selling indulgences and back onto the correct course of serving God. His victories may not have been numerous, but the number of people affected by his efforts would have been incredible." I say: I disagree. He would have continued to be tormented in his soul and eventually burned at the stake by ruthless Catholics had he remained to be a part of them. He made a much greater statement and influence by succeeding from the Catholic church, and we are all to thank him for that! He was one to call "heresy" heresy. And he made a stance for what he believed. You said: "Instead, ML left the Catholic Church and built his own Church based upon two premises, which continue through today - love God and hate Catholics." I say: We don't hate Catholics (at least I don't.) And this was not Luther's intention. I believe that Catholics would find us a lot more 'friendly' if they stood on Scripture alone instead of their tradition/history and the pope. There is nothing wrong in having a central figure being the 'head' of a church organization, but there is something wrong when that person's interpretation is given the same reverence as Scripture itself. You said: "How can any true Church, which uses hate or distrust as one of its cornerstones, be properly serving God." I say: Good question. I haven't been in any Protestant church yet that has hate or distrust as one of its cornerstones or 'historical milemarkers'! You said: "By the way, in reading the 95 Thesis, ML clearly did not have a disagreement with the leadership role of the Pope, his issues were related to how the Pope used his powers." I say: Exactly!! You said: "Again, when a Pope abuses or misuses his powers or authority, it is a loss on earth and in heaven." I say: Are you referring to the pope during WWII and how he endorsed the holocaust and supported Hitler? In this case, yes, I would agree! --Nolan |
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303 | Follow up Peter first Pope | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13463 | ||
Hello there Brian.. (cont.) You said: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." I say: I'm still at a loss as to why you keep repeating this verse over and over again.. You said: "If a single or a string of Popes misuse their authority, does it mean the existence of the Catholic Church is wrong and the leadership role of the Church is wrong, no it does not. It means a single Pope or a string of Popes misused their authority, but in the 2,000 year history of the Catholic Church - I believe more good leaders existed." I say: This statement alone proves my point that whatever a pope says should not be given the same 'reverence' or 'weight' as Scripture. How do you judge between a good pope and bad pope? Which one's doctrine is infallible and which isn't? If you stood on Scripture alone, then there is no need to ask this question. You said: "Now, was ML wiser for dividing the Church instead of working to heal it?" I still say and continue to say: Martin Luther's actions proved that he faithfully followed his calling as a true leader and faithful minister of Christ! We all owe him a sense of gratitude for helping the people realize just how far the church had gotten away from its initial mission! --Nolan |
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304 | Follow up Peter first Pope | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13472 | ||
Amen John! Thank you for finding that and revealing the TRUTH about Martin Luther! --Nolan |
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305 | Who? What? When? Where? How? Why? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13474 | ||
Thank you John for that little bit of history! I have to return to it every now and again for a good laugh.. It was HILARIOUS! :) --Nolan |
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306 | Follow up Peter first Pope | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13475 | ||
Hey there Norrie! Yes, that was a shame (you and your Mormon friend).. Too bad you lost contact with her. Its also a shame that Catholics would feel that anyone who is not a part of their church is going to hell. The Bible states what we must do to become saved and being a part of the Catholic church is most certainly not a requirement! In fact, I would not be a part of any church that regards tradition or the ramblings of a pope in higher authority than God's Holy Word! God's Holy Word, the Bible, is THE ultimate authority for direction and guidance! One must study the Word and what it says, knowing it inside and out, and studying it every day. --Nolan |
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307 | Where did Jesus get His blood from | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13513 | ||
Dear Bro. Tom, Your statements, "Jesus was not GOD, therefore Jesus was not born perfect but made perfect refer to Hebrews5:8-9." AND "GOD made JESUS GOD after he perfected him in GOD's righteousness, not man's righteousness." ARE in SERIOUS error!! Never was Jesus MADE God. Jesus has existed for all time as God Himself with His Father and the Holy Spirit. Never did Jesus give up His Deity or was anything less than a person of the Godhead (Colossians 2:9, Hebrews 13:8). You cannot claim to receive a revelation when that revelation is clearly in violation of God's Holy Word!! This would qualify you as a "false teacher" in light of Scripture. To quote you: "you surely should pray and ask GOD what is the TRUTH about our Lord and Saviour!!" Take your own advice!! |
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308 | Question for you Both? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13583 | ||
Dear Bro. Tom, If you do not believe that Jesus was GOD Himself and without sin, then you are not saved, my friend! Yes, you are "right" in saying that "no where in what you have stated to me thus far comes out and says Jesus was God", but the references in the Bible (the Bible VERSES that I have cited) DO explain this TRUTH- that Jesus was God in every way! The Bible will explain this, not me! Do you have a Bible? If you do not, then look up each Scripture that I have cited previously in the "Get Bible Text" function to the right of the screen. Another thing, Jesus was never "MADE INTO" God! Let me ask you: What is your interpretation of Hebrews 13:8? It says, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!" How do you deal with that in light of your assumptions? You will NEVER be able to convince me of this TRUTH- that Jesus was, in fact, God Himself! And I pray that you will not lead ANY others astray by this false teaching. You are a Muslim. Did you get this out of the Quran? You will not get anywhere here by challenging the essential doctrine of our Faith! What you have done is like this: If a Christian were to write a post to an Islamic Forum and say that Muhammad never received any revelation at all from God. But what you have done is so much more grevious than the example that I have stated here because we hold that Jesus Christ was never "just a prophet" but that He was fully God even while walking upon the earth! Jesus Christ has an 'intimate relationship' with those whom He calls His own, and we cannot stand for anyone to allege that He was not God. In other words, what you have stated are "fighting words"! We cannot let your assumption (that Jesus at some point was not God) go unchallenged. It is OK to ask a question, like "If Jesus was fully God, then why did He have to be "made perfect?" but you cannot jump onto a Christian Forum and assault the very essential of our Faith! This is why I am provoked to respond to you in the way that I have and I have Scripture to back up everything that I say. If you continue to make any other such assertions about Christianity (yourself being a Muslim), then you will only be met with opposition. --Nolan |
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309 | Early church support for Peter as Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13741 | ||
Dear EdB, I acknowledge your sense of "rooting for the underdog", even where you are grossly misinterpreting what certain people have said in the past, and quoted where you can only cause more anger and rejection. Did you not see my post to Brian inviting him back onto the Forum? Must you constantly vacillate between two polar extremes? You should not have quoted me (which was a completely justified response to Brian in wake of his attack against Hank and I). You should not have done that if you truly want to create peace. Ed: Please notice something- I tried to make peace with Brian. And so far, that peace remains! Your post did not help. If you really want to be a "peacemaker" here, then you should have just left this alone or handled this in a different way. --Nolan |
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310 | Early church support for Peter as Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13743 | ||
Good question, Joe, and one worth discussing.. If someone says that they believe in Jesus Christ but do not have their faith in Christ alone, then are they truly Christian? I would say 'No', and this is why: Christ should be the very center of our faith!! And nothing else (including tradition, etc..) should have the privilege of even 'entertaining' any faith compared to the faith that we should have in Jesus Christ! I am totally against any ecumenism! I have fought Catholicism again and again on this Forum, turning back THECROSS's every argument.. I will continue to fight ecumenism, and stand ready to refute any and all posts that give special reverence to Mary. My post to Brian was to show my friendship to him in a way to keep him on this Study Bible Forum. I am sure that he is thinking or has thought about leaving this Forum completely, and I wanted to do my best to display to him the love that anyone should be given from "Christian" people. In no way did I concede any of my ideals or any position that I have against the Catholics to him, but I was simply trying to show him "brotherhood", since we must establish relationships with people first before they can see the sincerity of love in our hearts! Joe, you and I remain united against Catholicism and ecumenism. Even though this is a "Bible Study Forum" with discussion, I saw a 'need' here in our dialogue to 'act' like Christians, to temporarily put aside our swords, and to show Brian some much needed fellowship and love, whether anyone felt that he deserved it or not. But here's the catcher: I did it without conceding my beliefs, positions, etc.. Yes, we are here to debate those things revelant to how we believe, but we are not here to run anyone off of the Forum! It is not our job to deny anyone access to the Forum. In all things we should show love, respect and responsibility in the posts that we write. Your Brother in Christ, Nolan |
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311 | Who created god? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 13999 | ||
AMEN Joe!! --Nolan |
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312 | Liberty Savard? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 14045 | ||
Hello There, I agree with you, I believe that Liberty Savard is being a bit too extreme in some of her beliefs and demonology is one of them. I'm not sure exactly where she is coming from in reference to "casting out" demons, and no believer has this authority. We only have the authority to use the Name of Jesus and pray to our Lord in heaven, so that He will use His authority to expel demonic spirits. --Nolan |
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313 | WHEN DID GOD CHANGE LIFESPAN OF MAN? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 14686 | ||
Hello CDBJ, Zondervan's NASB Study Bible says a good deal about this verse, "Two key phrases in the Hebrew of this verse are obscure: the one rendered "strive with" (which could be translated "remain in") and the one rendered "is flesh" (which could be translated "is corrupt"). The verse seems to announce that the peroid of grace between God's declaration of judgment and its arrival would be 120 years (cf. 1 Peter 3:20). But if "remain in" is accepted, the verse announces that man's life span would henceforth be limited to 120 years (but see 11:10-26)." I agree, there is no real way to answer the original question without speculation. Moses in Psalm 90:10 gives us the 'closest' verse that could possibly "ordain" a certain set number of years for the lifespan of man, but it does not in fact do so.. "10 As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away." (NASB) Blessings, Nolan |
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314 | How can Christ return be imminent? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 14739 | ||
Hello Debbie, my dear sister in Christ! I have generally made it a practice to stay away from these eschatology discussions since everything concerning the future is out of my grasp and I cannot even begin to act as if I am an authority or can understand it all, my friend! :) When speaking of these things, I am "in over my head", and I cannot be cited as any particular authority, even though I have my own opinions about what may take place in a certain order. I pray that you will take my exposition of Rev. 3:10 in a positive light, which gives "room" for an understanding of a Pre-trib and Mid-trib but not a Post-trib scenario.. The Lord commanded us to keep our eyes and preoccupations on the 'present day' only, and not to worry about the things of tomorrow since He's got it all under control. And in this, the children of God can find much comfort! Thank you, my sister in Christ, for your Christian example on this Forum and for your prayers that do not go unanswered! :) Your Brother in Christ, Nolan |
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315 | How can Christ return be imminent? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 14807 | ||
Greetings Tim! I have collectively been "weighing the evidence" ever since we started this whole discussion on pre-trib vs. mid-trib vs. post-trib, and I must say, after a lengthy study and direct result of these studies, I must say that you, along with Bill and CDBJ have convinced me that a "Mid-trib" perspective is indeed the most 'accurate' eschatological path based on the Bible. I am convinced! Therefore I am no longer "pre-trib" as I was before, but I am now "Mid-trib" in my thoughts and views regarding the 'End Times.' Your Brother in Christ, Nolan |
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316 | how do I read the Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 14818 | ||
I believe that the NASB is currently considered on the "reading level" of 11th grade and the KJV on the 12th grade reading level. The NIV is around a 3rd or 4th grade reading level, and the TEV has an even more interpretive reading level. So this does not ring true for every translation. | ||||||
317 | Will it be our generation? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 14836 | ||
Hello CDBJ, Actually, what you've had to say so far has been very good! I agree, we must be ready for any period of trial to stand up for our Lord! I have recently submitted a question to the Forum that asks if we could "piece" together the events of the Endtimes just by looking through Scripture, what comes after this and then that.. I would be willing to start and then you can add your interpretation if you like. Nolan |
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318 | Prewrath position? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 14906 | ||
Hello there CDBJ! Since both the Jews and the elect will refuse to worship antichrist, then does this mean that God will give the Jews a 'second chance' to come to him, based on Zechariah 12-14? Blessings, Nolan |
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319 | Prewrath position? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 14923 | ||
Thank you CDBJ! I knew that if we could all put the pieces of Scripture together that we would find the answer! Thank you. Your Brother in Christ, Nolan! |
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320 | How can Christ return be imminent? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 14985 | ||
Greetings CDBJ! I have followed your post, but I must say, there is no such verse as Isaiah 2:27! The 2nd Chapter of Isaiah ends in verse 22. Also, I agree with you when you say that "believers will never be on the receiving end of God's wrath." However, where exactly does Zephaniah 1:17 and 18 confirm that "believers will never be on the receiving end of God's wrath"? --Nolan |
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