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321 | How can Christ return be imminent? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15016 | ||
Hello CDBJ! That is Ok.. :) We all get tired after countless hours here at the Forum. I couldn't begin to count how many hours that I've sat here in this chair, typing answers or giving notes or questions to the Forum over the past 6 months.. Yes, 1 Thess. 1:10 indeed mentions Jesus saving those whom He loves from the coming wrath! So does this verse underline your views as one who is of the "pre-trib" persuasion? Or are you "mid-trib" like Tim is? You have previously described yourself as "pre-wrath" which could classify yourself as being either 'pre-trib' or 'mid-trib', but certainly not 'post-trib'! :) In fact, I do not believe that the 'post-trib' persuasion has been represented at all here on this Forum. In regards to being "pre-wrath", I believe that would be the classification of almost everyone, and one that is Biblical. Grace to you, Nolan |
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322 | Will it be our generation? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15017 | ||
Hello w123! So this would be the view of what it will be like according to a "post-trib" persuasion? --Nolan |
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323 | Will it be our generation? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15021 | ||
Hello Leigh! That is interesting! I sincerely believe that this discussion on eschatology is really nothing that should be 'fought over' at all, just an interesting "side bar" discussion. Thank you for your input! Regardless of 'how' it will happen, we must all be ready! :) Your Brother in Christ, Nolan P.S... We've heard from the "mid-trib" and "post-trib" views and a little from the "pre-trib" view. Thank you all for participating! |
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324 | How can Christ return be imminent? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15024 | ||
Hello CDBJ! So according to your "pre-wrath" position, what is the 'common denominator'? Is this something that is commonly upheld or "agreed upon" by all three of the major positions concerning eschatology? Blessings, Nolan |
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325 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15093 | ||
Dear Hank, it was written: "Hank, If you choose not to follow the direction on the medicine bottle, you are not wise. Yes, some medicine is to be taken literally, some other ways. Steve" Hank, all I've got to say is: consider the source, my friend. :-) --Nolan |
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326 | May I share a simple story to help? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15347 | ||
Amen Sir Pent! Blessings to you, my brother in Christ! I must apologize to you for my previous disdain of your Screen Name.. I acknowledge and accept that its meaning is based on a Biblical concept of knighthood and chivalry, and I pray that this post will go a long way towards making peace with you about what I have written beforehand regarding your Screen Name. I also apologize for not properly welcoming you to the Forum in the way that I should have, my fellow brother in Christ! Welcome to the Forum! I pray that you would continue to share your knowledge and wisdom of the Bible with us, and that you may learn a lot as well! I sincerely have a "new appreciation" for you, and you have 'opened my eyes' as far as my behavior on this Forum and how "unChristian" I have become. You have gone a long way in showing me where I have erred, and for this I am in your debt. In fact, I would say that your Screen Name would remind me of a certain soccer team that I used to play against during my childhood.. :) Keep up the excellent work and studies my friend! Nolan Keck |
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327 | Are Sovereignty and Free Will Exclusive? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15524 | ||
Greetings Tim! Believe it or not, but I had my pastor join me for breakfast this morning and I recommended that very same book "The Pursuit of God" by A.W. Tozer to him! Also, you have stated "If I freely choose a Big Mac over a cheeseburger, God doesn't suddenly stop being God." But my stomach may 'elect' to just stop being my stomach.. :) Blessings to you dear Brother! Nolan! :) |
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328 | Eternal Security? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15615 | ||
Tim, 1) (1 Cor. 15:1-2) I never said that they should be viewed as "shallow". I simply stated that "shallow" Christians are a reality and this explanation would be one to justify "believing in vain". Notice Paul says "UNLESS".. Therefore, Paul is not viewing these people as "shallow", he is simply reinforcing his "if you hold fast" by completing the 'if/then else' structure here with an 'else' option. I am convinced that the people who Paul is speaking to are already saved. As far as "being saved" is concerned, either you are saved or you are not. There is no in-between. 2) (Col. 1:21-23) I do not see an "if" in v. 22, but I most definitely see one in verse 23. True believers will not defect from the Gospel, but remain solid on Christ who is the only foundation (1 Cor. 3:11). "IF" is not used as a 'condition' here, it is simply stating that 'by continuing in the faith, He will present you holy and blameless and above reproach in His sight.' If a 'believer' does not continue in this way, then they were never really apprehended by the Holy Spirit to begin with. Would you like to discuss the perseverance of the saints? 3) (2 Peter 1:10-11) Again, like Paul, Peter here is not using "IF" as a conditional statement, but saying that 'When you do these things, you will never stumble!' True believers in Jesus Christ will gain the qualities expressed in vv. 5-8, and "IF" in v. 10 is a reflection back to v. 9, which states that one who lacks the qualities in vv. 5-8 is shortsighted, etc, etc.. I interpret such verses as a 'challenge' towards maturity, not as a conditional structure warning against apostasy. Blessings, Nolan (As for Bad food jokes, I will not take the blame for that one.) |
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329 | Eternal Security? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15621 | ||
Dear Tim, Of course, you realize that one who does not believe in eternal security could use these very arguments and verses to help substantiate their position. :) I have not been one to take these verses in a "conditional" sense, but more as a 'challenge' in self-application. However, I believe that the Bible is clear about one's eternal security, even in light of these passages and Heb. 6:4.. Your Brother in Christ, Nolan |
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330 | is the NIV a good bible to read? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 15949 | ||
Correction: In paragraph #6 in my "Top Ten" List, I meant to say "World English Bible".. I would really like to edit that post! :) Nolan |
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331 | is the NIV a good bible to read? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 16111 | ||
Hello Ray! I have visited the website that you have mentioned, "Theomatics", and I completely agree with and stand by Tim Moran, kalos, and charis in their conclusion here, my friend. Kalos, charis, and Tim are all dear friends of mine and have proven so both on and off of the Forum. But that is not the only reason why I am taking their "side" here, my friend, and I will strongly support them in this matter with my own voice. We have dealt with "Bible Codes" and these types of things on the Forum before, and I am convinced that by looking up or seeking these numerical values, we are grossly misusing the Bible! The Bible was not designed or purposed for looking up codes like this. Will the codes work in a different language? Will they work in every translation, since every reliable translation of the Bible says essentially the same thing? The Bible is the Word of God. It's purpose is for READING, learning, and revealing God's revelation to us. We are comissioned to spread this Gospel MESSAGE to all peoples everywhere, so that they may be saved! (Matt. 28:19) We are grossly misusing the Bible and wasting the precious time that God has given us by looking for these codes and numerology. By even analyzing these codes, we are not practicing good stewardship with our time or with our Bibles. We must not become "statisticians" by reading the Bible! We must become edified, convicted and Spirit filled by reading it! And in this way, the message of the Bible can accomplish its true purpose, which is expressed in Hebrews 4:12-13.. How dare we misuse God's Holy Word in this way during the brief time that we have been blessed with on this earth! Ray, please do not take this as a rebuke, but please consider this spiritually and in love without resorting to your uncanny fetish of capitalization. I do not want to sound so "condescending" here, but if my opinion carries any weight at all on this Forum, then I suggest that we abandon these codes. As a "well balanced" Christian, I am sure that you would agree, my friend, that the 'gains' and importance of spreading the MESSAGE of the Gospel far outweighs any other usage or method of studying Scripture (including our ongoing study of capitalization and your personal study of sharpening your arithmetic by reading the Bible). Ray, you remain my Brother in Christ even though I will actively take a stance against you on this issue. Nolan |
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332 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 16215 | ||
Here is something that I wrote a long time ago janie.. I hope this helps! "Many years ago Charles Kingsley, as "Parson Lot," inaugurated a valiant crusade against the mammon worship of his day. Of course he met with the bitter and virulent hositility of all who loved money more than justice and brotherly love. But he earned an undying reputation as the friend and champion of humanity. We want another "Parson Lot" in these days to teach us that money is not a thing to be played with at the will of its possessor. Nothing will help so much to solve certain modern problems as the dissemination of Bible teaching regarding money. The idea of the Bible is distinctly that of stewardship. The money you put away in the bank is, in a limited and mechanical sense, your own property. But looked at from the higher and more Christian standpoint, it is not yours at all. It is given to you as a trust, not as a possession. If that great and unassailable principle could prevail in the minds and hearts of men, gambling would be annihilated once and for all. Because the old stock argument in favor of betting-it generally comes from flabby, unhealthy young men of dissipated life and restricted intellect- is this: "Oh, but you know, old fellow, a man can do as he likes with his own money." Certainly; I grant that entirely. But the fact is that the money is not yours. God has placed it in your hands for fifty or sixty years, and there will come a day of reckoning when He will want to know what good you have accomplished, what poverty you have relieved and what evil you have destroyed by the powerful and influential gift which He intrusted in your keeping. One hardly likes to think what the result will be when you have to confess that you tossed the gold to the devil- that you flung it away at poker or that you handed it to some rascally poolseller." "The fact is, that nothing very helpful will be done until we clear our minds of cant. The practical common-sense of solemn dignitaries who fervently denounce betting and then sit down to play whist for dime points is somewhat difficult to detect. The wisdom of arresting one gambler and asking another to open a church bazaar is scarcely perceptible to the man in the street. Betting is fashionable; the gambler is a respected, or at least a tolerated, individual, and even the great mass of Christian men and women have not yet had their eyes opened to the awful havoc caused by this passionate lust for gain. When they see how it robs men of character, health, and friends; when they realize that horse-racing has more votaries than any religion; then, I believe, they will rise up and denounce it fearlessly. The literature of the turf is enormous in extent and worldwide in influence. It provides a risky excitement for the rich and a hideous fever for the poor. It shows men how to get hold of their neighbors' property without giving any honest equivalent, which means, in plain English, that it makes men thieves. It is simply alarming to contemplate the extent to which the deadly contagion is spreading through the country. Boys bet; young men neglect the beauties of literature for the 'tips' of sporting papers; and scarcely an office is without its sweep-stake on the Derby or the boatrace. This vice controls its victims with a fascination which is absolutely devilish, and the unutterable ruin which it inevitably works is almost heartbreaking. I therefore call upon every earnest, manly, Christian fellow to do all he can to stamp out this degrading and unchivalrous habit. For this two reasons are sufficient:- (1) It must be wrong to accept money for which you have given nothing in return; and (2) it is the very essense of selfishness to use, as Kingsley says, "what you fancy your superior knowledge of a horse's merits to your neighbor's harm." "Work faithfully," says Mr. Ruskin, "and you will put yourself in possession of a glorious and enlarging happiness; not such as can be won by the speed of a horse or marred by the obliquity of a ball." "All thoughtful and observant men must admit that materialism is the dominant peril of our age. As young men, therefore, we must be on our guard. Wealth is a useful servant when guarded by charity and wisdom, but it is a tyrannical master, and holds its subjects in galling and miserable servitude. Christ never thought much of money. The most hopeless and melancholy characters He ever drew were rich men." Taken from pages 13-19 of "First Battles, And How to Fight Them - Some Friendly Chats with Young Men" by Frederick A. Atkins. Copyright 1891 by Fleming H. Revell Company, the Library of Congress at Washington D.C. |
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333 | is the NIV a good bible to read? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 16257 | ||
Greetings Everyone! Please rest assured that the NIV most DEFINITELY and unswervingly affirms the Deity of Jesus Christ!! A few months ago, I wrote: "One way that you can tell if a translation can be trusted or not is to look at the following verses to see if it ascribes Deity to Jesus: John 1:1, John 1:18, John 20:28, Acts 20:28, Romans 9:5, Philippians 2:5-6, Colossians 1:15-17, Colossians 2:9, 1 Tim 3:16, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 1:8, 2 Peter 1:1. If you take these verses and look them up in your Bible and if your Bible ascribes Deity to Jesus in at least half of these verses or more, then you know that you have a good Bible! If not, then you know that your Bible is a fake!" The New International Version overwhelmingly affirms the Deity of Christ and is in every way an excellent translation to use! Only a raving lunatic would say that the NIV does not support Deity after reading these verses. Blessings, Nolan |
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334 | identidy and meaning of Zech 1:18-21 | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 16479 | ||
Greetings Elijah! So you, a Jehovah's Witness, have decided to return to the Forum! Nolan |
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335 | identidy and meaning of Zech 1:18-21 | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 16512 | ||
Dear Elijah, Your claim that I am a Jehovah's Witness is entirely baseless and completely wrong, since I have most definitely disqualified myself as being one with my beliefs and postings here on this Forum. :-) I am not a Jehovah's Witness, nor will I ever be. However, I point out the fact that YOU are most definitely a Jehovah's Witness, and you have proven that fact in your past posts. That is, unless you have renounced their beliefs and accepted Christianity. Nolan |
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336 | identidy and meaning of Zech 1:18-21 | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 16579 | ||
Dear Elijah, Just how did "my own works comes back on" me? :-) In no sense did I ever feel any "offense" from you. :-) Elijah, you have left many of us wondering just where exactly you stand. It is obvious from your previous posts that you have at least a background in the Jehovah's Witnesses. Did you renounce them and turn to Christianity? |
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337 | Are we really "1 nation under God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 16738 | ||
Ok dougboy777, lets see what you've got. :-) As for me, here is some "evidence" that America WAS founded by Christian people, was envisioned to be a Christian nation, and was inhabited by an overwhelmingly Christian population... From the beginning of our nation's history, religion had a place in politics, in education, and in every aspect of American life. Consider the following: * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - John Adams, Second President (Speaking of July 4, 1776) - "I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty." Letters of John Adams, Addressed To His Wife, Charles Francis Adams, ed. (Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841), Vol. I, p. 128, July 3, 1776 * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - "We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion...Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States, Charles Francis Adams, ed. (Boston: Little, Brown, 1854), Vol. IX, p. 401, June 21, 1776 * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - John Jay, First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers." The Correspondence and Papers of John Jay, Henry P. Johnston, ed. (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890), Vol. IV, p. 393, Oct. 12, 1816 * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - Alex de Tocqueville, Historian (1800's) "Upon my arrival in the United States, the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention...The Americans combine the notions of Christianity and of liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive the one without the other... Religion in America...must...be regarded as the foremost of the political institutions of that country, From the earliest settlement of the emigrants, politics and religion contracted an alliance which has never been dissolved." The Republic of the United States of America and Its Political Institutions, Reviewed and Examined, Henry Reeves, trans.(Garden City, NY: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1851), Vol. I, p. 335 * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - John Quincy Adams, Sixth President "[T]he birth-day of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birth- day of the Saviour [and]forms a leading even in the progress of the gospel dispensation..[T]he Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemer's mission upon earth [and] laid the corner stone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity." An Oration Delivered Before the Inhabitants of the Town of Newburyport at their Request on the Sixty-First Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (Newburyport: Charles Whipple, 1837), pp. 5-6 * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - Noah Webster, Founding Father "[T]he religion which has introduced civil liberty, is the religion of Christ and his apostles, which enjoins humility, piety and benevolence; which acknowledges in every person a brother, or a sister, and a citizen with equal rights. This is genuine Christianity, and to this we owe our free constitutions of government." History of the United States (New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1832), p. 300, ¶ 578 * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - Thomas Jefferson, Third President "And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever." Notes on the State of Virginia(Philadelphia: Matthew Carey, 1794), Query XVIII, p. 237 PART 1 OF 2 |
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338 | Are we really "1 nation under God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 16739 | ||
PART 2 of 2 ---------------- From the beginning of our nation's history, religion had a place in politics, in education, and in every aspect of American life. Consider the following: * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - George Washington, First President "It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible." Halley's Bible Handbook (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1927, 1965), p. 18 * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President "But for [the Bible] we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare...are to be found portrayed in it." The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Roy P. Basler, ed. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers Union Press, 1853), p. 542, September 7, 1864 * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - "The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and law... All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery, and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible." History of the United States (New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1832), p. 339, ¶ 53 * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - "Blessed is that nation whose God is the Lord." (Psalms 33:12) "Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." (Proverbs 14:34) http://www.BibleTreasureChest.com Ok dougboy777, if you claim that the Founding Fathers were only Deists and not Bible believing Christians, then where are your sources? Please show us your sources and where you obtained your information like I have here. As for me, I AM a Christian and not afraid to say it! Are you a Christian, dougboy777? If not, I pray that you would honestly take the example of the Founding Fathers here and accept Jesus as Lord! Blessings to you, Nolan |
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339 | Are we really "1 nation under God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 16765 | ||
Hello there dougboy777, Sure, there is plenty to 'slam' the Founding Fathers and "proving" that they do not believe in Christianity, but the fact is: there are also direct quotes that prove that they really were Christians. I'm sure that if someone wanted to prove that I was not a Christian, then they could follow me around and see what I've posted here and twist it in some way possibly so that it would prove that I was not a Christian. In what you have stated, the only "Direct Quotes" that you used were for that of Thomas Jefferson, one whose morality has been brought into question recently in the public spotlight. However, I have also provided a quote from him that "proves" that he was Christian! So which are we to believe? If you are a Christian like I am, then I would say that the evidence for Christianity would outweigh that for an anti-Christian character. Also, the trouble with quoting someone is, is that we do not know in what setting, phase of life, or what the individual was thinking during this colonial time, so it would be impossible to determine conclusively that the individual was indeed a Christian unless they were living here in our midst. But the fact remains that we do have credible written evidence that the majority of the Founding Fathers were Christians. This fact, along with the fact that we have Christian references in our National Anthem, in our government, and all over our nation seems to show me that our nation was indeed a Christian nation at some point of time, and my conclusion is that it indeed began this way! Don't worry, there is no war here to be fought even though I disagree with you. Blessings to you, Nolan |
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340 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvement #1? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 18488 | ||
Greetings Sir Pent! As for deleting posts, I do agree that this will assist in searching through the ever growing number of posts, but we will never be able to do this.. There will always be someone who wants to ask "Are we predestined?" or "Who was Cain's wife?" or "Is baptism necessary for salvation?" or a myriad other subjects WITHOUT checking first to see if the subject has already been discussed. This was the reason why I did not post for about three weeks. :) I needed a break from this monotony. And there will always be a hundred answers, for and against, just rehashing what has already been rehashed too many times to count.. I feel that this idea is an interesting one, but we could never "filter" or stop the 'repeat' of the same questions over and over without the presence of a Forum Moderator. So, my friend, I guess my answer would be "No". Nolan |
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