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1581 | Reconciliation questions | 2 Cor 5:18 | Ray | 112507 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, Emmaus has offered the word "healing" as more in line with what you have in mind. Other words that came to my mind were "agreement", being in one accord, and walking in Him. Your Galatians references are good as far as loving each other and doing the right thing, that is, walking and living in the Spirit. Even believers do not always agree on "spiritual things" because the flesh gets in the way; pride, envying one another, and inability or lack of desire to change. Carry on. From the heart, Ray |
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1582 | Define 'spiritual death' | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 83117 | ||
Hi John, Now you have introduced a conflict of spirits. You have equated the spirit [sic] of Christ with the Holy Spirit. I don't believe that you are correct in doing that. Scriptures speak of the Spirit of Jesus (Acts 16:6) and the Spirit of God (Gen 1:2) but I can't think of any Spirit of the Holy Spirit. Personally, I think that the Holy Spirit has a holy spirit. I think also that we can think of spirit as breath and wind. John 3:8 speaks of the wind or spirit blowing and speaks of our being born of the Spirit [or spirit]. Luke 23:46 speaks of Jesus breathing out His last. I believe the Greek says He "breathed out the spirit". It speaks of Jesus committing to the Father His spirit [sic]. And having said this, He breathed out [the spirit]. So you see, I believe that we can think of a spirit of holiness, even Jesus Christ our Lord. He spoke the things of God and He breathed on the disciples. We are born again by His words of eternal life. What died and was finished on the cross were His words of spirit and life. I believe that we have to be filled with the holy spirit. And we who have Christ within us have the hope of glory. From the heart, Ray |
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1583 | Where did the Holy Spirit go? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 83142 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, You spoke of the "Spirit of the Father". I can't think of a Scripture verse with that rendering. 1) I disagree with you when you speak of the Holy Spirit being the spirit [sic]. Was that a typo? John 4:24, NKJ, "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." Compare 2 Corinthians 3:18 with John 10:30. 2) More to consider for the others: I can't think of a verse with "spiritual death". 3) Isaiah 59:2 says, "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear." However, Christ did not sin; He was not a sinner. This One who knew no sin, He made to be sin on our behalf; but there is a difference between being sin and being a sinner who is separated from God. From the heart, Ray |
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1584 | Where did the Holy Spirit go? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 83171 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, John 10:38 says "that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father". So we understand that. I believe that since there is the Spirit of Jesus and the Spirit of God [the Father], then the Spirit is in each Person also. It is the "blending" of the Persons, each in each other, that is not understood. We know and understand that there is one God, one Lord, and one Spirit. We don't understand the blending of them. From the heart, Ray |
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1585 | Where did the Holy Spirit go? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 83237 | ||
Hi gracefull, If one speaks of the spirit of Jesus (man) and the Spirit of Christ (God), I believe that is inconsistent in capitalization. I could go with Spirit of Jesus (Man) and the Spirit of Christ (God). I would agree with you that He was not "divided". There was no inner and outer man like Asis spoke of for instance. But I would say that Jesus was God and Man rather than God and man as you wrote it. 1) When Jesus quoted from Psalm 22 on the cross, He applied the Psalm to Himself. In other words, He said, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" Psalm 22 in the Old Testament will have David saying "Why have You forsaken me?" 2) Similarly, Acts 2:27 will have David saying "Because Thou wilt not abandon my [sic] soul to Hades, Nor allow Thy Holy One to undergo decay." Then when the Scripture was applied to Christ and His resurrection the "my soul" became "He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay." David was speaking as a prophet for when he spoke of the Holy One he was not speaking of himself but rather of the Holy One, Jesus Christ who had died for their sins. See Acts 2:38. 3) The translation of "to Hades", NASB, instead of "in Hades" gives the suggestion that Hades was not going to be entered. (Just something I noticed tonight.) 4) Acts 2:23 says that this Man was delivered up to be nailed to the cross by the predetermined plan and forknowledge of God. Now we can know along with the house of Israel, verse 36, "know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified." He and the Father are one. We should be full of gladness for His presence. 5) If you know me at all you will know that I will speak from upper or lower case pronouns and determining what or who is being spoken of. For instance, when we speak of the spirit being committed to the Father in Luke 23:46, this is not speaking of the third Person of the Trinity but rather of the spirit or breath of life itself. The breath expired, but the Spirit was not abandoned to Hades and His flesh did not undergo decay. From the heart, Ray |
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1586 | Why before He died? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 83296 | ||
Hi Spirit of Heaven, I was interested in your phrase "thus shutting him off from the light of His Father". Isaiah 53:11, "As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it [light] and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities." Isaiah 53:11, NKJ, "He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied." If Jesus felt forsaken, it was only for a moment for He knew what was being accomplished by rendering His soul as a guilt offering. Isa 53:10. He saw the light and was satisfied. From the heart, Ray |
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1587 | Where did the Holy Spirit go? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 83348 | ||
Hi Truthfinder, Thank you for these Scriptures. May I use these references to show how I see their message? Let's start with Genesis where I believe we see the Man Jesus Christ who was the image of God. Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." Phil 2:8, "And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore also God highly exalted..." John 1:12-14, "...even to those who believe in (His) name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,..." 1 Peter 3:18, "For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust,..." John 17:11, "...Holy (Father), keep them in Thy name, the name which Thou has given Me,..." 1 Cor 15:27,28, "For He has put all things in subjection under His/ feet. But when He says, "All things are put in subjection", it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to (Him). And when all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, that God/ may be all in all." 1 Timothy 5:21, "I solemnly charge you in the PRESENCE OF God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principle without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality." 1 Tim 6:13, "I charge you in the PRESENCE OF God, [the One] who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, [the One] who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,...16 [the only One] who alone posesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light;..." Romans 8:14, "For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God." Compare/contrast 2 Corinthians 5:20, "Therefore, we are ambassadors for (Christ), as though God were entreating through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." From the heart, Ray |
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1588 | Where did the Holy Spirit go? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 83349 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, Your Philippians 2 reference in the seventh verse tells us that Jesus emptied Himself. Verse 6 tells us that even though subsisting in the form of God, equality with God was not sought by Jesus while on the earth. Even while reclining at the table with His disciples, Jesus said that He was like one who serves. He took the form of a bond-servant being in the likeness of men even though He existed in the form of God. From the heart, Ray |
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1589 | Where did the Holy Spirit go? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 83397 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, I might have to call you Johnny and stray from my habit of greeting people by their forum name. I always have trouble spelling it. Lets look at your Mark passage. Who do you suppose has told you everything in advance in Mark 13:23? Is it not the true Christ, the Son of Man; the One who will gather together the elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth, to the farthest end of heaven.?" Whose words will not pass away in Mark 13:31? Are they not the words of God? Mark 13:29, "Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, right at the doors." John 6:61, "But Jesus, conscious that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble? What then if you should behold the Son of Man ascending where He was before? It is the Spirit who gives life; THE FLESH PROFITS NOTHING; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. But there are some of you who do not believe." I stressed the flesh profits nothing. Jesus was, is, and is to come the Son of Man and the Son of God. He and the Father are one. We go to Him because He has words of eternal life. From the heart, Ray |
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1590 | Where did the Holy Spirit go? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 83467 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, Here are some of the verses to show Jesus being equal with God; having the same glory. And may I say first of all that I am glad that you are not saying that Jesus is a god [sic] as the Jehovah's witness does. As I understand you, you are only saying that Jesus is God's Son [sic] and thus, you say, not His equal. And I would say that Jesus is not a god but neither is He a second God, but rather, He is one with the Father and Holy Spirit. Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let ***Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." Philippinans 2:7, "but [He] emptied (Himself), taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, ***He humbled Himself..." Colossians 1:15, "And He is the image of the invisible (God), the first-born of all creation. For by ***Him all things were created both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created by Him and for Him." Genesis 1:26, "Let ***Us..." Genesis 3:22, "The the Lord (God) said, "Behold the man has become like one of ***Us, knowing good and evil;..." Galatians 4:4, "And if you belong to (Christ), then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise." v.4,"But when the fulness of the time came, ***God sent forth His Son, born of a woman,..." Genesis 1:26, "Let ***Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." Hebrews 6:13, "For when (God) made the promise to Abraham, since ***He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself..." This is the way I see Hebrews 2:8, "(Thou) hast put all things in subjection under ***His feet." For in subjecting all things to **Him, *He left nothing that is not subject..." All things will be subject to Him; we don't yet see all things subject to Him but we see Him/ who has been made a little lower than the angels, namely, Jesus. 1 Corinthians 15:27, "For He has put all things in subjection under His/ feet. But when He says, "All things are put in subjection", it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to (Him). And when all things are subjected to ***Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected... will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, that God/ may be all in all." God/ is one. James 2:19 The slashes and stars are mine for comparisons. From the heart, Ray |
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1591 | Didn't Jesus just become sinless? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Ray | 147699 | ||
Hi Tim, Since He was sinless, we know that He is the Son of God. I go with the NKJ for Hebrews 4:14 and 15 but with the addition of " One who". Hebrews 4:14, NKJ, "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but [One who] was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin." From the heart, Ray |
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1592 | Are consistent renderings possible? | 2 Cor 11:31 | Ray | 104178 | ||
Hi Tim, Thank you for answering my question. As you know, I am no Greek scholar, but I would go along with your approach for the demonstrative pronouns. An example might be 2 Timothy 4:18 and 1 Timothy 6:16. The NASB uses a different approach and the NKJ is not consistent. I would render it "to whom" in both verses. I believe that we are in agreement there regarding "to whom". For 2 Corinthians 11:30 I would go with the NKJ. Thanks again. From the heart, Ray |
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1593 | Examine yourselves! | 2 Cor 13:5 | Ray | 7602 | ||
Hi Brent Douglass, I perceive that you and I love John. 1John 1:3b"...and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete." 2Corinthians 13:14, "...and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all." Isn't it great that we can know if we pass the test of 2Cor 13:5!! Compare with 1John 5:19, "We know that we are of *God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one." 1John 4:4, "You are from *God, little children, and have overcome them..." Gal.4:14, Paul writes, "...but you receive me as an angel of *God..." Romans 8:19,"...For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God." 1John 2:5,"...but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of *God is perfected. By this we know that we are in Him." 1John 2:13, "...because you know *Him who has been from the beginning." 1John 2:24, "As for you, let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the *Father." 1John 2:28, "Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at *His coming." 1John 3:2, "We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see *Him just as He is." 1John 3:7, "Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as *He is righteous;..." 1John 3:23, "This is *His commandment..." 1John 3:24b, "We know by this that *He abides in us, by the spirit which He has given us. (Small s my interpretation.) 1John 4:1, "...but test the spirits..." 1John 4:2, "By this you know the spirit of (God); every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God;...you are from *God, little children..." 1John 4:6, "We are from God; he who knows (God) listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error."...*God is love." 1John 5:20, "And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know (Him) who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true *God and eternal life." If nobody gets the point of our words at least the words of the Bible are being printed. We can examine ourselves and "know of what spirit we are." |
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1594 | Examine yourselves! | 2 Cor 13:5 | Ray | 16825 | ||
Hi Brent, Can I get any comment from you about my "Small "s" or not?" question on 1 John 3:24? | ||||||
1595 | Examine yourselves! | 2 Cor 13:5 | Ray | 16908 | ||
Hi Brent, I appreciate your encouragement and your good humor. I wonder if in regard to this thread that you also with me see the relationship between 1 John 4:24 and 2Corinthians 13:5 here. If He abides in us---know that Jesus Christ is in you. The test is what kind of spirit we show. We believe, we love one another, keep His commandments, and we abide in Him---because of the power of God directed toward us. Thank you for your spirit of pleasant brotherhood. Later, Ray |
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1596 | Examine yourselves! | 2 Cor 13:5 | Ray | 16909 | ||
Hi Kalos, I'm still interested. | ||||||
1597 | Human judgement | 2 Cor 13:5 | Ray | 70250 | ||
Hi d9uga, I don't know if I understand yet where you are coming from but let's talk some more. I don't know if I can make a comment on your statement except that just because a person is dumb or thought to be dumb is no reason to have a psychological observation done. I will say this in case you have a totally different thought in mind. If you mean by "was anything done?" you are thinking that our actions (good or bad) are more important than our words; then I would agree with you. You are interested in Romans 14:13. Let me put that beside the 2 Corinthians passage in order to look at the point that we need to judge ourselves and not others. We have to test ourselves to see if we are in the faith. And most important, we answer to God alone, not people here on earth. We all shall stand before the judgment seat of God and we will only give an account of ourselves. Romans 14:12, "So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God. Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this--not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way. I know and am convinced in the Lord (Jesus) that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean." Look at 2 Corinthians 12:20-13:3 and know that we should try to upbuild each other, knowing or giving the benefit of the doubt that Christ is in us. 2 Corinthians 13:3, "since you are seeking for proof of the (Christ) who speaks in me, and who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you." 2 Corinthians 13:7, "Now we pray to (God) that you do no wrong...verse 9, that you may be made COMPLETE." 1 Corinthians 1:9, "God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His (Son), Jesus Christ our Lord. 10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of the Lord Jesus Christ/, that you all agree [speak the same thing], and there be no divisions among you, but you be MADE COMPLETE in the same mind and in the same judgment." We need to speak the same things in the same spirit of love. From the heart, Ray |
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1598 | exoget gal 5:18 | Galatians | Ray | 18482 | ||
Hi a brown, I agree with Steve here and might narrow down the comparison with Romans. I like to compare Romans 8:14-15a with Gal 5:16-18. Romans 8:14, "For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a Spirit* of adoption as sons..." Gal 5:16, "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit*, you are not under the Law." So we are not slaves under the Law but are adopted sons of Spirit. Christ sentenced sin and (through Him) the requirement of the Law is accomplished for us who walk in the Spirit. Romans 8:3b,4 "Walk" and "belong" are key word studies for being led by the Spirit. We walk in the Light and we also keep His word. 1John 2:5, "but whoever keeps His* word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to WALK in the same manner as (He) walked." Gal 5:24, "Now those who BELONG to Christ (Jesus) have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires." I like the comparison of Gal 4:4,5 and Rom 8:3 Later, Ray |
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1599 | But isn't that a contradiction | Gal 2:17 | Ray | 13715 | ||
Hi RWC, Your discussion has been in a good spirit and is certainly of interest so I don't want to discourage you. Thank you for receiving the reminder. The Isaiah passage I gave was in reference to the rebellion that you spoke of in an earlier post. I would encourage you to look at more scriptures together to understand your positions. After writing you I was led to John 9:25. I had said that I didn't know if He was an author of sin or not. That is basically what the formerly blind man said about Jesus, "Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." Looking at the NKJ and the NASB which capitalize Deity, we see the division that was among them; "How can a man who is a sinner perform (do)such signs?" And there was a division among them."NASB,NKJ John 9:16. It is not unlike the conflict you see here in your discussion. John 9:24, "Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner."NASB and John 9:24, "Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner."NKJ |
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1600 | The work of God: hearing with faith? | Gal 3:5 | Ray | 144542 | ||
Hi Hank, Your story reminds me of Hebrews 6:7, "For ground that drinks the rain which often falls upon it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;" Those who hear the word of God and the message of the gospel, respond in faith and are blessed. Do you think this spiritual rain in Hebrews 6:7 refers back to verse 4 and to our having tasted of the heavenly gift? Do you think that we are partakers of the Holy Spirit or the holy spirit? From the heart, Ray |
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