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201 | To learn the truth | OT general | Ray | 72328 | ||
Hi Steve, You gave a good answer. I would add that the Muslim has the "prophet" Muhammad and the Christian has the "Prophet", even Jesus of Nazareth the Christ; Immanuel (God with us). Christians believe in a triune God. The Muslim does not have the Holy Spirit dwelling within him by faith. And as you say, they deny the divinity, death, and resurrection of Christ. From the heart, Ray |
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202 | Greek-Hebrew New Testment use Yahweh? | OT general | Ray | 107263 | ||
Hi Colin, I agree that "heretics are still serving the church today, also in unintended ways." I hope that we all can continue to reason together in a spirit of love. God is not finished with us yet. From the heart, Ray |
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203 | Why was Christ baptized? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 4242 | ||
Hi Pariter, Could I say something about the capitalization of One who is to come and your phrase "and Israel may know He is the one to come, so He might be revealed to Israel." I think that you are right in saying He is the one to come if you keep in mind John's gospel saying that "I and My Father are one." In other words, Jesus came in the likeness of men but He became a Man. That's what I believe. I totally agree with you in your connecting verse 31 with verses 26 and 33. John l:26 says,"John answered them saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know." John l:33 says, "...this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit." I believe that John the baptist testified of His being the Lamb of God and the Son of God but didn't recognize Him as being the Prophet who was to come. Verse 31 says, "I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water." I think it is important to see all the righteousnss of God. John the baptist was still searching to know when he was in prison, "John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, 'Are You the Expected One, or do we look for Someone else?'" (Capital S mine)Luke 7:20 NASB Jesus gave sight to many who were blind. Later, Ray |
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204 | Jesus earth: God/man or just man? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 5143 | ||
Hi adonastorg, I'm still looking for a disciple of the Man, Jesus Christ. I'm trying to instill in people the knowledge of the Deity of this Man. Again, I pay close attention to capitalization. In your response you had three "words". Two were capitalized and one was lower case. Were you saying that the Word and the word are the same? I believe that the three Persons can indeed be separated in the sense that we as people can be separated into three parts; body, mind, and spirit. If we as people are three in one in a sense, so is God. But I say also, and this is not from the Lord (as Paul would say), that there are three individual Persons who are fully individual and three in one in the sense of mind, body, and spirit, coequal, and collectively Three in One. Father, Son, and Spirit; Son, Father and Spirit Spirit, Spirit, and Spirit The above arrangement is the way I visualize the Triune God. In my mind I would need nine words to totally encompass the Godhead. Three for each Person in other words. Nine words, but they are all one Word. Look at John 1:1. There are three words of Word. There are nine pronouns in the first verses. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This One was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that came into being." John 1:14, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,..." verse 30, "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'" Thus, I say that Jesus is the God/Man. Feedback from anyone please. |
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205 | Jesus earth: God/man or just man? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 5722 | ||
Hi Nolan Keck, I'm not in an agrumentative mood today. I liked your posting with Lionstrong on 5/12 regarding the Trinity. I liked your recent posting where you gave references of each Person being the Truth. What I would like to talk to you about is where you say here that, "But Jesus is the only one of the Three of the Holy Trinity that has given us access to a Way that we can be in a right relationship with God." Look at your posting again and see if you can not capitalize the other words of "way". Look at John 14:4 with me, but in the NKJ because they have the pronouns that I see in different order. "And where I go you know, and the Way you know."NKJ John 14:5,"Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the Way? Jesus said to him, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." And then the big question in verse 7 is, "Do we know Him?" I see God saying in verse two, "I go to prepare a place for you." I see the the Man being spoken to in verse five, ..."we do not know where You are going,..." I see the Spirit saying to us, "Do you know Me?" I do not claim to have all the answers or know everything, but I am just sharing what I believe as a fellow brother in Christ. Later, Ray |
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206 | Bereans corrected the Apostle of Christ? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 8100 | ||
Hi Joh, I agree entirely with you and am not in an argumentative mood. Acts 17:3, "And according to Paul's cumstom he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures, explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the (Christ)" (Parenthesis mine for comparison.) As you wrote, Jesus was the Messiah, the Promised One. If we like them went to the scriptures to see if this was so we would read for example, Mt. 27:37. "And above his head they put up the charge against Him which read, "THIS IS JESUS THE (KING) OF THE JEWS." (parenthesis mine for comparison but the capitals are in the NASB) Mt. 6:9, "Pray in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. (Your) kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven." Mt 12:28, "But if I cast out demons by the spirit of (God), then the kingdom of God has come upon you." Mt.22:43, "Then how does David in the spirit call (Him) Lord,'..." Mk 14:61, "Are you the (Christ), the Son of the Blessed One?" Mk 15:39, "Truly this (Man) was the Son of God." These Jews examined the scriptures. They were not judging Paul. But I don't see the harm in questioning what church leaders then and now say, do you? The people in the bible are not portrayed as being perfect and all the things that they do, good and bad, are there for everyone to see. But this is God's word and it is inspired. Going back to the Acts 17 reference I see verse 7, which I think is key; "and Jason has welcomed them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another King, Jesus." The king is not capitalized here but I think it should be. The K of the KING in the reference above I think should be capitalized. Verse 18, Paul seems to be "a proclaimer of strange deities,"--because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. John 19:15, Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your (King)?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." John 19:19, Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, "JESUS THE NAZARENCE, THE (KING) OF THE JEWS." So, what I am saying in my own way, is that we have to determine for ourselves who this King is and we have to study the scriptures to know who is speaking truthfully and accurately. And we all aren't right all of the time. We shouldn't judge harshly leaders or church/forum members. As far as speaking and teaching accurately, we could look at Apollos in Acts 18:25,26. But that is another matter. But he also demonstrated by the scriptures that Jesus was the (Christ). Thanks for your post here. |
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207 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 13872 | ||
Hi GeneralWAS, Please consider joining me in discussing "the gift of God" on this date, 08-23-2001. Thanks. | ||||||
208 | What does Scripture say about the Spirit | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 13898 | ||
Hi Joren, When I started studying the Trinity many years ago, I decided against reading any books about the Holy Spirit but to read the Bible alone. I cannot tell you about the roles of the Holy Spirit for I think of all three as One. What I think I discovered however was that although the Holy Spirit was a Person there was also a filling of the holy spirit. You yourself wrote, "You could have the Spirit, but not be filled with it. To be filled with the spirit was to be under the Spirit's control". I believe that your statement is quite right. We as believers have the Spirit within us, but we are not filled with His words, His commandments, His love, whatever. But we should be for it sounds like a commandment in Ephesians 5:18, "...but be filled with the spirit," giving thanks for all things and being subject to one another. If it is a commandment then who does the filling? That is up to us I would think just as it is up to the drunk to be filled with wine. That is why I chose "spirit" in that passage. Scripture tells us to test the spirits and that what I have done in my personal study in capitalizing Deity. I did read one book on the occurances of the Holy Spirit in the Bible which was an impetus for me but after that I haven't read any. It is in knowing your Bible and the spirit that is therein that will give you the ability to be that good witness. What I have attempted to do in my study is to be consistent. In one of your paragraphs you spoke of the filling of the Spirit and also the filling of the spirit. I have not done that in my study. But I agree with you that "To be filled with the spirit was to be under the Spirit's control" in that we should desire to do His will in our lives as we understand it from the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit is "One called alongside to help" and is another Comforter just as Jesus was; just as God the Father is. Both Jesus and the Helper proceeded from the Father, both did not speak on His own initiative, and both did not glorify Himself but were glorified by the Father. I do not see roles of the Holy Spirit. I see a change of places. |
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209 | What does Scripture say about the Spirit | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 14074 | ||
Hi Joren, You have expressed yourself very well here. Regarding Luke 1:15 and the nine or ten other places that speak of the "filling of the spirit", whether active or passive, I in my personal copy put the holy spirit in lower case. As far as Romans 8:1-17 is concerned, I go with the NASB for verse 15; " For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, 'Abba, Father!'" Please correct me if I miss a shift key, OK? Later, Ray |
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210 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 14298 | ||
Hi GeneralWAS, I have appreciated your postings of the past, especially these "difficult verses". Therefore I am seeking some input from you if you indeed have time and desire. My posting for a quick search would be "the gift of God". I won't expect you to join me in agreement with my thoughts, nor am I challenging you in any way for I simply desire your input. Thanks ahead of time if you do join us again on the forum. | ||||||
211 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 14299 | ||
Hi GeneralWAS, I have appreciated your postings of the past, especially these "difficult verses". Therefore I am seeking some input from you if you indeed have time and desire. My posting for a quick search would be "the gift of God". I won't expect you to join me in agreement with my thoughts, nor am I challenging you in any way for I simply desire your input. Thanks ahead of time if you do join us again on the forum. | ||||||
212 | Explanations of difficult verses | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 14446 | ||
Hi GeneralWAS, I'm sorry for the inconvenience here and thanks again. My posting is "Who or what is the "gift of God" and can be quick searched for Acts 8:20. | ||||||
213 | meaning of numbers in the bible | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 21439 | ||
Hi casiv, Have you read "Theomatics II" by Del Washburn yet? It has some good thoughts and appears to have much more significance than your Bullinger reference. I become concerned when people are thought of more highly than they ought to be. I am thinking of your statement that he was a Man of God. He is just a man. Perhaps you should look at the perspectives of these other men of God as well. Later, Ray |
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214 | meaning of numbers in the bible | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 22020 | ||
Hi casiv, I'm sorry that you didn't find Theomatics worthwhile. I thought that Del Washburn's book glorified God and His word. The author has spent many years in his study, just as you probably have in yours. He would probably be disappointed if you didn't give him more than a few minutes of your time. Whatever, the important thing is that we know the Christ and His love. By the way, in order to do the counting of pronouns of Deity that I have done for many years in a study, I look for words to be properly capitalized. In that regard, here is my question for you. Do you believe that God is Love? You ask what I think of biblical mathematics. I hate mathematics. I don't do well with numbers; I can't even make my checkbook come out to the penny when I balance it. Not even close. I wouldn't be able to do your study, just as I wouldn't be able to count the letters for Theomatics. Both would be too exact for me. I have enough trouble making sure that I count every pronoun. But because we have spent so much time and energy in our studies, they would be hard to leave behind us, would they not? Our God is great in His creative powers. I have no doubt that He is able to accomplish all the things that you and I see or think we see in our individual studies. The "Theomatics" author has written about many "coincidences" regarding the addition of letters of the actual texts. I am trying to determine which words of the actual texts are meaningfully capitalized because of "coincidences" that I see. In like manner, you have seen "coincidences" in your own study. Our coincidences or things revealed can lose their meaning or significances with just one missing count, or one pronoun too many. In reading your follow up to searcher yesterday, I remember that you went to another Scripture for a number to count. That to me is not consistency. In past posts we talked about how you counted the chapter and verse to get at a "coincidence" that was meaningful, but you weren't open to considering all the chapters and verses. That to me is not consistency. Math is consistent. It always has to come out right to the penny. For me, then, your study is too much like math, and not enough like praising God. I don't expect that you will want to give up your mathematics or the acceptance of assigned words to various numbers. They may or may not be correctly discerned by you and other people. But what I would expect of you as a Christian is to desire to get the true meaning of the actual text first of all, and primarily. What we get from the Scriptures besides the actual words is our own personal study, "for what it's worth." There will be no way to check to see if your numbers are correct or the choice of assigned words are correct. So you are free to make your choices. I respect your courage and risk-taking in expressing your ideas. I would encourage you in searching for yourself and being true to yourself; just keep your eyes on Him. In your study of Daniel you spoke of 66 being the number of idol worship. Whether this is the case or not, don't lose sight of the fact that not one idol would have been able to deliver Daniel. There is only one God. Nebuchadnezzar says, "It seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High (God) has done for me. How great are His signs, And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation." He also says, Daniel 4:37, "Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise, exalt, and honor the (King) of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride." Later, Ray |
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215 | meaning of numbers in the bible | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 22205 | ||
Hi Serenetime, "Theomatics" was a book written in 1977 by Del Washburn and a professional basketball player by the name of Jerry Lucas who had already written two books on his own. Theomatics II was written by Del Washburn alone but is basically the same book plus an update and a Bible Prophecy Section. The foreward by Jerry Lucas for both books ends with these words to which I add my amen. "My role in Theomatics has been one of direction, suggestion, guidance, and prayer. Del deserves most of the credit for this work. He found the key and did the research and the writing. Only time will tell how the Lord will direct Del's future activity with theomatics. My hope and prayer is that nobobdy will make anything more or less of theomatics than what it is. There may be nonbelievers and believers alike who scoff at it. And there may be those who will seek to ride further on their own doctrinal horses by using this information. In spite of this, one thing is sure: "Theomatics exists." Del didn't put it there, and I didn't put it there. No human being put it there. Not even those who physically wrote the Bible. God put it there! The fact that it is there cannot be denied, scientifically or otherwise. The only thing a person can say is, "I just don't believe it, simply because I choose not to believe it." May God richly bless you as you read this book." Jerry Lucas, Foreward 1977 and 1994. Serenetime, you can find the book in or order from any major bookstore. Some have suggested that this is a moneymaking scheme so you can probably order it from the web site, Theomatics.com. The bottom line, however, is that we have God's word, the Holy Bible, and that is all we need for knowing the Truth and His love for us. Later, Ray |
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216 | Is is right to call money a seed? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 24081 | ||
Hi casiv, I also appreciate your thoughts here concerning the righteous not being aware of their good deeds. I think whether we are aware or not it should not lead us to pride for the things being done; in other words not making us righteous. I compare your Matthew 25:40 verse and having "done it unto Me" with retxar's 2 Cor 9:8 verse, "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;..." God is the One who gives us the grace, love, and earnestness (see 2 Cor 8:16) to do the gracious work for the glory of the Lord Himself. First we give ourselves to the Lord and then to others by the will of God. (verse 8). Actually He does it all. 2 Cor 9:10, "Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness; you will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgiving to God." A comparison of Psalm 112:3 and 2 Cor 9:9 is of interest to me but that is a different thought. Later, Ray |
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217 | Why did God become a Man? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 26956 | ||
Hi Love Fountain, I think that capemay was correct in her question when she capitalized Man. By capitalizing Man it shows the contrast between Him and mankind. Your NIV does not make that distinction. A version like the NASB or NKJ will also point out the difference between Him and the devil. [him who] NASB Heb 2:14, Since then the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil." |
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218 | Why did God become a Man? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 27222 | ||
Hi Jesusman, In talking about the perfect sacrifice and in regard to capitalization above with Love Fountain and kalos I wonder if I can look at Hebrews 2:10 with you. NIV Hebrews 2:10, "In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering." You wrote, "The one [sic]to pay the price had to have lived the perfect, sinless, human life in order to be the perfect sacrifice to pay the price of sin." I don't know if you would change your typed "one" or not, but I would submit that if He is perfect He is the One. I agree with the "Pioneer" of the NIV although they don't usually capitalize Deity, so good for them. So in my personal copy and in my personal life I think of Jesus as the Captain or Leader, or Author of my salvation. Continuing on with verse 11 I would agree with the NASB and would include the word Father [which is in italics] or make the word One capitalized in the NKJ. Hebrews 5:5b says, NIV, "But God said to him, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father." Although the NIV will recognize him [sic] as a Son, to me they deny that God has become His Father. You and Son should agree with Your. So if I had the choice of one or One, of man or Man, I would rather choose the Divine rather than the humanity. That was proven in His resurrection was it not? Later, Ray |
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219 | 10 things Jesus disciples did? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 27453 | ||
Hi Nolan, I love your answer, but since I worked a little on the answer, I'll add my list. l. Knew Jesus and His resurrection 2. Knew God the Father through Him 3. Were baptized by the Holy Spirit 4. Knew the Scriptures for they were taught of God 5. Recognized that He had the words of life. 6. Preached Jesus 7. Worshiped Jesus 8. Baptized at first for Jesus, then in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit 9. Got into boats 10.Sang I could have finished a little stronger couldn't I?:) Later, Ray |
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220 | Jesus earth: God/man or just man? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 27953 | ||
Hi richilou, The truth is all that we can say. But is it enough? We not only have to know the truth; we have to know the Truth, also. John 14:8b, "...and it is enough for us." John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me. If you had known (Me)... I think that in order to know Jesus as Spirit and as God we have to spiritualize the words of Christ and know Him as the God/Man. He is the living Way. If we know Jesus then we have seen the Father, and it is enough for us. Later, Ray |
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