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241 | A man of God? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 121246 | ||
Hi Rowdy, You wrote that "Now the toughest thing for us as His children is which things/topics in the Bible to agree on and which of those are left for us as options." As a counter of pronouns, I would say that the toughest thing is to agree on the "things/nouns of Deity" topics. For this topic for instance, are we to stand firm in the spirit or the Spirit? Are we speaking about spiritual things or the Spirit? Or, looking at your post, are we studying God's word(s) or God's Son (the Word)? Are we looking at God's Way (the Son) or the ways and things of God? [I would write in lower case about God's word and of seeing things God's way.] Further, are we desiring to look at the man of God and his ways or shall we look at the Man of God who is the Way; even a new and living Way? From the heart, Ray |
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242 | Spirit/spirit?Is Spirit given or spirit? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 122325 | ||
Hi Rowdy, In reference to #122313 the question I would ask is "What is God's Word?" Do the Scriptures tell us to preach the Word or the word? The gospel of John tells us that the Word was God, but I know of no Scripture that speaks of God's Word. Revelation 19:12b, "...He has a name written upon Him which no one knows except Himself. 13 And He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood; and His name is called The Word of God." I believe that we are to preach the word, be filled with the spirit (His words), and hold on to the testimony of Jesus. From the heart, Ray |
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243 | Spirit/spirit?Is Spirit given or spirit? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 122327 | ||
Hi Tim, I can agree that God is the Giver and the "Gift". God gave Himself, He gave His only begotten Son, He gave the Spirit of truth. But I can not capitalize "gift" as speaking of Himself in the occurances in the Scriptures. For instance, John 4:10 speaks of the gift of God and who it is who speaks to the woman at the well. I interpret the verse as talking of both the Giver and the gift. If we knew the One who is speaking then we can receive the gift of the living water. If we know the Spirit of truth we can receive the holy spirit. If we know the Word we can receive His words. If we believe in the Son of God we can become sons of God. John 3:34, "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for **He gives the spirit without measure." John 4:10, "...and **He would have given you living water." John 6:63, "...the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life." From the heart, Ray |
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244 | Scriptural Support? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 122329 | ||
Hi Tim, Your capitalization of the Gift of the Holy Spirit is an example of the capitalization of "gift" that is not in the Scriptures. You spoke of the Gift in your paragraph but spoke of "it". The gift in Acts 2:38 is the gift, the promise, the down payment. To my mind the gift is the holy spirit given by the Spirit. If a person is Spirit-filled, he is filled with holy spirit by the Spirit. That is how I see it. From the heart, Ray |
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245 | Spirit or spirit? Him or it? Distinguish | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 122484 | ||
Hi Steve, What I indicated above is that we have a choice of lower or upper case S. My question was "Are these gifts of or from?" What I would say is that the gift that we receive FROM the Holy Spirit is salvation; plus the word of wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, various tongues, etc (1 Cor 12). Is that what you would say, however? 1 Cor 12:11 goes on with, "But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills." He distributes the gifts, even the living water of John 4:10 when we know Him, the Giver. My question to you would be "Does He give the Spirit or the spirit without measure?" From the heart, Ray What I want people to consider is the gift OF holy spirit FROM the Holy Spirit. |
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246 | Spirit/spirit?Is Spirit given or spirit? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 122740 | ||
Hi Walking Talking Bible, You wrote that Acts 8:18-19 talks about the Holy Ghost Himself. However, could I disagree and suggest that the verses talk about the gift [sic] of God. You wrote and said that Acts 2:38 says to your mind that God Himself is a gift. If you were interpreting this verse with capitalization, would you write the Gift and the Promise? Acts 2:38, "And Peter, said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the (g)Gift of [would you say from?]the (h)Holy (s)Spirit. 39 For the Promise [would that be your interpretation?] is for you and your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself." 2 Timothy 1:16 pretty clearly tells us that the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of hands and which God has given you, is a spirit of power and love and discipline. From the heart, Ray |
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247 | Only for the early Church? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 122802 | ||
Hi Walking Talking Bible, You wrote, "I invite every professing saint to ask God to fill them with the Holy Ghost and give them the mind (or heart) to have compassion for these souls out here..." I appreciate your bemoaning the fact that today's religion and intellectual theologists have put God in a box and suddenly the Holy Ghost is deemed powerless. We do indeed have to "preach the word" and "fight the good fight". We should be willing to do more than talk the (w)Word, but also do the (w)Word. But I would invite professing saints to ask God to fill them with the holy spirit. 1 Timothy 1:7, "For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline." I look forward to studying 2 Cor 1:22 with you in the future. From the heart, Ray |
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248 | A man of God? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 124068 | ||
Hi Aixen7z4, I just now happened on your good posting here. I would like to make some comments on your references, but I am afraid they will be only from my particular method of Bible study, i.e. capitalization of pronouns of Deity and "counting" those pronouns. 1) You mentioned that Judges 13 has a man of God who is actually an angel, and possibly the pre-incarnate Christ. I go with the pre-incarnate Christ interpretation and the NKJ. I especially look at Judges 13:8 and expect to find five pronouns of Deity for that verse. Judges 13:8, NASB, "Then Manoah entreated the Lord and said, "O Lord, please let the man of God whom Thou hast sent come to us again that *he may teach us what to do for the boy who is to be born." Judges 13:8, NKJ, "Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, and said, "O my Lord, please let the Man of God whom You sent come to us again and teach us what we shall do the the child who will be born." In this version the "(h)He" is not translated. I believe that it would be optional. But this verse is pivotal for my choice of the *Man of God and the Angel. 2) For 1 Kings 13 you have said that the man of God seems to be more than a prophet. However, 1 Kings 13:18 says that "I also am a prophet like you" which shows that the man of God and the old prophet are equal. However, we could discuss the difference in the NASB and NKJ for Deuteronomy 18:18. NKJ, "I will raise up for them a *Prophet like you from among their brethren,..." 3) 2 Timothy 2:21, 22 are of interest to me also in the things (persons, places, things, nouns, pronouns) that I have learned. 2 Timothy 2:21, "Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor,..." What is the "latter"? The latter is these [things] which lead to dishonor. NASB, 2 Timothy 2:21, "Therefore, if a man cleanses himself from these [things], he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. 22 Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart." May we always be ready to be used by our Master in heaven. From the heart, Ray |
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249 | Spirit/spirit?Is Spirit given or spirit? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 124070 | ||
Hi Tim, You wrote that John 4:10 doesn't use 'gift'. What did you mean in saying that, for the word is in the Greek is it not? For John 3:34 I interpret that the word "spirit" is not a reference to the Holy Spirit but rather the spirit that was given without measure was indeed the words of God spoken by Jesus. And all these [things] have been given into the Son's hand. John 6:62,63 tells me that especially after Jesus ascended we should know Him as Spirit. The Spirit gives life. He gives the words that are life. John 6:63, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life." From the heart, Ray |
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250 | Scriptural Support? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 124072 | ||
Hi Tim Moran, Could we also consider Romans 1:4. There we are given the choice of Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord; or the marginal note of [Or, spirit of holiness] in the NASB. For Romans 1:5 do we choose the "through whom" of the NASB or the "through Him" of the NKJ? If I were to suggest "through *which" would it be an option for you? From the heart, Ray |
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251 | Scriptural Support? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 124082 | ||
Hi Tim Moran, Thank you for your help here. I have noticed a couple things tonight. 1) The King James copies that I have looked at, have both "Spirit of holiness" and "spirit of holiness" in the various copies. 2) The King James versions do not include the words "Jesus Christ our Lord". 3) The NKJ also does not have those words and yet translates verse 5 as "through Him". Does that mean that they are referring back to Son of God rather than the neuter "(s)Spirit? 4) With the ommission of "Jesus Christ our Lord" in mind, I would look for other interpretations being that I am, as you well know, a counter of pronouns of Deity. Here is a possible rendering for your consideration: Romans 1:1, "Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of (God), 2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, the *One who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, 4 the *One who was declared to be the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the spirit of holiness. 5 Through (Him) we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles, for His name's sake, 6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;" The parentheses are mine for comparison. From the heart, Ray |
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252 | Is Jesus the Bread of life? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 125409 | ||
Hi Robindb723, Is He the Bread of Life or the Bread of life? We are to eat Him and it is a difficult statement for how can we eat His flesh? So we indeed must partake of His spiritual bread. No one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. But we can receive the thoughts revealed by His spirit that we have received as gifts from God. He is the Bread for our spiritual lives. So His flesh of John 6:51 are the words of eternal life that He has given in John 6:68. From the heart, Ray |
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253 | Have they been chosen | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 140139 | ||
Hi CDBJ, You gave a good answer with appropriate Scriptures. I think that they were appropriate because they spoke of being called and chosen "according to (His) purpose". According to (His) glorious might we too are qualified for the inheritance of the saints in (l)Light. Colossians 1:12. All this in order that we might be presented before (Him) holy and blameless and beyond reproach. The parentheses are mine of course to show the comparisons that I see. 1) Your version of choice caught my eye. Which version did you use here? From the heart, Ray |
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254 | WAS THE ANGEL JESUS | Genesis | Ray | 28503 | ||
Hi, I agree with you all. This is a case where it is important to "test the spirits" in order to determine who is being spoken of, an angel or the Angel. | ||||||
255 | Must Christ have had a human nature? | Genesis | Ray | 71886 | ||
Hi Emmaus, Adam and Eve were created and declared good. They were made in the image and likeness of God. We know that God is good. Genesis 5:2, "He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man [Literally, Adam] in the day when they were created." We don't see the word "human" in the Scriptures until Leviticus 5:3, "Or if he touches human uncleanness, of whatever sort his uncleanness may be with which he becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty." Adam and Eve did not become guilty until they knew good and evil. They were created good, but as you say, they had now have fallen. The point I wish to make is that when Christ came He came as the second Adam [Man] not as the fallen man of the first Adam's condition. So my question continues to be, must we portray Christ as just a man or can we simply know Him as the perfect Man. Can we not be satisfied that He came in the likeness of men, flesh and bones, etc. etc. But He came in the likeness of the first created Adam [Man]. From the heart, Ray |
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256 | Must Christ have had a human nature? | Genesis | Ray | 71898 | ||
Hi Emmaus, I perceive that you are one who does not need a lot of sleep. I hope you get a nap in if you need it.:) 1) Please remember that my viewpoints will reflect my interest in capitalization. So may I first of all point out that I did not say that Christ was a perfect "man" but rather I see Him as the perfect "Man". When one considers that He was fully God, then he/she must think of Him as the Man Jesus Christ. That is, the Son of God. When one considers that He is fully man, then he/she must realize that the witness of two men is true, for He came in the likeness of men. But He is still the Son of Man, the Son of God, in the form of God but in the likeness of men. 2) When you say that there was "human cleanness before the Fall" I must disagree and ask for your Scripture reference that speaks of "human" things before the verses in Leviticus. The nature of the Son of God is a spiritual one. Man (Adam and Eve) was made in His image and His likeness. It is true that he was also flesh as Genesis 2:23 says, "And the man said, 'This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.'" It is because man was also flesh that the Lord said, "My *spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." See Genesis 6:3. So you see, I believe that before the Fall they had more of a spiritual nature although they were flesh. After the Fall, we can regard them in the view of your Latin "humus" with its decay of plant and animal matter. 3) When I think of God and man, I have to think of Jesus as being the God/Man. [Not God/man, you see?] Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." Here I see the triune Man in whose likeness God made us. But there has to be a difference shown between the Man and the man that I am. This difference for me is shown in capitalization of pronouns of Deity. 4) Genesis 3:21, "And the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. 22 Then the Lord (God) said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil;..." The man [Adam and Eve] had become like the Man, knowing good and evil. But they were not like the Lord God and they were not to live forever--they were from the ground and were going back to the ground. Genesis 3:23, "therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken." I hope that we will talk more later. From the heart, Ray |
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257 | g | Genesis | Ray | 76589 | ||
Hi mensah mensah, g or G, that is the question.:) | ||||||
258 | Where in Matthew is "one man" mentioned? | Genesis | Ray | 85327 | ||
Hi mommapbs, I should have asked the author for chapter and verse and I also should have said that I could not find it. That wasn't one of my better posts. :-)) But I hope that one could see from the Scriptures that the last *Adam was the *One, Jesus Christ. Even the Lord of heaven and earth that Acts 17:24-26 speaks about. From the heart, Ray |
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259 | Where in Matthew is "one man" mentioned? | Genesis | Ray | 85406 | ||
Hi mommapbs, I pondered these verses. 1) Acts 17:27, "that they should seek (God), if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though *He is not far from each one of us;..." Deut 4:7, "For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the Lord our God whenever we call on *Him?" 2) Acts 17:28, "for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your poets have said, 'For we also are *His offspring.' Being then the offspring of God/..." Deut.4:32, "Indeed, ask now concerning the former days which were before you, since the day that *God created man [Or, Adam] on the earth, and inquire from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it? Has any people heard the voice of God/ speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard it, and survived?" Luke 3:23, "And when He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being supposedly the son [I would say "being as supposed the Son"] of Joseph, the [son] of Eli,...38 the [son] of Enosh, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God./" Is Adam the son or the Son of God? I believe that the first Adam was the [son] of God. Was Jesus the son of Joseph or the God and Father of Joseph? I believe that this Jesus, the last Adam, was the Son of Joseph, the heavenly Man. 3) Jeremiah 23:23, "Am I a God/ who is near," declares the Lord, "And not a God far off? "Can a man hide himself in hiding places, So (I) do not see him?" declares the Lord. "Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the Lord?" Ephesians 4:4, "There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord,/ one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of (Christ's) gift." What does all that suggest to you? (Of course all the parentheses and slashes and stars are mine for comparisons. The brackets are also mine.) From the heart, Ray |
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260 | Where in Matthew is "one man" mentioned? | Genesis | Ray | 85441 | ||
Hi mommapbs, Thanks for your thoughts. I don't know if Acts 17:26 and 27 tell us that God causes man to seek Him. It is true that God made every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, and He gives to all life and breath and all things to seek Him. But does he "make" us or "cause" us to seek Him? I believe that there is enough in "all things" to cause us to seek Him. I hope that made sense. It makes sense to me. :)) re:"it makes more sense to keep the lower case...son of Joseph". The only Greek word of "son" is found in Luke 3:23, "being supposedly the son of Joseph, the [son] of Eli," and for the rest of the verses the ["son"] is understood. Thus, since we believe that Jesus is the Son of God, we must capitalize "Son" because it is the only choice to be capitalized. He is the Son of God and He is the Son of Joseph. I haven't convinced anyone yet that I know of, but that makes sense to me. There is a difference in outlook between the New King James and the NASB in this regard. Look at Matthew 22:42 for instance. Matthew 22:42, NASB, "What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?" They said to Him, "[The son] of David." Matthew 22:42, NKJ, "saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "[The Son] of David." So I go with the NKJ in this regard. And I go further: if we know Jesus as the Son of David, then we can know Him as the Son of Joseph and the Son of Abraham. That's the sense that He is David's Son. He is David's Lord. Matthew 22:45, NKJ, "If David then calls Him, 'Lord', how is He his Son?" 46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare question Him anymore." From the heart, Ray |
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