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261 | Are you a follower of Jesus or a church? | Matt 10:32 | Rowdy | 109302 | ||
I just now noticed this question and the tremendous amount of response linked to it so I'll throw in my two cents worth and THEN try to read what the rest of you wrote. Personally, I think it's important that we recognize we MUST give first alligence to our Lord and Savior and then do everything in our power to find a bunch of folks (christians) who believe in that same order of priority. We must study our Bibles constantly and this forum is a great aid toward that aim. Secondly we must spend as much time as possible in prayer alone and in company with our fellow christians. All these items must be seen as requirements, I don't see how a person can forsake any of them. Another item that is sometimes neglected is that habit of introspection or soul searching to check one's spiritual condition with His Lord. Everyone occasionally needs be tweaked or tuned up spiritually. It's best if you can find a soul mate, someone that literally knows you almost as well as you know yourself and ask that person how they perceive you as God's family member. Then, of course he/she could swap places and you can render the same favor for them. This kind of introspection is encouraged throughout the Bible and of course it needs to be done on a collective basis for the whole congregation. Call it a revival or a tent meeting or whatever you like. Congregations need to read the warnings to the 7 churches in Revelation and see if any of the defects apply to them. This is the best way to ensure both christians and the church are in sync with the Lord. Otherwise, we humans start to think too much of ourselves and start veering from the path like we see in the past 2,000 years. Like I've said before, there's not one thing that could possibly take the place of God's Perfect Maintenance Manual. It applies to us as individuals and collectively as the world-wide church. So you see, it's not really a choice that be made or a fork in the road between Christ or the church. They're married, one flesh, unseperable at least not by man. We have to find a sense of balance between the two. However, I'd be interested in your opinion(s). God bless this forum and all who participate therein. |
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262 | Can A Christian disown Christ? | Matt 10:33 | Rowdy | 117764 | ||
My only response: Your life sounds the reincarnation of the famous poem "Footprints." God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy | ||||||
263 | Is Jesus "least" in kingdom of heaven? | Matt 11:11 | Rowdy | 119901 | ||
Well said. --Rowdy | ||||||
264 | "Least in the kingdom of God"? | Matt 11:11 | Rowdy | 123201 | ||
I too would urge you to stop the name calling. There really is no place for it on the Forum and I would also like to see your background/profile. If you would like to do so, go to the link, Update User Info on the lower left corner of your screen and update it. It's great to know some details of your background, your experiences. Just in case you need to know, if you wish to see mine or someone else's profile, double click on their name when it's red and underlined. God bless. --Rowdy PS: Whatever it is in Emmaus that you're mistaking for bigotry is not from him. He is merely reflecting what the Bible says as he is overflowing with much knowledge about God's Word. |
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265 | God and gods? | Matt 11:11 | Rowdy | 123215 | ||
So now my curiostiy is aroused by reading all these posts, yours, Tim's and others. Do you or do you not acknowledge and confirm the full deity of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of this world in whom is the ONLY way of getting out of this world and go Home to Heaven? Simple question? Simple answer needed? I pray that you can answer and come on Home to your Father in Heaven. God bless. --Rowdy |
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266 | God and gods? | Matt 11:11 | Rowdy | 123259 | ||
I assume the Forum Watchers will be making short work of Mr. Ralph2. It's tragic that he's not willing to see the wisdom exhibited on this Forum and resolve to just behave. I'm assuming that a flyer or some sort of correspondence has been issued to the Watchtower Society so as to spread the word and not waste our time. Is there any way to check and see if that can be done? Um, I wonder. God bless. --Rowdy |
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267 | God and gods? | Matt 11:11 | Rowdy | 123268 | ||
I have to agree, dear friend. These situations on the Forum should be handled in the very same way as Jesus commands in Matt 18 when we have a dispute. The single most important thing we should be displaying to everyone, especially ALL Forum participants is the Love of God. Unconditional love of the sinner (not his sin) and be gentle and kind in our handling of his problem. Thanks for the reminder. I do hope a large no of people see your statement. Maybe you could post a separate statement for everyone's benefit. God bless. --Rowdy |
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268 | "Least in the kingdom of God"? | Matt 11:11 | Rowdy | 123281 | ||
I thought it might be helpful if I copied one of my previous posts to Miss JW. If you're interested in following the chain of thought in the thread, the Post No is 121627. Miss JW, Apparently you and the others of your faith are getting a lot of heat because of your background. I thought I'd try to help you and some others get to the actual root cause of all the controversy. You see, here at the Study Bible Forum, ALL of us believe in ALL of the Bible and the Bible's most emphatic point to us modern earth dwellers in this century is that Jesus Christ is the Living God in charge of this world. He came to this planet of sinful man for the express purpose of saving the souls of ALL mankind, past, present and future with His Perfect sacrifice of His own sinless body and life. IF a person come to the SBF to discuss and exchange views and ideas about all the above, it MUST be done WITH the acknowledgement of that previous statement being ABSOLUTE TRUTH. If we can't get that acknowledgement up front in advance from such a person, everything else is valueless and not really worthy of discussion by anyone, at least to those on the Forum. Now, I myself had absolutely nothing to do with drafting up the rules to the Forum but I try to abide by them. I know Hank and some of the others don't like it when I fail to cite book, chapter and verse when I make a statement but that's because I've cited it before in a previous post. Anyway, we ALL from an early age in life learn that we must play by the rules when we join an organization. Now your decision is really quite simple: either acknowledge the ABSOLUTE TRUTH of the statements above or refrain from posting statements of your own to the Forum. That of course DOES NOT mean that you can't read and enjoy the posts you see on the Forum. Also some of the folks on the Forum cite their own E-Mail address so you could attempt to communicate directly with them in that manner. Now the basic reason for this rigid requirement is simply to keep the Forum in some semblance of order and you know we're commanded to do that, 1 Cor 14:40. Without giving Christ His due according to His Last Will and Testament, we ALL do Him a serious dishonor and we would have to pay dearly for such an infraction at Judgment Day. There's one more subject of interest: Cults. There's been several questions back and forth about this and of course the word means different things to different people. But the one basic thing that it means to Forum participants is that a person who refuses to acknowledge the truth of Jesus as cited above would be considered to be a member of a cult. Now I realize that probably doesn't please you but I'm afriad that's a fact that's well reconized throughout the vast majority of Christendom. I do sincerely hope this clarifies the whole matter for you and the other participants of your faith. I really wish no ill toward you or anyone else. I'm afraid that's just the way things are done here at the Forum. I also pray God will bless you as you study Him AND His Son in His Word. Maintain an open mind AND an open heart to His Will. Pray often about this subject. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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269 | Revealing error is persecution? :-) | Matt 11:11 | Rowdy | 123283 | ||
Welcome to the Forum. Your post was quite well written with good solid scripture in support. I'm hoping to entice you into revealing a little more about yourself, your background and experiences. You can do so by clicking on Update User Info at the lower left corner of your screen and update your profile. If you'd like to read the profiles of other Forum participants you may do so by clicking on their name in red or blue and underlined. Good to have you as part of the team. God bless. --Rowdy |
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270 | God and gods? | Matt 11:11 | Rowdy | 123287 | ||
Good post. My only addition would be just a reminder as I'm sure you'll agree. Everything we do on the Forum MUST be done with the God like love we see from our Father and exhibited in our Bibles. We must do this so as to emphasize to our participants and readers that the souls of everyone come first and foremost. With this proper emphasis, we may HOPE some of the Jehovah's Witnesses folks might come around and be converted to true Lord and Savior of this world. God bless. --Rowdy |
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271 | God and gods? | Matt 11:11 | Rowdy | 123321 | ||
Greetins Following Him, Having just read your post, along with Hank's, Tim's and Zsuzsi and at least a good portion of the other posts on this thread, I felt "inspired" to throw in my two cents worth. After you get mine and Hank's age, a person begins to show an ocassional spot of frustration now and again. Although we may talk like and try to imitate God and His Perfect level of Love, it's tough for most humans to even come close to that standard. Along with that love, we're also commanded to take a "tough love" approach with false teachers and others when they refuse to believe in the basic truth as exhibited in the Bible. You might want to refer to Jesus' Words in Matt 7:6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces. Now I agree, the tough part in this scripture is figuring out who are the dogs or the pigs but at least you see where I'm going with this post. I'd be the last person in the world to call another human being a pig or a dog in the sense of the verse above but I'd also be one of the first to agree that the ideas and views as promoted by the cults such as discussed here are and should be treated as worse than dogs, maybe even vermin. So we're going to strive for God's love but please understand we are all human and we'll continue to make mistakes, stumble and fall. As long as we get back up and re-attempt our struggle to get back to God, following Peter's lead instead of Judas, we're doing good. I might add, when a Forum user doesn't show his profile long after he finds out how to complete it, naturally it raises our suspicious nature. I hope this helps you understand a little better. God bless. --Rowdy |
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272 | explane matt 12:31-33 | Matt 12:31 | Rowdy | 117645 | ||
If you'll insert the key words such as blasphemy and Spirit into the search engine at the right of your screen, you'll get more information that you'll ever want, including my own take on the matter. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
273 | Are the remarried forgiven? | Matt 12:31 | Rowdy | 118930 | ||
I must disagree with you about Heaven being filled in contrast to Hell being empty. Although our God does want it that way, He knows mankind better than we know ourselves and Jesus said Matt 7:13 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. This concept is NOT new to the NT, it was well established in the OT. See 2 Ki 19:31, 2 Chr 36:20, Is 10:22 and Jer 31:7. Copied for reference Mi 2:12 "I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people. So you see, if the majority of mankind actually made it to Heaven, that wouldn't be such a glorious thing. That's the way we run this country and most of the world. In contrast is God's way and in His world only a minority will actually make it to Heaven. Hope to see you there. God bless. --Rowdy PS: I noticed your use of the word "excepted" in your post. I think the word you're looking for is "accepted." |
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274 | Are the remarried forgiven? | Matt 12:31 | Rowdy | 119157 | ||
No slam intended. I noticed you used the term twice in the same post so... I should probably mention I'm one of the worst at this art of proofing my own work, especially when it involves manipulating a keyboard. I hope in reading my post, you were inspired to read God's Word. Sometimes it is challenging to figure out exactly what our Lord is telling us to do but I AM convinced that God's Word is whole, and it is in complete harmony; we just have to learn to adjust our lives in agreement with It. God bless. --Rowdy |
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275 | What exactly is this Unforgivable Sin? | Matt 12:32 | Rowdy | 109425 | ||
I just briefly skimmed a large number of the responses after researching this topic and noticed a wide variety of opinions about this subject. But I think Prayon is very close to the actual truth but I'll wait and see what other statements show up to my question. Thanks for your response. | ||||||
276 | What exactly is this Unforgivable Sin? | Matt 12:32 | Rowdy | 109436 | ||
I've just updated my profile. Sorry about that but I became a christian at 13 years of age, 36 years ago. | ||||||
277 | What exactly is this Unforgivable Sin? | Matt 12:32 | Rowdy | 118097 | ||
It looks as though you've missed my profile. I go into some detail about my life. Did you have some specific question? God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
278 | Is Hell fire literal that burns forever? | Matt 13:40 | Rowdy | 122120 | ||
I thought I'd try to answer the question you pose. Remember in the following, Apostle Peter is writing to christians about christians: 2 Pet 2:21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "A dog returns to his own vomit," and, "a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire." Rev 2:10 promises a crown to those who are faithful but what do you think goes to those who are unfaithful. This topic has been discussed at great lenth. It is probably one of the most controversial topics on the forum. Insert the words "Grace" or "Falling from Grace," and you'll get a multitude of posts and various opinions. But the important guidance in this area comes from God. What does He have to say about it? All I can do is quote from Paul 2 Cor 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 8Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And in Acts 20:28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. 29For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears. So you see, it's not only possible christians can "fall from grace," it was predicted by the Holy Spirit that they would. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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279 | "Having a good heart is not enough" | Matt 22:29 | Rowdy | 122863 | ||
How true! Amen, dear friend, Amen, again. --Rowdy | ||||||
280 | What is Love?? | Matt 22:37 | Rowdy | 115897 | ||
I have to agree. It's practically impossible to do justice to the definition of love in a Biblical discussion. We could discuss the many different ways Americans abuse love: "I love my pizza and ice cream" and then turn to the most precious person in the world to us and say "I love you too!!" How much more of a dichotomy do we need? Then we could discuss the 3 different words in the Koine Greek language of the Bible for love, each with its own very distinct definition. So I guess the ball is in your court. What particular kind of love are you wishing to discuss? Man's or God's? His is described pretty well, as mentioned in 1 Cor 13. Ours pales in contrast. God bless. PS: The search function to the right of your screen will bring up everything you could possibly want to know about this subject as this has been discussed many times before. |
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