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381 | Why are we accused of blaming God? | Rom 9:21 | Wild Olive Shoot | 194031 | ||
Nobody is denying there is a devil on earth, people like you just give him too much credit. He's a defeated foe. God is in control no matter what you "feel". Nothing happens to me unless God wills it or allows it. God get's the glory no matter what I do or what you say. He's glorified in my salvation, he'll be glorified when he judges those who aren't saved. Please quit twisting Scripture to conform to your wrong impressions. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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382 | Why are we accused of blaming God? | Rom 9:21 | Wild Olive Shoot | 194036 | ||
Wow brother. I think for the sake of us all, it's best we discontinue this discussion. I feel its best for me to quit as I can only take so much of my words being twisted and you sir have caused me to exceed that limit. With that, I'll concede and let you have the victory, as it appears you are striving for. But that is only in your debate with me. For God's truth stands strong, I'll let you have this victory knowing your position doesn't measure up to the Word. I'll let you have the last word and hopefully that will make your day. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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383 | devon what's the diff w/ rhema and logos | Rom 10:8 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161445 | ||
The following is taken from an official position paper located on The Assemblies of God USA web-site. A distinction is generally made by proponents of this view between the words logos and rhema. The first, it is claimed, refers to the written word. The second, to that which is presently spoken by faith. According to this view whatever is spoken by faith becomes inspired and takes on the creative power of God. There are two major problems with this distinction. First, the distinction is not justified by usage either in the Greek New Testament or in the Septuagint (Greek version of the Old Testament). The words are used synonymously in both. A second problem also exists among those who make a distinction between the words logos and rhema. Passages of Scripture are sometimes selected without regard to context or analogy of faith which they claim to speak by faith. In this kind of application of the so-called rhema principle, adherents are more concerned with making the Word mean what they want it to mean than in becoming what the Word wants them to become. In some instances it becomes obvious they love God more for what He does than for who He is. http://www.ag.org/top/beliefs/position_papers/4183_confession.cfm This does not even line up with your definition. Please tell us from where your definition of the words are from. WOS |
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384 | what meaning has christian passover | Rom 14:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 172561 | ||
…”“Let no man impose those things upon you, for God has not imposed them: if God has made you free, be not you again entangled in that yoke of bondage.” And this the rather because these things were shadows of things to come (Col_2:17), intimating that they had no intrinsic worth in them and that they are now done away. But the body is of Christ: the body, of which they were shadows, has come; and to continue the ceremonial observances, which were only types and shadows of Christ and the gospel, carries an intimation that Christ has not yet come and the gospel state has not yet commenced.” – Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. “The metaphor is taken from oxen put under a yoke, and implicated with it, from which they cannot disengage themselves: some of the members of this church had been Jews, who had formerly been under the yoke of the law, and seemed desirous to return to their former state of bondage, from which the apostle dissuades, and therefore uses the word again: or else he may refer to the bondage of corruption and idolatry, which they as Gentiles were in, before their conversion; and intimates, that to give into the observance of; Jewish rites and ceremonies would be involving themselves in a state of bondage again;… … the observation of days, months, times, and years; the multitude of sacrifices, and which could not take away sin; but proclaimed their guilt and obligation to punishment, and were an handwriting of ordinances against them, and thereby they were held and kept in bondage, and such a yoke is the moral law as delivered by Moses, requiring perfect obedience, but giving no strength to perform, nor pointing where any is to be had; showing a man his sin and misery, and so working wrath in his conscience, but giving not the least intimation of a Saviour, or of life and righteousness by another; accusing, pronouncing guilty, cursing, and condemning; hence such as seek for righteousness by it are in a miserable subjection to it, and are sadly implicated and entangled with the yoke of it: every doctrine and ordinance of men is a yoke of bondage which should not be submitted to; nay, any action whatever, performed in a religious way and in order for a man's acceptance with God, and to obtain his favour, and according to his observance of which he judges of his state, and speaks peace and comfort to himself, or the reverse, is a yoke of bondage: as, for instance prayer at such and so many times a day, reading such a number of chapters in the Bible every day, fasting so many times in the week, and the like; so that what are branches of Christian liberty, such as frequent prayer to God, reading the sacred writings for instruction and comfort, and the free use of the creatures, are turned into a yoke of bondage, which should be guarded against.” – John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible 1 Corinthians 5:7,8: 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Christ is our Passover. We partake in the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of Him until He comes again. To participate in the Jewish Passover seems to be indicative that the Messiah has not yet come, since it was simply a shadow. Christ has in fact come. There is no reason to celebrate this feast and for a Christian to do so, in the original sense of it, is in my humble opinion, not appropriate. WOS |
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385 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | 1 Cor 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 178577 | ||
When someone such as Kuhlman or Hinn can walk into a cancer ward or burn center in any one of our many Children's Hospitals and walk out with the place empty, then I think we can say something. But come on, do you really think that will happen? I'm inclined to think that such an enormous fascination with people of this sort is simply a matter of so many not realizing that God's grace is sufficient. It is, honestly, because He said so. Faith in people such as Hinn is a false and failing faith. Faith in Christ is a saving faith. We so strongly desire to see miracles worked that we defend lies and treachery to make us feel better. If so many more would realize the sufficiency of God, and how it works through faith in Christ, we could say good-bye to the heartbreak brought about by those who wrongfully claim to have the gift of healing. 2Corinthians 12:8-10: 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. …”nothing short of the grace of Christ is sufficient grace; and this is sufficient for all the elect of God, Jews and Gentiles, Old and New Testament saints, the family in heaven and in earth, the people of God that are already called, and are to be called, and for the worst and vilest of sinners; and it is sufficient to all saving purposes, to the acceptance of their persons before God, to their justification in his sight, to their pardon and cleansing, to their regeneration and sanctification, to the supply of all their wants, and to their perseverance in grace unto glory; and it is sufficient in all their times of need, in times of bodily affliction, of violent persecution, soul desertion, Satan's temptations, and at the hour of death, and in the day of judgment.” – John Gill Stand in His grace. WOS |
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386 | Does sin prove one is not a believer? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 157917 | ||
David24597, You ask: “What difinitive evidence do you have from scripture alone that states the saved can not fall again into a state of being "unsaved" (for lack of a better word).” John 10:27, 28 Romans 14:4 2Timothy 1:12 Jude 1:24 Below is from Lewis Sperry Chafer: God has not only revealed Himself as Creator and Lord of all, but it has pleased Him to give the most minute and exact assurance of His ability to do for His child that which He purposed in the ages past. Speaking of what He would have us know, it is said: "And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly (Eph 1:19, 20). "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any (created thing) pluck them out of my hand" (Jhn 10:27, 28). This is true of "my sheep." No power created is sufficient to pluck them out of His hand. Even the "free will" of the sheep cannot, and will not, bring him to the point of perishing. "Who are thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand" (Rom 14:4). "I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him (guard my deposit) against that day" (2Ti 1:12). "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling (stumbling) and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy" (Jud 1:24). Such is the testimony of the Holy Spirit concerning the sufficient power of God for the believer's eternal keeping. – Lewis Sperry Chafer Not only is it revealed that God is disposed to keep the one whom He has saved, but the true child of God is also a gift of the Father to the Son (Jhn 10:29; 17:6, 9, 11) and has been committed to the keeping power of the Father by the prayer of the Son. "Holy Father keep." That prayer will be answered. Thus it may be concluded that should the saved one be lost, the eternal purpose of God will have been thwarted. Admitting this, it must be concluded that He Who can design a universe whose remotest star shall not deviate by a second from its appointments throughout the ages; Who can plan the universe from the highest arch-angel to the marvelous organism of the smallest insect; Whose purpose has never yet been known to fail—that such a God may be defeated by the mere creature His hands have made. If the saved one is finally lost, it must also be concluded that God is, to that degree, lacking in power. He Who has testified that not one of His sheep will ever perish, must yet retract His bold assertions and humbly submit to a power that is greater than His own. He Who created and holds the universe in His hands; Who calls things that are not as though they were; Who could speak the word and dismiss every atom of matter and life from existence forever must retire before the over-lordship of some creature of His hand. And, lastly, admitting the revelation concerning God's eternal purpose and His infinite power to accomplish that purpose, if it could still be proven that the saved one might be lost we would be shut up to the one and final conclusion that it could be so only because the All-powerful God did not sufficiently care to keep those whom His power had created as new-born children. But what do we find? The revelation is full of testimony concerning that very care. Who can measure the revealed devotion of His boundless love toward the objects of His saving grace? Who will dare claim that He will not answer the prayer of His Son? – Lewis Sperry Chafer Chafer, Lewis Sperry. "Chapter Eleven: The Eternal Security of the Believer, Part 2." Salvation. Blue Letter Bible. 10 May 2004. 31 May 2005. http://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/lewis_chafer/salvation/ WOS |
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387 | Does sin prove one is not a believer? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 157954 | ||
Philippians 1:6 John 6:39 John 17:12 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 1 Peter 1:3-5 1 John 4:4 John 10:27-30 John 3:16 Titus 3:7 In case we don't know what eternal means, it means forever, never ending, once we have it, we have it always. WOS I didn't quote anybody. |
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388 | Does sin prove one is not a believer? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 157972 | ||
You say: "God is the God of justice as well as the God of love. Where is the justice of condeming someone for something they haven't done yet? May not even do when the time comes? What has happened to freedom of choice now?" I'd have to ask; what happened to an all knowing God? There isn't any "may not" with God. He knows the sins that will be committed and in Christ we have forgiveness for those. It's not that difficult. WOS |
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389 | Does sin prove one is not a believer? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 157976 | ||
You state: "I suggest each and every one of you to go back to the beginning, read the Bible through from Gen. to Rev. paying special close attention to every place this subject is mentioned." Very sound advice and some that I will take. But I believe I'm bound to come to the same conclusion. Christ Himself stated that once we believe we would not parish. I'm not one to call Christ a liar. Eternal is forever. For God to grant us eternal life and then take it away due to some sin we commit, well, then its not eternal is it. Somehow, we should learn that God is more than capable of keeping His, regardless of how important we think we are and how much damage we believe we can do to God's perfect plan. Nothing compares to Him. Not you, not I. WOS |
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390 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205366 | ||
Dear Tamara, I should probably start a new thread since this will be off the topic of discussion for this one, but... Can you elaborate a bit on this quote from you reply: "Mark's account is the eldest account and may actually be considered to be more accurate by some commentators." Is not all scripture God breathed? Do you not see a danger in holding certain scripture above others when it is all God's Word? Stand in His grace, WOS |
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391 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205399 | ||
Dear Tamara, I whole heartedly agree with you that “it is about Bible study”. The very reason I wanted to comment on your post. You mention it a few other posts that it is your desire to divide the Word. I’m sure your aim it to see that it is “rightly” divided. Even if it is not your opinion that one portion of Scripture be held in higher esteem than another, when you comment as you did the implication seems to hold true to the opposite. To make or support or even hint at one scripture, book, passage or what have you, that it is more reliable, accurate or holds more weight than another, is to diminish the authority of the other scripture if one could do that. It is all divinely inspired. If that was your implication, I missed it and apologize. 2 Timothy 2:15: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. “Observe here, 1. The word which ministers preach is the word of truth, for the author of it is the God of truth. 2. It requires great wisdom, study, and care, to divide this word of truth rightly; Timothy must study in order to do this well.” – Matthew Henry And so must we all! Stand in His grace, WOS |
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392 | homosexual brain wired that way at birth | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205739 | ||
What's interesting is that it seems we tend to find the science that supports our sinful way of life. Anything we can do to justify our ungodliness. Don't you think folks tend to fall in line with 2Timothy 4:3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, Many people believe science can show them the truth and save them, I know I used to. 1Corinthians 1:18-31: 18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart." 20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. 30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." The odd thing to me is that it seems science is forever changing to support popular opinion or current cultural standards or beliefs. The Bible on the other hand has showed that truth will endure and that truth is always truth. Fact over theory and truth over speculation. That’s what we need to keep in mind. We need to encourage others to dive into His word and learn the truth. And then stand in His grace. WOS |
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393 | homosexual brain wired that way at birth | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205741 | ||
Dear believer, Accepting the Bible as fact puts you on very solid ground. Great place to be my friend. And welcome to the forum. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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394 | Suicide: a question on sin | 1 Cor 6:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 162039 | ||
Isn't this sort of like testing God? If it weren’t truly God’s will for us to be healed in a situation, then no medical treatment would heal us otherwise. But if we take the treatment and are healed, then maybe it was God’s will for us to be healed. How would you know for sure if treatment is refused. God’s given man the ability to treat medical conditions, wisdom is a gift, (1 Corinthians 12:4-11) and if we don’t use it to His glory then we forsake the gift He has given us. Matthew 4:7(NASB) Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test. Deuteronomy 6:16(NASB)"You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah. Exodus 17 (NASB): 2Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water that we may drink " And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?" 3But the people thirsted there for water; and they grumbled against Moses and said, "Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?" 4So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do to this people? A little more and they will stone me." 5Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pass before the people and take with you some of the elders of Israel; and take in your hand your staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. 6"Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink." And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us, or not?" Just some thoughts. WOS |
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395 | Suicide: a question on sin | 1 Cor 6:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 162187 | ||
And you don't suppose that God can work His healing through medical doctors? Bottom line, I really don't know if refusing treatment is a sin or not, or suicide to be inline with the original question, but I do believe that it is probably not the smartest thing to do, to refuse medical treatment when God has given us the ability to treat certain ailments. I still say it is arrogantly testing our Lord. WOS |
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396 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | Wild Olive Shoot | 207589 | ||
Dear FlintyJoe, Help me if you would. I’m trying to figure out where you stand concerning our unchanging God. In post 207567 you state: “Yes, he put thousands of people to death in the OT, but he's chilled out since then - since he watched his precious first-born die an excruciating death while ungrateful nominal Jews looked on and mocked." But in post 207527 you state: “God has not changed so that “he deals with us differently than he did back in the Old Testament.” Which is it Joe? Has he chilled out or has he not chilled out? I’m curious as this point jumped out at me while reading over your posts. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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397 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | Wild Olive Shoot | 180342 | ||
Brother Edwin, To your comment: …“which is why Jesus was able to say to the thief, "This day", because, as far as he is concerned, it is still this day.”… By advocating this, you are essentially claiming that Christ lied to the thief because the thief would not know any different. Are you sure you want support that position while taking into consideration the many references that have been posted in response to this subject? Just something to consider. Stand in His Grace. WOS |
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398 | Hank | 2 Cor 1:10 | Wild Olive Shoot | 215471 | ||
Clinging to his Savior in life and death, Brother Hank has made it home. Glory be to God. He will never lose one of His. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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399 | Anonymity | 2 Cor 2:15 | Wild Olive Shoot | 215275 | ||
Recently there was some talk on the forum about anonymity and how it was valued. It reminded of an article I read recently and simply wanted to share. Excerpts follow as well as a link to the article. Stand in His grace, WOS (Jason) “We need accountability. Left to our own devices, we will soon devise or succumb to all kinds of evil. As Christians we know that we need other believers to hold us accountable to the standards of Scripture.” “Life is far too difficult and we are far too sinful to live in solitude.” “Our society values anonymity. There are many who feel that anonymity is a right and one that must be guarded and protected.” “In former days, morality was accountability through visibility. Today many of us prefer to remain invisible and unaccountable.” Quotes from Tim Challies. http://www.ligonier.org/tabletalk/2009/4/1146_Escaping_Anonymity |
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400 | Homosexual debate at school help please | 2 Cor 4:4 | Wild Olive Shoot | 168331 | ||
Robin, Would really appreciate your thoughts on the following in reference to love the sinner, hate the sin being the Christian message. Psalm 5:6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. Psalm 11:5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Leviticus 20:23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. Hosea 9:15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters. Proverbs 6:16-19: 16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. God does not punish sin. He punishes the sinner. Since sin occurs in our hearts and minds, how are we able to distinguish between the sin and the sinner, to hate one and love the other? God his wholly just and able to do so but I’m not so sure that I can love and hate without one compromising the other in some manner. Thoughts? WOS |
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