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761 | selfmurder | Rom 10:13 | azurelaw | 207355 | ||
Dear justme, Thank you for your concern and reply. I can tell you each time I read of such question on the forum, my heart breaks as I usually assume the questioner asked the question in concern with his/her present status. I agree with what steve said about a proper handling of the question. Sure I understand you try to help the poster. However, if I were the one who is going to suicide (usually in a confusing mind), just by reading your below statement, it will be just good enough for me to proceed. "There is no need to feel embarrassed or ashamed for anyone to feel like ending your life." Do you see the point? Anything we said must be very careful as we do not know how the person may react, and we are communicating in a remote mode after all. Let's pray for the person. Shalom Azure |
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762 | Wisodom has the power to save? | Rom 10:17 | azurelaw | 204155 | ||
Dear remorse, Very well said. Thank you. Shalom Azure |
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763 | John Mills 30k inconsistancies in the NT | Rom 10:17 | azurelaw | 219617 | ||
Amen, Brother Brad. May I offer my echo with : Roman 11:32-36 and Isaiah 40:10-15. Shalom Azure |
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764 | God turns back on individuals? | Rom 11:5 | azurelaw | 227558 | ||
Dear humble, Roman 11:5 you cited clearly indicated that there are some that God does not choose. How would you reconcile this with your answer "no"? I think we should be careful not to take scripture out of its context. To the question, I would say "yes" and "no". God is Sovereign, Holy, Just and of course Love. He hates sin. We, as sinners, always under His wrath (John 3:36). We are condemned already and are hopless. Do a word search on "wrath" from the Bible Text box, you will find a bunch of scriptures describing God's wrath. The only way that we can escape from God's wrath is through His Son Jesus Christ. This is the only way He planned to exercise His saving grace and Love on sinners (Rom 5:8). He [Jesus] is our only hope and our only shelter. Read also Roman 8:28-30 and chapter 9. Shalom Azure |
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765 | God turns back on individuals? | Rom 11:5 | azurelaw | 227568 | ||
Dear humble, I am sorry that the discussion could have sidetracked the original question and I don't want to make it head to emotional as Pastor Beja has reminded us. You are absolutely correct that : God is Love, Jesus is love. But be careful that Love is not both...and Love is NOT God. It is a simple logic. 1 Cor 13 has a very detail description of what love is...there does not say love is God/love is Jesus/love is both. Nor can we find any verse in the Bible stating so. I would like to commend you the book "The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God" - D.A. Carson. In chapter 4, he talks about God's love and God's wrath. Only when we rightly understand God's justice, holiness and wrath, we will understand and be amazed by his deep and immeasurable Love. Shalom Azure |
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766 | is masterbation a sin | Rom 12:1 | azurelaw | 191662 | ||
Dear Rabban, Thank you for your input in concern with the subject. But I don't think "women and lowly sexed men" should be excluded. :-) May I offer the below quote from a study of the subject :- ------------- Masturbation and the Bible - by Lambert Dolphin " .....In actual fact, masturbation is virtually always closely connected with lustful thought life.....Many individuals who masturbate will admit that they use pornography, ....to heighten the pleasure and vicarious enjoyment of sex. All of these are, in reality, forms of idolatry involving the worship of another person, ... or the worship of an "image,"--rather than God. "Jesus was condemning...those fantasies in which we see ourselves possessing that which we are not allowed to have. He is condemning those fantasies in which we manipulate people in our minds in ways that will appeal to and satisfy the lust of our imagination. Whether it be a forbidden partner or a forbidden sexual practice, we must be aware of the fact that the mind is capable of endless perversions" (Ref. 1, page 119). Many Christian young people can not imagine Jesus Christ loving them deeply enough to help them overcome the shame of their masturbation. Thus masturbation is not an area of one's life where Jesus is welcome---it is usually private and secret. Excluding Jesus from any area of our lives is of course risky since we are then left in darkness and in bondage to sin in one form or another. ... Nothing we do, even in private, is hidden from God. (Psalm 90:8) To be more objective, the Bible is clear that sexual activity is always wrong outside of marriage. It is plain to see that masturbation is usually narcissistic. Narcissus was the Greek youth who, upon seeing his reflection in a pool, fell in love with himself, then fell into the pool and drowned. In other generations masturbation was called self-abuse, ... The emphasis is on "self," not on one's relationship with God or one's family. We can surely say the "solo-sex" is not part of God's original design for man which is for sexual expression in the context of love and commitment in a marriage...... Masturbation also tends to turn one's focus inward upon oneself, leading to shame, sometimes excessive introversion, often low self-esteem, self- consciousness and detachment from normal social roles. God did not design sex to be a solitary experience. It is supposed to be shared with another, and only in marriage. Sexuality is intended to be part of the complementary interaction of self-giving love between a man and a woman who are committed to one another for life. (See 1 Cor. 7:4 where the Bible states that husband and wife are to give up the right to their own bodies to one another in marriage). Within marriage the dynamic interplay between opposites can bring healing and wholeness for both the man and his wife. Admittedly, sexual desires are most intense biologically speaking when we are young and not yet able to marry. The spiritual victory to be gained (with the help of the Lord Jesus) is one of self-control (1 Thess. 4:1-8) and an inner purity that constantly vitalizes one's intimate personal relationship with Jesus the Bridegroom of the church. The Song of Solomon gives us a good picture not only of marriage but also of our individual relationship with Jesus Christ seen as a discipleship of love (Ref 2). God is working in us to produce wholeness and well-roundedness, a self-giving life style not a self-centered one. Previous generations of Christian leaders taught that instinctual energies could be sublimated and rechanneled into productive and creative actions in the world. This concept has largely disappeared in our time when the focus is on self, self-realization, and self-fulfillment. "No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German Army by fighting it, not by giving in. You find out the strength of the wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because He was the only man who never yield to temptation, is the only man who knows to the full what temptation means-the only complete realist (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity). " To read more, please go to http://www.ldolphin.org/Mast.shtml ------------- We are to glorify God. Anything (not only masturbation) fall short of this goal does not please God. Shalom Azure |
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767 | is marijuana against the bible | Rom 12:1 | azurelaw | 210180 | ||
Dear Adam, A belated welcome to the forum. Could you please cite scriptures that bear the Greek "pharmakia" in order that we may understand the biblical context when the word is in used? Meanwhile, I am afraid it would not be appropriate to presume the poster a marijuana smoker in search of biblical support just base on the short question which still lacks its clarity for proper answer. Shalom Azure |
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768 | is marijuana against the bible | Rom 12:1 | azurelaw | 210202 | ||
Dear Adam aka written, I would like to echo with sister Cheri. It is very much appreciated to be given the chance to know more about you and I thank the Lord that you are always thankful to Him However, please understand that registration under 2 or more different accounts is in violation to the terms of use of the forum set by our host Lockman as far as I understand it. Please read the terms of use again and you may need to explain the reason for the double registration, else you may jeopardize yourself with both accounts revoked. Thanks and Shalom Azure |
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769 | weep with others is more important? | Rom 12:15 | azurelaw | 216224 | ||
Just click on the latest response. Thank you all for your input. Is there anywhere else in the Bible that teaches or even hints that one is more important than the other or vice versa? Shalom Azure |
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770 | Eph 4:26-27,Nvr give place to the devil | Rom 12:19 | azurelaw | 186711 | ||
Kill anger before it kills you or your marriage “Remember that God will vindicate your just cause and settle all accounts better than you could. Either your offender will pay in hell, or Christ has paid for him. Your payback would be DOUBLE JEOPARDY or an OFFENCE to the CROSS.” - By John Piper Roman 12:19 1 Peter 2:23 |
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771 | The Final Analysis | Rom 13:8 | azurelaw | 201606 | ||
Dear Brothers (lionheart and john) May I echo with you by Matthew 25:33-46. :-) Shalom Azure |
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772 | Greeting kiss motive | Rom 16:16 | azurelaw | 200115 | ||
Dear Brother John, Thanks for responding. Yes, I agree...the key is "Holy". I believe the reason that we (Chinese) translated it this way is because we do not have the term "Holy Kiss". Whenever I read of those quoted verses above, I always think about the idea as my statement/question in point 2 and in association with a sermon I heard years ago where the pastor warned brothers or sisters earnestly that when they cared about each other in doing counselling for those who were facing problems in marriage, precaution and heavenly wisdom must be prayerfully considered...one to one and cross gender (right word/term?) connection must be avoided to escape from temptation. Otherwise, the situation could be disastrous and severely hurtful and complicated. I personally witnessed (not involved) such case at my own church and learnt of similar cases at another church. Very sad indeed. Shalom Azure P.S. Chinese don't greet with kisses :-) |
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773 | The slow fires of misery | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 184367 | ||
"Abraham Lincoln's marriage was a mess, and accepting the pain brought deep strength in the long run......It was a pain-filled marriage. The familiar lines in his face adn the somber counteance reveal more than the stress of civil war. But the two stayed married. They kept at least that part of their vows. They embraced the pain, even if the could not (or would not) remove it. What was the gain? God will give the final answer, but here are tow historical assessments. (1) How was it that Lincoln, when president, could work so effectively with the rampant egos who filled his administration? 'The long years of dealing with his tempestuous wife helped prepare Lincoln for handling the difficult people he encountered as president.' In other words, a whole nation beneifted from his embracing the pain. "2) 'Over the slow fires of misery that he learned to keep banked and under heavy pressure deep witin him, his innate qualities of patience, tolerance, forbearance, and FORGIVENESS were tempered and refined.' ..... there were resources for healing he did not know, and short of healing, EMBRACING THE FIRE IS BETTER THAN ESCAPE. Increasingly, contemporary culture assumes the opposite. Painfree relationships are assumed as a right. But God promises his people something better. 'Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love hiim' (James 1:12, RSV)" John Piper in his "A Godword Life" |
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774 | Christians living together outside of ma | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 194075 | ||
Dear PutGodFirst, I cannot imagine how a parent could speak ill (even that is true) of his/her son/daughter in public or vice versa. I think you have to pray fervently for God to help you remedy your relationship with your son, and attending their wedding could be a chance for it. Mat 5:38-48 Mat 9:13 Rom 12:14 (we are required to even bless our adversaries, how much should we bless our son or daughter despite their follies!) Shalom Azure |
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775 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199398 | ||
Dear Brother Doc, I like what you have put it "...we are privileged to speak His Word to others...." (your post 199392). If we hold it our privilege, will we be afraid to share with others? Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Is 52:7 How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, "Your God reigns!" Shalom Azure |
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776 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199449 | ||
Oh, dear Jesusman, I must strongly disagree with your statement: " Tell the unbelievers to have faith in what they think is a myth, and give them a book they might think of as no more credible than an edition of Snow White?" A sister of mine in a cell group was just given a bible in the Mainland China when she was young and she read it and believed. This testimony is only the tip of an ice-berg so to see in many places. Shalom Azure |
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777 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199459 | ||
Dear Jesusman, I have read your user profile not long after my joining the forum. I am very impressed by your devotion to witnessing Christ and how you got your username is respectable to me. You said: I couldn't help but feel that no matter how knowledgable I was about the matters of faith and God's word and teachings, I had no answers for their questions about if this was real or not. Dear brother, you have made the point. We do our best, but only God wills it be done in His appointed time and MEANS. Zech 4:6 Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel saying, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts. May the Lord keeps you and bless you in your ministry. Shalom Azure |
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778 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199483 | ||
Dear Cheri, Very well put and encouraging. What you have depicted about your evangelizing the unbelievers reminds me of a book "the Sweet Potato Evangelist" written by a Korean (translated Chinese edition). He uses an analogy to describe those unbelievers as raw sweet potatoes with extreme hard hearts. Each time when he evangelize to his target and pray for him, it is just like using a chopstick to poke a hole onto the sweet potato. The more holes are made, the faster and easier the sweet potato get cooked and turn out to have a softened and tender heart .... then he is ready for conversion. I believe the main idea is to be perseverant in our evangelization. Shalom Azure |
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779 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199672 | ||
Dear Gunnie, I am very sorry in reading your using such a strong word "persecution" to the parties voicing out their disagreements in the discussion. I think the below picture speaks so much in concern with proof vs faith:- John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. John 20:25 So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." John 20:26 After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you." John 20:27 Then He *said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing." John 20:28 Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" John 20:29 Jesus *said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed." Shalom Azure |
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780 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199807 | ||
Dear jesusman, I am very sad to see that you are putting words on others' mouth and picturing yourself as the poor victim thus probably clouding the readers. I am so much surprised to see you, as a senior forum participant (since 2001) and have been so much devoted yourself to evangelizing to the lost, behave in such an emotional manner when facing disagreements. Prov 27:5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. Shalom Azure Eccl 12:12-14 |
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