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41 | What was the answer? | 1 Sam 28:12 | itiswritten | 80577 | ||
Dear Edb, First of all let me say that I never said man had so called "spiritual authority" over anything. I simply gave scriptures which I believe show earthly authority, such as a man being head of a house or a patriarch being the tribal head...which are authoritative situations that are recognized worldwide. From as far back as Genesis 3:16 the husband was given authority over the woman as it ends with and "he shall rule over you." This was part of the curse, by the way. I never said that man or the devil had authority in any legal sense now but though it may not be legal, everything has not yet subjected itself under God as yet. Jesus now legally has all authority, but he took that authority by submitting Himself to the cross,and it is not yet all manifest, though it is won. I simply gave you an answer from what I believe to be true because of Scriptures I gave to support my thought process. I shall give you another: I Corinthians 15: 22-28 and explain this to me if I am wrong. Also, I ask you to have a look at Luke 9: 1-2;and I also ask you to have a look at Mark 16:14-20 where we were commanded to go into all the world and preach the gospel...in the authority of His name. Another thing to answer what you said about the animals. God gave man authority over them in the garden. Man was to name them and care for them and man enjoyed total peace and fellowship with all of God's creatures until after the Flood...much later. The animals then became afraid because they were now prey for us and many of them also became predatores and prey. But originally this was not so, and this was not the authority I was speaking of. I was speaking of the original authority given to Adam to name and to care for the garden and God's lesser creatures. Satan has no authority over myself or any other believer, but he makes havoc in the lives of those who do not believe in the only Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And he causes havoc using evil men who use legal or illegal authority over others in this world until Jesus returns and puts all enemies under His feet. Of course God has all power and authority, even over Satan. But in His great wisdom and mercy and patience, He allows evil to play out this great plan which allows free will and which will justify those who will yet be born and choose to come to Jesus the Christ, the only Lord and Savior. If this clarifies what I am trying to say to you, I hope this is so. If not do not give me archaeology or arguments that you make up to argue with someone's point. I make no argument. I am simply stating what I see the scriptures are saying. I never said God gave man spiritual authority in himself over anything. However, in Jesus name, believers DO have spiritual authority over even evil spirits. I still maintain...Satan is the prince and power of the air(Eph. 2:2)...I believe this denotes authority of some sort because it says he works in the children of disobedience. And I also maintain that Matthew 4: 1-11 shows us that he has some authority in this earth or he could not have really tempted Jesus in the wilderness. The whole episode would have to be considered a hoax if it were not in his hand to give Jesus the things he said he would give Him. Now, like I said earlier, Jesus won it back on the cross through His death and resurrection...but it has not yet all manifest, though it was won. |
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42 | Righteousness by faith NOT WORKS!!! | Ps 32:1 | itiswritten | 88681 | ||
Dear tj57h, Dear brother in Christ,I speak as another believer out there with Jesus on my own... please remember to read the book of James as it will help you keep a balance. It speaks of works...properly. We are saved by faith but works should be produced by one who believes. It is sort of like the man who said he could roll a barrel on a tight-rope over Niagra Falls. He looked down at the onlookers and said to one of them..."Do you believe I can do this?" And the onlooker said, "Yes!" And the tight-rope walker said, "Get in the barrel." The Scripture tells us "Faith without works is dead" (See James 2:18-20). We are not saved by our works. But we are saved FOR works. We are saved to do the works of God on this earth. Reading the whole book of James would balance out the walk of faith. This having nothing to do with religion or tradition. This is not a criticism, just a comment. Itiswritten. |
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43 | queen of heaven | Jer 7:18 | itiswritten | 80579 | ||
Dear gbennett76, I just want to say that knowing about the Hebrew traditions and mysticisms and archaeology is interesting...I also have studied such things and I am of Hebrew descent. However, the Kabbala is not legitimate according to Scripture but is Hebrew witchcraft and the Holy Spirit is not a "force" but is a Person and you must be very careful. The Word of God is to take top-billing in all matters of faith and doctrine and the rest though interesting is (forgive me) a bunch of hog-wash or maybe even new age hogwash. It is a good idea that the Christian knows his enemy but a Christian need not be an expert in the enemy's teachings or rituals to deal with him/her; the Christian can simply use the armor of God as is depicted in Ephesians 6. Itiswritten |
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44 | What are Mortal and Venial sinis | Matthew | itiswritten | 87369 | ||
Dear Emmaus, For what it's worth, the idea of "mortal" and "venial" sins is a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. It has no biblical basis as far as I know. Having been raised a Roman Catholic (I now attend Assembly of God churches)I was taught that concept at an early age. Mortal sins were acts such as Not attending Mass on any given Sunday, Murder, Adultery, etc., and venial sins might be something like telling a "white lie" so as not to hurt someone's feelings, or making a snide remark about someone. As was said before, in reality, all sin is sin and God makes no distinction. But I thought this might answer your question. Itiswritten. |
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45 | What are Mortal and Venial sinis | Matthew | itiswritten | 87400 | ||
Dear Emmaus, Please do not take offense. As I said I was raised a Catholic. I was saved WHEN I WAS A CATHOLIC, as a Catholic, while reading my Catholic Bible. I am not saying this to "dis" the Catholic Church. I was taught by the Catholic Church that there were venial and mortal sins and that there was a purgatory. I was taught all about miracles and Jesus Christ. However, I was never told that I could have a conversion experience or have any such thing as an encounter with Jesus Christ the Savior of my soul. Not only that, according to Catholic church doctrine, I was practicing birth control and had not gone to church in 7 years which clearly put me in a state of mortal sin according to Catholic church teachings yet, One day, while reading my Catholic Bible, despite all the doctrine I had been taught I met Jesus Christ in my own living room. What I had been told from Catholic grammer school through college...had never told me this was possible. I do not believe that the scripture you refer to gives the same impression that the Catholic church teaching had in this area on myself and many others...the impression that well, if you are not clergy, you will sin...you can not be totally cleansed and you have to figure whatever you haven't been able to overcome in the flesh in this life will be burned off in purgatory for a time.I was taught by implication, to settle for that and that otherwise would be presumptuous to say the least. When Jesus came to me that day I was made instantly aware that I was a sinner (and not because of the reasons of doctrine that the church states), instantly aware that He loved me anyway, instantly aware that I was forgiven and cleansed and made a new person. It was a shock to me. A wonderful awareness but a shock as it showed me that sin was sin, that people had offended me but I was still a sinner because I was offended in the first place and my reaction was just as bad as those who had hurt me even if they were wrong. No mortal and venial...sin was sin, but that Jesus and what He did on the cross was the remedy and that there was no purgatory but you are either forgiven or not...period. Now mind you, I was reading the truths from my own CATHOLIC BIBLE and I do not say anyone should leave the Catholic Church. What I am saying simply is that this doctrine, as far as I know, about mortal and venial sins is taught in the Catholic church as doctrine almost exclusively. I don't think this scripture means that and this is simply my opinion. You are entitled to yours. I just want you to understand why I stated what I did...and the question that was put was simple and I thought looking for just that simple answer...that it was a doctrine of the Catholic church. I believe all doctrine should be from Scripture. I just do not agree that the Scripture you are quoting means the doctrine of mortal and venial sins as I was taught. But that is my own personal opinion. Itiswritten |
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46 | What is the significance of this verse? | Mark 14:52 | itiswritten | 81483 | ||
As you can see, it is in the gospel according to Mark. Traditionally, according to some scholars, it is believed that this is an account of John Mark about himself. It may be that this was the only one of the saints that was aware of this occurrance. Surely the other disciples were preoccupied with their own emotions that night. It is believed that he was the son of the woman, Mary, who let Jesus and His apostles use the upper room of her house for the Passover. It is believed that he was a young man or teenager at this time and it shows the fear he must have felt that night. He later became the writer of this gospel and we see him in the Book of Acts and some of the epistles, as he traveled to spread the gospel during the time of the apostle Paul.(Acts 12:12, Acts 15:37, II Timothy 4:11). I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten. |
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47 | Lucifer cast down? | Luke | itiswritten | 81415 | ||
I would just like to add this: Isaiah 14: 12-15. I believe this scripture, though it is directed toward a man of the time, was also an insight as to the actions and fate of Satan or Lucifer as he was once called. In Luke 10:18 Jesus mentions Satan's fate as being in process. Itiswritten. |
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48 | did judas eat at the last supper? | John | itiswritten | 29300 | ||
Dear SAM, Yes Judas ate with Jesus and lived with him for most of the time of His earthly ministry. There is a reference to this at the Last Supper, where we know he ate at least part of the meal in Matthew 13:26. Hope this is of some help to you. | ||||||
49 | did judas eat at the last supper? | John | itiswritten | 29301 | ||
Dear SAM, Yes Judas ate with Jesus and lived with him for most of the time of His earthly ministry. There is a reference to this at the Last Supper, where we know he ate at least part of the meal in Matthew 13:26. Hope this is of some help to you. | ||||||
50 | filled and upon mean the same thing | John 7:39 | itiswritten | 112633 | ||
Dear Ray, Sorry I have taken so long. I have been having problems with my connection lately. OK - I say filled means indwelt - Well if you fill a cup you pour into it. You don't go on or next to but in. So, that is why I say that filled means indwelt. Romans 8:9- says "But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God DWELL IN you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." Well, I don't quite understand what you are asking me. If one dwells inside of something or someone he is inside of just as water can fill a cup or be inside of. Whereas, before the crucifixion and resurrection this did not seem to occur. In the Old Testament the presence of God's Holy Spirit was manifest inside of the ark and later in the Holy of holies in the temple. However, He was with the prophets and others but did not dwell in them individually. [see John 14:15-17] I hope this answers your question because I am not really sure what you mean. As far as the other Scriptures you cite, I agree with you on them also. No problem at all. I also believe that the rivers of living water are another way of speaking of the same Holy Spirit who indwells the believer. Sincerely, Itiswritten |
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51 | filled and upon mean the same thing | John 7:39 | itiswritten | 112678 | ||
Hello Ray, It is good to hear from you again. OK from the top. I agree that we are the ones to be filled not the ones filling. I also agree that the Holy Spirit does not take control of us but that He fills us. However, I do not agree that the spirit in Ephesians 5:18 is a gift as in the lower case "spirit." The reason I believe otherwise is because in the King James version, the Amplified, the New American Standard Version and also the New International Versions, they all print out "Spirit" as capitalized meaning "Holy Spirit" and the Amplified states it as: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the (Holy) Spirit." I am not a linguist, sadly. So I cannot look at the original languages. However, when in doubt about something, I apply the next best thing I can and that is to compare several good translations of the Bible and see how they seem to translate. Having done this I respectfully disagree on this point. And so this is the reason for my opinion. Sincerely, Itiswritten |
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52 | filled and upon mean the same thing | John 7:39 | itiswritten | 112841 | ||
Hello Ray, Now I never said anything about all these other scriptures you are pointing out here. Where are you coming from? OK now I think you are looking for an argument and I don't really believe in arguing matters of faith. Do you believe in the Trinity of the Godhead? I do. And I am very aware that the word "trinity" is not in the Bible. Be that as it may. The Holy Spirit is a person to me. He is not a gift, or a force in the sense that would make Him impersonal. If one has the Spirit of God in him that Spirit of God which is in him may manifest certain gifts and/or blessings according to the grace the Holy Spirit may give that individual which would enable that person to take his place in the body of Christ as one who prays as an intercessor or functions as an evangelist or as a pastor, etc. Many languages have different words for the different nuances in meaning for words like love, for instance. They have a different word for erotic love, or affection, or unconditional love. The English language does not have this and so we rely on adjectives or whatever is the context of the sentence or paragraph to convey the meaning of something.I did not mean to imply that I rely on capitalization to decide what the meaning of a word is in a text. In fact, in the original Hebrew, as I understand it, there were no capitalizations and there were no periods or any separations whatsoever. I don't mean to sound harsh. However, I prefer to study and learn and walk with the Lord and share, than to picking and being argumentative. I am not angry. I am just tired. I don't like picking. Sincerely, Itiswritten |
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53 | filled and upon mean the same thing | John 7:39 | itiswritten | 113093 | ||
Hi Ray, Sorry to hear that you had a rough time. I want you to know that I do pray for you from time to time. Sincerely Itiswritten Be that as it may...back to the subject at hand. I do not wish to convey that my bottom line is whether a particular scripture is written in capitals or not. I compare scripture and context and what other scriptures also say and I believe in testing the spirits also. That being said, I still believe the Holy Spirit is within me as He is in every believer in Christ Jesus who died for his/her sins and rose from the dead. I still say the Holy Spirit is a person Who is within me not because of captitalization but because it also says "Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world." [1 John 4:4]among other scriptures. In comparing verses 11 and 16 of I Cor. 2, I would say verse 11 distinguishes man's spirit from God's Spirit. I also believe that when verse 16 speaks of the mind of the Lord and that we have the mind of Christ, I believe it means that because we have His Spirit within us we have access to the mind of Christ. The Holy Spirit also will remind us of all that we have learned from Him and from His Word.[John 14:26]. |
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54 | filled and upon mean the same thing | John 7:39 | itiswritten | 113094 | ||
Hi Ray, Sorry to hear that you had a rough time. I want you to know that I do pray for you from time to time. Be that as it may...back to the subject at hand. I do not wish to convey that my bottom line is whether a particular scripture is written in capitals or not. I compare scripture and context and what other scriptures also say and I believe in testing the spirits also. That being said, I still believe the Holy Spirit is within me as He is in every believer in Christ Jesus who died for his/her sins and rose from the dead. I still say the Holy Spirit is a person Who is within me not because of captitalization but because it also says "Greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world." [1 John 4:4]among other scriptures. In comparing verses 11 and 16 of I Cor. 2, I would say verse 11 distinguishes man's spirit from God's Spirit. I also believe that when verse 16 speaks of the mind of the Lord and that we have the mind of Christ, I believe it means that because we have His Spirit within us we have access to the mind of Christ. The Holy Spirit also will remind us of all that we have learned from Him and from His Word.[John 14:26]. Sincerely, Itiswritten |
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55 | filled and upon mean the same thing | John 7:39 | itiswritten | 113371 | ||
Dear Ray, I appreciate the things that you are saying but I respectfully disagree. The only Scripture I can find that speaks of the Spirit of God given without measure is concerning Christ Himself. It is not the "spirit" of God in that sense. The Scripture which speaks of anyone receiving the Spirit without measure:That is located in John 3:34 and the verses surrounding it. I don't believe we receive the Holy Spirit without measure. I believe the Lord meets us where we are and fills us and that as we mature in our walk with Him our capacity enlarges and we can be filled more and more. I also do not believe any of us reach perfection this side of heaven. If there is another Scripture which speaks of the "spirit" without measure can you point it out to me? And then I can consider it. Sincerely, Itiswritten |
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56 | Faith and Works: Paul vs. James | Rom 4:3 | itiswritten | 81046 | ||
I don't know if this will help, but this is the way I understand it. We are justified if we believe God. No good works can add up to that same justification. Only Faith. However, if we DO believe, we will act like we believe. So, our actions should be different than they were before we believed. If we still act like we did before we believed there is no evidence in our faith. But the works do not justify...they only show what has happened inside of us. If we say "I believe that a person can get in a barrel and survive going over Niagra Falls" ... then we should be willing to get into the barrel. I hope this is of some help. Itiswritten. |
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57 | "If" small word, BIG DEAL | Rom 8:17 | itiswritten | 92017 | ||
Dear KCEvangelist, I would not say we are saved by our ACTIONS. We are saved by faith. However, if we believe we will act a certain way just as we would act a certain way if we did not believe. Now the Bible also tells us that we were saved FOR certain good works (read Ephesians 2:10 and James 2: 2-18). It is inevitable that if we live according to what we believe that persecution and/or affliction will come. There are also promises that God gives us that require certain "works" and certain blessings will come for those who fulfill the responsibilities required. "Give,and IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU," and read about the fast that God has chosen rather than our depriving ourselves of food and see also the promises attached to "God's Fast." (read Isaiah 58:5-14). If we do little to nothing concerning our "faith" we are in danger because it says in Revelation 3:15-16- "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." Itiswritten. |
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58 | A fanatic, a zealot or a prophet? | Titus 1:1 | itiswritten | 204950 | ||
I have also experienced a similar situation. I have led a woman's Bible study for over 25 years. Many of the women who have been involved were new believers and I tend to be very protective toward them. For about 15 years I struggled with a woman who seemed to have prophetic gifts and was very demonstrative and vocal. She tended to manipulate and meddle and try to tell people what to do, but she would use the Word of the Lord and had supernatural insights that were hard to ignore. I struggled with judging her, yet I would constantly have to correct her with the Word when she would seem to go way too far in telling some of the less mature women what the "Lord" wanted them to do. It kept me on my toes ALL the time. Often I felt as though she was trying to shove a whole turkey down the throat of a new born babe and giving them tasks that they were yet unable to achieve, setting them up for unattainable "works" from which they may truly find as stumbling block to their spiritual growth. I love the Word of God and I use my gift of teaching His Word always with love and the leading of the Holy Spirit...not my own agenda. I would have to constantly have to call her on her actions concerning other members and I would go to the Lord on this many times. She was big on displaying tongues, prophecy etc. but I felt she did not have enough respect for the Word nor did she seem to hem herself in by it. She was rude, she was self-serving, she would do things that would cause the women's families to become upset...particularly husbands. Yet she KNEW things that could only be known supernaturally. One day the Lord finally answered my prayers for what was I dealing with. I can't believe I didn't see it all that time as it was clearly in His Word all along. The Lord called me by name and said You don't know them by their power, but by their fruit. I cannot explain why I was so deceived for so long when, as a "teacher" of His Word, I should have realized much sooner. Here is the Scripture: Matthew 7: 15-20 NKJV, [15] Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. [16] You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? [17] Even so, every good tree bears good fruit but a bad tree bears bad fruit. [18] A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. [19] Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. [20] THEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS YOU WILL KNOW THEM. Her supernatural abilities and showy, pushy and dominant personality were such that they blinded me from realizing my judgment should be discerned by judging her fruit. Whether deliberate or misguided, though she may even have believed that she was hearing from the Lord, she often was not. (Psychics also often believe their gift is from God yet it is demonic), or she may be hearing from her own spirit. Whatever the case may be probably because she was negligent in her respect for His Word, she was led astray and causing havoc in the lives of others in the body of Christ. |
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