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381 | 1Peter 2:11 | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 181319 | ||
Regarding the quotation from John Wesley I just posted, I meant to include a thank you to humbledbyhisgrace (Steve) for pointing me to the book and chapter. Thanks Steve and God bless, Jeff |
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382 | 1Peter 2:11 | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 181318 | ||
"Is there then sin in him that is in Christ? Does sin remain in one that believes in him? Is there any sin in them that are born of God, or are they wholly delivered from it? Let no one imagine this to be a question of mere curiosity; or that it is of little importance whether it be determined one way or the other. Rather it is a point of the utmost moment to every serious Christian; the resolving of which very nearly concerns both his present and eternal happiness." "And yet I do not know that ever it was controverted in the primitive Church. Indeed there was no room for disputing concerning it, as all Christians were agreed. And so far as I have observed, the whole body of ancient Christians, who have left us anything in writing, declare with one voice, that even believers in Christ, till they are "strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might," have need to "wrestle with flesh and blood," with an evil nature, as well as "with principalities and powers." "Original sin is the corruption of the nature of every man, whereby man is in his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth contrary to the Spirit. And this infection of nature doth remain, yea, in them that are regenerated; whereby the lust of the flesh, called in Greek phroneema sarkos, is not subject to the law of God. And although there is no condemnation for them that believe, yet this lust hath of itself the nature of sin." (from Sermons of John Wesley, PC Study Bible formatted electronic database Copyright © 2003 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
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383 | What is blocking us from God's love? | Rom 8:39 | jlhetrick | 181316 | ||
Amen Searcher. I praise God and am so thankful for that promise of Scripture. :) Jeff |
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384 | Circumcision reduces HIV rates by half | Gen 17:11 | jlhetrick | 181282 | ||
Hello brother WOS, You are a blessing to the Forum. you wrote: "It's hard to imagine the ethics were that different from then to now when you take into consideration Sodom and Gomorrha." you are right and thanks for pointing that out. I should have been more clear regarding my comments on cultural standards regarding sexual relations. I was responding to Parable and should have been specific to identify the chosen people of God. With that said brother, it is speculation on my part but I have to believe that Sodom and Gomorrha were not the standard of the time. I believe that they were somewhat isolated in terms of the larger culture openly accepting sexual immorality. I say this because, well, God did consider their sin so great that He required their destruction. "Gen 18:20-21 20 Then the LORD said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, 21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know." ESV We only have a fairly short description of just what was going on in Sodom and Gomorrha from Scripture. I know nothing of secular history that might give more insight. Still, what we do have from Scripture shows us that the immorality was open and acceptable and the norm of the people. "Gen 19:4-7 4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom , both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them." 6 Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him, 7 and said, "I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly." ESV I wonder if we were to know the whole truth about the cities and their inhabitants, if we might not begin evacuating our own. How close are we and other cultures to being like Sodom and Gomorrha? Thanks for your posts, Jeff |
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385 | Circumcision reduces HIV rates by half | Gen 17:11 | jlhetrick | 181276 | ||
Hello Parable, I do appreciate that HIV is a physical and therefore a medical problem. The point here is that the spread of HIV (not to mention the original cause) is a behavioral one. My concern regarding this thread is that it does not become a focus on medical research and by doing so become inappropriate for the forum which is dedicated to bible study. Regarding the "sexual ethics during Abraham's time". Don't take my word for it. Read it for yourself. We know absolutely that sexual immorality was definately present then. But it was not the culturally accepted norm. Even in NT times prostitutes might be stoned to death. Today, they have their own TV shows. Have no doubt about it; sexual immorality is far more accepted today if not practiced. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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386 | I NEED A TRUE FRIEND THAT IS A CHRISTIAN | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181270 | ||
Hello MWLaine, Your response to MommieSadie sounds sencere but might I caution you? Please be careful not to teach that an emotional experience (such as having the hair on your neck raise) is the indicator of the Holy Spirit's work. Personally, I've had the hair on the back of my neck raise during a scarry movie. What I have learned after years of hearing sermons is that the true test of witness is that of Scripture. I appreciate that your focus seems to be that of comforting MommieSadie (although her/his post was a couple of months ago) but that comforting should be consistent with the teachings of God's word. God bless, Jeff |
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387 | Circumcision reduces HIV rates by half | Gen 17:11 | jlhetrick | 181261 | ||
Amen brother! | ||||||
388 | Circumcision reduces HIV rates by half | Gen 17:11 | jlhetrick | 181259 | ||
Hello Parable, Before I would assign any validity to the studies, I would have to know the statistics, if any, relating to circumcision and socioeconomic status. I already know that socioeconomic status does have correlations with education and lifestyle. Furthmore, education and lifestyle have direct correlations to HIV infection. In any case, an interesting thing about Abraham's time, as I understand it, is that free-for-all, anything goes, if it makes you feel good sexual relationships were not the norm. Unfortunately, it is the norm in many cultures today, including the US. The best HIV prevention is God's plan for sexual relationship exlusively between a man and a woman after they are married. Circumcision, in Abraham's time, was a matter of covenant. God bless, Jeff |
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389 | What did Paul say that his teaching was | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 181201 | ||
Sorry, I misspelled Colossians :) | ||||||
390 | First animal sacrifice who, when, why? | OT general | jlhetrick | 181190 | ||
Hello Ambrus, Welcome to the forum. You were a chapter late. Jeff :) |
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391 | Does it really matter? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181156 | ||
Kalos, good post. And if anyone's interested, the full text to Ryken's book "The Word of God in English" can be downloaded for free @ http://www.esv.org/translation/woge Jeff |
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392 | Power of Michael the Archangel? | 2 Thess 2:7 | jlhetrick | 181154 | ||
Hello and thanks brother Tim. I agree that it is impossible to know for sure who the restrainer is, although some "guesses" are better supported from Scripture. Fortunately for me, at this time, the Lord has not put a burden on my heart and mind about it. It doesn't matter much to me who or what the restrainer is, especially knowing that, as you pointed out, the Lord God is in control of it all. Still, I somehow got involved in this thread (by posting of course) and have enjoyed the education on the matter. Personally, I love the fact that God's word has mysteries that can not be truly known completely this side of glory. For me, it is the journey in learning that I can not know all about something that teaches me so much. Again, thanks for your well articulated post. God bless, Jeff |
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393 | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 WHO? | 2 Thess 2:7 | jlhetrick | 181117 | ||
Thanks CDBJ, I'm grabbing my board and surfing to the site as soon as I send this. Jeff |
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394 | Power of Michael the Archangel? | 2 Thess 2:7 | jlhetrick | 181116 | ||
Hello again brother Brian, I have always believed that the restrainer is the Holy Spirit. Honestly, because that's what I had always heard taught. I have said before that my walk with the Lord has been one of having to unlearn a lot of doctrine I had grown up with. Today may be an example of that. I do not wish to enter into the debate because I simply don't believe I can support an answer with Scripture at this point. I will refer you to post #181004 by our brother CDBJ. I will follow along with the more knowledgeable in my own search for understanding. Just a note though, my question to you was due to your apprent use of the Jude 9. The way you presented it, it appeared that you were of the opinion that Michael is not of sufficient power to be the restrainer. Thanks for your response, Jeff |
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395 | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 WHO? | 2 Thess 2:7 | jlhetrick | 181094 | ||
Hello Cuddle, Please don't take my words out of context. If my post was confusing to you, thank you for stating the obvious. but we must be careful not to make it a play on words. To clarify my point in the previous post. If the churuch is the restrainer (which neither of us are teaching and/or appear to believe) it would only be possible in that the Holy Spirit is at work in the church. We the people, the body of believers, would have no power what ever to restrain anything, including our own nature, much less the antichrist. Hope this clears up my position. God bless, Jeff |
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396 | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 WHO? | 2 Thess 2:7 | jlhetrick | 181092 | ||
Yes, Cuddle thank you. I too looked up the Greek. But the question is, "stay", "abide", "remain" where? "with you" as it's stated in the verse. So regarding this, where will He remain in the rapture? It is already established by Scripture that the Holy Ghost is a person of the triune God. He is omnipresent. This promise in John does not effect that. He was present before as we see Him descending on Christ and leading Him into the desert after John baptized Him. We see Him over and over again in the OT. The promise in John 14:16 is that related to the work of the Holy Ghost in the ministry of the apostles and I believe all Christians. It has nothing to do with the existance of the Holy Ghost in all places in all time. He is omnipresent. So relating the verse to the question and topic at hand just isn't necessary and accomplishes nothing toward our understanding of who the "restrainer" is. This is the point I am trying to make. To establish that the Holy Spirit is not the restrainer requires a corroborated argument from Scripture as presented by CDBJ. Pointing to a verse out of context will not accomplish the task. I'm glad you do not see me as being 'arguementitive" because I certainly am not trying to be. How else do we adhere to 2Timothy 2:15 if not a careful consideration of the text. As far as I'm concerned you are a breath of fresh air on the Forum. Thanks for your contribution. God bless, Jeff |
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397 | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 WHO? | 2 Thess 2:7 | jlhetrick | 181088 | ||
Jesus didn't say the Holy Spirit would "remain" forever. He said that the Holy Spirit will "stay with you" forever. Again, I'm not arguing the identify of the "restrainer" just clarifying the text. God bless, Jeff |
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398 | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 WHO? | 2 Thess 2:7 | jlhetrick | 181086 | ||
Hello again Cuddle, As I stated in my earlier post, I too lean toward the angel Michael being the restrainer after having read CDBJ's post. My post was in response to your focusing on John 14:16 and believing that New Creature's believing the Holy Spirit to be the restrainer was in conflict with that verse. My intent was to point out that NC's argument does not conflict with the verse based on the argument that I presented. As for the church being the restrainer, that is a long-standing position taken by some as well. I guess the best reply to that is, Christ is the head of the church, and the Holy Spirit is the person who empowers the church. We, the church, do nothing on our own. Following logically, I believe that saying the church is the restrainer would be equal to saying the Holy Spirit is the restrainer. Your thoughts, :) Jeff |
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399 | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 WHO? | 2 Thess 2:7 | jlhetrick | 181072 | ||
Hello Cuddle, I too appreciated CDBJ's post and believe that he might even be right regarding the identity of the "restrainer". But let us not forget that there are many bible scholars out there that do disagree with this. I believe that New Creature's comment regarding the Rapture should not be tossed aside. I had anxiously followed with the intention of bringing attention to the rapture if New Creature did not do it soon. The reason this is an important consideration is that it may actually be that you are reading into the verse somewhat. It is perfectly logical and theologically sound to consider that the "retainer" may in fact be the Holy Spirit. Arguing His omnipresence only makes sense if we are interpreting that the "taken away" to mean He, the retainer, will no longer be present. This would not hold to scrutinity of Scripture however, consider John 15:26. Jesus said "when the Helper comes..."whom I will send..." There has never been any debate (that I am aware of) that this passage is referring to the Holy Spirit (and Jesus refers to Him as "the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father). So was the Holy Spirit omnipresent at that time? The Scriptures teach that He is the third person in the godhead. He is God, without beginning and without end and His nature has not developed over time. What then are we to make of it? I suggest that just as Jesus has always existed, there was a time in time where he manifested in a new role when He was "sent" to be born of Mary's womb. There was also a time when He was "taken away" and there will be a time when He "returns". The same can be agrued regarding the Holy Spirit if He in fact is the restrainer. It may be that He was "sent" in the sense of fulfilling the restraining role and at a time in the future will be "taken away" (at the rapture) or removed from the task of that role. I hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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400 | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 WHO? | 2 Thess 2:7 | jlhetrick | 181063 | ||
CDBJ, Though I have been aware of the differing thoughts regarding this "restrainer" and have read to a degree about it, I have never heard or read what you have presented. Interestingly, the Scriptures seem to support that the restrainer is Michael the archangel. In any case, the way you brought these passages to bear on the subject was very helpful and exciting reading. Thanks, Jeff |
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