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101 | On Prayer | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190620 | ||
Thanks Azure- it wasn't a question, I wanted to post the quote for others to reflect on and possibly respond too. After coming across some things rather "accidently" a short while back, I came to realize that my relationship with God was lacking in the prayer department. So I've been studying the Scriptures and reading what I can on prayer. Last night I "accidently" stumbled across something else. John MacArthur Jr's. "Alone With God". Interesting! When I purchased my bible study software libraries I casually skimed over the list of included books to make sure they had what I wanted and needed, ignoring other volumes that I thought I would probably never open but their included in the package so hey. Then you click on a title and a gem opens up. It's amazing to reflect on the seemingly small things that God effects in our lives isn't it. By the way- is it possible to post a "note" that doesn't show up as a question without attaching it to something already posted? God bless sister, Jeff |
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102 | On Prayer | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190630 | ||
OK, thanks! | ||||||
103 | On Prayer | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190631 | ||
Wow, thanks. didn't know it could be done like that. also, thanks for sharing about your prayer life. |
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104 | Keep the Sabbath Holy? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190972 | ||
onlyme, What I appreciate about your postings here is that you truly appear to have a question that your trying to learn the answer to. What puzzels me at the same time is that you seem to have your mind set on being in conflict with the traditional position of the Christian church and unaccepting of the Sriptural support. Same is true for your inquiring about the 4th commandment. Keeping in mind the sovereignty of God, His holiness, and never-changing attributes- will you please provide Scriptural reference to support your statement: "The Ten Commandments were created for the Israelites who were being rebellios and causing enough anger in God that he nearly destroyed them all." I don't find that in Scripture. Furthermore, the statement seems to suggest that you already had your mind made up before asking: "does the 4'th commandment pertain only to the time period and the audience at the time of the commandments, meaning the Israelites of Moses' day, or does it pertain to all Christians for all time?" Please clarify. God bless, Jeff |
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105 | Keep the Sabbath Holy? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190991 | ||
Hello again and thanks for the response. Based on your belief that there are "so many different flavors to choose from..." regarding Christian tradition I simply disagree; and see your thinking as perhaps the center of your difficulty. Agreeably, today there are many different denominational “flavors” but the truth of Scripture is, and always will be- unchanging. When I mentioned "traditional Christianity" I assumed, perhaps mistakenly, that you had a background in church history and orthodox Christianity. I apologize for that. Now that I have a better idea of where you are at, I believe I have some feedback that may be helpful. We most of us have the experience of some exposure to church attendance growing up and (to agree with you on some level I think) we all have learned various contradictory things. So when I refer to tradition I am speaking to those truths of Scripture long-held and taught by the church. The teachers of our history whose writings and commentaries have been studied and critiqued and found to be in-line with Scripture, relying on the truth of Scripture alone as their foundation. I might throw out a few names here but that would defeat the purpose of what follows. We have to keep in mind here that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Head of the church. When we realize that, we can have confidence that He has stayed true to his word (Isaiah 55:11, John 14:26). There comes a time in every serious bible student’s life when he/she realizes that he/she has a certain amount of beliefs (learned in the home, church, and social environment) that are not in agreement with, or at least are not decisively supported by Scripture. For me it was marked by a period of time that would be best described as faith-shaking and panic. Perhaps that’s where you are now, perhaps not. In any case, I believe the lesson learned, if learned at all, is eventually the same for everyone. Our doctrine does not show the Scriptures to be true, but rather, the Scriptures alone must determine our doctrine. When we study for ourselves we will NOT likely be “…tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; “ The interesting thing is that the more we learn from God's word the easier it is to recognize a teaching that doesn't line up. I hope it's comforting to know that there is not a "which Christian Chruch" issue to be considered. There is only one Christian Chruch, that of which Christ is the head. With that perhaps you will be less interested in the opinions of others. God bless, Jeff |
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106 | How did Christ escape inherent depravity | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 191113 | ||
Thanks inGodITrust for keeping it simple and too the point. An interesting point is- how often the very simple and clearly presented truths of God's word are so easily missed or not comprehended. This case is a good example of how important it is to consider the lineages when they are given in Scripture. Like the whole of Scripture, it was put there for a purpose. God bless, Jeff |
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107 | Praise in worship: emotion that counts? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 192247 | ||
Doc- I didn't read where Azure's post included anything about their focusing on how things are done in the West; but your response was absolutely wonderful. The quote from Calvin and your own thoughts on the matter deeply addressed thoughts and questions I have always had fluttering around in my mind. Though those thoughts have never been a hindrance, I am glad to have your insight (and that of John Calvin) to help sort through them. Very well explained! Thanks and God bless, Jeff |
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108 | Hypocrite and refused to be saved same? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 192390 | ||
jesusfreak- Just a thought and response to your post here. I'm not sure why you and others might interpret this passage as teaching "excommunicating"? There is nowhere in Scripture that I am aware where Christians are given the authority to "excommunicate" another Christian. I am well aware that certain groups have somewhere along the continuum taken upon themselves such authority and or assigned it to the church- but I don't find it in Scripture and certainly not in this passage. If the Lord has saved one and included him/her into the family, there's no hope (even if some would desire it) that any man might expel them. Please refer to Romans 8:31-39. I believe the lesson here is one of Paul's teaching the spiritual truth of these issues. That is, a christian is certainly capable of sinning and even for a time allowing sin to prevail. The church has a scripturally supported responsibility to apply discipline to these situations (see Matthew 18:15-17ff). See also 2 Thess. 3:6-7. My understanding is that we are to love our brothers/sisters in Christ to include exposing sin and following a responsible method of helping him/her to correct it. What Paul seems to warn against is a temptation to try and change another. We have to keep in mind that it is only the Father who calls and the Spirit who draws and creates the change within us. The biblically supported discipline carried out by the church is strictly limited to the holding up of the standards of truth in Scripture alone. If the sinning Christian is unwilling to respond to that, a man certainly has no power over him. Beyond the scriptural approach, the matter should be left to God. We can not pull a man from his sin, but perhaps the resulting destruction caused by that sin might turn his heart back toward the Lord. Furthmore, I can say with some certainty that there is no time frame (be it 'a few months or in some cases a year') in which the process should be held in consideration. Rather, there is a clear sequence of events (again refer to Matt chapter 18). We can't be in the business of setting periods of time in which we will tolerate the sin and then finally divorce the person from the family. Hope this is somehow helpful, Jeff |
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109 | Hypocrite and refused to be saved same? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 192413 | ||
tron- welcome to the Forum! I understand this to mean that we are to not attempt to do what only God can do. We hold to our responsibilities in discipline only to the degree established by Scripture. The church isn’t ours, it is Gods. How do you, I, or anyone else “excommunicate” someone from it? We can’t. If one is not saved, he/she is not a true part of Christ’s church. If he/she is saved, that person is forever a part of Christ’s church. So where does that leave us? We carry out the discipline as prescribed by Scripture. If a person is unwilling to respond appropriately it is a spiritual matter that is beyond our control. In other words, it’s in God’s hands alone. 2 Th 3:6 (NASB) Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us. We may be dealing with semantics here regarding the word “excommunicate”. In the more traditional use of the word I understand it in terms of divorcing the member from the family if you will. In a more literal sense of withholding some degree of membership rights I would be more in agreement with jesusfreak. I understand the gist of what Paul was saying in the following manner. We should first agree that Paul is referring to Christians as he referred to them as “brothers”. Next we agree, I believe, that these brothers have received corrective redirection but have not responded in accordance with the principles of Paul’s teaching and other Scripture. Certainly, in this case, I agree that there would be a degree of “withholding” regarding, perhaps, assistance, roles and responsibilities that these “unruly” Christians might otherwise have access to (as 2Th 3:10 plainly stipulates). I have that same rule in my home. My adult children have been granted the privilege of calling my house their home under the condition they are either working and contributing, or full-time students. Without one of these being true, they are not welcomed to live here long-term (of course other things such as sickness, etc. would be exceptions). They might lose certain privileges but would not cease to be part of the family and in every other point included, loved, and cared for. Idleness is a significant theme here as is in Paul’s writing. So, in my understanding it is more than a simple ignoring them, it is as much an effort to not become like them. Not condoning and not approving of the inappropriate behaviors, nor passively allowing them to continue. I believe most of us would agree that there would be a conceivable situation where the local church would be appropriate in insisting a member not participate in functions and/or even attend. I believe that this would be what Paul speaks too when talking about “turning one over to Satan”. Again, is this discussion a matter of semantics? If so I’m partly to blame. My experience with the term “excommunication” has to do more with a certain legalistic “denomination” who literally, officially divorces members from the church by virtue of a self-imposed authority not attributed by God and Scripture. My attempt here is to not allow that to be considered scriptural on the forum. I hope I have been more specific in explaining my understanding on this matter. God bless, Jeff |
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110 | Hypocrite and refused to be saved same? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 192414 | ||
Cheri- I just posted to tron and that might be sufficient as a response to this post of yours as well. I believe you and I are understanding this in the same way. Jeff |
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111 | How should we take the Bible? | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 154938 | ||
Hello Doc, Where are you coming from with this statement? You wrote: "We spend more time trying to figure out how to obey as little as possible and have our own way as much as possible. We even read the Scriptures -- when we bother to read them at all -- with an attitude of how much is in it for me, and what is the least I have to do. If we are honest, everyone of us struggles with this." It saddens me to read this. You used the "pronoun" WE but I hope you were not referring to yourself and/or Christians. What you described here is not the character or the way of a true converted person. Sure "our" sin nature still exists and sure many, and even perhapse all, of the characteristics you described can and do exists in every christian, but hoepfully as the exception rather than the rule. I'm sorry but I just don't see how this broad statement about Christians (as it appears you are referring to Christians) as being helpful in answering Diomede's question. Your numberes list was helpful and thanks for that. Jeff |
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112 | How should we take the Bible? | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 154944 | ||
Thanks for the reply Mark, I agree with everything you wrote here for the most part. I could not respond to your post the way I did to Doc's. Your post represents the truth about the majority of Christians in this country (in my opinion). I will not, and can not try to defend even myself regarding the "lazy" approach to Christianity the majority of Christians (in this Country) take. I know I should be giving more back to Him and I know that I will never succeed at doing all I should in this life to further the Kingdom of God. But I keep working at it (sometimes harder than others). This is not what I took issue with in Doc's post. In the section of his post that I quoted it read to me like he was likening Christians to the pagans in Romans 1:18-32. I simply don't agree that Christians are, as a rule, "inventors of evil" Romans 1:30 which is how the statment came across to me. That "we" are looking for ways to be disobedient. Perhapse it is our differences in experience related to our individual churches and fellowships. Perhaps I totally missed Doc's point and/or misunderstood what he was writing. But, I'll have to stand by my feedback until I know different. Jeff (always open to correction and redirection) |
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113 | How should we take the Bible? | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 154961 | ||
Come on Doc, you are one of the more learned bible students on this forum. We both know that Paul was in no way categorizing himself along with those he wrote about in the verses I pointed out (Romans 1:18-32). Absolutely not. When you study the life and ministry of Paul you will (and you Doc have) find that Paul was a saved sinner. He was a Christian. He was also still human and as such continued to be a sinner (as you, me, and those "professing believers" around me are). Romans 7:14-20 for example I think you missed my point altogether. (and I admitted in my earlier post to Mark that I may very well have missed your point). So let me try again. I am not trying to be contentious or argumentative here. I had true concern for what you wrote regarding Christians and their "intentional" avoidance of seeking God's truth and creating ways of not adhering to the word of God and not being obedient save perhaps on a very superficial level (again as I understood your post). To my understanding and belief, such would not be true Christians, not truly converted and changed by the Lord. Therefore, I would object to the "we" with the inclusion of Christians implied or stated. But you did not attempt to redirect my understanding of your comments so I must assume that I interpreted them correctly. So, in this latest post you minimize your labeling to "faltering or flagging", far different descriptions than "spending most of our time trying to figure out how to obey as little as possible..." and "how much is in it for me, and what is the least I have to do." Doc, this is not a sufficient description of a true Christian at all. Yes, this is a far different description of how a truly converted person approaches the Lord and His word. The difference in myself, Paul, and I suspect you and every other true believer, is that we are convicted by God when we sin, resulting in true feelings of guilt and sorrow followed by repentance and forgiveness. We are so grateful for His mercy and the grace He has shown in saving us that, in spite of "faltering or flagging" we strive to do better and continually die to self as we are made more and more like Jesus Christ. I believe that this is a more accurate representation of the approach a true Christian takes toward his/her savior and the word of God. And as for "lowering the average" at my church, I don't think so. Because I disagree with a statement you made doesn't mean that I don't respect and appreciate your knowledge; as I have said in other posts, I have learned a lot from you. But, in truth I believe you meant this comment as an insult. Jeff |
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114 | How should we take the Bible? | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 154965 | ||
OK, thanks Jeff |
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115 | When Was Godhead Divided? | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 155084 | ||
Hello Ray, may I jump in? I read your post several times and I'm having trouble following so I thought I would ask questions of both you and hoaryhead if I may. First, for hoaryhead if you read this. When you ask "when was the Godhead divided?" will you please be more specific. Are you of the belief that the "godhead" was at one time a single person which at another time divided into separate persons? For you Ray: I know and understand the emphasis on capitalization but I don't follow your rational for using it in Phil. 2:8. Again, I don't follow so I'm not being critical, only trying to understand. Why would "you" "interpret" it differently than "others"? By what appears to be your rational, wouldn't you have to apply the same to "bondservant" in verse 7, interpreting it "Bondservant"? Finally, I see no form of answer to hoaryhead's question. Help please, Jeff |
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116 | When Was Godhead Divided? | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 155113 | ||
Exactly, thanks Doc (no pun intended) Jeff |
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117 | When Was Godhead Divided? | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 155114 | ||
Still not following but thanks for the reply anyway, No need to respond back, as I have these matters seetled for myself. I will say that Jesus is the Son of Man because Jesus the man was and is God. And He who was God and is God could not have humbled Himself any further than having taken on not only the form, but the essence of a (m)man. The man did not become God, God became the man, in all of man's aspects save for a sin nature. Jesus the man, was and is Jesus the Son of Man. As for the answer to hoaryhead's question, you can get it from Doc's response. Sincerely, Jeff |
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118 | RESTORATION NOT REFORMATION | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 155347 | ||
Hi Kalos, Good points. And I have a question to follow up. Isn't it the Mormons that say that when they pray and ask, the "testimony" they receive is a "burning in the bosom"? They describe this as an actual physical experience as well as an emotinoal one. The next logical question would be, what are the different potential experiences that might leave one with a "burning in their bosom"? Me personally, I know that Mexican food can give it to me real serious like. A CT scan with contrast did it to me once. Then there's sweets and coffee and some have described the symptoms of a heart attach similarly. Most of these causes are easily discerened and explained, however, there is another cause that can be much more subtle and deceiving. You've probably guessed it, that's right, a devil or Satan himself. Yes, those pesky evil ones that can posses the person who is "unsaved" can, as the bible shows in many different accounts, have very significant control and influence over one's body and mind. Wow, to think. One might trust their eternal state to the consequences of eating too much Mexican food. Scary. Jeff |
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119 | Mat. 24:36 | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 155353 | ||
Hi Doc, well said and with good supporting bible references. I agree completely with the theology you explain here. I would however, like to ask, simply from curiosity, why you chose to use the "Nicene Creed" as the athoritative reference by which to establish Jehonadab's repudiation in your openening statement (rather than the bible). And with that, I would like to ask one more question for clarification. You end your post with the statement: "Please note that this forum strongly supports the truths expressed in the Nicene creed." By "this forum" do you mean the providers and administrators of the forum, or the forum members? Curious Jeff |
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120 | Mat. 24:36 | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 155372 | ||
Hi Doc, thanks for clarifying. I didn't suspect differently of you but thought for the sake of other's who might not be aware of what the Nicene Creed is (or your well established position on biblical truth) that the bible should be pointed out as being the only true authority. And, yes, I am familiar with the Creed and it's history as well as that of "Sola Scriptura" but thanks for posting the information for all to see. Question: What are your views on article #9 of the Nicene Creed? |
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