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1281 | A Perversion of the Truth-Gal. 1:7 | Gal 1:8 | justme | 90693 | ||
CurtMan. By the pen name, I mean you are not curt, quick to cut people off. I mean it as sincere jest of respect and kindness. I for the last 38 years have had one serious illness after the next. I spent a yesr in a US Navy hospital. I have seldom gone a year with out being in the hospital. I see the specialists the least is thre times a month. For a long time I keep looking at Romans *:28 and could see no good coming from any of this suffering. Then when I had reached a braking piont I prayed to the Lord to show me why Romans 8:28 was not true for me. I was desperate, and upset at the Lord. Them the Lord led me to read verse 29. There is said we are to be conformed to the likeness of Jesus His Son. How was that conformity to come? Through suffering! I then began to track verses in Scripture that deal with suffering. I now have a very lengthy thread and have seen that through suffering we are conformed to Christ likeness. With that It makes no difference if I see the good or not, it is the Lord who knows the why and hows of it all. That changed my life of pain and physically challenged body. I also am glad the Lord made me a type A personality, or I might have given up long ago. C. S. Lewis has writen some excellent works on suffering. The movie ShadowLands is very good and well worth buying if you ever can find it. I have watched it many times and that got me interested in Lewis's books. Yes we have a number of things in common. However the best of all is our shared salvation in Jesus Christ. Blessings. justme |
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1282 | A Perversion of the Truth-Gal. 1:7 | Gal 1:8 | justme | 90939 | ||
CrtMan: I think we both have seen Psalm 139 describe out life and that the Lord does know our days even before we were born. To me that is an awasome thought. When anyone has a cronic illness the drain it takes on the family of the ill one is just as hard as the one suffering. Often the care giver gives out before the ill person passes or is well. Churches have a hard time being able to consistantly be of encouragement and keeping up the energy required to help year after year. I believe that to look into the Master and asking for wisdom and strength to endure is essential to enduring the long path that is set before one so bound by illness. Our attude is very important if Jesus is to gain praise for what is endured, as a good and faithful follower. Blessings. justme |
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1283 | A Perversion of the Truth-Gal. 1:7 | Gal 1:8 | justme | 91074 | ||
The CurtMan: As I read your note, it dawned on me. This loneliness is exactly what Jesus experienced on the Cross. Totally alone, He died to save us. So those who feel alone perhaps need to be reminded that Jesus knows exactly what they are going through. Thanks for that thought. justme |
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1284 | Crucified Christians? | Gal 2:20 | justme | 99622 | ||
GeorgeJoy: I can not for the life of me understand why you wrote what you did! Why don't you READ the question CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ANSWER! I specficly was seeking to know if women were ever crucified! What about my question did you not understand??? Your first assumption was really off base. If you had no intentions in participating in a discussion with me, then did you even respond? What were your intentions George? Would you please read and digest the question before placing your fingers on the key board! I feel offended and somewhat anoyed that you responded to me in the way you did in this public Bible Study Forum. My hope is someday you will show me respect and with some hint of kindness. I do not think this is expecting too much of you George, do you? Peace. justme |
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1285 | Crucified Christians? | Gal 2:20 | justme | 99675 | ||
GeorgeJoy: You sent this twice to me. I hope this is a fluke thing. Please George, reread the question. What I am asking is have women been the victims of crucifixion. I am asking for documention of the source of your information. I have said nothing about ATONEMENT. I am am very compassionate about the evil that has beem and still is inflicted on women, men, Black, White, etc, and actively try to dispell such insuations when ever I hear such hatered all people when I see there is treatement less than Christ would think is the way a child of God should be treated, even if I have no idea they are Christians. I hope this makes my position a little mor clear for you. Peace. justme |
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1286 | Are Jewish people assured salvation? | Gal 3:16 | justme | 217273 | ||
Doc: Very well said! To the point and I thank you for your responce. I was not drug to the cross. In a word picture Jesus held me in His arms on the cross. Love so tender and yet so firm, Jesus has rescued me, because He loves loves me. That Love is beyond our full understanding. Blessings Doc. justme |
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1287 | Male-female equality? | Gal 3:28 | justme | 90505 | ||
RElderCascade: I took the class at Trinity in 1992. I found the book to be the same old order of husband first, who is the final authority over the wife, children, the dog, car, birds, and lower living things. I found this would be a great book for the 1950 generation. This class was taken foe a D. Min. class. The professor was great the book was very outdated. Atleast that as I saw it. What ever happened to equal submission, and being each others helpmates? justme |
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1288 | Male-female equality? | Gal 3:28 | justme | 91151 | ||
Cascade: With no disrespect intended, I have made it a personal choice not to address anyone by a church title, Pastor, Rev, Elder, Deacon, or what ever the title trys to convey. In this Forum respect is EARNED by kindness, respect, and genuine reguard for each other. Your attitude is perplexing for me. No. I have no intention in handing you a wet blanket, just my opinion. How would one know that this book, is timeless and closed for my review? For me the only book that gets that kind of respect is Scripture alone. The fact that in the 1950's the family structure was much different than now, makes dealing with men and women of today different. If one has a marriage that is so structured as 50 some years ago, that in itself is a very rare occurance. I would suggest that there are better books for men and women to read, which would include equal submission and is more Biblical than a dictator ruling the home with a strong hand. As for wasting your time I sincerely regret the time I caused you to waste. I most assuredly hope my response is not too much of a waste of your valuable time or emotions. Perhaps when you have something kinder to say, with Christian respect, I would be open for further dialogue. Is this the way an Elder earns respect? Or is the title just a way of demanding respect? justme |
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1289 | Male-female equality? | Gal 3:28 | justme | 91153 | ||
I am always interested in dialogue with mutial respect, kindness, and positive Christian reguard. Perhaps we have misunderstood the tone of one anothers writting. I except you explimation as to your title. I am weary of the titles used in some pen names when there is nothing to back it up in the Earned respect from others. Please except my open understanding of where you came from and the why's of it all. Blessings. justme |
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1290 | Male-female equality? | Gal 3:28 | justme | 91282 | ||
Dr; Sells. Nice fellow but he present one way that all must follow or your marriage was not up to Christian standards. I saw many turn in word that did not represent how they really felt, but rather what would get a better grade, That's not honest, and leaves the proffesor with false assumptions that students beelieve his way was the correct way. Blessings. justme |
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1291 | Male-female equality? | Gal 3:28 | justme | 91284 | ||
When coupled with the proffesor's teaching yes it could and he used it as such. Just as Scripture taken out of context can be used to serve one purpose, so can other books as well. Does this help? Blessings. justme | ||||||
1292 | Male-female equality? | Gal 3:28 | justme | 91289 | ||
Cascade: I hope you take my wword, that I do not offer appologies in jest. I did not feel anything was a waste of time. I do sincerely hope we have mended some wounds. I will say I a seem to be quite sensitive to hearing wifes treated a s door matts. I lothe tha fact that women for the most part are still treated as second class Christians in many churches today. I am not supportive of any agenda to amy womans movement. I an trying to elevate women as Jesus did Himself. If it were not for Godly women the church would be in leadership shambles. I don't think I have evercoome accross so strongly before. Perhaps because of being so ill I made a knee jerk reaction to your note, You seem to be able to ride through the hard notes, I do hope this opens further dialogue. Blessings. justme |
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1293 | Male-female equality? | Gal 3:28 | justme | 91431 | ||
Cascade: I pulled the book from our library and spent a length of time reviewing my notes. This is a rather long book 566 pages. In my opinion this is not written for the avrage church member to sit and read it and enjoy it. The author says to read the chapters one s interested in then read chapter 26. There is nothing in the book I wouls call heritical about the book. The book assumes this is the only way for "Biblical manhood and womanhood" and for every reason there might be to take a different view on any issue is incorrect. I don;t see how that allows much room for dialogue. When one states a point as being "BIBLICAL" and then gives a defence of why nothing else can be considered Biblical, that pretty much ends any way to comnent on other ways to understand their view point. I found some very excellent positive points out w I don't fully agree with. I doubt you will find too many, who totally agree with everything the book says. One area I found I did not agree was on the issue of culture. The authors felt that women staying qiuet was NOT a cultural issue, but should apply today. I do not believe that the culture of Pauls time is to be the same today. I suppose that Iran, Iraq and other countries are quite close to Pauls time. I don't know of anyone who wants or agrees with that. I reject that a woman can not teach in a congreational setting. We send woman as missionaries all over the world with no man. These wommeen do teach all the people regaurdless of sex. This subject is dealt away with on the top of page 180. The way the author does it there is no way to try and show any other way of understanding womans ministry. In the fifth paragraph down onpage 180 the author elimates any dialogue as he says "...the arguements for alternative interpretations are not convincing." What is there to say when a person believes there is no other way to understand but his? On page 184 second paragraph again he explains why in his opinon is the only way to believe, women are not to have positions of authority in the church. I am not believe in Evangelical Feminism. However I do believe we need to widen our understanding of Scripture and be able to distingush something that is cluteral from the message of Scripture in it's entiriety, within the context of the culture of the time it was written. This view is also wiped away by the author rather rapidly, and anyone with a different idea is quickly dismissed. I am not saying the book is all bad by any means. I am saying I think in a few areas there is too narrow a thinking and understanding of how deeply the Bible is written culture, and it takes extra effort to dig out and know the difference. So I would not say the book is not worth the 19.95 I payed for it in 1992. I just feel there are better ballance books I have read that in my opinion offer more for men amd women. The book has used some very good very consertive scholars. I am not advocating any agenda either for or against women in ministry. When one does a history of women in ministry, just in the United States I am reminded that without women there would be a totally different church of today. I would dare to say the majority of churches today are dependant upon women for most of childrens ministry, and in some denomations there are a number of women pastors. I am not advocating anything, I am stating the facts as there are now. I suppose if there were enough Godly men who really took the Christian life seriously and calling serve in the slghtest way, this might not be a reality. I honestly have mixed feelings about women as pastors, however there are women chaplains, and simular occupations. The proof of Gods call is confirmed by God. In Closing I could not debate the book, as much as how the authors get their understanding of what Scripture in the culture it was intended. There are some Scriptures that there is only one way to understand, and there is no room for debate. With understanding culture there is room for debate on some of the passages in the book. I hope this helps and is something for you consider. Blessings. justme |
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1294 | "Women being silent" | Gal 3:28 | justme | 218379 | ||
Val: Your note is well done. My wife and have the same Seminary degrees and our beliefs and our understanding of Scripture are both the same as yours. I was not attempting to cause an outbreak of any kind. It just seems there is a genuine lack of allowing Culture to be involved in understanding Scripture. There is selective following of some verses. Example is the covering of hair. Thank you for you note. There is no reason for either side of this debate to disfellowship or be unkind to anyone. The fact is there is a majority of SBF that does not accept the fact women can be used of God in any position He seen fit. The same holds true for a man. Blessings. justme |
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1295 | How Trinity of God is working? | Gal 4:6 | justme | 190341 | ||
Doc (:-) You have done a very down right honest response! How often some people try to explain the Trinity in all sorts of ways that make no rime or reason, eggs, water, and the like. I have no problem is saying like Deuteronomy 29:29 says that there are secrect things that belong to the Lord. There has to be somethings left for the Holy Father to explain to us, we don't know it all now. justme |
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1296 | A Note of Thanks | Gal 6:2 | justme | 55154 | ||
Hank: I don't know what it is you went through. I do want you to know that it is YOU who I find encouraging, and I find you to be a Christian Elder that I deeply respect an honor. You have a fantastic way of correcting that is refreshing, yet gets the point right where it belongs. I fight some dragons that I often pray for relief form the Lord. I am reminded that my frame is but dust. Again I am encouraged that nothing can remove God's love for me. At times I have felt so inadiquate for this forum by my stupid ise of wrong spelling and things like that I have almost quit. But then a note od correction done in Christian love was sent by you to me. I thank you. I will add you to my special people prayer list. When you want me to remove you please letme know. God bless you Hank! agape, justme (Mike Fahrer) |
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1297 | Why mean notes and answers? | Ephesians | justme | 50270 | ||
Thank you. Your of course are right. The armor was left off I am sure. I was deeply wounded by the accuzation that I had given un godly advise as the where someone could get a free bible. I got a full 8 by 11 very small print letter ripping me to shreds. I would never do shuch athing and it tore at my heart . So I know my source and protection. Blessings upon you and you love for others. agape, justme |
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1298 | Assurance of salvation | Eph 1:7 | justme | 219146 | ||
BradK (:-) These books are so much fiction that it's a wonder more pastors have not taken a stand against this mix mosh of fiction and truth. I have heard some say they surrendered to Christ after reading these books, but do they really know what was fiction and what was truth? I am a rather strict old bird on not missleading people. These books came out one at a time, and were rather costly, but profit was the reason for making them. I was raised on the KJV up until I was 20 or so, and it really was not that hard bathen. We have so much more accurate Bibles now and still we continue to feed our youn people books like the "Left Behind" books. They should be :Left Behind" in the trash can is my rather bold opinion. Blessings to you Brad. justme |
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1299 | Is speaking in tongues for us today? | Eph 1:13 | justme | 240352 | ||
Edb: This is but one place to geet one of the views. Anyone can suggest orther views. justme |
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1300 | If we sin, can we still go to heaven? | Eph 2:8 | justme | 190826 | ||
Acts2:38: Welcome to the Study Bible Forum. I am most interested on what Scripture or Scriptures do you base your statement? I respect your view, and would like understand your how you come to the understanding that somkers go to hell. Noteworthy is the fact that many Christians have been smokers, C. S. Lewis being just one example. As a question, would a Christian that drank wine also be in the same catagory? In thinking about these issues how does Eph. 2:8 fall into your understanding of the situations above? Can we get to sinless perfection? What about 1 John 1:9 and 10? Thank you for taking the time to dialogue with me. Justme |
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