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341 | Spirit without measure???? | John 3:34 | kalos | 175941 | ||
Is "unto Him" in the original manuscripts? In the King James Version of the Bible, words in italics are words that were not in the Greek text, but instead were added by the translators for clarity. Thus, whenever you see words in the King James in italics you know they were added. In John 3:34 in the KJV the words "unto him" are in italics. |
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342 | When will 2 witnesses finish their work? | Rev 11:7 | kalos | 175869 | ||
The Two Witnesses (Rev. 11:7) (Repost) NASB Revelation 11:7 When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. '...When will the two witnesses finish their work: the first half or the second half of Daniel’s Seventieth Week? It is our belief that they prophesy and torment the wicked during the second half of Daniel’s Seventieth Week. Our reasons are thus: The unique length of the two witnesses’ ministry is proof that Revelation 10-11 coincides with the end of Daniel’s Seventieth Week...God states in Revelation 11:3 that He would "grant authority to my two witnesses and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days…." Twelve hundred and sixty days is equal to forty-two months, three and a half years or time, times, and half a time. 'These particular time references are explicitly identified only in the books of Daniel and Revelation. In every case, the same prophetic period is indicated—the second half of Daniel’s Seventieth Week (Dan. 9:27). (...) 'Revelation 11:3 is the seventh explicit reference to a three and a half year period in the books of Daniel and Revelation. The burden of proof that Revelation 11:3 does not refer to the second half of Daniel’s Seventieth Week lies with those who would argue differently. This question might have been left in the unsolvable category if it were not for the three woes. The strategic placement of the ministry of the two witnesses between woes one and two prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the ministry of the two witness must occur during the second half of Daniel’s Seventieth Week. John’s choice to place the details of the ministry of the witnesses in Revelation 11 is logical. The death of the two witnesses coincides with the end of the Seventieth Week and provides another reason for John to "prophesy against many peoples and nations and tongues and kings..."' To read more go to: http://revelationcommentary.org/ 11_chapter.html |
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343 | is jesus god? | John 1:1 | kalos | 175860 | ||
Is Jesus God? When looking at the question, "Is Jesus God?", C.S. Lewis, a popular British theologian, stressed: "I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: 'I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept His claim to be God.' That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic - on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg - or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronising nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to. [1]" [1] C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, The MacMillan Company, 1960, pp. 40-41. Source: www.allaboutthejourney.org/is-jesus-god-r.htm |
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344 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 175825 | ||
Jeff: Thanks for a good answer -- straight to the point and well written. Grace to you, Kalos |
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345 | before the Rapture or after? | Matt 24:14 | kalos | 175817 | ||
Mark: In my defense, I can only quote from my previous post: "To read more go to: www.solagroup.org/articles/ endtimes/et_0018.html". But, yes, I do receive your post in the spirit in which it is given. You make a good point. Thank you for your concern. I respect and value your input. Grace and peace, Kalos |
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346 | before the Rapture or after? | Matt 24:14 | kalos | 175795 | ||
It wasn't fulfilled in the 1st century. 'There are two conclusions taught about Matthew 24:1-31 which are particularly troubling. Pretribulationalists argue that the Olivet Discourse applies only to the nation of Israel and has no instruction for the Church of Jesus Christ. Preterists argue that the Olivet Discourse is a prophecy concerning the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and was fulfilled in A.D. 70. These two groups attempt to base their faulty conclusions on equally faulty interpretations of specific textual details. One such error is the careless assumption that a word means the same thing regardless of where, when and how it is used in the New Testament. The technical name for this type of error is illegitimate identity transfer. The unfortunate misunderstandings and incorrect summations proposed by pretribulationalists and preterists are manifested through this error in the case of Matthew 24:14, which says, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." 'In this verse, pretribulationalists and preterists rob the term gospel of its intended meaning. They insist that gospel refers to the "death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ for sin." This incorrect meaning of the term is then used to support a faulty fulfillment. In the case of the preterists, the false conclusion is that the text has been fulfilled in the events of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in A.D. 70. The pretribulationalists, on the other hand, wrongly conclude that the text finds its fulfillment during Daniel's Seventieth Week and precedes Christ's coming at Armageddon. It is the thesis of this article that the correct understanding of the word gospel in Matthew 24:14 points to a future literal fulfillment of the Olivet Discourse and that the Olivet Discourse gives a specific outline of the end-times including the timing of the rapture of the church...' To read more go to: www.solagroup.org/articles/ endtimes/et_0018.html |
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347 | Is this scripture? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 175793 | ||
Thanks for your reply. It's not that I doubted what you previously posted. It's just that in case I repeated to others what you had said, I wanted to be prepared to present proof to them. I have read literally thousands of pages (in print) about the Holocaust, but there is so much that I don't know and haven't read. I am, of course, familiar with the slogan over the gates of many of the death camps, the one that reads: Work makes free. (Not sure of the German spelling, so I won't even attempt it. It's something like "Arbeit" or "Arbeiten macht frei.") I, too, did a Google search for the quote you referred to, a search that would link it to the Holocaust or death camps, but found none, although I did not read every last one of the Google search results. Grace to you, Kalos |
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348 | What is replacement theology? | Rom 11:1 | kalos | 175791 | ||
What is replacement theology? 'Replacement Theology basically teaches that the church has completely replaced Israel in God’s plan. Adherents of Replacement Theology believe that the Jews are no longer God’s chosen people and God does not have specific future plans for the nation of Israel. There are really only two views, either the Church is a continuation of Israel (Replacement Theology), or the Church is totally different and distinct from Israel (Dispensationalism / Premillennialism). 'Replacement Theology teaches that the Church is the replacement for Israel and that the many promises made to Israel in the Bible are fulfilled in the Christian Church, not in Israel. So, the prophecies in Scripture concerning the blessing and restoration of Israel to the Promised Land are "spiritualized" or “allegorized” into promises of God's blessing for the Church. Major problems exist with this view, such as the continuing existence of the Jewish people throughout the centuries and especially with the revival of the modern state of Israel. If Israel has been condemned by God, and there is no future for the Jewish nation, how do we explain the supernatural survival of the Jewish people over the past 2000 years despite the many attempts to destroy them? How do we explain why and how Israel reappeared as a nation in the 20th century after not existing for 1900 years? 'The view that Israel and the Church are different is clearly taught in the New Testament. In this view, the Church is completely different and distinct from Israel and the two are never to be confused or used interchangeably. We are taught from Scripture that the Church is an entirely new creation, that came into being on the Day of Pentecost and will continue until it is translated to Heaven at the Rapture (Ephesians 1:9-11). The Church has no relationship to the curses and blessings for Israel, the covenants, promises and warnings are valid only for Israel. Israel has been set aside in God's program during these past 2,000 years of dispersion. 'After the Rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) God will restore Israel to the primary focus of His plan. The first event at this time is the Great Tribulation (Revelation chapters 6-19). The world will be judged for rejecting Christ, while Israel is prepared through the trials of the Great Tribulation for the Second Coming of the Messiah. Now, when Christ does return to the earth, at the end of the Tribulation, Israel will be ready to receive Him. The remnant of Israel which survives the Tribulation will be saved and the Lord will establish His kingdom on this earth with the capital as Jerusalem. With Christ reigning as King, Israel will be the leading nation and representatives from all nations will come to Jerusalem to honor and worship the King. The Church will return with Christ and will reign with Him for a literal thousand years (Revelation 20:1-5). 'Both the Old Testament and the New Testament support a Premillennial / Dispensational understanding of God's plan for humanity. Even so, the strongest support for Premillennialism is found in the clear teaching of Revelation 20:1-7, where it says, six times, that Christ's kingdom will last 1,000 years. After the Tribulation the Lord will return and establish His kingdom with the nation of Israel, Christ will reign over the whole earth with Jerusalem as His capital and Israel will be the leader of the nations. The Church will reign with Him for a literal thousand years. I do not believe Replacement Theology is correct or Biblical.' ____________________ Source: www.gotquestions.org/replacement-theology.html |
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349 | Has God rejected Israel? (Rev. 08-08-06) | Rom 11:1 | kalos | 175789 | ||
Has God rejected Israel? (Revised 08-08-06) I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. Romans 11:1 English Standard Version ____________________ "That the Christian now inherits the distinctive Jewish promises is not taught in Scripture." ____________________ (Source: bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ ScofieldReferenceNotes/) 'That Israel has not been forever set aside is the theme of this chapter (Romans 11). '(1) The salvation of Paul proves that there is still a remnant (Romans 11:1 ) '(2) The doctrine of the remnant proves it (Romans 11:2-6). '(3) The present national unbelief was foreseen (Romans 11:7-10). '(4) Israel's unbelief is the Gentile opportunity (Romans 11:11-25). '(5) Israel is judicially broken off from the good olive tree, Christ (Romans 11:17-22 ). '(6) They are to be grafted in again (Romans 11:23, 24). '(7) The promised Deliverer will come out of Zion and the nation will be saved (Romans 11:25-29). 'That the Christian now inherits the distinctive Jewish promises is not taught in Scripture. The Christian is of the heavenly seed of Abraham (Genesis 15:5, 6; Galatians 3:29), and partakes of the spiritual blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 15:18, Scofield note); but Israel as a nation always has it own place, and is yet to have its greatest exaltation as the earthly people of God. See "Israel" (Scofield note, Genesis 12:2; Romans 11:26); "Kingdom" (Scofield note, Genesis 1:26-28; Zechariah 12:8).' Bibliography Information Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Romans 11:1". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". Source: bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ ScofieldReferenceNotes/ |
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350 | Is this scripture? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 175771 | ||
You write: "It is also widely known to have been posted over the gates of one of the Nazi concentration camps." Can you cite some book or publication that supports your assertion? Is there any published proof? If so, please cite the publication where it says that, including title, author, publisher, date and place of publication, etc. |
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351 | Is this scripture? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 175764 | ||
Ocelot, You are not being contrary, you are being helpful. Thanks for providing the source of the quote. "What does not kill me, makes me stronger." Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888 German philosopher (1844 - 1900) Grace to you, Kalos :-) |
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352 | "...and then the end will come." | Matt 24:14 | kalos | 175729 | ||
"...and then the end will come." "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come." Matthew 24:14 NASB (Source: That Other Gospel by Rev. Charles Cooper) 'A literal and exegetical translation of Matthew 24:13-14 says, 'In contrast to the look-a-like Christians who fall away because of the persecution of Antichrist, he (the faithful followers) who endures to the end (of the age) shall be physically delivered and this good news of the reign of God -- when God's wrath is poured out on earth -- will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, then the end (of the age) will come. (...) 'Once the reader understands that the "great tribulation" is the wrath of Satan executed through the persecution of God's elect by the Beast, Antichrist, (Matt. 24:15, 21-22; Rev. 12:12-13:7), the end-times sequence is clear. First, Antichrist begins to execute Satan's three-and-a-half-year wrath campaign against God's people. Satan's persecution will cause a great falling away of look-a-like Christians, (Matt. 24:10-12). After some time, when circumstances are bleak for God's elect, (Matt. 24:22), an angel will proclaim the good news of God's imminent arrival to rescue the survivors and punish the wicked, (Matt. 24:14, Rev. 14:6-7, I Thess. 4:15,17). Then the sign in the sun, moon and stars will be given which signals the imminent arrival of the wrath of God, (Matt. 24:29, Rev. 6:12-17). The earth now wrapped in total darkness, receives the light of the sign of the Son of Man, (Matt. 24:30). Then Christ comes on the clouds and sends His angels to gather together the living survivors after resurrecting the righteous dead, (Matt. 24:31; I Thess. 4:16-17). Finally, at the end of the age, the wrath of God comes upon the wicked, (Rev. 6:17, 8:5), and the gospel of the kingdom of God becomes a present reality as God reigns over the earth.' ____________________ To read more go to: That Other Gospel by Rev. Charles Cooper at: www.solagroup.org/articles/ endtimes/et_0018.html |
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353 | U.S.A. the Babylon of Revelations 18? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 175716 | ||
The PEOPLE OF ISRAEL shall keep Sabbath "A sign forever between me and the people of Israel" Exodus 31:13 (ESV) "You are to speak to the PEOPLE OF ISRAEL and say, 'Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you. Exodus 31:16-17 (ESV) Therefore the PEOPLE OF ISRAEL shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. [17] It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.' " Leviticus 24:8 (ESV) Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the Lord regularly; it is from the PEOPLE OF ISRAEL as a covenant forever. Leviticus 25:2 (ESV) "Speak to the PEOPLE OF ISRAEL and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the Lord." (Emphasis added.) |
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354 | U.S.A. the Babylon of Revelations 18? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 175712 | ||
"Are the Sabbath laws binding on Christians today? " ____________________ "The New Testament never commands Christians to observe the Sabbath." ____________________ "We believe the Old Testament regulations governing Sabbath observances are ceremonial, not moral, aspects of the law. As such, they are no longer in force...Here are the reasons we hold this view. "In Colossians 2:16-17, Paul explicitly refers to the Sabbath as a shadow of Christ, which is no longer binding since the substance (Christ) has come. It is quite clear in those verses that the weekly Sabbath is in view. The phrase "a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day" refers to the annual, monthly, and weekly holy days of the Jewish calendar (cf. 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 Chronicles 2:4; 31:3; Ezekiel 45:17; Hosea 2:11). If Paul were referring to special ceremonial dates of rest in that passage, why would he have used the word "Sabbath?" He had already mentioned the ceremonial dates when he spoke of festivals and new moons. "The Sabbath was the sign to Israel of the Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 31:16-17; Ezekiel 20:12; Nehemiah 9:14). Since we are now under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8), we are no longer required to observe the sign of the Mosaic Covenant. "The New Testament never commands Christians to observe the Sabbath. "In our only glimpse of an early church worship service in the New Testament, the church met on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7). "Nowhere in the Old Testament are the Gentile nations commanded to observe the Sabbath or condemned for failing to do so. That is certainly strange if Sabbath observance were meant to be an eternal moral principle. "There is no evidence in the Bible of anyone keeping the Sabbath before the time of Moses, nor are there any commands in the Bible to keep the Sabbath before the giving of the law at Mt. Sinai. "When the Apostles met at the Jerusalem council (Acts 15), they did not impose Sabbath keeping on the Gentile believers. "The apostle Paul warned the Gentiles about many different sins in his epistles, but breaking the Sabbath was never one of them. "In Galatians 4:10-11, Paul rebukes the Galatians for thinking God expected them to observe special days (including the Sabbath). "In Romans 14:5, Paul forbids those who observe the Sabbath (these were no doubt Jewish believers) to condemn those who do not (Gentile believers). (...) "Sunday has not replaced Saturday as the Sabbath. Rather the Lord's Day is a time when believers gather to commemorate His resurrection, which occurred on the first day of the week. Every day to the believer is one of Sabbath rest, since we have ceased from our spiritual labor and are resting in the salvation of the Lord (Hebrews 4:9-11). "So while we still follow the pattern of designating one day of the week a day for the Lord's people to gather in worship, we do not refer to this as "the Sabbath." (www.gty.org) |
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355 | U.S.A. the Babylon of Revelations 18? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 175692 | ||
"not under law but under grace" ____________________ "Christians are no longer under the rule of the Mosaic law. This truth is stated in no uncertain terms..." ____________________ NASB Galatians 4:21 Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not listen to the law? AMPLIFIED Galatians 4:21 Tell me, you who are bent on being under the Law, will you listen to what the Law [really] says? 'A great cause of confusion today concerns the place of the Mosaic law in the New Testament believer’s life. While this short study cannot begin to cover all the issues involved, it is my hope that it will shed some light and remove some of the confusion. 'One of the profound emphases of the New Testament, especially the epistles of Paul, is that Christians are no longer under the rule of the Mosaic law. This truth is stated in no uncertain terms and in various ways (see Rom. 6:14; 7:1-14; Gal. 3:10-13, 24-25; 4:21; 5:1, 13; 2 Cor. 3:7-18), but in spite of this, there have always been those who insist that the Mosaic Law, at least the Ten Commandments, are still in force for the Christian. (...) 'It seems exceedingly strange that Bible-believing Christians should advocate such a view, when the New Testament makes it abundantly clear that the believer in Christ is not any longer under the Mosaic law in its entirety… Indeed after having been delivered from the law, to deliberately place ourselves once again under its [control] is said to be “falling from grace.” 'But let it be immediately understood that this does not mean to say that we should necessarily behave in a manner just opposite to what the Mosaic law commands—that we should kill, steal, bear false witness, etc. Long before the law was given through Moses, it was utterly wrong to do such evil things. . .2' To read more go to: The Mosaic Law: Its Function and Purpose in the New Testament by: J. Hampton Keathley, III , Th.M. at www.bible.org |
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356 | U.S.A. the Babylon of Revelations 18? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 175690 | ||
It is interesting to note that in my previous post all I did was quote Scripture -- without adding one word of interpretation or comment -- and then you reply by telling me I do not understand Scripture. Quoting Scripture (what I did) is one thing. Interpreting or commenting on Scripture (what I did not do) is another. Discern the difference. Peace, Kalos |
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357 | U.S.A. the Babylon of Revelations 18? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 175684 | ||
"Do you not listen to the law?" Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? Galatians 4:21 (ESV) Romans 6:14 (ESV) For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. Galatians 3:10-13 (ESV) For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them." [11] Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for "The righteous shall live by faith." [12] But the law is not of faith, rather "The one who does them shall live by them." [13] Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"— Galatians 3:24-25 (ESV) So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. [25] But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, Galatians 5:1 (ESV) For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:13 (ESV) For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Romans 7:1-14 (ESV) [1] Or do you not know, brothers-for I am speaking to those who know the law-that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? [2] Thus a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. [3] Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress. [4] Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. [5] For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. [6] But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit. [7] What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, "You shall not covet." [8] But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. Apart from the law, sin lies dead. [9] I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. [10] The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. [11] For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. [12] So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. [13] Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. [14] For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. 2 Cor. 3:7-18 (ESV) [7] Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses' face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, [8] will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? [9] For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. [10] Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it. [11] For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory. [12] Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, [13] not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. [14] But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. [15] Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. [16] But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. [17] Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. [18] And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. |
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358 | Why did God Provide us with Free Will | 1 John 4:16 | kalos | 175672 | ||
Free will is not a biblical term The word "freewill" appears a mere 22 times in the entire Bible and ALWAYS in connection with the word "offering(s)". 'Many people misunderstand the concept of "free will," which is not a biblical term. The reality is that while we have the ability to make truly significant choices, we don't have truly "free" will. You cannot, for example, choose to wake up tomorrow morning in China when you go to bed in Chicago. Or wake up speaking Chinese when all you know is English. You cannot choose to be a different gender than what God made you. (Yes, I'm aware of sex-change operations and know people who've had them--we're not even going there! [smile]) But we can make choices that make a difference: for example, in our attitudes, in who we marry and most importantly, which God we serve. We have limited freedom in our choices, and God does not force us to choose things His way; He respects our choices. But we do not have totally free will.' ____________________ Source: www.probe.org/docs/e-freewill.html |
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359 | Rapture - Bodies or souls disappear? | Matt 24:27 | kalos | 175602 | ||
Prewrath vs. Pretribulation Rapture Recommended Websites Paso: I highly recommend the following websites. They provide much good teaching and information on the Prewrath (as opposed to Pretrib) Rapture view. www.solagroup.org Features a glossary of terms related to the biblical end times, plus answers to common questions about the false prophet and second coming. www.revelationcommentary.org Verse-by-verse commentary on the book of Revelation. Prewrath vs. Pretrib Rapture Prewrath 'The Prewrath position teaches that the true church will be raptured when the great tribulation by Antichrist, inspired by Satan, is cut short by God's day-of-the-Lord wrath, which will occur between the sixth and seventh seals of Revelation, sometime during the second half of the seventieth week. The persecution associated with the great tribulation of Antichrist is viewed as the wrath of Satan, whereas the events that follow, beginning with the seventh seal, are considered the wrath of God.' Pretribulationalism 'Pretribulationists teach that the return of Christ has been imminent since the days of the early church and that the church will be raptured sometime before the seventieth week begins. Although they have no Scripture that in so many words teaches it, they teach that there are no signs and the rapture could take place at any moment. The seventieth week of Daniel is therefore considered to be a seven-year period of God's judgmental "tribulation" (hence the term pretribulation). This position generally views the seventieth week as the day of the Lord's wrath from which the church is excluded.' (www.solagroup.org) While I neither desire nor intend to debate the Prewrath Rapture position, I will nevertheless be happy to provide further information upon request. Grace to you, Kalos |
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360 | Alternative to the term "Jesus is LORD"? | Deut 11:19 | kalos | 175402 | ||
Doc and Hank! Silly me! I assumed that in the hypothetical situation described in the original question, English was a language common to both speaker and listener. The illustration of the Spanish-speaking missionary and the South American native shows me I was wrong. According to this illustration, one can only infer that the majority of the youth in America do not speak English. Perhaps the Wycliffe Bible Translators should send a worker to the USA to learn youth-speak, put it in written form, teach the natives to read it and then translate the Bible into this alien tongue. I still find interesting the notion that it is inappropriate to refer to our Creator and Redeemer as God. As a young child I, who grew up among uneducated people on the outskirts of East St. Louis, knew what people meant when they spoke of God. But today's youth, living in the information age, what? They never heard of God? But God says: ...what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Romans 1:19-20 (NIV) Grace to you, Kalos Afterthought: If those diligent, dedicated Wycliffe translators can spend many years of their lives translating the Word of God into native languages, I should think it would not be a hardship for us to spend 10 minutes explaining to someone the meaning of "Jesus is Lord". |
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