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3741 | Overly wooden literal interpretation | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 9451 | ||
"When the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense lest it be nonsense." 2 Tim 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (All Scripture quotes are from the King James Version of the Bible.) The basic principle of interpretation is to interpret *plainly*. The word *literal* is avoided here because it creates connotations which have to be corrected. An overly wooden literal interpretation can be confusing or misleading and often is not necessary or desirable. Examples follow: Matt 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. *ye devour widows' houses.* Do the scribes and Pharisees eat literal wood and nails? No, "They used their position as judges to adjust claims against wealthy widows or to get the widows to leave their estates to the scribes and Pharisees" (Ryrie Study Bible). Then why did our Lord use the phrase "ye devour widows' houses"? The Bible sometimes uses a "figure of speech", which is defined as "an expression in which a nonliteral sense of a word or words is used to create a forceful or illuminating image." Gal 5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. *if ye bite and devour one another.* Does this verse mean that the people of the church at Galatia literally chew and swallow one other's flesh? Of course not. It is speaking of strife in the church. Rev 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. *the four corners of the earth.* Have you ever seen a photograph of earth taken from space? Have you seen any corners on the planet lately? What then, is the Bible wrong? May it never be. The writer here is using figurative, not literal, language. Summary: Sometimes the literal sense is the plain sense. At other times, it is not. If one forces an overly literal interpretation where it does not fit (as in the 3 verses given as examples here), then the literal sense can indeed become nonsense. |
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3742 | Is God so shortsighted? | 1 Tim 2:11 | kalos | 9439 | ||
Steve: I want to join others who have commended you for doing a fine job here on the forum. In recent weeks you have posted many good, sound, informative answers and notes. I want only God's best for you in all things. Keep up the good work. Yours in Christ, JVH0212 |
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3743 | No need to reinvent the wheel. | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 9363 | ||
"Please *search* for your question before asking it." Considering that as of 07-13-2001 the Forum archives contain 8,861 total postings, the above is not bad advice. If you are a newcomer, it is highly probable that your question has already been asked and been the subject of much discussion. |
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3744 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 9148 | ||
Teria: Do babies and others incapable of professing faith in Christ automatically go to heaven? People often wonder about the eternal destiny of the unborn, babies, and those unable to intellectually understand the gospel. That question is a difficult one. Unfortunately, the Bible offers us no explicit answer. However, based on several passages, as well as an understanding of God's character and His dealings with men, we can develop a good idea of how He works in such situations. Second Samuel 12:23 is one of the passages often quoted to imply that babies go to heaven. Though the verse doesn't explicitly say that, David clearly does expect to one day be reunited with his departed child. Since we know David is a believer whose destiny was heaven, we can infer that his hope of reunion means he expected his child to be in heaven. Thus, 2 Samuel 12:23 suggests strong evidence for a heavenly destiny of the unborn and children who die young. If this were all we had to support our position, it would be admittedly less than stalwart. However, there are other evidences that point us to the same conclusion. First, the Bible clearly teaches that God cares deeply for children. Passages like Matthew 18:1-6 and 19:13-15 affirm the Lord's love for them. Jesus not only used children as an example of the qualities of kingdom citizens, but also taught that they each have guardian angels (Matt. 18:10). Those verses don't state that children go to heaven, but they do show God's heart toward children. He created and cares for children, and beyond that, He always accomplishes His perfect will in every circumstance. The psalmist reminds us that God is "full of compassion and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth" (Ps. 86:15). He is the God who became flesh that He might carry our sins away by His death on the cross (2 Cor. 5:21). He is the God who will comfort Christians in heaven, for "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death; nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain" (Rev. 21:4). We can be assured that God will do what is right and loving because He is the standard of rightness and love. These considerations alone seem to be evidence enough of God's particular, electing love shown to the unborn and those who die young. However, another point may be helpful in answering this question. While infants and children have neither sensed their personal sin and need for salvation nor placed their faith in Christ, Scripture teaches that condemnation is based on the clear rejection of God's revelation-whether general or specific-not simple ignorance of it (Luke 10:16; John 12:48; 1 Thess. 4:8). Can we definitely say that the unborn and young children have comprehended the truth displayed by God's general revelation that renders them "without excuse" (Rom. 1:18-20)? They will be judged according to the light they received. Scripture is clear that children and the unborn have original sin-including both the propensity to sin as well as the inherent guilt of original sin. But could it be that somehow Christ's atonement did pay for the guilt for these helpless ones throughout all time? Yes, and therefore it is a credible assumption that a child who dies at an age too young to have made a conscious, willful rejection of Jesus Christ will be taken to be with the Lord. (http://www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/archive/heaven7.htm) © 2000 Grace to You |
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3745 | Why? | Matt 7:13 | kalos | 9145 | ||
Heresy, not Hairsplitting Ezekiel: (Note: the numbers 1, 2, 3, etc. within the text are footnote numbers.) Oneness Pentecostalism: Heresy, not Hairsplitting -------------------- “It would be inappropriate to argue that Jehovah’s Witnesses or various other groups are non-Christian because they deny the doctrine of the Trinity, but that the United Pentecostal Church can reject the Trinity and still be considered Christian.” -------------------- The June 1997 issue of Charisma features an article by executive editor J. Lee Grady entitled, “The Other Pentecostals,”1 reporting on the estimated 17 million Oneness Pentecostals worldwide with 2.1 million in the United States.2 Grady calls Pentecostalism a “house divided.”3 While Trinitarian and Oneness Pentecostals alike trace their roots back to the Azusa Street Revival of l906,4 Oneness Pentecostals have been “separated from their brethren by a nasty doctrinal feud that split families and churches.”5 Today younger leaders in the Oneness movement hope to end the feud and lead their movement into the mainstream church.6 It is disturbing enough to read that 17 million Oneness believers are following a theology that rejects the biblical doctrine of the trinity.7 Even more troubling is the article’s suggestion that among many evangelicals this Oneness error is not terribly significant!” Papering over Differences After discussing the Oneness rejection of Trinitarian language, Grady uses the phrase, “To split doctrinal hairs even further,...” to introduce Oneness’ insistence on baptism in Jesus’ name only.9 While Oneness Pentecostals may be “too sectarian to mix with other evangelicals,” he writes, “they are too orthodox to be compared with Mormons or Jehovah’s Witnesses.” Grady concludes, “No one really knows what to do with them.”10 He proceeds to juxtapose striking comments by two leaders, one from each camp. Trinitarian scholar and ex-Oneness follower Gregory Boyd is quoted as saying, “If you deny the eternality of the three personal ways God is God, you undermine the very essence of Christianity.”11 Oneness leader T. F. Tenney states, “We do not deny the Father, the Son or the Holy Spirit.... We believe Jesus Christ is wholly, fully, absolutely, and completely God. But no one is going to put us in the position of saying that there are three Gods.”12 Grady then offers an observation on our times, seemingly without recognizing its devastating ramifications: “The argument over whether God is three-in-one or one-in-three is a moot point for the average layman, who tends to view the doctrine of the trinity as an unexplainable mystery.”13 Grady implies that the Church should be more concerned with other issues. Concerning the baptismal view of the most rigid Oneness Pentecostals, he states, “It is on this issue, theologians say, that Oneness Pentecostals have drifted dangerously toward spiritual elitism and heresy.”14 Indeed, the Oneness view of baptism is lethally flawed. Oneness View Seriously Flawed Even to remotely imply, however, that corrections to the Oneness understanding of baptism would rescue Oneness theology is wholly misleading. Grady expresses cavalier confidence that a prominent leader within the largest Oneness denomination, the United Pentecostal Church (UPC), has a right relationship with the Holy Spirit. Referring to Anthony Mangun, a friend of President Clinton, Grady writes: “A good friend who has the Holy Ghost. That might be the best friend any president could have.”15 The problem is that a group’s denial of an essential biblical teaching excludes that group from Christianity. While there may be some Christians in Oneness churches, the movement as a whole is non-Christian. As CRI president Hank Hanegraaff has said, “It would be inappropriate to argue that Jehovah’s Witnesses or various other groups are non-Christian because they deny the doctrine of the Trinity, but that the United Pentecostal Church can reject the Trinity and still be considered Christian.”16 -------------------------------- The Oneness denial of the true nature of God is heretical. Additional false teachings only compound their error. If you want to know more about the dangerous heresy know as Oneness Pentecostalism, CRI has several valuable resources available. CRI, P.O. Box 7000, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 Material found at: www.equip.org/search/ |
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3746 | The dream was from God? | Heb 1:1 | kalos | 8486 | ||
Yet another lame attempt to be funny about a topic that is not funny. So now the 10 Commandments are nothing but a pamphlet? That makes God nothing more than a pamphleteer? We are all so impressed. I can't wait to read more lame attempts at humor. What will be the next target of your great wit -- hell, Satan, demons, the Trinity, the crucifixion, the body and blood of Christ? Oh, dear. There I go again being overly concerned about my beliefs! |
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3747 | The dream was from God? | Heb 1:1 | kalos | 8476 | ||
I give up! Now the sacred and imperishable Word of God is called "*a* publication." If it is, then it is the only publication I know of that is "forever settled in heaven." The Bible being the written Word of God and Christ Himself being the Living Word, I wonder if Christ too is unnecessary for one's salvation, according to the doctrine/theory/speculation of others. |
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3748 | Cities of Judah or Cities of Demons? | Genesis | kalos | 8470 | ||
"Can a person have some crazy theology and still be an effective soldier for the Messiah?" "Crazy theology" falls short of the HERETICAL, BLASPHEMOUS and HARMFUL teachings of Mr. Hinn. Furthermore, to compare Calvin with Hinn is a sure sign of ignorance of the subject. Calvin's teachings on election are not exactly accepted by everyone. However, his teachings are not considered heretical by evangelical Christians. This is not the case with the heretical and blasphemous doctrines of Hinn. |
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3749 | The dream was from God? | Heb 1:1 | kalos | 8466 | ||
Hank: Thank you for your note which begins "Verbatim, here's what you said..." You write and I agree, "The Word of God (Scripture) is not merely "A" source, it is "THE" source which defines our relationship with God and and by means of which we are led into a right relationship with Him through the Lord Jesus Christ." Recent postings of certain persons indicate that those persons have less esteem for and dependence upon the Word of God than is fitting. "The Scriptures are not a "substitute" for anything." How true, yet at least one post-er in his writings has substituted sarcasm for intelligence and a sense of superiority for humility. He has also substituted what he alone sees as a witty writing style for sound answers that include biblical support. He also presumes to know the thoughts, feelings, intent and motives of another person after reading a couple of paragraphs written by the other. And after misreading, misunderstanding and misinterpreting them at that. Maybe he reads the Bible with the same cavalier approach. If one is looking for trouble, one will likely find it. |
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3750 | The dream was from God? | Heb 1:1 | kalos | 8441 | ||
"How do you know that the dream was from God?" Good question. Ed: Having read Sutton's offensive and inappropirate posting made 06-29-01, 1:01pm, I now make public what was originally not intended to be made public -- an excerpt from an email of mine: Mark Sutton has graduated from giving us his feelings (as opposed to Scripture only). Now he is in the business of interpreting dreams and telling us what God meant by them. Personally, I think more than 90 percent of a person's dreams have absolutely no meaning whatsoever. A few dreams have obvious psychological significance and often are self-interpreting. My guess is that 1 percent or less of all dreams should be taken as messages directly from God. (Is not the claim to direct (new and unique) revelation from God one of the errors of Benny Hinn?) No need to quote Joel or Acts 2. Yes, God may speak to us through dreams. But, "in these last days [He] has spoken unto us by his Son" through the Scriptures (Hebrews 1:1-2). This is how God normally speaks to us. I just noticed that "This thread has been temporarily restricted from appearing on the homepage," as it should be. |
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3751 | I need to know if this is a cult? | Titus | kalos | 8438 | ||
"How do you know that the dream was from God?" Good question. Ed: Having read Sutton's offensive and inappropirate posting made 06-29-01, 1:01pm, I now make public what was originally not intended to be made public -- an excerpt from an email of mine: Mark Sutton has graduated from giving us his feelings (as opposed to Scripture only). Now he is in the business of interpreting dreams and telling us what God meant by them. Personally, I think more than 90 percent of a person's dreams have absolutely no meaning whatsoever. A few dreams have obvious psychological significance and often are self-interpreting. My guess is that 1 percent or less of all dreams should be taken as messages directly from God. (Is not the claim to direct (new and unique) revelation from God one of the errors of Benny Hinn?) No need to quote Joel or Acts 2. Yes, God may speak to us through dreams. But, "in these last days [He] has spoken unto us by his Son" through the Scriptures (Hebrews 1:1-2). This is how God normally speaks to us. I just noticed that "This thread has been temporarily restricted from appearing on the homepage," as it should be. |
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3752 | The Unpardonable Sin | Matt 12:31 | kalos | 8432 | ||
Hank: Thank you for your very, very accurate and timely posting. I agree with you. The Bible agrees with you and you agree with it. As I have said here 200 or 300 times (possibly an exaggeration): Suicide is not, is not, is not the unforgivable sin. Nor is unbelief, doubt, fear, divorce or half a dozen other sins labeled unforgivable by various posters to the Forum. Jesus Himself tells us there is one and only one unforgivable sin: "'The blasphemy against the Spirit' [which] consisted in ascribing to Satan the work of the Holy Spirit (cp. Matthew 12:24)." I could say more about the plain words and teachings of the Bible vs. wild speculation based upon nothing other than wild speculation, but I won't. The folly of putting one's own unsubstantiated speculation above the Word of God has been duly addressed and typically ignored by those whom one would expect to ignore it. P.S. "Unsubstantiated speculation" is probably redundant in light of the definition of speculation. Speaking of definitions, the words "unforgivable" and "unforgiven" are two DIFFERENT words with DIFFERENT meanings. Neither is a synonym of the other. Both words do NOT MEAN THE SAME THING. |
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3753 | Is suicide a sin? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 8421 | ||
Steve: Thank you very much for the additional info on suicides in the Bible. I never knew that before. I didn't want to say for sure there were only 4 suicides in the Bible. So I carefully worded my reply to say "*at least* four." I will add your information to my list of suicides in the Bible. Sounds like your book of lists is a good source. Thanks again for sharing that with us. You're right. I deliberately stuck to bare facts and missed the other question that you mention. I wanted to avoid any subsequent controversy that may result from answering that question. --JVH0212 |
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3754 | EXPLAIN REPLENISH | Genesis | kalos | 8400 | ||
Benny Hinn Repents--Again (Feb. 1994) Benny Hinn is a hyper-charismatic "signs and wonders healer," and the founder and pastor (1983) of the 7,000-plus membership Orlando Christian Center in Orlando, Florida. He conducts worldwide crusades and has a daily television program airing over the heretical Trinity Broadcasting Network, headed by Jan and Paul Crouch. Hinn is also a best selling author, the most popular of his books being the 10/90 book, Good Morning, Holy Spirit , published by Thomas Nelson. This book is full of heresies and blasphemies. Due to confrontations by biblical fundamentalists as well as by a television tabloid journalism program, Hinn has "repented" now at least three times, but each time he goes back to that from which he repented. He says he no longer believes the "positive confession" he once taught. But if that were true, he would oppose its teachings and teachers. Had he really repented, Hinn would actively work to deliver his many thousands of followers from these false doctrines, but he has not done so. In fact, he is still in full fellowship with the positive confession leaders and adherents. If Hinn were seriously concerned for truth, as he now claims to be, he would recall his tapes and books that presented false teachings he says he no longer believes. Instead, they are still being sold. In fact, his "repentance" is deficient because it fails to admit the gravity of his error. "I never taught heresy," Hinn insists. "I admit I taught some things that were aberrant ... but I think heresy is too strong a word." Actually, Hinn has taught much heresy. Even though Hinn claims to have been saved at age 20, he declares that God first appeared to him when he was 11, and has been appearing to him ever since. He also claims to be a revelatory channel for God! In addition, Hinn literally rewrote Job 1:21, changing "the Lord taketh away" to "the Lord never taketh away." There are many examples, but here are a few of his other heretical teachings: "(1) Never, ever, ever go to the Lord and say, 'If it be thy will'; (2) No Christian should ever be sick; (3) We Christians possess 'power in our mouths' to heal or kill just as witches possess it; (4) Job tapped into the negative side of the faith force by a negative confession; (5) Christ 'became one with the nature of Satan' and was 'born again' in hell; (6) Christ would have sinned without the Holy Spirit and would have remained in the grave 'if the Holy Ghost had changed His mind about raising Him from the dead' [Jesus said, 'I have power to lay down my life and I have power to take it again' (Jn 10:18) for He is God]; (7) We are 'little gods' and even part of God with all the power of God; and (8) We are 'little messiahs,' everything that Jesus ever was." Some of his statements, such as that a woman was originally designed to give birth from her side, or that Adam and Eve were super beings who could fly to the moon, are not only heresy, but ludicrous blunders. Yet Hinn claimed that most of them, as well as the heresies above, came as direct revelation from God under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. To attribute such errors to the Holy Spirit is blasphemy of which he has not repented. That Hinn's alleged "Holy Spirit" teaches error and folly should be enough to discredit his book about "the anointing of the Holy Spirit," yet it has been a runaway best seller. Hinn's repentance and renunciations to date have obviously fallen far short of truth. [Adapted and/or excerpted from the 2/94 The Berean Call, Redmond, WA 98073).] |
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3755 | What's the plan? | Matt 7:13 | kalos | 8398 | ||
Question: Don't you have to be baptized to be saved? Answer: No. |
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3756 | Cities of Judah or Cities of Demons? | Genesis | kalos | 8397 | ||
I am ready, willing and able to post more information on the teachings of Benny Hinn. --JVH0212 |
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3757 | What Cities are Refered to in Jer. 4:26? | Genesis | kalos | 8354 | ||
Benny Hinn is controversial for his theology, his practices, and his claims. Christianity Today on Benny Hinn Benny Hinn is controversial for his theology, his practices, and his claims. While he at one point denounced the word-faith message, he later picked it up again. Representatives of CRI and other evangelical apologetics ministries say they have noticed a pattern of Hinn telling people behind the scenes that he has changed, but then going on as before. (...) Indeed, for those who have been keeping an eye on him, Hinn has proven to be difficult to pin down. Not long after telling Christianity Today that the ''faith message'' (as articulated by such teachers as Kenneth Copeland ) does not ''add up,'' Hinn said that speaking out against Copeland was tantamount to ''attacking the very presence of God.'' Also, though affirming the concept of a triune God , he continues to maintain that the Holy Spirit has a ''spirit-body.'' In last year's interview with CT, Hinn said he would no longer use the term revelation knowledge in reference to some of his teachings because of the implication that those teachings were directly from God and thus infallible. While he has shunned the term revelation knowledge, just a few months ago on TV Hinn said that the Holy Spirit was at that moment teaching him that God originally designed women to give birth out of their sides. (...) According to Hanegraaff , Hinn several times denied to him having made the statement about women and birth. Hanegraaff said he finally told Hinn where he could find the disputed remark on the videotaped sermon. Hinn later acknowledged making the statement, calling it ''dumb.'' Hanegraaff said that when he reminded Hinn that he had credited the Holy Spirit with the teaching, the evangelist chuckled and said he had actually picked up the teaching from the (1963) Dake's Annotated Reference Bible. (...) Critics have also questioned Hinn's account of his testimony. Hinn says he was miraculously cured of stuttering, but PFO claims it has talked to several people from Hinn's youth who do not recall him stuttering. And in an article in PFO's next newsletter, Fisher challenges Hinn's claim that his father was the mayor of Jaffa, Israel. Hinn acknowledges that his father did not have the title of mayor, but says he performed the functions of mayor. Fisher says Hinn's father, who is now deceased, was ''a clerk in an Arab labor office.'' Christianity Today, Oct. 5, 1992 (http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/h01.html) |
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3758 | EXPLAIN REPLENISH | Genesis | kalos | 8353 | ||
Benny Hinn in His Own Words. - Quotes - I am a 'little messiah' walking the earth Benny Hinn, "Praise-a-Thon" on , November 6, 1990 Adam was a super being when God created him. I don't know whether people know this, but he was the first Superman that really ever lived. First of all, the Scriptures declare clearly that he had dominion over the fowls of the air, the fish of the sea - which means he used to fly. Of course, how can he have dominion over the birds and not be able to do what they do? The word "dominion" in the Hebrew clearly declares that if you have dominion over a subject, that you do everything that subject does. In other words, that subject, if it does someting you cannot do, you don't have dominion over it. I'll prove it further. Adam not only flew, he flew to space. He was-with one thought he would be on the moon. Benny Hinn, Praise the Lord program on , December 26, 1991 Man, I feel revelation knowledge already coming on me here. Life your hands. Something new is going to happen here today. I felt it just as I walked down here. Holy Spirit, take over in the name of Jesus... God the Father, ladies and gentlemen, is a person; and He is a triune being by Himself separate from the Son and the Holy Ghost. Say, what did you say? Hear it, hear it, hear it. See, God the Father is a person, God the Son is a person, God the Holy Ghost is a person. But each one of them is a triune being by Himself. If I can shock you - and maybe I should - there's nine of them. Huh, what did you say? Let me explain: God the Father, ladies and gentlemen, is a person with his own personal spirit, with his own personal soul, and his own personal spirit-body. You say, Huh, I never heard that. Well you think you're in this church to hear things you've heard for the last 50 years? Benny Hinn, Benny Hinn program on October 3, 1991 God came from heaven, became a man, made man into little gods, went back to heaven as a man. He faces the Father as a man. I face devils as the son of God... Quit your nonsense! What else are you? If you say, I am, you're saying I'm a part of Him, right? Is he God? Are you His offspring? Are you His children? You can't be human! You can't! You can't! God didn't give birth to flesh. You said, "Well, that's heresy." No, that's your crazy brain saying that. Benny Hinn, Our Position in Christ #2-The Word Made Flesh (Orlando: Orlando Christian Center, 1991), videotape #255. And let me add this: Had the Holy Spirit not been with Jesus, He would have sinned. That,s right, it was the Holy Spirit that was the power that kept Him pure. He was not only sent from heaven, but He was called the Son of Man - and as such He was capable of sinning... Without the Holy Ghost, Jesus would have never have made it...Can you imagine Christ headed for the grave, knowing He would remain there forever, if the Holy Ghost would change His mind about raising Him from the dead? Benny Hinn, Good Morning, Holy Spirit (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1990), 135-36. Ladies and gentlemen, the serpent is a symbol of Satan. Jesus Christ knew the only way He would stop Satan is by becoming one in nature with him. You say, "What did you say? What blasphemy is this?" No, you hear this! He did not take my sin; He became my sin. Sin is the nature of hell. Sin is what made Satan... It was sin that made Satan. Jesus said, "I'll be sin! I'll go to the lowest place! I'll go to the origin of it! I won't just take part in it, I'll be the totality of it!" When Jesus became sin, sir, He took it from A to Z and said, "No more!" Think about this: He became flesh, that flesh might become like Him. He became death, so dying man can live. He became sin, so sinners can be righteous in Him. He became one with the nature of Satan, so all those who had the nature of Satan can partake of the nature of God. Benny Hinn, Benny Hinn program on (December 15, 1990). My, you know, whoosh! The Holy Ghost is just showing me some stuff. I'm getting dizzy! I'm telling you the truth - it's, it's just heavy right now on me... He's [referring to Jesus] in the underworld now. God isn't there, the Holy Ghost isn't there, and the Bible says He was begotten. Do you know what the word begotten means? It means reborn. Do you want another shocker? Have you been begotten? So was He. Don't let anyone deceive you. Jesus was reborn. You say, 'What are you talking about?'... He was reborn. He had to be reborn... If He was not reborn, I could not be reborn, I would never be reborn. How can I face Jesus and say, "Jesus, You went through everything I've gone through, except the new birth? Benny Hinn, Our Position 'In Christ,' Part 1 (Orlando, FL: Orlando Christian Center, 1991), videotape #TV-254. (Apologetics Index http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/h01.html) |
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3759 | Bible says WHAT is proof of saving faith | 2 Cor 13:5 | kalos | 8329 | ||
Steve: Thank you for your good, insightful answer. I couldn't agree with you more, 1 John does indeed teach that whosoever is born of God doth not (habitually) commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him, and he cannot (habitually make a practice of) sin, because he is born of God. Grace to you, JVH0212 |
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3760 | Examine yourselves! | 2 Cor 13:5 | kalos | 8316 | ||
Mark: I thank you for your fine postings to the Forum. Keep up the good work. What I say now is not intended as a criticism of anything you've written. I just want to comment: A thing is not true because it is in the Bible. It is in the Bible because it is true. |
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