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3801 | clear conscience | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 7178 | ||
No,in your original question you were not merely asking WHY it is important to keep a clear conscience. In your own words you also asked, "*HOW* DOES A MINISTER KEEP A CLEAR CONSCIENCE? (emphasis added) | ||||||
3802 | clear conscience | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 7177 | ||
Surely you're not saying that it's possible to maintain a clear conscience and at the same time practice sexual immorality, are you? I'm sure you're not saying that. People on this Forum often do not answer the question precisely as asked. I may be a bit off topic, but I don't believe I'm off the mark when I imply that a clear conscience and sexual immorality/impurity are mutually exclusive. If one were to become upset every time someone else answered a question in other than the precise way in which it is asked, that one would not last long on the Forum. |
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3803 | NAS like the NWT??? I HOPE NOT! | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 7176 | ||
Not to or about you, sir, but about the author of the above, I would say: 1) No one claims infallibility for any translator or translation of the Bible. 2) It is an understatement to say the NWT is a corrupt work. "What most Christians don't recognize is the same corruption in their own "Christian" bibles!" Any alleged corruption (I would prefer the word error) in the NASB, NIV, NKJV, etc. is NOT the same as the corruption in the NWT. 1) There is no intent to corrupt among translators of other versions (the claims of the KJV only cult having no validity). 2) The guiding aim of the translation of the NWT is obviously to support the heresies of the organization that produced it. To say it is denomnationally biased would also be a laughable understatement. 3) The degree and amount of error (which I would not consider error, but merely honest differences of interpretation of verses which ARE NOT always cut and dried, plain and simple. If anyone thinks otherwise I would ask them, have you ever translated a formal work from one language to another? Try it and you'll see how easy it is NOT.), the quality and quantity of errors between the NWT and all the other versions put together is vastly different. Is in fact worlds apart. If the author's meaning is what we take it to be (and it may or may not be, but if it is) then the author is an idiot. |
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3804 | gender ,yes | Gal 3:28 | kalos | 7170 | ||
RC: OK! Now I finally get your point. A little slow here. You are right: *in the law* a priest is required to be male. Nevertheless, *in Christ Jesus* there is neither male nor female. Under Grace, not Law, men and women are exactly equal. They differ in their respective roles, but neither is inferior to the other. It is an immutable fact that in the eyes of God in this age THERE IS NO DISTINCTION; "there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Neither other verses of Scripture nor any amount of "reasoning" will ever change the truth of this verse. RC, no hostility or personal criticism is intended here. We are merely discussing the issue. Your point about the Law is well taken. But, let us never confuse or mix Law with Grace. The original question was in regard to the Kingdom of God. It wasn't about Judaism or the Priesthood. Again, thank you for having the patience to keep explaining your point to me until I finally got it. :-) Take care. --JVH0212 |
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3805 | Goodbye, Friends | Eph 4:29 | kalos | 7166 | ||
Hank: I would like to see you come back and can only trust that eventually you will, but not until you are ready. I respect your decision as well as your reasons for it. Yet, I beg to differ. You have never been a part of the problem. You have always been a huge part of the solution. Go with God. | ||||||
3806 | Please help. Post your comments. | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 7164 | ||
Nolan: Amen and Amen! --JVH0212 |
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3807 | Is there a Heaven? | 2 Cor 5:6 | kalos | 7161 | ||
Glory777: You are to be commended for your fine, consoling reply. This may be seen as nitpicking, but you make one statement which concerns me. "Can't cry for the children"? Rom 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. I would not condemn either you or your answer, for you are truly kind. Speaking for myself and no one else, my heart aches whenever I hear of a child stolen from her parents by death. When my precious 5-year-old niece was killed in a (very preventable) auto accident, I felt that although she was "better off", I was not. We can only hope that some psycho will not take it into his head to slaughter young children so they will be "better off." Glory777, if I have taken your comments out of context or answered inappropriately, then I apologize. To me the death of a child is a highly personal and emotionally charged issue, one for which I have little or no objectivity to offer. |
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3808 | Anything wrong with dating? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 7157 | ||
Nolan: Thanks for a very good, very heartfelt reply. I have received other good replies to this question, but, if I'm not mistaken, yours is the one that best addresses the question as I asked it. (Disclaimer: the following is MY subjective answer. I do not present it as Bible doctrine or church dogma. "Every person has a right to his own opinion; but no person has the right to be wrong in his facts." The following is not a discussion of bare facts, but of a modern social custom. I am not taking a rigid stand, merely expressing my opinion, which I have labeled as opinion.) Just for the record, I didn't mean to imply that I either agreed or disagreed with every last word of Harris's book. Neither am I saying that you said I implied that. The issue of whether churches are equipped to deal with or instruct singles regarding dating is another matter entirely, though one that is related to the question at hand. And I tend to agree with your assessment of the churches regarding singles. You mention an author "who makes a valid argument for Christian dating." I haven't a thing against Christian dating according to Christian principles. What I seriously question is the entire dating culture and customs as the world understands and practices them, especially the world's questionable practice (from the biblical viewpoint) of an excessive number of serial or multiple dating partners. Is this REALLY proper or adequate preparation for "Christian" marriage? I am not entirely against dating. But I seriously question the suitability for Christians of the dating "game" as played by the world. I don't believe God called us to play shopping games with relationships. For thousands of years people met, married, raised children, and arguably fared no better and no worse for the lack of the custom of dating -- a VERY, VERY recent custom in the history of mankind. |
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3809 | Confidence? | Acts 4:13 | kalos | 7128 | ||
"teach·able - 1 a : capable of being taught b : apt and willing to learn" Capable of being taught. Apt *AND WILLING* to learn. Nolan: "If only we will respond to the Teacher and be 'teachable'.. " Well said! Well said indeed! I appreciate your reply and your point. I have included here the definition of the word 'teachable', a word with which some are not familiar. A concept that the proud and foolish pridefully and foolishly disregard. |
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3810 | World English Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 7118 | ||
roverjbh99:Thank you for a very sensible, reasonable answer. Wisdom and prudence ought to teach anyone how inappropriate it would be to compare an unpublished book with one that is published. But the illogic of it doesn't keep some people from doing just that. How can I appraise that which I have never laid eyes on, and particularly when the book remains incomplete and unpublished? You should have seen all the negative remarks here regarding the Holman Christian Standard Bible. Largely uninformed critics did everything but call the HCSB the New Satanic Bible. The reaction was downright emotional. Anyway, thank you once again for your answer. |
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3811 | NAS like the NWT??? I HOPE NOT! | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 7113 | ||
The NASB is probably like the NWT in that it is printed on paper, using ink, and then the pages are bound together, and a cover added. Moreover, both translations read from top to bottom and from left to right. Also the pages numbers are in Arabic numbers rather than Roman numerals or binary code. And, most important of all, both those translations were originally produced in the United States in the 20th Century, which alone makes them mere carbon copies of each other. Not. Other than that the two versions are no more alike than clods of dirt and beenie babies. This is an incredibly absurd, inaccurate and near-blasphemous statement. I've never seen any comparison of translations that even included the NWT, universally regarded as a work that doesn't even qualify as a legitimate Bible translation and is unworthy of serious consideration by anyone. roverjbh99, if you should see that chart again would you copy down what he said about the 2 versions? Then would you do us all a favor and submit a posting telling us exactly what the author said, using the very words he used? |
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3812 | where does he ask that,baptized or not | Acts 2:38 | kalos | 7103 | ||
"Oneness Pentecostals have often been accused of being adherants of the 'heresy of Modalism'. No one is "accusing" Oneness Pentecostals of heresy. They are merely stating a fact. To reject the doctrine of the Trinity (One God in Three Persons) and accept the anti-Trinatarian doctrine of One God, One Person is to take a heretical position. Hence, there is no accusation here, only a statement of fact. “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 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 known as Oneness Pentecostalism, CRI has several valuable resources available." (reference: www.equip.org/search/) |
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3813 | Confidence? | Acts 4:13 | kalos | 7100 | ||
Nolan: This is in no way a criticism of your answer. I have no problem with your answer. I agree with you 100 percent when you accurately state: "They (Peter and John) were laymen, not religious experts, and they had no formal training." This is an indisputable fact. I merely wish to point out: Although Peter and John indeed had no *formal* training, it would be a major mistake to claim they had *no* training (a claim not made by you). Indeed "it was clear that these apostles had 'been with Jesus," who no doubt had trained them well. They were thoroughly trained by Him during their 3-year association with the Great Teacher (and more), Jesus Christ Himself. Similarly, the apostle Paul (although a non-leader of the Christian church, being merely the author of a major portion of the entire NT) was not without training. He was doubly trained -- in the Law of Moses and during his three years in the wilderness following his conversion. Not to mention that to him was given "much revelation." My point? Any and all who would claim that we have no need of education should consider that the Twelve, as well as the apostle Paul, were well educated in the Faith. Nice try, but don't use Peter, Paul and John as examples of effective witnesses who never had any education. Won't work. I commend you, Nolan on an outstanding reply. Keep up the excellent work. Your brother, JVH0212 |
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3814 | Elder must be 'the husband of one wife'? | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 7094 | ||
Hank: You write: "This forum is no medium in which to use cryptic and arcane innuendo." May I add: Emotion goes out your door when reason comes inuendo. (See I can too use the word in a sentence.) *********************** It's a joke! Save your angry letters, folks. |
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3815 | where does he ask that,baptized or not | Acts 2:38 | kalos | 7092 | ||
Hello, Ray! :-) I am writing to clarify the meaning of my previous posting, which begins: "Ray writes: "Also, please rewrite your last sentence without the question mark so I know what you mean exactly. Later, Ray" "OK, Ray, here goes. Following is my question rewritten as a statement. Hope this helps:" Please allow me to criticize my own writing. I am not at all pleased with how I answered your question. I am not changing my views or the essence of my reply, but I MUST clarify and simplify my answer. (If I don't even care for it, it MUST be bad. :-)) Let me re-state it in the clearest terms possible. The Holy Spirit is not the Son. The Son is not the Holy Spirit. (And by the way, the Son is not the Father, nor the Father the Son.) |
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3816 | Elder must be 'the husband of one wife'? | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 7073 | ||
EdB: Apology accepted. Thank you for the kind words. It is I who owe you an apology. I feel badly that I took offense when none was intended, then launched a counter-offensive against you. There is no excuse for my behavior; it's just that my writings have been mocked and ridiculed so often that I've become a bit gun shy. (Not unlike when I was in Vietnam and found myself with heightened alertness, listening for the least out of place sound that might indicate rockets or artillery being fired at us.) EdB, I do appreciate you. I never did take the position that I could only be friends with those who always agreed with me. If I did take that position, I would never have any friends. :-) I'm very impressed that you wrote so promptly to clear up our mutual misunderstanding. It's a relief to know that we're not on opposite sides. :-) Keep on reading, studying, and posting, Ed. Take care. -- Your brother, JVH0212 |
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3817 | What do you mean 'twas brillig'? | Prov 26:5 | kalos | 7065 | ||
All the news that fits we print. Subject: Defining 'define' (Quoted from "A Shorter Catechism of Common Sense/Common Knowledge", p. 1066, published by Opinion Press, 1965, and used by permission of the author, Dr. Radioman) Question: Use "unlearned and unstable" in a sentence. Answer: The unlearned and unstable are those who will not admit that it is better to define a word without using it in the definition. For example, the unlearned and unstable might define "filled" as follows: "Filled means filled." Or the unlearned and unstable may claim, "It is true that 2 plus 2 equals 4. But you're an idiot if you seriously think that 4 equals 2 plus 2." Or "An apostle is not a leader." Or "innocent equals hard-hearted." When asked to cite a scripture reference supporting their viewpoint, the unlearned and unstable may tell you: "Read the Bible. It's in there." Or "With God everything is either yes or no, which obviously means that if you say yes and I say no, then I must not be of God. If I were, I would agree with you." The possibilities are endless once fact is exchanged for fantasy and the truth of the Scriptures is exchanged for the unsubstantiated opinion of man. (Please: no replies stating that "define means define.") ******************* Author's Note. Not wanting to come behind in any gift, I thought I would try my hand at writing nonsensical gibberish. Why should the others have all the fun? ****************** Be sure and come back next month, boys and girls, when this newsletter starts a new department: "Fractured Fairy Tales For the Forum." It will feature exciting and almost true stories, including: The Fairy Tale of Angels who Father Human Children; The Fairy Tale About God's Cut-and-paste Star Factory; The Tale of the Flat Earth (a very entertaining story although almost everyone knows the earth is not flat -- a moot point since Columbus figured it out 500 years ago); the Tale of the King of Wishful Thinking; the Parable of the Ten Versions in which it is stated that the newest edition of the NT -- edited by someone who may or may not be able to read Greek, someone whose Master's Degree could be in Physical Education for all we know -- that this new edition of the NT is superior to the translation for which there is virtually universal agreement that it is the most literally accurate translation of the Bible in the English language. Boys and girls, we urge you to be regular readers of this Newsletter of the Fantastic. This will prepare you to participate in the Circus Forum later in life. |
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3818 | Elder must be 'the husband of one wife'? | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 7063 | ||
Well, at least I have something in common with the Bible. Some do not believe the Bible means what it says. And some do not believe I mean what I say. I don't need to take cheap shots at you or anyone else. If I have a point to make, I make it on the basis of the Bible and reason. I never started out on this Forum to take an offensive stand of any kind. But experience here has shown me that I do need to be ready with a good defense, as needed. At least I have begun to succeed at my ambition to be like Hank Hanegraaff. Everybody hates him because he discards all preconceived notions, all superstition, all traditions of man, and all denominational bias. Then all he has left is the Word of God, the only true source of Christian faith and practice. Not comparing myself to him, but we are both alike in that we are both hated for taking an unpopular stand when that stand is based on sola Scriptura and contradicts someone else's pet doctrine. |
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3819 | Elder must be 'the husband of one wife'? | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 7062 | ||
P.S. You have not forgotten how to construct a single clear and unambiguous sentence. Besides, even if you did forget, who would notice? | ||||||
3820 | Elder must be 'the husband of one wife'? | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 7061 | ||
For communication to work, both a transmitter and a receiver must be operable and in operation. I have no trouble with your transmitter. I hear you loud and clear. Maybe the problem is in the various receivers. Perhaps some are short on batteries. A reminder to them: always check first to make sure it's plugged in and the power is on. | ||||||
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