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441 | pray your flight | Matt 24:20 | kalos | 172093 | ||
'Jewish law teaches to preserve life at all costs, even if one must transgress the commandments of Torah. The exceptions to this are the laws concerning idolatry, murder, and adultery. Jewish sages believe that in the case of these three cardinal sins, one should endure martyrdom rather than transgress God's statutes.' ____________________ Source: Kingdom Relationships: God's Laws for the Community of Faith by Ron Moseley Paperback: 54 pages Messianic Jewish Publishers Published in the year 2000 ISBN: 1-880226-84-7 |
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442 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | kalos | 172063 | ||
Plagiarism Repost of ID# 61096: From the Lockman Foundation: "I want to include a quote from another work in my posting. Can I do that? "If you are not the original creator of the content you submit, you must not violate the rights of the copyright holder by submitting your content without the permission of the copyright holder. You must follow the instructions for quoting material as provided by the copyright holder. You must usually document the title, author, publisher name, and copyright year." (Lockman Foundation) _______ ____: Grace and peace to you. None of the following is intended as harsh criticism of you. Instead, I write what I do to help you avoid certain problems in future postings. When quoting a published source in your postings, great care and attention to detail must be taken to avoid charges of copyright violation or plagiarism -- neither of which I accuse you. I merely point these things out to you. First, according to the Lockman Foundation, "You must usually document the title, author, publisher name, and copyright year" of the material you are quoting. For example, it would have been better in your post had you placed the following information at the bottom of the page, enclosed in parentheses: (UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE: Interpretation, The Ryrie Study Bible, Charles Caldwell Ryrie, Moody, 1976, 1978) Second, when using direct quotations, by all means enclose them in quotation marks. Third, avoid editing the quoted material. The safest course is to quote it verbatim. For example, you attribute the content of your posting to the Ryrie Study Bible. Then you write in quotes: "These are suggestions only, towards basic concepts of interpretation..." The actual quote in Ryrie's own words is: "These suggestions are simply facets of the basic concept of plain interpretation." To paraphrase Ryrie's sentence as you did is to alter the meaning the author intended. Again please do not take this post as a rebuke. That is the furthest thing from my mind. I appreciate you and the post you submitted. You make excellent points there. My only motive is to spare you any problems that might arise from not giving proper attribution. Grace and peace be multiplied to you, Kalos |
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443 | pastor of one wife? | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 172006 | ||
The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,[4] temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher, 1 Timothy 3:2 The NET Bible [4] Translators' note. 'Or “a man married only once,” “devoted solely to his wife” (see 1 Tim 3:12; 5:9; Titus 1:6). The meaning of this phrase is disputed. It is frequently understood to refer to the marital status of the church leader, excluding from leadership those who are (1) unmarried, (2) polygamous, (3) divorced, or (4) remarried after being widowed. A different interpretation is reflected in the NEB’s translation “faithful to his one wife.”' Source: www.bible.org/netbible/index.htm |
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444 | pastor of one wife? | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 172004 | ||
1 Tim 3:2 NASB Strong's Version "...the husband [435] of one [1520] wife [1135]..." Following are the English words followed by Strong's number followed by a Strong's definition: husband [435] man one [1520] one wife [1135] woman Therefore, an alternative literal translation of the above phrase would be: "...the man [435] of one [1520] woman [1135]..." |
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445 | Ocelot, Who are His sons/ children? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 172002 | ||
Annihilation and resurrection? "The Bible teaches us that we have an existence away from our bodies once we die. The Jehovah's Witnesses are incorrect. We continue on after death." - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'Does Annihilation and resurrection make sense? 'According to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, when you die, you cease to exist: Let God be True, p. 59, 60, 67. On Judgment Day, only faithful Jehovah's Witnesses will be resurrected to life eternal on Paradise Earth. The rest of all mankind will be annihilated, wiped out, made to not exist with no eternal punishment in a fiery hell. 'There is a logical problem with this view. If a Jehovah's Witnesses believes that he ceases to exist when he dies and that he will be resurrected at the Judgment Day, then is he really being resurrected? In other words, if he was alive and then has ceased to exist, he is in the same state he was before he was created. That is, he isn't. He has no existence. He is gone. The only remnant of this person would be in the memory of God (not counting family and friends, etc.). Only God would know if this Jehovah's Witness was good enough for Paradise Earth. If he was, then the reward would be a new creation of someone in the exact image of the Jehovah's Witness who previously lived and did all the works mandated by the Watchtower Organization. But, it wouldn't be the exact same person, because that person ceased to exist and there is no continuity, no continuance of the person since he has ceased to be. 'Therefore, on Judgment day, how can he be resurrected? That is, how is he, as the same person, resurrected when he doesn't exist anymore? Is he the exact same person or has God make an exact copy of the person upon which to shower the blessings of Paradise Earth? 'It would seem that simple logic would contradict the idea of existence, non-existence, and then existence all being the same person. It also contradicts scripture which says, '"We are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord," (2 Cor. 5:8). I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven," (2 Cor. 12:2). 'The Bible teaches us that we have an existence away from our bodies once we die. The Jehovah's Witnesses are incorrect. We continue on after death." (www.carm.org/jw/annihilation.htm) |
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446 | Ocelot, Who are His sons/ children? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 172001 | ||
Annihilationism "Other distinctive SDA [Seventh Day Adventist] teachings include . . . the doctrine of “soul sleep,” a misnomer for the belief that between death and resurrection one is essentially non-existent except in the memory of God; the annihilation of the wicked (as opposed to conscious torment for eternity). "The soul-sleep doctrine conflicts with the gospel because, closely examined and fully understood, it actually constitutes a denial of the resurrection (though it is doubtful any SDA understands it to be so). Notwithstanding a smattering of “proof-texts,” the annihilation doctrine is definitely aberrant from the teaching of the Bible. It leaves the sinner facing no eternal consequences for his sin; angst over annihilation will not survive annihilation. Indeed, many people today think annihilation preferable to even this life. They live on only because they cannot shake the conviction that there is “hell to pay.” God has set eternity in their hearts (Eccl. 3:11)" ____________________ Source: www.watchman.org/profile/sdapro.htm |
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447 | The Issue Is Not Marital Status | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 171996 | ||
The Issue Is Not Marital Status NASB 1 Timothy 3:12 Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households. "Lit. in Greek a "one-woman man." This says nothing about marriage or divorce. The issue is not the elder's marital status, but his moral and sexual purity. This qualification heads the list, because it is in this area that leaders are most prone to fail. "Various interpretations of this qualification have been offered. Some see it as a prohibition against polygamy -- an unnecessary injunction since polygamy was not common in Roman society and clearly forbidden by Scripture (Gen 2:24), the teaching of Jesus (Matt 19:5,6; Mark 10:6-9), and Paul (Eph 5:31). A polygamist could not even have been a church member, let alone a church leader. "Others see this requirement as barring those who remarried after the death of their wives. But, as already noted, the issue is sexual purity, not marital status. Further the Bible encourages remarriage after widowhood (5:14; 1 Cor 7:39). "Some believe that Paul here excludes divorced men from church leadership. That again ignores the fact that this qualification does not deal with marital status. Nor does the Bible prohibit all remarriage after divorce (Matt 5:31,32; 19:9; 1 Cor 7:15). "Finally, some think that this requirement excludes single men from church leadership. But if that were Paul's intent, he would have disqualified himself (1 Cor 7:8). "A 'one-woman man' is one totally devoted to his wife, maintaining singular devotion, affection and sexual purity in both thought and deed. To violate this is to forfeit blamelessness and no longer be 'above reproach' (Titus 1:6,7) Compare Prov 6:32,33" (p. 1864, MacArthur Study Bible, Word, 1997). |
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448 | But what from the heart? | Matt 22:42 | kalos | 171984 | ||
Repost of ID# 105092 One need only read Ray's past postings to see what he thinks of Christ. And Ray always speaks from the love and sincerity of his heart. |
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449 | "Abortion should be permitted..." | Prov 3:13 | kalos | 171983 | ||
"Abortion should be permitted..." 'Christian's values, attitudes, and beliefs are to be based on and shaped by the truths taught in the Bible. One can call it a biblical worldview. Developing a biblical worldview requires three essential elements: knowing what the Bible says (observation), knowing what the Bible means (interpretation) and knowing how to apply biblical principles in today's world (application). Each of these elements requires diligence on our part as well as the illuminating ministry of the Holy Spirit (2 Tim. 2:15; John 16:13)' (www.solagroup.org). 1. Abortion should be permitted when the life of the mother is threatened. Did you agree or disagree? See the following passages: Ex. 20:13; Psa. 127:3; 139:13-16; Prov. 6:16-19; 24:11-12; Jer. 1:5; Luke 1:15, 39-44. For more information go to: www.solagroup.org/articles/ christianliving/cl_0005.html |
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450 | The Mosaic Law: Function and Purpose | Rom 6:14 | kalos | 171915 | ||
The Mosaic Law: Function and Purpose in the New Testament 'Introduction '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. In regard to the relation of Christian ethics to the Mosaic Law, Luck writes...' ____________________ To read more go to: www.bible.org At the homepage of that website, under Search Site enter: function and purpose This will take you to a link to the article, The Mosaic Law: Its Function and Purpose in the New Testament By: J. Hampton Keathley, III , Th.M. |
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451 | "Touch not mine anointed" | Ps 105:15 | kalos | 171876 | ||
"Touch not mine anointed" (Psalm 105:15) ____________________ '...if any individual Christian is to be considered anointed, then so every Christian must be as well. For this is the only sense in which the term is used (apart from Christ) in the New Testament: "You [referring to all believers] have an anointing from the Holy One" (1 John 2:20, NIV). Thus, no believer can justifiably claim any special status as God's "untouchable anointed" over other believers.' ____________________ (Source: www.equip.org) 'Advocates [of authoritarian rule or unconditional authority for certain preachers and evangelists] assume that Scripture supports their view. Their key biblical proof text is Psalm 105:15: "Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm" (KJV). But a close examination of this passage reveals that it has nothing to do with challenging the teachings of church leaders. 'It first needs to be noted that the Old Testament phrase "the Lord's anointed" is typically used to refer to the kings of Israel (1 Sam. 12:3, 5; 24:6, 10; 26:9, 11, 16, 23; 2 Sam. 1:14, 16; 19:21; Ps. 20:6; Lam. 4:20), at times specifically to the royal line de-scended from David (Pss. 2:2; 18:50; 89:38, 51), and not to prophets and teachers. While the text does also mention prophets, in the context of Psalm 105 the reference is undoubtedly to the patriarchs in general (vv. 8-15; cf. 1 Chron. 16:15-22), and to Abraham (whom God called a prophet) in particular (Gen. 20:7). It is therefore debatable whether this passage can be applied to select leaders within the body of Christ. 'Even if the text can be applied to certain church leaders today, in the context of this passage the words "touch" and "do harm" have to do with inflicting physical harm upon someone. Psalm 105:15 is therefore wholly irrelevant to the issue of questioning the teachings of any of God's "anointed." (...) 'Finally, if any individual Christian is to be considered anointed, then so every Christian must be as well. For this is the only sense in which the term is used (apart from Christ) in the New Testament: "You [referring to all believers] have an anointing from the Holy One" (1 John 2:20, NIV). Thus, no believer can justifiably claim any special status as God's "untouchable anointed" over other believers.' Source: www.equip.org |
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452 | Sufficient to condemn, but not to save | Rom 1:20 | kalos | 171875 | ||
Sufficient to condemn, but not to save ____________________ "The law of nature...(Rom. 1:20)...is sufficient to condemn...but not sufficient to save." ____________________ (Source: www.bible.org) 'This is the law Paul mentions in Romans 2:14, “For whenever the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things required by the law, these who do not have the law are a law to themselves.” (emphasis mine) The law of nature is one which contains natural revelation of God’s eternal power and divine nature (Rom. 1:20) and is sufficient to condemn those who reject this revelation, but not sufficient to save. Those who do not receive this natural revelation through nature demonstrate they are unable to receive the additional light (special revelation of Scripture) needed for salvation. “If a man rejects the revelation of God in the law of nature, he fails to qualify for the further revelation which will lead him to Christ.”7 This natural law perhaps also falls under the category of the eternal law of God, for the moral principles of the Mosaic Law (the Ten Commandments) did not begin with Sinai, but are as eternal and immutable as the very holy character of God Himself (see 1 Pet. 1:16).' ____________________ Source: The Mosaic Law: Its Function and Purpose in the New Testament By: J. Hampton Keathley, III , Th.M. www.bible.org |
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453 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | kalos | 171838 | ||
Tim: You write: "...simply pick out a distinctive sentence and using quotation marks, enter it into your search engine. Thank you for the information. I find it incredibly useful. Although I have been using Google Search and posting to the Forum for years, I did not know that finding the source or full text of a quote was just that simple. For example, a few minutes ago I was looking for the text of the Preface to the New King James Version. First, I entered "Preface New King James Version" in the search field at Google. It returned links to many websites, none of which contained the full text of the Preface. Then I remembered your post and entered word for word a brief quote from the Preface in Google Search. Google immediately returned a link to the full text. From here on out I know I will be making extensive use of this method of finding a text or document. Many thanks to you for the information. Grace to you, Kalos |
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454 | Sufficient to condemn, but not to save | Rom 2:14 | kalos | 171833 | ||
Sufficient to condemn, but not to save ____________________ "The law of nature...(Rom. 1:20)...is sufficient to condemn...but not sufficient to save." ____________________ (Source: www.bible.org) 'This is the law Paul mentions in Romans 2:14, “For whenever the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things required by the law, these who do not have the law are a law to themselves.” (emphasis mine) The law of nature is one which contains natural revelation of God’s eternal power and divine nature (Rom. 1:20) and is sufficient to condemn those who reject this revelation, but not sufficient to save. Those who do not receive this natural revelation through nature demonstrate they are unable to receive the additional light (special revelation of Scripture) needed for salvation. “If a man rejects the revelation of God in the law of nature, he fails to qualify for the further revelation which will lead him to Christ.”7 This natural law perhaps also falls under the category of the eternal law of God, for the moral principles of the Mosaic Law (the Ten Commandments) did not begin with Sinai, but are as eternal and immutable as the very holy character of God Himself (see 1 Pet. 1:16).' ____________________ Source: The Mosaic Law: Its Function and Purpose in the New Testament By: J. Hampton Keathley, III , Th.M. www.bible.org |
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455 | How many aggelos on the head of a pin? | Rom 3:4 | kalos | 171760 | ||
Jeff: Thanks for your post. I appreciate your thoughts. Grace to you, Kalos |
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456 | How many aggelos on the head of a pin? | Rom 3:4 | kalos | 171744 | ||
Richard Baxter made an interesting comment on 2 Timothy 2:23, "Avoid frequent disputes about lesser truths, and religion that lies only in opinions. He whose religion is all in his opinions, will be most frequently and enthusiastically mouthing them; but he whose religion lies in the knowledge and love of God, will be most delightfully speaking of that happy time when he shall enjoy them. The least controversial points are usually the most important and most necessary for our souls." (ID# 170134) | ||||||
457 | How many aggelos on the head of a pin? | Rom 3:4 | kalos | 171743 | ||
I see the pet debates this week are: [] Can angels sin? [] What does Aggelos mean? [] Where is your biblical support? [] Hell yes or no? -- Everything you always wanted to prove about hell If any new topics come up for discussion sometime this month, would someone please notify me? --Kalos |
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458 | Blotted Out If We Reject Him | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 171561 | ||
Tim: What's the point of God promising us, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Heb 13:5b)? Might it not be to encourage us? Grace to you, Kalos |
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459 | Blotted Out If We Reject Him | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 171547 | ||
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Ephesians 1:4 Steve: Ephesians 1:4 is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. Another favorite is Romans 3:28, "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law." I appreciate your not using my birth name. Grace to you, John |
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460 | Hell is a real place. | Matt 5:22 | kalos | 171527 | ||
"Hell is a real place. It is not mere unconsciousness. It is not temporal. It is eternal torment." ____________________ 'The Dead Are Conscious After Death 'The wicked descend alive into Sheol ' Num. 16:30, "But if the Lord brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that is theirs, and they descend alive into Sheol, then you will understand that these men have spurned the Lord . . . 33So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly." 'Cast to outer darkness with weeping and gnashing of teeth ' Matt. 8:12, "but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 'Those cast into the fire suffer consciously ' Matt. 13:41-42, "The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, 42and will cast them into the furnace of fire; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” See also Matt. 13:50. 'Cast into a tormenting fire ' Rev. 14:9-11, "And another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or upon his hand, 10he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11"And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."” See also, Rev. 21:8. 'Hell Is A Place Of Eternal Fire And Punishment 'Unquenchable Fire Matt. 3:12 "And His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." 'Fiery Hell Matt. 5:22, "whoever shall say, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell." See also, Matt. 5:29,30. 'Fiery Hell Matt. 18:8-9, "And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the eternal fire. 9"And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than having two eyes, to be cast into the fiery hell." 'Eternal Fire Matt. 25:41, "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels. 'Eternal Punishment ' Matt. 25:46, "And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." ' The word 'eternal' in both places is "aionios" which means 1)without beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be; 2)without beginning; 3)without end, never to cease, everlasting. The word 'punishment' is the word kolasis and it means "to punish, with the implication of resulting severe suffering - 'to punish, punishment.'"(5) 'Eternal Fire ' Jude 7, "Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example, in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire." 'Lake of Fire ' Rev. 20:15, "And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." 'Conclusion ' Hell is a real place. It is not mere unconsciousness. It is not temporal. It is eternal torment. Perhaps that is why Jesus spoke more of hell than heaven and spent so much time warning people not to go there. After all, if people just stopped existing, why warn them? If it was temporal, they'd get out in a while. But if it were eternal and conscious, then the warning is strong. 'Jesus said, "And if your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out, and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of the parts of your body perish, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30"And if your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off, and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of the parts of your body perish, than for your whole body to go into hell," (Matt. 5:29-30).' ____________________ www.carm.org/doctrine/hell.htm |
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