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801 | What does it mean to kill flesh daily? | Gal 5:24 | kalos | 162137 | ||
Correction! Emmaus: I goofed! I wrote: "this is not the meaning of Galatians 5:24..." What I intended to say but didn't was ""this is not the meaning of Galatians 2:20." Gal 2:20, NOT 5:24 as I mistakenly wrote. Moreover, I still maintain that in 1 Corinthians 15:31 in context, Paul is speaking of literal, physical death and is speaking of it in the past tense. Grace to you, Kalos |
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802 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | kalos | 162134 | ||
Makarios: I agree with you. Regardless of what Pharoah's daughter did or did not SAY to her father, when the intent to deceive is present it's a lie. Grace to you, Kalos |
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803 | What does it mean to kill flesh daily? | Gal 5:24 | kalos | 162132 | ||
Emmaus: I agree with you. In my previous post I seem to recall writing the following: 'Col. 3:5 (ESV) Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 'Conclusion: I am not saying there is no longer any need to put to death what is earthly in you. I am merely saying that this is not the meaning of Galatians 5:24 or of 1 Corinthians 15:31, where Paul speaks of literal, physical death.' You have no idea how many times in the last 47 years I've heard these verses in Galatians and 1 Corinthians quoted and misinterpreted to make the point that we die daily to the flesh. Grace to you, Kalos |
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804 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | kalos | 161990 | ||
WOS: Thank you for enduring Desert Storm. You have my respect. Please accept my sincere apology for making the remark I did about you not being in my platoon. I was entirely out of line. At the time I posted that remark, I admit, I was angry. [I'm over it now. :-)] But anger is no excuse for my rudeness. I do value you as a forum member. You've been making many fine posts. I value you even more as a fellow war veteran. I would value your friendship, as well. Grace and peace be multiplied to you, Kalos |
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805 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | kalos | 161961 | ||
I'm sure glad you weren't in my platoon in Vietnam. | ||||||
806 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | kalos | 161947 | ||
Makarios: It's a good thing the Hebrew midwives in Egypt made the decision they did. Otherwise, it might have been no Moses, no Exodus, no Torah, no nation of Israel, etc. But of course the survival of Moses, the Exodus, the Torah, and the nation of Israel is not the greater good because there is no such thing. According to some. On the other hand, we're not dealing with what might have been in this example. We're dealing with what actually happened and what actually happend was that the Hebrew midwives technically lied. And we know what the consequences of that were. Would I have lied to protect the lives of my Marine buddies in Vietnam? Yes, I would have. And I hope they would have done the same for me. Next question. Grace to you, Kalos |
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807 | Is infanticide good? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 161889 | ||
kokevinny: Thank you for answering. The information in your answer is very helpful. Grace and peace to you, Kalos |
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808 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | kalos | 161888 | ||
'White Lies and Other Deceptions' by Gregory Koukl ____________________ "...we're not obliged to tell everything we know." ____________________ 'Is lying ever right? Is trespassing? Is violence? Some thoughts to help you sharpen your ability to make ethical decisions. 'I think lying is wrong. However, we have to be clear on what constitutes lying, that is, immoral deception. It seems that not all deceptions are immoral. Did you ever make a fake while playing basketball? Isn't such a feint a deception? It is, but I don't think most people would consider it immoral, even though it was, in fact, deceptive. 'There are other examples. We dress to flatter our figures instead of being entirely truthful about our physical shape. We wear hairpieces if our hair is thinner than we'd like to show. There are times we're not forthcoming with all the truth. More could be said, but we withhold information. 'So it seems reasonable to say there are "deceptions" we wouldn't really consider immoral--faking in basketball, trying to dress in a flattering way, or not being forthcoming with all the information we might have. 'Incidentally, I don't think Jesus was always forthright. Take, for example, the woman at the well (John 4). Jesus had a goal He was not immediately forthright about. I don't see this as manipulation, though, but as sensitivity to the moment. If Jesus wasn't always entirely forthright in some cases, yet we know He never committed any sin, then that means it isn't necessarily a sin if you're not forthright about everything. 'Take this example. You come into a store and want to get the best price for something you intend to buy. You've done some research, but you don't let on up front. Instead, as a tactical move you play stupid. There is a kind of deception here, one could argue, but I think you'd be hard pressed to call it sinful. It seems we're not obliged to tell everything we know. 'On the one hand, there are blatant deceptions that are clearly sinful. Then there also seems to be a category of deceptions that don't rise to the category of sin. Then you have, in the middle, situations I would call moral dilemmas. These are more difficult judgment calls. 'A moral dilemma is when you must choose one of two things, but either thing would be wrong to do when taken on its own. Do you endanger a human life, or do you tell a lie? If you choose to tell the truth, you may do right by telling the truth, but it seems you do wrong by exposing a human being to serious harm. If you protect the human being by lying, well, you've saved a life, but told a lie. That is a moral or ethical dilemma. 'There are a couple of different ways Christians have approached this historically. One is to claim there really is no such thing as an ethical dilemma. Some will say you should never lie, you should always tell the truth, and let God worry about the consequences. 'What if you see a woman run into an alley to escape someone who's trying to kill her, and they ask you, "Where is she?" What do you do? Do you send them on a wild goose chase to protect the woman's life? Or do you lead them to their victim? 'Some would say you are morally obliged to tell exactly where she's hiding and let God take care of it. But that option can cut in both directions. Why not protect her by lying and let God take care of it by forgiving the lie? Which do you choose? This question is at the heart of all ethical dilemmas.' (To read the entire article, go to: www.str.org/free/commentaries/ ethics/lie.htm) Makarios: Thank you for posting an excellent reply to this question. In my opinion, when people choose not to lie and their choice leads to the murder of innocent men, women and children (as in the time of Pharoah or Hitler), these people are giving a higher priority to their own "righteousness" than they are to human life. These people have chosen to be as wise as doves and as harmless as serpents. Who says we are obliged to tell everything we know? Grace to you, Kalos |
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809 | Is infanticide good? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 161881 | ||
kokevinny: I am a bit confused here. Maybe you can help clear up my confusion. You write: "As you have noticed, many questions have been asked as of late. This is a requirement for our High School Bible Class." What is the requirement for your class? Is it to ask these questions at an online forum? Or is the requirement to research the answers for yourselves? I intend no criticism here. Just seeking clarification. Grace to you, Kalos |
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810 | How old is the earth scripturally? | Gen 1:1 | kalos | 161743 | ||
What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth? Answer: 'If you use the ages in Genesis chapter 5, and then calculate the time from there using Old Testament history, you will arrive at the conclusion that the Bible teaches the earth to be around 6000 years old.' ____________________ www.gotquestions.org/earth-age.html |
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811 | Avoid Allegorizing the Bible | Genesis | kalos | 161705 | ||
Calling all Ambassadors and Embassies! Avoid Allegorizing the Bible ____________________ If the meaning of the Bible "cannot be discerned through the normal understanding of language, how can it be discerned?" ____________________ "Avoid spiritualizing or allegorizing the Bible. This is that which gives to the Bible some kind of mystical meaning. In other words, what is on the surface is not the meaning, but what is hidden becomes the meaning. This is very popular. Allegorizing means to say that the historical meaning is not the real meaning, and in fact may be nothing but a fabrication. The historical meaning is not the real meaning, the real meaning is the spiritual meaning hidden beneath the surface. "And once you say that something in the Bible is an allegory, that is, it is only a symbol of the reality, you have just made it impossible to know what that reality is because if that reality cannot be discerned through the normal understanding of language, how can it be discerned?" ____________________ (from the radio message: "How to Study Your Bible: Interpretation" by John MacArthur on Grace to You broadcast) |
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812 | What is "First Fruits Rapture? | Rev 14:4 | kalos | 161579 | ||
Who are the 144,000? 'In prophetic circles, there are numerous attempts at identifying the 144,000 Jews mentioned in Revelation 7 and 14. A common identification is that they are Jewish evangelists that traverse the world during the 70th week of Daniel and are instrumental in bringing untold numbers of people into the kingdom of God. That understanding is, however, never taught in the Scripture! 'When a study is made of the 144,000, we learn that there are only three verses in the entire Bible that mention these people (Rev. 7:4; 14:1,3) . From a study of these three verses we learn the following: '1. They are 12,000 Jews from 12 tribes of Israel that are sealed for protection... '2. In Revelation 14 they are with "the Lamb...standing on Mount Zion" and bearing the name of His Father "written on their foreheads". In 14:3 they sing a new song "before the throne". '3. In 14:3-4 we also learn that these are "purchased from the earth" as "first fruits to God and to the Lamb" (from among the Jews), are spiritually pure ("not ... defiled with women"), follow the Lamb "wherever He goes", are absolutely honest and "are blameless".' (Who are the 144,000? by Rev. Charles Cooper) To read more go to: (www.solagroup.org/articles/ faqs/faq_0023.html) |
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813 | What is "First Fruits Rapture? | 1 Thessalonians | kalos | 161578 | ||
There is no Revelation 4:14. The 4th chapter of Revelation has only 11 verses. | ||||||
814 | devon, what is tense of the verb works? | 1 Cor 12:11 | kalos | 161547 | ||
Hi, Searcher! Actually, my question was not addressed to you. It was posted to Devon. Grace to you, Kalos |
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815 | devon, what is tense of the verb works? | 1 Cor 12:11 | kalos | 161546 | ||
Hi, Searcher! Actually, my question was not addressed to you. It was posted to Devon. Grace to you, Kalos |
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816 | devon, what is tense of the verb works? | 1 Cor 12:11 | kalos | 161528 | ||
Why do you submit most of your posts twice? |
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817 | devon, what is tense of the verb works? | 1 Cor 12:11 | kalos | 161527 | ||
Why do you submit most of your posts twice? |
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818 | Eze 39:2 ver. omit # of enemy survivors | Ezek 39:2 | kalos | 161377 | ||
That's like saying I don't have time to learn Spanish because I'm too busy studying an English translation of "Don Quixote". Grace to you, Kalos |
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819 | Did God create Life? | Gen 1:1 | kalos | 161309 | ||
I have nothing against you as an individual, but I think you are getting in over your head with all this speculation. In this thread you're getting into the origin of God. We don't know anything about the origin of God. Nowhere in the Bible does it explain or describe the origin of God. If God did not create life, then I can think of only two possibilities: (1) One is that life was here before God. But we know that nothing (no thing) was here before God. (2) The second possibility is that life itself is not a thing created. However, I'm not convinced that this assumption is true. Generally, the things that were not created are the equivalent of an absence of something. For example, sin is not itself a thing created. Sin is simply a want (lack) of moral perfection in a fallen creature. Darkness is the absence of light. Neither sin nor darkness are created things. But life is not the absence of something. So how could one put life in the same category of uncreated things as sin or darkness? I don't plan to defend what I've written here. A person can take it or leave it. For me to defend it would result in more speculation. I have no intention to debate this or to play dueling speculations/assertions/opinions. I just don't believe there is any evidence to support the notion that God did not create life. Grace to you, Kalos |
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820 | How do I ask? | Ps 115:3 | kalos | 161233 | ||
Greg: Welcome to the Forum! Grace to you, Kalos AMPLIFIED 1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, do not be children [immature] in your thinking; continue to be babes in [matters of] evil, but in your minds be mature [men]. |
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