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21 | God/Man, Man/Man Relationships | Gen 3:8 | rferg | 71964 | ||
Why does the bible seem to contradict itself regarding the commandments of God? The contreversey is that we are no longer under the law and the Ten Commandments were under the law. The book of Galatians seems to be speaking of the law of circumcision but Roman's I'm not quit so sure. I can't get a clear understanding and when I get answers there seems to be other scriptures that contradict the ones I received (in the "Christian" Church.) The Ten Commandments teach us how to love God and our neighbor. The first 4 teach us how we are to love God the last 6 teach us how to love our neighbor. It would seem to me that these laws are spiritual (from beginning to end) but I don't have scripture to prove it. Why would God do away with the law's that teach us to love? There doesn't seem to be any burden in them. There is nothing that says do not touch, do not taste, works or sacrifices. The NT quotes them many times and the book of Rev. says 3 different times that Christ is returning for a church that keeps the commandments and the testimony of Jesus Christ. This contridicts that the Ten Commandments are not in effect because they are under the law. I continuelly hear we are saved by grace. Grace is God's unmerritted favor. The Father sent His Son to die for the penalty of our sin's, that's the grace we are saved by. He loved us when we were still sinners. Because we are saved by grace, does this mean we don't have to obey God? It's like being saved by grace is some kind of doctrine. I know that the covenant of the Rainbow is still in effect today. Is it possible that the Ten Commandments are a covenant seperate from the law and still in effect today? Thank for your help. |
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22 | 4th commandment has been done away? | Ps 111:7 | rferg | 57985 | ||
Greetings! So what you are saying, is that it's not that we are not under the law (Ten Commandments), but we are no longer under the pentalty of the law, which is death. |
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23 | 4th commandment has been done away? | Ps 111:7 | rferg | 57986 | ||
Greetings Can we please here from you more often. Your view of the bible is most interesting to me. Sincerely |
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24 | 4th commandment has been done away? | Ps 111:7 | rferg | 57990 | ||
Chris, The Ten Commandments are good, spiritual and holy why wouldn't God want us to obey them? Can you imagine what this world would be like if every person obeyed them. No more murder, adultry (broken homes), etc. The first four commandments teach US how to love GOD. 1)Thou shall not have any other gods before me 2)Thou shall not make unto thee any graven images,thou shall not bow down to them for serve them, for I am a jealous God. 3)Thou shall not take the Lord thy Gods name in Vain. (say we believe in God and live opposite to what his word teaches) 4)remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shall you labor, and do all they work; but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. (Not resurrection Sunday) HOw do you know if you love God? By obeying his commandments. The last 6 teach US how to love one another. 5)honor your father and mother 6)Thou shall not kill 7)Thou sall not commit adultry 8)Thou shall not steal 9)Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 10)Thou shall not covet they neighbours house. Why wouldn't you want to learn to practice these commandments because you love God. You have a choice. When you are born again God places them in your heart and writes them on your mind. I believe the only issue with the Ten Commandments is trying to justify why we keep 9 of the Ten. This is called taking away from the Word of God. There is no bondage in keeping the Ten Commandments. All of us break the Ten Commandments, bless God He is merciful and forgives us when we realize and repent. |
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25 | Simple example that we shoud keep sabbat | Ps 111:7 | rferg | 58121 | ||
Friend, It's not a sin to worship God on any day. We all should worship everyday. But make no mistake there is one day, the Sabbath that is Holy, sanctified and set apart, and we are commanded not to do any work on it. We are also commanded to keep the Ten Commandments, the fourth stating to keep the Sabbath (seventh day) Holy and not to do any work. Looking at the example of the disciples...they kept the Sabbath Holy, even when Jesus had died. They waited until the Sabbath was over before going to Jesus early the next morning, first day of the week (our Sunday). God is very systematic and this follows suit of when the heavens and the earth were created, God rested from all his works on the Sabbath (seventh day). Can you show me any where in the bible where it says Sunday or the first day of the week is a holy day set apart to Worship God? Can you show me anywhere in the bible it tells us to worship together on the day of resurrection? Can you imagine if every "Christian" kept all the Ten Commandments? We would really be a witness for our God. The church would be set apart known to the world. Thanks for letting me share! |
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26 | Simple example that we shoud keep sabbat | Ps 111:7 | rferg | 58123 | ||
Friend, It's not a sin to worship God on any day. We all should worship everyday. But make no mistake there is one day, the Sabbath that is Holy, sanctified and set apart, and we are commanded not to do any work on it. We are also commanded to keep the Ten Commandments, the fourth stating to keep the Sabbath (seventh day) Holy and not to do any work. Looking at the example of the disciples...they kept the Sabbath Holy, even when Jesus had died. They waited until the Sabbath was over before going to Jesus early the next morning, first day of the week (our Sunday). God is very systematic and this follows suit of when the heavens and the earth were created, God rested from all his works on the Sabbath (seventh day). Can you show me any where in the bible where it says Sunday or the first day of the week is a holy day set apart to Worship God? Can you show me anywhere in the bible it tells us to worship together on the day of resurrection? Can you imagine if every "Christian" kept all the Ten Commandments? We would really be a witness for our God. The church would be set apart known to the world. Thanks for letting me share! |
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27 | 4th commandment has been done away? | Ps 111:7 | rferg | 58126 | ||
Chris, I just answered all of your questions. That took some time. When I sent it I had used an symbol that was not allowed and lost it all. I will answer your questions soon. RFerg |
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28 | Simple example that we shoud keep sabbat | Ps 111:7 | rferg | 58127 | ||
Notice he was doing good, healing, helping a neighbor when his lamb was stuck in a ditch. NOT MAKING MONEY!!! |
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29 | John 1:1 and the word was a god | John 1:1 | rferg | 71496 | ||
Good day Tim, I appreciate your point of view. But this is the same type of information one denomination after another has given the body of Christ for years and it doesn't make sense or add up. Your average person doesn't know greek or hewbrew and all the other information you wrote to prove your right. And frankly my mind is to small to comprehend that "being someone" and "with someone" are the same. But maybe you need to be a Pastor, super spiritual or a student of Greek and Hebrew. I agree with your first paragraph completely. In the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John they all start by proving the diety of Jesus Christ, that He is God (the Son) and that He (Jesus the Son) came from God (His Father-Abba Father is His name). Many scriptures seem to be comfusing because we keep trying to make them say something they don't, to prove the rightness of the denomination we are in. I'm not speaking to you but to all religious groups. Are we trying to prove the denomination we are in right or find the truth for ourselves? I have a different approach. You probably haven't heard this before so don't get to hasty. Just think it through. I have a limited education and have sought the answer to the truth about the trinity for years. I prayed and ask God to help me understand so I could love something or someone who was real to me. I recieved this word picture so to speak. I took a piece of paper and drew a line down the middle, on the left side I wrote earthly family on the right side I wrote Heavenly family, which stood for spiritual family. On the left I wrote the names of all the people in our family. Then I wrote the name of the Father God, Jesus -Son of God and the Holy Spirit of God, one on top of the other. Then I circled the last names in our earthly family and then the name "God" which was after the Abba, Jesus and Holy Spirit. After seeing this I asked myself a few questions. We have 5 members in our family and we are ONE family even though we have many members. There is a chain of command and we all have different functions. In our earthly family we are all born with the same nature (sinful) until we are baptized into the body of Christ. Then I asked myself the same questions about the Heavenly family. They (the Father, Son and Holy Spirit) are "ONE GOD" (one family) with more than one member. They have the same nature (righteous) there is a chain of command, the Father is superior to the Son but they have different functions. Like the earthly family their family can also be added to when we are born again we are now children of God (family of God). No, I'm not saying we are God's. I'm saying we now have the righteousness of Jesus Christ and being transformed each day. When we see the word God, Lord, HE, I used we should ask ourselves God who? We see them seperately at times and collectively (all together) Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) created the heavens and the earth. Prov.8:22 The Lord (Father) possessed me (Jesus) at the beginning of His way, Before His (the Fathers) works of old. 23 From everlasting I (Jeus the Son) was established. From the beginning, from the earlies of times of the earth. 24 When there were no depths I (Jesus) was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I (Jesus) was brought forth;26 While He (Father) had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world. 27 When He (Father) established the heavens I (Jesus) was there, When He (the Father)inscribed a circle on the face of the deep, 28 When He (Father) made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed, 29 When He (the Father) set for the sea its boundary, So that the water shold not transgress His (Fathers) command, When He (Father) marked out the foundations of the earth; 30 Then I (Jesus) was beside Him (The Father), as a master workman; And I (Jesus his Son) was daily His (Fathers) delight, Rejoicing alsways before Him (His Father), 31 Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And having my (Jesus') delight in the sons of men. Apply this same principal to John 1:1 and it will make perfect sense. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Who was the Word? John1:14 (Jesus the Son of God) and Word (Jesus the Son of God) was with God. God who? His Father God. John1:2 He was in the beginning with God. Who was He (Jesus) was in the beginning with God. God who? His Father. When Jesus is baptized the heavens are open and the Father says this is my Son whom I am well pleased and the Holy Spirit ascends upon Him (Jesus) as a dove. Here we see all three seperately. This is so simple and not confusing (God is not a God of confustion) anyone could understand it even a child. It follows suit through out the bible and makes hundreds of other scriptures make simple sense. Sincerely |
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30 | John 1:1 and the word was a god | John 1:1 | rferg | 71540 | ||
Tim Can you explain to me who Jesus set's at the right hand of His Father when their is only ONE GOD? Either, Jesus is God or His Father is! And since there is only ONE GOD, and you say God is Jesus then who is the Father? |
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31 | When does newness of life start? | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56307 | ||
All I know is what I read in my bible. Nicodemus knew who Jesus was and Jesus told him he must be born again (baptized) to enter the kingdom of God. When John the Baptist came preaching repent of your sins and be baptized and those who believe in the gospel of Christ did so. In John 3:14 gives the example And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up. 15 that whoever believes (start in Matthew and read what every person who believed did, they were baptized immediately) may in him have eternal life. Read Numbers 21:6 it explains what JOhn 3:14 means. Notice that IF they believed they would look up to the bronze serpent (reprented the righteousness of Christ on a cross)and IF they didn't believe and look up they died. Look in the book of Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the HOly Spriit. 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and there were added that day about three thousand souls. Continue to read one example after another in the book of Acts. The word "believe" is an action word. And if you look closely you will see the verse John 3:16 is quoted out of context. This is not just saying I believe Jesus is the Son of God, or I except Jesus as my Lord and Savior, the example is very clear. If you believe you will repent of your sins (breaking the Ten Commandments of God) and be baptized into the kingdom of God. You will be born of the Spirit. | ||||||
32 | Isn't this verse saying that we rise to | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56310 | ||
Baptism doesn't save us, faith in our saviour Jesus Christ does. We need to believe we are sinners because we have broken his commandments and the pentalty is death. The important thing is what must we do to enter the kingdom of God and that my friend is you must be born again, baptized. Read John 3 in it's entirety and you will see that if you believe you will be baptized. | ||||||
33 | Isn't this verse saying that we rise to | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56314 | ||
Baptism is a requirement for entering the kingdom of God John 3:2-7 that's a fact. If you read everything the bible has to say about baptism from the beginning of Matthew the subject will become more clear. For years we have listen to pastors tell us what subjects actually mean by pulling a scripture here and there to prove their point John 3:16 is a perfect example read it from John 3:1 through 3:16 and you will clearly see what the word "believe" means. If you read scripture in full passages the subject will become clear. The word "believe" is an action word. Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as rightousness. Abraham believed God and was willing to sacrifice his only son Isac. He took his family and moved. Noah believed and built an ark. Can you imagine how crazy everyone thought he was? All who heard John the baptist preaching repented and were baptized. They believed the gospel of Christ and that's what saved them and because they believe they proved it by doing something. Read John 14,15 and Number 21:6 explains it. It said If they belived. You used a lot of scripture that says, "if you believe", Mark 16:16 He who had believed and has been baptized shall be saved. I urge you to go back and read Matthew,Mark,Luke and JOhn and Act to see if Romans makes more sence. No where in scriture do I see someone preaching a sermon that doesn't pretain to repenance and then ask if you want to make Jesus you savior, amen and you are saved. |
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34 | When does newness of life start? | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56315 | ||
It is not baptism that saves us it's our faith in God's grace that he sent his Son Jesus to save us from the pentalty of death. Mark 16:16 HE WHO HAS BELIEVED AND HS BEEN BAPTIZED SHALL BE SAVED. | ||||||
35 | Isn't this verse saying that we rise to | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56317 | ||
Tim, You are mistaken about John 3:5 or at least in the version of the bible I am reading (I don't mean that sarcastically either). John 3:5 Jesus answered, Truly truly I say to you, unless one is born of water (shallow grave)(not referring to physical birth) an the Spirit (Jesus was filled with the Spirit during his baptism), he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh (physical birth) and that which is born of the Spirit (though baptism in water) is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, you must be born again. Without baptism we don't recieve the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the life giver, the Spirit of Truth. Can the Holy Spirit live in a body that has not died to sin, certainly not. We need the Holy Spirit to teach us the word, to lead us in to paths of truth and righteousness. What would clear all this up is pastors preached a sermon on repentance of sin and explained exactly what sin is according to the bible and then ask all those who wanted to repent of their sins and be baptized to come forward and baptize them. That's what they did in the bible and that's are example. Sounds simple to me! |
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36 | When does newness of life start? | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56321 | ||
Thank you for the correcton I stated that wrong. | ||||||
37 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56869 | ||
One thing is for sure, John the Baptist, Jesus, the apostles and disciples (witnesses) "preached the gospel of Christ" and this gospel they preached lead people who believed to repent and be baptized immediately. The question is what was the "gospel of Christ" they preached? Is this same gospel being preached to the lost in churches today? Read every example from Matthew through the book of Acts and the simple minded (those of us who arn't scholars)will get a clear picture that when they heard the gospel and believed they were baptized immediately. | ||||||
38 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56870 | ||
Regardless of when you were baptized the "gospel of Christ" that was preached by John the Baptist, Jesus, the apostles, and the disciples (witnesses) was a gospel that when they heard and believed they repented and were baptized immediately and soon filled with the Holy Spirit. I see this example repeatedly from Matthew through Acts. Are the lost hearing that same gospel they preached? Why wouldn't we want to be buried with him in baptism into death, that we may be raised to the newness of life, unless this part of the gospel was not preached. | ||||||
39 | Isn't this verse saying that we rise to | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56874 | ||
If you read the chapter in it's entirety, it does speak of baptism in verse 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the Land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized. Read the entire chapter of John 3. | ||||||
40 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | rferg | 56991 | ||
I know what the "Gospel of Christ" is. I said how many pastor's are preaching it in churches today because the gospel that was preached then, lead people to repent and be baptized in water. Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were three thousand souls add unto them. I don't think there is any argument when they heard the gospel they repented and were baptized because it was part of the process, or God (who is very systematic)wouldn't have one example after another from Matthew through Acts. You are using one scripture by itself to make a point, which is not uncommon. In 1:17 Cor. Paul was making a point and it started up in 1:11 there were contentions among them. They were saying I am of Paul and I am of Apollos and I am of Cephas and I of Christ. Paul asked if Christ was divided? Was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Galus; Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other (in that area). 17 For Christ sent me not to baptized, but to preach the gospel: not with widseom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. The point Paul was making is that Paul was not crucified for them but Christ was and they were not baptized in the name of Paul, but Christ. It wasn't important who was doing the baptizing. Paul was sent to preach the gospel and he probably had disciples there doing the baptizing. They didn't need to be divided among themselves. When Jesus in John 322-23 Jesus was preaching the gospel and his disciples were doing the baptizing. |
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