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1021 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | stjohn | 204971 | ||
Dear Tam: That was a very good post-!! Most excellently put! God bless John |
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1022 | Why did Jesus not want the evil spirits | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 204970 | ||
Tam: I agree that does seem to be a good explanation, but, (Is 55:8-9) Though I would be hard put indeed, to argue with explanation. Just a thought :-) Shalom and God bless John |
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1023 | The 7 Churches of ASIA | Rev 1:4 | stjohn | 204966 | ||
Dear Sister, Tamara: Now I know full well, that I fall short and fail, more then most, if not all: but there are many here, (myself included) that strive and work very hard indeed, to keep this place, SBF, a place were we can come to study The Word of God, with the honor, dignity, and respect, that it deserves. And to extend that same said, Honor, dignity, and respect, to all those who come here to study His Holy Word. Tamara, I am not judging dear Sister, but by your, obvious repetition, of a word that your Sister, in, Christ Our Lord, may have found offensive, you have demonstrated that perhaps, that was an off handed apology. I am saddened by this, Tamara, and if I were you I would offer our dear Sister, Val, a little better then a tongue in cheek apology. Shalom and God bless John p.s. it was not that the word was slang, that was offensive, it was that the slang word that you used, was offensive. It had nothing at all to do with the definition of the word itself. sheesh.. |
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1024 | Time Lines Online? | Rev 1:1 | stjohn | 204954 | ||
Hey Chuck, It's so good to see you are still kicking! Rom 16:16 God bless John |
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1025 | A fanatic, a zealot or a prophet? | Titus 1:1 | stjohn | 204953 | ||
My Dear Sister, Itiswritten: Thank you so much for sharing that, amen, amen, and, AMEN! You will know them by their fruit. I too have had the, intense displeasure, of dealing with those who seem to have whole congregations duped into thinking that they are hearing directly from God. All full of smiles and blessings, but they are arrogant, pious, and self-serving, indeed, wolves in sheep's clothing. And whole congregations, would sit, and listen, and smile, and FILL THE COLLECTION PLATE-!! IMHO Anyone who comes along today, while we have the Word of God, that gives us ALL we need to know; such as these should never be trusted! We as children of God, with the complete canon of Scripture, His Holy word, have absolutely no need, whatsoever, of anyone who comes along claiming to be a seer or prophet! Thank you again for sharing. May God bless you, and keep you, in the good work of teaching Bible Study's to His Children. May you find great peace, and great joy, in doing His work. Shalom and God bless John |
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1026 | Why did Jesus not want the evil spirits | Matt 26:18 | stjohn | 204949 | ||
Very well said Sister, Val, good answer. God bless John |
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1027 | The 7 Churches of ASIA | Rev 1:4 | stjohn | 204933 | ||
We will pray for you dear Sister, I'm so sorry to hear of your pain. Shalom and God bless John |
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1028 | Help! Unclean vs clean meat? | Acts | stjohn | 204932 | ||
Hey Jim; No offense Jim, but do we really need to speak disparagingly of, and single out Mothers in law? I know many that are lovley children of God, and would be the last to try to encouradge anyone, to go back under the law. 1 Pet 3:10 | ||||||
1029 | The 7 Churches of ASIA | Rev 1:4 | stjohn | 204929 | ||
Hi Tamara, I'm not lookin, lol I think your confusion may be that you saw someone here say that they couldn't paste a url address, but that is because some of them have characters that this site will not allow, not that it's against the rules. That other site sounds like a real cacophony by the way! NO thanks, lol I think I'll stay right here! Shalom John |
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1030 | The 7 Churches of ASIA | Rev 1:4 | stjohn | 204927 | ||
Hey Tamara: I use that site, its the, Christian Classic Ethereal Library at Calvin Collage they have an awesome collection! But why not just paste and copy from the url ? http://www.ccel.org/ And then paste and copy from here to the url ? Shalom John |
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1031 | Help! Unclean vs clean meat? | Acts | stjohn | 204913 | ||
Dear Searcher: I believe you're correct, very good point! Scripture does surely show, that It must have been a tradition, added by men. Shalom John |
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1032 | Help! Unclean vs clean meat? | Acts | stjohn | 204908 | ||
Dear Steven: You're correct when you say it was now lawful for Peter to associate with Gentiles but, you're mistaken about peter (also known as Cephas) not eating with the Gentiles, or being under the law to not eat with them, and we are quite safe to say that they were not eating Kosher! But when his Jewish friends showed up he pretended to then that he had not been eating with them, and Paul rebuked him for doing this and called him a hypocrite! Paul says in Galatians ch 2 "But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision. The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, "If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews? "We are Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles; nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified." Gal 2:11-16 That puts the lavitical law on the shelf does it not! Shalom John |
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1033 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | stjohn | 204898 | ||
Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." So He told them this parable, saying," What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. Luke 15:1:7 This is the way God feels about His sheep, I'm so grateful I'm just a stupid sheep. And He said, "A man had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.' So he divided his wealth between them. And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living. Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him. But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! 'I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men." So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;" Luke 15:11:23 This is the way our Father in Heaven sees one of His sheep who has fallen into the pigpen, and came to his senses, and returned to Him in repentance. I believe a sheep, is always a sheep, and will always return home. Believe me I know! |
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1034 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | stjohn | 204895 | ||
Colin: This is a repost with the omission of the second paragraph that you found offensive. Again, I apologize. I am doing this in the hope that it will encourage you and you will find the peace that Jesus offers us in our assured salvation. Peace Indeed, self examination is a must, when we do this we are reminded daily of our need for a saviour. Hence. we are to take these sins to the LORD! And lay them down at the Cross of Christ! In not doing this we only impede our sanctification and lose a portion of our reward, there is NO way to forfeit our salvation-!! And there are copious, myriad, plethora, Scriptures, that attest to that truth; and lots of em too-!! Just kidding, there aren't really all that many, but certainly enough to form a sound doctrine. The only Ifs that I see friend, are in the heart's of those who don't totally trust Jesus Christ, and the efficacy of the Cross to gain a sure and true salvation. My salvation is ROCK solid my friend, and built on the Rock Himself, Jesus Christ, my LORD and SAVIOUR! Shalom John |
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1035 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | stjohn | 204893 | ||
I do. If you took my comments as judgmental, I apologize, to you, and any who may have thought so. If you feel as though you are being judged, it's not me, I'm not qualified. | ||||||
1036 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | stjohn | 204889 | ||
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1037 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | stjohn | 204885 | ||
Doc: I rather like inflatable. I'll presume permission to use it. Thanks Brother. :-) |
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1038 | Retain or forgive sins? | John 20:22 | stjohn | 204879 | ||
Colin: The problem with that interpretation is that IT doesn't square with what the rest of the Bible teaches about who has the power to forgive sin. If you don't like what Gill had to say,... Matthew Henry has this to say on John 20:23 --"Christ directed the apostles to declare the only method by which sin would be forgiven. This power did not exist at all in the apostles as a power to give judgment, but only as a power to declare the character of those whom God would accept or reject in the day of judgment." John Darby's synopsis --"The evangelist is far from exhausting all that there was to relate of that which Jesus did. The object of that which he has related is linked with the communication of eternal life in Christ; first, that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and, second, that in believing we have life through His name. To this the Gospel is consecrated." The Geneva study Bible Note: "The publishing of the forgiveness of sins by faith in Christ, and the setting forth and proclaiming the wrath of God in retaining the sins of the unbelievers, is the sum of the preaching of the gospel." Jamieson, Faussett and Brown, have this to say-- 23. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them, etc,--In any literal and authoritative sense this power was never exercised by one of the apostles, and plainly was never understood by themselves as possessed by them or conveyed to them. (See on Mt 16:19). The power to intrude upon the relation between men and God cannot have been given by Christ to His ministers in any but a ministerial or declarative sense--as the authorized interpreters of His word, while in the actings of His ministers, the real nature of the power committed to them is seen in the exercise of church discipline." J Vernon McGee, very simply puts it as,--" What will remit sin (verse 23)? The gospel. The gospel must be preached before sin can be remitted." John Wesley's notes read, --"Verse 23. Whose soever sins ye remit - (According to the tenor of the Gospel, that is, supposing them to repent and believe) they are remitted, and whose soever sins ye retain (supposing them to remain impenitent) they are retained. So far is plain. But here arises a difficulty. Are not the sins of one who truly repents, and unfeignedly believes in Christ, remitted, without sacerdotal absolution? And are not the sins of one who does not repent or believe, retained even with it? What then does this commission imply? Can it imply any more than, 1. A power of declaring with authority the Christian terms of pardon; whose sins are remitted and whose retained? As in our daily form of absolution; and 2. A power of inflicting and remitting ecclesiastical censures? That is, of excluding from, and re-admitting into, a Christian congregation." The answer to his rhetorical questions are of course, (and what others have written) giving us a consensus that the apostles were never given such authority as some expositors would irresponsibly give them, by the way. Only God Himself can forgive sin, it's as simple as that. King David understood this very well, when the prophet Nathan spoke to him about his adulterous affair with Bathsheba, and what amounted to murder, though not directly by his hand, of, Uriah the Hittite. David, the man after God's heart, as well Nathan the Prophet, understood, that it was God, that he sinned against, and that God, was the one who could forgive that sin. 2 Sam 12:13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has taken away your sin; you shall not die. Shalom John |
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1039 | Need good book series...entire bible... | Gen 1:1 | stjohn | 204867 | ||
Sorry my bad, obfuscation, I was thinking it was confusecation and spelled it wrong, which is not even a word, but the meaning would be the same, no bother, it's a play on words, and the irony I'm sure is lost at this point anyway. Sorry, maybe I should get some rest! | ||||||
1040 | Need good book series...entire bible... | Gen 1:1 | stjohn | 204863 | ||
A bumper sticker I once read, the driver, probably a word smith of sorts, simply read, (eschew confiscation!) :-) | ||||||
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