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1381 | "throwing stones" or "making love"? | Eccl 3:5 | stjohn | 196207 | ||
Hi JRM Well, this verse pretty much speaks for itself don't you think? Why Change it? Don't know much about Eugene Peterson, except that he endorsees "new age" Christian books, just my opinion but, his paraphrase seems kinda silly. I wouldn't put much in someone who treats Scripture like that. How on earth, can you get making love, from gathering stones? Please, gimme a break! Foot equals genitals! Huh? God bless John |
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1382 | How does one win grace? | Genesis | stjohn | 196192 | ||
Hello TC, Unfortunately, we live in a country where most congregations don't seem to care much about accuracy, in their teaching of God's Word ether. :-( I have yet to find a Church where I can truly find peace in fellowship, due to the mishandling of God's Holy Word, and as a result there is NO church discipline, at times it's a cacophony of opinion. Thankfully though the situation keeps me in the Scriptures. In the end of it, The Word, is all we really have to stand on. As to the roaring, I struggle with that too, [a little thin skinned at times] "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves" (Matt. 10:16). ... I pray that He gives me the heart of a dove, and the skin of a rhino! I used to stomp around Coventry Connecticut in New England, on the shores of Lake Wamgumbaug, back in the 60's that's why I asked if Coventry was UK or USA. Anyway this is a 'Bible study' so, enough of my digression. Peace to you my friend, and welcome. I hope the Lord finds you a job soon! :-) God bless John |
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1383 | who are the elect of god | Col 3:12 | stjohn | 196169 | ||
Adam Clark's Commentary? What els is not yours Romans? To put it simply Romans, plagiarizing is stealing! If its not yours put the credit were it belongs! Have some respect for others and yourself please. |
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1384 | why are we told to work | 2 Tim 2:15 | stjohn | 196161 | ||
Bless you my friend! I'm happy to see you are living up to your handle. Confession is good, yes? I hope you stay around for a while. :-) John |
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1385 | why are we told to work | 2 Tim 2:15 | stjohn | 196153 | ||
Hi Romans, Welcome to the forum. Good post! but it doesn't seem to be your work, plagiarism is not something we as Christians should do my friend, and by the way, it's a sin. There is nothing wrong with posting sound Biblical answers from the web, but we should let it be known that the work is someone else's and not our own. God bless John |
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1386 | How does one win grace? | Genesis | stjohn | 196129 | ||
Hi TC, It seems that our questions may have made you bristle a bit, I hope that is not the case. I don't think that those who questioned, intended to be pedantic, nor do I believe that they were intending to "play a game". Most of us here take the Word of God "very seriously" and our intention is to glorify God. I am glad that you seem to see it the same way. God bless John |
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1387 | How does one win grace? | Genesis | stjohn | 196121 | ||
Dear Azure, I'm happy to give you a laugh. :-) Laughing is good for the Spirit yes? Even though I don't get it the joke, but that happens to me a lot! LOL God bless John |
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1388 | How does one win grace? | Genesis | stjohn | 196113 | ||
Dear TC What is being pointed out, TC, is the statement that "we win" is not quite Biblical, it doesn't really measure up to good Biblical theology. How can we say "we" win when it is a gift from God that anyone is saved at all? So to answer the question, "How does one win grace?" .... WE CAN'T-!! Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; You will find here that you will be questioned, if you say something that doesn't line up with scripture. Something I found out for myself very quickly. :-) God bless John p.s. I hope you don't think we are picking on you :-) |
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1389 | Why not the Sabbath? | Acts | stjohn | 196087 | ||
A warm welcome to the forum Mrs. Dean! I hope you stay around and study with us! It's a wonderful place to study God's Word and fellowship with the brethren, although not all are so, all are pretty much welcome. Very cordially yours, :-) God bless John |
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1390 | Saturday vs Sunday? which is the sabeth | Acts | stjohn | 196084 | ||
Hi G. ... If you read EdB's Personal profile you can see that he left the forum in early 05 and he no longer monitors the forum. God bless John |
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1391 | A prophet | Jeremiah | stjohn | 196055 | ||
Don't it though! :-( | ||||||
1392 | Pitt Minion format? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 196000 | ||
A warm welcome TC! Is that Coventry UK or USA? God bless John |
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1393 | negative self concept | 2 Tim 2:15 | stjohn | 195999 | ||
Amen Val! In Jesus' name. Bless you Sister. John |
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1394 | When I was a child.... | 1 Cor 13:11 | stjohn | 195988 | ||
Hi Steve, I hope K James doasn't get too confused! :-) I believe it is he to whome you are adresing your post. God bless John |
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1395 | How to look up a word by Strongs number | NT general | stjohn | 195971 | ||
oops! Sorry I didn't read the whole question, I get it now. :-) God bless John |
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1396 | How to look up a word by Strongs number | NT general | stjohn | 195970 | ||
Hi Tim, Hey, I'm just kinda wondrein, why not strongs? God bless John |
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1397 | Created for His glory and His pleasure | Genesis | stjohn | 195901 | ||
The highest expression of our spiritual life is, in the last analysis, back again to God. That is what we were made for. In the pattern and design for our living, God said He made us in His OWN IMAGE and LIKENESS. We were created for His glory and His pleasure - all things were created for this. We, the effect of His creation, ultimately, are unto the pleasure of God. We were made to know the will of God, and to swing out in that norm. His will may take any pattern; plowing beans or potatoes, or preaching the gospel; it doesn’t matter. The fact is, the soul has found an adjustment in God; embraces the will of God, and, if the will of God is for us to work on a farm, that is holy! Why? Because it is the farm? No. That work is an holy rendering because it is the will of God being performed. God is honored and blessed and glorified where His will finds expression.— Wherever the will of God is being done, He is automatically glorified. “The heavens declare the glory of God.” We get the benefit of the light and all that, but it was to the glory of God first. When His will is executed, it is a reflection of His glory. This is true in the inanimate creation; in the mundane, the material world; wherever He produces a bit of His creative desire, it is always to His glory. Man’s great objective, too, is to glorify God. How can we glorify God? By surrendering our will to His, and letting His will be wrought in us. Then we cannot help but glorify God. Paul says, “I want to focus your thoughts, your prayers, your desires, every feature of your being, bound together in a strange cable toward one thing—glorifying God.” God is setting before us an objective: “Whether therefore ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all . . .”—that ye might enter the pearly gates? No. Do all that the kingdom of God shall come upon the earth? NO! “Do all to the glory of God!” He never changed the objective for man. Man was made to glorify God and to give him pleasure. “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God . . .” (Col. 3:17) It all moves toward God. “If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth; that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to Whom be praise and dominion forever and ever, Amen.” (1 Pet. 4:11)—How do we glorify God? We can only glorify God by doing His will, and wherever the will of God is done, He is automatically glorified. I have the joy of doing the will of God, but I don’t always have the joy of doing the THING which is in the will of God. In our life patterns, it we are dedicated spirits doing the will of God, He says, “I can make all these things work together for good, even the devil. Because I am God, and in My permissive will, I introduce all these foreign, strange elements. But I am God, and I can cause them to work together for good to you who are called by Me according to My purpose.” What is His purpose? “For whom He did foreknow He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son that He may be the Firstborn among many brethren.” (Rom. 8:29) Paul goes on to say, “Be not conformed to this world.” (Rom 12:2) Don’t be molded into the popular world mold; don’t allow your life to be cast into that popular world mold, and become molded into a worldling, because that is a world mold. He says it will press. We know in the world they have a lot of troubles, but, you see, they don’t let their troubles do them any good. It brings them to a place of defeat, and sometimes suicide. When we do the will of God, we feed Him. “My meat and My drink is to do the will of God.” (John 4:34) When did you feed Jesus last? It always pleases me to see how God can work when we let Him do what He wants to do. He can establish a work; He can defend a work; and He can do anything He wants to, if we would only get in with His “want to”, and not say, “Lord, I want to,” but “Lord, what do You want to do?” Then we get through. Most people think the will of God is the most superficial thing. Sometimes the will of God is so complicated, and intricate, and involved, that it takes prayer to get us in a place where we can receive, or even discern it. Paul found this so. (Col. 1:9-11) The will of God is the safest place in the world, but sometimes the most difficult. God still sits on the throne. It is His world. He has a program. He has an infinite will that is pushing down through the centuries, and on over into the ages. How sweet and lovely when my little will, and your little will is swallowed up in that magnificent one of God! The basic sin in all the world is self-will against the will of God. When we bring it down to its last analysis, it may take ten thousand forms; every sin that is committed is a form of self-will over against God’s. All of us have sinned, because we have not perfectly glorified God; all have missed the mark. -- John Wright Follette |
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1398 | why did god create the universe? | Gen 1:1 | stjohn | 195898 | ||
Hi Brian You wrote; "Scripture does not definitively say why the universe (outside of our world) was created." And, "But, we know that God created man out of love." and also; "The only motive which remains is love." Nothing wrong with love amen? But you might want to have a look at these verses. This verse says clearly that God made us for His glory. Isa 43:7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. This one says that He made ALL things for His pleasure. Re 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. This one simply states that He did it for Himself. Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: So scripture does "definitively" say why He created all things i.e. the universe. God bless John |
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1399 | The Condishion of the lost | John 3:16 | stjohn | 195861 | ||
Amen Doc! We have at our fingertips, the ability to search out thousands, perhaps millions, of volumes! And I wander what men like William Tyndale, and those who also worked and died so hard, to bring out the word of God would say today, seeing what the fruits of their labors wrought so the common man could have such a plethora of the written word. We are blessed indeed! 2 Chr 25:9b And the man of God answered, "The LORD has much more to give you than this." God bless John |
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1400 | The Condishion of the lost | John 3:16 | stjohn | 195859 | ||
Dear Brother, I had just listened to a short bio of our esteemed brother Charles Spurgeon, and it was he that inspired me to wright what I did. Thanks for the link to that website, by the way. But he was indeed cut from a finer cloth, when it comes to inspiring men to cry out to their maker, It's perhaps better to let those the likes of him to do the talking. Even with the little I know about him, I am moved to the brink when I contemplate his, all to short life here on earth, and how he so eloquently, and masterfully, glorified our God. Bless you Doc. John |
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