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1441 | does God intend for us to pay tithes | Malachi | stjohn | 194717 | ||
Dear miller, Frankly, I'm not surprised that you don't seem to understand the concept of grace, otherwise you should be able to answer the question posed by CDBJ with ease. in reference to your argument, Please explain; if the reaping and sowing is for the here and now, then why was (as believed by many) Peter crucified? Why was Paul stoned and left for dead, then imprisoned and eventually relieved of the burden of carrying his own head on his shoulders? Why was Steven, while he was serving, accused and stoned to death for preaching the Word of God? If we are to receive our reward in the here and now, then why do so many Christians get the short end of the stick? Why do so many suffer from starvation and persecution? It's easy to look at the lives of a few and see there the blessings of God, and overlook the sufferings of many. Rom 11:34, For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO BECAME HIS COUNSELOR? 35, Or WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE PAID BACK TO HIM AGAIN? God bless John |
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1442 | Christians living together outside of ma | 1 Corinthians | stjohn | 194076 | ||
Amen Azure. Shalom John |
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1443 | God allowing things in our lives | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjohn | 193989 | ||
Hi Miller... The fact of the matter is, Ananias and Sapphira are not dead, they are children of God, and, therefor, have been given the gift of eternal life. God could not just let them get by with lying to the Holy Spirit, so, he took them home. 1 Chr 13:9 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly upset it. 10 The anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God. If God didn't do this, then whom? (His Word clearly says He did) If not for the purpose of a lesson, then what? "and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, "MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES." It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. Heb 12:5-10 Life is not so short as we sometimes in our shortsightedness think it is. We are eternal beings with, eternal destinies. God bless John |
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1444 | God allowing things in our lives | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjohn | 193957 | ||
Hi Cheri, I'd just like to offer this in hopes that it will help.... ah, with the concrete. ;-) Why were Ananias and Sapphira struck dead, if it were not to teach them/us a lesson? Other reasons could be sighted as well but, none the less a lesson is learned from something deadly that seams came from God. Nothing deadlier then dead, by the way. The Bible tells us many times that, God indeed does put something deadly on people, in order too teach them or us a lesson. In the case of Samson for instance, to add one more to a list that we could explore if need be, but, Samson prayed to God for strength to pull down the temple, God of corse knew that this would kill samson, but answered his prayer in the affirmative. Once again something deadly from God, and, a lesson for him (Samson)/us. I hope this helps you over the wall. :-) God bless John |
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1445 | How to witness to evolution believers | 1 Cor 2:2 | stjohn | 192597 | ||
Doc, that was one of the best posts I've seen on this forum! Thank you for the straight scoop! God bless John |
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1446 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | stjohn | 192353 | ||
Hi Hank, good to hear from you my friend. Pardon me sir, but what part of my post said that I didn't believe the story of Jonah? Could you please go back and read it and then point that out to me? I would be glad to recant if I said that I didn't believe ANY part of the Bible! The fact that whales nor fish nor any other animal that I have ever heard of can possibly swallow a man whole makes the story of Jonah all the more miraculous. God obviously did something to the fish that allowed it to be able to swallow Jonah. Hank, I agree with you and Jesusman, and I apologize to anyone that I may have offended especially you Jesusman. There is nothing wrong with extra biblical information to help prove that the Bible is true, although I also don't think it can soften a heart, only God can do that. My Intent, is to only make sure that we have our facts straight when we make a claim that we have a prof that will back up something in the Bible. If we don't do that, then its just one more reason for the lost world to say that we don't know what we are talking about. There is an awesome responsibility on us to GET IT RIGHT or we could just cause more of the lost to turn away. We better make very sure that we know exactly what we are talking about. And Hank, "paying attention" is something that I try very hard to do,... but thanks for the reminder anyway :-) God bless John |
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1447 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | stjohn | 192331 | ||
Hi Brad Sorry if I seem to be ungraceful, but, the story would indeed give credibility if it were possible it was credible. Although there are sharks and whales large enough to hold a man in their bellies, their throats are not large enough to accommodate something that large. In the case of the sperm whale for instance [the largest carnivore on the planet] their esophagus is not much larger then a big grapefruit. MY brother this thread has strayed to far from the intent of this forum so this will be my last word. I had no intention for it to go even as far as it has, I was just attempting to bring things down to the ground if you please, with some good old horse sense. Again I am sorry to appear ungraceful but credibility and "Truth" is what I am after here. BY the way, did "rare" graduate to "fantastic: and bizarre"? I guess I missed it.... :-) And again, my apology. I have no intention to offend. God bless John |
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1448 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | stjohn | 192329 | ||
" How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!" However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." Romans 10:14-17 By the way, I read snow white "first hand".... Hmm... Does that make it a true story? I have also read that they found a half boy half alligator in Florida, I think it was in a newspaper article. at the check stand in a market. Sadly,... I have found that more, much, much more people, are willing to believe in a half boy half alligator then will believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But, we should still stick to the Gospel, and not stories of horses in the bellies of sharks. God bless John |
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1449 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | stjohn | 192320 | ||
No offense Jesusman, but that is a pretty fantastic story, especially sense there is no whale, or fish, or [any] animal of any kind known to earth that can swallow a man whole. if you want to bring someone to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, please don't try it with a story like that one. You should not insult their intelligence by "blowing sunshine up their nose" like that. Faith comes by hearing the word of God, and His Word will not come back void, it will convict, convince or condemn. The Holy Spirit works through the Word of God. If facts could save, or seeing the truth could save, then why were so many that saw Jesus in person perform sings and wonders not saved? Seeing is not believing when it comes to saving faith. Only God can change a mans heart. Our job is to give out the Word of God, and the Holy Spirit does the rest. God bless John |
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1450 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | stjohn | 191910 | ||
You are correct, a thesaurus and dictionary are not scripture; conversely, scripture is not a thesaurus or dictionary, they are nonetheless trusted sources of information on the english language, the words are indeed synonyms and therefore mean the same thing. Splitting heirs is very difficult without a very good magnifying glass and a very sharp blade, even at that it is something I don't care to engage in, sorry, but I don't think it's very efficacious. I've given you what I believe is a good answer, and I'm confident that it is correct. I hope you have fun with your game, but I will humbly and I hope gracefully refrain from participation. God bless John |
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1451 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | stjohn | 191907 | ||
Hello again parable, In answer to your question; Rogers' New Millenniumâ„¢ Thesaurus - Cite This Source Main Entry: preach Part of Speech: verb 1 Definition: address Synonyms: deliver, deliver sermon, evangelize, exhort, give sermon, homilize, inform, minister, mission, missionary, orate, prophesy, pulpiteer, sermonize, talk, [TEACH ] [emphasis mine] Source: Rogers' New Millenniumâ„¢ Thesaurus, First Edition Websters Definition; To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness by public [TEACHING]. [emphasis mine] I have preached righteousness in the great congregation." Definition: To [TEACH] [emphasis mine] or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching. Teaching and preaching are synonyms, therefore they can be, and are construed as the same. God bless John |
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1452 | Would his heart not be humbled? | Romans | stjohn | 191906 | ||
Hi Parable, thank you for the encouragement. God bless John |
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1453 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | stjohn | 191905 | ||
Hello Parable, Sorry;... but,.. when are you going to follow the rules that you set down for the game? "Instead of answering a question with a combination of scripture verses and commentary, either one's own or from other sources, answer in verse only. That is, nothing but scripture would appear in your response, period." In your responses you have yet to site even one verse. God bless John |
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1454 | where do animals go when they expire? | Eccl 3:21 | stjohn | 191603 | ||
Hello rabban; A warm welcome to SBF. You said,... " I would like to be able to prove that pets go to Heaven. It would sometimes be very useful pastorally. The trouble is that I cannot find it in Scripture." ... I had that question come up some years past by a friend and brother who had lost a beloved pet, the verses I gave him were, ... Matt 7:9-11 "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!" I believe that the gifts that our Lord is referring to are spiritual, but, Well, I cant say for sure that this says it, but do you think that when we get to heaven, our Daddy will give to His child, who He loves more then we can ever know, that asks for a beloved pet, a snake named spot? We don't know of corse what we will want when we get to heaven, somehow I don't think that our pets will be on our minds, but eternity is a long time to think about it.... God bless John |
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1455 | rebuking generational curses in neh? | Rom 5:12 | stjohn | 190043 | ||
Hi BradK, Can you give me more info on "WOF heterodoxy"? I haven't heard of that, and would like to know what it means please. Is this something important I should know? Curious. John |
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1456 | How does the above relate to serving | Rom 1:1 | stjohn | 189988 | ||
Amen! and Amen! :-) Thanks Steve! I was beginning to think we were reading different books! hahaha... Sorry. Next time I'll try to answer a question without adding every possible scenario, again sorry, I was at fault for that. I was just thinking, Well, If you shun them, and they still want to hang around, and want a job to do, I just thought, well, what if.... But "what if" questions are not very good ones, they just seem to muddy the water. thanks for taking time, and clearing it up brother Steve....;-) By the way, I don't put less importance on menial jobs, I've done my share of cleaning up around baby's, and grand baby's, nothing more important then keeping a safe clean environment for the ones we love ;-) God bless you Steve. John |
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1457 | How does the above relate to serving | Rom 1:1 | stjohn | 189977 | ||
Hi Steve, Here is a quote from my original answer. "If this person is not willing to resolve the sinful situation that they are in, and someone has confronted them, and then if two, or more have confronted them, and they refuse to acknowledge their sin, and repent of it, then you should treat that as you would a tax collector, and that means to shun them." Here are the verses you gave me. Matt 18:15-18 "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. "But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED."If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. I don't see were we disagree? do we ? it's still not clear. If it's in regards to giving them another job to do, perhaps I was not clear on that. I didn't mean that they should be 'appointed' or 'reassigned' to another position, but if they still wanted to serve in some way, they could be given some menial job, but as long as the situation did not change I would not let them have a prominent position. Probably Im being too lenient, as this would not completely fall in line with verse 17 "and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector." In that day they did not associate with gentiles or tax collectors at all, as it was not yet the age of the church. In regard to gifts, certainly you are not saying that someone who has a gift of preaching or teaching, and is in adultery and it is known, that they should be aloud to continue? Matthew 18:15-17 seems to disagree with your statement, "It is not mankind's place to change that or reassign the gift. In other words, it is not biblical for us to remove a brother or sister from one place to another place in the body of Christ." Verse 17 makes it clear that they should not be 'reassigned' but basically put out, entirely. Is that what you are saying? if so, I'd have to say Biblically you are right, and I am being too lenient. God bless. John |
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1458 | How does the above relate to serving | Rom 1:1 | stjohn | 189952 | ||
HI Steve, Not sure if you are asking if a restriction of service would be too severe, or not severe enough.? Notwithstanding, I am not sure that it is changing the standards of God, except perhaps, lowering them, i.e. Ananias and Sapphira, told what would in this day be considered,.... just a little white lie. If anything, my solution, would be lacking as far as "God's standards" are concerned. It would seem that Scripture is saying that I am wrong.... Sense the holy spirit doesn't seem to be in the practice of striking people dead In this day, they should be, "at least", restricted from any service at all. Bottom line is, sin needs to be dealt with..... Or,.. overlooked? In the body, if your hand causes you to sin cut it off, if your eye causes you to sin pluck it out. It is better to go through this life, without an eye or a hand, then to be in danger of the fire of hell. a little sin in the body is a little sickness, but like the yeast a little goes a long way, until the whole body is infected. sin is like cancer, the sooner you cut it out, the better your chances of survival. The hard part is to get our humanness out of the way, and do this in love, I guess you'd call that tough love. We need to remember to let them know that in all things, we love and forgive them, and our desire is to restore fellowship. God bless. John |
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1459 | why Acts chap. 4 and 5 is not practise | Eph 4:1 | stjohn | 189831 | ||
Amen Brother Steve! Question. What's the problem with Christianity today? Answer. Christians!!!! And you don't have to tell me that I'm one of them. ;-) Oh wouldn't it be wonderful indeed, if we could only be united in the spirit as the early church was. It's high time we Christians,. got off our blessed assurance!!! God bless ya brother! John |
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1460 | Why was Judah the chosen tribe? | Gen 49:10 | stjohn | 189636 | ||
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