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661 | Reason F differing geneologies of Jesus? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 78666 | ||
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662 | What exactly must a person to be saved? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 79453 | ||
Regeneration (being born again, salvation, "getting saved") is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit. Salvation is wholly of God by grace. It is effected on the basis of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross, is given and made possible on the sole basis of the merit of His shed blood and not in any way on the basis of human merit or works. See John 1:12; Eph. 1:4-7 and 2:8-10; 1 Peter 1:18,19 ..... Regeneration is instantaneous, a work of the Holy Spirit through the instrumentality of the Word of God (John 5:24; Romans 10:17) Regeneration is accomplished when the penitent sinner enabled by the Holy Spirit responds in faith to God's provision of salvation. Salvation is wholly of God, but this does not abrogate man his responsibility to "repent and turn to God, and do works meet for (befitting) repentence" (Acts 26:20). --Hank | ||||||
663 | Divisions in the church | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 83938 | ||
Sorry, proffitt_79, the wording of your question calls for speculation, since you ask, "What WOULD he (Paul) say about all the different denominations of the present day?" Jude 3 says that "the faith ... was once for all delivered unto the saints." Paul's writings comprise no small part of that record of the revealed faith which is known as the New Testament, the canon of which has been closed for centuries. Indeed, Paul instructed the Roman church to make a note of them who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which they had learned and to avoid them, because they serve their own interests and not the Lord Jesus Christ; and in the process they deceive the innocent by their smooth talk and flattering oratory. (See Romans 16:17,18.) Paul also came down strongly against anyone, i.e., "we or an angel from heaven," who preaches any other gospel than the true gospel that he preached, saying "let him be accursed." (See Galatians 1:8). It is entirely possible, therefore, to achieve unity by the expedient of embracing a false doctrine and still be, as Paul says, "accursed" and thus come under condemnation for it. Unity for unity's sake alone should never be an option for the Lord's body, the church, "but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ." (Ephesians 4:15). Denominations which are divided on minor articles of the Christian faith but remain united and true to core Christian beliefs are more representative of the body of Christ than apostate churches and cults who have abandoned the true faith and hold to doctrines that are clearly false and unchristian. This is not intended to promote the proliferation of denominationalism as we know it, but neither is it intended to sanction unity solely for unity's sake. --Hank | ||||||
664 | Pictures | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 94873 | ||
confused catholic -- As far as anyone knows, there are no "pictures" of Christ in existence. Numerous painters have attempted to paint portraits of Jesus as they envisaged Him, but these images are products of the artists' imaginations and nothing more. Various art shops and bookstores may be able to supply you with prints of some of these paintings. It is my considered opinion that the Gospel writers painted a far more vivid (and certainly more accurate) picture of Jesus with words than any painter has been able to do with paint and brush. --Hank | ||||||
665 | WHy four gospels not one? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 95349 | ||
Dear Owl90 -- The short answer, not intented to be pert, is that the Holy Spirit inspired the writing of four Gospels. .... A close inspection of the four Gospels shows that each has a specific theme and purpose. ...... Matthew portrays Christ the King, the Messiah who fulfilled the promises of the Old Testament. ...... Mark wrote to an audience of Roman Christians a fast-paced Gospel that paints Christ as the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53. ..... Luke, in the longest of the Gospels, presents Christ, the Man, the Savior of all. ..... And in the fourth Gospel, by the Apostle John, the central theme is to prove Christ's Deity, that Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God. No other Gospel has quite the same explicit and precise purpose as this. Toward the end of his Gospel, John states in beautiful language his purpose for writing it: "But these things are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing, ye might have life through his name." (20:31) --Hank | ||||||
666 | Raising from the dead? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 97171 | ||
confused catholic - Trying to decipher your question has turned me into a confused Protestant :-) Would you mind re-wording the question with a view to making it clearer and more specific? --Hank | ||||||
667 | And what about those who will die before | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 98221 | ||
Dachande - Perhaps I could, with cogent reason and a measure of justification, say to you what you said to your correspondent, "I'm sorry, you are wrong." I don't believe I'll go that route. It's hardly ever wise to tell a person bluntly that he's wrong, even when evidence can be submitted to prove it. It's far better to submit the evidence and let the other fellow see the error of his ways. It's unconscionable to tell a person he's wrong and fail to prove it. ...... So I have decided to respond to your post with a small series of questions that, it is hoped, will serve to help clarify your thinking and mine on certain of the issues you raised. For convenience I've assigned a number to each question. ..... [1] What is the biblical definition of the word "paradise" and does Scripture make a distinction between paradise and heaven? ...... [2] If "born of water" in John 3:5 speaks of water baptism which is regenerative and salvific, this is antithetical to the teaching of salvation by grace. Therefore, do you think that the possiblity exists that there is at least one other way to exegete this verse? Do any alternate exegeses come to mind which do not contract any other part of Scripture? ....... [3] You cite James 2:17 to show that grace and faith alone are not sufficient for salvation. But Paul in Ephesians 2:8 says they are. Were Paul and James teaching a different gospel, Paul a gospel of grace and James a gospel of works? Or is it possible that your interpretation of James 2:17 may be in error? What may James be saying when this verse is viewed in its full context? ....... Finally, I would like to ask you a specific question about your last paragraph, but I know only enough about it to ask, "What on earth are you talking about?" :-) --Hank | ||||||
668 | Why 4 Gospels? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 100821 | ||
Please use Quick Search at the right of the screen on the Forum home page. Type in 95340. After reading this post, go back to Quick Search and type in 95349. --Hank | ||||||
669 | Was Christ crucified in Romans | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 113528 | ||
The Passion of Christ is recorded in the final chapters of all four Gospels -- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. --Hank | ||||||
670 | Does our actions help save us | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 114258 | ||
nae-nae 04 -- Nay, nay to your question :-) Works do not save, help to save, or keep one saved. You cited Eph. 2:8,9 as a basis for your question. These two verses lay down core teaching about how God saves sinners: The passage teaches (1) that God is in charge of salvation; (2) that it comes about by an act of God's grace; (3) that sinners can come to God only through the instrumentality of faith; (4) that this saving faith must be placed in Jesus Christ, the Son of God; (5) that salvation is the gift of God and does not come as a result of works. ..... Now, let's extend your reference point by one more verse. Look at verse 10: "For we are His worksmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." In verse 8 the Apostle has laid it down in clear language that salvation is a gift offered by the grace of God alone and comes about by faith alone in Christ alone. In verse 9 the Apostle re-emphasizes what he said in v.8 about salvation being a gift of God. He does this by saying in clear and direct language that this salvation he's talking about is not given to you because you have been a good person -- "there is no one who does good, not even one (Psalm 14:1-3; Romans 3:10) -- and helped old ladies across the street and been a loving parent and spouse. No, the Apostle says, this salvation we're talking about has nothing to do with your works, and so please understand that not one of you has any reason whatever to boast that God saved you because you were such a good person. The Apostle is telling the Ephesians something like this, "Look, your righteous deeds are like filthy rags to the Holy God (Isaiah 64:6). No matter how good you try to be, your good works won't get you saved. You need a Savior (Isaiah 53:6). Only Christ can save you because of His finished work on the Cross. (Acts 4:12) This salvation is God's gift of grace. Therefore, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved (Acts 16:31). ....... Now, in verse 10, the Apostle explains the relationship between saving faith and works, between justification -- the experience of a guilty sinner receiving the position of righteousness before God, made possible only on the basis of the individuals personal faith in the work of Christ -- and sanctification -- the work of the Holy Spirit in setting a man apart for Jesus Christ at his conversion and the continued work of the Holy Spirit in the believer which results in increasing holiness. In v. 10 the Apostle answers the question, What comes after salvation?...what does the Lord want us to do after we are saved? He says, "for we are His worksmanship" -- the Greek word sometimes has the connotation of a "work of art." God poured his mighty creative genius into us, the Apostle is saying. We are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14). God's sovereign purpose and planning (see Chapter 1 of Eph.) which He prepared beforehand is this: that we are His workmanship, His 'work of art', created in Christ Jesus for good works. It is therefore His plan that you walk in these good works. The Apostle makes this point immediately in the wake of his discussion of how salvation comes about (verses 8,9). Note how he unfolds his points, his logical sequence. The sinner is saved by grace through faith. (v.8) Works have nothing to do with it. (v. 9). The regenerated believer is created in Christ Jesus for good works (v. 10). SUMMARY: Works follow salvation as an attestation to our faith (James 2:18), but works do not contribute in any way to salvation, neither in attaining it nor in keeping it, and neither yet to "losing" it. (Eph. 2:9). --Hank | ||||||
671 | What can we do to have salvation | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 114259 | ||
nae-nae 04 - A certain jailer who lived in the first century A.D. asked the same question of Paul and Silas. He said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" They answered him, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." (See Acts 16:25-31). That was the only right answer to their question then. It is the only right answer to your question now. --Hank | ||||||
672 | Did Jesus die so we can have salvation | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 114260 | ||
nae-nae 04 - Romans, Chapter 3, answers your question thoroughly, authoritatively, and completely. --Hank | ||||||
673 | y is crucifixion repeated often | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 116302 | ||
cccd: I'm really not sure of the point of your question. I assume you are asking why Mark, Luke and John all give accounts of the passion and death of Christ. Add Matthew to your list, too, for all four Gospel writers devote a considerable portion of their respective gospels to the events that took place in the final hours of Christ's life on earth that led to His atoning death on the Cross. Why this emphasis by all four Gospel writers? The answer is obvious. Christ -- His finished work on the Cross, His glorious resurrection -- is the focus of all Scripture. The Bible is a book of redemption, a book of salvation and deliverance for lost mankind. Redemption is a twofold idea. It refers to a deliverance and it refers to the price paid for that deliverance, a ransom. We all of us are redeemed from the penalty of sin and from the power of Satan and evil by the price Jesus paid for us on the Cross. The whole of the Bible, Old Testament and New, looks to the mighty redemptive atonement of Christ. His blood sacrifice on the Cross is the ransom paid for our deliverance. From the creation and the fall of man in Genesis to the Apocalypse, the centerpiece is the Messiah, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. (See John 1:29) Can there be any question why the Spirit-inspired writers of the Gospels all record in such vivid detail the final hours in our Savior's life on earth? The Old Testament prophets and psalmists pointed forward to the Cross (e.g., see Isaiah 53:6). The New Testament letters pointed back to the Cross (e.g., see 1 Corinthians 2:2). I believe it is no exaggeration to say that the turning point of all human history came when Jesus said from the Cross, "It is finished." (see John 19:30) --Hank | ||||||
674 | Was Jesus an Apostle? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 117009 | ||
nae-nae04: No, Jesus was not an apostle in the primary sense in which the word is commonly used, that is, in reference to the Twelve Apostles whom Jesus chose. Jesus was and is the Messiah (Matthew 1:1); the Son of God (Mark 1:1); the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1). However, in a different and decidedly unique sense, Jesus assuredly is the Apostle sent by the Father. See John 5:24; Hebrews 3:1. --Hank | ||||||
675 | The Crucifixion | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 117160 | ||
carrgees: Your question, please. Do you have a question about the Crucifixion? --Hank | ||||||
676 | looking for specific scriptures that tel | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 117197 | ||
classy47: The movement called Jehovah's Witnesses is a cult. Along with other false teachings, they deny the full deity of our Lord Jesus Christ. Aniset admits to being a member of this cult. The promulgation of cultism is patently forbidden on this Forum. You state that you are a babe in Christ. I beg you therefore to engage in no correspondence with this cult member Aniset. There is a fair-size cadre of established and reliable users of this Forum whose posts are orthodox, biblically sound, and thus are worthy of your trust. But still and all, the final authority is Scripture, the word of God. Go to the book of Acts if you will and read 17:10,11. Try to memorize verse 11, and henceforth forevermore in your Christian experience, emulate the Bereans who examined "the Scriptures daily to see whether these things are so." There has always been false teaching. But with today's high-speed communications, bad news and bad teaching both travel fast -- and there is a plethora of both! Young Christian, I challenge you to become a Berean! And I further challenge you to study the word of God so diligently that in time you will come to know it as intimately and as thoroughly as you possibly can. I pray that you will "like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord (1 Peter 2:2,3.). If you feel that we here at the Forum can help you in any way to grow in Christ Jesus, we are here and eager to share God's word with you at any time. --Hank | ||||||
677 | Verses reguarding gospel preaching? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 118766 | ||
Matthew 28:19 and Acts 1:8. --Hank | ||||||
678 | DID JESUS DRINK FEREMENTED GRAPE JUICE. | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 121024 | ||
Dear Ninety-First: Type in 987 in the Quick Search box. This will lead you to a long thread in which a number of Forum users consider your question. --Hank | ||||||
679 | What are the essentials | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 124153 | ||
tgc: Centuries ago two widely known creeds were hammered out by godly men. These creeds have not only stood the test of time but they have not, in my view, been improved upon to this day. From antiquity they come to us: The Apostles' Creed dates back to within a half century after the last books of the New Testament were written, and the Nicene Creed dates back to the fourth century A.D. Each contains the essentials of the Christian faith. I won't reproduce either here since they are readily accessible in prayer books and hymnals, and on-line access can be obtained by going to a search engine such as Google and typing in the names of the Creeds. --Hank | ||||||
680 | The New Birth - A Survey | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 128946 | ||
New Creature: Obviously the gift of salvation and the means of salvation are in the province of God alone; that's Bible teaching (Eph 2:8,9). But "what if" the Philippian jailer had told Paul and Silas to take a flying leap when they answered the jailer's question, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" with? by saying "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." -- what then? The question was asked, the answer was given, the condition was set forth clearly: Faith was the condition. Faith is not a "work" but it is a condition of salvation. The Ephesians 2:8,9 salvation "formula" is that man is saved [delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation] by free grace [God's unmerited favor], but it is through the instrument of (man's) faith [trust, submission to, absolute reliance] in Jesus Christ. If all were saved by God's grace whether they had faith in Christ or not, what does John 3:16 then mean? Man's active role in salvation is a condition of the heart and mind called faith, and it is the only role he has; his role does not extend to or embrace works in any shape, form or fashion. But to say that man has absolutely no role, no option to believe or not to believe, no option to embrace or reject God's free offer of grace, is making of man a passive puppet instead of a free moral agent. The Bible does not teach that man is a mere puppet and that God is a capricious puppeteer. The sovereignty of God and sovereign election do not contract the responsibility of man to repent and trust Christ. The wonderful doctrines of grace do not negate man's role and absolute necessity to repent and trust Christ as Savior and Lord (Rev. 22:17; John 3:18,19,36; 5:40; 2 Thess. 2:10-12). .... Revelation 22:17: "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." ..... The water of life is free, free to whoever will come for it. But we still must come! --Hank | ||||||
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