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3021 | WILL YOU ADD TO, TAKE AWAY FROM, OR LEAV | 1 John 5:7 | Makarios | 98799 | ||
KJV Advocates are masters at taking verses way out of context.. | ||||||
3022 | unconfessed sin - loss of salvation? | 1 John 5:13 | Makarios | 36096 | ||
Greetings, Ranaymarie! Here is an excerpt taken from a website (http://www.gty.org) that may help you.. "How can I be sure of my salvation? There are two important tests in Scripture for a person to determine whether or not he or she is a true believer. There is first of all an objective test, which asks, "Do I believe?" Ask yourself if you affirm the Scripture's record of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Do you believe that He is God manifest in the flesh? Do you believe that God saves sinners solely through the merits of Jesus Christ's obedient life and substitutionary death on the cross? Second is the subjective or experiential test of assurance in which you ask yourself, "Is my faith real?" The apostle John's purpose in writing the epistle of 1 John was to give true believers assurance of their salvation (1 John 5:13). In that small epistle John gives several marks to distinguish a true believer. These are: * True believers walk in the light (1 John 1:6-7). The light here means both intellectual and moral truth. Ask, "Do I affirm the truths of Scripture, and desire to obey them?" * True believers confess their sin (1:8-2:1) Confess here doesn't mean to recite every wrong that we have ever done. Rather, it means to agree with God about our sin. That means that true believers hate their sin; they don't love it. They acknowledge they are sinful, and yet they know they are forgiven. * True believers keep His commandments (2:3-4; 5:2-3). The term here refers to a watchful, observant obedience. Here the believer desires to obey truths he deems precious. It involves a proactive approach to obedience-the Christian studies Scripture in order to understand and obey it. * True believers love the brethren (2:9-11; 3:10, 14-15; 5:2). Ask yourself the question, "Do I love God's people and desire to be around them?" * True believers affirm sound doctrine (2:20-23; 4:2,6). John here teaches that no true believer will fall into any serious, Christ-denying error or heresy. * True believers follow after holiness (2:29; 3:3-4, 6-9). These verses certainly aren't talking about sinless perfection, or even the frequency or duration of sin. The term sin in these verses describes one who lives an immoral, ungodly, unrighteous life as a matter of continual practice, and carries the attitude of hardened hate for God's righteousness. * True believers have the Holy Spirit (4:13; 5:10-11). This is an over-arching test summing up all the others. Is there evidence that the fruit of the Spirit is present in your life (Galatians 5:22-23)? In summary, one's assurance of salvation does not need to be based on a past decision or an experience. It should rest first of all on one's faith in the objective truth of God's Word, Jesus Christ, and the gospel. Secondly, it should rest on the reality of a changed life marked by obedience, a love for Christ and His righteousness, and a hatred for sin. Take heart if these things are true in your life, and trust God to continue to work out His salvation in your life." Grace to you, Makarios |
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3023 | Once saved are you going to heaven? | 1 John 5:13 | Makarios | 42577 | ||
Greetings RobS! Here is an excerpt from http://www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/archive/suresave.htm.. "How can I be sure of my salvation? There are two important tests in Scripture for a person to determine whether or not he or she is a true believer. There is first of all an objective test, which asks, "Do I believe?" Ask yourself if you affirm the Scripture's record of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Do you believe that He is God manifest in the flesh? Do you believe that God saves sinners solely through the merits of Jesus Christ's obedient life and substitutionary death on the cross? Second is the subjective or experiential test of assurance in which you ask yourself, "Is my faith real?" The apostle John's purpose in writing the epistle of 1 John was to give true believers assurance of their salvation (1 John 5:13). In that small epistle John gives several marks to distinguish a true believer. These are: * True believers walk in the light (1 John 1:6-7). The light here means both intellectual and moral truth. Ask, "Do I affirm the truths of Scripture, and desire to obey them?" * True believers confess their sin (1:8-2:1) Confess here doesn't mean to recite every wrong that we have ever done. Rather, it means to agree with God about our sin. That means that true believers hate their sin; they don't love it. They acknowledge they are sinful, and yet they know they are forgiven. * True believers keep His commandments (2:3-4; 5:2-3). The term here refers to a watchful, observant obedience. Here the believer desires to obey truths he deems precious. It involves a proactive approach to obedience-the Christian studies Scripture in order to understand and obey it. * True believers love the brethren (2:9-11; 3:10, 14-15; 5:2). Ask yourself the question, "Do I love God's people and desire to be around them?" * True believers affirm sound doctrine (2:20-23; 4:2,6). John here teaches that no true believer will fall into any serious, Christ-denying error or heresy. * True believers follow after holiness (2:29; 3:3-4, 6-9). These verses certainly aren't talking about sinless perfection, or even the frequency or duration of sin. The term sin in these verses describes one who lives an immoral, ungodly, unrighteous life as a matter of continual practice, and carries the attitude of hardened hate for God's righteousness. * True believers have the Holy Spirit (4:13; 5:10-11). This is an over-arching test summing up all the others. Is there evidence that the fruit of the Spirit is present in your life (Galatians 5:22-23)? In summary, one's assurance of salvation does not need to be based on a past decision or an experience. It should rest first of all on one's faith in the objective truth of God's Word, Jesus Christ, and the gospel. Secondly, it should rest on the reality of a changed life marked by obedience, a love for Christ and His righteousness, and a hatred for sin. Take heart if these things are true in your life, and trust God to continue to work out His salvation in your life." The issue of eternal security is one of those issues that has been discussed and debated on many occasions during this Forum's short history.. If you would like much more information, then please use the Search function at the right hand side. Thank you! - Makarios |
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3024 | still wondering or searching | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 49136 | ||
Greetings Hoosier! Post# 6110 is an excellent follow-up to this question about the "unforgivable sin." From a fellow Hoosier, Makarios |
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3025 | a sin leading to death | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 52383 | ||
Greetings New Creature, Here is some interesting information on this verse.. "A sin which is not unto death. The great question in the interpretation of the whole passage is, what is meant by the "sin unto death." The Greek would mean properly a sin which tends to death; which would terminate in death; of which death was the penalty, or would be the result, unless it were arrested a sin which, if it had its own course, would terminate thus, am we should speak of a disease "unto death." Comp. #Jn 11:4. The word death is used in three significations in the New Testament, and as employed here might, so far as the word is concerned, be applied in any one of those senses. It is used to denote (a.) literally the death of the body; (b.) spiritual death, or death "in trespasses and sin," #Eph 2:1; (c.) the "second death," death in the world of woe and despair. If the sin here mentioned refers to temporal death, it means such a sin that temporal death, must inevitably follow, either by the disease which it has produced, or by a judicial sentence where there was no hope of pardon or of a commutation of the punishment; if it refers to death in the future world, the "second death", then it means such a sin as is unpardonable. That this last is the reference here seems to me to be probable, if not clear, from the following considerations: (1.) There is such a sin referred to in the New Testament, a sin for which there is forgiveness "neither in this life nor the life to come." #Mt 12:31,32. Comp. #Mk 3:29. If there is such a sin, there is no impropriety in supposing that John would refer to it here. (2.) This is the obvious interpretation. It is that which would occur to the mass of the readers of the New Testament, and which it is presumed they do adopt; and this in general, is one of the best means of ascertaining the sons of a passage in the Bible. (3.) The other significations attached to the word death, would be quite inappropriate here. (a.) It cannot mean "unto spiritual death," that is, to a continuance in sin, for how could that be known? and if such a case occurred, why would it be improper to pray for it? Besides, the phrase "a sin unto spiritual death," or "unto continuance in sin," is one that is unmeaning. (b.) It cannot be shown to refer to a disease that should be unto death, miraculously inflicted on account of sin, because, if such cases occurred, they were very rare, and even if a disease came upon a man miraculously in consequence of sin, it could not be certainly known whether it was, or was not, unto death. All who were visited in this way did not certainly die. Comp. #1Cor 5:4,5, with #2Cor 2:6,7. See also #1Cor 11:30. (c.) It cannot be shown that it refers to the case of those who were condemned by the civil magistrate to death, and for whom there was no hope of reprieve or pardon, for it is not certain that there were such cases; and if there were, and the person condemned were innocent, there was every reason to pray that God would interpose and save them, even when there was no hope from man; and if they were guilty, and deserved to die, there was no reason why they should not pray that the sin might be forgiven, and that they might be prepared to die, unless it were a case where the sin was unpardonable. It seems probable, therefore, to me, that the reference here is to the sin against the Holy Ghost, and that John means here to illustrate the duty and the power of prayer, by showing that for any sin short of that, however aggravated, it was their duty to pray that a brother might be forgiven. Though it might not be easy to determine what was the unpardonable sin, and John does not say that those to whom he wrote could determine that with certainty, yet there were many sins which were manifestly not of that aggravated character, and for those sins it was proper to pray. There was clearly but one sin that was unpardonable--" there is a sin unto death;" there might be many which were not of this description, and in relation to them there was ample scope for the exercise of the prayer of faith. The same thing is true now. It is not easy to define the unpardonable sin, and it is impossible far us to determine in any case with absolute certainty that a man has committed it. But there are multitudes of sins which men commit, which on no proper interpretation of the passages respecting the sin which "hath never forgiveness," can come under the description of that sin, and for which it is proper, therefore, to pray that they may be pardoned. We know of cases enough where sin may be forgiven; and, without allowing the mind to be disturbed about the question respecting the unpardonable sin, it is our duty to bear such cases on our hearts before God, and to plead with him that our erring brethren may be saved." (Barnes' Notes on the NT) Part 1 of 2 |
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3026 | a sin leading to death | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 52384 | ||
Part 2 of 2 "He shall ask. That is, he shall pray that the offender may be brought to true repentance, and may be saved. And he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. That is, God shall give life, and he shall be saved from the eternal death to which he was exposed. This, it is said, would be given to "him" who offers the prayer; that is, his prayer would be the means of saving the offending brother. What a motive is this to prayer! How faithful and constant should we be in pleading for our fellow-sinners, that we may be instrumental in saving their souls! What joy will await those in heaven who shall see there many who were rescued from ruin in answer to their prayers! Comp. #Jas 5:15, #Jas 5:19. There is a sin unto death. A sin which is of such a character that it throws the offender beyond the reach of mercy, and which is not to be pardoned. See #Mk 3:28,29. The apostle does not here say what that sin is; nor how they might know what it is; nor even that in any case they could determine that it had been committed. He merely says that there is such a sin, and that he, does not design that his remark about the efficacy of prayer should be understood as extending to that. I do not say that he shall pray for it. "I do not intend that my remark shall be extended to all sin, or mean to affirm that all possible forms of guilt are the proper subjects of prayer, for I am aware that there is one sin which is an exception, and my remark is not to be applied to that." He does not say that this sin was of common occurrence: or that they could know when it had been committed; or even that a case could ever occur in which they could determine that; he merely says that in respect to that sin he did not say that prayer should be offered. It is indeed implied in a most delicate way that it would not be proper to pray for the forgiveness of such a sin, but he does not say that a case would ever happen in which they would know certainly that the sin had been committed. There were instances in the times of the prophets in which the sin of the people became so universal and so aggravated, that they were forbidden to pray for them. #Isa 14:11, "Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good;" #Isa 15:1, "Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people; cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth." Comp. #Isa 1:15. But these were cases in which the prophets were directly instructed by God not to pray for a people. We have no such instruction; and it may be said now with truth, that as we can never be certain respecting any one that he has committed the unpardonable sin, there is no one for whom we may not with propriety pray. There may be those who are so far gone in sin that there may seem to be little, or almost no ground of hope. They may have cast off all the restraints of religion, of morality, of decency; they may disregard all the counsels of parents and friends; they may be sceptical, sensual, profane; they may be the companions of infidels and of mockers; they may have forsaken the sanctuary, and learned to despise the sabbath; they may have been professors of religion, and now may have renounced the faith of the gospel altogether, but still, while there is life it is our duty to pray for them, "if peradventure God will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth," #2Ti 2:26. "All things are possible with God;" and he has reclaimed offenders more hardened, probably, than any that we have known, and has demonstrated that there is no form of depravity which he has not the power to subdue. Let us remember the cases of Manasseh, of Saul of Tarsus, of Augustine, of Bunyan, of Newton, of tens of thousands who have been reclaimed from the vilest forms of iniquity, and then let us never despair of the conversion of any, in answer to prayer, who may have gone astray, as long as they are in this world of probation and of hope. Let no parent despair who has an abandoned son; let no wife cease to pray who has a dissipated husband. How many a prodigal son has come back to fill with happiness an aged parent's heart! How many a dissipated husband has been reformed to give joy again to the wife of his youth, and to make a paradise again of his miserable home! (a) "unto death" #Mt 12:31,32 (b) "not say" #Jer 7:16" (Barnes' Notes on the NT) - Makarios |
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3027 | Unforgiven sin? 1John 5 vs 16 | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 157191 | ||
Greetings K_peace, Welcome to the Forum! This question has been asked numerous times already. Please use the search function at your right to find answers to your question. Thank you and welcome! Makarios |
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3028 | Unforgiven sin? 1John 5 vs 16 | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 157193 | ||
Greetings K_peace, Welcome to the Forum! This question has been asked numerous times already. Please use the search function at your right to find answers to your question. Thank you and welcome! Makarios |
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3029 | Unforgiven sin? 1John 5 vs 16 | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 157195 | ||
Greetings K_peace, Welcome to the Forum! This question has been asked numerous times already. Please use the search function at your right to find answers to your question. Thank you and welcome! Makarios |
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3030 | Unforgiven sin? 1John 5 vs 16 | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 157197 | ||
Greetings K_peace, Welcome to the Forum! This question has been asked numerous times already. Please use the search function at your right to find answers to your question. Thank you and welcome! Makarios |
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3031 | Unforgiven sin? 1John 5 vs 16 | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 157199 | ||
Greetings K_peace, Welcome to the Forum! This question has been asked numerous times already. Please use the search function at your right to find answers to your question. Thank you and welcome! Makarios |
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3032 | Unforgiven sin? 1John 5 vs 16 | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 157201 | ||
Greetings K_peace, Welcome to the Forum! This question has been asked numerous times already. Please use the search function at your right to find answers to your question. Thank you and welcome! Makarios |
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3033 | cross references? | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 193262 | ||
Greetings Shilohih, Here are a few cross references for 1 John 5:16: 1Jn 5:16 - he shall ask: Gen_20:7, Gen_20:17; Exo_32:10-14, Exo_32:31-32, Exo_34:9; Num_12:13, Num_14:11-21; Deu_9:18-20; 2Ch_30:18-20; Job_42:7-9; Psa_106:23; Eze_22:30; Amo_7:1-3; Jam_5:14-15 There: Num_15:30, Num_16:26-32; 1Sa_2:25; Jer_15:1-2; Mat_12:31-32; Mar_3:28-30; Luk_12:10; 2Ti_4:14; Heb_6:4-6, Heb_10:26-31; 2Pe_2:20-22 I do not: Jer_7:16, Jer_11:14, Jer_14:11, Jer_18:18-21; Joh_17:9 (Above taken from the Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge) James 5:15 Numbers 15:30 Hebrews 6:4-6; 10:26 Jeremiah 7:16; 14:11 Job 42:8 Matthew 12:31 (Above taken from the side references of some of my Bibles) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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3034 | What is a sin which leads to death 1John | 1 John 5:16 | Makarios | 227658 | ||
Greetings Pyefru, Posts# 6110, 52383, 52384 are great follow-ups to this question about the "unforgivable sin." Go to Quick Search at top right of home page and in the box beneath type in 6110 (or any other Post ID # you're looking for). Blessings to you, Makarios |
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3035 | Where did evil come from? | 1 John 5:19 | Makarios | 110777 | ||
Greetings Wordsmith1970, To the Christian, the existence of Satan as a real person is proved by the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ recognized him as such. He referred to him frequently by name (Luke 10:18; Matt. 4:10, etc.) and called him "the prince of this world" (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11). However, God did not create Satan as an evil being. The angels, that were created by God as innumerable (Hebrews 12:22), were created as 'free spirits' like humans, in that they do not operate as 'unthinking machines.' There was a time when they were fully able to reject God's will if they chose to do so, and some obviously did so in rebelling against God. The root of all sin, in both man and those angels, is the twin sin of unbelief and pride- the refusal to submit to God's will as revealed by His own Word and the accompanying assertion of self-sufficiency which enthrones the creature and his own will in the place of God. This was the original sin of Satan, rejecting God's Word and trying to become God himself. He said in his heart: "I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: ... I will be like the most High" (Isaiah 14:13,14). So, even though God did not initially make anyone evil, He did give His creation the capacity to sin against Him when He gave us each our own wills, desires, hearts, and minds. Evil does not stem from God, since God does not tempt anyone to sin (James 1:13). Evil stems from our desire to 'be like God', or when we reject God's sovereignty over our lives, our hearts, and our minds. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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3036 | Can we select who gets our hospitality? | 2 John 1:10 | Makarios | 11693 | ||
Hospitality to whom and for what reason? We should show the love of Christ to all people! Now some people you are happy to see, and some others, well, you just try to do the best you can! :) But we should show love to all people, regardless of their creed. Should we invite Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons into our homes? If we do, then we SHOULD NOT give them a "platform" or chance where they can freely communicate their false teachings without the revelation of the truth in God's Word. If we can test and see what they say in relation to God's Word and show them where they are wrong (or correct), then I believe that we have acted in the best loving way that we can. "10 take him into your house. A reference to the housing and feeding of traveling teachers. The instruction does not prohibit greeting or even inviting a person into one's home for conversation. John was warning against providing food and shelter, since this would be an investment in the "wicked work" of false teachers and would give public approval." (NIV Study Bible) --Nolan |
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3037 | Anyone studying Jude@ | Jude | Makarios | 143004 | ||
Greetings Cristoparaomundo! I am studying the book of Jude! Any questions, reflections, or specific Biblical topics that you would like to discuss? Blessings to you, Makarios |
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3038 | fight and contend for your faith | Jude 1:3 | Makarios | 227596 | ||
Greetings Chefernie1, You asked, "How best, can we as teachers,encourage our brothers and sister to contend "fight for their faith and guard the gifts the lord has given us. How may we encourage them to to follow the description in 2Peter 1:5-8."? I would answer this with Hebrews 12:2: Hebrews 12:2 "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Blessings to you, Makarios |
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3039 | Can fallen angels repent? | Jude 1:6 | Makarios | 4863 | ||
Jude 6 states that God has kept the fallen angels in 'eternal bonds' under darkness for the judgment of the great day.. Since angels are spiritual in nature, then I would conclude that the fallen angels cannot 'repent' or be reconciled to God as we can be. Jesus Christ made it possible for us to reconciled to Himself and to His Father in heaven. The fallen angels sealed their fate eternally when they rebelled against God. | ||||||
3040 | Can fallen angels repent? | Jude 1:6 | Makarios | 4864 | ||
Also, 2 Peter 2:4 supports the premise in Jude 1:6, "reserving the angels for judgment".. | ||||||
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