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81 | Matthew Chap.4 verse 2 | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 25826 | ||
Joe: I would think that the Lord's supper would supersede your fast for a couple of reasons: 1. Even though it is eating and drinking, it isnot so much for physical nourishment as it is for spiritual nourishment. In many Christian traditions, communion is considered a means of grace, which serves to strengthen one's faith. Therefore, the Lord's supper could actually help your fast in a very real and spiritual way by "feeding on Christ by faith." 2. I don't know about your communion service, but the actual physical nourishment I get from the bread and wine is so little as to be inconsequential. Like Hank said, I don't think there is a specific passage on whether to partake of the Lord's supper during a fast, but I do not think that you would be eating and drinking judgment unto yourself. Of course, if it troubles your conscience, you are not morally bound to partake of it. Hope this helps! --Joe! (not you, the other one) |
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82 | Christianity and beliefs | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 41079 | ||
I don't know how confidential that these answers will be on a public forum, but here goes: 1. Yes. 2. Jesus died to pay the penalty for my sin 2000 years ago. When I was 10 or 11, the Holy Spirit made me aware of that fact and persuaded me to put my trust in Christ alone for trhat forgiveness and for eternal life. 3. Presbyterian Church in America (http://www.pcanet.org) 4. I have not been confirmed in the Catholic/Orthodox sense of the word. 5. Prayer, sitting under the preaching of His Word, reading the Bible for myself. 6. Every Sunday. 7. That my right standing with God the Father comes from Him, by His grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone (His sinless life, substitutionary death on the Cross, and His resurrection). My sin is forgiven, and God has put Christ's perfect righteousness, earned during His life on earth, to my account. 8. My sins have been forgiven. I am indwelt by the Holy Spirit. I am able to please God (Romans 8:7; Hebrews 12:2). I am assured of eternal life with God because of what Christ accomplished on my behalf. I will not be going to Hell. In short, what makes me different from a non-Christian is that I won't be getting what I deserve, thanks to God's mercy (Titus 3:5). 9. A disciple is a follower of Jesus Christ. 10. Yes, I am a disciple of Christ...a very imperfect one, but a disciple nonetheless. 11. If you are asking if I have ever offended God, absolutely....daily. I cannot remember any specific examples of trying to prevent the message of Christianity from being proclaimed. 12. Of course. --Joe! |
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83 | Arguing for the historical Jesus | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 48518 | ||
Well, if you are really wanting to immerse yourself in the "historical Jesus" controversy, I can point you to a few good sources, but beware! It is definitely not light reading. Two of the guys you want to examine in detail are William Lane Craig and N.T. Wright. Craig is a philosopher at Biola, and his Web site, with plenty of "historical Gospel" stuff such as articles and debates he has had with teh Jesus Seminar folks, is found at: http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/index.html Craig also co-authored a work entitled _Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?_. Another good resource to examine the historical truth of the Jesus of the Bible. Two of N.T. Wright's books are _The Challenge of Jesus_ and _What Saint Paul Really Said._ I recommend both of these scholars as staunch and well-researched defenders of the biblical Jesus. However, please keep in mind that your opponent's point of view is not going to be changed by the bare presentation of historical facts, but by a work of the Holy Spirit in his life. His core problem is not an intellectual one, but rather a problem of the willful resistance to God. Be sure to pray for Him, and continue to use Scriptural truth, which is the Holy Spirit's main avenue for regenerating the unbeliever. May you be blessed in your own studies! --Joe! |
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84 | Order of events | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 60186 | ||
I hold that the order is the following: First of all, grace encompasses and is the motivation for all steps. -Regeneration (same as born-again) -Faith and Repentance (simultaneousmental decisions -- two sides of the same coin) -Justification/Forgiveness (basically the same thing) The "ordo salutis" in Romans 8:28-30 is foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, sanctification, glorification. The first two are acts of God outside of us, the first two taking place in eternity past and the third taking place in our lifetime. If you are already a Christian, sanctification is in progress and glorification will come at Christ's return. We also know that we are justified by faith (Romans 5:1), so faith logically precedes justification, and the peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ is the result of our faith according to that same verse. --Joe! |
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85 | Jesus | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 64087 | ||
You wrote: "In the red letter bibles you can see Jesus Christ never said he was Gods beggoten son and he was equal to God, why is it not clear if its like the biggest part of our religion it makes no sense to me plz help :) from the heart" He did indeed claim to be God. If you are serious about investigating the doctrines of the Trinity, I recommend a book by James R. White entitled _The Forgotten Trinity_. You can find or order it from any large Christian bookstore or Internet site. --Joe! |
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86 | What is the people sin? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 67265 | ||
You wrote: "God created lucifer that become an opposser of Him. This person satan tempted man and fell. Is this look like we are a victim here, being created is not our request, but if you are been created you have the chance of being tormented in hell if you dont follow God's commandments." A couple of points to clarify: 1. No one MADE Adam and Eve sin. Nor are we victims when we sin. We sin because we want to sin. 2. If the way to stay out of hell is by following God's commandments, then we are all going to hell (Romans 3:23). You wrote: " It is God created everything, nobody requested Him to do all this things. If He did not created the man no one will suffer now or after life." You are correct that no one asked God to create them (a logical impossibility, in any case). God is the sovereign ruler of all things and does what He wills. "But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases." --Psalm 115:3 "Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps." --Psalm 135:6 'You will say to me then, "Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?" On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, "Why did you make me like this," will it? Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use? What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles.' --Romans 9:19-24 You wrote: "So what is my sin, He created me but I did not requested Him to create me. Why do I have to suffer, it is not my idea to be created." Again, it does not make sense to say, "I didn't ask to be created." If you were able to ask such a thing, that would mean that you already existed. Secondly, what makes you think that God, the Creator, needs your permission (part of the creation) to do anything? As for your sin, it is the same as mine, and you mentioned it already. We rebel against the sovereign King of the universe, not doing what He tells us to do and doing what He tells us not to do. That is the definition of sin, and its wages are death (Romans 6:23). The good news is that the God who judges us guilty is also the God who was pleased to send His Son Jesus Christ to live the perfect life that we do not live, to pay the penalty of the sin of all those who trust in Him by means of His death on the Cross, and to rise again to demonstrate that that penalty is paid and that all Christians, like Christ himself, will be raised to newness of life. So God is not just the author of life; He is the author of salvation as well. --Joe! |
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87 | salvation and Cath Church | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 81245 | ||
"I keep trying to ask the Bible Answer Man on the radio, but keep getting busy signals." For a Protestant view on Catholicism, I would recommend looking into Alpha and Omega Ministries: http://www.aomin.org "I ask these questions not in an inflammatory way, not to induce any sort of anti-Catholic rhetoric, but it seems amazing to me that so many people for so many centuries could be so wrong." Well, the number of adherents does not mean that the beliefs themselves are true. Look at the Muslim world. Look at liberal Protestantism. While there are significant differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, both have existed for centuries at this point, and at least one of these branches of Christianity has to be in error. Catholics hold that the Protestant Reformation was a turn from the truth. Protestants hold themselves to have returned to the essential truths that the RCC gradually drifted from over the centuries. In addition to studying Scripture, I would recommend a good book on church history, such as Bruce Shelley's _Church History in Plain Language_ to examine the path that led to where the church is today. --Joe! |
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88 | Can someone explain sanctifacation | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 86370 | ||
Justification: God declaring us righteous by virtue of what Christ accomplished by His sinless life and death in our place. Sanctification: The process of God making believers more righteous, setting us apart more and more as instruments for his glory, causing us to hate sin more and more and delight in joyful obedience to Him. Romans 12 speaks to us about not being conformed to the world but transformed by the renewing of our minds. That is sanctification. First Thessalonians 4 tells us to be sexually pure, not like "the Gentiles." That is sanctification. Separation from worldly use for a holy, God-honoring purpose is sanctification. It is a process that began the moment you trusted in Christ and will be completed the day you stand before the Father. --Joe! |
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89 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 98544 | ||
You wrote: 'What is he on about? I was asked a simple enough question, " when a child dies, in the age of innocence, where does the soul go and how can the soul return to Heaven if sin is not allowed into the presence of Holy God? The word I was researching was," Limbo" the Catholic doctrine that is their answer, what is ours?' The confession that my denomination adheres to answers the question thusly: "Elect infants, dying in infancy, are regenerated, and saved by Christ, through the Spirit, who works when, and where, and how He pleases: so also are all other elect persons who are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry of the Word." --Westminster Confession of Faith 10.3 --Joe! |
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90 | What are virtues of Abraham? | Genesis | Reformer Joe | 18644 | ||
The title "patriarch" is not one bestowed on someone by merit. It comes from the Latin word for father, and it usually refers to the eldest member of a family. It can also mean ancestor. Abraham is referred to as a Patriarch because God chose him to be the father of a multitude of nations. This was based on God's sovereign choice and not any special merit on the part of Abraham. "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations." --Genesis 17:4-5 --Joe! |
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91 | who are the women of Genesis | Genesis | Reformer Joe | 98752 | ||
Rebekah--responsible for the Jacob/Esau switcheroo Rachel and Leah--Jacob gets what is coming to him --Joe! |
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92 | The bible is a work of fiction - discuss | Gen 1:1 | Reformer Joe | 15495 | ||
Why do you believe the Bible as fictional? I pity those who reject the truth just to make them more comfortable leading the life that they do. Thanks! --Joe! |
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93 | How does God speak to us? | Gen 1:1 | Reformer Joe | 29326 | ||
Because the Spirit speaks to us through the Word of God. --Joe! |
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94 | is jesus god? | Gen 1:1 | Reformer Joe | 35956 | ||
Yes. | ||||||
95 | What are the three main "views" | Gen 1:1 | Reformer Joe | 70049 | ||
'What is "evolution?" and how does it differ from "creation?"' Most proponents of "common descent" and "speciation through descent with modification" (what most people commonly think of when they think "evolution") usually hold that nothing but brute time and circumstance caused the universe and life on earth. While some may believe in a kind of "guided evolution" by a higher power, it is pretty hard to reconcile the Bible's account with evolutionary models as explanations for creation. A "third view" that diverges in many respects from what is commonly known as "creationism" is known as the "Intelligent Design" movement. You can find articles and explanations of this perspective (which is not theistic evolution, but holds to an "old earth" form of special creation) at these links: http://www.origins.org http://www.discovery org/crsc Hope this answers your question! --Joe! |
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96 | where did cain found a wife | Gen 1:1 | Reformer Joe | 79516 | ||
Welcome to the Forum One of the top three questions here is the one you asked. Go to the quick search box at the right and type in "cain wife" Happy reading! --Joe! |
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97 | Why have kids when... | Gen 1:22 | Reformer Joe | 54539 | ||
Just out of curiosity, what was the Calvinist's answer to your "biting question"? My answer comes from covenant theology, something with which Reformed Baptists will disagree. While Reformation theology does hold that God passes over some that already chosen in our own fallen natures to go to hell (that would be all of us, since there is no default state of "neutral"), it also believes other promises that God makes to those belonging to His covenant people: "For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself." --Acts 2:39 Our children are included in the covenant promises of God, in such a way that if we do train up a child in the way he should go, as the book of Proverbs tells us to, God will ordinarily bring those covenant children to saving faith in Christ through the ministry of the parents and the church. Just out of curiosity, why would an Arminian give birth to a depraved child, knowing that the child may never trust in Jesus and go to hell? If it is up to ourselves to choose, then that is quite a gamble! --Joe! |
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98 | God speaking of Himself as "US" | Gen 1:26 | Reformer Joe | 4525 | ||
To add to Hank's Trinitarian answer, we see in other parts of Scripture where the other two persons of the Trinity were present and/or actively involved in the creation as well. Genesis 1:2 shows the Spirit present hovering above the waters. John 1:1-3 and Colossians 1:15-17 clearly indicate Christ's active role in creating the universe. As Hank correctly put it, the "Us" refers to those involved in creation, the persons of the Trinity. --Joe! |
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99 | Who is God referring to? | Gen 1:26 | Reformer Joe | 3917 | ||
Himself (i.e. the Father), the Son (John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-17), and the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:2). In other words, the verse is Trinitarian. --Joe! |
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100 | ONE GOD | Gen 1:26 | Reformer Joe | 4822 | ||
Please don't use all caps. It is hard on the eyes and distracts from your message. The Bible makes it quite clear in the verses I cited that Jesus is clearly identified as an active agent in the creation of ALL things. I am not sure whether you are challenging the Bible or my understanding of the Bible. What is your interpretation of John 1:3 and Colossians 1:16? Seems pretty straightforward; one has to do some serious mental gymnastics to get around the obvious. As far as Jesus praying to the Father, there has eternally been communion and communication and perfect cooperation between the three persons of the Trinity. Why would Jesus be praying to the Father seem so strange? In any case, Jesus laid aside his privileges as God when he became human, and lived life as a perfectly obedient human being (Philippians 2:7,8). He as a man yielded himself completely to the Father, living out a morally perfect human existence so that that righteousness could be imputed to us (2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9). God the Son voluntarily became a man to pay the penalty for our sins; and to be that perfect sacrifice, perfect obedience was required (Romans 3:25). One last thing: difference in roles of the three persons of the Trinity does not mean that they are unequal in nature. Speaking of Jesus' prayer in the garden, John 17 is quite the testimony to Jesus' equality with God the Father (vv. 4-5,10,19,21). So what is your view? Who do you say that Jesus Christ is? --Joe! |
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