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241 | colossians 1:26 | Eph 3:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 186197 | ||
Greetings greatone! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Take a look at Ephesians 3:1-12. I think this may help :-) God Bless, Steve |
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242 | why Acts chap. 4 and 5 is not practise | Eph 4:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189826 | ||
Greetings Bill, It is a good question! The passage of scripture you reference is a beautiful picture isn't it? How awesome it would be to see the brethren united in the Spirit like this today! I think the bottom line is sin! It appears to me we tend to be more interested in numbers then we are true believers. Everything in the church seems to be clocked and dated and the practice of uniting in the Spirit to worship God and disciple the brethren has taken a back set to playing church. Also, there seems to be a great lack of knowledge of God's word in the church and in too many cases an acceptance of false teaching. You are probably familiar with Ephesians 4:1-16. Share this with your brothers and sisters in Christ and encourage them to read it and seek to do their part. A good question for all of us is, are we doing our part or do we just sit back and complain about what others are not doing? That question is not pointed at you by the way. From what I have seen, it becomes easy for us to complain about others and we come up short ourselves. God is amazing and the way He works through those who are faithful and about His work is undeniable. Big question for all of us, are people seeing God in us? Are we setting the right example?!?!?!?! Steve |
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243 | Rejection means never knew? | Eph 4:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 206098 | ||
Greetings CG!, It is indeed an interesting passage! First, in regards to your statement " I disagree that "Those who reject their salvation were never born again to begin with."For one simple reason. Only God truly knows the heart, to say you do is wrong and untrue." It is true only God and the person knows! This same truth also discounts your argument on the matter does it not? If no one knows then no one knows if they were or were not. Understand? I understand what you are saying here. But discounting the argument as you did and then using the same to validate another view is error also is it not? Looking on to the passage you say "It CLEARLY intimates, that these false teachers knew the way (Know means that they personally knew, intimately)." I'm not so sure it "CLEARLY intimates" what you are attributing to the false teachers. Taking a closer look at the passage could you explain the following. 1) Is verse 20 and 21 talking about the false teachers or is it talking about "those who barely escape from the ones who live in error" in verse 18? 2) Verse 19 seems to "CLEARLY" reveal the false teachers are "slaves of corruption". Also, where in this passage do you understand the false teachers "personally knew, intimately"? Even more, where in this chapter do you understand the false teachers "personally knew, intimately"? Steve |
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244 | Creator upset -Gen. 6 do same-Matt.1:18? | Eph 4:4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 204361 | ||
TK, There is only One Creator! (Genesis 1) One Spirit, One Lord, One God and Father. Ephesians 4:4-6 (NASB) 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 4:6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. Steve |
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245 | Why is it knowledge of the "Son of God"? | Eph 4:13 | humbledbyhisgrace | 212033 | ||
Brother, it is essential that we know the Son of God (John 3:16-18). Jesus the Christ is the Son of God but there are many who do not believe this. JW's for example! Judaism for example believes in a Messiah but does not accept that Jesus is the Messiah nor that Jesus is the Son of God (I think that's right???? I'm not an expert on Judaism so my intent is not to apply doctrinal understanding of their teachings but that's how I understand it). John 17:3 (NASB) "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. Matthew 16:16-17 (NASB) 16:16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 16:17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. John 20:30-31 (NASB) 20:30 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 20:31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. John 3:16-18 (NASB) 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 3:17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 3:18 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. I have to admit I've been a bit perplexed by your post/question. The way it is presented leaves me struggling with trying to understand what exactly it is you are asking so I may be way off base in my response. I don't know how to separate the Son of God and Jesus the Christ when scripture refers to either way of presenting it. Sorry if I've just confused the matter but if you could possibly phrase the question different that someone like me might be better able to understand??? Your brother in Christ the Son of God, Steve |
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246 | what is the main verse in ephesians 5? | Eph 5:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 178483 | ||
Verses 1-33. Each one of them are Holy! Each word of each verse is actually from the very God that created the heaven and earth. Is that awesome or what? Study them all, God wanted us to know each one of them! God bless, Steve |
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247 | honor-love-respect woman not violence to | Eph 5:25 | humbledbyhisgrace | 160705 | ||
Ephesians 5:25 - This one says it all. Of course, they need to know how much Christ loved the church for them to really understand what this is saying. Ephesians 5:28-33 Colossians 3:19 I hope this helps! God bless, Steve |
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248 | Verse | Phil 1:18 | humbledbyhisgrace | 186210 | ||
Greetings Genee! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Perhaps this is the passage your looking for. Philippians 1:12-20 God bless, Steve |
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249 | Gracious Humility? | Phil 2:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 182606 | ||
Greetings Brother! Another passage to consider. Philippians 2:3-8 (NASB95) 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. By Faith, Steve |
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250 | Gracious Humility | Phil 2:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 182641 | ||
Greetings Brother! In my opinion, I understand this as two distinct attributes. I don't see the term "Gracious Humility" as a distinct attribute in and of itself. I see them as perfectly complementing each other and indicative of the perfection of our Lord God. I would agree that these are attributes of God. We also have direction to be like Christ (Philippians 2:1-18) and it is our desire as a child of God to be like Christ. As I understand it, this passage of scripture not only teaches us to be humbled but also gracious (Ver 3 and 4). Do you understand "Gracious Humility" to be a single attribute so to speak? By Faith, Steve |
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251 | Pray with me, please. | Phil 4:6 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203830 | ||
Will do Brother! May His peace be with you! Philippians 4:4-7 (NASB) 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! 4:5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Your Brother in Christ, Steve |
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252 | Jehovah Witness questions | Col 2:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 194816 | ||
To the first question I would start off with a big smile and point out how interesting it is the Pharisees and JW are so much a like in their religion. Both deny the Trinity, Both deny the physical resurrection of Christ, Both deny salvation by grace and both deny the Deity of Christ. Hummm.... To the second question I would say it is impossible for you to explain the trinity to him as he fails to even understand the scriptures that clearly teach Jesus is God (John 1:1, John 1:14, Romans 9:5, Colossians 2:9, Hebrews 1:8, 1 John 5:20) the Father is God (John 6:27, Romans 1:7, 1 Peter 1:2) and the Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4, 1 Corinthians 3:16, Romans 8:9) Do not allow his unbelief and deceitful ways trick you. He poses his question well to trap you. However, you know the truth and even if he cannot understand and/or see that yes, the Father can speak to the Son and the Son to the Father etc... And yes, there is only ONE God (Deuteronomy 6:4, 1 Corinthians 8:4, Galatians 3:20). This is what Scripture teaches us. This is the truth we stand on! The truth is not dependent on him understanding and/or accepting it. So when he has trouble believing that it is likely or not, it matters not! When dealing with the JW cult, be sure not to allow their questioning to pull you away from the truth. Do not look for ways to answer the questions outside of what Scripture actually teaches. This is how they play the game that they play. They twist scripture and their questions not to seek and/or find the truth, but to deceive and hide the truth. Steve |
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253 | Just needing a little more insight | Col 2:18 | humbledbyhisgrace | 205307 | ||
Greetings Sandy, This comes from the Bible Knowledge Commentary and may help. "Those who turn believers from the reality in Christ to the shadow of the Law disqualify them for the prize. That is, they rob believers of their spiritual rewards. As a judge disqualifies those who turn the wrong way in a race, so believers who turn from faithfully following Christ will be “robbed” of their rewards from Him (cf. 1 Cor. 3:10-15). Some heretics who turn believers away from faithful service have a false humility, which is only “a form of godliness but denying its power” (2 Tim. 3:5) that is in Christ (Rom. 8:3-4). This artificial godliness of legalists was connected with the worship of angels which Scripture forbids (Ex. 20:3-4; cf. Rev. 22:8-9). In fact, legalism is a teaching inspired by fallen angels (1 Tim. 4:1) who as “elemental spirits” (Gal. 4:3, rsv) would bring men into slavery by their mystical meditations. These legalistic mystics dwell on what they have seen (in visions), which Paul called idle notions. This phrase may have occasioned the variant (but less preferable) translation “which he hath not seen” (kjv). Far from being humble, such a person’s unspiritual mind (lit., “the mind of the flesh”; cf., lit., “the body of the flesh,” v. 19) is puffed with pride in his visions." —Bible Knowledge Commentary Steve |
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254 | What is "slain in the spirit"? | 1 Thess 5:21 | humbledbyhisgrace | 158245 | ||
This is my opinion. I'm basing it on the word of God and how I understand it. Take a look at some of the scriptures that are used as an argument for this practice. 2 Chronicles 5:14, Matthew 17:6, Matthew 28:4, John 18:6, Acts 9:4-8, Revelation 1:17 In none of these cases do you find that someone laid hands on or said prayers over anyone that caused them to fall. There are several of these verses that speak to the laying on of hands. But it was done by the Lord and it was to comfort those in fear. Interesting point don't you think? Read each verse and understand what was going on and why they fell to the ground. Your question was, is this biblical. Those that practice this do apparently draw on scripture as the basis for their practice. Or at least they point to scripture. But from the way I read these scriptures and understand them, their claim falls short in my opinion. I think most would agree that if any of us were to actually experience the presence of the Lord as those did in the referenced scriptures we would more then likely fall to our face out of fear and reverence at His very presence and His holiness. I have to question if this is what those that claim to be slain in the spirit are experiencing. |
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255 | Fruitless Scripture Discussion? | 1 Tim 1:6 | humbledbyhisgrace | 206763 | ||
bowler, What your asking for is opinion and your sure to get more then one should others decide to respond :-) I'm not aware of any topic rooted in scripture that cannot be discussed. However, we do have 1 Timothy 1:4, 1 Timothy 4:7 , 1 Tim. 6:3-4, 2 Timothy 2:23, Titus 3:9 as examples of things not to do and/or to turn away from. Also, take a look at Ephesians 4:29 (NASB) 29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Something interesting in this verse to me is that it speaks of a word good for the edification according to the need of the moment! Considering the fact we have a tendency to add much opinion when discussing the word, there needs to be wisdom in how we approach it (My opinion) (May the Lord give us wisdom). There may be many different things to consider. For example, some questions ask on this forum really should not be addressed especially with ones opinion with very little or no scripture to back it up. It does not mean the topic should not be discussed among the saints, but it could very well be this forum is not the place to discuss it. Some things are better left to those who are equipped to deal with and on a personal level not via a text only interface. Giving ones opinion in some matters could be extremely harmful even if that is not the intent of the person giving their opinion. In matters like these, it seems the wiser thing to do is to encourage the person to seek guidance from a local pastor or Christian counselor perhaps. They would be much better equipped by God to deal with it. Another example might be topics which tend to create controversy such as the Calvinism and Arminianism discussions. I’ve seen on this forum where some people are equipped to discuss the matter with grace and some who are not. We should be able to discuss these things among the saints, but when the saints don’t act like saints we are no longer edifying but rather turn to glorifying ourselves. So the topic becomes better left alone by some and for others well, their discussions can be edifying to others. But history shows on this text based forum this is one subject that gets out of hand quick! Sad but true! So, as you see I too have a tendency to give opinion :-) Most of us do (I think) approach things with good intentions. But it might also be wise of us to step back from time to time and realize even though we may have an understanding of something our opinions might not be the best thing to offer given the circumstances. Does that help any? Steve |
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256 | ... | 1 Tim 3:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202446 | ||
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257 | list the four responses in verses 12-13 | 2 Tim 2:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 180164 | ||
Greetings Anita! Welcome to the forum! I'm curious if you have read Romans 6:12-14 yourself. If so and your just struggling with it let us know. If not and your just seeking answers to a test or study questions, well... let us know that also. Here's a hint. See what you can do with this. Verse 12 contains one of them and verse 13 contains the other three. What would you say they are? God bless, Steve |
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258 | ... | 2 Tim 2:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 195669 | ||
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259 | happy meditating for Sp. illumination | 2 Tim 2:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 199098 | ||
Thanks for correcting the link for the forum! Steve |
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260 | Believe all the bible verse for verse? | 2 Tim 3:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 184778 | ||
Yes we do Mr. Agee! 2 Timothy 3:16 God Bless, Steve |
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