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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: retxar Ordered by Verse |
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101 | Do sinners have a time of visitation? | Luke 5:20 | retxar | 27472 | ||
Greetings Robert, In Mar_10:21 we see Jesus's invitation of salvation, and in Mar_10:22 we see the rejection of it. This was a real invitation, not a token gesture. When Steven spoke before the Sanhedrin in Act_7:51, he said the Jewish leaders always resisted the Holy Spirit. So in order to resist the Holy Spirit it would be necessary for the Holy Spirit to speak to them. So, I would answer your question, YES! Jesus Saves! retxar |
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102 | Are Christians under the Mosaic law? | John 1:17 | retxar | 19880 | ||
NO! Gal 4:7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Thank you Jesus! retxar PS. Sorry, I posted this under Joe by mistake, Glad I'm under grace! |
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103 | "Born-again Christian" redundant? | John 3:3 | retxar | 6203 | ||
Yes, all true Christians must be born again (John 3:3). I think the problem is the worlds view of what a Christian is. The world confuses religion with Christianity. The world has the idea that if someone goes to a Christian church, that makes them a Christian. | ||||||
104 | what does water refer to? | John 3:5 | retxar | 57443 | ||
The best, easiest, and correct way to interpretet John 3:5 is simply to read Jesus's very own interpretation in the very next verse! John 3:6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit". Ye must be born again! retxar |
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105 | Is God Right Handed? | John 4:24 | retxar | 24273 | ||
With Jesus sitting on God's right hand, would that not be very restrictive, if God was actually right handed? He must be left handed because that would be the hand that Jesus is not sitting on and would be un-restricted! Ask a silly question................ retxar |
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106 | Flow out of WHOSE innermost being? | John 7:38 | retxar | 33489 | ||
Based on the context, and also if we allow scripture to interpret scripture (John 4:14), the one from who's "innermost being will flow rivers of living water" is no doubt referring to one who believes (John 7:37). retxar |
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107 | John8:24 and John8:57-58 | John 8:24 | retxar | 69052 | ||
Jesus was NOT BORN before Abraham, He has existed from eternity! The statement Jesus made when He said He was the great I AM (John 8:24,28,58), means He is the eternal, self existent One, He has no beginning, He has forever existed as God from eternity past and will exist as God forever and ever! I have always thought that the “he” the translators added to John 8:24,28 should not be there and takes a little bit of the “teeth” out of what Jesus was really declaring to the Pharisees. They knew exactly what He was saying, as they wanted to stone Him to death for it! Jesus declaration that He was the great I AM was the same thing Moses heard from God at the burning bush (Exo 3:14). Some believe, as I, that Moses encounter with God at the burning bush was a OT visit from Jesus; God with us and in the flesh (John 1:18). “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1) retxar |
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108 | Is Jesus really God? | John 14:7 | retxar | 10279 | ||
Here are a few places. Psalms 45:6, Psalms 45:11, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 25:9, Isaiah 40:10, Jeremiah 23:6, Malachi 3:1, John 8:24, John 8:28, John 8:58, John 20:28, Acts 7:59, Acts 7:60, 1Tim 3:16, Hebrews 1:8, Hebrews 1:9, Hebrews 1:10, Rev 5:9, Rev 5:10. Jesus is Lord! |
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109 | Could satan be saved? | John 16:11 | retxar | 39769 | ||
No. John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. John 3:6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Salvation is only available to those born of the flesh and born again of the Spitit. This would rule out any hope for fallen angels salvation, even if their genuine repentance was possible, as they are created beings and were not born. Jesus Saves! retxar |
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110 | When did disciples receive the Spirit? | John 20:22 | retxar | 15902 | ||
John 7:39 (But He spoke this about the Spirit, which they who believed on Him should receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.) The Holy Spirit was promised to be given by the Lord, and received by those who believed on Him, at a time in the future that would occur after Jesus was glorified. John 17:1 Jesus spoke these words and lifted up His eyes to Heaven and said, Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son so that Your Son also may glorify You The “hour” Jesus was glorified was at the cross. This fulfilled John 7:39 of when the Holy Spirit would be free to be given to those “who believed on Him”. John 20:22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. Romans 10:9 says that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. This is the very first time the disciples were able to believe in their heart “that God has raised Him from the dead”. Thus the Holy Spirit had now been given and received just as John 7:39 had prophesied. Jesus Lives! retxar |
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111 | John 20:22 does it represent salvation | John 20:22 | retxar | 73350 | ||
John 17:1 Jesus spoke these words and lifted up His eyes to Heaven and said, Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son so that Your Son also may glorify You The “hour” Jesus was glorified was when he arose. retxar |
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112 | WAS speaking in tongues for unbelievers? | Acts | retxar | 14044 | ||
1Co 14:22 says tongues are a sign to unbelievers, but to understand what that means, one must also look at verses before and after. Tongues spoken to the congregation must be interpreted for the benefit and protection of the uninformed and the unbelievers (1Co 14:23). Uninterprettd, the sign to the uninformed or the unbelievers (1Co 14:23) would NOT be a sign of edification, as would occur with interpretation (1Co 14:5). The manifestation of the Holy Spirit would become a sign of judgement to them because they would scoff and the Holy Spirit would be mocked (Acts2:13). The Isaiah quote in 1Co 14:21 bears this out. |
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113 | does the bible teach 2 baptisms? | Acts 1:5 | retxar | 66568 | ||
Welcome to the forum, Agree3! I will address a few of the points and scriptures you brought up. You asked “does the bible teach 2 baptisms?” Well, actually the bible teaches 3 baptisms that are still valid today. 1. The baptism of the believer into the body of Christ (1Cor 12:13) in the since that all Christians drink into one Spirit, which is the Holy Spirit (John 4:10, John 4:14, John 6:63). 2. Believers baptism in water (Acts 8:12, Acts 8:36, Acts 10:48, Acts 16:15, Acts 19:5, 1Cor 1:14). 3. Baptism with (filled with) the Holy Spirit to receive the power necessary (Acts 1:8) to be a witness (Acts 2:4, Act 10:44, Act 11:15-16, Act 19:6). When Peter was speaking of his remembrance of Jesus's words 'John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit' in Acts 11:16, he was not saying that those were words he had forgotten, only that what he had saw was the Baptism with the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus had told them about, and that the Gentiles were enabled with the same gift (tongues) as they had been when they were baptized with (filled with) the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 11:17). retxar |
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114 | What is spiritual baptism? | Acts 1:5 | retxar | 169970 | ||
That's what Jesus said (Acts 1:5), so you can be assured you are correct! These words of Jesus were fulfilled in Act 2:4. | ||||||
115 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | retxar | 27611 | ||
Greetings Discipled , First off, let me say I agree with the term you used here of being “Baptized in the Spirit” to be the same thing as “Baptized with the Holy Spirit” as Jesus said in Acts 1:5. You can’t go wrong with saying what Jesus said! However, many will think you are talking of the initial indwelling of the Holy Spirit in all believers at salvation (John20:22, 1Cor 12:13). So I will use the term “Filled” instead of “Baptized” to avoid misunderstanding. I have stated on this forum before, as you, that the initial evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. This is what I said 4/23/1 “(Holy Spirit filling) is verified by the initial evidence of speaking in tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance.” I based this statement on personal experience and bibilical example (Acts 2:4, Acts 10:46, Acts 19:6). However, let me say experience and biblical example are not the same thing as biblical command. We are commanded to be filled with the Spirit (Eph 5:18), but I can’t find where we are commanded to speak in tongues. So, I can’t really make the tongues part of previous statement stick, so I will now officially retract. I still believe in a Holy Spirit filling that is in addition to the Holy Spirit indwelling of all believers, but I can only back up the initial evidence of speaking in tongues by experience and biblical example, not command. You seem open to receiving the gift of speaking of tongues, so keep seeking, keeping knocking, and if the Spirit wills, you will receive (1Cor 12:11). I heard once that anyone who wanted to speak in tongues, could say “Deuteronomy” over and over any it would come to them by and by! Seriously, take note of Acts 2:4 to understand what happens when someone speaks in tongues. Acts 2:4 “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Notice, the disciples were the ones doing the speaking, the Holy Spirit was giving them utterance; not speaking for them, but giving them the words to say. They had to put forth the effort to say the words the Holy Spirit was giving them and to have the gift of faith that what they were saying was from the Lord, not something they had worked up in their own head. retxar PS I know you asked if anyone would care to dialogue on this subject. I will answer any questions you may care to ask, but a lot of this I feel like I have to tip toe thru, as some may want to oppose what I have already defended before. I am not really interested in debating the yes to tongues/no to tongues issue a whole lot, but I felt obligated to respond. |
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116 | Is private speaking in tongues Biblical? | Acts 2:6 | retxar | 27830 | ||
1Co 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. 1Co 14:15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. 1Co 14:28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. ....let him speak to himself and to God. That sounds pretty private to me, how abot you? retxar |
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117 | Not apprecatied for what I do., only God | Acts 2:36 | retxar | 27835 | ||
Hi Grace, Col 3:23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, Col 3:24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. I know from experience that quoting the above verse is a lot easier than living it! Just try to keep things in proper perspective. Praises of men will soon pass. Rewards from the Lord are forever! In the mean time, pray that God will give you more grace to stay strong in the Lord and keep your eyes on Him. Don’t let the devil push your buttons! (Eph 4:27) Lord, help me walk in your grace! retxar |
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118 | Baptism question in Acts 2 and John 3 | Acts 2:39 | retxar | 3735 | ||
Acts 2:37-39 This refers to being baptized by the Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ upon salvation. (1Cor 12:13) John 3:4–6 Note Nicodemus's question's "How can a man be born again, or in other words a second time? Jesus answered the question just as He was asked, 1st be born of water, then of the Spirit. First of the flesh, then of the Spirit. |
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119 | input on denomination? | Acts 2:42 | retxar | 12191 | ||
I am part of a Calvary Chapel fellowship. CC is not a denominational church, as such, but rather a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ (Chuck Smith). I came from a Baptist background and was used to solid Bible based teaching. However, I could not deny the gifts of the Spirit as in 1Cor 12. I think CC offers the best balance between Bible based doctrine and exercise of spiritual gifts according to the Word. Below is CC's STATEMENT OF FAITH by Chuck Smith Calvary Chapel has been formed as a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Our supreme desire is to know Christ and be conformed to His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only to their over-emphasis of the doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the Body of Christ. We believe the only true basis of Christian fellowship is Christ's Agape love, which is greater than any differences we possess and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians. We believe worship of God should be spiritual. Therefore, we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to direct our worship. We believe worship of God should be inspirational. Therefore, we give great place to music in our worship. We believe worship of God should be intelligent. Therefore, our services are designed with great emphasis upon the teaching of the Word of God that He might instruct us how He should be worshiped. We believe worship of God should be fruitful. Therefore, we look for His love in our lives as the supreme manifestation that we have truly been worshiping Him. We believe in all the basic doctrines of historic Christianity. We believe in the inerrancy of Scripture, that the Bible, Old and New Testaments are the inspired, infallible Word of God. We believe that God is eternally existent in three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe that God is the personal, transcendent, and sovereign Creator of all things. We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human, that He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, provided for the atonement of our sins by His substitutionary death on the cross, was bodily raised from the dead, ascended back to the right hand of the Father, and ever lives to make intercession for us. We believe in the personal, visible, and pre-millennial second coming of Jesus Christ to the earth. He will return with His saints and set up a kingdom of which there will be no end. After Jesus ascended to Heaven, He poured out His Holy Spirit on the believers in Jerusalem, enabling them to fulfill His command to preach the Gospel to the entire world, an obligation shared by all believers today. We believe that all people are, by nature, separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all his/her sins are forgiven, and that person becomes a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord. We believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Scriptures, and that they are valid for today if they are exercised within the scriptural guidelines. We as believers are to covet the best gifts, seeking to exercise them in love that the whole Body of Christ might be edified. We believe that love is more important than the most spectacular gifts, and without this love all exercise of spiritual gifts is worthless. This is not a Calvary Chapel advertisement but you can go to calvarychapel.com for more info. Hope this helps, retxar |
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120 | Lord's Supper discussion. | Acts 2:42 | retxar | 29512 | ||
I know I have a lot of Baptist in me :), but I don't think Acts 2:42 is referring as much to the Lord's supper as it is to eating and fellow-shipping together. Either way, we do not have to go to church to observe the Lord's supper, we can observe it in our homes if we feel we want to observe it more often than what our church does. retxar |
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