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361 | Is common law marriage acceptable | Heb 13:4 | Beja | 226786 | ||
Always searching the word, I can tell you from a pastor's perspective, and perhaps in general, one of the hardest questions to really answer well is one where we must first grant a context in which somebody is disobedient to God. Many times a Christian will ask what is right for them once they have already gone so far outside of God's will that things are hopelessly confused. This is one of those questions. You ask, given that a man is going to live with a woman for so many years that finally even the unbelievers accept them as married, does God now accept it? God forbid a believer ever reach the point that we need to find out! Where was the concern for God's will for the many past years? The problem boils down to this: the scriptures do not give us explinations for what we are to do while we are in the midst of ignoring all the other commands of God. This is why your question will be very difficult indeed. In Christ, Beja |
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362 | is Jesus First | 2 Thess 2:1 | Beja | 226752 | ||
legsrandall, 2Th 2:1-4 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. In Christ, Beja |
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363 | The gift of tongues | Eph 1:1 | Beja | 226717 | ||
EdB, I'd just like to point out, that most of these scriptures have nothing at all to do with speaking in tongues, though a couple do. Act 1:4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me; (I assume this one was meant to include verse 5, but it also has nothing to do with speaking in tongues. Act 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. Act 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, men and women alike. Act 10:44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message. (To be fair, this one would deal with it if it was stretched to include verse 46.) Act 11:14 and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.' (this is obviously referring to the gospel, not speaking in tongues.) Act 15:7 After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe. Luk 24:49 "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." 1Co 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. As you can see, most of these have nothing to do with anything regarding speaking in tongues, and the ones which refer to speaking of tongues do not in any way teach a doctrine that all believers will do so, nor do they in any way teach a doctrine that speaking in tongues must precede any other gift. I simply want to post out these scriptures clearly, because it is easy to see a stream of simple verse numbers like that and think perhaps the statement holds weight because of ample scriptural testimony. However, I hope it is clear that there is very little to be found in that string of verses. As a side note, this is not meant to be in any way a rebuke to EdB. EdB's post was in the spirit of explination and was taken as such. Nor do I intend this post to be for the purpose of attacking any denomination. Rather I mean it for furthering the purpose of the forum by studying what scripture actually says. In Christ, Beja |
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364 | What is 'the fruit of the vine'? | Matt 26:29 | Beja | 226703 | ||
Tim, I enjoyed your post very much. Especially I enjoyed hearing of your diligence in understanding the word. I think you have grabbed hold of something important here in your emphasis on Christ. However, let me add a little more food for thought. While it is true, that the significance was that it was from Christ, the source, yet the fact that it was his blood mattered as well. We can not take it so far to say that Christ's tears would have been sufficient, or his hair, or anything else and treat it as if it was sufficient to redeem us. The blood was significant for two reasons. First, as you noted so well, it was important because of the source, because it was Christ's blood. Second, it was important because the blood of Christ was the life of Christ. Lev 17:11 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.' So the blood was important because of the fact that for him to give his blood for us was to give his life for us. Him cutting his hand and sharing a bit of the fluid was not the point. The point is him pouring out his life on our behalf. I hope this goes to your further edification and I hope to hear more from you on the forums. In Christ, Beja |
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365 | The gift of tongues | Eph 1:1 | Beja | 226702 | ||
Crys, Brad has given you an excellent answer but I want to add my voice for the sake of emphasis. Not all believers speak in tongues. Orthodox Christianity has never taught any such thing to my knowledge. How could you need more than the scripture Brad quoted to you, 1 Cor 12:30? Paul very clearly teaches that not all Christians have this gift! If you read in detail that section of 1 Corinthians Paul explains that it is not even the most desirable gift by far! And in addition to that Paul lays out clearly that we are not to demand others to have our spiritual giftings. Second, if you take a look a the last chapter of Mark, could we not say that the things listed there are meant to Characterize what people will see in groups of believers as it spreads rather than individual Christians? Third, if you want to see the true marks of a Holy spirit filled Christian, read the first half of Romans chapter 8. The true marks of the Holy Spirit leading and indwelling you is putting to death the sinful desires of the flesh. Fourth, the book of 1 John is written to Christians so that they may be able to tell that they truely are born again believers and speaking in tongues is never even mentioned! Be very careful here, in fact, I would counsel you to flee this church and go to a sounder more scriptural church, however other than simply mentioning that I'll say no more as it goes a bit beyond the purpose of the forum which is merely to study the scriptures. In Christ, Beja |
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366 | Who is the persecuted woman in Rev 12:13 | Rev 13:12 | Beja | 226667 | ||
John1968, I would suggest that the woman is the people of God. This does not exclude "Israel" as an answer, however it is meant to include the fact that scripture sees a continuity between the faithful of Israel and the Church. (Rom 11) In Christ, Beja |
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367 | Timeline problem for Perez's offspring? | Gen 46:12 | Beja | 226647 | ||
LGH, Here is what Gill has to say about it. I don't put him forward as any kind of a final authority but hopefully his answer will at least give you some imput. "and the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul; some think that these could not be born in Canaan, but in Egypt; and that they are mentioned among those that went down to Egypt, because they went there in the loins of their father, and to supply the places of Er and Onan, who died before, and have the honour to be here named, because they might be the first of Jacob's great grandchildren born there; though others suppose that Pharez was at this time fourteen years of age, and instances are given of some, who before that age have been fathers of children; the difficulty is not easily solved: the Targum of Jonathan expressly says,"Shelah and Zarah did not beget children in Canaan, but there were two sons of Pharez who went down into Egypt, Hezron and Hamul.'' In Christ, Beja |
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368 | Abrahamic Covenant requiring obedience? | Gen 22:16 | Beja | 226627 | ||
montanadove, First, I'd push the problem back even further to Genesis 22:16 where God basis His oath to Abraham on his obedience. Second, I am supposing that you are thinking with some type of covenantal framework to have this degree of a concern. Now in an attempt to help, I would suggest to you that the only theological difficutlty is that it is important that God's promised blessings to Abraham rely on a promise and not something else. And in this we still find the promise to Abraham resting on a firm promise. Now if obedience on his part prompted that promise, it does not at all change that it was a unilateral promise. Point being: The only difficulty is an apparent fuzziness on from what the promise flowed from, the difficulty is not a change from the Abrahamic covenant being based on promise in one passage and Law in another. I can't help but wonder if your theological leanings cause you to interpret the Abrahamic covenant and the New covenant as the same covenant. Imagining that you see it this way and that you are concerned with a shift from promise to Law here is what I'm guessing is the issue. Also, in scripture we see a good bit of the covenant promises being hinged on obedience in a secondary sense, while relying entirely on God's promise in a primary sense. We see this finding harmony in God granting the the obedience. This is how we can say things like "faith alone" and at the same time say to "pursue holiness without which no one will see the Lord." (Heb 12:14) In Christ, Beja |
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369 | What happens to Israel upon Christ's ret | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 226617 | ||
artmo, The answer is here in this passage. 2Thess 1:6-10 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed--for our testimony to you was believed. In Christ, Beja |
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370 | What happens to Is. when Jesus returns? | Is 49:5 | Beja | 226586 | ||
Ijw-mo, The answer is here in this passage. 2Thess 1:6-10 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed--for our testimony to you was believed. In Christ, Beja |
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371 | Matthew 16:17-19 | Matt 16:17 | Beja | 226562 | ||
Joewoz 101, What is very helpful to me in understanding this passage is to read 1 Peter. In that book, Peter himself explains who he sees as the cornetstone on which the church is built. I think it is very helpful to read 1 Peter and see how he understood what Christ said that day. In Christ, Beja |
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372 | can you go to heaven if yoursavedand gay | 1 Cor 6:9 | Beja | 226550 | ||
Babbigil, 1Co 6:9,10 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. May I ask a question in return? How do you reconcile two things in your own question: 1. "Living an openly gay lifestyle 2. "Struggling to become free." Perhaps we are just having different terminology, but "living a gay lifestyle" whether hidden or exposed does not mean to me that they are struggling to become free of the sin. Regardless, rest assured that there is no salvation without repentence. Carefully note what is said in Ephesians chapter 4. Eph 4:17-24 So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. Note very carefull how this passages says that if anybody has been rightly taught Jesus Christ, they were taught to turn from old sins in repentence and to instead walk in holiness. This is a jarring passage because it causes us to conclude that a great deal of the "easy believism" that passes itself as christianity today are teachings that fail to teach Christ. Repentence is required. In Christ, Beja |
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373 | "why have you forsaken me?" | Mark 15:34 | Beja | 226489 | ||
EdB, I agree with you entirely on this. I also like to point out that this psalm ends with an expectation of God's triumph and glory. I think not only was Christ calling out in anguish, but at the same time He indeed, as you said, had the entire psalm in mind and that means that it was also a declaration of faith that even in this it would end to the glory of God. In Christ, Beja |
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374 | Is there a literal restoration of Isreal | Amos 9:15 | Beja | 226458 | ||
Bob W, Your answers will vary greatly depending on how people understand many other scriptural issues. For my part, I believe that these prophecies and promises are being fulfilled right now through Christ and His Church, and will be climatically fullfilled when Christ returns. In Christ, Beja |
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375 | Destruction of Sodom | Genesis | Beja | 226361 | ||
butchb, The exchange with Abraham is hypothetical. Abraham is asking, if there are 10 righteous in Sodom, will you spare the city? God's reply is that the city would be spared on account of the ten righteous, but the understood implication is that would happen IF there were ten righteous to be found. However, the point is that there were not ten righteous men found there, so God's wrath came upon the city. In Christ, Beja |
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376 | where is Christ battling Satan in HELL | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 226326 | ||
EdB, I agree with you that what you described is a horrible heresy, and I'm glad I've seen no sign of it in my church. However, I do believe that Christ was truely held up to Old Testament believers, though only in types and shadows. Now that Christ has come, the types and shadows pointing to him are done away with. This would be a lengthy bible study indeed, but I point you to Colossians. Col 2:16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-- things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. It says that these things were a shadow of what was to come, and what was to come was Christ. So I believe we err should we say that the Old Testament was not truely pointing towards Christ. However, we also stray into error if we suggest they continue their work of displaying Christ after he has come. So I do believe that believers pre-newtestament had a faith in the Messiah, and I believe it was on this basis they were justified before God. How could we argue that they were not justified prior to the incarnation when God clearly names Abraham righteous because he believed in Genesis 15? And in Romans 4, Paul clearly portrays this declaration of righteousness as his justification, even the forgiveness of his sins. Now again, I deny wholely that his justification before God was apart from Christ and his work on the cross. For Jesus himself said that Abraham saw his day. Joh 8:56 "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad." I do not mean to suggest that Abraham knew everything we do, things such as Christ's occupation as a carpenter, or even that he would be named Jesus, but clearly Abraham in Faith looked forward to see that God was bringing a redeemer to him, and how much more he knew would be a lengthy discussion. And I say that all forgiveness of sins that God has ever extended in any age was on the basis of the cross of Christ. I point to Romans for this. Rom 3:24-26 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. All past forgiveness was called due at the cross. So I boldly proclaim, while the OT saints did not have the clear revelation of Christ which we have today, they received forgiveness of sins through faith, and the forgiveness of their sins was purchased by the cross of Jesus Christ, and this not from some vague faith as in blindly trusting the good will of God, but faith in Jesus Christ the messiah as they trusted in promises from God for which Christ was the fulfillment and which was presented to them in past oracles of God through manifold means. And I deny entirely that this is the same as what the Jews do now in looking forward to some vague messiah that they imagine. For the pictures of Christ were only true in as much as they actually and truely pointed to Christ. Since Christ has now arrived there is nothing left in those old instituations, for regardless of whether their belief is sincere, the objects no longer truely point to any messiah to come because there is no messiah yet to come. For we are not judged or accepted on the sincerety of our faith, but the reliability of the object of our faith, Christ Jesus. In Christ, Beja |
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377 | being christ like not taken advantat of | John 16:33 | Beja | 226306 | ||
Lidiagg, Depending on what you mean it would require different answers. If you mean how do we avoid being weak minded doctrinally so as to avoid false teaching from the world then I would point you to Ephesians 4. Eph 4:11-14 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; So what you are to do is to faithfully place yourself under solid biblical teaching, and diligently study the word of God with fellow believers. However, should you mean how do we hang onto all of our worldly possessions when so many people are out to trick and scam us then I would say to you that we likely shall not. Our lord himself says this. Mat 5:39-42 "But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you." In Christ, Beja |
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378 | where is Christ battling Satan in HELL | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 226301 | ||
EdB, I did what I ought to have done much sooner and I stepped away from the forum for some prayer. All is forgiven. However, I just ask that you will take care. Two posts in a row you stated that "I said" some things that are absolutely heretical. Namely that Abraham was saved apart from the cross of Christ and that there is some other way to salvation other than Christ. Both of these things I reject and if you look through my posts you will see that I never said either of them. Now I may have said some things which you believe start a train of thought that culminates in them, but never did I say any such thing. And I say now, I do not believe them nor do I believe my theology necessitates such views. Anyways, it is forgiven and from this point on with God's grace to help me no thought will be given to it again. Though I felt I should state it here so that you'd know what my feelings were offended over and more importantly so that any readers would know that I do not dare believe or teach such things. For my part I'm sorry as well, and God has certainly shown me that there are things I have done in the posts to help steer this thread to its current lack of edification for readers. In Christ, Beja |
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379 | where is Christ battling Satan in HELL | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 226297 | ||
EdB, How about you follow the words "you said" with an actual quote or please just don't do it with reference to me if you can't. In Christ, Beja |
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380 | where is Christ battling Satan in HELL | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 226294 | ||
EdB, You said: "First you believe Jesus wasn't the only way into heaven that there was another way." It was very ungracious of you to put words such as these into my mouth. You have your wish, I'll comment on this thread no further. In Christ, Beja |
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