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481 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | Beja | 224558 | ||
123, (I tried to post this once and there was some error, forgive me if it double posts.) I contend that the gospel which Jesus Christ preached was this: That men every where repent of their sins and rather than trusting in their own righteousness trust in the attoning sacrificial death of Jesus Christ; and that this was their only means of escaping the coming judgement of God. Now let me defend this. 1.) That men everywhere should repent Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Mar 1:15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." This next one should be of particular interest to you. Just after Jesus sends out his disciples for the preaching, it reports this: Mar 6:12 They went out and preached that men should repent. 2.) That he called them to cease trusting in their own righteousness. Luke18:9-14 This story is to large to quote here but I urge you to see if Jesus did not clearly rebuke people from trusting in any righteousness of their own for justification before God. We see clearly these are the target of this parable in verse 9. Luk 18:9 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous... 3.) That they trust rather in the attoning sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. This one will be slightly more challenging to show because Jesus often concealed it in parables, but I think we can show it presuasively enough. Mar 1:15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." This gospel we clearly have defined elsewhere though I think primarily outside the gospels. But lets look at additional passages. John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.(ESV) Here we see Christ clearly as the solution to the wrath of God rather than our own righteousness. Joh 3:14,15 "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life." (ESV) Here we again not only see that belief in Jesus is the answer in opposition to our own righteousness but we also see his crucifiction as central to this. One last passage for this point: Luke 22:37 "For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: 'And he was numbered with the transgressors.' For what is written about me has its fulfilment." Now here he is quoting Isaiah 53:12. I know that you want 'just' the gospels in this but I think you'd not be rightly exegeting this passage without looking at the verse in Isaiah which Jesus is quoting. So here is Isaiah 53:12 Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors." Now look carefully at this. Because in Luke 22:37 Jesus clearly claimed that this verse was referring to Him. So what do we see from this to show us how Jesus himself saw His own ministry? He saw that through pouring out His own soul to death and being numbered as a transgressor HE WAS BEARING THE SINS OF MANY AND MAKING INTERCESSION FOR THE TRANSGRESSORS. Christ was teaching clearly that his death was a sacrificial substituation for us. And through his death the many are made righteous. Isaiah 53:11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. 4.) This was their escape from the judgement of God. I only offer this verse from John the Baptist, because anybody who honestly reads the gospels but once should be clear that whatever this gospel is it is the means which we are spared God's wrath. Mat 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? I think my assertion is sufficiently established. I hope this helps. In Christ, Beja |
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482 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | Beja | 224555 | ||
To the whole thread, Might I humbly suggest this thread has gotten pretty far from being a study of any particular scripture? In my experience this type of discussion can never be fruitful because you can never box it in. If somebody is being shown wrong in one area they simply say, "well what about this?" as they bring up a different point. Perhaps this should be brought down to the exposition of a relevent passage? And if we can't think of a relevent passage then we really don't have anything to say about it do we? From the pot to the kettle, Beja |
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483 | A Godly reason for disobeying husband | Eph 5:24 | Beja | 224536 | ||
Just as a point of clarification. If a husband commands his wife to contradict the word of God she must disobey THAT command. That doesn't mean she now may disobey all commands. I would assume this is in fact what justme meant. Though correct me if I'm putting words into your mouth, Justme. In Christ, Beja |
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484 | Isaiah 53 Who are they reffering to? | Is 53:5 | Beja | 224534 | ||
Greetings Eascusa, I can show you clearly that Isaiah 53 refers to Christ. From Christ Himself saying so. He quotes Isaiah 53:12 here. Luke 22:37 For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: And he was numbered with the transgressors.' For what is written about me has its fulfilment." What more can we say? Christ Himself affirmed it! In Christ, Beja |
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485 | does this refer to exodus or creation? | Ps 18:1 | Beja | 224520 | ||
vnct blzn, I think the key here is to recognize that this is poetry, not history. We don't accuse poetry of falsehood or deception because it describes things in over the top ways. For example if in a poem where I had been jilted I wrote something along the lines of... "You have torn out my heart yet I can not hate you. All my life has been reduced to ruins and ashes for the loss of you." NONE of that actually happened. She did not pull my heart out of my chest, nothing has been burned. Yet you would not read my poem then stand up and say, "Wait! That didn't happen!." Because you would understand that this is poetry and that such standards are not the realm of poetry. We need to realize the Psalm in question is poetry. David is speaking of God delivering him in over the top ways. To do such when writing poetry isn't error, falsehood, or being deceitful. In Christ, Beja |
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486 | Jewish believers or not | 1 Pet 1:1 | Beja | 224512 | ||
Setonahill, Yes, I ofcourse was speaking with regards to something that came later in the thread rather than the question of the initial post. Sometimes threads do go astray from the original question. I hope you won't hold it against us. I do think your original question was a fair study question to ask. I skimmed over 1 Peter and I can't say that I can point to a verse which difinitively answers your question. I do think due to the quoting of Hosea 1, it removes the possibility of the corresponding verse in 1 Peter from being difinitive proof. All I can offer is my opinion with regards to your question. My opinion is simply that Peter is portraying the Church as the reconstitution of the people of God. This new people of God are looking forward to a heavenly inheritance/country and therefore in this current world are, wherever they are, are living as strangers and pilgrims. I think this is significant theme in his letter. Therefore given that I believe that I do not think he is writing to exclusively Jewish Christians but rather are he is using some very jewish/people of God language to describe all Christians both Jew and Gentile. The one place I can argue for this is in early chapter two when he describes this new people/temple being built on the foundation of Jesus Christ. Those who reject Christ have stumbled over the stumbling stone and in verse 8 he says that indeed to this they were appointed. Now those who reject Christ are doomed and this applies to both Jew and Gentile. Further those who receive Christ he says these receive the blessings and then he speaks to them in this manner. 1Pe 2:9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; Now note that this is the exact language of Exodus which God speaks to the people of Israel to institute them as the people of God. Who does he apply it to here in 1 peter? To them who believe in this precious stone Jesus Christ, and we agree that that applies to all whether Jew or Gentile. So this new holy nation of God is composed of all believers of any and all nations and it are these who live now as aliens and strangers in the land. This is how I understand it. In Christ, Beja |
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487 | Jewish believers or not | 1 Pet 1:1 | Beja | 224509 | ||
Tim, Yep. I would wager there are more we aren't thinking of as well. So to apply this to the original point which prompted me to bring this up, anybody who says that the promises made to Israel must not be applied to the gentiles in Christ, that we must not teach it and indeed it is even false teaching, they find themselves in the very awkward position of correcting the NT writers who say these things! For it is the new testament that does this. It is Paul who says it, not us. In Christ, Beja |
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488 | Jewish believers or not | 1 Pet 1:1 | Beja | 224500 | ||
Ariel Levin, Its not an issue of Hebrew Grammer, but rather of scripture and theology. I'm not trying to argue that Hosea was referring to gentiles but yes, he was referring to Israel. But is he making it anymore clear than Jeremiah did in chapter 31? He specifically said to the house of Israel and Judah. That's pretty clear. Yet still the fulfillment is in Christ and His Church, the new covenant. I'm sayin the old testament promises are specifically to Abraham, Israel, David, etc. But these promises through Christ become extended to a larger group than their original groups to whom they are promised. This is because Christ becomes the recipient of every promise, and through my being in Christ, I participate in these promise. In Christ! In Christ, Beja |
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489 | Jewish believers or not | 1 Pet 1:1 | Beja | 224499 | ||
Forum, Let me just jump the gun and respond to my own post and say that I happily call many many dispensationalists my brothers and sisters in Christ. Just incase it came across wrong I in no way see their doctrine as heresy or a fellowship dividing issue. I simply believe they are wrong about an issue that will cause them to missinterpret a great number of scriptures. The denomination which I am a pastor in is 99.9 percent dispensational if I had to guess. The 0.1 percent being the few I've gotten ahold of! In Christ, Beja |
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490 | Jewish believers or not | 1 Pet 1:1 | Beja | 224497 | ||
Setonahill, There are many places where scripture specifically sees the church and the gentiles included to be the fulfillment of promises made specifically to Israel. 1 Peter 2 quoting Hosea is one example. Another would be what James says in Acts 15. However perhaps the most clear example is Hebrew 8 quoting the new covenant, a covenant very specifically said that it was going to be made with Israel and Judah. This notion that all promises to Israel and Judah must necessarily exclude gentile believers and can not be fulfilled by what is happening in the church is basically the heart of the theology known as dispensationalism. In my opinion this thinking is demonstratably in opposition to what scripture teaches. If we are going to understand scripture, I believe that we must accept that the fulfillments of the promises are bigger than the actual promises themselves. Here is an example. Rom 4:13 For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. Now I challenge you to show me where Abraham was promised this. Paul is seeing the inheritance of all creation for those who are in Christ as fulfilling a smaller land promise to Abraham. So did God's promise to Abraham fail? Not at all, it is rather a much much bigger fulfillment that yet fulfills the promise. In the same way as this all the promises to Abraham and Israel and Judah all belong to Gentile believers who are in Christ, Abraham's seed. (Galatians 3.) Did God then lie to the Hebrew people? Absolutely not, they are still their promises too, only God has now through the grace in Christ Jesus extended those promises to be to all who trust in Christ. Rom 4:16 For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, Gal 3:9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer. Gal 3:14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Gal 3:16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ. Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (that last one is in KJV because it draws out the same word is being used for seed/descendants) So once again we see the fulfillments are larger than the promises. Because what was promised to Abraham and Israel and Judah are extended to all those in Christ. In Christ, Beja |
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491 | Proverbs 3:5 | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 224449 | ||
growing in the lord, What layers there are to what you just asked. The best way to give a brief answer is simply to say, "The Bible." However, for a more detailed answer we need a more detailed question. Do you mean to say, "How do I know what God says about various things such as homosexuality, adultery, theft, or a host of other issues?" That is one question you could be meaning. Another is, "What does God desire that I do so that I may be saved?" That is another question entirely. Or your question could be along the lines of, "How do I know if God wants me to take that job in chicago which would require me to move? Or does God which for me to marry Barbara or Susan?" Or any other such thing. All of these are different questions that a person could be meaning by your question. So, let me give the extremely brief answer to each and if you want to clarify your question I'd be happy to elaborate. Q1: How do I know God's will regarding specific moral questions. A1: Read His word in which we have the answers to such questions. Q2: What does God ask of me to be saved in the coming day of judgement? A2: Act 17:30 "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent" and "Php 3:9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith," So, God asks of us repentance and faith. And faith is not some general trust in ignorance that God is somehow benevolent. But rather to trust in Jesus Christ that He has died for your sins and given you his righteousness and through that alone you stand acceptable before God. We, again, find this discussed in great detail in scripture. Q3: How do I find God's will with regard to moral neutrals, such as which job to take, whom to marry etc.? A3: Have your mind renewed by scripture. By this I mean so thoroughly soaked in scripture that you think with biblical views and think in a way driven by biblical motives. "Rom 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." Your being able to discern God's will in such instances is intricately tied to your mind being renewed by scripture. When you mind has become so very wired in such a way you will very often after a time of prayer be able to discern one choice being better than another. You might realize that job in Chicago actually would require you to work 60 hours a week and your only motive for taking it would be for more wealth, whereas the job you are currently in gives you time with family and currently has you in a church which you love dearly. A scripture renewed mind will find such a thing an easier choice. So the answers are, scripture, scripture, scripture. In Christ, Beja |
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492 | Actions to preach the kingdom of God | Luke 9:2 | Beja | 224444 | ||
00123, Its a pretty interesting question you are asking. One that I admitedly haven't thought of much in the past. I'll give you some of my own thoughts on this matter and you can judge their worth for yourself. First, what message exactly was this kingdom message they went and preached? We must noticed that we aren't given any examples of it. I am left with the assumption that their message was the same message as Christ when He Himself preached the kingdom. So what did Christ do? That we have many examples of yet we then notice that Christ spoke in parables. Shall we assume that the preaching of the disciples were also them going out in parables? I couldn't say. Now, let me direct the question a bit further. If the case is that we are asking this question from just some trivial interest then we are forced to stop there. We are given no further evidence of how their preaching differed from post-ressurection preaching. But, if we are asking such a question because we feel it is of the utmost importance because we ourselves must know what we are to preach, then I suggest we reshape the question. Let us state it clearly in that case and ask what shall we preach? Now there we have very much guidance in the scriptures. We see very clearly what those disciples of Christ preached once the Holy Spirit came and they were filled with power on high. They preached Jesus Christ crucified for sins. They preached justification through faith. They preached the gospel. So what are we to be preaching? The gospel. And truely, that may be what preaching the Kingdom of God was from the beggining. Mar 1:14,15 Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." In this verse we see Christ preaching the coming of the kingdom to be a motivation to believing the gospel and repenting. And again scripture says Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." So when Christ preached the kingdom of God, central to that was calling people to repent and believe the gospel. This is exactly what we see the aposltes take up after pentecost. Paul says his constant teaching was Act 20:21 solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. So there is no question what you and I are to be preaching. We are to call people to repentence and preach the gospel as ambassadors of Christ urging them to be reconciled to God. (2 Cor 5:20) In Christ, Beja |
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493 | Greetings to all on this Lord's Holy Day | Is 58:13 | Beja | 224421 | ||
findrichard, I intend this post in kindness in hopes that we can perhaps reverse the effects of our initial disagreements in hopes for a happy long stay at these forums resulting in mutual edification. I hope you take the post as such. I want you to know that we here at these forums are not hostile towards differing opinions. If somebody were to come on these forums and to say with all sincerity that they had been raised and/or taught from a sabbatarian perspective and that they sincerely did not understand why it was that most of the Christian world felt that sunday was the appropriate day of worship and that they would love to hear how such a view point is balanced with scripture, then I think you would have found us to be a rather willing lot. Such an approach would have involved a very open admission to your own pressupositions and invited a polite discussion. However, in your original post to the forums you rather approached in a scolding tone and asked this, "Why do we ignore clear scripture and accept assumptions about other scripture as facts in order to validate custom?" Do you see how that question is quite a different thing? It is not the type of question asked when one wishes to sincerely learn or be informed, but is more akin to throwing down a challenge. Unfortunately, in our experience when individuals usually come with such an opening post, they have one issue they wish to fight about and have a very short and hostile stay. I hope this isn't the case with you, but it is the norm with such posters. Then your next broaching of the subject was again, not a sincere question seeking honest discussion, but rather a way of again bringing it up and posting scripture you felt we should hear. If you hold to this view then fine and well. If you wish to openly ask a question with regards to it then fine and well. But what has caused our reaction is that you have not done this, you have made these posts not in the spirit of discussion which is the intentions of these forums, but rather to simply post your view and then give verses why it is everybody should accept it. In other words in your posts regarding the sabbath you are asking nothing, only trying to teach where we have NOT asked. This is the issue. It leads only to conflict and that is why it is against the TOU. If simply this changes I think you will find us more than welcoming. In Christ, Beja |
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494 | Christians who convert to other faiths? | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 224416 | ||
Searcher, I think that is another fine example of what I'm suggesting. Thank you. In Christ, Beja |
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495 | Christians who convert to other faiths? | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 224413 | ||
To thread as a whole, I believe scripture teaches that one who abandons the faith was never saved previously. Let me offer just two places in scripture that teach this. 1Jn 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us. Now in context John is referring to what he calls antichrists, but I think its a fair application I'm making. He says the reason they left us is to show that they never were truely of us. How does John know this? Because if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. Pretty straight forward. Heb 3:14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end, For we have become partakers, past tense, if we hold fast until the end, future tense. This is a remarkable conditional sentense. We have become partakers of Christ in the past, if we hold fast in the future. So if we fall from the faith in the future, we never were partakers of Christ in the past. I think these two passages show very clearly that a falling away from the faith is not the loss of salvation, but rather the revealing that salvation was never present. In Christ, Beja |
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496 | Why dont we live old law handed by moses | Col 2:16 | Beja | 224395 | ||
DGMAWRIGHT, First let me say you are going to get quite a variety of answers to this, so let me simply give you my answer and point you towards a very good and very readable book on the topic. Alright then, my answer: First we must read the passage quoted in fullness. Christ says Mat 5:17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished." So Christ says that he has come to fullfill the law, and that it will not pass away until all is accomplished. Now, some of the things in the law Christ did indeed accomplish. There were many things which we sometimes refer to as "ceremonial law" which were things that pointed to Christ. For example the sacrificial system. These things simply pointed to Christ. Now that the One to whom they pointed has arrived, there is no need for them and they have passed away. We can see this clearly stated in Colossians 2:16,17. 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. So these things merely portrayed Christ in advance and now that Christ has arrived they have been accomplished/fulfilled. I agree with John Calvin when he said that it was fitting for such things to cease when Christ arrived lest there be confusion over what they were pointing to. So some aspects of the law have ceased because they have in fact been accomplished. Some of the Law also were given not as an eternal measure of morality but simply because some laws were needed in order for the Hebrew nation to function. So we have those laws which are sometimes referred to as civic laws. For example, the Israelites were commanded that in the case of a murder that the elders were to go and measure which city it was closest to and based on that do a certain thing. Or that they were to set aside cities for people who unintentionally killed a man could flee to and be spared punishment. These things Christians can't do today because we aren't running the governments like the Old Testament Saints were running the Hebrew nation. So Ceremonial laws have been accomplished/fulfilled, civin laws are given to national identities which we don't reproduce today. Finally we come to the moral commandments which are many but to name a couple examples I'll list: Do not murder, do not steal, do not commit adultery, do not covet, do not hate your brother etc. These moral laws we are still to obey. Now, keep in mind that those who are in Christ are in no way judged by these laws in terms of acceptance or rejection before God. Our justification is entirely in Christ through faith. However, being in Christ doesn't mean that we are now free to murder! Nor should any Christian suggest that we are free to do so. The fact that we are now justified in Christ apart from whether or not we steal, does not mean God suggests we should in fact feel free to steal. So while our justification is entirely in Christ apart from the law, the moral laws of the old testament still show us right from wrong. And God desires that we walk in righteousness even though our salvation is entirely from Christ's righteousness and not our own. So to sum up, Civic laws simply don't apply to individuals, ceremonial laws are fulfilled, moral laws are still the expectations of right and wrong, but our justification is entirely apart from the law and entirely in Christ Jesus dying on our behalf and giving us His righteousness all of which is imparted to us upon faith. Now, there is my answer. I say again, not all agree upon this. If you would like a wonderful easy to read book that will help you to understand, I reccommend "Marrow of Modern Divinity." I got it online and simply printed it off. Outstanding book for helping us to understand these things. In Christ, Beja |
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497 | tattoos | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 224390 | ||
rockabilly, Welcome to the forum. Could you form that into a question so that we can help you with it? Also if you just want to hear thoughts on tattoos you could use the forum's search feature. I hope you find the forums to be to your edification. In Christ, Beja |
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498 | Greetings to all on this Lord's Holy Day | Is 58:13 | Beja | 224384 | ||
findrichard, You are trying very hard to start an arguement on the forums over this. I ask you again, please don't come here trying to start a debate on your pet issue. That is not what the forums are for but rather for sincere inquiries and study, not a place to come argue and evangelize for your sabbatarian views. Part of the terms of use which you agreed to is that you agree to not push your denominational views that cause strife. In fact, let me copy and paiste some for you. "Pushing ones own personal and denominational views Please limit, to the best of your ability, the known denominational biases that produce potential strife and undue conflict. Please avoid interjecting obvious denominational biases, especially when urged by peers to cease. Otherwise, it becomes a battle of wills, and only tears down morale and causes division. If we are notified that this situation is occurring we will review it and act as necessary." The insistence of meeting on saturday rather than sunday is exactly this type of thing, and you have been plainly asked by your peer to cease. Please respect our host enough to follow their wishes. In Christ, Beja |
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499 | What is Man Psalm 8:4 | Rom 9:11 | Beja | 224356 | ||
caronz, I think David's point is that there is nothing in us that merits God's grace. In Christ, Beja |
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500 | Is the "conflict" physical or spiritual? | Phil 1:30 | Beja | 224354 | ||
carrob, If you read the context of this verse you will see that Paul is infact mentioning physical persecution. He has just discussed the fact that he is in prison for the gospel. And welcome to the forum, I hope you are blessed by it. In Christ, Beja |
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