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261 | Solo Scriptura -- Radical Individualism | 2 Tim 3:6 | EdB | 243416 | ||
You are right we Pentecostals do not see any of this junk in our midst, although many Calvinist claim they have observed in our services. Which they have never attended I might add. And I assure you no liberal theologian believes as I do. I'm reluctant to dignify your last paragraph by responding to it but I will take a shot. Is it a fact that we Pentecostal's have more moral failures than other denominations or is it a case where many Pentecostal churches are so large a failure is more noticeable, more open to public ridicule? I believe it is the latter. That said any failure of any type in ministry is a tragedy. Frankly way too many enter ministry not because of a calling but out of a belief that it is a good career. I believe any man not called of God to the ministry and enters ministry is a fraud and will probably be exposed into shame. |
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262 | Solo Scriptura -- Radical Individualism | 2 Tim 3:6 | EdB | 243415 | ||
You are right we Pentecostals do not see any of this junk in our midst, although many Calvinist claim they have observed in our services. Which they have never attended I might add. And I assure you no liberal theologian believes as I do. I'm reluctant to dignify your last paragraph by responding to it but I will take a shot. Is it a fact that we Pentecostal's have more moral failures than other denominations or is it a case where many Pentecostal churches are so large a failure is more noticeable, more open to public ridicule? I believe it is the latter. That said any failure of any type in ministry is a tragedy. Frankly way too many enter ministry not because of a calling but out of a belief that it is a good career. I believe any man not called of God to the ministry and enters ministry is a fraud and will probably be exposed into shame. |
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263 | Solo Scriptura -- Radical Individualism | 2 Tim 3:6 | EdB | 243410 | ||
Last paragraph should read: Since you admit these false teachers are long dead and their teaching has for the most part died with them, why bring it up? Unless you were not so innocently taking another potshot at those that believe the Holy Spirit does have an active ministry in today's world. |
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264 | Solo Scriptura -- Radical Individualism | 2 Tim 3:6 | EdB | 243409 | ||
You may understand who it was that Calvin was talking about but many modern day Calvinist don't. Therefore they apply his hatred to anyone not of the Calvinist bent. They go out of their way to malign any that don't conform to their Reformed philosophy. Since you admit those that those mentioned in this quote and their teaching is long dead why bother to quote it? Unless you were not so innocently taking potshots at those that believe the Holy Spirit does have a ministry in today's world. |
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265 | Solo Scriptura -- Radical Individualism | 2 Tim 3:6 | EdB | 243405 | ||
What makes for radical individualism more then Sola Scriptura and the teaching each man can decide for himself how to interpret that scripture? Men for years have justified all sorts of sin by convoluting scripture. Look at Calvin he justified.burning an enemy instead of loving him as scripture demands. Look at Luther he justified soul sleep, polygamy, and hatred of Jews by scripture. Look at many Reformed denominations that have justified abortion, homosexuality and alcohol usage by their interpretation of scripture. Notice also that the argument Reformation offers is that anyone that disagrees with them simply aren't, interpreting scripture correctly. Have been misled by a Spirit. Some Reformers went so far as to lobby for removal of Books of Scripture to be removed because they could not wordsmith around what those books said. Man can be deceived and that is exactly why God gave us both s rapture and the active leading of the Holy Spirit. If both aren't functioning in our lives then we are not living in truth but instead most probably the justification of man. |
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266 | Christianity requires work | James 2:23 | EdB | 243404 | ||
Your interpretation of What Pail was saying renders Satan as a non factor. Big mistake. Scripture describes him as a roaring lion, no one should ever ignore a roaring lion. Scripture is the accuser of the saints. Why accuse someone that has no responsibility for their destiny? Scripture says Satan is the tempter. Why tempt someone that has no choice? The damaged Reformed philosophy rings hollow when you look at the Book Of Job. Satan accused Job of loving God for what God gave him. Yet Satan never said what do you expect you elected Job to love you and he has no choice and nothing that I do can make him lose his salvation. The Book of Job should show anyone how damaged the Reformed Philosophy is. Or do you ignore James citing Job as example of preseverance to accomplish God's will? Sounds like Job had a major part in his blessing. |
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267 | Christianity requires work | James 2:23 | EdB | 243403 | ||
Ah we have a seemingly conflict of scripture. One place it says Abraham believed and was obedient to God and this was accounted to him as being righteous. Then we have Paul saying Abraham's fleshly works did nothing. This is where the Reformed philosophy manufactured by man starts it's death spiral. They want to suggest that since they eliminated responsibility of man that man's destiny isn't effected by anything man does. Then they go on and say before man can believe God and be obedient to God he must be made to do so by God. That is being controlled much like a puppet. Notice in Job Satan never suggested this to God. satan never said of course Job loves you, You elected him to that. Notice there is no mention of anything like that. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to bring conviction to man. Then man has a choice to dismiss this conviction or as John 3:16 says believe in his salvation from those things he is convicted of. Then as in John 3:17 clearly says this belief and obedience to God is accounted to his righteousness. No matter what you say you can not ignore that passage. That has to tell you that you are not interrupting what Paul is really saying. Paul is saying we can, not make ourselves righteous. He never said we don't have do anything, never said we do not have to believe and be obedient to God. If the God is really our Lord then it is contradiction of terms not to live obedient to that Lord. We have to believe in Him or obedience is hollow. Both of these things are things man must do. The warped philosophy of Calvinism has so convoluted the teachings of Christ, so instead of loving their enemy they sentence him to the stake. Instead of living Holy many advocate Abortion, Homsexuality, Alcohol, and other unrighteous styles of life. They have fallen for the lie they are special and can live beyond the requirements of being lead of Holy Spirit, all they need is their own intellect and logic to understand and explain scripture to fit their philosophy. Even Satan knew better when he challenged God over God's servant Job. |
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268 | Solo Scriptura -- Radical Individualism | 2 Tim 3:6 | EdB | 243402 | ||
Calvin by saying this negates the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Yes scripture has set the boundaries for us but the Holy Spirits ministry is to guide us within those boundaries. To attempt to limit God is far more deadly. I can understand Calvin's fear without the leading of the Holy Spirit this life is a fearful place. But God did not give us a spirit of fear. God's plan is perfect it does not need embellishment of man's reasoning. What man needs is to learn to be lead of the Spirit and let God held the rest. |
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269 | Christianity requires work | James 2:23 | EdB | 243399 | ||
Abraham's salvation was based on works. His belief in God and conformity to God's will (obedience) Careful of those that say you are saved but do not have to believe in God or conform to God's will. Many try to make easy believism a truth but it is not. Living a Christian life is hard and requires us to turn our backs on the things of this world. Many will say oh you can do this or that, just do it in moderation. No man tangled in sin ever meant to do so. They believed the lie of the adversary that they were strong and do it in moderation. |
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270 | ALL the World | John 3:17 | EdB | 243398 | ||
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. Notice it never says only the elect of the world, it clearly states the world. There is a condition that is found in John 3:16, that condition requires our "pisteuo" belief. Pisteuo is the Greek word we translate as belief but means much more than a head knowledge acceptance of something. Pisteuo means to place "life dependent" belief in something. |
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271 | Put together with love | Rom 8:28 | EdB | 243397 | ||
One Sunday morning at a small southern church, the new pastor called on one of his older deacons to lead in the opening prayer. The deacon stood up, bowed his head and said,"Lord, I hate buttermilk." The pastor opened one eye and wondered where this was going. The deacon continued, "Lord, I hate lard." Now the pastor was totally perplexed. The deacon continued, "Lord, I ain't too crazy about plain flour. But after you mix 'em all together and bake 'em in a hot oven, I just love biscuits." "Lord help us to realize when life gets hard, when things come up that we don't like, whenever we don't understand what You are doing, that we need to wait and see what You are making. After you get through mixing and baking, it'll probably be something even better than biscuits. Amen. Romans 8:28 |
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272 | Watchmen's job | Ezek 33:6 | EdB | 243393 | ||
Ezekiel 33:6 (NKJV) 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand.' Those that deny the ministry of the Holy Spirit are the sword this passage is talking of. They want man to depend on his own intellect, his own logic, his own reasoning and to ignore the power of God. They use word like mystical, secret revelation, and others to cast dispersion on any move of the Holy Spirit they have reasoned to be something they don’t understand. Instead of seeking God for understanding they stiff necked deny it is of God and cast doubt on the salvation of anyone that seeks the fullness of God and His Holy Spirit. |
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273 | Sin Flatters and Deceives | Ps 36:2 | EdB | 243392 | ||
The Pharisees were quick to accuse Jesus when He talked of sin. Instead of accepting what Jesus was telling them they attempted to deflect the listener’s attention to question the One that was calling out sin. Your quote is right sin manifests in may ways and blinds those in sin so they can not see it. However shining a light of truth is not sin it is the duty of all that see people being misled. If a wolf comes into the sheep fold should no one sound the alarm. Is it sin to do so. Many things happened in the Reformation and many of the men touted to be spiritual leaders of the Reformation were nothing more than mouthpieces and politicians of those whose agenda was cast off restraint and do as they saw fit. Many sent innocent souls to the stake simply because those souls did not agree with them. Interestingly history simply ignores those facts and often touts these men as great theologians and saviors of the true church. They are guilty of Habakkuk 2:10 (NKJV) 10 You give shameful counsel to your house, Cutting off many peoples, And sin against your soul. |
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274 | You Are not Telling the Truth | Jer 43:2 | EdB | 243390 | ||
When is personal attacks on a poster allowed on this forum? If I did not tell the truth then show me where I manufacture a cited references. I strongly object to being accused of not telling the truth when no evidence of such was ever provided. It seems that some people have liberties on this forum that others do not have. Let me call you a liar and see how long my post remains on the forum. What I accuse you of is of not telling the full story. Many of the men you quote were men that called for the murder of others, men that formed opinion not by the truth of scripture but through their own intellect, logic or bias. In some cases they must ignore or talk around scripture that specifically stand counter to their theology. They talk of God's overwhelming love but paint God as almost (I said almost) a puppet master. They ignore or deny the ministry of the Holy Spirit simply because they are not comfortable with it. They mock experience as to easily being imagined or open to deception, but attempt using their "intellect" to define and explain God. Even though scripture clearly says man can not do that. |
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275 | Martin Luther actually said | 2 Cor 11:4 | EdB | 243389 | ||
You say Luther applied Acts 7:51? Okay. Where does it say Jews are vermin and should be exterminated in scripture? Broad strokes of the brush? Paul's life admittedly was a mess before his salvation but we aren't talking of Luther before salvation but actually years after when he is touted by some as a great theologian. I hold no love for anyone that claims personal revelation if that revelation is not contained within the boundaries already set by scripture. Luther called for the destruction of Jews and called for physical rebellion and killing, called for men to be sent to the stake. Show me any of that in New Testament theology or the teachings of the Holy Spirit. You say you long to react with men anointed with the Holy Spirit but you align yourself with men that called for the murder of others. How can you find one when you are in bed with the other? There is no self justification in anything I said only the light of the truth that many want to remain hidden. |
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276 | You Are not Telling the Truth | Jer 43:2 | EdB | 243388 | ||
It being unChrist like to shine a light on the falsehoods that get covered up and unspoken of. I have malice against the Reformation in that I have malice against anything that divides the body of Christ. Jesus prayed for the unity of the church and certain men with their human intellect, logic, and smooth flowing words divided the church for political gain and did so with their own declared impunity. They take the name reformers but in fact they wanted one thing, to overthrow the control of the church of the time and not to reform it at all. But what bothers me far more is more is when the political mouth pieces and politicians of the Reformation using their brand of theology to mock men that had dedicated their entire life to the service of God. Liberals? What do we call a man that says sure go marry another even though you are already married. What do we call a person that says we can not live holy lives so sin strongly so the grace of God can work all the more? And then are setup as GREAT theologians who teach anyone that disagrees with them should be taken to the stake. Is it malice to point these things? Or is it bringing into the light the mindset of men that developed the hateful theology of the reformed. |
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277 | Kenoticism | Phil 2:7 | EdB | 243384 | ||
1 Timothy 6:20-21 (NASB) 20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge"— 21 which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you. |
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278 | Martin Luther actually said | 2 Cor 11:4 | EdB | 243383 | ||
I might add Martin Luther also hated Jews and said they should be destroyed as vermin. Sounds like the perfect picture of Christian charity. |
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279 | Martin Luther actually said | 2 Cor 11:4 | EdB | 243382 | ||
One man said What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Another man said Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong,… (1) One of the men quoted above also said, 1 Timothy 6:20 (NASB) 20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called "knowledge"— One of the men quoted above once advised another man to go ahead and marry a second woman but keep quiet about it. (2) That same man teaches on soul sleep, much like the Jehovah Witnesses (3) While the other man quoted said. 2 Corinthians 5:6, 8 (NKJV) 6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. The man that said go and sin strongly, get married to a second women but be quiet about it and taught on soul sleep, was the Martin Luther. Of course it was Paul that said do not continue in sin, it was also Paul that wrote the passage 1Tim. 6:20 and 2 Cor. 5:6,8 and it was Martin Luther that said just the opposite and advised a married man to marry a second women and to keep quiet about it. Interesting how he is quoted so often here but none of these things are ever mentioned. (1) Martin Luther “Let Your Sins be Strong†a letter from Luther to Melanchthon Aug 1521, Project Wittenberg, Retrieved Oct 1 2006 (2) Brecht, Martin, Martin Luther, translator James L Shaaf, Philadelphia: Fortress Press 1985-93, 3:205-15 (3) English Translation Francis Pipe, Christian Dogmatics, vol 3 Saint Louis: CPH 1953 3:512 |
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280 | family in heaven | Rev 21:4 | EdB | 243379 | ||
Since the Lake of Fire is eternal punishment. I would think the knowledge of a loved ones suffering would be stressful. I would think it would fill us with a degree of regret or doubt, did we do everything possible to lead this person to the truth. Think of a parent knowing their child must endure such punishment even though it is just. However there may be some kind of disconnect from the physical feelings, love,hate, remorse, regret, anger,and such we now experience. It is possible that while we may know someone it won't be based on physical relationship but rather pure knowledge of the person with no physical emotions as we know them involved. |
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