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3181 | How did Paul contrast the teaching? | Gal 4:22 | Emmaus | 124683 | ||
Tan Flipper, Galatians 4:21-31 An Allegory of Christian Freedom. Emmaus |
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3182 | What does this mean free woman | Gal 4:30 | Emmaus | 143857 | ||
Paul is using the OT story of Abraham, Darah and Hagaar as an allegory to isslustrate what is happening among the Galatians with the the Judaizers. Sarah and her child Isaac represent the Church of New Covenant of grace and freedom from the Mosaic Law. Hagaar and her child Ishmael represent the Jewsih Church of the Old Mosaic Covenant of the Law of Sinai. Ishmael was the older brother of Isaac and when Sarah felt that Ishmael was impsoing on Isaacs rights she demanded that Hagaar and Ishmael be sent away. Paul is telling the Galatians to do the same thing to the Judaizers trying to impse the Old Covenant Laws of circumcision and other ritual observations on the Gentile Christians. Send them away. The Galatians are children of the New Covenant born again by "water and the Spirit", faith and baptism (the circumsion of Christ Col 2:11-12), not by circumcision of the flesh. |
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3183 | What does this mean free woman | Gal 4:30 | Emmaus | 143858 | ||
Paul is using the OT story of Abraham, Darah and Hagaar as an allegory to isslustrate what is happening among the Galatians with the the Judaizers. Sarah and her child Isaac represent the Church of New Covenant of grace and freedom from the Mosaic Law. Hagaar and her child Ishmael represents the Jewsih Church of the Old Mosaic Covenant of the Law of Sinai. Ishmael was the older brother of Isaac and when Sarah felt that Ishmael was impsoing on Isaacs rights she demanded that Hagaar and Ishmael be sent away. Paul is telling the Galatians to do the same thing to the Judaizers trying to impse the Old Covenant Laws of circumcision and other ritual observations on the Gentile Christians. Send them away. The Galatians are children of the New Covenant born again by "water and the Spirit", faith and baptism (the circumsion of Christ Col 2:11-12), not by circumcision of the flesh. |
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3184 | Does obedience equals works | Gal 4:31 | Emmaus | 162309 | ||
Fred, When you are in Christ your works are "through Him, with Him and in Him." Which is an entirely different thing from works outside of Christ. See Galatians 4:21-31 for a good analogy from St. Paul. The "obedience of faith" is the filial response in the context of a Father / child relationship. "Works of the Law" are the servile response in the context of a Master / slave relationship. Emmaus |
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3185 | OSAS? | Gal 5:4 | Emmaus | 88426 | ||
Jason, For what one might call a Minority Report from the perspective of the forum, go to the link below which lays out a complete teaching on the subject of justification, including whether or not we can loose it or have absolute assurance of it. The language is somewhat dated, but the logic and scriptural support references are very detailed, whether you agree with all of it or not. http://www.ewtn.com/library/COUNCILS/TRENT6.HTM Emmaus |
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3186 | If Works do count | Gal 5:5 | Emmaus | 37158 | ||
Handy, To say that doing good works means nothing contradicts the scripture. If you do good works in Christ you are doing His work. Take a look at theses passages and put your mind at rest. Matt 7:21 Matt 19:16-17 Matt 25:34-46 John 14:21 Romans 2:28 Galatians 5:4-6 Ephesians 2:8-10 Philippians 2:12-13 James 2:14-24 Emmaus |
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3187 | Faith working through love | Gal 5:6 | Emmaus | 37156 | ||
Handy, To say that doing good works means nothing contradicts the scripture. If you do good works in Christ you are doing His work. Take a look at theses passages and put your mind at rest. Matt 7:21 Matt 19:16-17 Matt 25:34-46 John 14:21 Romans 2:28 Galatians 5:4-6 Ephesians 2:8-10 Philemon 2:12-13 James 2:14-24 Emmaus |
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3188 | Faith working through love | Gal 5:6 | Emmaus | 37688 | ||
Jh2, Apparently you are responding to a double post. My original post was in response to a question by Handy that was was not related to justification. That being said: "faith without works is dead" James 2:20,26 is crystal clear and intentionally blunt. Faith in Christ cannot be separated from works in Christ or you don't really have any Faith to show, only a lifeless corpse of a mental concept without any spiritual substance and of no earthly good either. They are two side of the same coin. We know James is speaking about the same Faith as Paul because they both use Abraham's faith as the illustrating example. Paul never says we are saved by faith alone and James never says we are saved by works alone but he does says: "we are not saved by faith alone" James 2:24. If you look at James and Paul in full context it is clear that faith in Christ and works in Christ are inseparable if we are talking about a living saving faith. It is no accident that Paul opens and closes Romans with the phrase "the obedience of faith" Romans 1:5 and 16:26, which fits perfectly with Galatians 5:5 and James. It is not a matter of works adding to faith. Works in Christ are the physical embodiment and manifestation of faith in Christ, without which faith is dead. For human beings as created and as God intended us to be, the body and the spirit are an integrated unit. That is why our redemption is not complete until our bodies are resurrected at the Second Coming. It goes without saying that works in Christ are not the same thing as "works of the law" such as circumcision, which Paul is often speaking about in Romans. The "obedience of faith" is as different from the "works of the law" as are the commandments written on stone from the commandments written on our hearts. Emmaus |
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3189 | What is the Link of faith and works? | Gal 5:6 | Emmaus | 70638 | ||
Jbftl, If "faith without works is dead" faith (James 2:26), then works of faith as opposed to Works of the Law (i.e. circumcision) are living faith in action, or what St. Pauls calls "faith working in love"(Gal 5:6) or "the obdedience of faith" (Rom 1:5, 16:26) Emmaus |
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3190 | Where can I fing the meaning of the frui | Gal 5:22 | Emmaus | 108829 | ||
lady, Longsuffering is often translated as patience. On the whole general topic of the gifts and fruits of the Spirit you may fnd the link below of interest. http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a7.htm#1832 Emmaus |
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3191 | Where can I fing the meaning of the frui | Gal 5:22 | Emmaus | 108830 | ||
lady, Below is a brief excerpt from the link I sent in my other post to you. " THE GIFTS AND FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT The moral life of Christians is sustained by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. These are permanent dispositions which make man docile in following the promptings of the Holy Spirit. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. They belong in their fullness to Christ, Son of David.(109) They complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make the faithful docile in readily obeying divine inspirations. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path.(110) For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God . . . If children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.(111) The fruits of the Spirit are perfections that the Holy Spirit forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory. The tradition of the Church lists twelve of them: "charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, chastity."(112) 109 Cf. Isa 11:1-2. 110 Ps 143:10. 111 Rom 8:14,17. 112 Gal 5:22-23 (Vulg.). The Catechism Emmaus |
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3192 | FRUIT OR FRUITS | Gal 5:22 | Emmaus | 117146 | ||
I have never heard the analogy of one fruit, many flavors. Perhaps a fruit loops analogy? ;-) Fruit is a word that can have a single or plural meaning. Those who believe in the efiicacy of sacraments say we receive the Holy Spirit in baptism. Those who do not hold to the efficacy of sacraments hold that we receive the Holy SPirit when we first believe. Either way it is not when we are born but when we are born again (John 3:5-8) "683 "No one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except by the Holy Spirit."(1 Cor 12:3) "God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, 'Abba! Father!"('Gal 4:6) This knowledge of faith is possible only in the Holy Spirit: to be in touch with Christ, we must first have been touched by the Holy Spirit. He comes to meet us and kindles faith in us. ... 152 One cannot believe in Jesus Christ without sharing in his Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit who reveals to men who Jesus is. For "no one can say "Jesus is Lord", except by the Holy Spirit"(1 Cor 12:3) who "searches everything, even the depths of God. . No one comprehends the thoughts of God, except the Spirit of God."(1 Cor 2:10-11) Only God knows God completely: we believe in the Holy Spirit because he is God. 1831 The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. They belong in their fullness to Christ, Son of David.(Cf. Isa 11:1-2) They complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make the faithful docile in readily obeying divine inspirations. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path.(Ps 143:10) For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God . . . If children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.(Rom 8:14,17) 1832 The fruits of the Spirit are perfections that the Holy Spirit forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory. The tradition of the Church lists twelve of them: "charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, chastity."(Gal 5:22-23 (Vulg.)." The Catechism of the Catholic Church Emmaus |
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3193 | What does it mean to kill flesh daily? | Gal 5:24 | Emmaus | 161999 | ||
keddy "The term "flesh" refers to man in his state of weakness and mortality. The "resurrection of the flesh" (the literal formulation of the Apostles' Creed) means not only that the immortal soul will live on after death, but that even our "mortal body" will come to life again." http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/990.htm " 2055 Christ's faithful "have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires" (Gal 5:24); they are led by the Spirit and follow his desires." "2543 "But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe."(Rom 3:21-22) Henceforth, Christ's faithful "have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires"; they are led by the Spirit and follow the desires of the Spirit.(Gal 5:24; cf. Rom 8:14,27)" http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a0.htm Emmaus |
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3194 | What does it mean to kill flesh daily? | Gal 5:24 | Emmaus | 162038 | ||
Kalos, I think this part of your answer: ... "Paul writes: "I have been crucified with Christ." "Have been crucified" -- past tense. Paul here is not teaching that we are in a continual process of BEING crucified. He says, "I have been crucified." Have been. Past tense. Not will be, might be, should be, am in the process of being -- I have already BEEN crucified."... misses the point of the question. Jesus made it clear that we must on a daily basis in our daily spiritual struggle put to death the things of the flesh when He said: "And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me." Luke 9:23 I think the question was more a pastoral question living our daily lives in Christ than a theological question about Christ's salvific work on the cross. Emmaus |
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3195 | What does it mean to kill flesh daily? | Gal 5:24 | Emmaus | 162136 | ||
Kalos, " I am merely saying that this is not the meaning of Galatians 5:24 or of 1 Corinthians 15:31, where Paul speaks of literal, physical death.'" I don't agree with you here on Galatians 5:24. I think there Paul is speaking of the physical death of Jesus but a spiritual application in our lives. I belive that Galatians 5:24 is properly cross-referenced to Galatians 2:19; Romans 6:6 and Romans 8:13. Emmaus |
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3196 | What does it mean to kill flesh daily? | Gal 5:24 | Emmaus | 162139 | ||
Kalos, Then we are in happy agreement. Emmaus |
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3197 | Explain Galatians 6:6 | Gal 6:6 | Emmaus | 82812 | ||
The teacher is sharing the riches of the faith with the student. the student should share whatever good material things he has with the teacher as a recompense for what the teacher has fgiven him or her. this could be as simple as offering a meal or some remuneration for the service rendered. See romans 15:27. | ||||||
3198 | Church requirements for helping others? | Gal 6:10 | Emmaus | 121132 | ||
Norrie, What standards Churches use today as to whom they will help is up to them. But I suspect you mother in law's church is using the Biblical standard used in 1 Timothy 5. Whether their motives are pure is another judgement call. Below is the NAB foot note on 1 Timothy 5:1-16 "1 [1-16] After a few words of general advice based on common sense (1 Tim 5:1-2), the letter takes up, in its several aspects, the subject of widows. The first responsibility for their care belongs to the family circle, not to the Christian community as such (1 Tim 5:3-4, 16). The widow left without the aid of relatives may benefit the community by her prayer, and the community should consider her material sustenance its responsibility (1 Tim 5:5-8). Widows who wish to work directly for the Christian community should not be accepted unless they are well beyond the probability of marriage, i.e., sixty years of age, married only once, and with a reputation for good works (1 Tim 5:9-10). Younger widows are apt to be troublesome and should be encouraged to remarry (1 Tim 5:11-15)." http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/1timothy/1timothy5.htm Emmaus |
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3199 | What does predestinated means | Ephesians | Emmaus | 28927 | ||
MrsT, Go to Quick Search on the upper right side of this page and type in Eph 1:4 and hit enter or click on Search. It will take you to a string of previous comments and discussions on the topic and verse. Emmaus |
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3200 | Why does Paul take such a broad view? | Eph 1:1 | Emmaus | 148352 | ||
shael, "I am reading Ephesians and in 1:1-14 this passage expresses Gods salvation in terms of the past, present and future 3-6a election, 6b-11 redemption, inheritance 12-14. Why does Paul take such a broad view? " Because he was inspired by the Holy Spirit to take such a broad view. And Ephesians is consistent with the rest of Paul's epistles. If Paul were asked, "Are you saved?", he might well respond with the following "I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8 ), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15). I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13)." Paul was definitely not a one dimensional person. Emmaus |
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