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3441 | How wa Christ humiliated | Heb 12:2 | Emmaus | 163588 | ||
Meka, Heb 12:2 "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. " "Faith in God the Father Almighty can be put to the test by the experience of evil and suffering. God can sometimes seem to be absent and incapable of stopping evil. But in the most mysterious way God the Father has revealed his almighty power in the voluntary humiliation and Resurrection of his Son, by which he conquered evil. Christ crucified is thus "the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men."(1 Cor 1:24-25) It is in Christ's Resurrection and exaltation that the Father has shown forth "the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe".(Eph 1:19-22) http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p1s2c1p3.htm#272 Emmaus |
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3442 | Hebrew 6:6 and Hebrew 10:26 | Heb 12:8 | Emmaus | 146333 | ||
Ema, The context of Hebrews 6:4-8 and 12:26-29 indicates that it is apostacy from the Christian faith that is being discussed. See also Hebrews 3:12. I don't think what you are descibing necessarily falls into that category. Emmaus |
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3443 | Love a consuming fire? | Heb 12:29 | Emmaus | 60086 | ||
inheavenseyes, God's fire consumes His enemies, but for His friends purifies the dross of sin. 1 Cor 3:13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. 1 Cor 3:15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. 2 Thess 1:7 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, Heb 1:7 And of the angels He says, "WHO MAKES HIS ANGELS WINDS, AND HIS MINISTERS A FLAME OF FIRE." Heb 10:27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. Emmaus |
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3444 | Sex before marriage? | Heb 13:4 | Emmaus | 111417 | ||
Sex outside marriage is fornication. See the relevant verses below. 1 Cor 6:9 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, Heb 13:4 Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Matt 15:19 "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. Mark 7:21 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, John 8:41 "You are doing the deeds of your father." They said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father: God." Acts 15:20 but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood. Acts 15:29 that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell." Acts 21:25 "But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote, having decided that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication." |
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3445 | Sex before marriage? | Heb 13:4 | Emmaus | 111470 | ||
Sorry, If that's not enough for them tell them the story of Lazarus and the rich man in Luke. Luke 16:27 "And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house-- Luke 16:28 for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' Luke 16:29 "But Abraham *said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' Luke 16:30 "But he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!' Luke 16:31 "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'" |
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3446 | confusion with Acts 5:1 | Heb 13:8 | Emmaus | 88212 | ||
Dan, Acts 5:1-11 is a little scary isn't it? Ol' Barnabus must have been felling pretty glad he hadn't skimmed the proceeds of his transaction in Acts 4 just before Aninias and Saphira. One of the interesting features of this passage is that it makes clear the personhood and divinity of the Holy Spirit as opposed to the false notion held by some that the Holy Spirit is just an impersonal force. Note in verse 5:3 and 9 that they "lied to the holy Spirit." One does not lie to impersonal forces, only to persons. (Just a small point in passing: it was Peter who was accepting the gifts and exercising authority in this case, not Paul.)Kinda makes some consider the authority delegated in Matt 16:18-19 in a different light. Emmaus |
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3447 | confusion with Acts 5:1 | Heb 13:8 | Emmaus | 88213 | ||
Dan, Acts 5:1-11 is a little scary isn't it? Ol' Barnabus must have been felling pretty glad he hadn't skimmed the proceeds of his transaction in Acts 4 just before Aninias and Saphira. One of the interesting features of this passage is that it makes clear the personhood and divinity of the Holy Spirit as opposed to the false notion held by some that the Holy Spirit is just an impersonal force. Note in verse 5:3 and 9 that they "lied to the holy Spirit." One does not lie to impersonal forces, only to persons. (Just a small point in passing: it was Peter who was accepting the gifts and exercising authority in this case, not Paul.)Kinda makes some consider the authority delegated in Matt 16:18-19 in a different light. Emmaus |
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3448 | faith without actions a fool? James 2:20 | James | Emmaus | 37690 | ||
Lerno, James 2:20 "Do you want proof you ignoramous that faith without works is dead" James 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 in Romans 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" in 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 "faith working throug love" and James 2. 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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3449 | Please explain James 3:2 | James | Emmaus | 87741 | ||
James is talking more about striving with God's grace "to be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect" rather than sinlessness. He says that "if" we can control our tongues we are well on our way to contolling our other impulses. He doesn't say any mere mere man has succeeded so far, but should strive toward that goal. "We have all heard it said, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” While this phrase is learned as a child, the opposite is realized at every stage of life. The truth is that words can hurt, even kill if not used responsibly. Sirach 28:17 says, “The blow of a whip raises a welt, but a blow of the tongue crushes the bones.” James illustrates the power of the tongue by drawing on two analogies: the horse’s bit and the ship’s rudder. In both images we learn that the direction of a horse and ship are determined by steering a small bit and rudder. James teaches us an important principle, if you control what you say, you can control the rest of what you do, hence the direction of your entire life. James warns us that the tongue is a fire capable of far reaching destruction. Unlike an ax or chainsaw, the tongue can land one blow that’s destructive repercussions spread beyond the initial act. The whole course of ones’ life can be effected by one statement. Teachers should take special care as they will be judged with greater strictness. As a result, James admonishes us to be disciplined and consistent in the area of our speech. We must not allow both blessings and curses to flow from our mouth... 4. Isaiah 55:11 says, “So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” What does this text say about the power of words? 5. The word that James uses for “hell” is gehenna. Gehenna is the Greek form for the Hebrew word Hinnom. The Hinnom Valley was just south of Jerusalem where they first sacrificed children to Molech; and later used the valley for the burning of garbage and trash. The New Testament writers came to use the Hinnom Valley as the place where the devil resided. How can we avoid our churches becoming a garbage pit of gossip where lives are sacrificed? 6. Jesus said in Matthew 15:11, that it’s “not what goes into the mouth [that] defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” He went on to explain that “what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart” (Matthew 12:34). How does St. Paul help us in Philippines 4:8 to determine what goes into our heart? 7. Because of its enormous power, James sees peculiar danger in the tongue and warns us of it in the most strenuous terms. James 3:6-8 calls it "a fire", "an unrighteous world among our members", and tells us it is "set on fire by hell." Can you think of ways in which the tongue has done the work of hell in our world? 8. Sometimes we flatter people with our speech for the purpose of personal gain. The Church teaches us (CCC No. 2480) that “every word or attitude is forbidden which by flattery, adulation, or complaisance encourages and confirms another in malicious acts and perverse conduct. Adulation is a grave fault if it makes one an accomplice in another’s vices or grave sins. Neither the desire to be of service nor friendship justifies duplicitous speech. Adulation is a venial sin when it only seeks to be agreeable, to avoid evil, to meet a need, or to obtain legitimate advantages.” How will these understandings of flattery or adulation change the way you relate to others? 9. There are times when we need to simply speak the truth. What does St. Paul say in Ephesians 4:15 about they way we should speak the truth? 10. Just as he insists that "faith apart from works is dead" (James 2:26), so James insists that the same tongue cannot praise God and "curse men, who were made in the likeness of God." Like John, James believes that, "He who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen" (1 John 4:20). How can we use our tongues to love God in our neighbor? 11. James 3:12 asks, "Can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a grapevine figs?" That is, James implies, like the rest of the New Testament, that to change what we do we must first change what we are. It is not the nature of the fig tree to yield olives. Only olive trees do that. Likewise, it is not the nature of fallen man or woman to produce holy speech. But it is the nature of man and woman filled with the Holy Spirit. How can we seek the help of the Holy Spirit in our weakness in order to change, first who we are, and then the way we act? 12. James 3:8 speaks of the tongue as a "restless evil". Have you ever found yourself talking restlessly simply to fill up silence? What happens if you face the silence without talking?" Catholic Scripture Study, The Book of James Coptyright www.catholicexchange.com |
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3450 | where is it | James 1:5 | Emmaus | 117985 | ||
Marleen, The closest thing I could find was in james. James 1:5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 158 James 1:6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. Emmaus |
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3451 | Difference of Religon and Christianity? | James 1:27 | Emmaus | 37314 | ||
Sister, A lot depends on how you define religion. The word means "that which holds or binds together" at it's root with the dictionary definitions elaborating on the ties that binds God and man together such as worship. And then there is James 1:27 27: "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world." Lots of room to run wild in this field. Emmaus |
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3452 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | Emmaus | 58378 | ||
Jesusfreak508, You asked: "Forgive him, but strip him of the fruits of being forgiven. If his repentence is sincere, and their forgiveness is sincere, where is your scriptural basis for this punishment after repentance and forgiveness?" Even sins that have been forgiven can have lasting consequences in our earthly lives if not the next. There are many comtemporary examples that could be cited such as the health effects of drug addition which has been overcome and forgiven. But for a scriptural example of God Himself foloowing this pattern see 2 Samuel 12:1-18 "1: And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, "There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. 2: The rich man had very many flocks and herds; 3: but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children; it used to eat of his morsel, and drink from his cup, and lie in his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him. 4: Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb, and prepared it for the man who had come to him." 5: Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die; 6: and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity." 7: Nathan said to David, "You are the man. Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, "I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul; 8: and I gave you your master's house, and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. 9: Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have smitten Uri'ah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10: Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uri'ah the Hittite to be your wife." 11: Thus says the LORD, "Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12: For you did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun."" 13: David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14: Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the LORD, the child that is born to you shall die." 15: Then Nathan went to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uri'ah's wife bore to David, and it became sick. 16: David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground. 17: And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground; but he would not, nor did he eat food with them. 18: On the seventh day the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, "Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to us; how then can we say to him the child is dead? " Emmaus |
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3453 | what does deeds mean in this verse. | James 2:14 | Emmaus | 145874 | ||
sherrisunshine. Try the NASB translation. James 2:14 "What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?" And take a look at Matthew 24:31-45. In traditional Christian theology Jesus in this section is describing what are called "the Works of Mercy." Emmaus |
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3454 | what does deeds mean in this verse. | James 2:14 | Emmaus | 145876 | ||
sherrisunshine, "The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities.(Cf. Isa 58:6-7; Heb 13:3) Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. The corporal works of mercy consist especially in feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead.(Cf. Mt 25:31-46) Among all these, giving alms to the poor is one of the chief witnesses to fraternal charity: it is also a work of justice pleasing to God:(Mt 6:2-4) He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none and he who has food must do likewise.(Lk 3:11) But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.(Lk 11:41) If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit?(Jas 2:15-16; cf. 1 Jn 3:17)" http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a7.htm#2447 Emmaus |
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3455 | Empty inside being a Roman Catholic? | James 2:17 | Emmaus | 25388 | ||
Catrose, I think it is good that your husband resorts to some kind of prayer in times of trial. It would be even better if he also did the same when not in times of trial.It is not the Rosary or the Catholic faith that makes him feel empty, it is the failure to live the Gospel more fully whether as a Catholic or not. Perhaps if he was practicing his faith more fully he would be more full of the faith. The Holy Spirit leads in these matters. The wrong way that some Catholics pratice their religion is that they do not practice it. The same is true of many Christians of any denomination. If he is being led to God through the Catholic faith don't discourage him, encourage him to go deeper. | ||||||
3456 | Empty inside being a Roman Catholic? | James 2:17 | Emmaus | 28325 | ||
Serenetime, You have some serious misunderstandings about Catholics and what they believe. Nothing of what you have said in your post reflects what I believe or think as a Catholic. Emmaus |
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3457 | Empty inside being a Roman Catholic? | James 2:17 | Emmaus | 28332 | ||
Serenetime, One of the nice things about the Catholic Church is that it is easy to find out what it clearly teaches. They print it in a catechism. Here is a link that takes you right to the section on Confession, followed by Indulgences and the Annointing of the Sick. You may or may not agree or find it convincing, but you will at least have it accuratley and in context. http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/healing.html#HEALING As for Mary and the Pope those formal teachings are also found in the Catechism, but you can click my name and then click for all my posts and see what I have said there about those subjects starting with number 8 of my posts. I don't believe this forum is the appropriate place for me to engage in Catholic catechetics unless that is incident to a discussion of a particular question about a scritural passage. Besides which I would only aggravate my carpal tunnel syndrome with all the typing. Emmaus |
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3458 | Why do Catholics believe in Good Works | James 2:17 | Emmaus | 51786 | ||
Learn, For the formal teaching of the Catholic Church on Justification proclaimed by the Council of Trent, go to this link: http://www.ewtn.com/library/COUNCILS/TRENT6.HTM The very brief answer is that we believe faith and good works in Christ are two inseparable sides of the same coin. But faith is always first and that the gift of grace which allows to do good works in Christ. See James 2:17 and following and also Galations 5:6; 1 Corinthians 13:2; John 14:15; Matthew 19:16-17; Matthew 7:21-22. Emmaus |
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3459 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | Emmaus | 36016 | ||
10ECPreacher, "Is God in essence "ONE"? Or is He in essence "THREE"? What difference does it make to us if we believe one way or the other? " First I would say that when you get to the "essence" of a thing you are getting to its singular irreducible nature of being. Is there a difference between 1 and 3? Is there difference between monotheism and polytheism? To say we must appeal to scripture alone without reference to creeds or dogmas is to say we can appeal to scripture but may not draw any final conclusions about the scriptures. Creeds and dogmas are conclusions drawn. Creeds and dogmas are the authoritative scriptural exegesis of the Church. You say you do not want to get into any discussion of unitarian doctrines or any teaching that denies the absolute deity of Jesus. That indicates that you know that is exactly where the trinitarian/oneness question leads. That being said I will rest with the creeds and dogmas of the Fathers with which you say you are familiar. They have said it better that I can and are accessible on any number of sites. Emmaus |
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3460 | believe in god and not have salvation | James 2:19 | Emmaus | 83968 | ||
See James 2:14-26. 14 6 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, 16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well," but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it? 17 So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 Indeed someone might say, "You have faith and I have works." Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works. 19 You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe that and tremble. 20 Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar? 22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by the works. 23 Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called "the friend of God." 24 See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 And in the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by a different route? 26 For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead |
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