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6661 | "Born-again Christian" redundant? | John 3:3 | Hank | 6202 | ||
Every so often one hears the term "born-again Christian" even on news broadcasts. Isn't "born-again Christian" a redundancy? Aren't all Christians, by definition, born again? | ||||||
6662 | How is kingdom of heaven like leaven? | Matt 13:33 | Hank | 6157 | ||
How is the kingdom of heaven like leaven? | ||||||
6663 | The "rock" on which Jesus built church? | Matt 16:18 | Hank | 6155 | ||
What is "this rock" on which Jesus said He would build His church? | ||||||
6664 | Yeast of Pharisees and Sadducees? | Matt 16:11 | Hank | 6152 | ||
Why did Jesus warn His disciples to be on guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees? What was their "yeast"? | ||||||
6665 | Speaking of Christ's Kenosis? | Matt 4:1 | Hank | 6150 | ||
Joe, I believe prayon is speaking of the kenosis of Jesus in her answer in regard to His temptation. Would you care to add your views to this interesting and important topic? | ||||||
6666 | Who are the poor in spirit? | Matt 5:3 | Hank | 6147 | ||
Thanks, prayon, for a fine, spiritually-oriented response. How infinitely better it is to be poor in spirit and made happy and blessed by the love of Jesus than to be a king or a queen and know not Christ. --Hank | ||||||
6667 | understanding of Gods ways | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 6103 | ||
Elijah, a fact is a thing, an event,an actuality, a piece of informaton presented as having objective reality. Logic is an activity of the mind, the science of the formal principles of reasoning, the interrelaion or sequence of facts or events. Fact: Your car stops running. Fact: Your gas gauge shows empty. Logic: Your car stopped running because it is out of gas. --Hank | ||||||
6668 | Judgment of Infants? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 6092 | ||
Elijah, for what sins are infants to be judged? Are the redeemed in Christ subject to the judgment by which the unredeemed will be judged? How could anyone be judged and sentenced twice? --Hank | ||||||
6669 | Can God's people be united today? | John 17:11 | Hank | 6086 | ||
Jesus prayed for unity. In His time there were Jewish parties, or sects -- Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, Herodians, Essenes -- but the vast majority of the people were not a member of any of these parties. Today Christianity is severed into hundreds of factions each claiming to be "the church" or a part of "the church" of the Lord Jesus Christ. How can this be? Why is "the church" so splintered? Are there any unifying principles that can bring God's people together in our time? | ||||||
6670 | Who are the poor in spirit? | Matt 5:3 | Hank | 6085 | ||
Who are "the poor in spirit" and what does "theirs is the kingdom of heaven" mean? | ||||||
6671 | What are false prophets? | Matt 7:15 | Hank | 6083 | ||
What are false prophets -- what are their earmarks --how can they be identified? How can we denounce them without being judgmental? | ||||||
6672 | The Temptation of Christ | Matt 4:1 | Hank | 6081 | ||
Was Jesus' temptation "legitimate" -- was He ever at risk of yielding to Satan? | ||||||
6673 | Why was Jesus born of a virgin? | Matt 1:23 | Hank | 6080 | ||
Why was Jesus born of a virgin? | ||||||
6674 | What is Christianity? | Not Specified | Hank | 6055 | ||
What is Christianity? | ||||||
6675 | What is Christianity? | Acts | Hank | 6057 | ||
What is Christianity? | ||||||
6676 | Would you explain your action? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 6010 | ||
EdB, Truly can I sense your concern about the voting matter involving the person who calls himself orthodoxy. While you may be right in your assessment that it was, in your view, unwarranted -- I come not to address the merits or demerits of this question -- I submit that the the voting process is, and of right ought to be, by secret ballot, a procedure we hold dear in the United States. Were it otherwise and each voter were to be compelled to "sign his name" to his vote, it would create an atmosphere that no one, I believe, wants to see on this forum. Here's the scenario: A casts an unfavorable vote on B. B then does the same for A. C, D, and E think A is being unfair to B, so they gang up against A and give him more bad votes. Before you know it, we have a voting war raging. Lockman has chosen, and I think wisely, to set up the rating system by secret ballot. I do not know who the voter (or voters) was in this instance and would in no wise publish it on this forum even if I did, because it would do no good and merely result in ill-will and dissention, neither of which we covet in any manner. I believe the ratng system that Lockman has installed can be good provided it is used fairly and judiciously. No one should vote out of spite, vindictiveness, or in anger at another forum user. Neither should one cast an unfavorabe vote merely on the basis that what was said was not necessarily wrong, but it did not parallel the voter's personal view of the issue. But one should not hesitate to cast an unfavorable ballot to a posting that is clearly meant to incite divisiveness, promote and abet false doctrine, or in any manner seek to blaspheme God or His holy word. EdB, I hold you in esteem as a Christian man of honor; I respect your viewpoint on this issue and empathize with you in your frustration. But nonetheless I think that calling for the voter (or voters) to come forth and "fess up" would not serve the best interests of the voter, orthodoxy, or this forum.....The issue at hand is in regard to unfavorable votes, but please let me say a word about favorable votes also. They have a place too. I think I've voted only about three times. Two were favorable and the other was unfavorable on a posting that I saw as an outrageous attempt to incite divisiveness. But the two favorable votes I've cast -- and there should have been more -- were one way to express my thanks for a particularly well-prepared, accurate and lucid answer or note. Perhaps a favorable vote may be better in some instances than a pat-on-the-back posted note. And lastly, EdB, I quite agree with you, everyone carries some denominational bias -- everyone, at any rate, who professes to belong to any church. And isn't it remarkable the number of Christians who are willing to admit, in all humility of course, that theirs is, after all, the right view? --Hank | ||||||
6677 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5993 | ||
Excellent points and observations, charis, and worthy of note and prayerful consideration by every single one of us who posts on this Study Bible Forum. Thanks for sharing your views. Blessings in Christ. --Hank | ||||||
6678 | Babies/Those Who Haven't Heard Destinies | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5989 | ||
Steve, to your first question, "What is the criterion for going to heaven?" my answer would have to reflect what Jesus said in John 14:6. Your second question about babies going to heaven being conditional is beyond my scope, because I'm not not sure what you mean by "conditional." Are you talking about election?....Your next question asks at what age do children know right from wrong? Since the concepts "right" and "wrong" may mean different things to different people, would you permit me to reword it thusly: "At what age are children able to respond in a meaningful way to the message of the Gospel of Christ?" Certainly no infant yet has this ability. At what point along the time line of his life a child attains this ability would vary, it seems to me, from child to child. There is no absolute rule of thumb that I know of....And to your final question, "Did I believe too early?" my answer must be that that is for you to say. --Hank | ||||||
6679 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5978 | ||
orthodoxy, I won't quibble further about your position on creeds and confessions. You have your convictions and I mine. Regarding your reference to my cutting myself off from the wisdom of the past, I assure you I do not. On the other hand, I hope I shall never attempt to justify my position on Biblical issues by quoting confessions, Reformed or otherwise. They were, all of them, written by men whose vision at best was finite, whose light at most was limited, and whose righteous deeds are like a filthy garment (Isaiah 64:6). If confessions are the essence of truth, why must they be revised, rehashed, rewritten from time to time? I won't expect you to "impoverish" yourself of the wisdom of the saints gone before as reflected in the creeds that they left behind. Neither expect me to impoverish myself of the wisdom of Scripture by devoting much time to the study of creeds. With that, I sign off to any more discussion of this matter. I wish you well in your studies at Covenant College. Your part of the world is quite well known to me. I am a native Chattanoogan and lived there 33 years. I am now 66, so that represents half my life thus far that I lived in the Scenic Center of the South. May God richly bless you all your days. --Hank | ||||||
6680 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5965 | ||
orthodoxy, please DON'T burden this forum with any more citations from Reformed confessions; it is my considered opinion that we have seen quite enough. There are more things in heaven and earth, orthodoxy, than are dreamt of in your confessions. The last time I noticed the name of this web site is Study Bible Forum, not Study Reformed Confessions Forum. --Hank | ||||||
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