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21 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | Immanuelsown | 207548 | ||
FlintyJoe, quote; "You're not bursting my bubble, but I doubt most believe they won't receive everlasting life until after the 1,000 year reign and Satan and the demons have been released to tempt perfected humans again." Eternal life is instantaneous upon conversion. We don't have to wait to die, we are dead in Christ, through baptism. "They think - you die, your judged, you live on a cloud. After all, have you ever went to a funeral where the minister said "Joe is now burning in hell, you can stop praying for him." No. No matter how bad the person, now that he's dead, he's in heaven with Jesus." You will never hear anyone, say anything bad, about the dead, except maybe Hitler. In Him Imm |
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22 | Heb6:4-6 Loosing salvation or what? | Heb 6:4 | Immanuelsown | 207546 | ||
Gal. 5:1-8 This is talking about going back to follow the LAW. Thereby falling from Grace, and Faith in Christ. For where the Law is, is the knowledge of sin. It seems to me that anyone that would try to live there lives by the Law, would be acting out of Pride, feeling they could be better Christians by doing so. 2 Pet 2:20,22 But the context goes back to Vs. 6-19 they are examples of the entanglement. This is talking about going back into the things of the world, things we have forsaken, obtained forgiveness for. I think this example would fall under the category of Apostate. Either example shows a walking away from the life we have been called to, a life in the spirit. If we walk in the spirit, we will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. John 10:28,29 Jesus says that no one can pluck them out, but it doesn't say we cant walk away. What about Judas? In Him Imm |
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23 | Why is death God's enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | Immanuelsown | 207506 | ||
FlintyJoe, Three times in this thread, people have posted, "It was not in God's plan, (purpose) for us to die." If we believe God is Omnipotent, Sovereign, then we also have to acknowledge, He did know, it was in his plan, purposed for mankind. On the grounds, as it is regularly posted, "Before the foundations of the world, God predestined who would be in Christ Eph. 1:4,5 In Him Imm |
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24 | Jesus and Children as Paedobaptism? | Mark 10:14 | Immanuelsown | 207330 | ||
Bowler, Sorry I meant to say, (second para.) We cannot enter the Kingdom without seeking after it. In Him Imm |
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25 | Jesus and Children as Paedobaptism? | Mark 10:14 | Immanuelsown | 207329 | ||
bowler, Jesus was talking about gaining access to the Kingdom of God. You have to have the Faith of a little child, trusting the Father. As we can see through the scripture, it took the disciples a long time to grasp the concept. Remember Jesus also told Nicodemus, that he had to be born again , in order to see, or enter it. What we see then is that entering the Kingdom of God is not automatic, as some would have us believe. The Kingdom is not given without seeking after it, there are things we have to do in order to receive it. Matthew 18 3) And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4) Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5) And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 6) But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Mark 10:14,15 14) But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 15) Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. In Him Imm |
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26 | What did it mean to be "put out"? | John 9:34 | Immanuelsown | 207284 | ||
Lor1960, John 9:28-34 They could have physically put him out the door, although there is not any account of that taking place, but you might take into account how angry these Pharisee really were, he was telling them something they did not believe, and did not want to hear, they had their long held beliefs, and what this man was saying to them, in their minds threatened everything they believed, what if, what he was saying to them was true, everything they then believed would be brought into question, they did not want that to happen. They first attacked him verbally reviling him, "your a sinner from birth" "your going to teach us, we are the Pharisee here." In reading the entire account of what took place, it appears as though they were trying to get him to back down, the same as his parents had. This man had not only received his physical sight, he had received his spiritual sight as well, he could see things they, did not want to see. It made them angry, they then (EXCOMMUNICATED HIM.) To them he was speaking, heresy. He was a threat to the stability of the system, not to the Religion, or to the Nation, Jesus himself had said, the Pharisee were Hypocrites, it was there system of control that he was threatening. There is an Idea that Rolff alluded to, in his post, it was not just something that happened in that day though, it still takes place in this day, and age. The following is a brief description, of the practice. (from - Wikipedia) In Judaism, shiv'ah or shiva (Hebrew: "seven") is the week-long period of grief and mourning for the seven first-degree relatives: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse. (Grandparents and grandchildren are not included). As most regular activity is interrupted, the process of following the shiv'ah ritual is referred to as sitting shiva. Shiva is part of a suite of customs for bereavement in Judaism. As I stated, this is still a practice, not all the time but depending on the family, when a Jew becomes a Christian, in some Jewish family's, that person is as good as dead, they then (sit shivah) for them, mourning their loss, because the family cuts them off, as though they had died. This sitting of shivah, could possibly be what Jesus was referring to, in this passage, Mar 10:29,30 29) And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30) But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. Paul taught, those unruly were to be marked, (excommunicated) still practiced today, Catholic Church. Romans 16:17 17) Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. Josh. 7:1-26 This is an account of what One man did, that caused trouble for the Nation. So we see something that has come from the old testament, where people were killed, for doing things that affected the Nation, Community. I believe what Paul taught, was for two reasons, He was Jewish, and he was a Pharisee, he knew , and understood how the actions of one man could affect the whole Nation, (Body of Christ.) In Him Imm |
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27 | Why Could He Not Do Many Miracles? | Luke 9:42 | Immanuelsown | 207232 | ||
To the Forum, (To clarify) There were a couple of comments about a post about, Benny Henn. The comments made, were probably close to what people were saying about Jesus. ( Although there was no narrative recorded.) What was posted, was to dramatize the fact, that if a person did not believe, that Benny Henn had a healing ministry, they would not go to him for a healing, I believe the people of Nazareth were of the same mind. They felt they knew him, therefore they would not partake of his ministry to them. In Him imm |
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28 | Why Could He Not Do Many Miracles? | Luke 9:42 | Immanuelsown | 207230 | ||
Steve, Don't worry about any delays, we all have busy lives. This is late also. In spirit, He has given us all things, before the world ever was. Isn't the act of going towards, moving after, an act of Subservience? A display of the lesser, towards the Greater? Luk 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. We are always told to come, ask. Why, you might ask? 1Sa 8:5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 1Sa 8:7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. God created Man for fellowship with Himself, but God always went to the garden to commune with Adam, does the fact that God went to the garden, make Adam sovereign over God? God chose the Nation of Israel, as a people unto Himself. God was always the initiator on their behalf in their relationship, does that make the Nation of Israel, sovereign over God? Not until the Nation asked for a King. The act of rejecting God, was the setting up of themselves as Sovereign. They then effectively stopped the Blessing, of God to work on their behalf, as it had in the past. From that point on in history, God has dealt with mankind in a different manner. Only those seeking Him as King, would find him That is what Jesus' coming to earth was all about, the reconciliation of Man, to God. We do the same thing to God in our own lives, there are things we either do, or not, that stop God form moving in our lives. Yes, we do in those instances become sovereign over God, stating to Him, we will rule our own lives, Not Him. (the old saying goes) Actions speak louder than words. He allows this to happen, that is called the longsuffering of God. Rom 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? I don't want to seem belligerent towards you, so I beg your pardon beforehand. I have noticed in all of your posts, you have, neglected to give any scripture to validate your belief. Others have said through the course of this thread, the majority of experts, are in agreement with you, and that holding a sole belief is therefore wrong but there are still no scriptures, validating there belief. Aren't we bound by the forum guidelines, to use scripture to back up our arguments, in order to come to the truth of all scripture? I have posted verse, after verse in putting my view forward,.asked for the Greek if that could help, it seemed to bolster my argument (twice), what about other the scholars? I fully understand your viewpoint, but without scripture to back up that viewpoint, doesn't that then fall into the category of opinion, opinion is what I have been accused of. I have enjoyed the discourse thus far. In Him Imm |
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29 | Why Could He Not Do Many Miracles? | Luke 9:42 | Immanuelsown | 207155 | ||
srbaegon, OK, lets work out the wording. If I have a gun that is loaded, my faith that it can kill, will not make it fire, it takes my finger pulling the trigger. The evidenced faith here is my finger pulling the trigger, I then get my desired result. What it comes down to is, God has something for us in his sovereignty, we have to come to Him and ask, before he will give it to us. Heb 4:5 And in this place again, (If they shall enter) into my rest. God has prepared a rest for His people. (ME,) entering into that rest provided for me, does not place me as sovereign over GOD. It is his Gift, all his. How could my accepting a gift prepared for me, from the foundations of the world, place me in a position of sovereignty over him, who has prepared it for me? All Healing, Deliverance, Salvation, and whatever else you can think of, that God has prepared for those that love Him, ALL are sovereign gifts. Only He, as the God of the Universe, the Only Wise God, can provide those gifts. The only stipulation to receiving any of these gifts is, you must go to the giver of the gift, you cannot get it any other way. The flow of the virtue is always present with GOD, our action releases it. For without faith we can do nothing. In Him Imm |
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30 | Why Could He Not Do Many Miracles? | Luke 9:42 | Immanuelsown | 207151 | ||
Thanks for your post, I appreciate the help. What you said about Benny Henn, sounds exactly the same as would have been heard in Nazareth. My contention is, the people WOULD NOT go to him. I'm sure there were people in Israel that had believed, but were never healed because they did not go to him. We have as an example of this happening. Joh 5:7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. This man was not healed for a long time, then Jesus went to where he was , and he was healed. Mat 9:21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment I shall be whole. (12 yrs.) She sought him, in faith touching him. In Him IMM |
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31 | Why Could He Not Do Many Miracles? | Luke 9:42 | Immanuelsown | 207149 | ||
BradK, Thanks for the post, I appreciate it In Him IMM |
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32 | Why Could He Not Do Many Miracles? | Luke 9:42 | Immanuelsown | 207148 | ||
Steve, Your saying (he chose) not to do miracles, because of (their unbelief.) OK, Lets look at from the other direction then. (Brackets, and Capitals for Emphasis) Matthew 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they ( BROUGHT UNTO HIM ALL SICK ) people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. Matthew 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, ( HE WITHDREW HIMSELF FROM THENCE:) and ( GREAT MULTITUDES FOLLOWED HIM,) and he healed them all; Luke 4:40 Now when the sun was setting, ( ALL THEY THAT HAD ANY SICK ) with divers diseases (BROUGHT THEM UNTO HIM;) and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. Luke 6:17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, (WHICH CAME TO HEAR HIM, AND TO BE HEALED OF THEIR DISEASES;) Luke 6:19 ( AND THE WHOLE MULTITUDE SOUGHT TO TOUCH HIM:) for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. It appears from the preceding verses, when the people (did believe) they came (TO) him, sought him out, tried to touch him, when he withdrew they followed. In light of these scriptures, using your reasoning, what then is the determining factor, as to why (he chose) to heal them all? Was it their belief (alone) or was it in conjunction with the actions (movement) they took towards him? Because we see, there were many healed? What I am saying is, there belief (faith) mixed with the action (seeking), caused the Virtue of God, to flow thereby causing the miracles. God wants for all to be (healed, saved,) but that event cannot take place in our lives until we come to HIM. Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: ( FOR HE THAT COMETH ) to God must believe that he is, and that he is a ( REWARDER OF THEM THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM.) In Him Imm |
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33 | Why Could He Not Do Many Miracles? | Luke 9:42 | Immanuelsown | 207135 | ||
Steve, I'm not offended, nor have I been, I answered as I did, in order for you to fully understand, I was not speaking out of someone else's beliefs. ie.(Commentaries) Or for other people, as per. your questions. # 1, 2 1) "Can you help me understand why people look for another reason in this passage?" 2) " And further more, why it is those that do seem to look for a reason based on the people and not Jesus?" I cannot speak for others beliefs, I only state my own. As I read, and study, I find what I can live with, as far as belief goes. The point is, the scripture in question, isn't something that is a hinge, to my salvation. Therefore I personally am satisfied with my own belief, as to why not many mighty works were done there. Ask yourself this question.) There are thousands, upon thousands of people that believe Benny Henn has a Ministry of Healing form God. (If you were sick with cancer, would you go to him?) If not why? I am not arguing the point that the people did not believe, I am saying that the possibility exists, the non-belief is (was) the motivating factor. If there is anyone out there in the Forum, that can point out the GREEK in this matter, it would be greatly appreciated. Is there any way in the Greek to prove one way or the other? Look, you are saying Jesus chose not to do any miracles, I am saying the people chose not to ask him, because of their UN - BELIEF. I can fully see, and fully accept what you are saying. It doesn't make a difference, or change who Jesus is. "JESUS CHRIST IS KING, OF KINGS AND LORD, OF LORDS" I'm not here to argue, and debate I'm here to learn, as you are. Eph. 4:3 The differences in our opinions, are what make this FORUM possible, we come from different backgrounds, with different experiences, that cause all of us to believe what, and how we do, your not wrong, I'm not right, were different that's all. "This is the kind of thing, that has fragmented the Body of Christ" Amos 3:3 In Him Imm |
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34 | Why Could He Not Do Many Miracles? | Luke 9:42 | Immanuelsown | 207125 | ||
Steve, In answer to your question. I do not, and have not, put myself forward, as someone purporting to speak for others. The opinion was solely my own. Not influenced by Commentaries, Theologies, or the Writings, of any other person on the face of the earth. It's as valid as any other (opinion). 58) And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. Maybe it's as simple as, they said they knew him, (THEREFORE THEIR OWN UNBELIEF), wouldn't allow them to come to him for anything? There really isn't any definitive answer to it. So we are left with (conjecture), any one (opinion) is as good as any other. In Him Imm |
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35 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | Immanuelsown | 207111 | ||
bowler, Maybe this will help Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Many people distinguish between two basic kinds of argument: inductive and deductive. Induction is usually described as moving from the specific to the general, while deduction begins with the general and ends with the specific; arguments based on experience or observation are best expressed inductively, while arguments based on laws, rules, or other widely accepted principles are best expressed deductively. Consider the following example: Adham: I've noticed previously that every time I kick a ball up, it comes back down, so I guess this next time when I kick it up, it will come back down, too. Rizik: That's Newton's Law. Everything that goes up must come down. And so, if you kick the ball up, it must come down. Adham is using inductive reasoning, arguing from observation, while Rizik is using deductive reasoning, arguing from the law of gravity. Rizik's argument is clearly from the general (the law of gravity) to the specific (this kick); Adham's argument may be less obviously from the specific (each individual instance in which he has observed balls being kicked up and coming back down) to the general (the prediction that a similar event will result in a similar outcome in the future) because he has stated it in terms only of the next similar event--the next time he kicks the ball. As you can see, the difference between inductive and deducative reasoning is mostly in the way the arguments are expressed. Any inductive argument can also be expressed deductively, and any deductive argument can also be expressed inductively. Even so, it is important to recognize whether the form of an argument is inductive or deductive, because each requires different sorts of support. Adham's inductive argument, above, is supported by his previous observations, while Rizik's deductive argument is supported by his reference to the law of gravity. Thus, Adham could provide additional support by detailing those observations, without any recourse to books or theories of physics, while Rizik could provide additional support by discussing Newton's law, even if Rizik himself had never seen a ball kicked. The appropriate selection of an inductive or deductive format for a specific first steps toward sound argumentation. .www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/induc/ind-ded.html - In Him Imm |
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36 | Why Could He Not Do Many Miracles? | Luke 9:42 | Immanuelsown | 207110 | ||
bowler, You used the following scripture for your question, maybe it's as simple as, they said they knew him, therefore their own unbelief wouldn't allow them to come to him for anything? It also sounds like it might not have just been the people of Nazareth, but some of his own brothers, and sisters, that didn't believe he was the Christ. That could have been a (possible) influence on the people. There really isn't any definitive answer to it. Matthew 13:54;58 54) And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55) Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56) And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57) And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58) And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. In Him Imm |
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37 | Judging Others Salvation | John 12:47 | Immanuelsown | 207008 | ||
If a person says they are saved, should we question there salvation, isn't that becoming a judge? I have heard so many people say, that a person wasn't saved, because (THEY), didn't see any fruit. John 8:15 and 12:48) Romans 14:4) Matthew 7:2 |
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38 | Why is love philandros not agapao? | Titus 2:4 | Immanuelsown | 206983 | ||
bowler, Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. Reverence: 1: honor or respect felt or shown : deference; especially : profound adoring awed respect 2: a gesture of respect (as a bow) synonyms: (honor, homage, reverence, deference) mean respect and esteem shown to another. (honor) may apply to the recognition of one's right to great respect or to any expression of such recognition (homage) adds the implication of accompanying praise (reverence) implies profound respect mingled with love, devotion, or awe (deference) implies a yielding or submitting to another's judgment or preference out of respect or reverence Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary As we read the verses on the Virtuous woman, we see her esteeming others above herself, everything she does is first, for her Husbands Honor, then she esteems her children, above herself, working for their benefit. Proverbs 31:10-31 We as the Bride of Christ, are to reverence the Lord, (as our husband), and to esteem the brethren above ourselves. (As the children of the Father) 1) If the man is to love his wife, as Christ loves the church, and gave himself for it, 2) Then the wife should have the same love for her husband, as the Church has for Christ. 3) That's as close as I can come to expressing, the kind of (LOVE) she should have for her husband. In Him Imm |
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39 | A Faithful Mirror | Is 30:11 | Immanuelsown | 206980 | ||
Doc, Strangley enough, what you wrote, was exactly what I needed today thank you so very much. Thank you again, Proverbs 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: In Him Imm |
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40 | ... | Jer 23:16 | Immanuelsown | 206976 | ||
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