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81 | Do Jews have to be saved? | Rev 20:15 | Jesusman | 193038 | ||
Everyone needs to be saved if they have any hope to being in heaven. As John records in revelation 20:15, anyone without their name in the Book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Paul records in romans that anyone who remains unsaved will go to hell. You see, both God and Sin aren't recist or prejudicial. You either are saved or you aren't. There is no halfway. The only way to be saved is through belief in Jesus Christ. The Bible makes it clear that reguardless of being Jew or gentile, slave or free, rich or poor, all will be before God and only the saved will enter heaven. Jesusman |
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82 | Luke 23:43 where is the thief? | Luke 23:43 | Jesusman | 193036 | ||
Reguardless of when the punctuation is put into the text, the statement remains the same. Jesus is telling this thief that he will be in paradise. Be that Abraham's bosom, or heaven, or whatever, the fact is that the thief wasn't going to hell. Jesus begins by saying "truly I say to you ...". In other words, "I'm not lying here ...". Jesusman |
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83 | Luke 23:43 where is the thief? | Luke 23:43 | Jesusman | 193004 | ||
Exactly my point, Doc. As one of my college professors was noted for saying, "Context is King". Both Jesus and the Thief were dying in this moment of time. I dought seriously that Jesus was taking time out to give a parable or a philosophical discussion with multiple figurative meanings. Anyone who is at the moment of death will make sure that anything said will clear and straight to the point. Jesusman |
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84 | Luke 23:43 where is the thief? | Luke 23:43 | Jesusman | 193003 | ||
Actually the koine greek does provide punctuation, as does any language for that matter. Not always as we might expect, but punctuation none the less. Someone trained in translating the greek into English will be familiar with that. Jesusman |
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85 | Luke 23:43 where is the thief? | Luke 23:43 | Jesusman | 192997 | ||
How about we apply some simple grammer instead? One use of a comma is to identify a change in sentance focus, or to even to add emphasis on what is immediately following. It is not a gigantic leap in logic to believe that such is the case here. The phrase following the comma needed emphasis. Besides, put this phrase before an English Grammer expert and see what they would say. I'm sure they would give a similar answer. Again .. I see no indications to state that I should see this statement in any other way other than literal. Jesusman |
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86 | Luke 23:43 where is the thief? | Luke 23:43 | Jesusman | 192993 | ||
I'm not one to hypthosize whether a passage is being spoken literally or figuratively. So, I assume passages are speaking literally until something is provided in the passage to assume otherwise. There are many passages that have both types of meanings. In the case of the thief on the cross, I believe that Jesus is speaking in a literal sense. There is little, if any, markers in the context to assume different. This is a historical recording of an event that has been proven to be Historically accurate. Jesus tells the thief that he will be with christ that day in paradise. There is nothing provided to assume that this passage should be read in anything other than literally true. Jesusman |
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87 | How do I explain Eph5:22-25 to my man? | Eph 5:22 | Jesusman | 192952 | ||
Something that was pointed out to me once by a seminary professor that changed my perspective on a relationship between a man and a woman. When God made Eve, he used one of Adam's bones. A rib to be precise. The bone wasn't a bone from Adam's Skull so that Eve would be dominant over Adam and subjugate him to her will. The bone wasn't from Adam's foot so he could stomp on her, and subjugate her under his will. The Bone was a rib. The Rib cage protects the inner organs, such as the heart. It was under the arm so that Adam can comfort and protect her. No where in the Bible is the command given for men to make slaves of their women. Yes, women are commanded to be submissive to their own husbands, but Husbands are told to love their wives as Christ loved the Church. Point out the passage following verse 25 where Paul speaks to the Husbands. Both of you sit down and read both passages over and over together. Pray about it. Jesusman |
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88 | John 4:23 | John 4:23 | Jesusman | 192920 | ||
The term "homosexuality" is not listed in the Bible either, yet it's taught as being wrong. Why? Because the Bible describes the act as being wrong in Leviticus and Romans. We, as students and proclaimers of the Bible, use the terms "Omniscience, Omnipotence, and Omnipresence" when referring to God. However, none of those terms are found in the Bible. Job 38 and following reveals many of these traits about God, as does Psalms 139, and many other countless passages. Likewise, the term "Trinity" is not in the Bible. It was first used by the early church father "Tertulian", if memory serves. However, the teaching of the Trinity is in the Bible. The Great Commission lists all the members of he Tri-une Godhead. The Baptism of Jesus also reveals the presence of all three of the Tri-une Godhead. John 14:16 teaches of The Father sending the Holy Spirit after the assention of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 reflects on the Trinity in relation to the spiritual gifts. Paul closes 2 corinthians with a blessing from the Trinity. Ephesians chapters 3 and 4 both have some of Paul's greatest comments about the Trinity. Peter opens his first epistle with comments about the Trinity. Just because the "term" isn't used in the Bible, doesn't mean that it's invalid or a false teaching. Examine the teaching, not the term. Jesusman |
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89 | Why is Enoch not at the Trasnfiguration? | Bible general Archive 3 | Jesusman | 192880 | ||
Could be. It's just a random question I came up with. | ||||||
90 | Why is Enoch not at the Trasnfiguration? | Bible general Archive 3 | Jesusman | 192835 | ||
Ok .. now for the silly question out of no where in particular for no reason other than curiosity. If it is Enoch and Elijah who ascended into heaven without seeing death, and Jesus being the third one to also Ascend into heaven, why is it that Enoch is not present at the Transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-8? In that moment, two out of the three seen there ascended, or would ascend. Moses didn't, so why is he there? Jesusman |
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91 | Lot's wife pillar of salt? | Gen 19:26 | Jesusman | 192834 | ||
She looked back when she wasn't supposed to. | ||||||
92 | could you explain paslm 23:3 please | Ps 23:3 | Jesusman | 192791 | ||
Well .. the 23rd Psalm is written about a Shepherd-king, by a shepherd turned king, from the perspective of the sheep. This particular verse is making a parralell to a shepherd's duties. A shepherd will guide his flock through the troubled areas along safe trails. David's king described here will do just that. He will lead the souls of the sheep along the true and safe path to salvation, which are the paths of righteous living. It will be made possible by this shepherd king being described. Jesusman |
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93 | Can I go to Heaven if I smoke? | Eph 2:8 | Jesusman | 192779 | ||
Paul applauded the Bereans for testing everything he said. 1 John 4:1 tells us to test each spirit to see if whether or not they are from God. The Bible gives one and only one requirement: Belief in God's only son, Jesus Christ. All other requirements that people list are purely for personal fullfillment. Being a smoker no more makes you unable to enter heaven than carrying a set of car keys makes you a Chevy. With all things that people tell you, be it religious or no, and be it who tells you, remember John's words in 1 John 4:1 and test what they say. If they are genuine, then what they say will be true. Test against a reputible and respected source. In this case, against the Scripture itself. Jesusman |
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94 | Acts 9:5 Versions Miss Last Sentence | Acts 9:5 | Jesusman | 192778 | ||
Both the NIV and the NASB are missing this portion. One simple solution is that since the KJV was based off of relatively newer manuscripts than the NIV and NASB, that the older and more reliable manuscripts that the NASB and NIV were based on didn't include this phrase and as such wasn't included. | ||||||
95 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192440 | ||
You say we aren't forced to work at salvation to keept it, and you say that if we don't strive and continue in our salvation we will lose it. Which is it?? Paul says that our salvation is not of works, lest anyone should boast. You are simply giving man bragging rights when he shouldn't have any. Take two men who are in heaven after all is said and done. One man supposedly fell from grace and then returned to Christ, the other persevered. The Persistant one can claim boasting rights over the other. After all, he continued in his salvation where the other didn't. You may not intend that, but that's where this thought is leading. Basically, you are saying that God is powerful enough to save us, but in the keeping part, he needs help. I'm not denying that good works are a part of the christian life. I am arguing about the purpose for the works. Is it because we have to in order to maintain our salvation, cause if we don't we will fall from grace as it were? Or is it because by the grace and power of God our sinful nature is no more and we will want to do these good works, and that doing them is what little thanks we can give back to God and also because these good works show to others what kind of a God we follow? Jesusman |
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96 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192431 | ||
We are commanded to believe in Christ and accept his gift of salvation or live in disobedience against God, correct? Hebrews 5:9 confirms that, and confirms other passages where Salvation is only possible through belief in Christ. Hebrews 12:2 also confirms it, but note that Christ is not only the author, but "perfector" or "finisher" of faith. Seems like an argument is being made that we can't remain faithful without God's help, thus putting the burden of our salvation and the security of being saved on God's shoulders instead of ours. Jesusman |
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97 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192428 | ||
We have confidence to know that we are the Son's of God, 1 John 3:1. We have confidence to know that our reward of eternal life is reserved for us in heaven and it will not be done away with, 1 petet 1:4. We have confidence to know that God is the same always, hebrews 13:8. We can also have confidence that our salvation is not from any part of our own. That we have done nothing to earn it. Ephesians 2:8. Let me ask you this. If that last verse is true, then why are we being forced to work at salvation to keep it? Jesusman |
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98 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192426 | ||
But the key thing to remember about the Prodigal son is that there is never a time when he was not the son. He was always referred to as the son. Jesusman |
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99 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192415 | ||
Don't forget that God is also a parent. We don't call him "father" for no reason. Every parent expects, or should expect, a child to be rebellious and disobey from time to time. These times of rebelliousness happen. I have yet to meet a parent who suddenly ups and says "well, you're not my child anymore cause you didn't obey me." God, being as perfect as he is, would never do such a horrid thing to one of his children. Jesusman |
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100 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192411 | ||
I believe it is impossible for one who is genuinely saved to reject God's Grace. In my mind, John 3:18 sums it up very clearly. "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." Jesusman |
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