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181 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | Morant61 | 228616 | ||
Greetings Ed! Did you mean 1 John 1:8? If so, 1 John was written to deal with an early form of gnosticism. They held several false notions. 1) That they had no sin nature. 2) That Christ did not come in the flesh. These are the two errors that John deals with in 1 John. 1 John 2:1 demonstrates that John did not mean in 1 John 1:8 that all of us MUST continue to sin, since he wrote: "I write this to you so that you will not sin." His statement in 1 John 3:6 also makes this point clear: 1Jn 3:6 No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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182 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | Morant61 | 228612 | ||
Greetings Beja! I looked up 228468. That was an excellent post my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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183 | Is drinking and smoking pot allowed | Rom 14:23 | Morant61 | 228608 | ||
Greetings Magie! Everyone will have different views of these topics. Most agree that drunkenness is a sin since Scripture explicitly forbids it. However, the easiest way to answer your question is to refer you to Rom. 14:23. In Romans 14, Paul deals with a series of disputable actions, actions that some felt were okay and some felt were sin. His ultimate conclusion is found in Rom. 14:23 that is something does not come from faith, then it is sin. If your own conscience condemns you, then don't do it. No matter what anyone else says! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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184 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | Morant61 | 228606 | ||
Greetings Beja! I was just heading to bed when I saw your posts. :-) I'll try to address your main points without being overly long winded. 1) Temptation/Sin: I would distinguish between temptation and sin. I would not see temptation as being sin, but giving into to temptation would be sin. But, since your post doesn't depend upon that distinction, we can go on. 2) One would think that all Christians would agree that we are able to live holy here and now. But, many Christians view Rom. 7 as normative for Christian living and see any suggestion of true freedom from sin as being unbiblical. What you are calling entire sanctification, I would call glorification. The difference primarily being one of degree. Those who are sanctified CAN still sin, but those who are glorified CANNOT still sin. Sanctification is tough to define precisely because Scripture speaks of it in so many different ways. Scripture speaks of it as an accomplished past act: 1 Cor. 6:11, Heb. 10:29, 1 Cor. 1:2, and others. Scripture also speaks of it as an ongoing process: Heb. 10:14. Scripture also speaks of it as a future act as well: Rom. 6:19, and 6:22. The easiest explanation that I can think of at this moment is that sanctification has to do with a believers relationship to the flesh (or Sarx). Some believe that Christians live life day by day with competing impulses from the Spirit and from the sarx. Sometimes we follow the Spirit, and sometime we follow the sarx. In this view, sin in inevitable until glorification takes place. My understanding of Scripture is that the sarx is truly dead for a Christian and we no longer have to listen to it. Ephesians 2:3 describes the lost as 'gratifying the desires of the sarx'. But, Rom. 8:9 says of Christians - “You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.” Gal. 5:16 makes it clear that anyone living by the Spirit will not gratify the desires of the sarx. In short, I believe that Sanctification refers to God's act of recreating us so that the old man is dead, and we are new men able to obey Him. (Rom. 6:6, Col. 3:9, and Eph. 4:22). As you pointed out, we can also disobey Him. But, this is a huge change because before Christ, we could only disobey Him. :-) I hope this helps answer some of your questions. If not, let me know and I'll try to be more detailed when I am more awake. ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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185 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | Morant61 | 228597 | ||
Greetings Again! Here is one more link that contains a number of quotes concerning the actual positions of Arminians: http://counteringcalvinism.wordpress.com/category/semi-pelagianism/ Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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186 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | Morant61 | 228596 | ||
Greetings Doc! We have discussed before my conviction that calling Arminians "Semi-Pelagian" is a false accusation, so I won't beat that dead horse. :-) But, for those who would like to explore this topic further, I would suggest the following article: http://evangelicalarminians.org/node/365 Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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187 | Is sinless perfection possible on earth? | 1 John 1:8 | Morant61 | 228595 | ||
Greetings Ed! As one of the forum's few, perhaps only, Wesleyan's, I would contribute a short response to your question. Entire Sanctification is often misunderstood. This doctrine does not teach that we have no sin, as prior to salvation, we all have sinned (Rom. 3:23). Nor, does this doctrine teach that it is impossible to sin. Any believer can give in to temptation, if they so choose. What the doctrine does teach is that it is possible for a Christian to live holy. Thus, it takes seriously the many statements that we are new creations (2 Cor. 5:17), and that we have new hearts that are able to follow His decrees (Ez. 36:26-27). Eph. 4:24 makes it clear that holiness ought to be the normal state for a believer. I won't deal in this post with Rom. 7 except to say that I have posted extensively on my understanding that Paul is describing his life apart from Christ, not with Christ. Rom. 5 and 8 describe what the Christian life ought to look like. So, to answer your question, "Can we go through life and never ever commit another sin?", I would say 'yes' if "...by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body..." (Rom. 8:13). But, we can also choose to live by the flesh, in which case the answer is 'no'. Keep up the great studies my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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188 | Don't understand Revelation and 1 Cor 15 | 1 Cor 15:28 | Morant61 | 228302 | ||
Greetings Biblicalman! A word of advice from long experience, if you are going to compose a long post, use a word processor and then paste it to the forum. :-) Too many bad things can happen otherwise! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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189 | Don't understand Revelation and 1 Cor 15 | 1 Cor 15:28 | Morant61 | 228301 | ||
Greetings Biblicalman! I haven't read all of this thread yet, but I did want to respond to your point about 'literalism'. 'Literalism' does not mean that there cannot be figures of speech, or hyperbole's, or poetic language. This is a common misunderstanding about being literal. Taking a literal approach to Scripture simply means that Scripture means what it says. If a passage is poetry, it should be read as poetry. If a passage is a metaphor, it should be read as a metaphor, ect.... Thus, in the instance that you have cited (Is. 2), one could argue that Isaiah is simply using poetic language to describe the exaltation of God's temple and His worship over all of the arrogance of fallen man. This would fit well with Is. 2:17 - " The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day," Of course, it is certainly possible that God could raise the mountain upon which the temple is place above all other mountains. He is certainly able to do that! ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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190 | what does 1 cor 7:12-14 say? | 1 Cor 7:12 | Morant61 | 228300 | ||
Greetings bob2cool! 1 Cor. 7:12-14 is speaking of a case where a person has become a believer and his or her spouse has not. In that case, Paul tells the believer not to divorce the unbelieving spouse. It is not teaching that it is okay to marry a non-believer. Think of it for a minute. Why would anyone want to marry someone who shares such a different view of the world. Husbands and wives may have differences in personality or interest, but they must be united in their goals for life. Thus, Scripture tells us not to be 'unequally yoked' (2 Cor. 6:14). Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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191 | Is God in the heart of every man? | Gen 6:5 | Morant61 | 228296 | ||
Greetings Slhenry! The short answer to your question is that the Bible never says any such thing. In fact, it says the opposite. For instance, Gen. 6:5 says, "The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time." While Jer. 17:9 says, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" Rom. 1:21 describes the heart of fallen man in this way, "For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened." Fortunately, Acts 15:9 tells us that our hearts can be purified by faith. When that happens, God's Spirit enters our hearts: 2 Cor. 1:21 - "Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 2Co 1:22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come." But, Gal. 4:6 tells us that this is true only of those who have become sons of the Father, " Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father."" Eze. 36:26 tells us of the supernatural work that God does for those who believe, "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." But, God is not in the heart of EVERY man! I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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192 | Exactly what does Mark 15:42 mean | Mark 15:42 | Morant61 | 228202 | ||
Thanks Searcher! I am enjoying the article. Here is another link that summarizes all of the views. http://www.gotquestions.org/three-days.html Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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193 | Women pastors... | 1 Timothy | Morant61 | 228128 | ||
Greetings! The Nazarene church has long allowed woman pastors. Here is an article from a woman pastor which might be usual for you. http://www.cresourcei.org/WT-call.html Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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194 | 2 Timothy 1:7 different translations | 2 Tim 1:7 | Morant61 | 226931 | ||
Greetings Makarios! Great answer my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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195 | what "scripture" James 4:5? | James 4:5 | Morant61 | 226930 | ||
Greetings! Here is what Dr. A. T. Robertson said about this question: "But no O.T. passage is precisely like this, though it is “a poetical rendering” (Ropes) of Exo_20:5. The general thought occurs also in Gen_6:3-5; Isa_63:8-16, etc. Paul has the same idea also (Gal_5:17, Gal_5:21; Rom_8:6, Rom_8:8). It is possible that the reference is really to the quotation in Jam_4:6 from Pro_3:34 and treating all before as a parenthesis. There is no way to decide positively." It was common for those in the first century to quote thoughts rather than exact words. So, the New Testament often alludes to passages rather than directly quoting them. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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196 | Where in the new testament.... | Bible general Archive 4 | Morant61 | 225777 | ||
Greetings Humility! There is a box to the right of this page marked "Bible Text". In that box, is a search field. Simply enter 'tith' in that box, and you will find every verse in the Bible that mentions: Tithe, tithes, tithing, ect... I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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197 | People saved during the tribulation | Rev 7:9 | Morant61 | 225427 | ||
Greetings Mossey! This question falls under the category of those that make us wonder what we were originally thinking! :-) I can remember all those who thought that God wasn't at church unless 2 or 3 people were there! Really? The Holy Spirit, as the third Person of the Trinity, is all present. There is no where, an no time, where God is not present. So, certainly, the Holy Spirit will be present during the tribulation. However, His ministry may be different than it is now. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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198 | What is Yanet? | OT general | Morant61 | 225415 | ||
Greetings! I googled the word and found that it is apparently a Hebrew girl's name based upon the Hebrew word 'Yochana', which means God is gracious. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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199 | Explain Lamentations 4:10-11 | Lam 1:8 | Morant61 | 225413 | ||
Greetings Infinity! I am sorry that you had difficulties posting. This is a good opportunity to remind everyone that it is a good practice to use a word processor to answer questions and then cut and paste your response to this web site. That way, if something happens and you lose your post, you can easily replace it. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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200 | Explain Lamentations 4:10-11 | Lam 1:8 | Morant61 | 225412 | ||
Greetings Infinity! I am sorry that you had difficulties posting. This is a good opportunity to remind everyone that it is a good practice to use a word processor to answer questions and then cut and paste your response to this web site. That way, if something happens and you lose your post, you can easily replace it. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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