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1021 | Who is open to the possibility of a h.s. | Titus 3:6 | New Creature | 64448 | ||
Dear Ray Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. John 16:13 I believe this is the verse you are referring to In that verse it calls the Spirit of truth a he. My understanding of who the Spirit of truth is, is that this is in reference to the Holy Spirit. It's just another name for the Holy Spirit, just as the word Comforter is also used in Scripture when speaking of the Holy Spirit. We know that the Holy Spirit will not teach us untruth, therefore he is the Spirit of truth. He guides our understanding into the correct meaning of the word of God. He helps us to discern truth from error. Blessings |
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1022 | Aren't the elect commanded to repent? | Hebrews | New Creature | 45132 | ||
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1023 | Hebrews....Is this book only for the Jew | Hebrews | New Creature | 100935 | ||
Skeets The Book (Epistle)of Hebrews was written for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, for Jews and non-jews alike. New Creature |
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1024 | Searching for the truth | Heb 1:2 | New Creature | 76122 | ||
Dear FytRobert God indeed does speak to us yet today. He speaks to our spirits through His Holy Spirit by His written word, and through circumstances in our lifes. Even when trials and difficulties arise in our lives, that very well could be God attempting to get our attention. In order for God to get the attention of some people, He needs to turn up the volume of trials or difficulties He allows to enter our lives. Now so you don't mistake what I'm saying I also feel the need to say that, even mature Christian's often times experience trials in their life. God also has a purpose of testing our faith to see whether or not it is genuine. As fire heats up gold, so the dross or impurities rise to the surface in order that they may be skimmed off, so that the gold will come forth pure in the finished product, so God sometimes turns the heat up on His people so they can have the impurities removed from their lives. Nevertheless that is God speaking. Even 7 Times in the first few chapters of Revelations we see where it is written. "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches." The Spirit of God still is attemping to communicate with us today, because we too are the church. Many times what He is trying to say falls upon deaf ears which are probably not atuned with what He is trying to speak to us. Like a radio has to be tuned in properly to receive any communication. Our spirit which is our God given means of communicating with His Spirit need to be atuned to Him. Blessings New Creature |
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1025 | Angels | Heb 1:14 | New Creature | 163878 | ||
My wife and her girlfriends all say I'm an angel. But don't ask me what I did to become one, because I don't have a clue. New Creature |
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1026 | CAN I LOSE MY SALVATION? | Heb 2:3 | New Creature | 117264 | ||
Hector; I know Hank recommended some posts for you to look at on this topic. And I would also like to recommend a couple of post numbers 95250 and 95251 which is a two part post on the topic you inquire about. Blessings New Crature |
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1027 | CAN I LOSE MY SALVATION? | Heb 2:3 | New Creature | 117284 | ||
Hector; I spent some time this morning reading from the all time classic "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan, and I came upon the following discourse in that book, that might be a helpful reminder about this topic. It would do us well to take heed the warning. So without further ado, here is the warning from Bunyan's book. Interpreter ... led Christian into a very dark room, where there sat a man in an iron cage. Now the man, to look on, seemed very sad; he sat with his eyes looking down to the ground, his hands folded together, and he sighed as if he would break his heart. Then said Christian, What means this? At which the Interpreter bid him talk with the man. Then said Christian to the man, What art thou? The man answered, I am what I was not once. Christian. What wast thou once? Man. The man said, I was once a fair a nd flourishing professor, both in mine own eyes, and also in the eyes of others; I once was, as I thought, fair for the Celestial City, and had then even joy at the thoughts that I should get thither, (Luke viii. 13.) Christian. Well, but what art thou now? Man. I am now a man of despair, and am shut up in it, as in this iron cage. I cannot get out. Oh, now I cannot! Christian. But how camest thou in this condition? Man. I left off to watch and be sober; I laid the reins upon the neck of my lusts; I sinned against the light of the Word and the goodness of God; I have grieved the Spirit, and He is gone; I tempted the devil, and he is come to me; I have provoked God to anger, and He has left me: I have so hardened my heart, that I cannot repent. Then said Christian to the Interpreter, But is there no hope for such a man as this? Ask him, said the Interpreter. Nay, said Christian, pray, sir, do you. Interpreter. Then said the Interpreter, I sthere no hope, but you must be kept in the iron cage of despair? Man. No, none at all. Interpreter. Why, the Son of the Blessed is very pitiful. Man. I have crucified Him to myself afresh, (Heb. vi. 6;) I have despised His person, (Luke xix. 14;) I have despised His righteousness; I have "counted His blood an unholy thing;" I have "done despite to the Spirit of Grace," (Heb. x. 28, 29.) Therefore I have shut myself out of all the promises, and there now remains to me nothing but threatenings, dreadful threatenings, fearful threatenings of certain judgement and fiery indignation, which shall devour me as an adversary. Interpreter. For what did you bring yourself into this condition? Man. For the lusts, pleasures, and profits of this world; in the enjoyment of which I did then promise myself much delight; but now every one of those things also bite me, and gnaw me like a burning worm. Interpreter. But canst thou not now repent and turn? Man. God hath denied me repentance. His word gives me no encouragement to believe; yea, Himself has shut me up in this iron cage; nor can all the men in the world let me out. O eternity! eternity! how shall I grapple with the misery that I must meet with in eternity! Interpreter. Then said the Interpreter to Christian, Let this man's misery be remembered by thee, and be an everlasting caution to thee. |
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1028 | cannot out-sin the grace of God? | Heb 4:1 | New Creature | 58820 | ||
I have heard preachers say: "you cannot out-sin the grace of God." I thought it might be interesting to see what this forums thoughts on that statement might be. So do you agree with that statement? Do you disagree? Why? |
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1029 | CHRISTIAN SUFFERING | Heb 5:8 | New Creature | 120421 | ||
IMMORTAL; Throughout the scriptures we can find examples of how God allowed various kinds of sufferings to come upon those whom He loves. We find that Almighty God tested our earthly spiritual father, Abraham (Hebrews 11:17). In Hebrews and throughout the Bible, we see that: The Lord disciplines those He loves (Hebrews 12:6). And, No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it (Hebrews 12:11). Another reason trials come is: So that your faith... may be proved genuine (1 Peter 1:6-7). In 1 Peter 4:12 we read: do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering as though something strange were happening to you When we look at the trials of this life that we all must face sooner or later in the light of God's Word, it becomes easier to understand God's purpose in not shielding us from adversity. We have had earthly fathers who scolded and disciplined us, not out of hate, but rather out of love. How much more then, does our Heavenly Father love us and discipline us because He loves us and cares for us so much more than we can possibly ever imagine. God, in His love, does not shield us from troublesome circumstances, but by exposing us to them, we become overwhelmed with a sense of our own inadequacy. It becomes easier to trust our Heavenly Father in difficult times, than when the way is smooth. So whatever it is that you may be going through at this moment, let the God who loves you deeply lead you through the storms of your life, till He says to the winds and waves of your life; "Peace, be still." Blessings New Creature |
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1030 | can you forefit salvation | Heb 6:4 | New Creature | 49751 | ||
Many say yes, and many say no. But what God's word says is what matters. Study the following verses Luke 8:13 and Mark 4:16-17 John 15:1-6 Rom. 11:13-22 (especially verses 21-22) 1 Tim. 4:1 Heb. 6:4-6 Heb. 10:26-29 2 Pet. 2:20-22 Rev. 2:4-5 |
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1031 | Apostasy. Can one return to Christ? | Heb 6:4 | New Creature | 55355 | ||
justme, The Scripture that comes to mind concerning your question; "can a person return to grace and resume, or be saved again" is: For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RENEW THEM AGAIN TO REPENTANCE, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God, and put Him to open shame. (NASB) (captialization mine for emphasis) I think the term Once Saved could fit this Scripture, rather than once saved, and then saved again, and again. Don't know if that helps or not. God Bless ya New Creature |
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1032 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | New Creature | 90320 | ||
Dear Tim You asked me to check out this reply and let you know what I think I think it is an excellent reply regarding Heb. 6:4-6, and is interesting to look at the tense used. There is however one short comment in this post, that I either am misunderstanding, or intrpreting wrongly. That statement is: "I don't see anything is the passage that indicates that such a person can never be saved again or can never repent." I don't personally believe that Scripture supports any teaching that a person can be lost, then saved, then lost, and then saved again. I believe Scripture supports the idea that an individual can only be saved once. I believe that the fall those in Heb 6 experience is final and complete. Here is the wording of Heb. 6:4-6 from a different translation For how can those who abandon their faith be brought back to repent again? They were once in God's light; they tasted heaven's gift and received their share of the Holy Spirit; they knew from experience that God's word is good, and they had felt the powers of the coming age. And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible to bring them back to repent again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God and exposing him to public shame. (Heb. 6:4-6 TEV) I was in agreement with everything else in the post. In His service New creature |
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1033 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | New Creature | 90372 | ||
Dear Tim Yes I caught that point. Faith is a continous ongoing action in the life of each and every believer. Amen Below is a portion of an interesting article I came across a while back. I don't remember the source. But read it and and tell me what you think. "Now suppose that I see the light from the lamp of God's Word, but refuse to obey it. Let's say that the Holy Spirit has convicted me, and I understand perfectly what He requires of me, but it is unpopular and inconvenient. What happens if I disregard the light and reject the truth which the Spirit has revealed - for any reason whatsoever? The Spirit continues to speak, of course, and for a time there is a battle in my conscience. I feel miserable and guilty. Days pass by, and even months, while I keep on violating my conviction of what is right. Gradually, the conscience begins to adjust to what is being done in the physical body. Slowly the guilt feelings begin to subside and the acts of disobedience appear less and less objectionable. Finally, the truth which seemed so clear and uncomplicated in the beginning turns into a muddle of uncertainty. Rationalizations spring forth to justify disobedience, and the early convictions of sin fade away. Life is almost as comfortable as it was before the light came. What has happened? We have sinned against the Holy Spirit and are sinking into the state of the unpardonable sin. You see, this deadly sin is not any particular act which can be isolated and labeled. It can be any sin which is cherished in the face of light and knowledge. It actually is a condition of seared sensitivity brought on by persistent disobedience to recognized truth. The reaction is similar to ignoring an alarm clock. The conscience becomes more and more tolerant of the pricking reminder of transgression until, finally, it no longer even recognizes the unwelcome sting of conviction. Like the clock it runs down, too, and just as well, because no one is listening any longer. Continual, willful disobedience disqualifies one to be Spirit-filled. This remarkable representative of God is offended when His primary function is denied. His very nature is to make sin appear exceedingly sinful. Sin cannot comfortably remain where the Holy Spirit abides. Either the sin is renounced or the Spirit finally will be rejected and depart. Refusing to walk in the light does not bring an immediate separation from God, but persistent disobedience continues to harden the conscience to the seriousness of sin. That state of darkness developed by repeated violation of known truth is what we refer to as the unpardonable sin." In His service New Creature |
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1034 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | New Creature | 90416 | ||
Dear Tim I don't disagree with your comments. In fact I do agree. As concerning who wrote that article, it is possible that I copy/pasted it from a Church of Christ web site, but don't quote me on that. The Church of Christ also does not believe in "once saved, always saved" And just in case your wondering. No I am not from the Church of Christ. I can find teachings of that denomination that I disagree with also, such as baptismal regeneration, as well as their non-use of musical instruments in their worship services. In His service New Creature |
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1035 | loss of salvation | Heb 6:4 | New Creature | 95250 | ||
evan; I will have to reply to your question in 2 parts because of the length of this article. But first let me state that Christian's are divided on this topic. That doesn't mean that those who disagree on this topic are not Christian's. ------------------------------------------------- Apostasy (Gk apostasia) appears twice in the NT as a noun (Ac 21:21; 2Th 2:3) and here in Heb 3:12 as a verb (Gk aphistemi, translated “turn away”). The Greek term is defined as a falling away, defection, rebellion, abandonment, withdrawal or turning from what one has formerly turned to. (1) To apostatize means to sever one’s saving relationship with Christ or to withdraw from vital union with and true faith in him. Thus, individual apostasy is possible only for those who have first experienced salvation, regeneration and renewal through the Holy Spirit (cf. Lk 8:13; Heb 6:4—5); it is not a mere denial of NT doctrine by the unsaved within the visible church. Apostasy may involve two separate, though related, aspects: (a) theological apostasy, i.e., a rejection of all or some of the original teachings of Christ and the apostles (lTi. 4:1; 2Ti 4:3), and (b) moral apostasy, i.e., the former believer ceases to remain in Christ and instead becomes enslaved again to sin and immorality (Isa 29:13; Mt 23:25—28; Ro 6:15—23; 8:6—13). (2) The Bible issues urgent warnings about apostasy, designed both to alert us to the deadly danger of abandoning our union with Christ and to motivate us to persevere in faith and obedience. The divine purpose of these warning passages must not be weakened by the view that states, “the warnings are real, but the possibility of actual apostasy is not.” Rather, we must see these warnings as speaking to the reality of our probationary period, and we should regard them with alarm if we want to attain final salvation. A few of the many NT warning passages are: Mt 24:4-5,11—13; Jn 15:1-6; Ac 11:21—23; 14:21—22; lCo 15:1—2; Col 1:21—23; lTi 4:1,16; 6:10—12; 2Ti 4:2—5; Heb 2:1—3; 3:6—8,12—14; 6:4—6; Jas 5:19—20; 2Pe 1:8—11; un 2:23—25. (3) Examples of actual apostasy can be found in Ex 32; 2Ki 17:7—23; Ps 106; Isa 1:2—4; Jer 2:1—9; Ac 1:25; Gal 5:4; lTi 1:18—20; 2Pe 2:1,15,20—22; Jude 4,11—13; see article on THE AGE OF THE ANTICHRIST, p. 1872, for comments on apostasy predicted to occur within the professing church in the last days of this age. (4) The steps that lead to apostasy are as follows: (a) Believers, through unbelief, fail to take the truths, exhortations, warnings, promises and teachings of God’s Word with utmost seriousness (Mk 1:15; Lk 8:13; In 5:44,47; 8:46). (b) As the realities of the world become greater than the realities of God’s heavenly kingdom, believers gradually cease to draw near to God through Christ (Heb 4:16; 7:19,25; 11:6). (c) Through the deceitfulness of sin, they become increasingly tolerant of sin in their own lives (lCo 6:9—10; Eph 5:5; Heb 3:13). They no longer love righteousness and hate wickedness (see Heb 1:9, note). (d) Through hardness of heart (Heb 3:8,13) and rejecting God’s way (3:10), they ignore the repeated voice and rebuke of the Holy Spirit (Eph 4:30; lTh 5:19—22). (e) The Holy Spirit is grieved (Eph 4:30; cf. Heb 3:7—8) and his fire put out (lTh 5:19) and his temple violated (lCo 3:16). He eventually departs from the former believers (Jdg 16:20; Ps 51:11; Ro 8:13; lCo 3:16-17; Heb 3:14). stay tuned for part 2 Grace to you New Creature |
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1036 | loss of salvation | Heb 6:4 | New Creature | 95251 | ||
part 2 (5) If apostasy continues on its course unchecked, individuals may eventually reach the point when no second beginning is possible. (a) Those who once had a saving ex-perience with Christ but deliberately and continually harden their hearts to the Spirit’s voice (Heb 3:7—19), continue to sin willfully (Heb. 10:26), and refuse to repent and return to God may reach a point of no return where repentance and salvation are no longer possible (Heb. 6:4—6; see Dt 29:18-21, note; 1Sa 2:25, note; Pr 29:1, note). There is a limit to God’s patience (see 1Sa 3:11—14; Mt 12:31—32; 2Th. 2:9—11; Heb. 10:26-29,31; lJn. 5:16). (b) This point of no return cannot be defined in advance. Therefore, the only safeguard against the danger of ultimate apostasy is found in the admonition: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts” (Heb. 3:7—8,15; 4:7). (6) It must be emphasized that while apostasy is a danger for all who drift from the faith (Heb. 2:1—3) and fall away from God (6:6), it is not made complete without constant and willful sinning against the voice of the Holy Spirit (see Mt 12:3 1, note on sin against the Holy Spirit). (7) Those who by unbelieving hearts depart from God (Heb. 3:12) may think they are Christians but their indifference to the demands of Christ and the Spirit and the warn-ings of Scripture points otherwise. Because of this possibility of sell-deception, Paul urges all those claiming salvation to “examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves” (2Co 13:5, note). (8) Those who genuinely become concerned about their spiritual condition and find in their hearts the desire to return to God in repentance have sure evidence they have not committed unpardonable apostasy. Scripture clearly affirms that God does not want anyone to perish (2Pe 3:9; cf. Isa 1:18-19; 55:6-7) and declares that God will receive all who were once under saving grace if they repent and return to him (compare Gal 5:4 with 4:19; 1Co 5:1—5 with 2Co 2:5—11; see also Lk 15:11—24; Ro 11:20—23; Jas 5:19—20; Rev 3:14—20; note the example of Peter, Mt 16:16; 26:74-75; Jn 21:15—22). Reference - Full Life Study Bible, Zondervan Publishing House Grand Rapids Mich, editor Donald Stamp. Pg 1918 I hope that the material Makarios and myself have provided you in this topic will spur you to prayerful study of the Scriptures each of us provided to support our position Grace from our Lord Jesus Christ be upon you New Creature |
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1037 | If u r saved can u ever become un saved? | Heb 6:4 | New Creature | 105570 | ||
jeanjn423j You can find a good article on this topic by using the Quick Search Box on the right and typing in the number 95250. This is a two part article. The second half of this article is post number 95251 Peace New Creature |
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1038 | can a person fall from grace | Heb 6:4 | New Creature | 109574 | ||
Read posts numbers 95250 and 95251 To do this type in either one of these numbers in the box on the right side of this page labeled Quick Search and then click on enter |
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1039 | Restorations??? | Heb 6:6 | New Creature | 77236 | ||
From what I read in God's inspired word, especially what is found in Heb. 6:4-6 an individual who has "fallen away" cannot come back, or be renewed to repentance. An individual who is drifting away, but has not fallen away still has a chance before he goes over the brink of the falls. Falling away takes place slowly and almost unnoticeably. Peace New Creature |
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1040 | Always Saved?? | Heb 6:6 | New Creature | 78384 | ||
John I do not disagree with you when you state that God chose us. God truly does initiate our salvation. What is often left out is man's responsibility to repent and believe. So we do personally have a choice to make. God does not repent or believe for us, even though He enables us to be brought to the point where we must either receive Him or reject Him. To all who receive Him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. John 1:12 Grace to you New Creature |
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