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1081 | DOES GOD HEAR ALL PRAYERS ? | 1 Pet 3:12 | New Creature | 112847 | ||
Makarios; you said "hearing all prayers does not ensure an answer" This not an attempt to disprove or disagree with your reply. I just want to add what I once heard a pastor tell his congregation, in one of his messages. He stated; that, "God hears every prayer. But oftentimes the answer to many prayers is no. No is also an answer to prayer." Blessings New Creature |
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1082 | DOES GOD HEAR ALL PRAYERS ? | 1 Pet 3:12 | New Creature | 112890 | ||
BradK; "We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him." My thoughts on that verse tend to lean in the following direction. Of course we know God hears the prayers of sinners, especially those that cry out to Him for salvation. I believe that, if we are out of fellowship with God and living in "willful sin" Heb 10:26 then we need to get right with God first, and be restored back to fellowship, before we can expect our prayers to be seriously considered. We get back into a position of fellowship by examining our lives, and asking God to reveal any known sin our lives, and then confess those sins to God, with a desire to turn from those sins. (see 1 John 1:7-9) I also believe other verses could be considered when trying to piece this puzzle together. Verses such as: Psalm 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear: - on that verse Adam Clarke comments - "If I regard iniquity in my heart - “If I have seen iniquity in my heart,” if I have known it was there, and encouraged it; if I pretended to be what I was not; if I loved iniquity, while I professed to pray and be sorry for my sin; the Lord, Adonai, my Prop, Stay, and Supporter, would not have heard, and I should have been left without help or support. Other verses Isa 59:2 but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear. Prov. 28:13 He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy especially check out this next verse; Micah 3:4 Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings. These last 2 verses give indication on whose prayer is heard; Jehovah is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the righteous. Prov. 15:29 (ASV) along with; The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry. Psalm 34:15 (ASV) Blessings New Creature |
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1083 | Is there a way out of hell? | 1 Pet 3:19 | New Creature | 99398 | ||
Still Learning - aren't we all (still learning) that is I don't see any Biblical support for any teaching that would in any way indicate that there is any remote chance that once someone is in hell that there will be any opportunity for escape. Although I do see from the Bible that there will come a day when death and hell will eventually be tossed into the lake of fire. And I don't see that as an improvement of enviroment. Grace be with you New Creature Rev. 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. |
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1084 | Is there a way out of hell? | 1 Pet 3:19 | New Creature | 99493 | ||
DL5 Where do you read that I ever said there is an escape from hell. Or that I said that there is a purgatory? My statement was merely that "death and hell will be one day thrown into the lake of fire" just as the verse says which I quoted from Revelation. Being thrown into the lake of fire is not an escape!!! Blessings NC |
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1085 | Noah's ark? | 1 Pet 3:20 | New Creature | 93587 | ||
confused-catholic The ark was the vehicle which saved those who entered it. Eight souls entered the ark and did not perish in the flood. Once aboard the ark the "LORD shut him in" Gen. 7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. Today we need to be in Christ to be saved. In John 10:9, Jesus declares that He is the door for post-flood souls to enter in and be saved. John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved The door to salvation will only remain open for a limited time, at which point it too will be shut. In that sense you could say that the ark is a type of Christ. Those not in the ark perished. Likewise those not in Christ will also perish. (Study the following verses about the door being shut) Matt 25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Luke 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: Blessings to you New Creature |
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1086 | does baptism save us? 1Pet.3:21 | 1 Pet 3:21 | New Creature | 45725 | ||
1 Pet. 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Lets dig deeper into this verse it’s NOT the putting away of the filth of the flesh (refers to water baptism.) NO outward EXTERNAL washing can save you, but the INTERNAL washing accomplished in the baptism which the Holy Ghost provides does save. So actually this verse is saying it is the baptism of the Holy Spirit that saves you, not any external washing, or submerrsion with water. Water baptism certainly is something every born-again Bible believing Christian, should submit to. It's following in our Lord's footsteps. However we don't get water baptised to become saved. We get water baptised because we have been saved. I am not putting down water baptism. It definitely is important to follow in the Lord's footsteps, and I too was baptized by immersion, but that was after I became saved, not before when Phillip was sent by the Holy Spirit to baptize the Ethiopian eunuch, The Ethiopian asked Phillip what prevented him from being baptized Phillip said "If you believe with all your heart you may" that’s why water baptism is called believers baptism also Acts 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. those at Corinth clearly BELIEVED BEFORE they were baptized. This is shown in ACTS 18:8 which reads, "Crispus, the synagogue ruler, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard him BELIEVED and were BAPTIZED." If you are saying that belief should lead us to baptism then I agree, but belief preceded baptism The Church of Christ, believes in baptismal regeneration. (meaning we are bornagain when we are water baptised) This teaching is unBibical. The following quotes come from the CoC “we are born again in a spirit sense. That happens in the water.” Ken Sublett COC “water baptism is the only way this born again can be enacted.” Ken Sublett COC taught from Scripture that baptism was only for those who had believed the gospel: "teach all nations baptizing them [who have believed]" (Mt 28:19); "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized" (Acts 2: 41); "What doth hinder me to be baptized ... If thou believest in Christ with all thine heart, thou mayest" (Acts 8:35-37). Those who believe in baptismal regeneration claim that water baptism is what makes one a "believer" but that would mean that they were baptizing unbelievers in order to make them into believers. |
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1087 | no interpretation allowed | 2 Pet 1:20 | New Creature | 85361 | ||
slarty You may want to look into this verse. But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him 1 John 2:27 |
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1088 | the angels that sinned | 2 Pet 2:4 | New Creature | 96756 | ||
Look at the 2 following verses, then answer the questions below. 2 Pet. 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day Concerning angels the Bible says 1. they sinned 2. did not keep their first estate (position of authority in some in another version) 3. left their habitation (home in another version) 4. were cast down to hell 5. they are in chains awaiting judgement. My questions are; 1. What caused them to sin? 2. Where was this habitation mentioned? 3. Are they still in chains awaiting judgement? New Creature |
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1089 | Who did the devil murder? | 2 Pet 2:4 | New Creature | 127455 | ||
Norm; good question. Ge 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat Ge 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof THOU SHALT SURELY DIE. When Satan tempted Eve in the garden, and she gave into the temptation, and disobeyed God, the death her and Adam faced was spiritual death, and would also be subjected to a future physical death. So I think in that sense he was a murder from the beginning. Everyone born from that day forward are born in a spiritually dead condition. There probably is more meaning concerning this than I have in this brief comment spoken of. New Creature |
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1090 | He does not wish for any to perish... | 2 Pet 3:9 | New Creature | 76871 | ||
"All that occurs within the universe is within the permissive will of God. Neither men nor angels nor devils can go beyond the limits of God’s permissive will. But it is by no means true that all that occurs is in accord with the perfect will of God. It is evident that there are two aspects of the will of God with respect to sin: His permissive will allows it; but His perfect will forbids it and will bring all sin into judgement Numerous Scriptures reveal God’s perfect will to “have all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim. 2:4); but the fact that not all men are saved reflects God’s permissive will. If a man is saved, it is in accordance with God’s perfect will that all men should be saved; if a man is lost; it is in accordance with God’s permissive will that men, being free moral agents rather than mere puppets, may refuse to obey Him. The latitude between God’s perfect will and His permissive will is the area within which men function with freedom as responsible moral intelligences, accountable before God in solemn judgement. As moral intelligences created in His image, men must of their own free will concour in God’s redemptive process" Quoted from the book "Life In The Son" by Robert Shank |
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1091 | Does "any" refer all mankind or Gods Ele | 2 Pet 3:9 | New Creature | 126497 | ||
Diddy; The following comments come from a commentary on this verse from Adam Clarke "As God is not willing that any should perish, and as he is willing that all should come to repentance, consequently he has never devised nor decreed the damnation of any man, nor has he rendered it impossible for any soul to be saved, either by necessitating him to do evil, that he might die for it, or refusing him the means of recovery, without which he could not be saved." New Creature |
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1092 | Does "any" refer all mankind or Gods Ele | 2 Pet 3:9 | New Creature | 126499 | ||
Diddy; below I have included part of a commentary by Albert Barnes on 2 Pet. 3:9 Not willing that any should perish - That is, He does not desire it or wish it. His nature is benevolent, and He sincerely desires the eternal happiness of all, and His patience toward sinners “proves” that He is willing that they should be saved. If He were not willing, it would be easy for Him to cut them off, and exclude them from hope immediately. This passage, however, should not be adduced to prove: (1) that sinners never will in fact perish; because: (a) the passage does not refer to what God will do as the final Judge of mankind, but to what are His feelings and desires now toward men. (b) One may have a sincere desire that others should not perish, and yet it may be that, in entire consistency with that, they will perish. A parent has a sincere wish that his children should not be punished, and yet he himself may be under a moral necessity to punish them. A lawgiver may have a sincere wish that no one should ever break the laws, or be punished, and yet he himself may build a prison, and construct a gallows, and cause the law to be executed in a most rigorous manner. A judge on the bench may have a sincere desire that no man should be executed, and that everyone arraigned before him should be found to be innocent, and yet even he, in entire accordance with that wish, and with a most benevolent heart, even with tears in his eyes, may pronounce the sentence of the law. (c) It cannot be inferred that all that the heart of infinite benevolence would desire will be accomplished by his mere will. It is evidently as much in accordance with the benevolence of God that no one should be miserable in this world, as it is that no one should suffer in the next, since the difficulty is not in the question Where one shall suffer, but in the fact itself that any should suffer; and it is just as much in accordance with His nature that all should be happy here, as that they should be happy hereafter. And yet no man can maintain that the fact that God is benevolent proves that no one will suffer here. As little will that fact prove that none will suffer in the world to come. (2) the passage should not be adduced to prove that God has no purpose, and has formed no plan, in regard to the destruction of the wicked; because: (a) the word here used has reference rather to His disposition, or to His nature, than to any act or plan. (b) There is a sense, as is admitted by all, in which He does will the destruction of the wicked - to wit, if they do not repent - that is, if they deserve it. (c) Such an act is as inconsistent with His general benevolence as an eternal purpose in the matter, since His eternal purpose can only have been to do what He actually does; and if it be consistent with a sincere desire that sinners should be saved to do this, then it is consistent to determine beforehand to do it - for to determine beforehand to do what is in fact right, can only be a lovely trait in the character of anyone. (3) The passage then proves: (a) that God has a sincere desire that people should be saved; (b) that any purpose in regard to the destruction of sinners is not founded on mere will, or is not arbitrary; (c) that it would be agreeable to the nature of God, and to His arrangements in the plan of salvation, if all human beings should come to repentance, and accept the offers of mercy; (d) that if any come to Him truly penitent, and desirous to be saved, they will not be cast off; (e) that, since it is in accordance with His nature, that He should desire that all people may be saved, it may be presumed that He has made an arrangement by which it is possible that they should be; and, (f) that, since this is His desire, it is proper for the ministers of religion to offer salvation to every human being. Compare Eze_33:11. New Creature |
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1093 | More Scriptures please on my question | 1 John 1:1 | New Creature | 111198 | ||
Galatians 1:11 For I would have you know, brethren, that THE GOSPEL which was preached by me IS NOT ACCORDING TO MAN Galatians 1:12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I RECEIVED IT THROUGH A REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST. 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God 2 Peter 1:20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of SCRIPTURE IS NOT A MATTER OF ONES'S OWN INTERPRETATION, 2 Peter 1:21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but MEN MOVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT SPOKE FROM GOD. All the above verses come from the NASB CAPS are mine for emphasis Blessings New Creature |
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1094 | I am not the one sinning? | 1 John 1:8 | New Creature | 110596 | ||
How should we view the attitude and opinion of another believer, who believes that whenever he sins, it is not really himself that is doing the sinning. And since he isn't the one doing the sinning, then he is not to blame, and cannot be held accountable? I had a conversation last night in the local coffee shop with a gentleman who used the Scripture below to support this belief Rom. 7:17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. Rom. 7:20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. Blessings New Creature |
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1095 | I am not the one sinning? | 1 John 1:8 | New Creature | 110714 | ||
Searcher; Thanks for your reply. Thanks also for the good Scripture you provided to support your thoughts on this. Blessings New Creature |
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1096 | Need to confess sins after being saved. | 1 John 1:9 | New Creature | 107469 | ||
Greetings windjammer; Many Christan's have been taught, or wrongly believe, that now that they are saved, there is no need for further confession of sins committed by acts of comission or omission, so we can receive forgiveness. But what does God's word truly have to say about the matter, is what matters. The answer can be found in 1 John. The Epistle of 1 John was written to believers. Look at: 1 John 5:13 These things have I WRITTEN UNTO YOU THAT BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God; Since 1 John is written to YOU BELIEVERS, it is of utmost importance to look at how the pronouns are used in 1 John Moving on lets read the following text observing all the pronouns which I Capitilized: 1 John 1:7 But if WE (BELIEVERS) walk in the light, as he is in the light, WE (BELIEVERS) have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth US (BELIEVERS) from all sin. 1 John 1:8 If WE (BELIEVERS) say that WE have no sin, we deceive OURSELVES, and the truth is not in US 1 John 1:9 If WE confess OUR sins, he is faithful and just to forgive US OUR sins, and to cleanse US from all unrighteousness. It is clear from verse 7 that: if WE BELIEVERS continually walk in the light, we remain in fellowship with God, and receive continual and ongoing cleasning from His blood. Or as the familar song asks: "What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus." Since sin in the life of a Christian is a reality, because we often stumble and slip, sin in the life of a Christian should never become habitual in nature. Also unconfessed sin in the life of a Christian takes us out of fellowship with God, and confessing and turning from sin restores us to fellowship. (see verse 7 again) Lastly we don't confess our sins to a priest, but we confess our sins to God, to whom we remain accountable to. Hope you find this helpful |
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1097 | Did Christ die for the world? | 1 John 2:2 | New Creature | 180755 | ||
I love the following comment an individual by the name of Georgius made concerning 1 John 2:2 "Christ is the propitiation for the sins of the whole world; and hence those who wish to exclude the reprobate from participation in Christ must place them outside the world." |
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1098 | Did Christ die for the world? | 1 John 2:2 | New Creature | 180781 | ||
Hi Doc; Without turning this into a long drawn out argument, let me just state that while I don't know much about Georgius and what else he may have believed, I don't find any fault in his comment on 1 John 2:2. And I'll leave it at that. I posted his comment on that verse for Tim, knowing he most likely would appreciate it as much as I did. But Tim can speak for himself. Blessings NC |
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1099 | Did Christ die for the world? | 1 John 2:2 | New Creature | 180784 | ||
Even though the thread is 5 years old to you, it was new to me. I just now got around to reading it. Is there a rule against commenting on older threads? If I were to use your logic about "not disturbing musty archives" then I would also need to leave the Bible and all that is contained in it undisturbed as well, since it's archives are much older and mustier. Blessings NC |
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1100 | Did Christ die for the world? | 1 John 2:2 | New Creature | 180786 | ||
Thanks Doc Your comment brings to my attention the fact that newer members who didn't participate in the original discussion, may have some new insight or comment of interest that might be worthy of consideration. Blessings NC |
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