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241 | LEFT BEHIND? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 60238 | ||
Hi John Reformed, A comparison of 1 Cor 2:14 and Romans 8:29,30 led me to ask a question for 1 Cor 2:14. I encourage you to enter that thread and relate how thinking about the "spirit" and spiritual things [lower case] might influence or support your thoughts already expressed here. From the heart, Ray |
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242 | LEFT BEHIND? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 60247 | ||
Hi John Reformed, It is the unanswered question being asked right now. From the heart, Ray |
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243 | LEFT BEHIND? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 60288 | ||
Hi John, The lack of capitalization changes the interpretation of a verse, would you not agree? I have said in the 1 Cor 2:14 thread that verse 12 is saying that "all" is inferred. That might influence your thinking, and give an answer for your post #60243, 09/06/2002, 1:17 P.M. above. We don't all receive the indwelling of the Spirit (all do not become believers) but we all receive the spirit from God. If we are born of the spirit and accept the spiritual things of God then we become sons of God. John 3:6,8 and Roman 8:15, "For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons..." I am simply saying that I believe that an identification of the spirit is necessary for an accurate understanding of the Spirit. From the heart, Ray |
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244 | LEFT BEHIND? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 60441 | ||
Hi John, I agree with what you have written, and have tried to retract my thoughts on the 1 Cor 2:14 thread. I still believe that we are to be filled with the holy spirit but here in 1 Cor 2:12 it is being said that we have received the Spirit who is from God, in the same way we have received Christ when we believed. From the heart, Ray |
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245 | John 1:14 created by him | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 62027 | ||
Hi sweet, I would have you compare John 1:14 with Genesis 1:26 to see that Jesus came in the form of God. He came in the likeness of men but He was the Son of God. He was a Man; and that was His uniqueness from other human beings. Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to *Our likeness." God's likeness when He came to earth is that of a Man. But we are not gods but mere men as we walk this earth. John 1:12, "But as many as received Him,/ to them He gave the right to become children [sons and daughters, lower case] of God, even to those who believe in (His) name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld *His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." The Word became flesh----in Our image, Genesis 1:26 And we beheld *His glory----according to *Our likeness, Genesis 1:26 We beheld His glory according to what we can bear to see of Him, that is, as a Man. As the Son of God. But no one has seen God at any time. John 1:14, "and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father----John 1:18, "No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten God, [marginal note, Some later mss. read Son] who is in the bosom of the Father, He/ has explained Him." Luke 24:27, "And beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He/ explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures." From the heart, Ray |
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246 | . | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 69248 | ||
Hi Jeff, I have posed a question for you. 12/9/02 From the heart, Ray |
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247 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 72356 | ||
Hi Aften 1, I would like you to answer Reformer Joe's question of where you got your ideas. What is your religious tradition? You were not talking to me but, to my mind Romans 3:4 is talking about the second Person of the Trinity. It is talking about God being true. It is talking about the Son, the Man Jesus Christ. "Rather, let God (Man) be found true, though every man be found a liar,..." 1 John 5:20, "And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, in order that we might know (Him) WHO IS TRUE, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the *one true God/ and eternal life." Christianity does not speak of three gods or even as you have inferred, three Gods. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit as a Person of the Trinity? From the heart, Ray |
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248 | just making shur that I have the answer | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 73566 | ||
Hi Timothy Paul, #4 John 19:26,27. "Then He said to the disciple [John] "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her into his own household." #5 John 21:1-14 V.2, "There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples." |
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249 | just making shur that I have the answer | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 73685 | ||
Hi Timothy, You are very welcome for the help, although I wouldn't say that you were weak. I imagine you just had a slight memory lapse. Sometimes it is good to answer these questions even though we might be helping someone with their homework. But that's allright; we all need help sometimes. From the heart, Ray |
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250 | God is everywhere? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 73734 | ||
Hi graceful, In Genesis 18:20, 21 we can see that the Lord Himself came down. We have an interesting comparison/contrast between Genesis 18:21 and John 2:25. Genesis 18:21, "*I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me;/ and if not, I will know." John 2:24,25, "But Jesus, [Himself] on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for *He knew all men, and because He/ did not need anyone to bear witness concerning man, for He [Himself] knew what was in man." The signs that Jesus was doing on the earth, keeping the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, see Genesis 18:19, were quite different from the activities of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Another thing to consider is whether you have to choose between the angels or God Himself. Consider John 13:20, "Truly, truly, (I) say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me." From the heart, Ray |
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251 | God is everywhere? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 73805 | ||
Hi graceful, I thought in my mind that the comparison between Genesis and John were notable in word content. Personally, I saw a "contrast" in Persons for the passages. 1) In Genesis 18 we see the Angel and the other two angels doing the work of God. You had expressed it to be your understanding that the angels had come down; so I tried to express that whether it was angels, angels and Angel, or God Himself, if we receive whomever He sends we receive Him. 2) The John 2:23-25 passage to my mind deals more with the Person of God and His signs [being accomplished by the Son of God]. Whether it is translated "He Himself" in verse 25 or simply "He knew what was in man" it to my mind is talking about the God/Man. 3) As far as the contrast in righteousness and justice is concerned, I only meant that Jesus in doing the signs of God was keeping the way of the Lord as a chosen One. The contrast is between Sodom and Gomorrah and us and this Man Jesus Christ. I hope I clarified my response to you. From the heart, Ray |
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252 | Is predestination true? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 73818 | ||
Hi Tim, This is an excellent point. You have made me look at the passage again and make some changes in pencil to my personal copy of the Scriptures. I see now in my Study Bible in the margin it says for verse 8 [i.e. that salvation]. Which is the point that you made. Tim, as far as my personal study is concerned, I put this pronoun of His involvement in the process of salvation at the beginning of chapter 2. I think it important that this pronoun be counted. Ephesians 2:1, "And you [He made alive] who were dead in trespasses and sins,..." In other words this pronoun can be put here in verse 1 just as verse 5 infers that He is acting (even when we were dead); or it can be put in verse 5 where the "[He] made us alive together" is understood in the Greek. And God is active in both Jew and Gentile as we can see by comparing verse one with verse 12. At one time we were all dead in our trespasses and sins, (separate from Christ) but now...Ephesians 2:13, "But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were afar off have been brought near by the blood of (*Christ) Grace [salvation] is the gift of (*God), verse 8. We are made alive together with (*Christ), [by grace you have been saved] verse 5. We are under (*His) feet. 1:22 Because of the surpassing greatness of (His) power toward us who believe. 1:19 That's how I see it now. Thanks again, Tim. From the heart, Ray |
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253 | Is predestination true? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 73825 | ||
P.S. Looking back on our lives do we not all see that if it were not for the grace of God... Looking back still further in my previous post we see in Ephesians 1:15, "...having heard of the faith in the Lord (Jesus) which exists among you, and your love for all the saints..." Ephesians 1:11, NKJ, see verse 18 also, "In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of (Him) who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory." Oh, to know Him more. Ephesians 1:17 From the heart, Ray |
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254 | Five words of power revisited | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 75003 | ||
What is the power of Christ that dwells in Paul? Can you find "five words of power" in Chapter 10? Chapter 11? Chapter 12? From the heart, Ray |
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255 | For power is perfected in weakness? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 75030 | ||
Hi Searcher56, In 2 Corinthians 12:9 it says, "And He has said to me,'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me." Thanks for your interest. It does help to know the Scripture reference doesn't it? :) From the heart, Ray |
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256 | For power is perfected in weakness? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 75105 | ||
Hi Searcher56, "Five words" has been discussed before at #3107 and #3174. In those posts I pointed out why I thought that Paul desires to speak five words in 1 Corinthians 14:19. I have talked in the past about five "heavenly" words in 1 Corinthians 15:40-49. I have talked about five words of "light" in Ephesians 5:8-13. So this is "five words" revisited because when I posted it there weren't any unanswered questions.:) The word that I see in 2 Corinthians chapters 10,11, and 12 is one that connects Paul with the Lord and His power. For chapter 12 one would have to use the NKJ. The word concerns Paul's boasting. I don't want you to spend a lot of time on this, but thanks for your interest. From the heart, Ray |
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257 | is baptism necessary for salvation? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 77153 | ||
Hi corbo2, I encourage you to enter into the thread that you have started. I often wonder if we get the questions answered (and this one won't be answered to everyone's satisfaction on this forum). My thoughts on the question have not changed through the lifetime of the forum. I think that it is a waste of time and that we should move on to other things. See Hebrews 6:1-8. This discussion to me yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and its end is for burning. I believe that there is one baptism. I believe that Jesus baptized in the holy spirit. Believers have been enlightened and have tasted of this heavenly gift. They have been partakers of the holy spirit and have tasted the good word of God. These things should lead us to a blessing from God rather than thorns and thistles. We have been given the word of God and so are heirs of the promised gift of holy spirit. 1 Peter 3:3:18-4:6 tells me that we should live according to the Spirit. We have been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit/. Colossians 2:13, "And when you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him/, having forgiven us all our transgressions." I believe that this is a spiritual circumcision and baptism. Ephesians 4:4, "There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." The answer to your question is "No, water baptism is not necessary for salvation." What is important is the spiritual washing of the word. That is the one baptism to my mind. Ephesians 5:26, "that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,..." And the end result of all this is good deeds and living in the Spirit. Titus 3:5, "He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to (His) mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the *holy *spirit, which He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that being justified by His grace we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God/ may be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men." But shun foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law; for they are unprofitable and worthless." From the heart, Ray |
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258 | What does it mean? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 77266 | ||
Hi Timothy Paul, Let me be one of the first to give you an "Amen" for your thoughts here. I sang this past weekend in a city, ten or fifteen miles away, Grand Rapids, Michigan where they had a choir festival directed by Craig Courtney. There were nine participating choirs from the area and it was a wonderful time of blending our voices together in praise. It is fun to sing "ten or" fifteen voices strong in a large choir. Another fun thing going on in Grand Rapids is the Dead Sea Scroll exhibit, but I haven't gone yet. Thanks for your thoughts. From the heart, Ray |
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259 | Does any body knows the 12 names of God | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 78482 | ||
Hi sisterkath, The Matthew 6:9 passage is the disciple's prayer. Matthew 6:9, "Pray then in this way: "Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy/ name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven." [For (Thine) is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.] John 17:1 is the prayer of Jesus. "Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy (Son)..." The parentheses are mine for verse and pronoun comparisons. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit glorified each other because God/ is one (God). From the heart, Ray |
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260 | Does any body knows the 12 names of God | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 78487 | ||
Hi sisterkath, P.S. You believe there is one God, do you? You are doing quite well. But take a look at James 2:19. James 2:19, "You believe that God/ is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder." ...23 "and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, 'And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness," and he was called the friend of God.'"...James 3:8, "But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our (Lord) and Father; and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way." Consider also Mark 12:37, NKJ, "Therefore, David himself calls Him 'Lord'/; how is He then his Son?" And the common people heard (Him) gladly." Again, the parenthesis and slash mark are mine for comparisons. From the heart, Ray |
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