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301 | Saved? | Acts 4:12 | Robert Nicholson | 54521 | ||
Jesusfriend: You have pointed out a very important truth: that our soul's salvation if found in Christ alone. Church affliation, religion, regligious deeds or a good moral life does not earn us forgiveness with God. Forgiveness is only found in the work and worth of Jesus Christ who offered himself as a sacrifice for sin once and for all. When we are honest before God we have to acknowledge that it is not what our hands can do, but what Christ has done on our behalf. I rejoice in the words of John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Robert |
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302 | Does Paul's writings be teach us more..? | Acts 9:15 | Robert Nicholson | 43057 | ||
Dear James: I believe that from Acts 9:15 we see that Saul of Tarsus who became Paul "was a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings and the children of Israel" V15 Truth from God has always been progressive. In the case of the church age brought in by Christ at Calvarys cross, we find that after his resurrection there is much which his apostles must learn. Hence, the promise of the Holy Spirit "who would lead them into all truth." It was Paul,s privilege to impart much of the doctrine which applies to the new testament church and to individual Christians as to their place and responsibility in Christ. Paul was led by the Spirit of God and taught by Christ himself as found in 1 Cor. 11:23. Although Paul was not present at the last supper, we find that he is putting in order the Lord's supper. We find that some things Paul gives by commandment, whereas in other cases he speaks by permission and gives his own mind on certain issues. I believe in the inspiration of all scripture and would not place the writings of Paul above the writings of the other apostles who were also Spirit taught. I am not sure of what you mean by missing the point. Peace Robert Nicholson |
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303 | Moses killed why was he still choosen to | Acts 9:15 | Robert Nicholson | 43059 | ||
Dear Sassy: Moses is an excellent example of the grace of God. Moses was banished from Eygpt into the desert, it was here that God choose to reveal himself to him. Why did he pick Moses? It was God's sovereign choice which we cannot question. All humans since the fall are undeserving of God's love or his grace. Indeed, we deserved to be lost forever. Why did he love lost sinners and by his grace send his son to die on the Cross? Why has he revealled himself to millions through his son? Because this was his sovereign choice. God's grace is amazing! Peace Robert |
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304 | What is the Bible's take on sacriments? | Acts 13:38 | Robert Nicholson | 68368 | ||
phopiend I would like to look at your question from three views: "If God will forgive our sins when we ask him" There is no doubt that God can and will forgive us our sins when we trust in Christ. In Eph 2:8 "For by grace are we saved through faith; that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God; Not of works lest any should boast" This verse makes it clear that our forgiveness of sin is "by God's grace" "we are saved" "through faith" Believer's baptism is illustrated in Acts8 in which a enuch of Ethiopia was reading Isaiah 53. Philip the evangelist preached Jesus to him from that scripture. As they travelled along they came to a body of water the enuch said "See here is water: what doth hinder me to be baptized?" (v36) In V 37 Philip provides him and us with the qualification for believer's baptism: "If thou believest with all thine hear, thou mayest. And the enuch answered "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God" (V37) We find a principle here: this man had become a believer and was born again before he was baptised. In V. 38 we read "they went down both into the water, both Philip and the enuch; and he baptised him. What did this baptism do for this man. First of all it was his first step of obedience to Christ as a born again christian and in doing so he identified himself with the death, buriel and resurrection of Christ. What about communion? It is also a commandment of the Lord. In 1 Cor. 11 Paul is correcting a sinful attitude and actions of those who were keeping the Lord's supper unworthily. 1 Cor. 11:23-26 "For I have received of the Lord and that I deliever unto you"(this was message was from Christ himself) That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was being betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it and said "take eat; this is my body, which is broken (given) for you: this do in rememberance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped saying, "this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it in rememberance of me. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you do show (proclaim) the Lord's death until he come" (1 Cor. 11:23-26) The command is remember me. The Lord Jesus used simple emblems the bread and the cup. It was his desire that as those redeemed by his blood to remember him and in doing so proclaim his death till he come. This rememberance is a two way look of faith by the christian. We look backward to Calvary and remember his suffering for sin, to the empty tomb and remember his victory and the place he now occuppies. In this rememberance we look forward to the day when these emblems will be needed no longer, faith will give way to sight when Jesus comes. Forgiveness of sin is found in Christ alone. "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins" Col.14 God Bless Robert |
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305 | Is forgiveness conditional? | Acts 13:38 | Robert Nicholson | 79037 | ||
I believe that the forgiveness of our sins is unconditional. In Eph.2:8-9 "for by grace are you saved through faith, that not of yourselves it is the gift of God: Not of works lest any should boast. When I look at myself as a lost guilt sinner, I find that there was nothing I could within myself to merit God's salvation and forgiveness. It was God by his Spirit who worked within my heart and drew me to Christ. It was God by his Spirit through his word who showed to me my lost condition and sinnership before him. Thus by his Spirit he gave me repentance and opened my understanding to accept that Christ procured my redemption upon the cross. My act of faith was simply rested on what God had shown to me that the work and worth of the Savior's work was sufficient to me my terrible need. I believe there are two sides to forgivesness: First because of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross he has been given grounds whereby lost sinners can be forgiven. However, the sinner cannot come into the good of this forgiveness until they are ready to accept it by faith. The Bible does not teach universal salvation. In Romans 3:22 we read "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all who believe, for there is no difference" We see here that forgiveness is offered to all, but only those who believe or put faith in Christ come into the good of what Christ has offered. Without faith there is no forgiveness. I respectfully disagree on your thought that the unbliever is potentially forgiven positionally and not experimentally. I believe the word of God supports the truth that the unbeliever is condemned already. Jesus said "He that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God" John 3:18 You propose ". Every person born into this world is born fully forgiven and legally justified." I believe that every person born into this world is born a lost sinner and are under the condemnation of God. Propitiation as found in 1 John 2:2 speaks of the sacrifice of Christ from God's perspective. When Christ died on the cross his sacrifice satisfied the righteous claims of God's holy throne, thereby, providing God a ground or mercy seat upon which he could forgive sinners. Sinners must repent of their sins and place total faith in the work of Christ before they can be forgiven. Should they chose to carry on in unbelieve they will die unforgiven and be lost forever. Justification, forgiveness of sins is only through faith in the work of Christ as found in Romans 5:1 Forgiven Robert |
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306 | The godhead or perhaps the divine? | Acts 17:29 | Robert Nicholson | 66911 | ||
Goodmorning brother Ray: Your post has made me think again. As you are aware the word "Godhead" is used 3 times in the New Testament and is found in Acts 17:29, Romans 1:20, and Col. 2:9 I checked each in Strong's concordance and found the following: In Acts 17:29 the transliterated greek word used is "Theios"#2304 an adj. which is defined as a general name of dieties or divinities used by the Greeks. Interestingly, the same word 2304 is used twice in 2 Peter 1:3,4. In verse 3 KJV "divine power" and in v.4 "divine nature" Both in the lower case. In Romans 1:20 the "Theiotes" # 2305 a noun is used and is defined as divinity, divine nature. However, in Col.2:9 the word is "Theotes"#2320 a noun defined as the state of being God, Godhead. It appears that this is the application which would remain Capitalized. Getting back to your original question on Acts 17:29. It would be my personal preference to accept the NASB translation with lower case "divine nature" which reflects the meaning of the word more accurately, rather than change it to "godhead". My reason for this is to avoid confusing "godhead" in Acts 17:29 with "Godhead" in Col. 2:9. I believe the term "Godhead" in Col 2:9 is a more scriptual word for our triune God than the Trinity which is not used in the scriptures. Ray, these are only suggestions and I look forward to your response. In Christ Robert |
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307 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Robert Nicholson | 34342 | ||
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308 | Didn't God give man freedom of choice? | Romans | Robert Nicholson | 66340 | ||
Teacher: It has been said that we can choose our friends, but we cannot choose our family. We enter the family of God by faith in the finished work of Christ. The whole idea of "choice" when it comes to Christ and salvation is often misunderstood. The relationship between a person and God is permanent since it is God who has done the work through Christ and our family security is not dependent on our obedience, but is totally dependent on the work of Christ on the cross. It has been often said that a human choice does not save us, but resting faith on the finished work of Christ does. We must realize that in order for us to come to the understanding of the significance of the work of Christ, it must be a work of the Spirit of God. When the Spirit of God reveals this truth to a lost sinner, the choice part is our willingness to accept or rest upon what God has revealed to us. I believe it is a lie of the wicked one to give lost sinners the idea that they can be saved on their own terms and simply making a choice in their own time. In Romans 8:16 "The Spirit itself (Himself) beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ..." Often those who are children do not realize what a high calling is theirs. As with being in a natural family we can not choose to deny our roots, our DNA will always attach us to our parents, Likewise, in a Spiritual sense, we cannot choose to leave the family of God since we are indwelt by his Spirit and we are his forever. In both the natural and spiritual family relationships it is possible for members to lose contact, to turn against family members, to be estranged from our parents; however, the bottom line we still are children. It is wonderful to be a child of the King Robert |
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309 | Didn't God give man freedom of choice? | Romans | Robert Nicholson | 66551 | ||
Greetings Teacher: I respect your opinion and know that his disagreement has been going on for years. The reason that I believe that one can know that they have eternal life is based simply upon the promises of Christ himself and God's word. I find that when we discuss this question that much of the disagreement is due to persective. Some would teach that we can be saved and then turn away and lose what God has given us in Christ. On the other hand, I believe that in the scriptures and in life we have people who make professions of faith in Christ and for a while they appear to walk, talk and act like a Christian. However, as time some will turn against Christ and there lost will be much like 2 Peter 2 in that they are the worst for ever knowing something of Christ in the first place. I do not think these people fell away, but that they were never born again in the first place. I know this is where the argument starts. In 2 Peter 2 we are being warned of false teachers v. 1 "who secretly brin in in damnable heresies, even deny the Lord who bought the, ..." I believe that these are apostates of the worst kind. I see an apostate as one who has been made aware of the truth, who seem to have grasped it and yet they turn away and pervert the truth. In 2 Peter 2: 4-20 we are given solemn warnings that God will judge such people. The characteristics of such teachers are: a) they are eloquent and deceptive v.3 b) there motive is self not for Christ v.3, v14 c) they walk after the flesh v.10 c) they have no respect for man or God v.10-11 e) they cannot cease from sin v.14 f) they are wells without water (water speaks of the Spirit of God. In. v. 21-22 we read a sad commentary which is based on the principle that God will judge according to that which we profess. In other words they profess to be teachers of righteousness and yet are agents of satan. Their later end is that they have defiled themselves to the point where they are without hope, they have totally given themselfs to evil and will be judged as such. I believe that in so called Christianity we have the wheat and the tares, the real and the unreal which Jesus referred to in Matt.7:21 "Not every one that saith Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven" However, to those who are saved through faith in the finished work of Christ Jesus said "They shall never perish" John 10:28, "...is passed from death unto life" John 5:24 "...should not perish, but have everlasting life" John 3:16. Paul reminds us "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2 Cor. 5:17 John gives us the reason for the Holy Scriptures "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God" 1 John 5:14 Peter writes that we are redeemed "...with the precious blood of Christ as a lamb without blemish and without spot" 1 Peter 1:19 I agree that a Christian cannot be perfect, that they will fail and fall, but within their heart the Holy Spirit will speak within their heart and they will have a desire to be right with God. We must remember that we are not clothed in our own righteousness, but in the righteousness of Christ. Peace in his name RobertTherefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. |
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310 | "My sin is no worse than [that] sin...?" | Romans | Robert Nicholson | 66860 | ||
Greetings Henri: I do not believe that any one of us have anything to boast. In other words I have no right to say that my sins are less than that of another person as far as God is concerned. "What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have proven both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin" Rom. 3:9 After we read the characteristics of all v 10-18 We find in verse 19 that the law which shows us God's holiness and as such "every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God" Regardless of our life, whether we are on the clean footpath of the self-righteous or have dropped into the cesspool of sin with the immoral and the murders: we are all found guilty in the sight of God. The good news is that God in his grace has provided a way whereby the guilty sinner can be cleared of all guilt. "Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Rom. 5:1 Should we reject Christ we know that we will be judged according to our works. Jesus showed that there are degrees of judgment relative to responsiblity. He said "Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city." Matt.10:15 In other words the cities at the time of Christ who rejected him would suffer more than Sodom and Gommorrha in the day of Judgement. We should note however, that they will both be judged. Henri, I think we should remember that Christ gave his live so that we could be forgiven from all sin. This includes what we would call the terrible sins and the minor sins, nevertheless, he suffered more than tongue can tell for sin not his own. We also know that if we continue unrepentant in our sin, regardless of how great a sinner we are, we will perish in our sin. In Luke 13 it appears that the people were comparing certain people who had perished. Jesus asked them "Suppose ye that these were sinners above all?" v.2 "Jesus said "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Luke 13:3 Peace to you in his precious name. Robert |
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311 | Didn't God give man freedom of choice? | Romans | Robert Nicholson | 66984 | ||
Dear brother Henri: Greetings in his precious name. In response to your last question "if a "really" saved individual is saved forever, then why does Satan waste his time with us once we've been saved?" In Job 1 we see Satan as the accusser of the righteous. His aim is to discredit those who desire to live for God. Peter warns God's people " Be sober, be vigilant; because your advesary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith..." (1 Peter 5:8) Satan knows that he cannot touch the souls of those who have trusted Christ. However, if he can ruin our testimony or destroy our fellowship with our Heavenly father, he will do it. We can have victory and be overcomers, John tells us in 1 John 4:4 "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world" Henri, in 1 John we find that a Christian has a three fold enemy, the world, the flesh and the devil. As we walk by faith, God is able to give us strength to have victory. In Romans 6:17-18 we are reminded that before we were saved we "were servants of sin", but in Christ we are "made free from sin and became servants of righteousness" I was enjoying the three aspects of our salvation as shown in Paul's words to the Thessalonians in 1 Thess. 1: 9-10 He writes "...how you turned to God from idols" (repentance and faith) "to serve the lving and true God ( the Christian walk by faith) "And to wait for his Son from heaven, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come" (the believer's hope and anticipation) I believe that when we trust Christ we are immediately saved the the penalty of sin. (John 5:24, Rom. 5:1) After we are saved we are delivered or saved from the power of sin and in the future we look forward by faith to the day we will be delivered or saved from the presence of sin altogether when Christ comes. These are just a few thoughts concerning our life in Christ. We fail, but Jesus never fails. God bless you brother Robert |
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312 | What about those who have never heard? | Rom 1:16 | Robert Nicholson | 39414 | ||
Dear brother John: Your question "What about those who have never heard?" As you have indicated this question is often posed. I have used the words of Abraham as he anticipated the impending doom upon Sodom, he could say "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" ( Gen. 18:25) This of course would cause us to leave some things which we do not fully understand in his righteous care. Nevertheless, we know that Jesus is the only way to heaven regardless of our background. We also know that the Lord Jesus Christ himself is coming "in flaming fire taking vengance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" ( 2 Thess. 1:8) In short, there is only one way to heaven and that is to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. This obedience begins the moment we are placed in him by faith in his finished work. Conversely, those who have rejected the gospel are accountable and will be judged. What about those who have never disobedyed the gospel? Viewing this from a dispensational view, I have a few suggestions: Today, according to Eph. 3:2 live in the good of the dispensation of grace and all humans on earth regardless of nationality and as individuals can have their sins forgiven through Christ and have a personal relationship with him forever. When Christ comes 1 Thess 4:16 those who have been redeemed will be caught up to meet him in the air. It is then that the time of the great tribulation begins. It is also a time when God turns to Israel nationally and by his grace saves a remant to his glory. For those who have rejected the gospel during the day of grace there will be not second chance, they will believe the lie of the wicked one who will be revealled. What has this got to do with those who have not heard? In Rev. 7 we read of the remnant out of Israel saved or sealed v. 4-8. Remarkedly, in v. 9 we read of "a great multitude which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people and tongues stood before the throne..." Who are these people who are given white robes? "these are they which came out of the great tribulation and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the lamb" V14 This multitude of people do not appear to be Israel or the church who is with Christ. Is it possible that these are those who have never heard during the day of grace, but in the time of tribulation God has reached them by his grace and saved many? I would be interested in your thougts Robert |
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313 | What about those who have never heard? | Rom 1:16 | Robert Nicholson | 39521 | ||
Dear brother John I was not suggesting that the great multitude was Israel or the Church. But rather a great mulitude from every nation which God by his grace has saved. I believe the gospel of the kingdom will be as relevant as today and their will be those who will trust Christ for salvation. I agree that no one will have eternal life except through Christ. I think that those people in Rev. 7 are people who have trusted Christ for salvation. Our verse summarizes it well. In his care Robert |
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314 | What must I do to be Saved? | Rom 1:16 | Robert Nicholson | 75955 | ||
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth..." Romans 1:16 Is there a clear answer to a seeking sinner should they surf unto this forum? I wonder...? What is the Gospel of Christ? Paul writes to the Corinthians: "I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:" (1Cor. 1:3-4) If the gospel is good news or glad tidings what is the good news found in the verses above: a) "Christ died for our sins" Who is Christ? He is the eternal Son of God or God manifest in the flesh. b) "He died" We read about calvary "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." (2 Cor. 5:21) c "for our sins" Our sins, this is very personal. My sins which I could not make amends, my sins which made me dead to God and my sins which would plunge my soul into a lost eternity. The good news is that someone took my place, he was my substitute, he suffered untold agony as he "was made sin for us (me)" "he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures" Why is this part of the gospel so important? In his resurrection our Lord Jesus Christ proclaims to all that he is whom he claimed to be. To us who are saved his resurrection is the foundation to our faith, because he lives we live, because he lives, he will keep us and because he lives he is coming for us one day. |
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315 | I agree But......... | Rom 1:18 | Robert Nicholson | 27355 | ||
Nolan: Just a few thoughts on the "Truth" As you have mentioned Jesus is the truth personified. He is the truth absolute. I agree truth is revealed by the Holy Spirit through his word. The revealation of truth is often progressive. In Romans 1 Paul as it were laying a level playing field for the whole world in their responsiblity to the claims of God. This climaxes in Rom. 3 where he shows the whole world guilty before God. In Rom.1: 18-20 teaches that God will hold humans responsible for the truth which he has revealed to them. In Romans 1 we have God's creation as a witness to him "his eternal power and Godhead. In Romans 2 we find that those who were not under the law (Gentiles) "which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness..."V.15 Nolan, what you think based on the above scriptures that we could say that every human being has a sense of God and what he desires? Robert |
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316 | so, r u saying they'll go to heaven? | Rom 1:20 | Robert Nicholson | 37871 | ||
Hi Gamewiz Romans 1:20 is teaching us that there will be no one who will have an excuse such as " I didn't know". God has left a witness of himself to all humans and they are responsible for what they have done with the light that he has given them. God is able to deal with the hearts of those we cannot reach with the gospel. If humans decide to turn against the light which they have been given they will be lost and without excuse. I have heard many missionary stories about people who lived in ignorance of the gospel as we know it. Some yearned to know more about their creator. They realized that there was a higher power and yet they did not know him. We must remember that God knows our hearts and hears our cry. The story continues, that in a country a young man hears the gospel and is saved. God puts it upon his heart to reach out to others in far off lands. God guides him to the very place where people where wishing to know God. It is amazing that these people who did not know much about God, eagerly took the gospel in and where saved. Many today are preachers and teachers in their own country. God can and will reach those who wish to know him. The important thing to remember that there is only one way to heaven and that is through the Lord Jesus Christ alone. God bless you |
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317 | wll everyone hear abt jesus before death | Rom 2:13 | Robert Nicholson | 69692 | ||
Bocfloyd Greetings: I would like to cover a few verses which make it clear about the human heart and the way to heaven. The Lord Jesus told his disciples "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no man cometh to the Father, but by me" (John 14:6) Peter reinforces this "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, wherey we must be saved" (Acts 4:12) You raised the possibility of a "person who dies and his conscience and heart is not evil" Again God declares "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9) In Romans 3:10 we read "There is none righteous no not one" and in V. 23 "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Our heart in its natural condition has nothing about it or in it that would merit favor with God. Our sin has separated us from God. Our deceitful heart would try and tell us that we can be saved by own own efforts or our own inner goodness, which is a lie which if we believe it will damn us for eternity. One thing I love about the Lord Jesus was how clear and plain he presented eternal trues. He is the only way and the only name under heaven whereby we must be saved. It is important that this message is spread far and wide with the knowledge that God by his Spirit would bring lost sinners to himself. According to the Lord Jesus Christ there are no alternative ways to be made right before God. Doing the best I can or even if I were to offer my life in religious endeavors, or perhaps spend all the I have on the poor, however, If I know not Christ as Savior all is in vain. God cannot overlook sin and can only offer complete forgiveness to those who will place complete faith in the finished work of Christ. What we sometimes find hard to comprehend is that God does not owe us anything. We as creatures of his creation have no right to question his righteousness from a human perspective. We can only rejoice that by his grace he provided a way of salvation through his son and that by his Spirit he is drawing lost sinners to saving faith in the work of Christ. God bless you Robert |
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318 | wll everyone hear abt jesus before death | Rom 2:13 | Robert Nicholson | 104754 | ||
Thank you for the response: I agree that as Christians we some times go beyond the scriptures into the area of wishful thinking. You have asked what doe the Bible teach as the what will happen to those who are saved when they die? The Lord Jesus made clear the purpose of Calvary."If I go and prepare a place for you. I will come again and receive you unto myself: that where I am, there you may be also. Is it no amazing that the Lord Jesus Christ desires those who are saved to be with him? We must divide those who are saved into two classes; those who have died and those who are alive at this time and wait for his coming. The early Christian were concerned with the fated of their saved loved ones who had died. "Would the miss the blessing with Christ at his coming? In 2 Cor. 5 discusses this topic and puts into Christian perspective. In v1 he points out that we live in temporary tent bodies in contrast to the eternal body which will be ours at a later When Christ comes. Paul underlines the security of our salvation "Therefore we are always confident, knowing that , whilst we are a home in the body, we are absent form the Lord:d" V6 "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord" V8 What does it mean to be present with the Lord? Paul speaks of this as he nears death "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand" (2 Tim 3V6) As Paul reflects upon this truth, he speaks to the Philippians "For I am betwixt (betweend) two. having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ which is far better..."Phil 1:23 I believe from these few chapters that the Christian who is saved and dies before Christ is absent from the body and Present with the Lord. Praise his name. Furthermore for those of us who are alive await that moment when Christ will come bring with him those who have been with him since their physical death to meet those who are alive, this is when the dead received their resurrection bodies and those who are saved alive on earth will be change "shall be caught up together with the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord" (1 Thess 4:17) The relation which we began with Christ in time when we by faith rested in his work upon the cross is an eternal relation for all eternity May we rejoice as "We wait for his Son from heaven" and impress upon our hearts the great need for our fellow travellers to hear the gospel of his grace, that they too might be saved. Robert Nicholson |
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319 | verses for dif. degrees of sins | Rom 3:9 | Robert Nicholson | 67357 | ||
finalife: Romans 3:9-18 gives us a picture of the human heart. In verse 19 we find that because of our sin the whole "world is guilty before God and that there is nothing that sinful man can do to change his state. In Romans 5:8 we have the good news "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" Peace in his name Robert |
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320 | Are christians sinners or not? | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 69267 | ||
Greetings: When we are saved our sins are forgiven. However, we forget at times that God's view is eternal. The work of Christ has cleared us from all guilt forever Romans 5:1 On the other hand we read these wonderful words written by Paul, "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief." (1 Timothy 1:15) Paul has written much about the daily warfare within the christian. Although, we have been freed from the power of sin, we still have the old nature which we must put in the place of death daily. That is what is wonderful about God's salvation. In ourselves we will never be righteous. However, when we trusted Christ our sins were forgiven and we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ. (2 Cor. 5:21) "If we say we have no sin...the truth is not in us" 1 John 1:8 Robert |
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