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701 | "and on their heart I will write it" | Jer 31:33 | Rowdy | 115313 | ||
We see the fulfillment of this prophecy from Jeremiah in the establishment of the Lord's church roughly about 33 AD. God delegated His authority to rule over such matters as cited below. Matt 28:18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Thus we see the transition from the OT to the NT with a much covenant, with much better promises. This is made very clear in Heb 10. The whole book Hebrews is devoted to contrasting the superiority of Christ's covenant with that of the Law of Moses. Don't get me wrong and misunderstand about the 10 commandments. Indeed, 9 of the 10 are quoted by the NT and are expanded upon. For example, we are not only to avoid "murder" with "Thou shalt not kill," now we are love and even forgive our enemies instead of going with "an eye for an eye." But the best thing about discarding the authority of the OT for us as modern christians: we get to experience true freedom from our sins. In OT era, God's people didn't have a clear picture of redemption nor did they have a clear picture of Heaven. Now we have those and much more. Our High Priest is the very Son of God whereas their's was the current son of the Levite tribe. We get to pray directly to God our Father as truly adopted sons, with Christ as our senior brother, acting as a intermediary. Yes, there's so much for which we have to be thankful. God bless all who read and obey God's Word. |
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702 | SavingFaith vs. non-saving Faith in John | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 115308 | ||
The Book of James is the best place in the NT for this kind of contrast between the two different kinds of faith. The best contrast is shown in Chapter 2. I'm not sure exactly where John cites any actual contrast of faith. God bless you in your study of God's Word. |
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703 | 2nd ? Did Spirit save them? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 115169 | ||
I don't see any scriptures to support the idea of the Apostles being saved with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Further in this area, we do see the folks (Cornelius and his family) in Acts 10, as getting the same treatment by the Holy Spirit. The big difference here we see that Cornelius and his family also do get themselves baptized and added to the church, AFTER being baptized by the Holy Spirit. The main purpose we see in the manifestation of all the miraculous powers in this first phase of Christianity was to confirm the words as coming from God as in Mark 16:20. These powers were bestowed upon individuals in one of two ways: 1) from the Holy Spirit as in Acts 2 OR 2) through the laying of hands from the Apostles as in Acts 8:18, 1 Tim 4:14 or 2 Tim 1:6. The Plan of Salvation which gets people added to the church was instituted for all mankind after the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord in accordance with His Last Will and Testament. Its purpose is quite different from the baptism of the Holy Spirit as cited above. Thus, we see the endowment of miraculous powers DID NOT necessarily mean the people receiving these powers were saved already. Although we do not see the Apostles actually being baptised, neither do we see their being saved without being baptized. We do see the need for baptism with Cornelius in Acts 10. God bless you in your study of God's Word. |
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704 | Hell in the Bible: Literal or Figurative | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114976 | ||
Ultimately, I have to agree with you for the most part. There are more questions than answers on this topic, especially when you try to reconcile all the guidance within God's Word. Appreciate your response and God bless. | ||||||
705 | Study Bible Forum or Bible Philosophy | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 114943 | ||
Apparently I clicked the wrong item, making it a Question when I should have made it a Note. I guess I answered the only question I posed in the statement. Sorry, please forgive. Obviously, I don't post very many questions. Thanks for pointing that out. |
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706 | Study Bible Forum or Bible Philosophy | Not Specified | Rowdy | 114932 | ||
First of all, let me apologize to the Forum in general. My posts seem to have caused quite a bit of controversy and that is certainly NOT what I was after. So, what am I after? I guess if you were to pin me down and put me in a pigeonhole, I’d probably label myself as a philosopher, much in the same spirit as my dad. In a lot of ways I imitate his lifestyle, including his way of looking at things in the world, studying other people and how they interact with each other and with our God in Heaven. I know and realize there's probably not many people on the Forum but I like the ideas and the brainstorming that result from it. I have studied the Bible quite a bit and although I’m not particularly good at quoting book, chapter and verse, I do read a good portion of God’s Word every day. As I do have a penchant for looking for the philosophical side of a particular issue or topic, that’s where I spend most of my time, looking for such opportunities. So, I like to ask questions like “How,” “Why,” and “How about another way of looking it” just like ancient Socrates. As you can imagine this “talent” I have is a little bit of a burden to people that love me, like my precious wife and my parents. I’m quite literally serious here: To this day, my brother, sisters and parents still say I ask too many questions. But I like to motivate people to think, to look behind the curtain and dare to ask Why to the boldest person. Yes, it gets me in trouble but it also makes me a good problem solver. The most important ingredient I’ve found to make a success out of this mess I see in my life is to love people, real love for their souls, love for them to reach their potential like our Father in Heaven has for you and me. It also helps to be open minded and open hearted to their position on a issue, listen to their side of the story completely before responding…now that’s tough, I know. As I size up the “field of play” we have on this Forum, we have plenty of folks who are very, very good at research and know God’s Word quite well. Their posts are filled to overflowing with scriptures and what they think about them. Sometimes they misapply those scriptures but don’t we all on an occasional basis. Sometimes we look at something one way for years and then discover at some future time a new perspective from someone’s first review of that thing i.e. scripture. We come away thinking “What was I thinking when I concluded that way about that particular thing?” Well, again back to that field business. I’ve recently resolved to try to cite at least just a few more scriptures with my statements/posts to the Forum but you’ll have to forgive me for the few times that I fail to do so. You see just as EdB discovered with my recent question about Paul scolding Peter for his sin of discrimination against Gentiles, the answers aren’t always in the Bible, especially when it’s about one of the How or Why questions. I really do appreciate you folks who are so good about quoting from the scriptures with book, chapter and verses but I’ll continue to hold down this end of the field with my conclusions and inferences but this I promise. I’ll ALWAYS TRY to make certain these statements/conclusions, etc. are in fact based on general Bible principles and hold true to the Spirit of the Bible. If it’s anything I’ve learned to appreciate in life, I’ve learned there’s tremendous value to the whole team concept. I may consider myself in the middle of the road like most people do on most subjects in life, most especially Bible topics and religion in general. But we need to appreciate those folks on both sides of that road for they’re there for a reason. They sincerely believe the way they do (at least most of the time) because they’ve studied the issues and concluded that’s where they need to be. So with that promise being made, if at any time, you disagree or think my statement in the future needs tweaking to make it just right, please feel free to post your statement to that effect. That’s why we’re here. One last thing, just as a reminder. We’re all human, every single one of us. None of us are going to get out of this world alive and take anything with us but our souls. So let’s love one another and do a lot more forgiving and a lot less griping and complaining. It will go a long way toward getting us to where we want to go after this world is over. God bless you all. |
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707 | Study Bible Forum or Bible Philosophy | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 114937 | ||
First of all, let me apologize to the Forum in general. My posts seem to have caused quite a bit of controversy and that is certainly NOT what I was after. So, what am I after? I guess if you were to pin me down and put me in a pigeonhole, I’d probably label myself as a philosopher, much in the same spirit as my dad. In a lot of ways I imitate his lifestyle, including his way of looking at things in the world, studying other people and how they interact with each other and with our God in Heaven. I know and realize there's probably not many people on the Forum but I like the ideas and the brainstorming that result from it. I have studied the Bible quite a bit and although I’m not particularly good at quoting book, chapter and verse, I do read a good portion of God’s Word every day. As I do have a penchant for looking for the philosophical side of a particular issue or topic, that’s where I spend most of my time, looking for such opportunities. So, I like to ask questions like “How,” “Why,” and “How about another way of looking it” just like ancient Socrates. As you can imagine this “talent” I have is a little bit of a burden to people that love me, like my precious wife and my parents. I’m quite literally serious here: To this day, my brother, sisters and parents still say I ask too many questions. But I like to motivate people to think, to look behind the curtain and dare to ask Why to the boldest person. Yes, it gets me in trouble but it also makes me a good problem solver. The most important ingredient I’ve found to make a success out of this mess I see in my life is to love people, real love for their souls, love for them to reach their potential like our Father in Heaven has for you and me. It also helps to be open minded and open hearted to their position on a issue, listen to their side of the story completely before responding…now that’s tough, I know. As I size up the “field of play” we have on this Forum, we have plenty of folks who are very, very good at research and know God’s Word quite well. Their posts are filled to overflowing with scriptures and what they think about them. Sometimes they misapply those scriptures but don’t we all on an occasional basis. Sometimes we look at something one way for years and then discover at some future time a new perspective from someone’s first review of that thing i.e. scripture. We come away thinking “What was I thinking when I concluded that way about that particular thing?” Well, again back to that field business. I’ve recently resolved to try to cite at least just a few more scriptures with my statements/posts to the Forum but you’ll have to forgive me for the few times that I fail to do so. You see just as EdB discovered with my recent question about Paul scolding Peter for his sin of discrimination against Gentiles, the answers aren’t always in the Bible, especially when it’s about one of the How or Why questions. I really do appreciate you folks who are so good about quoting from the scriptures with book, chapter and verses but I’ll continue to hold down this end of the field with my conclusions and inferences but this I promise. I’ll ALWAYS TRY to make certain these statements/conclusions, etc. are in fact based on general Bible principles and hold true to the Spirit of the Bible. If it’s anything I’ve learned to appreciate in life, I’ve learned there’s tremendous value to the whole team concept. I may consider myself in the middle of the road like most people do on most subjects in life, most especially Bible topics and religion in general. But we need to appreciate those folks on both sides of that road for they’re there for a reason. They sincerely believe the way they do (at least most of the time) because they’ve studied the issues and concluded that’s where they need to be. So with that promise being made, if at any time, you disagree or think my statement in the future needs tweaking to make it just right, please feel free to post your statement to that effect. That’s why we’re here. One last thing, just as a reminder. We’re all human, every single one of us. None of us are going to get out of this world alive and take anything with us but our souls. So let’s love one another and do a lot more forgiving and a lot less griping and complaining. It will go a long way toward getting us to where we want to go after this world is over. God bless you all. |
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708 | Hell in the Bible: Literal or Figurative | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114931 | ||
Thanks. Your logic has much merit. I'm just trying to motivate some open minded discussion about one of the toughest subjects in the Bible. I'm thankful to our God that ALL of this discussion is totally academic and if one of us is incorrect in our position or statement, that alone WON'T keep that person out of Heaven. Thanks again for contributing a solid piece of work to this thread of discussion. God bless. |
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709 | Scripture? | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114930 | ||
I'm saying that this language is figurative because our God is spiritual and we are physical. Have you ever thought about explaining your world to your neighborhood ant? Silly, yes...I can imagine your smile. In a similar way, our Creator is trying to tell us what life is going to be like after He destroys this whole universe and brings us into the next world. It's our choice as to whether we go to Heaven or to Hell. Tell me how do you RECONCILE the literal language of Revelation, Isaiah and all the other places where Heaven and Hell are cited and described WITH the scripture 2 Pet 3:10? So far I've not heard any convincing argument but I'm looking most earnestly for all comments from any and all Forum participants. I appreciate your question and pray God's blessings on you. |
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710 | Hell in the Bible: Literal or Figurative | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114906 | ||
So might I solicit your response to all the major points of this discussion, especially toward reconciling 2 Pet 3:10 with the few other verses as cited? How can you take Peter's statement in any other way but literal? With that assumption, how do you reconcile the rest of EdB's position? Take your time in responding if you need it. It's a tough topic. God bless you for being brave enough to participate. I'm still hoping to see other folks respond with their contribution to the discussion. |
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711 | help! | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 114876 | ||
I can think of one thing that would please God. Hopefully, your folks would be interested in the benefits of dating and finding the perfect mate who's going to help each one to Heaven. Another item of interest would be those things in dating to avoid. What are some of the modern dangers to avoid? How far can one go to attract a mate and yet be pleasing to God? Yes, everyone responds with "What would Jesus do?" or WWJD but how does that help the single having a tough time finding the ideal mate. |
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712 | How are pre-Christians made perfect? | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114839 | ||
As I mentioned yesterday dear friend, you've given me quite a bit to consider. I'm not convinced 2 Pet 3:10 can be resolved as you've done here but I'll admit there's not much in the Bible on this subject. I did take special note of the fact that most of your post is your opinion as was mine. I really appreciate the discussion. I'm still very much interested in what the rest of the Forum might say about this subject. Any takers out there? Put your thinking caps on and tackle it and God bless you all. |
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713 | Where can I find wrestling w/an angel? | Gen 32:24 | Rowdy | 114828 | ||
Although the scripture above is a little vauge, Hosea 12 is very clear and confirms Jacob wrestled with an angel of the Lord. In Genesis 32, he also changed Jacob's name to Israel per the Lord's Will. | ||||||
714 | Acts23 | Acts 23:6 | Rowdy | 114784 | ||
I too have studied this subject quite a bit in the best and it does seem that Paul was not married. I don't know for certain about the requirement to become a Pharisee. The one tidbit I'd like to add to this discussion (for balance) that this guidance about leaving a spouse should apply to either the husband or the wife. Both are bound by the same guidance. Our God is chauvenistic in the ladies participation in our worship assemblies and in their role of following the man dominated leadership of the church. BUT God is NOT chauvenistic about marriage, divorce or separation. He intends for all marriages to last for a lifetime and expects us to treat the marriage break up (when it does happen) without bias to sex. |
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715 | Jesus and the Jubilee Year in Luke | Luke 4:18 | Rowdy | 114779 | ||
I have to agree and say an Hearty Amen!! There's far too much hate of all kinds in this world and not nearly enough really genuine love, the kind of love we see from our God. His love was freely given to us, to every single one of us on this planet. Preach on, dear friend. I do enjoy reading your posts to this Forum and God bless. | ||||||
716 | How are pre-Christians made perfect? | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114778 | ||
I'm quite sincere about the figurative language but I'm also trying to keep an open mind. Please expound to me about this a little more. IF the whole of God's creation is going to be totally disintagrated back into nothingness or void like it was before He created, what will the Lake of Fire be fueled on? What will the New Heaven and the New Earth look like? What are the dimensions? How will we stay on this New Earth? With or without gravity? Will we be consuming food or some kind of nourishment for our new spiritual bodies? I'm not saying all of Revelation or Isaiah CANNOT be taken literally; I'm just urging caution when we think about these things. Again, we must be open minded to God and His spiritual world. We don't have any common point(s) of reference for truly understanding what His world is really like. Our world here and now is finite and very physical, that's all we know with any absolute authority. Everything about the spiritual world, we get from our Bibles and the Bible only seems to give us figurative type language to describe the actual characteristics of this spiritual world. You didn't address all the points of my previous post. Please take a shot at responding to both those and to the specific points above. For example, do you honestly expect to see "streets of gold," etc. in Heaven? The one verse I do take quite literally is the one from 2 Peter as quoted in my previous post. Please marry this verse into your response. Please feel free to expound as much as you can and God bless you. |
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717 | Holy Spirt w/ evidence of tongues? | 1 Cor 12:10 | Rowdy | 114777 | ||
Very well put. Very concise and to the point. Amen, dear friend. God bless you. | ||||||
718 | How are pre-Christians made perfect? | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114740 | ||
I'm not questioning your use of the scriptures as they are there to give us a glimpse of what Hell is like. All I'm saying is after this world is "burned up" and the whole universe as God created it is destroyed, God's spiritual world is going to be all that's left. There won't be any oxygen or fuel with which to burn the proverbial "fires of Hell." There won't be any "nashing of teeth," at least not any physical teeth that you and I know about. I've studied on this topic for quite some time and have compared this figurative language to that in Revelation and Isaiah. In my opinion it seems that our Lord uses this kind of language when He's trying to describe something for which we don't have a common point of reference. In other words, just as we don't have a clue what Heaven is really going to look like, I don't think God has been able to describe what Hell is going to be like. I don't think you really expect to see "streets of gold," or "palaces of pearl," "seas of glass" in Heaven for the same reasons as stated above, do you?. Those kind of hard, physcial items of earthly elements won't exist either after Judgment Day. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite certain there will be Heaven and Hell and in the mean time, it looks like according to scripture there now exists Hades and Paradise. Now what those actual places look like as to actual details, I don't think the Bible reveals it in the very same kind of details that we're going to recognize when we arrive at one of those places. The things we do know for an absolute fact is that Heaven is going to be wonderful because it's with God and Hell is going to be a very miserable place because it's without God. It seems the figurative language was used to motivate us to respond appropriately: love for Heaven and intense hatred for Hell. I'm sorry, but the only scripture I can recall to support my conclusions on this matter from Peter. 2 Pet 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. I'd be interested in your response. I realize this is kinda radical and you might take a while. God bless. |
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719 | Brotherly affection or christian love? | 2 Pet 1:7 | Rowdy | 114692 | ||
This topic has been discussed quite a bit. The Greek allowed for 3 to 4 different kinds/levels of love. If you'll insert Agape, eros or philio into the search engine to the right of your screen, you should be able to find more than you ever wanted to know about the subject. God bless. | ||||||
720 | What can we do to have salvation | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 114680 | ||
Hank, I was just hoping to find out if you noticed my response to your questions above. I assume you've got a response for me. Also, I'm hoping you'll respond to my question/ challenge on this thread. You might be interested in my question about Paul and Peter and their little disagreement. I'd love to see your responses. Thanks and God bless. |
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