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781 | r u released from marriage if mistreated | 1 Cor 7:11 | Rowdy | 111624 | ||
My response would come from the Apostle Paul as follows: 1 Cor 7:10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. Naturally, this guidance can be followed by either spouse as long as the innocent party resolves to remain unmarried. This must be done to maintain a good relationship with God and be assured of going to Heaven. So, with that kind of life to look forward to, I would urge you to exhaust every means available to reconcile your differences. Maybe after a period of separation, your spouse will truly repent and would be willing to reunite. It's a big decision, probably the biggest decision of the rest of your life, so consider it carefully and with much, much prayer. We will all pray for you. God bless you. |
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782 | r u released from marriage if mistreated | 1 Cor 7:12 | Rowdy | 111647 | ||
I must respond by saying I'd be the last person in the world to advocate a woman staying in a situation as described above and take any kind of physical or sexual abuse or to tolerate the same for her children. However, a separation of a husband and his wife should not be done quite as easily as some people do. I would urge that all reading this exchange study God's Word and exhaust all options, do everything in your power to maintain the bond of marriage as blessed by God. Remember mankind should never consider such a union of marriage to be fairly easy to break up. AND in the final analysis, again the innocent party (here the wife) CANNOT consider marriage to another man UNLESS her first husband broke that bond of marriage by committing adultery. I don't see how there could be any other way to interpret God's Wor on this matter but I'd be interested in your responses. God bless. |
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783 | unmmarried | 1 Cor 7:12 | Rowdy | 119112 | ||
Cited for reference 1 Cor 7:26 I think then that this is good in view of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is. 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you. 29 But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none; 30 and those who weep, as though they did not weep; and those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; and those who buy, as though they did not possess; 31 and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it; for the form of this world is passing away. 32 But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; 33 but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, 34 and his interests are divided. The woman who is unmarried, and the virgin, is concerned about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. 35 This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord. A great portion of this Chapter is recommendations from Paul and shouldn't be taken as commands, especially since so much is NOT endorsed by other scriptures. Most scholars have difficulty in determining which portion should be read as recommendation and which is "commands from the Lord." In my opinion, with verses 32 and 33, Paul is trying to help the Corinthians understand what motivates a man in these two different circumstances: married vs. unmarried. A man's priorities should change when he marries a woman, HOWEVER it is plain, his top no 1 priority should never change from being God. With God as our no 1, then our wife should come next; naturally our kids should be after our wives, then everyone else, in a general sort of perspective. I hope I'm making sense but God bless, regardless. --Rowdy |
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784 | Threatens to leave if believer attends | 1 Cor 7:15 | Rowdy | 117724 | ||
You've gotten several good comments from many folks but the most important words are from our Lord as follows Lk 14:25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple. 27And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. Although Jesus didn't include the word spouse or wife, I think we can safely conclude the intent is clear. God doesn't want ANYONE to stand between He and His children on an individual basis. BUT I also agree most people wouldn't leave their spouse for choosing God over them. If he does, she's better off rather than be burdened with such a Godless person. Her trajedy will be that she can't remarry and be acceptable in God's sight. God bless. --Rowdy |
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785 | What is your opinion on this? | 1 Cor 7:19 | Rowdy | 132196 | ||
In addition to the post you've already received with good guidance, to your rather difficult situation, I would respond with the following: Acts 16:1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, 2 and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted this man to go with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. Here we see Paul has Timothy, his beloved son in the faith circumcised so that he could win over some of the Jews to the christian faith. On the other hand, he strongly defends Titus' decision NOT to be circumcised. The overriding principle is stated in Col 3:11. Remember, Paul was willing, as much as possible without compromise of God's Will, "to be all things to all people so as to win some to the cause of Christ." Timothy was following the guidance of his mentor, Apostle Paul so as to continue this tradition of leading many to Christ. But Paul's main point according to Col 3:11 is that a person should NOT and CANNOT require another human being to be circumcised or NOT to be circumcised. It's the individual's choice, as demonstrated by Timothy and Titus, both of whom were acceptable to God. I hope this is clear and God bless. Rowdy |
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786 | What is your opinion on this? | 1 Cor 7:19 | Rowdy | 132271 | ||
Amen, and preach on, dear friend!! Thanks for the additional support and scripture. God bless you and all those who actually hear AND obey His Words. Rowdy |
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787 | Is Holy Communion for baptised believers | 1 Cor 11:27 | Rowdy | 108539 | ||
I've always been taught the Communion is a very personal thing although we do observe it in a family setting at worship services. I believe it's left up to each individual to do his own soul searching as 1 Cor 11 suggests. Now if it's obvious that a person is abusing the Lord's Supper as was being done in Corinth, then someone with maturity and love should approach that person or persons and correct them in accordance with God's word. But if you're asking, Should it be left up to someone else to determine who should or should not partake merely because there's a question in their mind as to your membership, we don't practice that way. Never have in my whole life and I've been a christian for 36 years. But I'm sure you're going to get other kinds of responses. |
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788 | Is Holy Communion for baptised believers | 1 Cor 11:27 | Rowdy | 109314 | ||
Brother, I have to say Amen. All the examples of salvation show a little haste in getting the person being saved in the water. God bless you. | ||||||
789 | Is Holy Communion for baptised believers | 1 Cor 11:27 | Rowdy | 110305 | ||
I haven't read Yancey's book you've referred to but I have read some of his other books. It sounds difficult to believe that he could write a book that would go counter with God's Word, especially to the degree and the tenor of your message. Getting beyond all that, can you quote from the Bible any scriptures to support your conclusion. I tried to look over your statement and contrast it with the scripture above, 1 Cor 11:27 to come up with your conclusion but was unable to do so. Could you do us a favor and state your conclusion about this matter in one short, simple sentence? And then back it up with scripture for support. Thanks. God bless. |
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790 | The unproductive vine? | 1 Cor 11:30 | Rowdy | 120382 | ||
Your suggestion sounds very plausible but not all inclusive. For instance there are those who start out as good, productive christians but then reach a point in their lives where they think they can retire. There is no such thing as retirement from this vineyard except in the grave. Now, true enough once a person reaches a certain level of maturity, he/she should feel free to be more of an encourager like Barnabas than a worker bee and preach and teach like someone much younger. But we must never think we can retire from following our Lord and Master, for during that timeframe, we might die or the Lord might return for Judgment Day, then we'd be undone. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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791 | Why would we be undone? | 1 Cor 11:30 | Rowdy | 120388 | ||
In my mind, the things I would be afraid of would be "Am I truly in God's family?" and "Are there any on-going sins in my life for which I have failed to repent?" Would you be completely ready if you knew the Lord would be coming in the next hour? I must admit when I'm doing my thing on this Forum or I'm sitting in church, I don't have any fear. It's when I doing other things in my life like arguing with my wife or my kids, or my other friends and neighbors. How about you? I appreciate your up fron honesty in your posts to this Forum. God bless. --Rowdy |
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792 | Why would we be undone? | 1 Cor 11:30 | Rowdy | 120390 | ||
Sorry, I just now noticed your other question, apparently quoting from my previous post. Surely, you're not thinking of defending the idea of being able to retire from the Lord's Army and put our cross in a corner somewhere. The Lord gives us all a cross to bear and we must bear it until death, just like marriage. (Rev 2:10) Either it's to the death or a person might as well throw it down and should never have picked up that cross. Please tell me, you're not of that opinion. God bless. --Rowdy |
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793 | Why would we be undone? | 1 Cor 11:30 | Rowdy | 120423 | ||
Hank, I must admit I thought you were the biggest proponent of sticking to the Bible and quote Bible scriptures whenever possible. But I keep on getting messages from you and seeing your other statements throughout the Forum, several of which don't have a hint of any scripture but instead talk of terms I've never seen. Please define this new word "soteriology" as it certainly isn't in the Bible. And please cite scriptures in support of this concept. Please do one more favor for me and respond to the points I've made with scriptures in my Post Nos 120368 and 120278. You and BradK seem to be dodging these points and the scriptures related to them. I was hoping to have gained more ground in this thread of discussion by now. It seems we're not getting anywhere off the ground at all. I'll try one more time. Please believe me when I say I don't understand the actual mechanics of how God makes Grace in His plan blend in with the concept of works as defined by James and by Jesus in Matt 25 or the fruit that He DEMANDS in John 15. All I know is that we WILL most definitely be judged by all the words of the NT as they've all been blessed by the Lord Jesus Christ as Sovreign of this dispensation. That means yes, very definitely Grace will be extended to all of God's children BUT we must prove we have that faith when we get to Heaven. We can't just say "Lord, Lord, I became a christian and went to worship every Sunday of my christian life," and hope that will get us through the Pearly Gates. So in this scenario, works is just confirmation (proof) of the Spirit from within us. Otherwise, the most evil person in the world could just before he dies, lay claim to the name Jesus and expect to go to Heaven. If he lays claim to that same gift of Grace as you and I, how's our Lord going to know other than looking for evidence of true repentance, acts of obedience throughout his life, etc. Do you have specific verses to address these concerns and reconcile these points? I anxiously await your reply and God bless. --Rowdy |
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794 | Why would we be undone? | 1 Cor 11:30 | Rowdy | 120633 | ||
Thanks for the recommendation. I might check it out. In the meantime, can you recommend a website to me with a brief summary statement about this subject? No rush. Thanks again for your thoughts. God bless. --Rowdy |
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795 | Why would we be undone? | 1 Cor 11:30 | Rowdy | 120634 | ||
Kalos, this statement seems to be saying you believe in predestination. Do you actually believe we don't have a very real and genuine opportunity to direct our lives and the ultimate place for our eternal souls? I must admit I believe very strongly against such a concept. If we were predestined from the very begining, there wouldn't be any real point to our being created. In my mind, there wouldn't be anything very glorious about God creating a bunch of beings who have already been "pigeon holed" into their ultimate destination for eternity. Why would God want to send His Son to save us from our sins when he clearly knows that the majority won't accept this gift of salvation? Yes, I know He predicts the "broad and wide gate" to Hell but I don't think He's already eliminated our option to go there if we choose to. I do hope to hear that this is an erroneous conclusion on my part and that you don't really believe in predestination. If you do believe in predestination, I do hope you are basing your belief in more scriptures than what you've offered here. Almost everything depicted in Revelation is so difficult to interpret correctly since so much of it is figurative and/or symbolic for something else. God bless. --Rowdy |
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796 | Why would we be undone? | 1 Cor 11:30 | Rowdy | 120686 | ||
Can you tell me which specific scriptures support this concept of Soteriology I've cited mine in an earlier post, referred to as the "5 steps of Salvation." I must admit. You guys had me fooled. All this time, so many of you have been so harsh with your criticism of my posts without scriptures and yet you, Hank and others are doing the very same thing AND you keep on bringing in discussions based on some man's concepts and doctrines. Well, I do hope this will be the end of such harsh treatments of my posts. I do look forwawrd to seeing the scriptures about this Soteriology. God bless. --Rowdy |
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797 | 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. | ||||||
798 | Should we ask God for the gift of tongue | 1 Cor 12:11 | Rowdy | 111625 | ||
I have to agree wit Kalos and Searcher. Nowhere in the Bible do we have an example of the gift of the Holy Spirit to include any miraculous powers other than through the laying of hands of the Apostles. As a matter fact, there are examples of people like Simon the Sorcerer who wanted to buy those kind of powers and was harshly criticized for it. The main reason for the miraculous powers such as speaking in tongues was to confirm the word as being from God Almighty. Since we have the Word of God and know it to be His, there's no need for these kind of miracles to be directly relayed by humans. Instead the few miracles in the world come directly from God or possibly the Devil. There are scriptures to support these statements but I think they've been posted to the Forum in the past, which can be recalled by use of the Search Engine. God bless. |
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799 | Can anyone explain? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Rowdy | 120644 | ||
I would have to disagree with you, dear friend. It is not clear that ALL believers (of whom I consider myself) have been baptized by the Holy Spirit. I will agree that I have the Holy Spirit living within me and have received His gift of salvation. Yes, a hearty AMEN. So, I must repeat myself but I'll be a little more clear this time. So, in addition to all the scriptures about the baptism of the Holy Spirit, we also see a multitude of scriptures about the watery baptism and this in direct contrast to the guidance in Eph 4:5. Thus, we conclude we have either 1) an obvious contradiction in the Bible, which we know can't happen OR 2) there's another correct interpretation. Again, I can only present what I've been taught all my christian life. So, the Bible very clearly does teach there were two baptisms but yet we should only practice one according to Eph 4:5. I would suggest for your objective evaluation as well as ALL those on the Forum, the baptism of the Holy Spirit was quite a bit different from the watery immersion as described in Acts 8 and Rom 6. The watery baptism is something that is fairly clear and easy to understand, straight forward from the many verses in God's Word describing it. However, in stark contrast the baptism of the Holy Spirit is not quite so clear and not described by quite so many verses. To me and to a great many christians across the world, it seems the only logical conclusion that the baptism of the Holy Spirit was something that was enjoyed by a select few and I would say it had to have been the Apostles in Acts 2 and Cornelius and his household in Acts 10. On these 2 occasions the Holy Spirit empowered these folks with miraculous powers, the like of which has never been repeated. The Apostles clearly throughout Acts were called upon to "lay their hands on a few" and impart this gift of miraculous powers for the purpose of endorsing the message of the Gospel as coming from God. But as alluded to in 1 Cor 13, this age of miracles directly from men died out when that final person died. It is my firm belief that this is what was meant by "baptism of the Holy Spirit." On the other hand, the watery baptism as described throughout the book of Acts is simple and easily accomplished throughout the world, in any century. Through faith, we come into contact with Jesus' blood as alluded to in 1 Jn 5:8. In my opinion and many, many others, this is the only way to reconcile the two clear pictures of baptism in the Bible with the ONE baptism in Eph 4:5. Would you have any response to the above argument? I pray you'll consider the matter with an open mind and an open heart. God bless. --Rowdy |
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800 | Do our works keep us saved? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Rowdy | 120719 | ||
I've discussed this topic at length quite a bit with several scriptural references. I really would like to get your response to all the points I made there in, Posts 120368 and 120278. Feel free to take your time and respond to a couple points at a time. I guess I have to admit I got a little "long winded" on the one with 7 points. Anyway, looking forward to your perspective on the matter. I'm in a better mood today, as with all Sundays. Sometimes the ole grind just gets me down and I just got to suck up my pride and give it over to the Lord. God bless. --Rowdy |
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