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601 | Are we to expect unity? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170066 | ||
Thanks John. Although you may have misunderstood the intent behind my question as being just a question, you offered your opinion, which makes your point of view clear to me. “1 Cor 1:13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?” Thank you Brother. WOS |
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602 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170237 | ||
Romans 11:25,26: 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: The following commentary from John Gill hits the subject in great detail concerning your statement “This remnant exists not because they were born into the tribe of Israel, but because of God’s grace!” “Rom 11:25 - that ye should be ignorant of this mystery; he was desirous that they should abound and improve in all spiritual knowledge and judgment, and, among the rest, be better informed of this particular article, the call of the Jews: and his view in apprizing them of it is expressed in the following clause, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits: lest they should imagine that they were the only wise and knowing persons, and be elated in their minds with their knowledge and understanding, and look with contempt upon the poor, blind, ignorant Jews, as if they were always to remain in such a state of darkness and infidelity. The thing he had to inform them of is, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in; by Israel is meant the Jews, the descendants of Jacob, whose name was Israel. … …This blindness "happened" to them not by chance, but befell them by the decree, and according to the will of God, who hardens whom he pleases; and according to various predictions in the Old Testament, cited in Mat_13:14; and in righteous judgment, for since they liked not to retain God and his Christ in their knowledge, it was but just in God to give them up to reprobate minds, to judicial blindness, and hardness of heart: but then this blindness only happened to them "in part"; not that it was only in some measure or some degree, for it was total, they were darkness itself, and had no spiritual and evangelic light at all on whom it fell; but that this blindness was not general with respect to persons, there were some few, a seed, a remnant, that were delivered from it, though the far greater part of the nation were involved in it, and continue in it to this day; and will do, "until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in": that is, till the whole number of God's elect among them, be called and brought into the Gospel church state, which in the latter day will be very great; when the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea; when the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord and his Christ; and the abundance of the sea shall be converted, and the forces of the Gentiles shall come to the church, and multitudes of them shall flock thither, as doves to their windows: and since the blindness of the Jews is not yet removed, it seems plain that the full number of God's chosen ones among the Gentiles is not yet completed in regeneration; for as soon as ever they are all called and brought in, the vail will be taken away from the Jews, and they will be turned unto the Lord. Rom 11:26 - And so all Israel shall be saved,.... Meaning not the mystical spiritual Israel of God, consisting both of Jews and Gentiles, who shall appear to be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation, when all God's elect among the latter are gathered in, which is the sense many give into; but the people of the Jews, the generality of them, the body of that nation, called "the fulness" of them, Rom_11:12, and relates to the latter day, when a nation of them shall be born again at once; when, their number being as the sand of the sea, they shall come up out of the lands where they are dispersed, and appoint them one head, Christ, and great shall be the day of Jezreel; when they as a body, even the far greater part of them that shall be in being, shall return and seek the Lord their God, and David their King; shall acknowledge Jesus to be the true Messiah, and shall look to him, believe on him, and be saved by him from wrath to come.” – John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible I hope this can shed some light on the subject. WOS |
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603 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170238 | ||
Jeff, If you are insinuating that in fact, another gospel has been preached somewhere in this thread, please elaborate and show where this has happened? I’ve been following along with interest and have gone back through and cannot find where this has proven to be the case. If I’m overlooking, can you please help me brother and point out the erroneous gospel? WOS |
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604 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170284 | ||
Jeff, You’re right about the thread going off-subject as my original post was in regard to unity within the Body. But isn’t that par for the course? Seriously though, even being that it went off course, I thought there were some interesting points and responses to follow with and follow up. So I followed along and interjected where I thought I could help. Just so you know where I stand, I agree with your comment: “There is no other salvation; there is also no teaching in scripture that indicates that any individual will be saved as a result of his or her race, ethnicity, tribe, or nationality.” I believe the Word is clear that the veil will be lifted and Israel, or the remnant that is God’s, will awake from their slumber and recognize Christ, when God determines. That remnant however is of Israel. Again, I think the Word is clear on that. So no, salvation has nothing to do with race, ethnicity, tribe, or nationality and rests solely with the grace of God through faith. I just see a specific race, ethnicity, tribe, or nationality, or rather the remnant of a specific one, being called when God determines, to faith in Christ, which is the assurance of their salvation. WOS |
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605 | Retribution? | Gal 6:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 201693 | ||
Dear Val, You somewhat miss the point by using that verse alone. There is a bigger picture the Spirit is pointing to. Take it at least with the 3 verses that follow it to gain a better understanding. The harvest isn’t yet, but soon, hopefully. We are still sowing while we are here. Galatians 6:7-10: 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Here is some commentary from Matthew Henry as well. “That whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap; or that according as we behave ourselves now, so will our account be in the great day. Our present time is seed-time: in the other world there will be a great harvest; and, as the husbandman reaps in the harvest according as he sows in the seedness, so we shall reap then as we sow now. And he further informs us (Gal_6:8) that, as there are two sorts of seedness, sowing to the flesh and sowing to the Spirit, so accordingly will the reckoning be hereafter: If we sow to the flesh, we shall of the flesh reap corruption. If we sow the wind, we shall reap the whirlwind. Those who live a carnal sensual life, who instead of employing themselves to the honour of God and the good of others, spend all their thoughts, and care, and time, about the flesh, must expect no other fruit of such a course than corruption - a mean and short-lived satisfaction at present, and ruin and misery at the end of it. But, on the other hand, those who sow to the Spirit, who under the guidance and influence of the Spirit do live a holy and spiritual life, a life of devotedness to God and of usefulness and serviceableness to others, may depend upon it that of the Spirit they shall reap life everlasting - they shall have the truest comfort in their present course, and an eternal life and happiness at the end of it. Note, Those who go about to mock God do but deceive themselves. Hypocrisy in religion is the greatest folly as well as wickedness, since the God we have to do with can easily see through all our disguises, and will certainly deal with us hereafter, not according to our professions, but our practices.” Stand in His grace, WOS |
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606 | Retribution? | Gal 6:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 201696 | ||
Dear Jeff, See my post 201693 which was addressed to Val. I was informed I should redirect. So I’ll do such. Sorry Val. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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607 | Retribution? | Gal 6:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 201701 | ||
By the way Val, I meant no disrespect. It wasn’t that I didn’t like your answer, I simply thought it was incomplete and in that maybe a bit misleading. Not that I think it was intentional. I apologize if you took it personally as that was not my intent. After all, this is a place to study the Word, how do we do that if we can’t talk things through. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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608 | Retribution? | Gal 6:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 201709 | ||
Well, you’re going to have me apologizing all night aren’t you dear sister? I thought I was giving you my take when I said I thought you might have missed the point of the scripture you cited in reference to the question. As a follower of Christ, I’m under the impression that is part of our obligation to Him. The questioner didn't miss the point as it was a question being asked not an answer being given. So I responded where I thought it was appropriate. You surely don’t have to take my post as authoritative and hope that you in fact wouldn’t without your own study of the Word. And since you have already done that, and still come to a different view, you’re right, not much more we can discuss. Although, I wonder why you think I was correcting you? I was simple expanding on God’s word because it seemed to more thoroughly explain reaping and sowing in the context of just more than one verse. Was that wrong? Would you have been as offended if I made the same post to the original question? And at that point, why? Val, I’m just trying to understand why you feel your post to the original question is in itself not supposed to be questioned? Aren’t we supposed to lift each other up? 1Thessalonians 5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. Romans 14:19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. Or do you feel because I tried to live up to those facts that I in some way belittled you? I’m truly sorry if I expressed anything other than love for God’s Word and inadvertently offended you. But I truly hope that if another on this forum could expand on and elaborate on a post that I make, they would do it. Because as you are sure of some things, I’m sure that I do not know it all and am growing each and every day. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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609 | Retribution? | Gal 6:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 201724 | ||
Jeff, It was surely thought provoking and I’m glad I had the opportunity to respond. I know in my own house, it sparked some good conversation and further exploration of the Word from my wife and me. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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610 | Retribution? | Gal 6:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 201745 | ||
Dear Val, I do feel better to know that we’re good, really. As well, I know exactly what you mean concerning our communication in this manner. I’ll do better if I continually remind myself of that. And thank you for the nice guy comment, although, I’m surely not as nice as I probably should be. But I feel God’s improving me in that area also. Thank you sister. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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611 | Why Election | Eph 1:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 187418 | ||
“According to the good pleasure of his will - The word rendered “good pleasure” - (eudokia) - means “a being well pleased;” delight in anything, favor, good-will.” … …”Then it denotes purpose, or will, the idea of benevolence being included - Robinson.”… …”The evident object of the apostle is to state why God chose the heirs of salvation. It was done as it seemed good to him in the circumstances of the case. It was not that man had any control over him, or that man was consulted in the determination, or that it was based on the good works of man, real or foreseen. But we are not to suppose that there were no good reasons for what he has thus done. Convicts are frequently pardoned by an executive. He does it according to his own will, or as seems good in his sight. He is to be the judge, and no one has a right to control him in doing it. It may seem to be entirely arbitrary. The executive may not have communicated the reasons why he did it, either to those who are pardoned, or to the other prisoners, or to anyone else. But we are not to infer that there was no “reason” for doing it. If he is a wise magistrate, and worthy of his station, it is to be presumed that there were reasons which, if known, would be satisfactory to all. But those reasons he is under no obligations to make known. Indeed, it might be improper that they should be known. Of that he is the best judge. Meantime, however, we may see what would be the effect in those who were not forgiven. It would excite, very likely, their hatred, and they would charge him with partiality or with tyranny. But they should remember that whoever might be pardoned, and on whatever ground it might be done, they could not complain. They would suffer no more than they deserve. But what if, when the act of pardon was made known to one part, it was offered to the others also on certain plain and easy conditions? Suppose it should appear that while the executive meant, for wise but concealed reasons, to forgive a part, he had also determined to offer forgiveness to all. And suppose that they were in fact disposed in the highest degree to neglect it, and that no inducements or arguments could prevail on them to accept of it. Who then could blame the executive? Now this is about the case in regard to God, and the doctrine of election. All people were guilty and condemned. For wise reasons, which God has not communicated to us, he determined to bring a portion at least of the human race to salvation. This he did not intend to leave to chance and hap-hazard. He saw that all would of themselves reject the offer, and that unless some efficient means were used, the blood of the atonement would be shed in vain. He did not make known to people who they were that he meant to save, nor the reason why they particularly were to be brought to heaven. Meantime he meant to make the offer universal; to make the terms as easy as possible, and thus to take away every ground of complaint. If people will not accept of pardon; if they prefer their sins; if nothing can induce them to come and be saved, why should they complain? If the doors of a prison are open, and the chains of the prisoners are knocked off, and they will not come out, why should they complain that others are in fact willing to come out and be saved? Let it be borne in mind that the purposes of God correspond exactly to facts as they actually occur, and much of the difficulty is taken away. If in the facts there is no just ground of complaint, there can be none, because it was the “intention of God that the facts should be so.”” Albert Barnes Notes on the Bible / Ephesians 1:5. I thought the above comments were very insightful when considering the question why God chooses some and not others. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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612 | how many unforgiven sins are there? | Eph 1:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 166323 | ||
Propitiation: Reconciliation to God or what makes one acceptable to God. Justification: As regards its nature, it is the judicial act of God, by which he pardons all the sins of those who believe in Christ, and accounts, accepts, and treats them as righteous in the eye of the law, i.e., as conformed to all its demands. There are as many and more sins not forgiven as there are those who do not have faith in Christ. Faith in Christ makes us acceptable to God and we are justified through that faith. Without Christ or faith in Him and what He accomplished, there isn’t any forgiveness, only judgment. WOS |
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613 | what if you die and have not repented | Eph 1:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 166387 | ||
The unrepentant will only be those whom God has not called. Romans 9:16 "So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy." …” which is clearly meant that the reason why any man is saved is not because he wills it, but because God willed, accord to that other passage, "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you." The whole scheme of salvation, we aver, from the first to the last, hinges and turns, and is dependent upon the absolute will of God, and not upon the will of the creature.” – C. H. Spurgeon http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0442.htm Don’t misunderstand what “Free Will” actually is. Through faith in Christ, you can freely choose to act in harmony with God’s will, enabled by God’s Holy Spirit to do so. If God does not call you, you are free to act against His will. Your free will depends on the sovereign God, as does your salvation and not on whether or not you will it so. WOS |
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614 | how many unforgiven sins are there? | Eph 1:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 166534 | ||
Luke, Concerning your statement: “Just another thought. So why do we continue to ask GOD to forgive our sins? He already has!!!! see no commandment the New Testament requiring us to do so. I only find we are to Confess out faults one to another.” Are you familiar with the Lord’s Prayer? WOS |
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615 | how many unforgiven sins are there? | Eph 1:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 166540 | ||
Brother lionheart, I think 1 John 1:9 is agreeable in every way with the Lord’s Prayer as He instructed us to pray, Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. “Our hearts' desire and prayer to our heavenly Father every day should be, that he would forgive us our debts; that the obligation to punishment may be cancelled and vacated, that we may not come into condemnation; that we may be discharged, and have the comfort of it. In suing out the pardon of our sins, the great plea we have to rely upon is the satisfaction that was made to the justice of God for the sin of man, by the dying of the Lord Jesus our Surety, or rather Bail to the action, that undertook our discharge.” – Matthew Henry In response to Luke’s statement that we only need to confess our sins to one another and that there is no command to confess to the Lord, How is that so? Clearly, we see from Christ as well as John that confession of sin is to be offered and to the one who can truly pardon us and that does not belong to any of us. John was attempting in this letter, it seems, to be addressing some false teachings in which the reality of sin was being denied and encouragement of sin was being promoted. What better way to keep us on our toes than to have us recognize and confess that sin to God? Continual confession keeps us in fellowship with Christ. We are secure in the fact that our sins are forgiven but I think Scripture is clear that it is dangerous not to acknowledge that we still do sin. That acknowledgment is confession. We see a couple of items in confessing our sin as pointed out in 1 John 1:9. We first agree that our sin is sin and make a conscience effort to turn from it. Secondly, we ensure that we do not try to conceal our sin from God and ourselves. We continually see that we do in fact sin and must rely on God to overcome them. …“Penitent confession and acknowledgment of sin are the believer's business, and the means of his deliverance from his guilt. …” – Matthew Henry …“God is faithful to his covenant and word, wherein he has promised forgiveness to penitent believing confessors.”… – Matthew Henry …“He is clement and gracious also, and so will forgive, to the contrite confessor, all his sins, cleanse him from the guilt of all unrighteousness, and in due time deliver him from the power and practice of it.” – Matthew Henry WOS |
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616 | how many unforgiven sins are there? | Eph 1:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 166591 | ||
Dear Luke, Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye:… Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. When Christ sets forth the pattern in which we should pray and includes specifics that we need to include, maybe not in an exact fashion, but certainly areas that we need to touch upon, what do you want to call it? A request? A recommendation? So be it, He recommended the pattern but seems to have been very specific with what we should be asking for and how. You can rationalize the Scripture with Him in time I’m sure, but He was obvious as to how we need to pray and what we are to ask, in some fashion, during. Commandment or not, we still disobey Christ when we don’t follow His instructions, or in this case as well, even His example to the best of our ability. WOS |
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617 | how many unforgiven sins are there? | Eph 1:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 166606 | ||
There seems to be many of us lionheart, who at times attempt to rationalize Scripture and place it not so much out of context, but out of conscience. We sometimes fail to realize that what Christ deemed important to inform us and what the Holy Spirit lead the Apostles to record, was given to us for a reason and not as a filler. I find it hard to imagine that Christ Himself would demonstrate anything for us and be our example simply so we can say it isn't relevant and doesn't pertain because he never said, "this I command of you". If we would truly treasure every divinely inspired word God has given us, we would have much less rationalization and plenty more action in line with God's Spirit. Just another thought, can me confessing my sins to you or you confessing to me actually relieve us of the guilt we gain in sinning? Somewhat maybe, but surely not in full. I think it is an appropriate thing to do, confess one to another as Scripture dictates, but I also think it appropriate that the God who will pardon us is the only one that can remove the guilt as well, therefore, I'll confess to Him to be fully relieved. I’m with you on this one, if we don’t feel we need to confess and repent before God, what makes us think we will even do it before one another? Great point. WOS |
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618 | why did God put the devil on earth ? | Eph 1:11 | Wild Olive Shoot | 154459 | ||
If God did not allow for evil, would we serve God out of obligation only, since there would be no choice? If it were that evil and suffering were not permitted by God, could we truly understand what is good and how good it is? Even with the evil and suffering that God allows His children to undergo, it is evident that ultimately, God is glorified or is my perspective bent on this? Example: John 9 1As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. 2And His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?" 3Jesus answered, "It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. God does permit us to suffer in this manner? Responding to buckman but would appreciate input from BradK and Doc as well. WOS |
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619 | Verses 11-15 of Isaiah | Eph 1:12 | Wild Olive Shoot | 193569 | ||
I think so much of what we see today as “worship service” has allot of emptiness to it, especially that which is broadcast across our air waves. It seems so much is meant to stir the pot rather than the heart. Not trying to be cynical but we can carry out all of the so called worship we can muster, if it is simply for show, if it is not from the heart and true to God, there is no benefit to us. It was a long, long time that I recited The Lord’s Prayer as part of going through the motions because I felt it was an appropriate method of involving myself in prayer and that’s what I was taught. It was an awaking the first time I began to understand just how those words were real and instructive and not meant to be a mere “chant”, but so much more. On the other hand, an up note, I do believe there are many services out there, many churches, many peoples, who do truly worship from the heart. 1Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. “Be it ever in your remembrance, that to keep strictly in the path of your Saviour’s command is better than any outward form of religion; and to hearken to his precept with an attentive ear is better than to bring the fat of rams, or any other precious thing to lay upon his altar. If you are failing to keep the least of Christ’s commands to his disciples, I pray you be disobedient no longer. All the pretensions you make of attachment to your Master, and all the devout actions which you may perform, are no recompense for disobedience. “To obey,” even in the slightest and smallest thing, “is better than sacrifice,” however pompous. Talk not of Gregorian chants, sumptuous robes, incense, and banners; the first thing which God requires of his child is obedience; and though you should give your body to be burned, and all your goods to feed the poor, yet if you do not hearken to the Lord’s precepts, all your formalities shall profit you nothing. It is a blessed thing to be teachable as a little child, but it is a much more blessed thing when one has been taught the lesson, to carry it out to the letter. How many adorn their temples and decorate their priests, but refuse to obey the word of the Lord! My soul, come not thou into their secret.” – C. H. Spurgeon He desires our hearts and our obedience and so often, so many of us fall short. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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620 | Can you lose your salvation? | Eph 1:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 187863 | ||
You’ve strayed from the question. The original question to which Psalm25 responded and answered correctly was “can we loose our salvation?”. The answer is no. Why do you have to throw the timing issue into it? When we are sealed was not part of the original question and all that has been accomplished by its upbringing is to move away from the subject at hand which again is, can we loose our salvation. We understand your position and since nobody else will, I’ll respectfully request you quit pushing it. In the short two years I’ve been around on this forum, it has been discussed many times and each time it ends in the same fashion. Eternal security after all was the question, so why you don’t want to discuss it, as you posted you weren’t, is hard for me to understand. If you want to discuss the sovereignty of God and how we think we can override his reign, maybe you should start another post. That’s a topic I would love to discuss with the forum. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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