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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: bjanko Ordered by Verse |
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81 | I agree with you 100 percent. But... | Hebrews | bjanko | 1184 | ||
Well, I'm sorry if I have offended you. I do not mean to assume anything. But I also do not see that there is much to be gained in discussing the predestination/freewill issue with you, since our feet our firmly planted on opposite sides. Maybe on some other issue, we will be able to discuss things more fruitfully. Many regards. | ||||||
82 | Snatch? | Hebrews | bjanko | 1185 | ||
I think, as far as I understand you, that I agree. There is a difference between not being really saved and drawing near or then turning away from God on the one hand; and being truly saved and not being willing or able to turn away. Just my 2 cents in reply to you, though this is becoming a wearying topic. :) |
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83 | Snatch? | Hebrews | bjanko | 1187 | ||
Okay.... I'll risk it, I'll take the plunge, although I know I'll hate my self for it later. But in short, 2 Pet. 2:2 says it would have better if they had not turned after having "known the way of righteousness." It never says they were saved. One can know about Christ, and even believe He is who He says He is -- but that is not salvation. And one can turn from that way of righteousness. But when one truly takes that assent to the truth about Christ and trusts their very eternal destiny's to it, then they are truly saved; one can only do that when God has regenerated them. They cannot fall away from that state of true trust in Christ. But anyone can turn away from knowing about Christ and even agreeing that that knowledge is true. Anyone can turn away from the "way of righteousness." They just can't turn away if God has actually rescued them and given them the faith that saves their soul. | ||||||
84 | When are we saved? | Hebrews | bjanko | 1188 | ||
But I would again add, the verse is summed up in the next verse were this state is referred to as the "way of righteousness." I do not see that "way of righteousness" and being saved from hell are necessarily the same thing. On the way to salvatiion, you confront this righteous way; but not all necessarily complete the journey to where they are securely saved. |
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85 | When are we saved? | Hebrews | bjanko | 1192 | ||
But I would again add, the verse is summed up in the next verse were this state is referred to as the "way of righteousness." I do not see that "way of righteousness" and being saved from hell are necessarily the same thing. On the way to salvatiion, you confront this righteous way; but not all necessarily complete the journey to where they are securely saved. |
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86 | When are we 'securely' saved? | Hebrews | bjanko | 1200 | ||
"I find it 'a bit of a stretch' to say that the 'knowledge of God' and 'way of righteousness' do not speak 'necessarily' of salvation" Maybe it is a stretch; maybe it is not. But I think you need to explain WHY it is a stretch in order to support your comment. |
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87 | Snatch? | Hebrews | bjanko | 1201 | ||
I'm using the NASB, which can be found in the search boxes on the right of your screen. I'm also saying that verse 21 -- where "the way of righteousness" is found -- clarifies verse 20. Verse 21 has the same phrase in both NASB and NIV. In either case, "escaping the corruption of the world by *knowing* our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" is not the same as being saved by Jesus Christ. We can speculate about the degrees along this spectrum, but we cannot speculate about this verse: it simply says they knew Jesus. It does not say they were saved by Him. Going beyond this would be reading into the text. |
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88 | Satisfactory? | Hebrews | bjanko | 1215 | ||
Yes, you have done a very good job of explaining. And I agree with you. But concerning have "no CLEAR word from the Lord," I have this to say: The verse in 2 Peter is not a simple or easy one. A lot more study would have to be done. But I have always learned to interpret the obscure passages in light of the clear passages. So, I do not even base my views on this simple verse. I believe there are much clearer passages elsewhere, which I have discussed with jg8ball in another thread. But in response to what seems to be your main concern, that of not making judgment, I agree with you totally. I am merely speaking of the teaching or doctrine that says that a saved person cannot fall away and anyone who appears to was never really saved. However, this does not mean that I am in favor of judging who is saved and who is not. I am only discussing a principle declared in Scripture, not a means of how Christian should judge Christian. I hope that clarifies where I'm coming from a little better. |
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89 | If our answers relied on Scripture alone | Hebrews | bjanko | 1365 | ||
No. Scripture does need to be interpreted. And that's always the sticking point. Unfortunately, these "arguments" will never cease till the Lord returns. | ||||||
90 | No hope for unity of faith? | Hebrews | bjanko | 1401 | ||
We already have a unified church. It is the invisible church -- those who are God's people and have true faith. Not all who attend church are true Christians. But the invisible church is made of those who are truly saved and Christ is their head. Spiritually, we already have unity. In discussing doctrinal issues, we will not have total agreement until Christ's return. |
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91 | If our answers relied on Scripture alone | Hebrews | bjanko | 1402 | ||
I agree with you 100 percent. | ||||||
92 | If our answers relied on Scripture alone | Hebrews | bjanko | 1459 | ||
Thank you for clarification. You'll be glad to know that you have still not succeeded in causing me to disagree with you. We remain in 100 percent agreement. :) | ||||||
93 | If our answers relied on Scripture alone | Hebrews | bjanko | 1472 | ||
You're welcome. I figured you were not really out to pick a fight. I was just kidding about that part. I think your view of how to go about interpretation is very sound. I wish you a good day as well. | ||||||
94 | I agree with you 100 percent. But... | Hebrews | bjanko | 2435 | ||
Yes. To say that a true believer would choose to leave, betrays a total misunderstanding of what salvation is. It is a change from spiritual death to spiritual life. We have a new nature. We do not strive to create a new nature within ourselves, but rather God gives us that new nature. Therefore, though we might struggle with sin, God, working through the Holy Spirit in our new man, will not let us fall. And the Spirit will never leave. The only way we could leave God is if the Spirit left us. But God has promised never to leave nor forsake his people. (Hebrews) So it just does not make any sense to speak of believers leaving the faith. It might LOOK like that, but that's not what we see. What we do see are people who have never been saved, finally giving up the act and simply living, by nature, out the lusts of the flesh, determining to wander elsewhere on their path to destruction. Their being in the church was a mere happenstance; even they themselves may have been self-deceived. Nonetheless, no true believer ever leaves. He might have many great struggles, but he will never ultimately turn from God, or lose his salvation. After all, he never gave himself his salvation in the first place, did he? No. The Arminian believes he chose God; so it makes sense he might think he could choose another way as well. The Calvinist says that God chose the believer and if God choooses, who can resist His will? (Romans 9) |
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95 | I agree with you 100 percent. But... | Hebrews | bjanko | 2445 | ||
Thank you for your kind acknowledgement. God's Blessings to you. | ||||||
96 | I agree with you 100 percent. But... | Hebrews | bjanko | 16851 | ||
Thanks. I'll pray for you, too. |
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97 | Christian Dressing | Hebrews | bjanko | 32509 | ||
I do not understand the relationship of this comment to this thread, much less its pertinence to whatever it was I posted almost a year ago. |
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98 | How can Jesus be tempted if He is God? | Heb 4:15 | bjanko | 822 | ||
Jesus is fully man and fully God. He is one person with two distinct natures. God cannot be tempted because He is God and not a man. Jesus' divine nature cannot be tempted either. Jesus' human nature can be tempted because He is human like we are and can sympathize with our condition. He cannot be tempted to the point of sin because He is God in the flesh and is sinless. But in His human nature He can be tempted in a way that He cannot be in his divine nature. | ||||||
99 | Abel's sacrifice better than Cain's? | Heb 11:4 | bjanko | 100 | ||
Heb. 11:4 says that Abel offered a better sacrifice than Cain. That is a clear statement in Scripture. We next need to ask, "Why was Abel's offering better?" It is clear from the Gen 4 account that first each person's offering is described and then the text says the LORD had regard (or did not have regard) for that person AND their offering. So, the person was connected to the offering because -- as Hebrews points out -- the kind of offering brought was a clear demonstration of the person's faith. Finally, if one studies the nature of sacrifices made throughout Scripture, it is clear that God requires a blood sacrifice to atone for the sins of His people. It is completely a sound inference to say that Abel's offering was pleasing because it was a blood sacrifice. In the previous chapter, God kills an animal (blood) to get the skins for Adam and Eve's clothes. Later, Abraham is about to make a blood offering of his son Isaac, (though he substitutes a ram instead). This is the most important reason for understanding that - IN CONTEXT - Abel's offering was preferred was because it was a blood offering: because it was a type of the ultimate blood sacrifice and substitute, Jesus Christ. Abel's blood even cried out from the ground! Abel himself was a picture of Jesus Christ: though innocent he was killed, and the Lord replaced him, "resurrecting" the line of the promised Seed of the woman, by causing Eve to give birth to Seth. Just like the word "trinity" is not in the Bible but is clearly taught, so it is legitimate to infer the meaning of something like this when so much of the rest of Scripture in totality is in support of it. |
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100 | Does Jas 2 contradict Rom 4? | James | bjanko | 221 | ||
No, because Paul, in Romans, is talking about our imputed justification which makes us righteous in the sight of God and is a gift from Him; whereas, James is discussing our obedience to live out our faith, to live out the Christian life, and he uses the word "justification" in the sense of our faith being vindicated before men. They are using the same word "justification" in two DIFFERENT ways. (This can be discerned by carefully studying the context.) | ||||||
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