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441 | Who are "the elect"? | Gal 3:29 | ebrain | 182642 | ||
My understanding of, "A Messianic believer", is a Jew who has accepted "Jesus the Nazarene" as their, and our Messiah, I know a number of them, and have never found one yet who did not consider that the NT, was just as much Divinely inspired as the OT. In fact I have gained a lot more insight into the NT, from Messianic Jewish teachers, than I have gained from Gentile teachers. Two M J, web sites that I can strongly recommend are www.ariel.org and www.moriel.org have a look and you will see what I mean. The Lord bless you. Edwin. |
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442 | Who are "the elect"? | Gal 3:29 | ebrain | 182646 | ||
Hi John. I can sympathize with your friend, as I believe that the autographs of a large part of the NT were in fact written in Aramaic, a sister language to Hebrew, and then translated into Greek for publication. I have discussed this at length before on this forum. Peter considered Paul's writings as Scripture. Must close now due to time. The Lord bless you. Edwin. |
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443 | Are women part of covenant? | Gal 3:29 | ebrain | 184816 | ||
I hope that these verses will help you. Gal 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Col 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all. May the Lord Bless you. ebrain. |
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444 | do we join or are we added to the church | Eph 1:4 | ebrain | 186237 | ||
Let me answer your question this way.. When we join the church, we discover that God has already added us to it. Perhaps what follows will be of help, I was asked a question, and gave an answer, both are given bellow. Subject: In Christ. It seems to me that there was a time when we were dead in sins, before we were in Christ, then, when we became "in Christ", this involved re-birth, and we became a new creation. Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Eph 1:4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love This is my understanding. What is your understanding of these verses? Thank you for your kind words, it's great to have fellowship with you once more. but please dear brother don't put the cart before the horse. We were not dead in sins, before we were in Christ, but we were in Christ before we were dead in sins. You and I and all other people are inside the "Space Time Continuum", a creation of the Lord superimposed upon Eternity. Eternity is timelessness, and it is in Eternity that God the Father placed us in His Son before the beginning of time, however, we do not come into existence until after time was created (but He knew that we would exist). We were dead in sins at the point of our conception onwards, (see Psalm 51:5), and remained so until we were saved, after which we discover that we have been "in Christ" from before the foundation of the earth Now do you get it. Bless you brother. Edwin. |
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445 | Die unexposed to Jesus no redemption? | Eph 1:5 | ebrain | 186378 | ||
Hi Johnycan. Perhaps the following verses will be of help. Rom 2:6 who "will render to each one according to his deeds":* Rom 2:7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; Rom 2:11 For there is no partiality with God. Rom 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law Rom 2:13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; Rom 2:14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, Rom 2:15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) 2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us,* not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. Eze 18:32 "For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies," says the Lord GOD. "Therefore turn and live!" Eze 33:11 "Say to them: 'As I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?' Eze 18:21 "But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. Eze 18:22 "None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. Eze 18:23 "Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?" says the Lord GOD, "and not that he should turn from his ways and live? May the Lord bless you, and keep you safe. Edwin. (ebrain) |
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446 | Die unexposed to Jesus no redemption? | Eph 1:5 | ebrain | 186434 | ||
Thank you Doc for your input. Could you please give me your understanding of the verses I quoted, especially those in Romans Ch 2. In His service. Edwin. (ebrain) |
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447 | Die unexposed to Jesus no redemption? | Eph 1:5 | ebrain | 186442 | ||
Hi John. Re, your references to, Shem and Ham and Japheth. It might be of interest to note that the three persons whose salvations are described in Acts from Ch 8:26 to Ch 10:48, are the descendants of the three sons of Noah.. The Ethiopian is a descendant of Ham, Saul is a descendant of Shem, and Cornelius is a descendant of Japheth. Not without significance I feel sure. ebrain. |
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448 | Unforgiveable Sin? | Eph 1:7 | ebrain | 166507 | ||
Ephesians 1:7, refers to sins that can be forgiven, and therefore cannot refer to the sin which is unforgivable. The explanation is quite simple,you will note that the first two words are "In Him", the only way in which you are considered by God to be in Him is as a result of your having believed what the Holy Spirit has told you i.e. that you are a sinner heading for a lost eternity, and in desperate need of salvation. The unforgivable sin, would have been to call the Holy Spirit a lier, which you clearly have not done, as you have accepted what He has said to you as being true, and you have repented, and received Jesus as your own personal saviour. Only thoes who refuse to believe what the Holy Spirit says about them, will as a result not be forgiven. I hope that this is of help. |
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449 | Unforgiveable Sin? | Eph 1:7 | ebrain | 166589 | ||
Thank you Luke for your support, I find myself in complete agreement with the the way in which you have put it. | ||||||
450 | Unforgiveable Sin? | Eph 1:7 | ebrain | 166592 | ||
Thank you CDBJ for the many Scripture verses you have refered to in your post, which by the way I have enjoyed reading, however, you have not as far as I can see addressed the question raised in the first place, namely "The unforgivable sin", I, and I am sure many others would like to have your comments on this topic. Thank you. ebrain. |
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451 | Unforgiveable Sin? | Eph 1:7 | ebrain | 166615 | ||
Thank you again CDBJ for your instructive post, I am sure many will find it most helpfull. Allow me to say something about the background to Matthew Ch 12 vs 22-32, the Pharisees taught that anyone could perform Miracles who was empowered to do so by the Holy Spirit, but only the Messiah (Son of David) when He came would be able to perform certain Miracles, and one of these was to cast out a demon that caused a person to be "Mute". This is why in v 23, the people were amazed, and said "Can this be the Son of David", the unspoken words were "This man has just performed what you Pharisees have allways told us could only be performed by the Messiah?". The Pharisees who enjoyed their position of power, and authority, over the comon people and had made it clear "We will not have this man to rule over us", now found themselves in an impossible position. There was no way in which they were prepared to confirm His Messiahship, because they knew full well that if they did, they were finished, and whats more due for judgment. The only way out they could see was to do exactly what the did, that is to credit the Holy Spirit's work to the Devil, and that is what is unforgivable. Other Miracles that the Pharisees maintained could only be performed by Messiah, were , opening the eyes of a person who had been born blind, not one who had become blind in later life, clensing lepers, and raising a person back from the dead after three days. Have you ever wondered why Jesus "stayed two days longer" (John 11:6,) if He had not done this, then Lazarus would have only been dead two days, and not four. Remember if it is recorded in Scripture, then it is there for a very good reason. God bless you all. Edwin Brain. |
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452 | What are the 2 types of Grace | Eph 2:8 | ebrain | 163896 | ||
If you are refering to the Grace of God, then there is only one. Any one who says otherwise is mistaken, although it might be said that some people are capable of exibiting grace to others, but this grace will not forgive sins against God. |
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453 | The need to recognize jesus as savior | Eph 2:8 | ebrain | 171882 | ||
Because God says so. | ||||||
454 | God's presence in us incerase , decrease | Eph 5:18 | ebrain | 168462 | ||
His presence neither increases, nor decreases, it is just that you become aware of His presence to a greater , or lesser extant, as you allow, or don't allow Him to have right of way in your life. Eph 5:18, above is written in the Greek presant continual tense, and would be better translated as "be being filled". Take a look at how Jesus did this by reading John 5:30, i.e. "not my will but thine be done". |
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455 | Did Jesus have his own power on earth? | Phil 2:5 | ebrain | 178971 | ||
Hi NewPilgrim. I think reading Philippians 2:5-11, will be of help here. The Lord bless you. ebrain. |
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456 | Can salvation be lost? | Phil 2:12 | ebrain | 167547 | ||
No, salvation cannot be lost, read John 10:27-30, and Luke 15:4-7, this passage takes care of thoes persons who say "Ah yes but you can take yourself out of His hand". We know that all these sheep are christians, because they have no need of repentance, as they have allready repented, including the one who wandered off, Jesus found him, he repented again, and was brought back and returned to the sheep fold, (Jesus's hand). Regarding Philippians 2:12, note that the first word is "Therefore", now whenever you come across this word, ask yourself, what is therefore there for, well it is asking you to regard the previous passage, in this case verses 5 to 11, and to apply same to yourself as explained in verse 13. Verses 5-11, explain how Jesus behaved towards His Father. You are required to adopt the same attitude, and verse 13 tells you how this is done. Note the word "you" is plural, but it can also be considered in the same way as Paul does in Gal 2:20, "Christ/God lives in me". Verse 13 tells you that it is God who is at work in you, both making His will known, and then It is He who does it, but He will only do it if you allow Him to do it. How to let Him do His will is explained by Jesus in John 5:19. and 30, also in John 14:8-10, especially verse 10. you may also find Acts 2:22, helpfull in this respect. I hope that the above is of help. |
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457 | who is jesus christ! | Col 1:15 | ebrain | 180561 | ||
He is the one in whom the Trinity resides, that is to say all there is of the Father, all there is of the Son, and all there is of the Holy Spirit, dwelling within the body of our Lord Jesus Christ. That is who Jesus Christ is, see bellow. Col 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. |
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458 | Whats your understanding of the Godhead | Col 2:9 | ebrain | 180818 | ||
My understanding of the Godhead is that it is the same as the Trinity, this word apears at Col 2:9, which reads Col 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; This means that in the body of our Lord Christ Jesus their dwells all there is of God the Father, all there is of God the Son, and all there is of God the Holy Spirit. Don't try to understand it, just believe it. The Lord bless you. Edwin. (ebrain) |
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459 | Could Jesus sin? | Col 2:9 | ebrain | 181383 | ||
Could Jesus sin? I am concluding that this question is in respect of His human nature, rather than His Divine nature. God cannot sin, but humans can.. Jesus did not sin, but I am of the opinion that He could have. I am well aware that this is a controversial subject. but I believe that Scripture indicates that Jesus was able to sin, for example He more than once said "Not My will but Thine be done".. If it were not possible for Jesus the man, to exercise His will independently of what His Father wanted, then what He said was a lie, and one thing that you can be assured of is that Jesus is not a liar. He was tempted in all points as we are, Hbr 4:15 "For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin". The only difference between the real humanity of Jesus and our humanity, is that we were conceived in sin, and He was not, see Psa 51:5 "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me". (NKJ) We come into this world having a very powerful predisposition to sin, whereas Jesus who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was therefore sinlessly perfect, did not have this desire to do that which is evil, as we do, but was like Adam before the fall. I would like to draw your attention to the Scripture verses bellow, and wish to comment as follows. Mat 26:53 "Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? Mat 26:54 "How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?" What is the point of Jesus saying this, if it was impossible for Him to frustrate His Fathers will. The fact that He didn't do so is not the point, He is saying in these verses that He had the ability to disobey His Father, and that would have been sin. For what it is worth my understanding that Jesus could as a man have sinned, but did not do so , causes me to hold Him in much higher regard than if it were impossible for Him to have done so. In other words it is not a problem for me, but in fact causes me to rejoice, and be exceeding glad that my Saviour is such a wonderful, brave , and courageous person. |
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460 | Could Jesus sin? | Col 2:9 | ebrain | 181407 | ||
Hi Kalos. Thank you for your post With the exception of the second paragraph, I find myself in agreement with the extract you gave from www.gotquestions.org/could-Jesus-have-sinned.html, If the second paragraph is referring to the Deity only, and not the humanity of Jesus, then I agree with this also, but I am not happy with, "having full deity and full humanity so included in one person as to be indivisible". The problem as I see it is all too common with a lot of Christians, that is an inability to reconcile the Deity of our Lord Jesus, with His true humanity. Let me ask you a number of questions, but before I do so let me state that I have no problem with the fact that Jesus is God, as anyone will know who has read what I have had to say on that subject on this Forum, and as the many verses of Scripture I have quoted indicate. What follows might seem as if I am playing the Devil's Advocate. This is not in fact the case, but the verses I shall refer to could be used by his servants to undermine a believers faith. Unfortunately this is helped along by those Preachers who will say "Although we are considering the humanity of Jesus, let it be clearly understood that at no time was He any less than God". This teaching plays straight into the hands of the Evil one, who will try to use it to his advantage. Psalm 121:4 says "Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep". Jesus went to sleep in the back of a boat. Jesus did not know the time of His second coming, only the Father knows that. Jesus is refereed to as "My Servant" at Isaiah 52:13, which is where one should start to read Isaiah Ch 53. Tell me how can the servant of God, also at the same time be God? Psalm 22:1. Jesus cried out "My God My God", Tell me how it is possible that He who is God could possibly address Himself as My God? only someone who is not God could say this. Hebrews 2:9. "Made lower than the angels". Hebrews 10:7. "To do your will O God". 1 Corinthians 15:28. "Then the Son himself will also be subjected to him.....God". John 5:30. Please tell me why it is that God has to say "I can of my self do nothing". Why God has to say "As I hear I judge". who does He take advice from? Why is it that the only way in which God knows that His judgment is righteous, is because He dose not seek His own will? Why are we told at Acts 2:22, "God did through him", if it was Jesus who performed the Miracles? Philippines 2:9. How can you give someone something they already have? Note see Isaiah 45:22-23, for the application of this name. Rest assured that I have no problem with the verses I have quoted above, they do not prevent me from rejoicing in the fact that Jesus is God. Referring now to Coll 2:9. This is a verse that I especially love, and have used many times to indicate that the entire Godhead, that is all three persons suffered and died on the cross, and not just only the man Jesus. Now Kalos let make a statement with which I know you will be in full agreement. "The will of Jesus was at all times to do the will of His Father", please explain what He ment when He said "not my will", as in the verse bellow. Luk 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. Everyblessing. Edwin. |
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