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401 | Inability to believe | John 5:24 | inmyheart | 63686 | ||
The author of the epistle to the Hebrews began with these words, “God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son (Heb. 1:1-2).” Throughout the centuries of the Old Testament, God communicated to His people through the prophets. He did so in a variety of ways, which included dreams, visions, writing on clay tablets, angelic visitation, and direct oral communication. Whatever the method and whoever the messenger, the end product was the inspired, or “God-breathed,” Word of God. In these last days (the New Testament age) God has spoken through His Son. That is, Jesus communicated the message of His Father both through the way He lived as well as through what He taught. The contrast is between the law, which came through Moses and the prophets, and grace, which came by Christ and His disciples. Yes, God is a God of holiness, justice, and truth. But He is also a God of love, grace, and mercy. The point is that God communicated to mankind the messages of both the Old Testament (covenant of law) and the New Testament (covenant of grace). Both were equally from God and both were good. The dif-ference is that the law told men what God required, but did not provide men with the enablement to obey the law— the law was “weak through the flesh” (Rom. 8:3). The law was a comprehensive whole made up of civil, moral, and ceremonial require-ments. To break it at one point was to break it in its totality. Since man cannot measure up to the law’s lofty demands, it brings him face to face with his sin. In marked contrast to the law, grace is God’s unmerited favor. Through Christ, God provides for man what he could not provide for himself. Jesus came to pay a debt He didn’t owe because man owed a debt he couldn’t pay. Whether it was the Old Testament of law or the New Testament of grace, God has spoken. That in itself is an astounding and humbling reality. God was not obligated to speak. He was not our debtor. Man surely did not deserve a word from heaven. After all, we were sinful, disobedient, and at enmity with God. God has spoken with finality through His Son. It is a completed and perfect message. Nothing has to be added and nothing has to be changed. It simply has to be understood and obeyed. Here are four compelling reasons for listening to His message. First, “He is the heir of all things” (Heb. 1:2). The universe and all therein belong to Him. Therefore, listen to Him. Second, He made the world. When God the Father spoke the world into existence ex nihilo (out of nothing), God the Son was present and participated in that creation. “All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being” (John 1:3). Therefore, listen to Him. Third, “He is the radiance of His (God’s) glory and the exact representation of His nature” (Heb. 1:2). The intrinsic, eternal perfec-tion of the Father is equally the intrinsic eternal perfection of the Son. If men want to know what the invisible God is like, they can see Him in the visible Son. Therefore, listen to Him. Fourth, when Christ had by Himself, as priest and sacrifice, purged our sins, He sat down (Heb. 1:3). The priests of ancient Israel served at the Temple. But the Temple, as cost-ly and beautiful as it was, had no chairs. It had no chairs because the priest never sat down. The priest never sat down because his work was never done. His work was never done because the blood of bulls and goats could never take away sin (Heb. 10:4). Jesus, by way of contrast, offered a sacrifice that was infinite in worth and eternal in duration. It never has to be offered again. And so He sat down— enthroned on the right hand of the majesty on high (Heb. 1:3). The work of redemption was forever finished. Therefore, listen to Him. God has spoken through His Son. Because He has spoken, there is an answer to our ques-tions. Because He has spoken, there is a solu-tion to our problems. Because He has spoken, there is hope for our end. God has spoken through His Son, who sat down. |
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402 | Can you fall from grace? | John 5:24 | inmyheart | 81636 | ||
Jesus tells us, FOR HIM HATH GOD THE FATHER SEALED-Jn 6:27. When we are saved, God gives us His Spirit. Can we be unsealed? It is written, AFTER THAT YE BELIEVED, YE WERE SEALED WITH THAT HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE, WHICH IS THE EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE UNTIL THE REDEMPTION OF THE PURCHASED POSSESSION-Eph 1:13,14. Note, THE EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE. "Earnest" or arrabon means money deposited by the purchaser and forfeited, if the purchase was not completed. It was thought to be a Phoenician word which was introduced into Greece. In modern Greek, arrabona is an engagement ring. Regretfully, some modern Bible versions have translated this word incorrectly, which has caused some confusion. The Bible gives us the formula for completing a purchase. Jesus paid it completely by His shed blood; however, we must hold on to our faith, for we stand by faith. We must hold THE BEGINNING OF OUR CONFIDENCE STEDFAST UNTO THE END-Heb 3:14. We enter into a contract (or covenant, or solemn agreement) when we receive Jesus. Jesus is the Groom, and we are the bride. He gives us a pledge or token of this contract, a ring, in a manner of speaking. He cannot break His contract with us. He will never leave or forsake the contract. The price of the purchase has been paid. Now, we receive an engagement ring (the Holy Spirit) as a deposit; thus, we are sealed unto Jesus as His bride. During this period of being sealed, temptations come against us to try to draw us away. We are tested to see if our love for Jesus is real. Will we wait for our Bridegroom faithfully, no matter what temptations come? Or will we stop waiting, and go off to serve another? We have been bought for a price. Jesus died for us. Yet we can "take off the ring," and choose to serve another. The Holy Spirit gives us the power to stand against the enemy. He promises no temptation will come against us that is more than we can bear. Our love and faith are being tested. If we hold firm until He calls us home, we become His bride. If we fall away, the engagement ring is forfeited. We cannot keep it, as the Holy Spirit is a guarantee that we are His, and we are waiting faithfully in love. Many do forfeit the engagement ring. They leave their first love and go to another. The other leads us to death, the lake of fire. |
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403 | Can you fall from grace? | John 5:24 | inmyheart | 81661 | ||
It is written, THE FOUNDATION OF GOD STANDETH SURE, HAVING THIS SEAL, THE LORD KNOWETH THEM THAT ARE HIS-2 Tim 2:19. WHO ARE KEPT BY THE POWER OF GOD THROUGH FAITH UNTO SALVATION-1 Pe 1:5. How does God keep us? How do we stand? It is by faith. If we lose our faith, we are not standing sure, and are not kept by the power of God. For, WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM-Heb 11:6. |
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404 | Can you fall from grace? | John 5:24 | inmyheart | 81688 | ||
I agree with your post. However, can you fall from grace by eliminating Col.1:23, or what happens if you don't "indeed continue in the faith?" We are MEMBERS OF HIS BODY, OF HIS FLESH-Eph 5:30. One may ask, "How can we become separated, and not be members of His body?" The answer, again, is given by God’s Word. THOU STANDEST BY FAITH. If we depart from faith, we depart from being members of His body. |
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405 | Why does Psalm 82:6 say we are gods? | John 10:34 | inmyheart | 75353 | ||
Songbirdca, [John 10:24-37] If you read this story without knowing what the rest of the Bible says, you might think that Jesus was saying that everyone is actually God or at least equal to God. But if you look up the passage that Jesus was quoting (Psalms 82:6), it is evident that this is not what he meant. Psalms 82 makes it clear that, while everyone is divine in the sense that we were all created by God and that we are all children of God, we are nothing in comparison to Him. Psalms 82:6-8 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. The Hebrew word used here for "gods" can mean "rulers, judges, divine ones, angels, or gods." It is a form of the same word used to refer to the one God. Since the Psalms were written as songs or poetry, the writer probably specifically chose this word to represent the contrast between the creation and the creator. He was addressing the leaders of mankind. Even though they were great lords among men and even though God himself gave them their power, they are still accountable to Him for their treatment of the poor and needy. It is a warning against undue pride and an admonition to humble, godly rule. Don't set yourself to be like God because He can take you down as easily as He put you up. The desire to become like God is one of the gravest sins the Bible describes. This was the sin which tempted Eve and caused the fall of mankind. This is also the sin which brought about the fall of the civilization of Babel and the division of all mankind. It is also the sin which caused God to exile Satan and his angels from Heaven. With obvious sarcasm, God said to Job, "Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?...Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his? Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty. Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low, look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand. Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave. Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you." But we know from Psalm 82 that Job could not do these things. It is God who grants and who rescinds power, not man. Job repented of his presumption. He said, "I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted. [You asked,] 'Who is this that obscures my counsel without knowledge?' Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. [You said,] 'Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer me.' My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes." God rewarded Job for his repentance. When Jesus quoted Psalm 82:6, he was making fools of his questioners. The Psalter called all leaders of men representatives of god. Jesus said that if he lived up to the standards he set by calling himself "the Son of God", who were they to dispute it? If they objected to him referring so to himself, they had not been paying attention. By referring to Psalm 82, he justified his own claim and challenged them to live up to God's standards. In effect he was saying, "You claim to be leaders chosen by God, yet you don't do the minimum that God says his leaders must. I claim to be the Son of God, and I can back up my claim with my actions." He did not say that everyone was God or could even become like God. Far too many false doctrines come about by reading our own desires into the Scriptures rather than letting them say what God intends. God bless |
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406 | How does Satan communicate with us? | John 13:27 | inmyheart | 65557 | ||
Cheryl, Satan is the father of lies, he will use every situation to attack you. Here are a few verses to help you recognize some areas that liar uses. When these areas arise, we are to cast them down, or reject them, or not entertain them. 2Cr 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 2Cr 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 2Cr 10:6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. God Bless |
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407 | How does Satan influence us? | John 13:27 | inmyheart | 65570 | ||
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. And be not conformed to this world, meaning don't be squeezed or pressured into the mold of this world. We are to be transformed, or changed. And the way to be changed is to renew our mind. For us to get to our destiny and purpose in life, we have to transformed. The born-again experience has elevated us to a higher standard, and once we are elevated to that higher standard of living we are to renew our mind, and "bring our minds" up to that higher standard, so we can operate effectively. We want to make it to our destiny, one of the things we found out is that the enemy (satan) is after our souls. Our souls consist of our mind, will and emotions. In Matthew 6:25, we are not to worry, well one the the ways the enemy will attack you in through your mind, he will send a thought, and we are to cast those those thoughts down or out of our minds. In fact the bible instructs us on what to think about in Philippians 4:8-9. Well, this can go into a study, so I'll stop here. I pray that this has given you some information. Don't forget Jesus, is the author and finisher of our faith, we have the victory! God bless. P.S. Yes, to all of your ? |
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408 | dealing with a nonbeliever sister | John 13:35 | inmyheart | 84748 | ||
Free Thinker Will you go for Deuteronomy 30! I was a non-believer too! We all were born this way, Rom. 3:23. God has done all He is going to do, the rest is up to us. The Word of God reads in 1Cor.1:18 "For the message about Christ's death on the cross is non-sense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God's power." (Good News Bible)...and finally, reading 1Cor.2:1-5, "When I came to you, my friends to preach God's secret truth, I did not use big words and great learning. For while I was with you, I made up my mind to forget everything except Jesus Christ and especially His death on the cross. So when I came to you, I was weak and trembled all over with fear, and my teaching and message were not delivered with skillful words of human wisdom, but with convincing proof of the power of God's Spirit. Your faith, then, does not rest of human wisdom but on Gods's power." God bless you Free Thinker, God really loves you. John 3:16. |
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409 | Jehovah's Witness Vs. Christianity | John 14:6 | inmyheart | 161858 | ||
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410 | What does "In the name of Jesus" mean? | John 14:14 | inmyheart | 57034 | ||
Greeting Cyclist, I also end my prayers "In the name of Jesus." God the Father(provider), has not only heard my prayers, but has also answered my prayers. I submitt to you this web site for your study; www.tgm.org/exampray.htm This outlines the Lord's Prayer. Be encouraged, "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1Corinthians15:58 (NIV) "That you faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God." 1Corinthians 2:5(KJV). God bless |
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411 | What does "In the name of Jesus" mean? | John 14:14 | inmyheart | 57144 | ||
No one said that if I did end my prayers with the words "In the name of Jesus" that God wouldn't hear or answer my prayers. John 14:13(NIV), "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. Before I even ask the Father, He knows my thoughts. So, if I ask in the name of Jesus at the beginnig or the end of my prayers, He still answers. The Lord's Prayer does NOT end with the words "In the name of Jesus," but then I don't pray the Lord's Prayer word for word either. Thank you for responding, I'll try reading the article that you posted. |
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412 | What does "In the name of Jesus" mean? | John 14:14 | inmyheart | 57146 | ||
Blessed be the name of the Lord! You're welcomed! God bless |
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413 | the barren branch never was a branch? | John 15:2 | inmyheart | 47655 | ||
Once again, greetings my friend, I happened to come across this commentary that gives the information that you seek. I find this this view was very helpful. Here it is; When Jesus is gone, they must still abide in Him and bear fruit. 1. John 15:1-3, Jesus: the true vine a. Jesus may have said this in view of, or as they passed the great golden vine on the front of the temple; the vine that symbolized the nation Israel. b. The vine is a familiar Old Testament symbol for Israel (Psalm 80:8-9) but is often used in a negative sense (Isaiah 5:1-2,7 - Jeremiah 2:21) c. In contrast, Jesus is the true vine: one must be rooted in Him, not Israel, if one is to bear fruit for God. d. The branches that are taken away were never properly abiding in the vine; the ones that bear fruit are "cleansed (not "removed" by pruning), and that through the Word. i. The Word is a cleansing force: it condemns sin, it inspires holiness; it promotes growth; it reveals power for victory. ii Boice believes that the verb "airo" commonly translated "takes away" here is more accurately translated "lifts up" - the Father lifts up unproductive vines off of the ground (as is common in vinedressings), that they may get more sun and bear fruit better. Praying that this is what you were after, but anyway, it's always good to hear someone's point of view. It's my belief that the Holy Spirit will give revelation of the Word. Thank you again my friend for taking the time to review this post. Again this is just another view, always confirm with the Word of God. God bless you as He draws you closer to Him. |
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414 | Prayer without an Answer??? | John 17:23 | inmyheart | 101779 | ||
John 15:7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you." Your question is too vague! Be more specific. The above verse makes the statement "If you abide in Me,"- you will be surprised how many will pray, but have no fellowship with God. So when you say "Is the problem on the person' side or somewhere in between???" Fill in what is your relationship with God. God bless |
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415 | when do I spake in tounges | Acts | inmyheart | 48563 | ||
Is this gift worthy of being copied by Satan, and if so, why? I don't ask to argue over, just the comment you stated. Thank you Searcher. | ||||||
416 | when do I spake in tounges | Acts | inmyheart | 48566 | ||
MrsBinGA, I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed reading your comment. God has and is working in your life, I hear the maturity in your writing. May Our God richly bless you and fulfill the purpose of your calling. |
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417 | when do I spake in tounges | Acts | inmyheart | 48629 | ||
New Creature It has been stated earlier that this topic has been well debated, and probably always will be, but as you stated "tongues is for self edification". My question is, what is wrong with self edification? Do you self edify? Or do you prophesy? I here so much about this subject, but I never hear anyone claiming to doing any of the above (Tongues, interpret, prophetsey), only to zero in on how wrong it is to speak in tongues. You even stated that the obivious answer to Paul's question, "do all speak with tongues" (1Cor.12:30) is No, but in the next verse that you quote (1Cor.14:51) I would that ye all spake with tongues...etc. Is Paul say No to tongues, or is he saying Yes to tongues? Whatever your answer, it must have been important for Paul to write about or be inspired to write, wouldn't you say so? I have read another post giving web sites that would confirm that tongues are wrong, but how about the web sites that would affirm speaking in tongues. Lets say for the sake of argument, that speaking in tongues for today was true, then it would be the choice of the individual to do so, right? After all, your name is written in the book of Life because of your confession of faith in Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior, not because you didn't speak in tongues. I just don't see the logic, if some believe in tongues, fine, let them be edified! Love is the evidence of all things. Thank you for your time in reading this. I pray that we all come in the unity of the faith..Eph.4:13. God's blessings |
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418 | inmyheart, could Paul be sarcastic? | Acts | inmyheart | 49287 | ||
My friend, Paul has never been sarcastic in any of his inspired writings! What I'm saying is, why do some feel or want to ignore the "gift" of tongues? All the gifts of the Spirit are important! The whole Bible is written, as you know, for a pupose. Once again thanks for responding, I want to hear from someone who is not one sided in their understanding. God blessings |
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419 | inmyheart, could Paul be sarcastic? | Acts | inmyheart | 49288 | ||
Yes, you are right, 1Corinthians 14:5 is the right verse I meant to refer to, thank you for bringing that to my attention. God bless you. |
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420 | information on speaking in tounges | Acts | inmyheart | 51098 | ||
Reviewing some old post and ran across yours. Here is a site that speaks on the subject you ask; www.tgm.org/hayfordOnTongues.html This is case sensitive, so type exactly as above. God bless you. Praying to see you again on the forum. |
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