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1201 | Am I in the relationship God wants me in | 1 Corinthians | jlhetrick | 153518 | ||
Hi James, This is a very serious issue both in your Life as well as Angela's. Any advise you get from the forum should be only considered and not the basis for your decision. If you are in church, talk to your pastor and/or an elder in the church for guidance. You have already acknowledged that your sexual relationship outside of marriage was (is?) sinful. I would say plainly that this must stop if you are to be in the will of God. Refer to 1 Corinthians chapter one, read the whole chapter. This will give a lot of insight regarding God's expectations regarding man and woman and marriage. There are other references elswhere in this chapter and other chapters/books of the bible. Regarding the continuous fighting. First let me say that you can not pray for and expect God to bless a sinful relationship. It might be possible that much of the contention is because God is not putting His peace on a relationship between two professing Christians because there is sexual imorality involved. Remember, we are all sinners. Sin alone isn't the issue. It's the continuing life-style of sin without true repentance that grieves God. You can have a significant-other relationship with Angela without marrying or until married, however, it must be within the boundaries taught in scripture. God can bless such a relationship. One more thing. Where there is divisiveness and contention in any relationship I think it's important to keep one primary verse in mind as the man in the relationship: 1Pe 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. Although you are not married, the idea of "giving honor" to the woman is still applicable. If you love her, you should treat her with honor. Ask the Lord to change you first and behave differently toward her. You may be very surprised by her response though it may be slow in coming. Hope this is helpful Jeff |
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1202 | Will there be a partial rapture? | 1 Thess 4:17 | jlhetrick | 153511 | ||
Hi MJH, Let me jump in here with some feedback that I hope will be helpful. You wrote: Who says that the believer will be raptured rather than the non-believer. No where in scripture does it say which will go and which will stay. Jesus' parable states that two women will be in a field and one will be gone, but He does not say which. The scripture you quote here is not intended to identify "who" will be taken. Who is already understood, or can be identified after considering the scriptures in context. This portion of scripture is emphasising the suddeness at which the rapture will come. You wrote: First century Judaism (at least that I am aware of...) does not show any picture of the faithful leaving to be with God, but God coming to be with His people. Please be aware that Judaism and Christianity are two different things. Judaism doesn't even hold that Jesus Christ was the Messiah so their beliefs, whether in the first century or now, are irrelevant regarding this topic. Regarding your commentary on 1 Thess. 4:17; well Sir/Mam, I have to say you've lost me there. Perhapse context can help again here. Back up one verse and take verses 16 and 17 together. 1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. These two verses in context clears up your misunderstanding I hope. Actually, the "picture" here is God Almighty in the person of Jesus Christ "coming down from Heaven" not one earthly place to another. Now see "who" will be raptured: "The dead in Christ". These are those who have believed in Christ for salvation and who'se physical bodies have died. Then in verse 17, "we who are alive will be caught up in the clouds." The we here is referring to Paul, the writer, and the church to which he is writing (in otherwords, Christians). MJH, I hope this is helpful. Remember this. Always, always take the scriptures in context. And certainly never attribute meaning to scripture that is not indicated either specifically, or contextually with the rest of scripture. Approaching it in this way will be helpful in understanding. Jeff |
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1203 | life after backsliding | John 16:33 | jlhetrick | 153486 | ||
2Co 12:9 And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 2Co 12:10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. |
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1204 | Will there be a partial rapture? | 1 Thess 4:17 | jlhetrick | 153412 | ||
Good question: I am not an expert on the book of Revelation (or any other book for that matter) but I do not see a conflict with my earlier response and these verses. Let me give a response based on what I currently understand regarding this issue though. VS.4 says "and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded..." It has been argued that these "souls" were in fact disembodied souls. That is, the souls of saints who have died though their physical bodies have not yet been ressurected. We see these same souls way back in Chapter 6 I believe. Rev 6:9(KJV) And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: Rev 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? Rev 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. So, have these "souls" been raptured, or are they disembodied souls awaiting the bodily resurrection? |
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1205 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | jlhetrick | 153411 | ||
OK, I did follow the discussion and enjoyed it, Thanks, Jeff |
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1206 | Pride is a good thing! Or is it? | Prov 23:7 | jlhetrick | 153410 | ||
Hi Humbled., No, I didn't get that you were endorsing anything, I actually meant for my post to be helpful to you. I apologize if I came across as calling your position on this into question. As far as my opinion regarding the writer's objectivity; he wrote presenting a lot of assumption and personal belief as fact regarding a discipline and practice that he obviously knows very little about and was in fact not factual. Regarding the "mean spiritedness" comment, I'll just have to credit that to my personal opinion and my bias as a professional in the field receiving criticism. Thanks, Jeff |
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1207 | Pride is a good thing! Or is it? | Prov 23:7 | jlhetrick | 153405 | ||
Hello humbled, I have not read the book myself, however, as a result of your post I did read the book review. The book may or may not be helpful but I would argue that the review is anything but helpful. To begin with the writer can in no way be considered objective and the article is presented mean spirited (in my opinion) which instantly rules it out regarding it's being informative or in any way helpful. The writer is right in saying that there is no such thing as "Christian Psychology" but stops short in accuracy at that point and continues on presumptuously, and I might add ignorantly so, regarding his uninformed opinion of Psychology. As one in the field of Psychiatry, having studied the works of many psychologist/psychiatrist I must disagree with Mr. Dettwiler's article where he comments on these issues. A one sided view is never helpful. I will stop short of being long-winded and just say this. Like with every other dicipline, psychology/psychiatry has it's extreme views on both sides of the issue. There are those who are very liberal and very much represent Mr. Dettwiler's observations and, there are those who are very conservative and, (hold on to your socks)even christians. Personally, whether I am working with an individual, couple, or entire family, I focus first and foremost on personal responsibility. While many of my patients have truly been victims at the discretion of others (sometimes in ways Mr. Dettwiler might not possibly conceive) the goal of therapy is never to accept oneself as a victim. Rather, it's to first understand what has happened, accept it, and then take personal responsibility for recovering from it. I might add that this always includes forgiveness. I appreciate the tendency for many (especially us christians) to mistrust pschology as a discipline; some in the field have earned that mistrust in many ways. However, to attempt to invalidate it with uninformed assumptions is no more than, well, a plank in ones eye. Recommendation: Read more reviews and search for objectivity and true insight regarding the books content and teaching. Or, buy or borrow the book and read it stopping at any point that begins to teach methods or strategies that conflict with the teachings of the bible (as many of us have had to do with some writings from well known professing chrsitians). Hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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1208 | Will there be a partial rapture? | 1 Thess 4:17 | jlhetrick | 153388 | ||
Hi Kalos, I do not believe in a “partial rapture”. I have never heard this taught and do not find anything in scripture to support it. Rom 10:9 (KJV) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. We are not saved by our faithfulness but by what we have faith in and therefore believe. Furthermore, we don’t even posses the "faith" to believe in and of ourselves. In other words, we can not produce that faith. It is God who gives us the faith through which we are capable of believing in the first place. Rom 12:3 (KJV) For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. So: 1) we are saved when believing in Jesus Christ for salvation. 2) this believing comes through faith. 3) this faith is not of ourselves but given by God “in measure” (so that no man can boast of it). Therefore, I do not believe there is such thing as an “unfaithful” Christian. If one is a true Christian one has believed and confessed Jesus Christ through faith given him/her by God. This faithfulness from God is sufficient Jeff |
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1209 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | jlhetrick | 153361 | ||
Hello Ray, I read your posts and learn from your wisdom. However, on this one I'm not following. I felt like Lionstrong's question was, well less than insightful, but, I didn't get that he was being deceptive. Might you be being just a bit tangential on this one. Or perhaps I'm too sleepy to follow and should have stayed out of it. If that's the case I apologize. Anyway, Lionstrong. If you read this I just want to say, as I tried to point out in my earlier post. If you are a believer in Christ and have been a serious student of His word for very long, then you know the answer to your own question, so, why ask it? On the otherhand, if you lack insight and wisdom in a certain area, ask a question plainly without offering an answer in the same post. Wait for others to help by giving their best answers which will help to either confirm that you were on track or redirect your thinking. Sincerely, Jeff |
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1210 | What is done in darkness comes to light? | 1 Cor 4:5 | jlhetrick | 153289 | ||
Greetings ELHARDENED, Try this link for free bible study software from e-sword. It's free and has lots of features including capability of searching entire text of bible in different versions and lots of other study helps. Finding bible verses will be quick and easy. Also download the "treasury of Scripture Knowledge" feature which will give you a "treasure" of cross-reference verses. http://www.e-sword.net/ Hopes this helps, Jeff |
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1211 | NEED HELP PLEASE! | Matt 18:19 | jlhetrick | 153276 | ||
God bless you IN2JESUS, I will pray for you and your family in accordance with God's will. Mat 18:19(NASB) "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. Best wishes, Jeff |
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1212 | Why does he fall asleep at church? | Luke 8:15 | jlhetrick | 153274 | ||
Hello Samantha, Yes he should go to church. He certainly can't get anything if he's not there. Try this along with Doc's advise. Ask your husband if he would fall asleep if his boss was standing in front of him talking to him. Or, if President bush walked in the room and spoke directly to him would he fall asleep. If the answer is yes, get a doctor, he needs a sleep study and possible treatment (seriously). If the answer is no to these questions, it may be that he has little or no reverence for God in spite of what he might say. challenge him to consider this on his own without expecting him to answer to you on it. Please don't think I'm judging him. Of course we are all human, and as Doc points out, the flesh is always contending. Gets the best of all of us sometimes, most of us have at least drifted off in church at one time or another. But, if it is habitual (like it sounds) something serious is wrong. Pray for him. Jeff P.S. In Army Basic Training we spent long hours sitting in class rooms and the lessons were sometimes monotonous and boring. punishment was severe if your eyes closed for longer than a blink. (50 pushups for an already tired body). When our eyes got heavy, we would stand and move to the back of the room and stand along the wall to keep awake. This can be helpful where practical. |
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1213 | Love God, His word, any difference? | Ps 95:10 | jlhetrick | 153270 | ||
Can't have one without the other lionstrong. If you love God you will love and cherrish His word. Look how much God loves it: Isa 55:11 (KJV) So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. He sounds really passionate about it doesn't He. After He said this, He continued preparing it for you and me to have personally a copy. Got mine right here close |
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1214 | Why choose Heaven | 1 Cor 12:3 | jlhetrick | 153269 | ||
Hi askgod, With love and respect say Something like: There is only one God. Without Him you have no hope. He loves you and has given you the means by which to know Him, through accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (becoming a Christian). Becoming a Christian is the only way to know Him. When you die, if you do not know Him, all hope is lost of ever knowing Him and you will spend eternity separated from Him. You will be cast into a lake of fire. Some might say that this approach is “trying to scare people into becoming Christians.” Well I can’t speak to why God chose to put it so plainly, but I can say, it sure scares me and makes me that much more thankful that he offered an alternative. If it’s good enough for Him it’s good enough for me. How greatly the church might benefit from hearing the truth again. How many of us have heard the simple truth regarding this issue from the pulpit lately? It’s no longer politically correct for a pastor to look his congregation in the face and say, “if you haven’t trusted Jesus for your salvation you will DIE AND GO TO HELL. Don’t look for a politically correct answer to this question. Tell him/her the truth and show them in God’s word. Show them God’s mercy and grace and how much he loves them personally and show them His perfect plan for salvation completed at the cross. Show them through scripture that the consequences of rejecting Him are tragic, and then show them that His love for them is so much greater and available for them to receive. You’ve done your part. Be patient and let the Holy Spirit do His part. Continue to be available to answer questions, teach, and most of all pray for them. P.S. If your specifically asking for bible verses I’m going to encourage you to continue in your study until you come up with them. We must prepare ourselves as witnesses 1Pe 3:15 (KJV) But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: 2Ti 2:15 (NASB) Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. Hope this helps Jeff |
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1215 | What is mercy? | Matt 5:7 | jlhetrick | 153185 | ||
JRM, a good Greek/Hebrew dictionary will be helpful in word studies. In this case Mercy in the OT is translated from the Hebrew word Chesed and means "kindness" and "piety". Where we find the word in the NT it is translated from the Greek word eleeo which means compassion. My first thought is that a power relationship is not significant regarding the meaning of the word. It may be that your observation that mercy "generally involves a power relationship" is because, perhapse, it is in such a relationship that mercy is best illustrated, or, most often illustrated. Then again, your observation may be applied as follows: If mercy is showing or demonstrating kindness, piety, compassion to another one might argue; The one demonstrating mercy might be thought of as being in a position of power in the relationship. The power being, the ability to show mercy vs. with hold mercy. (show kindess or not show kindness) But this argument would mean, I think, that the recipient would have a degree of reliance on mercy from another. I guess I didn't answer the question, but I hope my post will move us closer to an understadning. Jeff hmmm! |
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1216 | Need help on the law | Rom 3:20 | jlhetrick | 153184 | ||
Hello Momma2, The law here refers to the Ten Commandments which reflect God’s righteousness and character. In addition, the Israelites had the “bi-laws” given to them by Moses as rules for daily living that were intended to guide the Israelites in their keeping the law. There were something like 613 of these bi-laws and you can find them in the book of Exodus, I believe starting at chapter 21. The “deeds” of the law refers to a persons doing the “works” of the law. This means, generally speaking, carrying out the traditions, rules, regulations (bi-laws) established to keep one in a right-standing with the Ten Commandments and therefore with God. The law is the knowledge of sin in that it makes us aware of God’s expectations and his righteous and holy character. We are without excuse in our sin because God has given us a clear and specific identification and understanding of what sin is through the law. “Thou shalt not steal” is very clear. God is saying, it is wrong to steal. Therefore, through the law, we are made fully aware of what sin is, so, the law becomes knowledge of sin. “No flesh shall be justified in his sight” by the works of the law. We can not be justified (made righteous, in right standing with God, declared free of guilt regarding breaking the law) by our works. In other words, by trying to be good and keeping the rules. The bible teaches us that we are all sinners and fall short of God’s holy character and his requirements regarding sin (Romans 3:23) The bible says that the penalty for sin is death Romans 6:23, but the verse doesn’t stop there. It goes on to say, “but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”. So, because you are a sinner (just like me), and the penalty for a single sin is death (eternal separation from God and punishment in Hell) you and I need to be made righteous, free of sin in the eyes of God. Keeping the law can not do this a) because you and I are incapable of living continuously without sinning at one time or another, b) God, who is the final authority, did not give the law as a redeeming source. He did not give it to save us but rather to make us aware of our sin as illustrated above. Being aware makes you and me accountable. So our only hope is in Jesus Christ who gave His life, died our death for us, in order to make atonement (pay the price) for our sins. By accepting JESUS as Lord and Savior and trusting in his payment as sufficient to cover your sins (faith), you can be saved from the penalty of sin which is death. See Romans 10:9-10 Hopes this helps, Jeff |
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1217 | WHAT'S THE LAW | Rom 3:28 | jlhetrick | 153146 | ||
I don't see a scripture reference but I'm guessing your referring to somewhere in Romans, perhaps Romans 3:28. The law refers to the Ten Commandments and the bi-laws given by Moses (613 of them I think). I have to get ready for church but perhaps someone knows from memory where to find them, I think they might be covered in Exodus chapter 21. Anyway, a quick note. the bi-laws were given by Moses to instruct the daily lives of the Israelites in keeping with the Ten Commandments given by God (as I understand it). The Ten Commandments sum up God's expectations of man in keeping with His righteousness. So, there is a misconception regarding your question. We DO continue to "go buy" the law. Jesus said: Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. The law was given to make us aware of our sin. Because we cannot "keep" the law perfectly Jesus died for us. So, we are not "saved" by the law, but Paul writes in Romans somewhere that through faith we establish, or uphold the law Hopes this helps |
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1218 | Such thing as a choice? | Eccl 6:10 | jlhetrick | 153141 | ||
Dear Tim, Try to pay attention to what Doc is saying as he explains to you the character of God and presents answers to the questions by representing scripture in context. Doc isn't THE authority on scripture, however, he posts with researched and contextual representation of scripture, not pulling individual verses out to make a point. If you are willing, you can be taught. Don't forget how awesome God is. God's mind never changed regarding Nineveh, nor did His plan. God knew very well that the people would repent if they were warned. His plan, was not to destroy Nineveh, but rather to spare it at that time. Thus, the ongoing work with Jonah to get him to Nineveh to give the warning (which is really the fascinating part of the story to me). Thank of Sodom and Gomorrah. When Abraham "debated" with God asking him to spare the cities if 50 righteous were found. God said He would not do it if 50 were found. As you know, Abraham "bargained" all the way down to ten. God said, "I will not destroy it on account of the ten." Well, the opposite thing happened here vs. Nineveh. The cities were destroyed. Had God "changed his mind" when Abraham interceded? Of course not, God knew exactly how many righteous there were and had determined to destroy the cities. Abraham, I am sure, learned this truth. In the book of Jonah, God had determined to spare Nineveh. He designed a plan to involve man in that. He chose Jonah, Jonah resisted, God's plan prevailed. Regarding "adding to what is written". I believe that God expects us to add common sense, intellectual understanding, and spiritual discernment when reading and studing the scriptures. This approach allows the Holy Spirit to give us His interpretation of His word. Otherwise, we may find ourselves guilty of slinging verses up on the screan with intentions of supporting our position (which may be wrong) Jeff (always learning) |
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1219 | Personal Integrity | Job 2:3 | jlhetrick | 152952 | ||
Sorry, I posted to searcher Hello lionheart, just to add a suggestion. After reading your post I quickly did a search at "Lifeway Christian Stores" http://www.lifewaystores.com/lwstore/ The results included several different books on integrity issues. One of them may be helpful for your needs. Jeff |
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1220 | Personal Integrity | Job 2:3 | jlhetrick | 152951 | ||
(lunch-break) Hello lionheart, just to add a suggestion. After reading your post I quickly did a search at "Lifeway Christian Stores" http://www.lifewaystores.com/lwstore/ The results included several different books on integrity issues. One of them may be helpful for your needs. Jeff |
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