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561 | Mat 5:27-28. Adultery. | Prov 5:1 | jlhetrick | 178725 | ||
Even further definition is necessary. Not to forget that adultry is the identified sin. Can a man commit adultry with his own wife? Jeff |
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562 | Mat 5:27-28. Adultery. | Prov 5:1 | jlhetrick | 178728 | ||
Hello Edwin, I'm following along and don't intend to support either side of the argument with my post, but, I have to address some of your remarks. Primarily because I am getting the impression that you are coming close to rejecting what is written in Scripture. I will give an example from the post I am responding to. You wrote: "If as you say the Greek NT, is inspired by the Holy Soirit, then please explain the following At Matthew 26:64 Jesus's words are given as "You have said so", at Mark 14:64, as "I AM", and at Luke 22:70, as "You say that I am". Has the Holy Spirt made a mistake, or is it human error ?." Your questions stops short implying that the answer is one or the other; that is, human error or the Holy Spirit making a mistake. Now I know enough about you from the forum to know that you don't believe the Holy Spirit makes mistakes. So the only obvious conclusion is that you are requiring Mark to agree that there are mistakes and/or contradictions between the gospel records, or not answer the question. This is the tactic observed by secular writers and speakers who attempt to discredit Christianity. Instead allow me to offer a simple illustration to put this type of argument completely to rest. Three children ask their mother for permission to go to the park. She gives them permission. Once they arrive they go in different directions and play with different groups of friends. Each of them is asked if they had permission from their mother. One answers "yes, she said I could go." the other responds, "She said it was ok", and finally the third says "she said sure as long as we're back by lunch time". None of them gave the exact response to the question, so, which one of them made a mistake? Is it your position that the Holy Spirit did not inspire the Greek NT??? Jeff |
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563 | Mat 5:27-28. Adultery. | Prov 5:1 | jlhetrick | 178782 | ||
Hello again Edwin, I took a look at the post you refered me to. It didn't necessarily address my point but it came closer. You wrote: It was not the Holy Spirit that tempted Jesus, but the Devil, although it was in fact the Holy Spirit who wrote Psalm 91:11-12. It will not be the Holy Spirit who will ask you to drink deadly poison, but a servant of the enemy of God, who will say something like "If you really are a christian, then do this for it is written, ect, ect". The point of my first post was your interpretation of the verse in Mark. Whether or not the verse was original or not wasn't my question. My question was your interpretation of the verse. Your point in discrediting the verse was "do you really think that the Holy Spirit wants Christians to put God to the test by drinking deadly poison." My point was that the verse doesn't say that. The verse doesn't insinuate that. Once again, the verse doesn't say "when" or "drink deadly poison", etc. It says "IF". You might remember that poisoning was a usual way in which people murdered others in that time. If this verse says anything to me, it is that no one will take my life unless God wills it. This is consistent with Isiah 54:17. We agree that there have been very ignorant people as well as false teachers that have used this verse to support some very bizarre practices such as snake handling and such. No insult intended brother, but it appears that you are interpreting the verse in the same way they do. The difference is that after your interprestation you reject it, because you know that it doesn't hold up when compared to the rest of Scripture. This is to your credit. Perhaps I should ask a more specific question. Do you belive that Mark 16:18 is telling Christians to drink deadly poison? If so, is it saying to do this in order to test God? Consider Isaiah 43:2 (NASB95) 43:2 "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. This verse does in fact say "WHEN" referring to walking through the fire. How do we interpret this? Or do we throw it out based on your argument? Are these statements symbolic? See Daniel 3: 19-30. God bless, Jeff |
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564 | bible say anything re: dinosaurs? | Prov 16:4 | jlhetrick | 189211 | ||
Brother lionheart, How many fingers am I holding up? Right! very well now? And Praise our good Lord that He blessed us with folks that are able to provide us with our bifocals. Now we the two of us only need to remeber to wear them. Hey! wait! where did I leave mine??????????????? |
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565 | pleasestate your undestandingof verse | Prov 16:33 | jlhetrick | 211612 | ||
keliy- I find your entire post more than a bit assuming and, well, outrageous. It's always interesting to me when someone points the finger of accusation in everyone elses direction and then proclaims to be right and have the answers. That, as I said is interesting. But it's disturbing when that same person doesn't offer the answer, just claims to have it. You wrote regarding the differences in Calvinism and Armenianism... "Actually, both sides of that debate are wrong, God's will is somewhere in between" Perhaps referring to you as "assuming" was a bit of an understatment. Would you mind finishing your thought and enlightening the rest of us? Do you understand the concept of "lone-ranger"? |
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566 | pleasestate your undestandingof verse | Prov 16:33 | jlhetrick | 211635 | ||
Hello keliy- The intent of the "understatement" comment is best represented by Webster's 1st definition, not the 2nd. "to represent as less than is the case". As for what I am trying to teach you about being an ambassador of Christ is responsibility. I have to be honest and say, no, I really don't see your point. If you came here to study then study; don't make derogatory statements about others (denominations and individuals who have spent a lifetime of studying God's word and posses more insight and knowledge of Scripture than you and I every will). More importantly, don't take positions that you are unable to support by Scripture and then avoid responding directly to those issues when others call it to attention. That will not be tolerated long here. You make the assumption that I have been a Christian for longer than you have been alive. You might be right, I don't know... some information in your user profile would be helpful in knowing something about you. In any case, there are others much older than me here and who have been Christian's longer than I have with more formal and informal bible study. Knowing that, maybe you should be a bit more focused on learning than teaching at this point; less critical and more self-observant; less assuming and more knowing through the effort of serious bible study. I'm not really sure what to think about one claiming his humility in one sentence and denying pride in the next. I will say that true humility is obvious, not something we need to point out in ourselves. |
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567 | Thoughts on this verse? | Prov 22:6 | jlhetrick | 175957 | ||
Hello RT, welcome to the forum. There is much written and discussed on this passage. I thought I would copy and paste something from Matthew Henry as I think this basically sums it up. Prov 22:6 A good reason for it, taken from the great advantage of this care and pains with children: When they grow up, when they grow old, it is to be hoped, they will not depart from it. Good impressions made upon them then will abide upon them all their days. Ordinarily the vessel retains the savour with which it was first seasoned. Many indeed have departed from the good way in which they were trained up; Solomon himself did so. But early training may be a means of their recovering themselves, as it is supposed Solomon did. At least the parents will have the comfort of having done their duty and used the means. (from Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition, Electronic Database. Copyright © 1991 by Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.) Hope this was a helpful start, Jeff |
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568 | Thoughts on this verse? | Prov 22:6 | jlhetrick | 176016 | ||
Your welcome, Glad I could help. And giving credit where it's due, my response was a quote from Matthew Henry. Good luck on the study, Jeff |
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569 | Educational guarantee for life and godli | Prov 22:6 | jlhetrick | 183445 | ||
Finder, I'm surprised that you would so callously and boldly question the Lord God. "what to do with this passage of Scripture?" Answer: Trust it as God's word in spite of the fact that our mere, mortal minds can't wrap around it. I can't grasp the fullness of the truth of the Trinity, so, what to do with it? Seeing that it is clearly taught in Scripture realize that it's truth depends not one iota on my ability to relate it to my nor any other's experience. I agree that you FOUND A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM in the book of Proverbs, HO HUM. Words of advise. The bible is either the word of God or it's not the word of God. If you believe it is not, you have nothing lasting to gain from it. If you believe it is, never again assume it's qualifications to rest on your own substantiation. Sincerely, Jeff PS, I would approach even a serpent with more caution. |
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570 | 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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571 | 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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572 | I need insight on proverbs chapter 31 | Prov 31:1 | jlhetrick | 171171 | ||
Hello Chosen, welcome to the forum. We have something in common. We are both chosen praise Jesus. I am no authority on Proberbs (or any section of the bible for that matter) but I wanted to give you something to consider while waiting on the member scholars that will likely respond soon. And there are some true scholars here on the forum so you have come to the right place. Here is a brief note from Adam Clark's Commentary on Proverbs 31. The commentary has much more to say about it and there are other commentaries as well. 'The words and prophecy of King Lemuel, and what his mother taught him, vv. 1, 2. Debauchery and much wine to be avoided, vv. 3-7. How kings should administer justice, vv. 8, 9. The praise of a virtuous woman and good housewife, in her economy, prudence, watchfulness, and assiduity in labor, vv. 10-29. Frailty of beauty, vv. 30, 31.' —Adam Clarke's Commentary Hope this helps, Jeff PS. A good commentary is great for helping understand scripture (but never the final authority or a replacement for Scripture) If you care for computer software there are many websites as well as free downloadable programs out there. Check out http://www.e-sword.net/ for an example of a really awesome, totally free complete bible software program and library. I use PC Study Bible 4 and Wordsearch7 as well, and the e-sword is just as functional as the high priced ones. |
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573 | Gods time not ours | Ecclesiastes | jlhetrick | 189623 | ||
Hello Maxhel, Welcome to the family and welcome to SBF. It's not clear to me what your asking; but perhaps chapter 3 of the book of Ecclesiastes will be helpful. God bless, Jeff |
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574 | Gods time not ours | Ecclesiastes | jlhetrick | 189643 | ||
Hello again Max, God bless you for your desire to see friends and family saved. The person at your church gave very good advise and I pray you follow it. It's not uncommon (as I understand it) for a new believer to be overwhelmed with the desire for others to be saved (it was this way for me and others I know). Nor is it uncommon for a new believer to go about the business of seeing to the salvation of friends and family. As your friend at church has counseled- it is a work you can never achieve. Only God can save (as I believe you already know) and He will call all who He saves. See Psalm 3:8, 2 Timothy 1:9 for examples. You may be a significant part of that calling as He uses your witness and then again you may not be. Like a lot of Christians there was a time when I thought it was my responsibility to make sure others "got saved"; but this is not our calling. In my opinion, the best way to ensure that you are not getting in the way (so to speak) is to simply submit yourself to the Lord and allow Him to lead you in the example of Christ. Read the gospels and interestingly find that Jesus is never pushy. Live your life in the example of truth in all your ways honoring your saviour and you may find yourself being awesomely blessed as the Lord uses you to reach others. By the way- I can speak for myself and a few others I know. Becoming a follower of Christ AFTER being married is a significant undertaking. It's possible to attempt to "lead" our wife and family while not "following" the Lord. I believe the key is to submit to following Him and the other relationships in your life can only benefit from that; even if it feels at times that they are not. Hope this is helpful brother, Jeff |
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575 | 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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576 | Ever been a preacher as wise as Solomon? | Eccl 9:2 | jlhetrick | 153520 | ||
Absolutely, thanks for pointing it out. We need to be reminded of this truth especially in this generation of "name it and claim it" teaching. Of course the bible teaches that God blesses the faithful but many have prostituted this truth by assigning wordly riches to it's meaning. The bible also teaches that for those who truly know the Lord, many persecutions will come. It is those same persecutions that remind us that we are His and bring the blessing of peace from which we are able to rejoice. Mat 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Thanks again for the reminder. Many want get this truth at church. |
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577 | ... | Is 4:1 | jlhetrick | 170409 | ||
Hello Aaron, As you can see, you have stirred up the proverbial hornets nest. I'm not sure if that was your intention or not, but, here we are. You responded to BradK that you were "trying the spirits of this forum". You then offer 1John 4:1. I need clarification. Did you intentionally post some bogus stuff, calling it "prophecy of the church" with the thought of testing those of us on the forum? If so, I see clearly that those who have responded have passed your test; clearly seeing and pointing out the bogus nature of your posting. However, on the other hand, I'm not sure that you don't really, actually believe what your original post states. As the dialogue continues I'm believing you do believe it. In any case, Acts 17:11 is a good place to refer regarding the testing of spirits Acts 17:11 11 Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so. ASV Note that the key here is the "examining" of "the Scriptures". Others have already sufficiently examined the scriptures to "test" your "prophecy of the church" and found it to have failed the test. In other words, it does not "line up" with Scripture. One more thought. The idea of "testing" seems to be one of using Scripture to validate or refute a teaching, not the other way around. In other words, I don't find the apostles presenting bogus teachings as "tests" for the saints to see if they can "get it right". Christ's Love, Jeff |
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578 | ... | Is 4:1 | jlhetrick | 170449 | ||
hello again Aaron, you quoted: "1Jo 4:6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error." Is your point here that you are the "we" and the "us" referred to in this verse and that the rest of us are the "he that is not of God heareth not us."????? Jeff |
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579 | ... | Is 4:1 | jlhetrick | 170464 | ||
Hello Aaron, you write: "They could show me from the scriptures how the apostles revealed prophesy being fulfilled. for example the fulfillment of Judas as I showed in an earlier part of this thread. If the apostles can do it why can't we. Do we not share the same Holy Spirit or is their another spirit that was in them?" perhaps you've missed the whole point. you, and we, are not apostles. Jeff |
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580 | ... | Is 4:1 | jlhetrick | 170465 | ||
Hello Aaron, You are the one that is making up your own stuff that not only doesn't agree with the orthodox beliefs, nor does it agree with scripture. Out of context, yes, your teaching something that has been shown here in this thread to be out of context and can not be supported within the very context from which you yank it. so at this point in your beliefs, on this threads topic, yes, I have no choice but to put you in the category of someone who is not hearing from God. You see Aaron. God uses His word to correct us. 2 Tim 3:16 16 Every scripture inspired of God (is) also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction , for instruction which is in righteousness. ASV 1 Tim 1:3 3 As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine , ASV When the word of God speaks to you (as those in this thread have pointed out for you) and you will not listen, then you are not hearing from God. Jeff |
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