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581 | Where is Jesus Christ in Rev 4 | Is 11:2 | jlhetrick | 208379 | ||
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582 | what think you about gifts and anointing | Is 14:12 | jlhetrick | 184977 | ||
Hello other, not having read the book it would be hard to guess. As you probably know, there are thousands of "Christian" authors and books out there that teach and condone all sorts of outrageous malarkey. Speaking directly to the musicians issue the construction of your sentence through me off. I'm not sure if your saying that the "musicians" are right or wrong in thinking their "making music in church is the business of the Lord". Here are some of my thoughts on that subject which hopefully will help. Praise: One of humanity’s many responses to God’s revelation of Himself.—Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary To worship God is not only a command (Deut. 6:13, 1Chr. 16:29, Psa. 2:11 etc.) but a reason for which we were created (Isa. 43:7) The musician is a biblical reality and example of praise and worship 1 Chronicles 6:31-32 (ESV) 6:31 These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark rested there. 32 They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order. Of course you know all of this having researched Scripture for your book. The thoughts I wanted to offer though is that I couldn't imagine God creating mankind with "a" primary function to be our worship of Him; commanding His own to worship Him, and then not specifically calling individuals to participate in specific ways. Now that your research and mine has established that we are to worship God and that the musician is a biblical component of that worship, I believe we must conclude that God has both gifted and called individuals to that function. The problem, and this may be where you are coming from, might be in that any individual can put too much significance on any one calling/task/function that he/she neglects other responsibilities. I also believe that there are many "musicians" that are far more interested in their own talent and being on stage than they are in worshiping God. Not to put too much effort into that thinking though...they have received their reward. Your definitely right in my opinion that our personal relationship with our Lord and Savior (if I'm understanding you) is of the highest importance. With that said, it is through our service to Him that we do our part (so to speak) in participating in that relationship. I believe the "fullness" of the "business" of the Lord is much more than any one function with the spreading of the gospel way up there on the list. Some might do that by leading or participating in a music or other ministry such as, for example, writing a book. Hope this helps and good luck with your ventures, God bless, Jeff |
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583 | Are we something before we were somethin | Is 43:7 | jlhetrick | 187408 | ||
Hello DLA, Welcome to the Forum! In addition to what Doc and Psalm 25 have offered, let me add one additional point that I feel might underlie your question at least in part. The Scriptures clearly teach that nothing and no one is eternal except God Himself. John 1:1-3 (ESV) 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In other words, we humans have not always existed as a soul or any other form prior to our being created; neither do I find in Scripture that God created us in spirit and then had us hang around a while, somewhere- anywhere, before joining us to a body. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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584 | What was God thinking "before?" | Is 43:7 | jlhetrick | 187419 | ||
Hello Psalm 25, My response to DLA was not intended to suggest anything about your post or your position, nor Doc’s for that matter. I was simply adding a direct response regarding what I believed DLA’s question to be asking. That’s why I started my statement with “in addition to what Doc and Psalm 25 have offered…”. But sense you ask, I have to say I have done much more than “wonder” about the topic. In fact, I have spent a fair share of my personal bible study time trying to understand it all. The conclusion I have come to is that the depth of detail is hidden, that is, has not been revealed. I believe God when He says Isa 55:9 (ESV) “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” And I’m not simply and conveniently quoting a verse as an excuse. You see P25, I really have reached a point where I am convinced of one thing; that I will not reach some new conclusion on matters that men of history and those of today that were blessed with the calling to study and teach/preach God’s word full time have not reached. Yes, there may be a new application of truth to address my individual and even potentially unique circumstance. Not though a new truth or a new revelation of truth that God kept hidden until the time He chose to reveal it to me a couple thousand years after He had delivered His word to man in full. I study that God will reveal new the truth of His word to me; not that he will reveal new truth of His word to me. I must approach it in this manner lest I be found to be one of which Paul sternly warned about: 2 Corinthians 11:1-4 (NASB95) 11:1 I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me. 2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you as a pure virgin. 3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. 4 For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully. Please don’t misunderstand me friend. I don’t pretend to have mastered the approach, but there are certain points of doctrine that no longer cause me undue stress; Election, Predestination, Foreknowledge offered as examples. Finally, I believe that speculating and even face-to-face discussions on these issues are not only important, but edifying. At the same time, I have concluded that they offer no benefit to the Forum considering it’s limitations. God bless, Jeff |
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585 | What qualifies a cultist? | Is 43:7 | jlhetrick | 187610 | ||
Psalm 25, Good observation. I too could list a significant percentage of the preachers on "Christian tv" as cultist. Perhapse more than half. Any misrepresentation of truth will qualify the label. I wonder how much farther YOU allow for. Two misrepresentations, three, or maybe four? Not sure; at what level of misrepresentation does one become guilty? Matt 12:30 ESV 30 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. Pretty clearly stated don't you agree, Jeff |
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586 | What qualifies a cultist? | Is 43:7 | jlhetrick | 187661 | ||
Hello P25, I agree, absolutely no splitting hairs- it serves no purpose or benefit. I believe the central point here is truth; something I believe we are both equally concerned with. My response to you had nothing at all to do with Watchman Nee. Know nothing at all about the person beyond the very minimal information contained in this thread. Not the point. While the definition of a cult can range from a sentence or two to a fairly lengthy discussion, I believe that the modern understanding/use of the term by Christians is basic enough. Would you agree with the basic premise of the definition quoted by Doc in post 187614? I believe it was fair of you to challenge Doc on his position. I also believe it was fair and appropriate for me to basically challenge your statement. The trinity IS a cardinal doctrine of Christianity; furthermore, it is one of the most attacked doctrines of those who wish to deny that Christ is God. In all honestly sir, I firmly believe that anyone who intentionally teaches contrary to the truth of the Trinity found in Scripture is as worthy of the "label" cultist as anyone. Some, many (myself included) have a limited understanding of the Trinity; and an even more limited ability to articulate it. But a "misrepresentation of the trinity" (your words regarding Nee) is unacceptable. My argument is that, no, we do not need "far more than a misrepresentation of the trinity", as you put it, to equal cultish teaching. So, for the record, my response had nothing to do with Watchman Nee, Witness Lee, or even Sarah Lee :) It was specifically to you regarding your apparent lessening of the importance of the trinity. And to put even more on the record, I am not saying that you do not hold the importance of the trinity as highly as I or any other Christian does. Only that your post seemed to indicate otherwise. God bless, Jeff |
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587 | ... | Is 43:10 | jlhetrick | 168630 | ||
Hello Lionheart, Great answer Jeff |
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588 | ... | Is 43:10 | jlhetrick | 168635 | ||
Lionheart You've got that right. It amazes me how often I blow it. I can only be thankful that I have been and continue to be a recipient of His grace. And His mercy! furthermore, once I finally understood that I will never get it all figured out, it freed me up to stop trying to connect all the different teachings I came across. Once I was able to do that, I was able to go back to the bible and, as has been articulated in this thread, let IT speak for itself. Take care, Jeff Jeff |
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589 | sending or being sent? | Is 48:16 | jlhetrick | 206207 | ||
Isa 48:16 (ESV) 16 Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there." And now the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit." Isa 48:16 (KJV) 16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. KJV For those original language scholars, which translation best represents the original language? For others, please do not enter into a debate regarding which translation if "the best". Not my concern here even If I believed an answer. I'm engaged in a study and wanted to know if the Spirit participated in the sending (as the KJV indicates) or was also being sent (as the ESV indicates). Thanks in advance for your responses. God bless, Jeff |
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590 | Isaiah identify the servant by name | Is 49:3 | jlhetrick | 163963 | ||
Hello Humble, He does name the servant by name. Read carefully. The servant is Israel. Isa 49:3 Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. KJV Jeff |
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591 | Bible before interpetation into English | Jer 27:6 | jlhetrick | 170781 | ||
Hello dnewland, Just a comment that might help. You write: "Paul goes a little further than Jesus did." If you believe the Scriptures to be the word of God you have to reconsider your statement. Paul took no liberty of his own in writing Romans 13. He was inspired by God to write everything you are calling into question. You write that it isn't as clear cut as others think it is. Yet others have presented clearly what the bible has to say on the issue. Particularly Jesus' statment regarding rendering unto Caesar. Jesus refused to get caught up in a political word-game, and so should you. You may study further to see that Jesus and His disciples did pay taxes. As you know, the government under Caesar did enormous injustices financed by the tax monies of the people, including that payed by Jesus and the disciples. You might consider this as well. When you pay your tithe at church what does the church do with the money? You probably don't know the answer to that as most Christians probably don't. Is there ever inappropriate and perhaps even sinful spending by those in the church that have control over the money? Probably by some. Do we stop paying the tithe? When you pay your tithe you serve God and the people of God. If another uses that money unjustly, outside of your control, it is he that will answer to God for it. the same is true of government taxes. Jeff |
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592 | What is key about ezekial | Ezekiel | jlhetrick | 181058 | ||
Hello ftombar, Welcome to the Forum. Did you mean Ezekiel? Are you asking about the prophet Ezekiel, or the book in the bible by the same name? Jeff |
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593 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | jlhetrick | 184175 | ||
Hello jonp, This is a little off topic perhaps, but I have a question about a statement in your post. You wrote: "just as the angelic court are assumed in God's words 'Let us make man in OUR image' (Genesis 1.26). We are given a recognition that such spiritual beings exist but not given the details." I too have heard it taught that God was speaking to the angels when He said "let us make man in OUR image", but I have always struggled wtih this teaching. Perhaps you can shed some light on it for me. Where in Scripture are we to draw the conclusion that God was speaking to angels. I guess the questions that need to be answered are; 1. where does Scripture state that angels were created in God's image? 2. where in Scripture does it state that man was created in the image of angels; or the image of God and angels? Help with this please. I have also heard this passage taught as referring to the Trinity and having heard this accepted it as being scriptural. Thanks in advance for any help you can give here. God bless, Jeff |
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594 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | jlhetrick | 184186 | ||
Thanks Jonp, You did not bring up the question in order to cause controversy. I brought up the question. And not to cause controversy but for the very reason I stated in my post. I have heard the passage explained both ways; referring to the angels and referring to the trinity. You have given a lot of information in response but the questions remain as they have not been answered here. It is not an issue of controversy so please don't feel the need to be defensive. This is the way of the Forum. When someone posts something very specific that is questionable and does not offer biblical support for it, another will often ask for clarification and/or biblical support. In my case, on this topic, I simply don't know the answer and was hoping that you might help. In the interest of trying to weigh this all allow me to comment on some points you made. you wrote: "The issue here is why God said 'us'. We must ask, would a writer who was very concerned continually to stress the oneness of God (Deuteronomy 6.4-5; Exodus 20.3 - note the 'Me') be so careless as to use 'us' in a polytheistic world." I honestly don't know, but my first thought was that the writer DID use the word US and DIDN'T offer an explanation. That would appear to make your question irrelevant. You also wrote: "And this is especially so as in a creation account we should expect to find some indication of where the Cherubim in 3.24 came from." Yet we do not find it in this creation account...? "So there is nothing unlikely in their being introduced" But they are not..? "Moving on to your questions about God's image. We must ask, what is the image of God in man. It is surely 'that in man that makes him different from all other creatures" Would you include the created angels in this statement; I mean, that we are "different" from all other creatures? That seems to take us back to square one here. Anyway, I hope my response serves to show that I truly do not know which is right on this topic and my questions were my questions, not attempts to discredit you or cause controversy. By the way, you do have my email so if you are able to answer the question from Scripture I'm still searching and would appreciate your input. God bless, Jeff |
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595 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | jlhetrick | 184188 | ||
Jonp' you wrote: "God is God and Satan is only one of 'the sons of the elohim' (Job 1-2). But that being said as a created being he is very powerful (Jude 9). We must therefore be thankful that our lives are hid with Christ in God' and have been transported into the kingdom of His beloved Son where all he can do shoot his arrows at us." Yes, thankyou for that statement brother. And Praise the Lord that He does keep and protect us. God bless, Jeff |
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596 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | jlhetrick | 184189 | ||
humbled, Thank you for your question to Jonp regarding the reference to Gen. 1:26-27. If you look below you will see that I was also trying to address this but was unable to articulate the question as well as you were. In any case, I do believe that if the "us" referred to God and angels verse 27 might look quite different. Just my thoughts, God bless, Jeff |
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597 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | jlhetrick | 184196 | ||
I agree and I particularly appreciate our sister Azure as well. Haven't seen anything from her lately but I do miss a lot with only being able to log on for short periods some days. By the way, I hope to encourage you by saying that regarding the regular posters, you represent the top one percent in terms of responding with grace. I'm afraid I often come across on the other end of the spectrum and I guess recognizing this is at least a step in the right direction. God bless, Jeff God bless, jeff |
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598 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | jlhetrick | 184217 | ||
Brother Jonp, Thanks for the response. Bare with me as I do my best to respond to some of what you have said here. I will do my best to stick to the point. "A good principle in Scripture is to commence with what is clear, and then to move on to what is not clear, and finally to interpret what is not clear by what is clear." I agree with this statement yet I do not see this happening in this particular case. It seems that you have taken a few verses, and, based on your presumptions about Gen. 1:26, assigned those same presumptions. Pointing to Gen 3:22 doesn't begin to present a clear example that would sufficiently clarify 1:26 as referring to Angels. "But ‘like one of us’ here gives a decided suggestion of plurality far in excess of what we would expect to find in a book which emphasises the oneness of God, if God alone was in mind. Indeed if its reference is to God alone then it leaves itself wide open to being interpreted as signifying more than one God." When considering the trinity, I simply don't agree with this premise. Switching the focus to the "knowledge of good and evil" statement and presenting the argument that the angels knew both good and evil does not support the argument in my opinion. I would like to here from others regarding how they see this. The rest of your post does give some good examples of how angels operate, but still does not point to support your position in any way clear to me. I do believe that if there is anything you have written that should serve to bring question to your own argument it should be your comment on verse 27. You wrote. "But Genesis 1.27 makes clear that it was God Himself Who was involved in creating man, just as He alone created all things." To clarify, I believe you meant it WAS GOD who created.. vs. "who was involved in creating..." If you do not mean/believe this please correct me. But the value of your statement is in it's pointing back to vs. 26. If the "US" and "OUR" refers to both God and the angels, then how could we possibly interpret this verse as saying anything other than man was created by BOTH God and the angels? If God said "let us make" and was speaking to the angels, then the "us" being God and the angels did in fact create man. I'm of the opinion that either of us believe that. What we have agreed on is the importance of context and the only proof positive interpretation method is that of Scripture interpreting Scripture. With those things agreed on I would add that the best "context" is the immediate context (though that is my opinion and certainly open to debate). What where there is immediate context that apparently speaks to the point, my thought is that that should be considered with the heavier weight. Where it stands, vs. 27, "God created man in His own image..." (NASB) seems a better and more immediate reference to clarify the preceding vs 26. We're not only dealing with a "our image" issue, we're dealing with a "us create" issue. Otherwise we tend to rewrite vs 27 in such a way as to say "God and the angels created man in their own image..." There would be a false teaching. And jonp, please sir. To present the theory that God simply wanted the angels to "feel involved in what He was doing" is an extreme stretch in the least case. As parents, you and I may in fact mislead our children into believing they are more involved with a task than they are in order to involve and encourage them. But even if it's something as small as bringing daddy the hammer from the tool box, the fact is that the child did participate in the completion of the task. I stress caution in this way of thinking. I find nowhere in Scripture where God misleads His creation in order to make them feel involved. I hope my response is sufficient to cause some alarm and caution at least. It is likely that we all have been guilty of interpreting scripture based on preconceived ideas based on early taught experiences and denominational biases. The work of growing in the knowledge of Him is in that we allow the scriptures themselves to fine-tune our understanding and what we believe. God bless, Jeff |
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599 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | jlhetrick | 184323 | ||
Sister Azure, bless you and thank you for your kindness. Speaking for myself, and I believe others would agree, there are many things that you contribute to the forum that are as productive and as much a blessing as what others may have "learned" about the scriptures. Your humility, your grace, and your sincere honesty are treasures of Scripture that many of us know very much about but few are able to live them. I just want you to know that when I read your posts, it is these things in you that cause me to strive ever harder, making me aware of my own shortcomings. God bless your church ministry and all you do. We understand when you have to be away for awhile but please don't forget about us. You are a pearl. Sincerely, God bless, Jeff |
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600 | Is third toe left foot in Revelation? | Dan 2:41 | jlhetrick | 189172 | ||
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