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621 | Paul had problems? No one acts good? | Matt 11:28 | jlhetrick | 164956 | ||
Ebrain, Very well put. I hadn't been aware that there were any who thought differently regarding these clear teachings in Romans. I was concerned by the position atdcross was taking. But that is what the forum is for, so that we can consider these things and let the word of God straighten them out for us. Wich writer in the bible referred to himself as "chief" of sinners? Sincerely, Jeff |
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622 | Paul had problems? No one acts good? | Matt 11:28 | jlhetrick | 164970 | ||
Hello Edwin, Yes, Paul referred to himself as chief among sinners, though I have felt at times that I could challenge him for that title. I believe that this self-proclaimed title represented what he illustrated in Romans chapter 7. Thankfully, Paul understood that while he was a long way off from being made perfect, the gift of grace through Christ had already freed him from the slavery to sin though the struggle with the "old" nature continued. Thanks for your continued insightful posts. sincerely, Jeff |
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623 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | jlhetrick | 186857 | ||
Hello Psalm 52, I have heard arguments both on the side that the unforgivable sin of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is still a possible sin today and that it is not possible to commit this sin today. On the side of it still being possible the basic gist is that all who die unsaved are guilty of the sin. In fact, as the argument goes, it is the disavowing of Christ's work on the cross that amounts to the sin. On the other side of the argument I have never heard it taught that, as you put it, "The reason it is not relevant today is it was directly addressed to the pharisees as "they were the ones blaspheming the Holy Spirit giving credit for the miracles to Satan." I don't know the answer myself, though I can't understand how your statement about it might in any way suggest the sin was uniquely relevent only to those pharisees. We might perhaps rule out gentiles whom might have likewise given credit to the miracles of Christ to Satan; as they had not been entrusted with the law and the Scriptures. They really had no basis from which to attribute the Lord's work to the one true God. The Gentiles were not well versed in the Scritpures nor awaiting the promise of the Messiah. But what of other Jews who witnessed the miracles of Christ? The argument that it does not apply to today that makes most sense to me is as follows. Those who personally witnessed the man Jesus perform miracles and works (not heard about them but witnessed them) and had knowledge of what to expect in the Messiah; having seen and being unwilling to believe and furthermore basing their rejection on the attribution to Satan were guilty. The argument continues that because our Lord has ascended and it is impossible for any to witness Jesus the man perform a miracle, it is impossible to commit blasphemy of the Holy Spirit in our time. As I stated, I don't know the answer myself, but I don't agree that it was only possible for those pharisees based on the fact that Christ "directly addressed" them or they were the ones in that specific event who made the accusation. I am a bit confused too by your last statement "the one and only unforgivable sin is refusing to believe in Jesus". Does this amount to saying that refusing to believe in Jesus and blasphemy of the Holy Spirit are the exact same thing? If we were to agree that this is true, we would have to conclude that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is as much possible today as at any time. Would you agree? In any case, your post has encouraged my deeper thinking on the issue so thank you. God bless, Jeff |
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624 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | jlhetrick | 186895 | ||
Thank you Psalm 25, I don't believe we ever crossed wires on the definition of blasphemy and I don't believe anything either of us have posted suggests that either of us might be confused about the definition. I definitely agree that the THEORY of evolution is blasphemous. If one studies the theory even on a basic level, he will find that it easily and obviously falls into the category of "foolish things" (1Cor 1:27) Did you have a response to my post though? God bless, Jeff |
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625 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | jlhetrick | 186896 | ||
WOS, As is to be expected, your feedback is right on target and much appreciated. If you look back at my post, my comments on the views regarding the particular sin and whether it can still be committed were not my own views, but the arguments I have heard others make. It's impossible at this point to reference a source for them as they are simply memories of different things I have heard. I most recently heard both sides of the argument night before last on a radio talk show I happened upon while waiting for my youngest daughter to get out of class. I have no idea the name of the program or the speakers. Anyway, I didn't offer my own opinion because it would be just that, opinion. Not worth a grain of salt if I can't back it up with Scripture and I can't so I won't on this issue. I agree totally with your statement "Rejecting the God inspired testimony of the Christ (and what He did) seems really similar to blaspheming the Holy Spirit since it is the Spirit that bears witness in God’s Word." WOS, your feedback is always appreciated and deeply considered as I have found you to be a consciences, biblically based participant. Thanks and God bless, Jeff |
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626 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | jlhetrick | 186914 | ||
Psalm, I was really asking you to clarify your position; sorry I wasn't clear. For reference I will copy and paste your post (186832 ). You wrote: “If we keep Matt. 12:31 in context the pharisees refused to acknowledge Jesus as "the Son of God," and were therfore attributing His miracles as originating from Satan rather than from God. They only had two choices, either Jesus was "from God the Father" or He was not. If He was not then He got His power from the devil. The reason it is not relevant today is it was directly addressed to the pharisees as "they were the ones blaspheming the Holy Spirit giving credit for the miracles to Satan." The reason it was unforgivable is they did not believe in Jesus as being the Son of God. The one and only unforgivable sin is refusing to believe in Jesus.” In the effort to be clear I will keep it simple. I don’t agree that the argument that Jesus “addressed the Pharisees directly as they were the ones blaspheming the Holy Spirit…” supports that the sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit is not relevant for today. I did offer an alternative that I have heard others argue, put simply, it was not that Jesus addressed them directly, but rather that they addressed Him directly. In other words, the argument offers that because Jesus the man as ascended and is no longer doing miracles in person for us to witness, it is impossible for us to witness it first hand and attribute it to Satan. After rereading your post several times, it may be that the later is what you were trying to say (maybe not- not wanting to put words in your mouth so to speak :) I may have said that this argument carries some logic, but I also said, and want to reiterate, that I don’t claim to know the answer; I don’t know the answer. Another thing that stood out and lead me to seek clarification was that you seemed to be contradicting yourself; and of course I may be simply misunderstanding you, thus the need for clarification. In either case, you seem to be saying that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit does not/can not occur today while at the same time ending your post with “The one and only unforgivable sin is refusing to believe in Jesus”. It is still possible to, and many do, live a life-time and die having refused to believe in Jesus. So based on your post, as I understand it, you either do believe in at least two unforgivable sins, OR, you believe blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is still relevant for today (and refusing to believe in Christ is that sin), OR, you don’t believe people refuse to believe in Jesus (and I'm not saying that either is true, just left unsure which). Some might argue that this whole issue is irrelevant and not worthy of serious time and consideration. My response to that would be that if there is such thing as a sin that is UNFORGIVABLE by God (and Jesus clearly said there is) it ranks way up there. Whether or not we can answer if the sin is committable today begs the question, why is the warning found in Scripture? God bless, Jeff |
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627 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | jlhetrick | 186919 | ||
I would agree with that with the obvious reminder that you did offer an argument/answer to the question. Based on your stated concern for leading other readers to err, I respect your decision not to account for your earlier statements. In the event that you do draw some conclusion, feel free to email me a response. My user profile includes my email. God bless, Jeff |
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628 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | jlhetrick | 186938 | ||
Hello John, I believe I agree with your statement, or at least your intent here. In the case a person dies in his/her sin, I couldn't qualify that the sin was unpardonable, but it certainly was unpardoned. John 8:21-47 (HCSB) 8:21 Then He said to them again, “I’m going away; you will look for Me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you cannot come.” 22 So the Jews said again, “He won’t kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I’m going, you cannot come’?” 23 “You are from below,” He told them, “I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 Therefore I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am [He], you will die in your sins.” 25 “Who are You?” they questioned. “Precisely what I’ve been telling you from the very beginning,” Jesus told them. 26 “I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the One who sent Me is true, and what I have heard from Him—these things I tell the world.” 27 They did not know He was speaking to them about the Father. 28 So Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am [He], and that I do nothing on My own. But just as the Father taught Me, I say these things. 29 The One who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.” 30 As He was saying these things, many believed in Him. 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples. 32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 “We are descendants of Abraham,” they answered Him, “and we have never been enslaved to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will become free’?” 34 Jesus responded, “ I assure you: Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. 35 A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever. 36 Therefore if the Son sets you free, you really will be free. 37 I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill Me because My word is not welcome among you. 38 I speak what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and therefore you do what you have heard from your father.” 39 “Our father is Abraham!” they replied. “If you were Abraham’s children,” Jesus told them, “you would do what Abraham did. 40 But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this! 41 You’re doing what your father does.” “We weren’t born of sexual immorality,” they said. “We have one Father—God.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, because I came from God and I am here. For I didn’t come on My own, but He sent Me. 43 Why don’t you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word. 44 You are of your father the Devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. 46 Who among you can convict Me of sin? If I tell the truth, why don’t you believe Me? 47 The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.” God bless friend, Jeff |
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629 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | jlhetrick | 186941 | ||
Hello Psalm and thanks for your patience and for responding. Great quote from "Got Questions.org. With the exception of the contradiction in the statement I basically agree with it. It is close to the usual explanation I often here. I believe the contradiction is in the first statement being "As a result, the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit cannot be duplicated today. Jesus Christ is not on earth. but seated at the right Hand of God. No one can witness Jesus Christ performing a miracle and then attribute that power to Satan instead of the Spirit." Followed by this statement: "Continual rejection of the Holy Spirit’s promptings to trust in Jesus Christ is the unpardonable blasphemy." Again, we are left with the question, is it still possible to commit the unpardonable sin today or not? The statement from Got Questions.com also seems to say no and yes. Anyway, I believe you and I are probably very close, if not in complete agreement, regarding the issue. As I said before, this is not an issue that I would accept at this point as being a waste of time in considering. I do agree that there is nothing productive that can come from the continued discussion here on the Forum. thanks for your feedback, Jeff |
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630 | how would i explain mathew 12:36?? | Matt 12:36 | jlhetrick | 184148 | ||
Hello rolltide, Welcome to the forum. If you plan to stick around many of us would appreciate learning a little about you. Update your user profile with a little personal info if you don't mind. I sincerely believe that the verse has already been explained within the context of the passage. I truly would explain it like this: "Matt 12:33-37 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, 37 for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." ESV We know that we are not saved by what we say as verse 37 might seem to indicate. But verse 34b explains verse 37. It is the condition of our hearts that is represented by our words. So like Paul, we are to "preach Christ crucified" (1Cor 1:23). 2 Cor 4:5-6 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. ESV Praise God, Jeff PS, I'm from the land of the tide, I hope we roll better next season. |
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631 | Who r said to be | Matt 12:49 | jlhetrick | 200883 | ||
Welcome! Start with Matthew 12:49 Jeff |
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632 | Offended by What is Understood | Matt 15:12 | jlhetrick | 242031 | ||
I can identify with that - 2 Timothy 3:16 | ||||||
633 | AUTHORITY, ORGINISATION | Matt 16:15 | jlhetrick | 155047 | ||
Obi, humbledbygrace has sufficiently revealed your ploys and tactics so I don't feel the need to further expose you. I would like, however, to take one comment you made in your post that humbled didn't touch on and try and reveal the most important truth of all regarding your position and condition. You wrote: "I believe in JESUS CHRIST and I AM NOT SAVED" You say you believe, great; and then you boldly confess that you are not saved. Let us let the scriptures, the Truth, reveal who you are then and what you stand for. James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that — and shudder. (NIV) Now I am not saying that you are a demon, not at all. But your eternal condition is the same, yet you do not shudder. This is arrogance. So before you can know the truth you must discard the arrogance and humble yourself. As you mature, you will find just how beneficial humility can be, especially as you leave the world of the class room and enter into adult life and all of the responsibilities that will follow. So I want to give you some truth, not from me but, from the scriptures; from God Himself. Rom 10:9-10 "...if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. (NIV) You see, one can believe "in" Jesus as you claim, but only when you make Him your Lord will you be saved. Don't take my word for it. Read the verses from the bible, meditate on it, and receive it from God. After all, it is only God himself who can reveal this truth to you. He himself has said so very plainly. If you don't believe me refer to Matt. 16:15-20 This portion of scripture talks plainly about this truth. "on this rock" our Lord says. On believing in who I am, Jesus said, which can only be revealed to you in truth by my Father in Heaven He teaches so wonderfully and eloquently. Obi, read this, understand it, believe it, and confess it and you too will be given the keys of the kingdom of Heaven which are in Jesus Christ the man, Jesus Christ our Lord, and never ever, the denomination of the Church of Jesus Christ. God Bless you Obi, and may you find the truth though you stray far from it. Sincerely, Jeff |
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634 | REVELATION ! | Matt 16:15 | jlhetrick | 155155 | ||
Obi, How interesting that you persist with hyperverbal manic babble and can't find time to resond to those who have redirected you, and given you the truth. When someone is confused, as you are, and longing for the answer to a question, as you are, eternally hopeless to find it on their own, as you are, the next best thing is to listen to those who are far more experienced and knowledgeable in the area of that which you seek. knowing this. As long as you continue to poor sand into your gas tank, your boat motor will never start and thus, you will continue to drift farther and farther away. Soon there will be no one near to listen to your desperate cries for answers and therefore able to give them to you. It has been said that the definition of insanity is repeating the same disfuntional behavior over and over again and expecting different results. It has been said of a babbler Prov 10:10 a chattering fool comes to ruin. NIV One is not totally lost until he dies not knowing and having accepted Jesus Christ as Lord. But Obi, Jesus said: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice , and I know them, and they follow me: KJV Please, listen for His voice and if you are able to here it, follow Him. Praying for you, Jeff |
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635 | how did jesus teach disciples about | Matt 16:19 | jlhetrick | 208929 | ||
Cheri, well put.. it grabs hold because it offers hope. For those who do not know and do not submit to God and His word they can not know that the hope WOF offers is a false hope; not to mention a gross misrepresentation (in the least) of God's holy word. | ||||||
636 | Preterism refuted using Scripture alone? | Matt 16:28 | jlhetrick | 183942 | ||
Hello coper44, I haven't participated in this particular thread but I have followed along and read each post with interest. I would like to quote from your original post and then offer some observation and suggestion. You wrote: "I'm aware that this line of thinking is called Preterism. I've been introduced to it rather recently and I can't disprove it. It has become an obsession with me and I would appreciate it if someone could shed some light on this subject and redirect me back to a more proper understanding of Scripture." In your own words you presented yourself (intentionally or unintentionally) as only having recently been exposed to the preterist view and apparently having little to go on. However, you unleash a string of posts (some quite long) that accurately represent the preterist view. So I, and I suspect others, are left wondering if you in fact posted your original with an agenda other than the one you stated; which was to "have light shed on this subject and redirect me back to a more proper understanding of Scripture." Are you simply regurgitating literature or do you actually have a much better learning of what you have only recently been introduced to than you suggested? In either case, you have not been truly open to the "shed light" others have offered as your stated intent suggested you would be. You also wrote: "I'm brand new to this forum so please let me know if I'm out of line with this question or if it's been asked and answered or if it's not allowed on this site." Your original question was not in and of itself "not allowed" on the forum, however, initiating a thread with a now apparent intent to push one's own view on a topic that is widely debatable and divisive is in violation of the terms of use of the Forum. Therefore, I might encourage you to put an end to your "obsession", at least on the forum. There is a sufficient amount of literature on the Market that will allow you to peck out the differences in the debate without having to push your debatable views on the bible study forum. One place to get a good look at all four of the major views of this issue is "Revelation: Four Views: A Parallel Commentary by Steve Gregg. I don't endorse the book necessarily as I own it but have not actually read it in it's entirety. I suggest it because of it's lay-out (Parallel) which makes it easy to consider the different views up close. Your cooperation will be much appreciated. God bless, Jeff |
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637 | Still not convinced preterism is false | Matt 16:28 | jlhetrick | 184851 | ||
Coper, You wrote: "Matt. 28:16-20 is called the great commission. To whom was it addressed? Verse 16 says explicitly that it was to the eleven remaining disciples. Was it written to us? No. It is history. And, they proceeded to do just as Christ commanded them. If one chooses to apply that to themselves and others, I believe that they are misusing the direct command of Christ to the eleven. If one does not use this hermeneutic they open themselves up to all the abuses that we've all seen." Respectfully I must say that your standard that others must use "this hermeneutic" in other words, Your interpretation then they "open themselves up to all the abuses that we've all seen" is perhaps the most telling of anything you have written thus far. You have essentially stated that any interpretation other than yours (specifically concerning Matt 28:16-20) is an abuse. WOW! You have just declared yourself an authority. I'm afraid that, based on your teachings, I can't accept that. However, as a self-declared authority (in my opinion) can you please explain a couple of things regarding Matt 28:16-20. Was Jesus' command to the eleven as you assert, or was it to the Church of which He is the head? If we are to believe your hermeneutics then we must absolutely accept that the eleven failed to fulfill the command of Christ. After all, we know from record that they did not in fact reach every nation with the gospel. We also know absolutely that every nation still has not been reached with the gospel. So my concern is that if the rest of Christendom was to accept your interpretation and belief on the issue, the church would not be continuing to do the work of the Kingdom. I can appreciate that viewing the "Great Commission" as a "principle" instead of a command would lend convenience to many who wish not to take seriously the responsibilities of reaching the lost. But I would seriously caution calling the position the majority of Christians take on this command as being an "abuse". Still hoping to shed light, Jeff |
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638 | biblical ex. of how to rebuke a brother | Matt 18:15 | jlhetrick | 156490 | ||
Hi now, Matt 18:15-17 "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses .' 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. NIV Hope this helps, Jeff |
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639 | biblical ex. of how to rebuke a brother | Matt 18:15 | jlhetrick | 156553 | ||
Hi Doc, Is Gal 6:1-2 referring to how to "rebuke" a brother (as the question asked) or how to "restore" a brother? I'm asking because it appears that these verses are referring to a brother who's guilt has been established as he has been "overtaken in fault" and he appears to be suffering and in need of restoration. now's question seemed to be asking how to deal with a brother who is in need of being held accountable (correct me if I'm wrong now). If this is the case, wouldn't Gal 6:1-2 only apply if that brother confesses and repents? If there is no acknowledgment on the part of the brother in need of rebuke (after he has been called into account), would not Matt 18:16 and then even possibly verse 17 be the biblical way of handling the rebuke? Jeff |
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640 | biblical ex. of how to rebuke a brother | Matt 18:15 | jlhetrick | 156581 | ||
Hi Doc, Thanks for the information on the usage of the word rebuke. It is helpful. Will you please respond to the following. Is Gal 6:1-2 referring to how to "rebuke" a brother (as the question asked) or how to "restore" a brother? I'm asking because it appears that these verses are referring to a brother who's guilt has been established as he has been "overtaken in fault" and he appears to be suffering and in need of restoration. now's question seemed to be asking how to deal with a brother who is in need of being held accountable (correct me if I'm wrong now). If this is the case, wouldn't Gal 6:1-2 only apply if that brother confesses and repents? If there is no acknowledgment on the part of the brother in need of rebuke (after he has been called into account), would not Matt 18:16 and then even possibly verse 17 be the biblical way of handling the rebuke? Jeff |
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