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441 | What is slain in the spirit? | Acts 3:6 | stjones | 105638 | ||
The imagination of men. There is no example in the Bible of healing being accomplished by smacking someone on the head. Makes for good TV, though. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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442 | "..a prophet like me.". | Acts 3:22 | stjones | 106856 | ||
Hi, afro; If Jesus was just a prohphet, he sure was a lousy one. Prophets are supposed to tell the truth. C. S. Lewis observed that "a man who was merely a man and said the sorts of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher [or prophet]. He would either be a lunatic - on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg - or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God; or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon, or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God." BTW, it was this passage from "Mere Christianity", quoted in the sermon on one of my rare visits to my wife's church, that ultimately cleared the way for me to come to faith in Christ. If you have not come to that point, I pray you will. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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443 | Did ananias and sapphira go to heaven? | Acts 4:32 | stjones | 50929 | ||
Greetings, jewdiza2j; I don't think anyone can say for certain because no one but God knows what was in their hearts. The preceeding passage Acts(4:32-37) describes the believers' behavior; in comparison, Ananias and Sapphira look like unbelievers. The instant judgment (or at least making an example of them) seems to support this. But they could have been saved believers who made a really dumb choice. Perhaps lying to the Holy Spirit in this way (Acts 5:3) grieves the Holy Spirit and hence is an unforgivable sin ("But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin." - Mark 3:29). The Bible does not explicitly tell us, so nobody can say for certain. Much better to assure one's own destination, then look for them there! HTH Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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444 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | stjones | 50866 | ||
Greetings, Jesusman; Catholicism is not the only Christian denomination that has struggled with legalisms and works-righteousness. There are active threads in the forum right now where non-Catholics are explaining the rigid rules of worship and the dire consequences of not following them. I'm not Catholic, nor do I play one on TV. But I know Catholics who live their faith and are better witnesses to Jesus than many Protestants I know. They are members of the same body of Christ that faithful Protestants belong to. There is much to question in Catholic theology and in the behavior of the organization known as the Catholic Church. The same can be said of any Christian denomination. But I think we should exercise some care about what we presume to say about Catholics. Probably we should leave the judging of whether Catholics deserve the name "Christian" up to the one judge who matters. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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445 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | stjones | 50880 | ||
Thanks, Mommapbs; You said "This requires that we be yielded to LISTEN to His voice and not look for ways to use God's Word to support what we WANT to hear." To which I say amen and amen. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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446 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | stjones | 50912 | ||
Hi, Jesusman; I think the Counselor speaks to Catholics and helps them to separate the wheat from the chaff. At the end of the day, we worship the same God and place our faith in the same Jesus. I don't in any way condone putting clerics, saints, Mary, ans works in the way. But most Catholics I know understand that Jesus - not Mary, not the canonized saints, not the Pope, not the priests - is at the center. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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447 | No Joyce Meyer?????????????????? | Acts 17:11 | stjones | 72215 | ||
Hi, Jesified; At the risk of disturbing a truce, I will offer my opinion that you have not made a good case. Let me just say a couple of things about my courageous friend Job. First, you said that "Satan carried out what Job feared". The Bible says nothing about Job being fearful of having his flocks stolen or his servants murdered, yet Satan did those things too. Satan killed Job's children for the same reason that he had the flocks stolen and the servants killed - because Job valued them. And his reason for doing all of those things is clearly stated in the Bible. Job's alleged fearfulness is pure speculation with no Biblical foundation. In fact, Job himself denied your accusation: "Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?". (Job 2:10) These are not the words of a fearful man. Second, you've said elsewhere in this thread that God looks at our hearts. If God had looked at Job's heart and seen "wrong reasons" (i.e. fear), he would not have pronounced Job righteous. What he saw when he looked at Job's heart was love and faith that could stand the severest test that Satan could devise. Come to think of it, you're right about one thing. The wisest man in the world said "here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." (Ecclesiastes 12:13) If being a "worry-wart" means to fear God and being a "goody-two-shoes" means to keep his commandments, then Job was indeed doing his whole duty - courageously. Every Christian should strive for no less. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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448 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108000 | ||
Hi, punkiedo; I think you'll find others here who care passionately about Jesus and don't like to see his plain words distorted in order to make him something he is not. Why adhere to a doctrine that makes him out to be liar? At his baptism, this doctrine turns him into a ventriloquist, pretending to be his own father in heaven and announcing that he is his own son and he is well pleased with himself - deliberately misleading many witnesses (Luke 3:21). At the last supper (John 14-16), this docrtine has him telling countless lies about his father in heaven when he's really just talking about himself - misleading his disciples. Even after his resurrection, he's at it again; he didn't really mean for his followers to baptize "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19), he meant us to baptize in the name of Jesus and of Jesus and of Jesus - misleading his disciples yet again. No, the doctrine is false. Jesus did not lie about the existence of his Father, or their relationship with one another, or our relationship with God the Father through Jesus the Son. He did not lie about the Holy Spirit and his role as teacher and comforter. I apologize if I've insulted you or hurt your feelings. In fact, I thank you for introducing this doctrine and the web site that promotes it. You gave me cause to go back into the Bible and re-discover Jesus' clear words on this subject. I'm more certain than ever that God is indeed a triune God, that there is indeed only one God and that there are indeed three distinct Persons who comprise the Godhead. Thanks again. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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449 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108190 | ||
Hi, Natasha; You can claim that my belief is something I have been taught. To make that claim, you have to continue to ignore the scriptures I have provided because they are the basis of my belief. You claim that no one else saw Jesus' baptism, but Luke says "When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too". But you ignored that scripture as well. Your most telling statement is this: "There is One God, not three". That tells me that you simply do not understand the Trinity doctrine. That is probably because you have been taught to believe that the Trinity doctrine says there are three Gods. It doesn't. But once again, you ignored what I said in my last post "there is indeed only one God". That is what the doctrine says. One God. I'll ask you once more to explain the presence of three distinct divine persons at Jesus' baptism. Let's look at Luke 3:21-22 since he describes the same scene but includes "all the people" as well. Did Jesus as the Holy Spirit descend bodily on himself? Did Jesus speak as God the Father from heaven and announce that he (Jesus) was his (God's) own son and that he was well pleased with himself? Jesus taught the truth; why did he construct this elaborate deception? Can you provide a biblical answer to these specific questions? Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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450 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108194 | ||
Hi, Taleb; Well said. Thanks for jumping in with more scriptures. As I said in an earlier post, the more this thread goes on, the more I study and the more convinced I am that the Bible clearly and unambiguously distinguishes among the three Persons of the Godhead. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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451 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108532 | ||
Hi, Natasha/punkiedo; I'm sorry you think I'm looking for a fight. If your doctrine were based on truth, it could account for the physical reality of one of the most important events in Jesus' life. I must assume that it can't and that it is in error. I will mirror your comment "I pray God opens your eyes and mind so he can teach you." Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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452 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108534 | ||
Hi, Norm; Thanks for the passage. I'm not sure where you were going with it, though. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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453 | An Unknown God? | Acts 28:2 | stjones | 157876 | ||
Hi, Robin; I think you and Kalos are looking at two sides of Romans 1:18-20. The passage in Acts is an illustration of Romans 1:20 ("For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse"). I think that the Greeks, knowing that none of their all-too-human gods could really account for what "has been made", saw evidence of the God of the Bible, but didn't know Him. The Muslims do not worship an unknown god evidenced by Creation; they worship a god revealed in the Qur'an. Unlike the God whom the Greeks sensed but didn't know, Allah is the creation of Muhammad. He reflects none of the "invisible qualities" that Paul wrote about. Indeed, since the Biblical revelation was complete by Muhammad's time, it could be said that Islam is an illustration of Romans 1:18-19 ("The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.)" Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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454 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | stjones | 67011 | ||
Teacher; 'Paul says that "instruction about baptisms, laying on of hands, etc." are "elementary teachings". Anyone who has been studying God's word for any length of time should have learned of these and gone "on to maturity".' Quite so, as Tim and others have demonstrated. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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455 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | stjones | 67138 | ||
Teacher; You said "You feel I am being closed minded and hard hearted". And I guess my note sounded that way; I apologize. But I didn't miss the point. My point was that Paul's admonition applies to anyone who still doesn't "get" baptism, whether that someone is you or Tim or me. You ask for a passage that specifically calls baptism a work. There is none. I ask you for a passage that specifically says no one who is not baptized will be saved. There is none. So Christians are left to study the Bible and seek to understand and apply what it says. You may imagine that Paul would find your views to be "mature". Based on what Paul wrote about salvation, I disagree. Further, Paul - having demonstrated his own spiritual maturity - had earned the right to admonish Christians as he did. You have not; neither have I. I am afraid that you have missed the point of this forum and the community it represents. We have not been sitting around waiting for you to explain the Bible to us; you take your handle "Teacher" entirely too seriously. Many of us have spent a fair amount of time reading and studying the Bible and discussing it with other believers, some of them right here. There are members of this forum who have, over time, clearly demonstrated their wisdom and maturity. They have also demonstrated willingness to engage in thoughtful, respectful dialog with people who disagree with them. Dialog means more than simply pushing a view. It also means paying attention to the points raised by the other person and providing a response beyond a mere re-hashing of previous claims. Which brings me to your example of the demons. Faith is not just believing that Jesus' claims were true. Faith is recognizing our own unworthiness and trusting in Jesus for our salvation - trusting to the extent of exchanging our lives for his. The demons didn't do that. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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456 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | stjones | 67148 | ||
Hi, Teacher; Well, don't go on my account. I don't speak for the rest of the forum. Note: condemnation is for unbelief, not unbaptism. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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457 | Teacher, when were the 11 rebaptized? | Romans | stjones | 67155 | ||
Hi, Teacher; Glad you stuck around. Joel: "All who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved", quoted by Peter in his Pentecost sermon. Note "all who call upon the name of the Lord" without any additional qualification. Can we agree to disagree while conceding that neither one of us has God all figured out? Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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458 | Translation | Rom 1:1 | stjones | 28392 | ||
Note to djconklin and EdB: Speaking from experience as one who has probably violated both rules 2 and 3, I think I can safely say that each of you has one foot over the line and one foot on a banana peel. Just my opinion, of course. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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459 | Translation | Rom 1:1 | stjones | 28491 | ||
Hi, dr; To quote that great Bible scholar Mary Poppins, "a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down, the medicine go down, the medicine go down". ;-) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones who confesses to a violation of rule 1 |
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460 | Workout your own salvation | Rom 1:18 | stjones | 20658 | ||
Hi, Heartfire; I agree with all that you said about God's testing of Abraham; I would like to add to it. How many times have each of observed an act of faith or heroism and wondered if we would do the same? We would like to think we would, but we're not sure. I think God, knowing that Abraham would pass the test, wanted Abraham to know as well. This test allowed Abraham to see for himself the reservoir of faith and courage God had given him. The Bible doesn't record Abraham's emotions or inner thoughts, but surely this knowledge would only strengthen and encourage him. Peace and grace, Steve |
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