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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: stjones Ordered by Verse |
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541 | How to harmonize this passage | 1 Cor 14:34 | stjones | 109176 | ||
Hi, Rowdy; I think we're both trying to make our points - more accurately, I think we're both trying to explain the points we see made in Scripture. No malice assumed or intended. You said: "the scriptures I've seen so far haven't given any support to the idea that women are allowed equal standing in the church with men." To which I reply: "all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galations 3:27-28) You said: "Still anxiously waiting for anyone else to respond." To which I reply: "Amen, brother!" Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones who, sadly, now has to go to work.... |
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542 | Issues with LDS religion | Gal 5:7 | stjones | 107712 | ||
Hi, Chochma; Based on your profile, you seem to believe in almost everything. That is the logical equivalent of believing in nothing. The problem with alleged sequels to the Bible (the most famous being the Qur'an and the Book of Mormon) is that to believe them is to disbelieve the Bible they claim as their basis. Both of these books say, in effect, "my foundation is the Bible; however, the Bible is wrong". What kind of doublespeak is that? If the Bible is true, the sequels are false; if a sequel is true, the Bible and the other sequels are false. Belief in what these books say is akin to a famous logical conundrum: "The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false." If the first is true, the second is also true; but if the second is true, then the first is false. If the first is false, then so is the second and if it's false then the first is true. And so it goes. Perhaps you can make sense of these sentences. I can't. Likewise, I can't make sense of a book that says the Bible is true and then contradicts it. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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543 | Issues with LDS religion | Gal 5:7 | stjones | 107820 | ||
Hi, Chochma; You want contradictions in the Bible? I could point you to several sophomoric web sites that claim to reveal "contradictions". They are all hosted by people who can read words but can't understand them. There are not many on this forum who are fooled by them. I'll reply to your alleged "contradictions", but please - no more. Deuteronomy 4:2 instructs the Israelites not to change the Law given to Moses. Neither Joshua nor Jesus did so. God certainly did not say that he would be silent from that point on. God's continued involvement with humanity is what the rest of the Bible is about. James does not contradict the doctrine of savlation by faith alone. James says that faith does not sit idly by, it shows outward signs. No outward signs, no faith. We certainly shall strike Luther Calvin, and Zwingli if we are seeking God's word. Unlike Muhammad and Joseph Smith, they did not claim to be recipients of a private divine revelation. I agree that believers can and sometimes do turn the Bible into an idol; I've said so myself on this forum. But it is not the greatest idol of all. The human intellect and its worldly products are the greatest idols of all. God is not contained in a book; his word is. It is reliable; the human intellect is not. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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544 | When should a person leave a church? | Ephesians | stjones | 49442 | ||
Hi, kalos; Are you growing spiritually in that church? Do they worship God and teach the Bible? Are you in the company of spiritually mature believers? If the answer is yes, then maybe that's the best place for you. Give serious thought to what God wants you to put into church, not so much what you want to get out of church. I hate what my denomination's leaders are up to; I hate the constant assaults on the Bible from the left. But I don't attend a denomination; I attend a local church. For me the answer to all of the above questions is yes. So I stay. Beware of churches that produce nothing more than an emotional high and sermons that do no more than make you feel good. There are lots of "hot-tub Christians" (Charles Colson's term) out there who leave their service feelin' good - but unchanged. Jesus and Peter and Paul seldom made their listeners feel good. They just made them better. Just my two hudredths of a US dollar. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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545 | When should a person leave a church? | Ephesians | stjones | 103710 | ||
Hi, WilBo; Thanks for your response. A dry church is no church at all. Jesus said the world would know us by our love for each other. No love, no church. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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546 | Do we "use" the Spirit as we shoul? | Eph 1:13 | stjones | 27800 | ||
Hi, Search; I think that is the key to visible manifestation. I received the Holy Spirit when I was saved. That was the easy part. The hard part is to learn to yield to his leading. I still tend to think I have a better plan which, of course, interferes with the outward manifestation that God intends. Was I "filled"? I don't know; I've still got a few sizeable leaks. But God still uses cracked vessels. Peace and grace and a blessed and merry Christmas, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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547 | Storing Up Treasure | Eph 2:1 | stjones | 105736 | ||
Hi, Makarios; You said "There are no redeeming qualities in those who are not saved." I must disagree - not to pick on you, my friend, but because I have heard Christians say this and it has always troubled me. First, I assume you didn't mean "redeeming" in its narrow theological sense. There are no redeeming qualities because, as you know, it is Jesus who redeems, not any qualities of our own. So I asume you meant the word in its more common sense of "virtuous" or "worthwhile". I think this comment is contrary to both the Bible and everyday experience. Saved or not, we are all created in God's image. I don't believe that sin has the power to completely obliterate every hint of God's qualities within even the most reprobate member of God's creation. (As a Presbyterian, I hope I'm not sending Calvin spinning in his grave.) For example, there are several instances in Acts of Gentiles worshipping God before they were saved (Cornelius, Lydia, Titius Justus). Surely they exhibited some virtuous or worthwhile qualities. I seldom rely on extra-Biblical sources, but I agree with C. S. Lewis that in a quarrel, even the most hardened atheist will appeal to an innate sense of fair play - a concept of right and wrong that is part of our nature imparted by God. My own experience confirms this. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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548 | Storing Up Treasure | Eph 2:1 | stjones | 105744 | ||
Indeed so. See you there. - Indy |
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549 | Elegant Salvation? | Eph 2:5 | stjones | 31136 | ||
Hi, Percival; "Elegant" is a good word for God's plan of salvation. Many denominations and many theologians like to make it more complicated than it is. I don't think God resorts to trick questions or gimmicks. He's not in the busineess of fooling people into thinking they're saved then rejecting them because they've failed to dot an I or cross a T. Just to pick a nit, I can't imagine any reformed church claiming to be infallible; that idea was part of what got reformed. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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550 | Who are the "SO-CALLED CHRISTIANS"? | Eph 2:8 | stjones | 21200 | ||
Hello, Kingsknight; You are right about faith being a gift of God. And It is no doubt true that many non-Christians, many who call themselves Christians but are not, and perhaps many authentic Christians don't understand that. But I am curious about the "SO-CALLED CHRISTIANS" you refer to. Who are they? I assume they're not people who have a saving faith in Christ but may have missed this point of doctrine. Please enlighten me. Thanks. Peace and grace, Steve |
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551 | Who are the "SO-CALLED CHRISTIANS"? | Eph 2:8 | stjones | 21312 | ||
Hello, Tom; Thanks for the reply. I am indeed saved but I appreciate your concern and your willingness to share the good news with me. To be honest, I was feeling kind of grouchy when I read your note, and probably read it wrong. I thought you were saying that a Christian who doesn't know that faith is a gift of God is not really a Christian at all. I'm sure you weren't saying that, so I apologize for misreading you. I occasionally run across folks - I'm sure you have too - who tell me that if you don't dot this "i" the right way or cross that "t" according their rules, then your're not really a Christian. It annoys me when somebody like that tells me I'm not a Christian. But then I just remember that "The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment." (1 Corinthians 2:15) Anyway, thanks for the answer. In the future, I'll try to keep my bad moods to myself. ;-) Peace and grace, Steve |
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552 | Where is the edification of the pope? | Eph 2:8 | stjones | 100631 | ||
Greetings, Born2LoveHim; I pray that the Lord will keep you safe and bless your witness there, and that you and your compatriots will be able to soon leave Iraq a more peaceful and hopeful place. Thanks for your service. You spoke of one "who says he has been christian all his life and then speaks of Catholicism" as if that were a contradiction. I hope you didn't mean it that way; I assure you that many faithful Christians practice Catholicism. It's true the Bible doesn't mention a Pope. Neither does is mention Primates (Anglicans), Presbyters (Presbyterians), or synods (many). Although there are those who seem to believe that salvation depends on the organizational structure of a denomination (or the avoidance of all formal denominations, the Bible does not say so. Does your comrade know who Jesus is and has he put his faith in him? If not, you have much more important things to talk about than how a denomination is structured. If he is saved, then I'll admit many a rousing discussion can be had about how Catholics do things vs. the rest of Christendom. And if I'm reading unfairly bwtween the lines, I apologize. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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553 | Where is the edification of the pope? | Eph 2:8 | stjones | 100640 | ||
Amen, mommapbs. What will he do with us in Heaven if we can't get along here (not accusing Born2LoveHim of failure to get along with his Catholic comrade)? Somehow I don't think he'll provide denominational neighborhoods so we can stick with "our own". Indy |
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554 | catholic and protestant salvation view | Eph 4:3 | stjones | 49342 | ||
Hi, bravostarr; I'd love to give you a deep historical and theological response, but I can't. I'll just mention that my sister-in-law, born, raised, and committed Catholic for 60 years, says that she was saved by faith in Jesus. We are brother and sister in Christ, plain and simple. I don't care that she's Catholic and she doesn't care that I'm Presbyterian. Ain't it grand? Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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555 | catholic and protestant salvation view | Eph 4:3 | stjones | 50107 | ||
Hi, GandT; Thanks for the note. Since the Bible doesn't say that Catholics and Presbyterians can't be saved and since neither one of us thinks that our denomination saves us and since we are both saved by faith in Jesus, there's nothing to look up. :-) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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556 | catholic and protestant salvation view | Eph 4:3 | stjones | 50115 | ||
Hi, GandT; Well, I didn't mean to imply that I don't study the Bible or that I have no need to look anything up. ;-) I just meant that with respect to Catholicism, Presbyterianism, or any other denomination, doctrine is inferior to Scripture. If the Bible says I'm saved, I'm saved; I wouldn't join with a denomination that says I'm not. I'm sure my sister-in-law feels the same. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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557 | Do you care about the denomination... | Eph 4:3 | stjones | 50141 | ||
Hi, GandT; Please don't take offense, but did you read what I said? "[any denomination's] doctrine is inferior to Scripture. If the Bible says I'm saved, I'm saved; I wouldn't join with a denomination that says I'm not" My denomination's doctrine correctly identifies what one must do to be saved. I know it is correct - not because I conform to what the denomination says but because the denomination conforms to what the Bible says. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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558 | Slain or knocked down | Eph 4:14 | stjones | 104020 | ||
C'mon, Hank; don't dance around it. What do you really think? Huckleberry Finn v. Benny Hinn! Thanks for a bedtime chuckle - and the wisdom within the humor. And to think I told someone in another thread that you can be grouchy sometimes. Can you ever forgive me? LOL - Indy |
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559 | Slain or knocked down | Eph 4:14 | stjones | 104052 | ||
Yeah; old will do that. I prefer to think of myself as a curmudgeon. - Indy |
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560 | Mercy can only go so far... right? | Eph 5:5 | stjones | 67719 | ||
Greetings; This is a very interesting question. My first thought was, does anyone "own" God's word anyway? The Bible was freely given; how can I say that I "own" my Bible? Furthermore, as an American, wealthy in relation to most of the world, am I too attached to worldy things? My Bible is a book made of paper and ink; it doesn't hold God's word captive. If this physical posession disappears, I can easily get another. In America, I could probably walk into any church and ask for a Bible and get one free. So part of me says that I should be grateful that the thief has spread one particular manifestation of God's word beyond me. And yet, as I consider the NLT (great for reading aloud) on my desk, I have to assume that it would not exist if it were not financially feasible to produce it. If bookstores can't afford to stock it, the publisher to publish it, the translators to translate it, it won't be produced. Theft interferes with that orderly process. So I have no answer, but thanks for giving me something more worthy than football to think about before going to church. ;-) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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