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181 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34368 | ||
Curt; I know all about tokens. I use to ride subways and trains. And sometimes I decided to get off before I reached the end of the rail. In Christ zach† |
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182 | We are to know about al of the Churches | Revelation | zach† | 34365 | ||
Concerning the message to the 7 churches in Asia Minor we repeatedly read: "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." That same message is current for all churches in all ages. We need to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches today. God is not silent. So what is the Spirit saying to your church or to you as an individual? Do you have ears to hear? In Christ zach† |
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183 | What can I teach on Faith? | Romans | zach† | 34360 | ||
lillee; here is a Bibical definition of faith. Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Ungers Bible dictionary defines saving faith as “such belief in the Lord Jesus Christ as leads one to submit completely to the authority of Christ, and to put complete and exclusive trust in Him alone for salvation. Faith is being sure and certain about unseen realities solely on the basis of what God says in His word, no matter what may be the external conditions, circumstances, or appearances, the person of faith will trust in God’s promises, rely upon God’s word and obey God’s commands without doubting or wavering, no matter what the cost or sacrifice. Sight is not faith. Hearing is not faith. Neither is feeling faith. But believing when we can neither see, hear, nor feel, is faith. We walk by faith, not by sight 2 Cor. 5:7 Faith is believing what God hath said What can be proved requires no faith to accept. Faith rests upon the character of God, not upon the demonstrations of laboratory of logic. A.W. Tozer Faith is not of ourselves it is a gift from God Eph. 2:8 That means it does not originate within us. God is the author (originator) of our faith Heb. 12:2 Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. HOW DO WE GET FAITH Faith comes by hearing the word of God. Rom. 10:7 Faith and obedience go hand in hand. God requires faith that manifests itself in obedience Heb 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. (Saving faith is also an obedient faith. Faith and obedience are not contradictory. Jesus is the “author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” Heb. 5:9) FAITH IS NOT just an intellectual assent to certain ideas or to historical truth. Neither is faith feeling. We walk by faith not by sight or physical senses. In Christ zach† |
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184 | Is there more to salvation than this | Romans | zach† | 34358 | ||
walker; Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Our responsibility is to repent and believe. Of course once we become born-again Christian's we have the Holy Spirit indwelling us. Our bodies are His temple (1 Cor. 6:19-20) and as temples they are to be kept clean for the Master's use. We are to DAILY submit, and surrender ourselves to His molding influences. The Holy Spirit operates in us as we co-operate with Him. We need to love Him and others and follow His teachings and serve one another in the capacity in which He has gifted you and enabled and empowered you. We are to spend time with God in prayer, and in His word. We cannot know the will of God, if we neglect the word of God. And our lives should take root in Him, mature and bring forth fruit for His glory. I could go on and on, but hopefully this helps answer your ? In Christ zach† |
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185 | how can we loose our salvation. | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 34351 | ||
etta; Here are just a few of the many verses concerning this topic; They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for awhile believe, and in time of temptation FALL away. (Lk. 8:13 Mark 4:16-17) Heb 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. Rom 11:21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Rom 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. But it is happened unto them For if after they have escaped the pollution's of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after they have known, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. (2 Pet. 2:20-22) For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. (Heb. 6:4-6 NASB) 1Tim 5:12 Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith. 1Tim 5:15 For some are already turned aside after Satan. Rev. 2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Joh 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. zach† |
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186 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34335 | ||
Curt; I'm still seeking God's direction myself concerning all the questionable texts that Christian's discuss. There are no easy answers to be sure In Christ zach† |
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187 | cut off | Rom 11:22 | zach† | 34334 | ||
Cur†; Matthew 10 is Jesus instructions to his disciples to prepare them. Mt 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Mt 10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. Jesus was telling his disciples about persecution, not whether they would or would not lose salvation. This text does not deal with whether or not salvation can be lost. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the (physical body, not spiritual) body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. This text In the next text you posted from John; John 10 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. Didn't Jesus say that no man can pluck us out of His hand? Yes He did. And in the preceding verse Jesus indentified those who are held securely in His hand. "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they FOLLOW me;The ones who cannot be plucked out of Christ's hand are the sheep who hear His voice and follow Him. They are obedient to His teaching. if ye turn away, and forsake my ... commandments, ... Then will I pluck them up ... and ... cast (them) out of my sight (2 Chr. 7:19-20) The protection is from enemies without who seek to carry off the sheep, but not from unfaithfulness of the sheep who might choose not to follow any longer. This safety is only from forces outside the believer and God Himself. A backslider removes himself from the promises of safety and security. He is not removed against his own will. John 10:29 is a great promise that no man can pluck believers out of their Father's hand. That is what it teaches. It does not teach that you cannot, as a believer, walk out of His hands. It simply teaches that man cannot take you out of God's hands, but it does not talk about your own ability to choose to leave His hands. In Christ zach† |
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188 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | zach† | 34325 | ||
Norrie; Thanks for that reply; To add to what you have already stated let me add the following; Paul wrote about some who "made ship-wreck of their faith" (1 Tim. 1:19,20) unlike many in our day Paul did not say of these who shipwrecked their faith, they were never really saved to begin with. In Christ zach† |
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189 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34324 | ||
Curt; let me post what my favorite Christian author said; Failure to distinguish the part of God from the part of man in salvation has prevented countless seekers from finding peace, and left whole sections of the Church of Christ powerless for long periods of time. There are some things which only God can do, and there are other things which only man can do It is vain for us to try to do the work which can only be done by sovereign grace; it is equally vain for us to implore God to do what has been commanded by sovereign authority. Among the things which only God can do, is the work of redemption. That glorious work owes nothing to the effort of any man; It was all of God, and man could simply have no part. Christ’s work on Calvary made atonement for every man, but it did not save any man. Salvation is personal. It is redemption made effective toward the individual. Salvation is the work of God in the heart, made possible by the work of God on the Cross. Both the once-done work of redemption and the many-times-multiplied work of salvation are in the class of things which only God can do. No man can forgive his own sins; no man can regenerate his own heart; no man can declare himself justified and clean. All this is the work of God in man Universal atonement makes salvation universally available, but it does not make it universally effective toward the individual. If atonement was made for all men, why are not all saved? The answer is that before redemption becomes effective toward the individual man there is an act which that man must do. That act is not one of merit, but of condition. THIS ACT OF APPROPRIATING SALVATION IS ONE WHICH ONLY MAN CAN DO. Failure to distinguish God’s part from man’s has resulted in mental confusion and moral inaction among Christians. In the things-which-God-cannot-do category is this: God cannot do our repenting for us. In our efforts to magnify grace we have so preached the truth as to convey the impression that repentance is a work of God. This is a grave mistake, and one which is taking a frightful toll among Christians everywhere. God has commanded all men to repent. It is a work which only they can do. It is morally impossible for one person to repent for another. Even Christ could not do this. He could die for us, but He cannot do our repenting for us. God in His mercy may “incline” us to repent and by His inworking Spirit assist us to repent; but before we can be saved we must of our own free will repent toward God and believe in Jesus Christ. This the Bible plainly teaches Repentance involves moral reformation. The wrong practices are on man’s part, and only man can correct them. Lying, for instance, is an act of man, and one for which he must accept full responsibility. When he repents he will quit lying. God will not quit lying for him; he will quit for himself. When stated thus frankly everything seems obvious enough and we may wonder how reasonable persons could expect someone else to relieve them of their personal obligation to repent. The “all has been done, you can do nothing” emphasis has caused no end of confusion among seekers everywhere. People are told, they can do nothing in the direction of salvation; even to suggest such a thing is to offend God: So they are tossed helplessly between the first Adam and the last Adam. One did their sinning for them and the other has done everything else. Thus the nerve of their moral life is cut and they sink back in despair, afraid to move lest they be guilty of sinful self effort. At the same time they are deeply troubled with the knowledge that there is something seriously wrong with their religious lives. The remedy is to see clearly that men are not lost because of what someone did thousands of years ago; they are lost because they sin individually and in person. We will never be judged for Adam’s sin, but for our own. For our own sins we are and must remain fully responsible The idea that we can delegate repentance is an erroneous inference drawn from the doctrine of grace wrongly presented and imperfectly understood. Another thing God cannot do: He cannot believe for us. Faith is a gift of God, to be sure, but whether or not we shall act upon that faith lies altogether within our own power. The realization that we are personally responsible for our individual sins may be a shock to our hearts, but it will clear the air and remove the uncertainty. Returning sinners waste their time begging God to perform the very acts He has sternly commanded them to do. Repent and believe is the order. Faith will follow repentance, and salvation will be the outcome. Any interpretation of free grace which relieves the sinner of responsibility to repent is not of God nor in accordance with revealed truth. They listen to the sermon and then go their way, waiting in vain for God to do the things He has commanded them to do. Until this is corrected we can hope for very little power in our churches. (Tozer) |
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190 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34321 | ||
Joe! To answer your question; "would we be the slightest bit willing to embrace Christ were we not enabled and persuaded by the Holy Spirit to do so?" My answer is absolutely not. I'm sorry my answer is not in much more detail at this time, but because of how busy I currently am, I hope to address this topic in much greater detail in the very near future, if the Lord tarries. And at that time, I plan to outline my thoughts using Scripture as my authority. Until then In Christ zach† |
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191 | cut off | Rom 11:22 | zach† | 34320 | ||
Cur†; to answer your question: "The question is... does the warning apply to only people groups, or also to individual salvation." The following scripture initially comes to mind. Gal. 5:9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. So from that text, I think is possible to say that leaven (which usually refers to sin) can begin in an individual and then spread corperately, through the body. But more importantly in John 15:2 which reads: John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. branch in this verse is treated as being singular. The termnology used for branch in this verse is "it' not they or them, etc. One last thought I have concerns some text in Rev. concerning the 7 churches of Asia. Rev. 3:4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. In the church of Sardis their were only a FEW which had not been defiled and had soiled their garments. Few can mean a remnant I believe. So although not all in Sardis were defiled, the majority were. In Christ zach† |
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192 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | zach† | 34314 | ||
Joel; In spite of all those statements concerning Heb. 6:4-6 from Spurgeon, he still finally maintained his firm position with the Calvinist's 5th point of TULIP. That being Perseverance of the Saints I cannot help to think that he seemed to be straddling the fence on the issue, as he seems to on many other topics in my reading of him. In Christ zach† |
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193 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | zach† | 34312 | ||
Tim; to insert the cross after your name do the following 1) Engage Num Lock key 2) While holding down the ALT key on your keyboard, type 0134 from your Number pad and let off your alt key, and † you have a cross. Thank you for your quick response concerning Heb. 12:17, I was wondering whether the birthright in that text could be carried over in the New Testament to a Christian's birthright? I haven't went into a detailed study of that text yet, but will in the future, once I can find the time In Christ zach_† |
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194 | baptismal regeneration? | John 3:3 | zach† | 34305 | ||
Emmaus; No offense taken. However we still will have to agree to disagree on this baptism issue. In Christ zach† |
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195 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34304 | ||
Curt; Actually "robots" are not mentioned in scripture. That is my point. In Christ zach† |
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196 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34303 | ||
Lionstrong; Let me simply say; Without choice love is rendered as something meaningless. A relationship is bilateral-"it takes two." Love can go one way, but a relationship is two-way. Relationships are ongoing dynamic sort of things which take two (at least partially) willing persons. The relationship that God wants to enter into with us is not a love which is forced upon us. In Christ zach† |
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197 | cut off | Rom 11:22 | zach† | 34300 | ||
Robert; Thank you for you response. I agree with your statements and just want to add to what you stated so well, that you may be able to understand my thoughts on this. You stated; "he saves us daily as we walk with Him" I say amen Jerry Bridges in his wonderful book made the following comment. "God has made it posible for us to walk in holiness. But He has given us the responsibility of doing the walking." Scripture says: Gal. 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, LET US ALSO WALK IN THE SPIRIT. Concerning the three-fold aspect of salvation which you touched upon I also agree, just my wording is a bit different as you will see as I now post it. Salvation is in 3 tenses. Justification (We have been saved - past tense) from the penalty of sin. Sanctification (We are being saved - present tense) from the power of sin. (and to get into another discussion of positional and on-going sanctification is a whole other topic that I won't go into detail about at this time Glorification (We yet shall be saved - future tense) from the presence of sin. In Christ zach† |
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198 | cut off | Rom 11:22 | zach† | 34296 | ||
Curt; I never said they "are still in him" The text says that there are some that are "cut off" who were a one time "in him" No branch can be cut off that has not been previously attached. Look at John 15:2 again John 15:2 EVERY BRANCH IN ME THAT BEARETH NOT FRUIT HE TAKETH AWAY: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. In Christ zach† |
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199 | what does Hebrews 6v4-6 mean? | Heb 6:4 | zach† | 34290 | ||
Nolan; There is nothing in either the language or the context to indicate that the instances of apostasy cited in Heb. 6:4-6 are only hypothetical. Those who hold to the unconditional eternal security position take this text to say that “this is not a warning of apostasy, but rather a warning against imagining that apostasy is possible.” Their reasoning comes from Paul’s statement “But beloved, we are persuaded better things of you.” They fail to reckon with the transition from the third person (those, they, and them) in verses 4-6 to the second person (you) in verse 9. The writer is persuaded of better things for “you” not “them” |
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200 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | zach† | 34289 | ||
Brother Tim; How do you think the following scripture might be applied to the repentance issue you addressed? Heb 12:17 For ye know how that afterward, when he (Esau) would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. In Christ zach† |
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