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481 | What is your opinion on this? | 1 Cor 7:19 | JCrichton | 132260 | ||
Hi, Rowdy! This is precisely the problem we have today as Chrsitians... we place extreme value on things such as circumcision, speaking in strange tongues, letter of the law as it affects food, tithes, form of baptism, prayer... while completely ignoring Christ's Command to love, serve, unite, be one Body! Remember Jesus's contemporary religious, how they were so adamant about not breaking the Sabbath? Still, when it was profitable or convenient to them they not only broke the Sabbath but even cheated their parents and God! (Matthew 23:13-38; Mark 7:6-14) God Bless! Angel |
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482 | One God, One Jesus Christ | 1 Cor 8:5 | JCrichton | 130266 | ||
Hi, Tara! I see that you have clear understanding of terminologies... could you please apply them to yourself! You fail to listen to the Holy Spirit, the third Person of God, who instructs us with Scripture: John 1:1-14 The Word Became Flesh In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God--children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. THE WORD IS GOD THE WORD BECAME FLESH THE WORD IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD THE LIGHT CREATED EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS (both visible and invisible) JOHN THE BAPTIST--a mere human--IS NOT THE LIGHT THE WORD IS THE LIGHT CHIRST IS THE LIGHT! Revelation 21:22-24 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. What part of Scripture do you not understand? Is it: "THE LORD GOD ALMIGHT AND THE LAMB ARE ITS TEMPLE?" ...or is it: "THE GLORY OF GOD GIVES IT LIGHT, AND THE LAMB IS ITS LAMP?" I pray that the Holy Spirit enlighten your mind and spirit so that you may truly become Jesus' obedient servant! If does not suffice to call yourself Christian while professing antiChristian doctrines--Jesus, the only name given by which all will be saved, will have nothing to do with you (Revelation 3:16)... after all, it is He that will grant or deny your entrance into the New Jerusalem! (Revelation 21:27) God Bless! Angel |
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483 | One God, One Jesus Christ | 1 Cor 8:5 | JCrichton | 130267 | ||
Hi, Noveta! You may be a new creature in Christ, but you have demonstrated more maturity than Tara as he/she is so confused that accepts man's interpretations of Scripture as truth, rather than accepting God's Word: Mark 9:7 Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!" Tara and the rest of the Jehovah Witnesses listen to Jesus only when they believe that He supports their fallacies... they gladly quote Jesus saying that the Father is greater than He... this passage they believe and accept as the Word of God. But when Jesus states that He and the Father are One--they dismiss it as a symbolic metaphorical expression... Even when the Father calls Jesus God (Hebrews 1:8) they reject God's own statement! They want so badly to believe that Christ is not God that they refuse to understand Jesus' words when He states that no one takes His life, that He gives it freely and that He takes it back again! (John 10:17-18) They profess to be Christians (servants of Christ) yet by their own definitions (since they refuse to accept Christ as God) they are serving two masters--we become slaves of that which we serve (Matthew 6:24)--and the Father, jealous God that He is, will not allow them to serve two masters... of course, if they serve Jesus they are serving only one Master (John 13:13): Jesus is the Lord of lords and the King of kings, outside of Him there are no masters! How do they intend to keep Jesus and the Holy Spirit from dwelling in the Believers? (John 14:16-17, 23) How do they intend to separate the Lamb from the Throne of God, or to keep the Lamb from receiving any praises or from being the Light of the New Jerusalem? (Revelation 5:6,8; 5:13; 6:16; 7:10; 7:17; 22:1; 22:3) How do they intend to wrench the Father from the Son as they are inseparable since they live in each other?: John 14:10 Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. "Please find a JW study forum." Tara's and the Jehovah Witnesses' delimma is that they seek to worship God in finite understanding because they cannot conceive that God would come in the likeness of man (who is created in God's image and likeness), take upon Himself our sins, allow the creatures to kill His body made of flesh and bones, and return to His Heavenly Throne! They can understand the law of nature... they even accept it's subversion (animals eating grass (before the fall), then animals eating flesh (after the fall), and back again to animals eating grass (new earth)... but it is inconceivable to them that God, who is Spirit, could be Three Persons in One! Blindly, they feel for the truth and though almost tasting it, they reject Him because it is easier to deminish God to their finite understanding than to raise themselves to God's Divine Revelations! We must pray for them; we must pray that the Holy Spirit bless them with Understanding and Faith! God Bless! Angel |
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484 | One God, One Jesus Christ | 1 Cor 8:5 | JCrichton | 130314 | ||
"The New World Bible Translation Committee expressed a different judgment in this place by the translation “a god.”" Hi, Tara! I suggest that you take a sabbatical from the fallacies of the New World Bible Translation Committee! Can't you see how confused they are? They want you to deny Jesus as your God while simultaneously advocating that you accept Him as your god... don't you see the error on this? Please, before it is too late, ask a Christian congregation to give you a Bible and study it (first by yourself, then as you gain some familiarity with Scripture with other Christian), but empty yourself of all those fallacies to which you have been exposed; go to the Holy Spirit with a humble mind and heart; listen to God's Word without preconceived ideologies... listen carefully for God's counsel: Jesus, the Truth, will set you free! Listen to what Yahweh tells us: You yourselves are my witnesses, declares Yahweh, and the servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that it is I. No god was formed before me, nor will be after me. I, I am Yahweh, and there is no other Saviour but me. (Isaiah 43:10-11) Do you understand this Scriptural passage? There is no play on Greek or any other grammar... it is concise and precise: no other god exists but Yahweh! And when Yahweh call's Jesus the Emmanuel (God with us: Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23) or when He openly calls Him God (Hebrews 1:8) Yahweh certainly does not mean that there a new god/God for Israel; it is the same ole God from ancient time: IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD AND THE WORD WAS GOD! I once offered you a complete study on the Trinity/Divinity of Jesus... I reiterate my offer, if you wish it, I can prepare a Bible study for you that will enclude Scripture from both the Old Testament and the New Testament--I will not even ask you to visit my Church... In the mean while, I pray to the Holy Spirit that He shines on you with God's Mercy and Grace and awaken a true discipleship in you so that you may believe in God as He wants us to believe and worship Him! God Bless! Angel |
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485 | One God, One Jesus Christ | 1 Cor 8:5 | JCrichton | 130368 | ||
Hi, Tara! Since you did not reply to my previous posts I believed that you had been studying the Bible... at your resurgence (the last one I should say) I thought that I would extend the invitation once more... Yet, since I am a firm believer of Christ's Divinity, since you have been reading the various posts on the subject, and since I will only serve to further irritate you ("you appeared to be too blunt and unreasonable") it will be better that we maintain the relationship as it is... after all you are right: when it comes to the Holy Trinity I refuse to allow man's theologies to deter me from the Truth: Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the Living One, the one who IS, the I AM! I will still pray that the Holy Spirit enlighten your mind and your heart so that you may humbly accept Jesus' Word: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:1, 6) God Bless! Angel |
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486 | One God, One Jesus Christ | 1 Cor 8:5 | JCrichton | 130840 | ||
Hi, Darcan! Could you explain where I have pushed denominational biases? You are stating that I am claiming that the Word, Jesus Christ, is God and that the Holy Spirit is God due to my denominational bais, who is this so? Is this a Christian site? If it is how can accepting Jesus as God prove to be a denominational bais? How can accepting the Holy Spirit as God prove to be a denominational bais? If you are asking me to entertain a man's interpretation of Scripture that claims that Jesus is not God--you will not see that happen! If you are an agent of Lockman and your duties require that you monitor my posts do so! If your duties require you to demand that I reject Jesus as God, say so and I will happy leave this forum! I do not come here to engage people for the purpose of teaching denominational creed--but if you are a representative of the forum and you feel that I have been doing so, please reissue your accusation with direct quotes from my posts that demonstrates that I am advocating my Church's views in rejection of Scripture! May the Lord, the God of the Amen, shine on you and may His Holy Spirit enlighten you! God Bless! Angel |
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487 | What does the Bible say about marijuana? | 1 Cor 10:31 | JCrichton | 156765 | ||
Hi, lionheart! Excellent testimony of a life turn to the Life! God Bless! Angel |
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488 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125327 | ||
Hi, justme! The word “obey” may not have been transcribed from the original text but the phrase “subject to” and the idea of subordination (this of course according to God’s Way not ours) has been in several Biblical versions: Ephesians 5:22, 23, 24 Wives should be subject to their husbands as to the Lord, since, as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband head of his wife; and as the Church is subject to Christ, so should wives be to their husbands, in everything. It is common sense to think of the phrase “subject to” as: depending on or abiding in, etc… As I was typing my response the term “obey” happened to jump into the frame of thought and while the phrasing may not have been “politically correct,“ nonetheless, it is supported by the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: 2subject 1: owing obedience or allegiance to the power or domination of another This terminology, of course, does not mean that woman is subject to the whims of man. The Scripture is very precise, though somewhat confusing and ambiguous at times (yes, it is an oxymoron): the woman is subject to her husband while the man is to love his wife as he loves himself, even to the point of forfeiting his life to protect and serve his wife!: Ephesians 5:25, 33 Husbands should love their wives, just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her To sum up: you also, each one of you, must love his wife as he loves himself… And equality comes not from the woman usurping the man’s authority, but from God Himself!: 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 However, in the Lord, though woman is nothing without man, man is nothing without woman; and though woman came from man, so does every man come from a woman, and everything comes from God. We are equal in the Lord; yet, in matter of authority, God has made a clear pronouncement: 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I should like you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Please, do not be offended by definitions of words… and do not seek to find every single thought and word expressly transcribed (or is the catch word “transliterated?”) in the Bible. We lose so much when we indulge in disputes over semantics or origins of words or grammatical accidents or transliterations… Do we know with unequivocal exactness if our Lord spoke in only one language (Aramaic) or did He expressed Himself in the various languages of His environment (Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, Latin…)? We should strive to obey our Lord’s command by being obedient to the Word, even when we think it is outdated or if some parts of it seem no longer fashionable! I leave you Peace--our Lord’s! God Bless! Angel |
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489 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125483 | ||
Hi, Tim Moran! You are correct! There is no ownership in the Bible, as far as Christians are concerned. Even the servants/slaves are taught to serve their masters in Christ--for Christ is the true Master. But when we read Ephisians 5:21 with its accompanying text, we will discover that it is a general statement for all Christians at all levels. We should not take it out of context and apply this particular verse to Pauls admonishions about the service of a woman and a man in the Lord. If we haphazardly apply every Scripture to whatever we please, could the Jehovah Witnesses then not be right in claiming that Jesus is not God since Jesus Himself attests that "not even the Son" knows about the exactness of the end of times? Would we not be negating every single Scripture that not only hints but categorically tell us that Jesus Christ is God? But still as far as the Word is concerned, it was not Sarah who received the promised, it was Abraham; and this has always been God's choice from the very beginning: Was it not Eve who first disobeyed? Yet who did God addressed? Did He call Eve to answer for their behavior? It was not Eve who came up with the first excuse it was Adam as he attempted to shift the blame onto the woman. Now, we could argue for ever about the authority of God and the responsibility will always fall on man. And we can choose to resolve the issue by allowing society to dictate a new mandate where the woman is equal partner in man's responsibility--but would this be seen as right in the eyes of God? Would He not query, 'When did I put forth such revelation?' Everything is possible to God! That has never been at issue. Jesus said, one time, that God could make children of Abraham out some stones (Matthew 3:9). So God could easily replace man with woman for any fellowship/worship duties. My argument is that there is no evidence in the Scriptures that such has happened. And those who comment on the the Church adapting to the changes in society seem to think that God is a respecter of our ways! The teachings of the Old Testament are not there just to beef up the Bible: Two sons of Aaron died because their offering of fire to God was that of an unauthorized source. Again, equality in God's terms does not mean that woman and man can interchange their God-given authority as it pleases them--society claims to give us equality, but it is a lopsided equality where women are not treated as equal to men, even when they become "one of the guys!" Were the Apostles just a product of their environment? Was Jesus? God Bless! Angel |
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490 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125559 | ||
Hi, Tim Moran! I understand your views! I think that part of the problem is that we, Christians, tend to merge both God’s Way and the world’s ways. We view obedience as subjecting ourselves not to the Will of God but the whims of the world. Notice how quickly we accept any philosophy that the world endorses; yet, when it comes to the Bible we demand an exact format that would present us with just the right wording that we are willing to digest? Jesus commands that we love one another and that we become one--so we create thousands of denominations claiming to be serving Jesus in absolute completeness in each one of those congregations! We run the gambit from one extreme to another, and still we keep reinventing the Church! It all comes down to obedience! We are ready to obey God, but only in our terms! So we keep searching the Scriptures for supporting evidence that “we” are correct. And while we battle each other for a piece of Heaven, we keep running away from the Truth and embracing anything that supports our personal theology. I have witnessed these such arguments in very many places both on and off cyberspace. I’ve noticed that sometimes the differences between one person/group and another are rooted in semantics or menial matters that are inconsequential to salvation. God Bless! Angel |
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491 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125565 | ||
Hi, country girl! This precisely is my point! We may argue with each other about everything Biblical and extra-Biblical till we are blue in the face, but the fact of the matter is that we may come to God not as we please but in His terms. He calls us to Salvation (Jesus) and generously offers us Life (Jesus) and the redemption of all our iniquities, in Jesus, but not as a freefall jackpot! It is in His Sacrificial Blood that we are saved. But Jesus cautions that not all who call on Him will be saved as he did not come to ransom all but those who believe in Him! He taught us to be obedient and to abide in Him--this clearly negates our desire to do our will and still claim Salvation! Scripture does not offer us the means to circumvent God (Romans 6:23) but a means to learn what pleases God and to behave accordingly (Romans 15:4; 2 Timothy 3:15; 3:16-17). Jesus did not just randomly select a few words to teach us about prayer, He came to implement the Father’s Will and to teach us to do the same (Matthew 6:10). When we take it upon ourselves to interpret Scripture according to what the world deems correct we run the risk of becoming an enemy of God for the sake of the world’s friendship. “your will be done,” can not be accomplished by redefining the Scripture: "our will be done! God Bless! Angel |
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492 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125615 | ||
"If I then try to 'obey' my misconception of the word's meaning, am I really obeying God?" Hi, Tim Moran! You are so correct! That is why we have such a grandiouse divergence of Christian denomenations... each person that seeks to find "his/her" truth breaks away from the next person/group that does not agree/accept that "truth!" Christ did not say that the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, would guide us to many truths, He said that He would guide us to the complete Truth!: ie: just recently I had a visit from an evangelist who offered to help me study so that I can discover the truth about Christ's Chruch--which had been in some sort of limbo for over a thousand years after the death of the Apostles... He and his congregation base their belief on one particular Scriptural passage: "...another fold..." Their founder searched Scripture support in order to give credance to his doctrinal belief... he made history! "So we keep searching the Scriptures for supporting evidence that “we” are correct." This is a generic term which I use to convey the whole of a group as society, Americans, Christians... in no way am I attempting to speak for others nor do I insinuate that that is the mind set of all believers! You are right, understanding the meaning of words give a more defined shape to what they represent... but we must also be cautious not to rely solely on the values of words... there are those that will go to their graves refusing to accept Jesus as God! They too base their fallicious belief on the exactness of some words in Scripture! I think that when we humbly come to God, asking for His Holy Spirit to guide us, even those Scripture passages that seem obscure become as bright as sun light! God Bless! Angel |
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493 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125623 | ||
Hi, Ray! I was quoting Scripture, the version which I use has "your..." Than same version utilizes "head" for all accounts. I've read some versions that do capitalize "Head" when refering to Christ or God... and others, still capitalize the complete word "LORD" in the Old Testament--this particular issue comes up with certain groups that insist on making assigning LORD, Yahweh, in a higher plane of existence than the Lord, Yeshua, whom they demote to a comparative infirior level. I have notice that you tend to magnify the Father's, the Son's and the Holy Spirit's pronouns... I think that that is an excellent personal practice that both honors and exalts the Holy Trinity! I follow a similar practice... only, I capitalize the adjectives that represent the Holy Trinity as well as their personal pronouns--though I don't remember capitalizing their possessive or reflexive pronouns. I understand what you are saying... Christ as the Head of man denotes His Divinity; while God as the head of Christ denotes their equal standing as Divinity. God Bless! Angel |
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494 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125630 | ||
Hi, Tim Moran! Correct! In essence, those people have become blinded to the truth. They follow without learning and they accept the fallacies of their teachers as truth. It is because they rely on their own finite wisdom that they commit themselves to erroneous teachings. Many are not really seeking God as much as they are seeking to "belong.!" The warning Jesus gave about being amonst wolves in sheep clothing was not meant only for His generation! God Bless! Angel |
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495 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125655 | ||
Hi, Tim Moran! Those who are aware of the Truth and outright reject Him, yes. But, as creatures of habit, humans are followers and many follow without ever questioning... When a person/group offers an opinion it is easy to reject it... yet, when that person/group has established an indoctrination system where inductees are basically brain-washed, it is difficult for the inductees to have an original thought--specially one that contradicts the inductor's agenda. I have come accross people from "Christian" congregations who have stated that only their pastor can instruct them on Bible matters and they have even refused to open the Bible and share Scripture! They have been instructed to invite others to their congregation and to share Scripture as per the cult's... err... I meant, as per the established agenda. Then there are those who take a three-year-trek into Denial where they are trained to be blind to any Scripture that tells us that Jesus is God--even when God Himself calls Jesus God. This is so contorted that they can quote Jesus as saying that "...the Father is greater than I..." and accept and believe that statement as truth; while, simultaneously, rejecting Christ's statments when He says "...the Father lives/abides in me..." or "I and the Father are one." I do not believe that these poor souls are truly aware of their fallacy... somewhere along their history they were thirsty for the Truth and the wrong instructors got hold of them! We have to pray for these people... without our help "Christian" will be only an empty label for them since they are not even conscious that to be a Christian means to believe in Christ Jesus and to serve Him as our Lord and Master! They carry that label with the same intent that morges use their toe-tag: to identify the corpses! God Bless! Angel |
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496 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125727 | ||
“I also mentioned that one of our problems is that we often go beyond what Scripture says.“ Hi, Tim Moran! Part 1 of 2 I don’t mean to be disrespectful… Several times you have use the statement above (or something similar to it) to distinguish between what is God’s Word per Scripture and man’s interpretation… As this particular view is held by many, though maybe termed differently, I wanted to expand on it… Now, when you say “go beyond what Scripture says,” do you mean that if it is not explicitly found in the Biblical text (as a mandate to not commit suicide) it is not Scriptural based and hence it is not the Word of God? Please correct me if this is not your meaning… I have come across some Christians who actually hold that idea to be the imperative mandate of what constitutes Scripture or inspiration or the Holy Spirit or God’s Word. On the surface, it is a very strong argument… on the surface! Let’s take the simple subject dealing with the Church‘s temporal structure: Jesus never told the disciples to go out into the world calling themselves “Christians.” This is a simple fact that escaped them for at least a year… it was only during Paul and Barnabas mission at Antioch and its surroundings that the name surfaced--the name Christian is not found in the Old Testament scrolls; Jesus never stated it (at least not openly) since it was not recorder in His four Gospels; neither was it part of the Holy Spirit’s revelations during Pentecost--had it been so, there would be no need to wait over 12 months for this information to be offer as public domain… This is why “sola scriptura” does not work! It does not take into consideration that it is the Holy Spirit who brings us the fullness of the Truth (John 16:12-14). Jesus never called the disciples Apostles, yet they became Apostles… why would Paul not refer to himself as the least of the disciples? If he were to use the “sola scriptura” rule, there is no way that he could have called himself an Apostle! (1 Corinthians 15:9) Jesus told the disciples that they were not to rule each other as the world does, exerting oppressive power and authority over their subjects. In the Gospels, the closest we find to a structural order of the Church is: a) when Jesus tells Simon that he is Cephas and that on that rock He would build His Church (Matthew 16:17-19; Luke 1:42), and b) when Jesus commands Peter to demonstrate his love for Him by taking care of the flock (John 21:15-17). Aside from these two incidents, the Gospels do not quote Jesus as establishing a structural format for the Church where some will be bishops, deacons, etc. (Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1, 2, 8, 12; Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 2:25) Further, Paul, again not relying on “sola scriptura,” declares that there is an organization for the Church of God, and that God Himself established it: Now Christ’s body is yourselves, each of you with a part to play in the whole. And those whom God has appointed in the Church are, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers; after them, miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helpful acts, guidance, various kinds of tongues. (1 Corinthians 12:27-28) It could easily be argued that Paul is referring to a succession from the Old Testament… but, there were no Apostles of Christ in the Old Testament so Paul’s order would have to have read: “first prophets…” |
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497 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125728 | ||
Part 2 of 2 How can Paul make such statements? The Gospels do not speak of any special writings that Jesus dictated to the disciples… even when Jesus takes Peter aside after entrusting him with the flock, there’s no rule book that Peter brings back to share with the rest of the disciples. Yet, Paul, adamantly, states that God established a rule for the ministering of the Church! Surely, he must be wrong: It is not in the Gospels! But he is not! It is Jesus’ promise of the Paraclete that gives Paul and the rest of the Apostles the authority and power to establish the temporal Church. It is the Holy Spirit who instructs and guides them. It is the Holy Spirit who reveals the Truth about Scripture! The phrase “don’t commit suicide” is not a found in the Bible, but the commandment not to kill is! Would this command apply only to physical killing? Would destroying a person’s reputation, morality, humanity, spirituality, psyche not be killing that person? If only the letter of the commandment is applied, it could well be argued that destroying and oppressing a person, aside from physically murdering him/her, is not breaking the commandment that orders us not to kill. Is that the extent of the commandment: do not kill physically? By arguing that if the Scriptural text does not exist everything is rendered extra-Biblical we could well be placing Paul and others outside of God’s grace since they have spoken on issues that have no Scriptural backing: The prophecy of Enoch (Jude 1:14-16--resonates on Daniel 7:10) Michael’s, the Archangel, battle with Satan over Moses’ body (Jude 1:9) The traditions passed by the Apostles (2 Thessalonians 2:15; 3:6) Paul‘s declaration that his physical sufferings completes Christ‘s (Colossians 1:24)… If we remove the Holy Spirit and the Church’s history we operate in a vacuum where the Body of Christ is dissected into millions of personal theologies that denounce and uphold everything and anything under Heaven! Surely this is not what Christ meant when He admonished that we love one another and that we be one! It is the Holy Spirit who, through the Church, defines and instructs the Body of Christ: The purpose of this was, that now, through the Church, the principalities and ruling forces should learn how many-sided God’s wisdom is, according to the plan which he had formed from all eternity in Christ Jesus our Lord. In him we are bold enough to approach God in complete confidence, through our faith in him; (Ephesians 3:10-12) but in case I should be delayed, I want you to know how people ought to behave in God’s household--that is, in the Church of the living God, pillar and support of the truth. (1 Timothy 3:15) God does not reveal the hidden Truth to all, as attested by both Christ and Paul: I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete to be with you for ever, the Sprit of truth whom the world can never accept since it neither sees nor knows him; but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you. (John 14:16-17) he made known to me by a revelation the mystery I have just described briefly--a reading of it will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ. This mystery, as it is now revealed in the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets, was unknown to humanity in previous generations: (Ephesians 3:3-5) Clearly, the revelations of the Holy Spirit are not imparted for mere personal gratification; the revelations of the Holy Spirit are made for the edification of the Church!: At the same time, we must recognise that the interpretation of scriptural prophecy is never a matter for the individual. For no prophecy ever came from human initiative. When people spoke for God it was the Holy Spirit that moved them. The Holy Scripture is God’s Salvation Plan brought to its fullness in the Church of Christ! God Bless! Angel |
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498 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 125968 | ||
Hi, Tim Moran! I was attempting to convey to you that there are hidden teachings in the Bible--these can only be accessed through the Holy Spirit! The commandment not kill does not mean, do not kill unless: it is yourself, you're too old, sick, poor, are responsible for an unwanted pregnancy, desire to get to Heaven without delay... ...consider that God has warned us not to harm the Temple of the Holy Spirit under threat of destruction: Surely you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you! God will destroy anyone who destroys God's temple. For God's temple is holy, and you yourselves are his temple. (1 Corinthians 3:16-17) If anyone chooses to ignore God's warning and instead desire to rely on word play--I can't do anything more than warn him/her and pray that the Holy Spirit enlighten us. God Bless! Angel |
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499 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | JCrichton | 126072 | ||
Hi, Tim Moran! I think that we exhausted this thread! But just to satisfy your question: The Holy Trinity is not a Biblical term... yet the teachings of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit is seen throughout the whole Bible. The clearest example is found in Matthew 28:19--the most indirect example is found in Revelation as the Beast mimics the Holy Trinity with its version of the unholy trinity. God Bless! Angel |
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500 | The ransom - God or man? | 1 Cor 15:21 | JCrichton | 132263 | ||
Hi, Alien! I usually wait till the end of the thread… but I totally do not follow you... "…the timing of the Messiah is not crucial to the price of the ransom. It could have come hundreds of years earlier or later…" How do you reconcile your statement (above) with Scripture: but when the completion of time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born a subject of the Law, (Galatians 4:4--compare with Hebrews 9:26) Scripture certainly attest that there is a time schedule for God's Plan! For us to jump to a conclusion that it did not matter would be to claim to be able to surpass God's Judgment and Design! "My question is: Did the ransom need to be God? Again, I can find no reason to support this." Yes! It had to be God! Yes! There is Scriptural support!: Hebrews 9:11 through 10:1-14: When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance--now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant. …In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. … because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, ‘Here I am--it is written about me in the scroll-- I have come to do your will, O God.’ " First he said, "Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them" (although the law required them to be made). Then he said, "Here I am, I have come to do your will." He sets aside the first to establish the second. And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. Since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. God Bless! Angel |
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