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41 | Are Modern Prophets Always Accurate ? | Job | Jensen | 32184 | ||
Dear Eprophet....Welcome to the Forum :-) .... You Wrote...."Just compare the prophecy you hear with the one and only truth, The Bible."...and you wrote... "Prophets are still out there." It will be nice to have your input on the issues facing Christians today. One of those issues concerns the very existence of modern day prophets. I confess I am recently dedicated to the Lord and have little experience outside my own local non-denominational church were there are Christians who practice several of the Spiritual Gifts as listed in the New Testament letter to Corinth. I recall about twenty and one is the Gift of Prophecy. My question is not concerning the reality of the Gift but with its’ range: How many Prophets are there and how does the Christian know the true from the false. Rev 20:10 "And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever." ..is a prophecy I believe. It is in His Word. It occurred to me that the one way to tell who is genuine is the fact of a self-described prophets’ accuracy. Can a prophet be wrong? I mean no question dead wrong, and still call themselves a prophet of God? I come to this Forum to learn about Him and His Church so please forgive me if my questions are unclear. You said to compare the prophecy with the truth of the Bible. But I can recount a number of prophets from the Bible who did not line up with the Scripture in existence at the time of their prophecies. In other words they themselves were the only source for the prophecy...the first of its kind without foundation in their own current Scripture. "Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city...a visit required three days. 4 On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned." 5 The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth." Jonah 3:3-5 Where in Scripture would this prophecy be based. The Ninevites believed God by what standard? Do we hold the prophets of today to a different, higher standard than the Ninevites held Jonah? Jonah was a reluctant prophet of God. I have only come across Christians(3) who are only too eager to be known as a prophet. “Hi. I’m Parker. A Prophet of God.” Tell me, since you also call yourself a prophet (EProphet): Have you ever been wrong? Or are your prognostications so far in the future that this generation will never know the truth of the future events you proclaim. The Bible, as you know, has both. What about you? And are you a member of a church that has many prophets, percentage wise, as some churches are 95 percent blessed with the Gift of Tongues? Are they also accurate? Generally? And if so then please point me to the entrance, where may I also find such a church? I am very interested in this topic and would much appreciate your time and effort. Finally, I know I have asked a lot of questions, pick any two or so :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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42 | Infallibility of the Bible questioned. | 2 Tim 3:16 | Jensen | 32139 | ||
Dear Curt...Cheers indeed :-).....My unasked for two cents......Genesis is also a "when" story. The Bible is full of "when" stories that support extra-biblical accounts of history. If the Creation account is not a "when" story then.....off we go to rewrite history. Washington may have been a "who" that is important, but the "when" still explains much about American history. The "when" of Creation explains much about human history in the same way. Do not fall for the evolution theory, which is what you must do if you reject the "when" account of human origins. Think about it :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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43 | Call those things that are not | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 32019 | ||
Dear Mother S.......... You Wrote..."I watch Joyce twice a day every day Mon-Fri. I have learned a lot from her and I know very little.".....You will continue to know less and less twice a day every day Mon-Fri unless you dump this harmful teacher wanna-be. She wraps the truth around lies. And she knows it. God Bless....Jensen |
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44 | Satan's will or God's will | 2 Tim 2:26 | Jensen | 32013 | ||
Dear Curt.... You wrote......"I think it is a miscalculation to say Satan has no power over us. If that were true, we would not sin." I speak of Christians...."The Devil made me do it" is no excuse for sin. If we sin due to a power not our own then we are no longer responsible for our sin. Indeed we can not be sinners by definition of missing the mark. There is no mark. If we are not responsible for our sin then we need not confess our sins; and we need no savior, no one to pay the price of our sin. Since we are not really sinners, but rather believers who are being forced to sin by a power, the problem is that of the power over us (Satan), not ours. We are left only with the hope that we have no free will to sin. You know that is icky. We would then have no will to accept Jesus since that would not be the will of this overarching other power. We become hopeless. But we are responsible for our sin. We recognize sin. Sin is our choice each and every time, no exceptions, no excuses. We feel the guilt of sin. Though we live in a sin filled world, we are not of this world since coming to Christ. To accept that Satan has a power over you to sin is to deny free will. But we can only come to Christ by our free will. Therefore, it is not a miscalculation to say Satan has no power over us. He is permitted to tempt……but it will remain our choice. God Bless….Jensen |
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45 | Can a believer lose his salvation? | Luke 8:13 | Jensen | 31967 | ||
Dear Vony...Welcome to the Forum:-) Your one word reply/answer should be backed up with Scriptural support. What would you answer to someone who asks you for proof of what you say? Assume it is a Christian who asks. You both agree that the Word of God is without error so there you must find your support. Happy hunting!!! God Bless....Jensen |
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46 | Lets life eachother up not judge! | 1 Cor 11:31 | Jensen | 31951 | ||
Dear Just....You wrote..."God said we should walk in love not judgement." Please provide the Scriptural support for the statement. I want to study it before I reply. Additionally you wrote "Lets not only listen to the word of God lets be doers and walk by faith. Bless you my sister!"....Doers of the Word would include Acts 17:11 "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." God Bless...Your Brother...Jensen |
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47 | Lets life eachother up not judge! | 1 Cor 11:31 | Jensen | 31930 | ||
Dear just....Welcome to the Forum :-) You wrote.... "In the bible, we as christians should not judge others." My goodness!!!....how shall we ever know?....where lies the mission field? You have eliminated the need for any evangelicals. Show me your deeds and I will see your faith. Deeds follow faith of course but these deeds must first be the result of some judgement…..on someone or something. Matt 10: 14 “If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.” But how to do that without some kind of judgement is beyond me. Christians are called upon all the time to judge others. Not their salvation, of course, but their actions, words, deeds, lifestyles and so on. God Bless….Jensen |
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48 | read job it will bless you | Job | Jensen | 31918 | ||
Dear prophet ezra brown....Welcome to the Forum:-) You are preaching to the choir:-) Separately, I am curious about your screen name. Why do you choose "prophet" as part of the name. Additionally, if you plan to stay on the Forum you may want to provide some personal information on yourself by going to "Update User Info" button under Information on the left of this screen. It is a courtesy that helps respondents to put things in perspective when replying to your future posts. I hope and pray that you add your voice to this Forum on a regular basis. God Bless....Jensen |
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49 | Satan's will or God's will | 2 Tim 2:26 | Jensen | 31904 | ||
Dear Curt....Welcome to the Forum......You Wrote:..... "The clear meaning of the text is that we are to hold each other accountable to God's Word, and by lovingly teaching and correcting each other, we will avoid Satan's snare."...... But of course we are accountable to "God's Word" but the scripture referenced applies to a "will" not the Word. The question is whose will is the Scripture refering to. So "escape from the snare of the devil" indicates that the "snare" is the will of Satan. Metaphors. Satan wants us to sin. It is the will of Satan that we sin. We choose to do the will of God or the will of Satan. Satan, his will or not, has no power over us. So please explain what "snare" means to the verse if not a metaphor. And the "clear meaning" of the verse would be what? :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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50 | Satan's will or God's will | 2 Tim 2:26 | Jensen | 31871 | ||
Dear Searcher56....Would you reconsider? I agree that 1 Tim 3:1-7 applies to church leaders. 2 Tim 2:22-26, however, is a horse of a different color. These latter verses are not dealing with the church leader. They are instructing the church leader on how he should deal with others. As you say "context" is important. And translation/interpretation is crucial. I lay aside the Amplified, and the NLT, Message and some others when I am engaged in a study. I like the NASB and the NIV for their fewer mis-translations or mis-interpretations. Oh my.....if I (or we) could only read and understand the original languages :-) But even the translations I mentioned do not get the doctrine wrong and it really may not be significant except in cases when you use them as "scriptural proof" so much in demand on this Forum. God Bless....Jensen |
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51 | In Jesus' name...except baptism? | Col 3:17 | Jensen | 31868 | ||
Dear Savannah....Just a point I want to make.. You Wrote:...... "Where does it say be baptised in the trinity? I know, I know Mat 28.etc... You wrote... A truely saved person in Christ will want to obey Jesus' commands. And if they don't?" An excellent straw man. But a straw man none the less. I'm not sure of your point but the key words in the reply you quoted were "a truely saved person" and I am curious to know if you believe a truely saved person would choose not to follow the commands (teaching) of Jesus. Whom better to freely choose to learn from and, therefore, obey willingly? God Bless....Jensen |
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52 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Jensen | 30553 | ||
Thank You Charis....Joe has provided an excellent resource. I disagree that knowing the movement will provide little help. If that were so we would not have the field of Christian Apologetics so involved with "knowing" the cults. We would not need to know anything of the Christian cults that are today leading young Americans astray. We would have more shelf space in any Christian bookstore. I think we must know the appeal of these cults if we are to fight against their influence. We battle for souls in many ways….that is because we are a church…..one body, many parts. We are all working together even though we ourselves would do a thing differently we still recognize the value of the other approaches. God Bless….Jensen |
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53 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Jensen | 30526 | ||
Again you come to my aid......The URL is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I wonder why a search at the site did not turn it up? Thank you ever soooo much. God Bless....Jensen |
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54 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Jensen | 30403 | ||
Sorry Joe......Staple as an adjective would mean PRINCIPAL or CHIEF and Resource as you know is A SOURCE OF INFORMATION or EXPERTISE. A staple resource would be a usual source of information. The place where I look regularly and go to most of the time is the site equip.org. But nothing there about the Falan Daffa. Aka Fulan Gong. God Bless....Jensen |
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55 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Jensen | 30399 | ||
Thanks again Joe for your reply. Taking the time with this is appreciated...You have helped me to re-think some things. You Wrote..."Exposing the errors of a cult is terribly effective at times in getting a person to reject that organization, but they are still as bound for hell if they are not going to embrace the truth.".... do you see that you have put my argument? The chicken does come before the egg:-) First, a rejection of the current belief; second, the acceptance of a new belief. But not simultaneously or even back and forth replacing each false part of a system of beliefs with the truth of the Christian belief system. Now on to those pesky cultists,....if I could just find some resources. God Bless....Jensen PS. Rom 1:16? I hope that you do not think that I am in anyway "ashamed of the gospel". |
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56 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Jensen | 30273 | ||
Thanks Joe...equip.org is a staple resource...Nothing there. God Bless....Jensen |
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57 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Jensen | 30271 | ||
Thank you for your kind response.... You wrote... "Don't sell short the power of the Spirit to use His own inspired words to enlighten the mind and persuade the will of the unbeliever." You misunderstand. My point is that I can not offer as proof something that is dismisseed out of hand....the Bible. I did say that I can use only its' truth. For someone to argue truth by saying "I believe it is true because I heard it on Oprah" will not work on someone who dismisses Oprah out of hand, like I do. You wrote..."It is not that he cannot believe intellectually; it is that he does not WANT to believe."...Precisely the point. Yes...he is surpressing the truth. He uses a new truth, one that is just as real. Just as the Biblical truth has surpressed or shed light on the worlds truth(lie) so too the Fulan Gong truth is replacing Biblical truth for this individual as well as many other Americans. He does not want to believe the Bible. He may, however, believe the Fulan Gong master. Would you beleive the Fulan Gong master as proof that Christianity is a sham? Of course not. You close your mind in the same way that any nonbeliever does when it comes to the Bible. Any Christian response to this movement must not use Biblical verses as proof. Do you see what I mean? We must use the Biblical truth without quoting Scripture. The way I understand the dilema it is a matter of using the Bible without using the Bible :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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58 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Jensen | 30266 | ||
Thank You...I have read most of your suggestions. Anything with a response to Fulan Gong specifically would help. None so far though. I may end up writing one myself :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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59 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Jensen | 30265 | ||
Thank you...Have all I need . What I need is a response to Fulan Gong. God bless....Jensen |
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60 | Is John 3:16 for real? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 29721 | ||
Dear DanK…..You wrote…. "At the moment, I'm struggling with the concept of decisional regeneration.........Wouldn't it be more accurate for me to say to a lost person, 'Pray that God the Father will draw you to Jesus, and if He does, you will be saved'"? I like the grouping “decisional regeneration” and I clearly understand what you mean. We have called it second guessing or thinking a thing to death. By using the method of decisional regeneration you inevitably must achieve a state of inaction resulting in the question never being asked. Is that the intention of God? Well, not according to the great commission. I have no advice, only the observation. You realize, of course, that you may be posing a new “secret phrase” that must be used in order for a man be saved ------ saved properly------in a particular circumstance. Is salvation the object of the prayer, with the heart a given, or is the object to ask for salvation regardless of the heart? I will push on in the company of salvation as the direct object of the prayer. God Bless….Jensen |
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