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1301 | Prayer for Persecuted Church! | Heb 13:3 | John Reformed | 66583 | ||
Amen Joe, I will. John |
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1302 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58566 | ||
Dear JF You are missing the point. It is not a question of forgiveness but of leadership. Luke 12:48... "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more". No one is saying that a fallen leader who repents should be cast out of the church. But it does seem appropriate and scriptural to remove him from his leadership position. Does that mean he can never hold a leadership role again? That would be up to the church he belongs to. The hardship his family may experience is regretable and perhaps they may need assistance from the deacon's fund etc., but that is a direct consequence of the man's sin. They will also have other difficulties but our sin does have consequences. Nevertheless, if he is a true child of God even these trials and tribulations God will use to sanctify the brother (Romans 8:28). John |
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1303 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58567 | ||
Dear Judah, You wrote " This passage speak of the Whore of Babylon and how her judgement has come..." Who do you believe the Whore of Babylon is? John |
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1304 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58569 | ||
Dear PastorPaul, Even if the fallen Pastor repents, Why should'nt he be removed from his leadership position? What if he falls again, is the process then repeated? At what point (if any) should he be removed? John |
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1305 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58571 | ||
What then should we sin so grace may abound? There is such a thing as church discipline. Just because we forgive someone does not mean that they should not bear the temporal consequences of their actions. When I am slothful in my business I feel convicted and ask theLord to forgive me and to give me the grace to resist my lazy nature. Ithen stand on the promise of God that: 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". But at the end of the month I am going to see a negative effect show up in my sales. As a man sows, so shall he reap. John |
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1306 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58572 | ||
Dear Ivory, Why would you go to a pastor from another church? Do you not trust your own leadeship? I'm not a hard-hearted person. But this is a serious situation that needs to be dealt with the the leadership of YOUR church. If they have a wolf among the flock they must be made aware of it. They are the one's that God has placed as guardians over His sheep in the pasture where you worship. I pray God will grant you the grace to do that which is pleasing in His sight. Your Brother John |
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1307 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58577 | ||
Hello Sister M. You make a good point...but did not address my questions. When should a leader be removed? John |
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1308 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58580 | ||
Dear Ivory, I understand how this situation has hurt your heart. We all suffer to see the Lord exposed to scorn by the sins of His people. It is especially bad when sexual sin is found in our appointed leaders. What we cannot know for certain is the spiritual condition of another person. If this man is among God's elect, God will use this sin to cause him to repent and to humble himself and ultimately good will be the result. However if he is not a christian I pity that man and would not want to be in his shoes for all the pleasure this fallen world has to offer. God will exact justice upon him. In the meantime (and always): Trust in the Lord John |
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1309 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58590 | ||
Hi Meredith, What got me going on this topic was the contention put forth by JesusFreak, that as long as the leader has repented, then the church is scripturally compelled to restore him to his leadership role. PastorPaul seems to support that same view. The problem is that the verses they have cited are one's that deal with MEMBERSHIP not LEADERSHIP. Now as you have appropriatly pointed out, David sinned in adultery and murder and yet God did not remove him from his role as king over Israel. The question in my mind is: Are we to take the case of David and apply it to the NT church? Or is there in the NT itself explicit teaching on how the church should act in circumstances like the one we are considering? God willing, I will continue this line of thought after further study. It's always good to her from you, John |
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1310 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58679 | ||
Dear Paul, In answer to your first question, I am sorry to say that slothfulness is a sin that I must resist on a daily basis. But I have placed my trust in Him who is the author and finisher of my faith. He has brought me out of the bondage of many besetting sins over the years and I have no reason to believe that He won't deliver me from this current trial. The fact that I suffer financialy is a blessing because it is a goad that prompts me to me to get busy. I don't understand your 2nd point that speaks about the difference between Jesus and Paul. You wrote: "I try to think of how Jesus would react and while Paul had no problem being harsh, Jesus never was. If a man or woman repented, He forgave. He didn't demand the consequences demanded by the Law." Can you explain to me what you mean? Jesus was very harsh towards the pharisees and even came down hard on His disciples when they needed it. Neither Paul or Jesus demanded the consequence of the Law (eternal damnation) on christians. As far as this man's loss of income goes, it may be the best thing for him. If we could sin without experiencing the negative consequences then what would prompt us to repent? What would be worse to lose one's income or to lose one's experience of the presence of God? In the meantime we have seemed to forget about the fallen sister. If I'm not mistaken, was'nt she a student? How old was she? Was she a christian? Are we to blame her? What I am trying to say is that this situation demands action on the part of the church. I know I sound harsh but this man must accept his punishment and work hard and pray that God will restore him once again to a position of trust. If he is truly repententent he should be forgiven, but it forgiveness will not restore the faith of the people in a fallen leader. It will take time for him to demonstrate through living a godly life the reality of his repentence. John |
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1311 | Church is kidnapped to Sodom! | James 2:8 | John Reformed | 58681 | ||
Dear Melanie, God forbid we toss a child of God to the wolves! The purpose of church discipline is to restore the fallen one to the fellowship of the saints. John |
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1312 | Is salvation by faith only scriptural? | James 2:14 | John Reformed | 54591 | ||
Dear Aspiring Faith is a gift. Eph 2:8 "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;" Saving Faith will be accompanied by good works. Eph 2:10 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." We are saved through faith alone and our good works are an assurance of the authenticity of that faith. John |
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1313 | Is salvation by faith only scriptural? | James 2:14 | John Reformed | 54633 | ||
What then do you do with all the passages that deal with the fact that we are saved by faith not by works? Rom 9:32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, Gal 2:16 nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified. Heb 6:1 Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, Once we have (by His Grace thru faith) been saved then the good works that God has prepared for us to do we then begin to do them. Works are the evidence of our regenerated nature. If we have no good works then we must question the reality of our salvation. John |
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1314 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | John Reformed | 37450 | ||
Dear Preacher, You made reference to the multiple roles you fulfill regarding work and your family. " When I visit my parents' house with my family I act in all three capacities at once; I speak to my children as their father, to my parents as their son, and to my wife as her husband.) I am also comprised of a body, soul, and spirit--still just one person. I am a computer programmer, a preacher, and a writer; but I am only one person". Father, son, husband etc. are titles that define your relationship to your family. But none of them is your name. I am sure that you are known to the world by your name alone! No matter what you are doing you are always Tim D. Cormier.It is what identifies your personhood. The essence of who you are. It is a mistake in logic to use a name and title interchangeably. (my name is Tim, My name is father). You see the difficulties your example causes. Could your arguement be stated better, by describing your doctrine of the Godhead as: God is one in essence and relates to man in the roles of Father, Son and Holy Ghost? What say ye? John Reformed |
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1315 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | John Reformed | 37527 | ||
Dear Tim, I am grateful that we have begun our conversation with an agreement. Many times folks don't take the trouble to listen to the opposing side, but rush headlong into attacking a strawman of their own construction. I'm no stranger to this type of attack myself. As you can easily presume from my screen name, I too hold, what has become, a minority position in the church in 21st century America. The majority have their own presupposed ideas concerning calvinist doctrine which in reality are mere caricatures. For instance: When a calvinist begins a dicussion on the "Soverignty of God", it is oftimes misconstrued to mean that this doctrine reduces man to the level of a wooden puppet. Such erroneous ideas are next to impossible to overcome if they are not addressed early on in the debate. If you have read any of my posts, you will see that I am a stickler over the necessity of defining our terms. In responding to Zacht's question, "Is Limited Atonement Biblical", I put forth the definition of atonement from Easton's Bible Dictionary. As the debate raged, I began to wonder if any one had taken the trouble to read that definition? Now that we have established your position on "The Nature of God", I will state mine. Again, I will se Easton,s Dictionary (The historical position of The Church). Easton's Bible Dictionary Trinity [N] a word not found in Scripture, but used to express the doctrine of the unity of God as subsisting in three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Gr.trias, first used by Theophilus (A.D. 168-183), or from the Lat. trinitas, first used by Tertullian (A.D. 220), to express this doctrine. The propositions involved in the doctrine are these: 1. That God is one, and that there is but one God (Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Kings 8:60; Isaiah 44:6; Mark 12:29,32; John 10:30). 2. That the Father is a distinct divine Person (hypostasis, subsistentia, persona, suppositum intellectuale), distinct from the Son and the Holy Spirit. 3. That Jesus Christ was truly God, and yet was a Person distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit. 4. That the Holy Spirit is also a distinct divine Person. I f you are agreeable or if you disagree with the definition(as to it's conformity to the classical position of the Church) please restate what you believe is the trinitarian position. I pray the Holy Spirit will enlighten us.That we may conduct ourselves in love and glorify God through our work. Your Friend John Reformed |
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1316 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | John Reformed | 37528 | ||
Dear TWT,, If a person held that Jesus was merely a man, would you consider his belief heretical? If so on what basis could you maintain your charge? I presume you would appeal to Holy Writ. You would bring forth scriptures that clearly claim the fact of Christ's diety to witness against the Heretic. You would deduce from Scripture the whole truth and restae it in the form of an arguement supporting your truth claim. In short I have no idea what you are talking about when you critisize "some" early church fathers. I guess by some you mean the ones who disagree with you. Please respond, John Reformed |
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1317 | Born and Adopted | 1 Pet 1:23 | John Reformed | 66171 | ||
Dear Bnblessed, John 13:18 "I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen John 15:16 "You did not choose Me but I chose you, John 15:19 "If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, 2 Thess 2:13 But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation 1 Pet 2:9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; Can you explain these verses that say that we are chosen by Him? If a person is chosen by someone else then, how can it be said to be that person's choice? |
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1318 | Why so many destined for Hell? | 1 Pet 2:8 | John Reformed | 70424 | ||
Dear SgtMac, "Love is not love if a person is forced to do it. Therefore God gave us a free will." In reply to your statement above, I must say that free will is a "hot topic". I suggest you use the search button if you are interested in learning more about God's soveriegnty and man's responsibility. There are quite a few christians that hold a different view from your own on who chooses whom. You also wrote "Love is not love if a person is forced to do it. Therefore God gave us a free will. If the reward for love and accepting God's love is eternal life in heaven, then there has to be an opposite result of not accepting it. Hence there is Hell. If you catch a thief that has a bounty on his head, you are then rewarded for what you have done. You have "earned' your reward. But, The Scripture teaches that eternal life is a gift and not a reward. Eph 2:8,9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. I am glad that you decided to participate on the forum and I trust that God will bless you as we study His Word in the fellowship of Christ. Your Brother, John Reformed |
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1319 | Should one try to be clear or muddled? | 1 Pet 3:15 | John Reformed | 101598 | ||
Hi George! Rom 12:8 or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. John |
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1320 | Do you have to be baptized to be saved? | 1 Pet 3:21 | John Reformed | 59563 | ||
Hey Bubba, You seem to be recovering splendidly! guffaw, guffaw. Bubba John |
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