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261 | short and long version of Mark 16:8 | Mark 16:9 | Makarios | 125478 | ||
Greetings Kalos! I own this book! It is a great read! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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262 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | Makarios | 116078 | ||
Thank you, my friends!! Nolan |
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263 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | Makarios | 116071 | ||
Colin, Very funny! :-) I apologize to all, but most of all to Hank, John Holmes, Steve Butler, Steve Bricker, Steve Pohl, Mark Underwood, Brad Kranzent, Tim Moran, Charles Bickett, Ed Blough, and Susan Williams.. I simply cannot continue to devote as much time and energy into this Forum as I have done and have enjoyed doing.. I have become unable to respond to your posts in the way that I would have liked, and my time has been devoted to starting my own family with the woman of whom I hold dear to my heart! Perhaps one day, when life has slowed down a bit, I will make my return, and post with a renewed vigor that I have displayed in the past. But I have to wait until that time, since there is truly only one way of which I can actively participate at this Forum. :-) I have many immediate and pressing matters staring me in the face, and it doesn't seem as if those matters will be letting up any time soon.. I cannot carry on as "The Most Active User", and I have given Steve, and now give everyone else my blessing to pass me in total number of posts. Thank you all for your time, for your friendship, and for sticking with the Forum as long as you have! You have truly made a difference! Praise the Lord! Please keep Katie and I in your prayers! Love, Nolan Keck |
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264 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | Makarios | 115935 | ||
Thank you, my friend! Makarios |
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265 | Why did God wait to send the Holy Spirit | Joel 2:28 | Makarios | 113846 | ||
Greetings Ray, I disagree: I don't believe that any of the verses that I cited speak of the spirit or breath rather than the Spirit Himself. Also, I believe that the Spirit filled people with Himself! :-) Let's see.. At Micah 3:8, both the NASB and the NKJV have 'Spirit' capitalized. So, I would say that I agree with them! Blessings to you my friend, Makarios |
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266 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | Makarios | 113836 | ||
Greetings my friends, I'll ask my betrothed if she believes that I have been "institutionalized".. ;-) We'll see what happens.. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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267 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | Makarios | 113833 | ||
Greetings my forever friend, I would certainly be glad to give you more information! But not through such a 'public' venue as this is.. :-) Makarios |
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268 | Why did God wait to send the Holy Spirit | Joel 2:28 | Makarios | 113832 | ||
Greetings Sir Pent, You are welcome! I believe that the Holy Spirit was very active in God's dealings with man, right from the beginning. But I also believe that the Holy Spirit's "primary function of office" with man noticeably changed between the way the Holy Spirit 'operated' in the Old Testament compared with how He operates in the New Testament. Yes, the Holy Spirit selectively indwelt and filled many people during Old Testament times. But what is different now is that ALL true believers are indwelt with the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19). This means that the Holy Spirit's role with man has been greatly expanded. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin (John 16:8-11), regenerates new life in us (John 3:3-7; Titus 3:5), gives us a new nature (2 Cor. 5:17), and a new life (1 John 2:29). The Holy Spirit is a gift to those who place their faith in Christ (Romans 5:5), and the absence of the Spirit is proof of being unsaved (Romans 8:9). Believers in Christ may lose the "filling", but they never lose the "indwelling" (John 14:16). The difference between the Old Testament and New Testament operation of the Holy Spirit is that before Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13), some were temporarily indwelt (1 Sam. 16:14; Psalm 51:11), but not after Pentecost (1 John 2:20,27). After Pentecost, the Holy Spirit baptizes us (1 Cor. 12:13; Acts 1:5) and the baptism of the Holy Spirit involves all believers (1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 4:5). The baptism of the Holy Spirit happens only once (aorist tense in 1 Cor. 12:13), making us a part of the body of Christ, uniting us in His death with respect to our sin nature (Romans 6:1-10). Moreover, the Holy Spirit gives gifts to those whom He baptizes and indwells (1 Peter 4:10). So, with that said, I would say that although the Holy Spirit was active before He came at Pentecost (Acts 2), He has been so much more active through the body of Christ then He was in Old Testament times. He has taken up an 'expanded role' with the body of Christ, by sealing us for our day of redemption. However, I say this while still contending that He was not at all idle throughout the Old Testament. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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269 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | Makarios | 113826 | ||
Greetings Tortoise, I am glad that patience and gentleness won out!' Jude 22 "And have mercy on those who doubt" [ESV] I've never really thought of the relationship of sin and death as something that was difficult to grasp or comprehend. But I am glad that the leader handled the situation in a tactful way that would encourage your faith in a way that would help you grow. Blessings to you! Makarios |
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270 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | Makarios | 113825 | ||
Greetings my friend! March/April 2005! :-) Makarios |
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271 | baptism important ,why the delay? | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 113824 | ||
Arrow1, No, no, no. A thousand times "No." - Makarios |
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272 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | Makarios | 113724 | ||
We can't sleep, we're having too much fun with baptism.. :-) Very soon, I may not be posting as much anymore, so I have to stay up late to get in as many words in as I can. But later on, when life has settled down a bit, I may come back, full speed again. But the time is coming, soon, when I will be forced to take a break, in order to start my own family. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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273 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | Makarios | 113718 | ||
Ouch, CDBJ, Now you've got me! :-) Makarios |
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274 | baptism important ,why the delay? | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 113707 | ||
Greetings Arrow1, Just to clarify, When I wrote, "Perhaps the absence of physical Christian persecution in this country makes the timing and place of water baptism more trivial than it really should", I spoke this very tongue and cheek, which could only be answered with an "Absolutely not!".. - Makarios |
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275 | "The Passion of the Christ" | John 19:30 | Makarios | 113704 | ||
Amen! Amen, my friend! Praise the Lord! Makarios |
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276 | baptism summed up....... | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 113702 | ||
Greetings Arrow1, Let's look at Romans 6:3-4... "Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life." I have been alleged as "not taking Romans 6:3" literally, or some other such nonsense like that.. Baptism of the Holy Spirit, which happens at the moment one puts their faith and trust in Christ, joins the believer to Christ, separating him from the old life and associating him with the new (Colossians 3:5-11). He is no longer "in Adam" but is "in Christ." Water baptism is a portrayal, or symbol, of this truth. Water baptism depicts graphically what happens as a result of the Christian's union with Christ, which comes through faith. Through faith we are united with Christ, just as through our natural birth we were united with Adam. As we fell into sin and became subject to death through Adam, so we now have died and been raised again with Christ - which water baptism symbolizes. Baptism expresses faith in the same way that a word expresses an idea. Paul uses the common experience of believers being baptized as a picture of being identified with Christ. There can be an idea without words, but normally, ideas are expressed in words. Water baptism is a symbol of the spiritual union of Christ and the one who has placed his faith in Him. When a person first trusts in Christ, he or she is incorporated into and united to Jesus Christ, which includes being united to His death. Jesus' death becomes our death. Christian baptism displays these spiritual realities vividly. And, if the believer's identification with Christ means being identified with His death, then it logically follows that the believer also identifies with Jesus' resurrection. Having died and having been raised with Christ, the believer should live a new kind of life. All Christians have, by placing saving faith in Him, been spiritually immersed into the person Jesus Christ, that is, united and identified with Him (1 Cor. 6:17; 10:2; Galatians 3:27; 1 Peter 3:21; 1 John 1:3). Certainly water baptism pictures this reality, which is its purpose- to show the transformation of those who are now justified in Christ. Or shall we mince words on what exactly Paul meant by the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Now, let me go on the offensive.... It is interesting that a person who is baptized by water can choose the time, the place, the setting, the church, the pastor, and even the method (sprinkling, immersion, etc..) in which they would like to be baptized... When someone truly becomes saved through the grace of Christ, the timing is of the Holy Spirit's choosing, not ours. That truth, in and of itself, will always separate water baptism from that of salvation through Jesus Christ. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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277 | Why do all pictures of Jesus neglect one | Deut 22:12 | Makarios | 113655 | ||
Greetings Prosemetic, I have seen "The Passion", and I actually do not recall seeing the tassels, but I was not especially looking out for them either. I pray that this simple overlook on the part of the artists does not discourage you from the movie or from some of the greatest and most famous works of art available. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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278 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 113632 | ||
Greetings again Arrow1, If we do not have to be baptized in order to be saved, then just how important is baptism? The Christian "era" was introduced with the forerunner, John the Baptist, who baptized along the Jordan those who desired to prepare themselves for the coming of Christ. The first public act of Jesus as He began His ministry was to be baptized by John, as He said, "to fulfill all righteousness" (Matthew 3:15), and serving, in this and in all other aspects of His life, as the perfect Example for those who "follow his steps" (1 Peter 2:21). During His own public ministry, He also, through His disciples, continued the practice of baptizing His new disciples in water (John 3:22). In Matthew 28:18-20, we read the Great Commission, which consists of three parts: (1) "Make disciples of all nations", (2) "Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit", (3) "Teach them to observe all the things that I commanded you" (see also Mark 16:15,16). Therefore, baptism is an integral part of the Christian's Commission from His Lord, and is of highest importance. The early Christians always observed this order: immediately after a man or woman was truly converted to Christ, they were baptized and identified with the local church, where they would be instructed in the full scope of Christian faith and life. Baptism is not considered to be part of the gospel, by which people are saved (1 Cor. 15:1-4), as Paul made clear when he said: "Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel" (1 Cor. 1:17), but it is an essential part of the Great Commission. Therefore, baptism was immediately followed by conversion in the early church (Acts 2:41; 8:12; 8:36; 9:18; 10:47; 16:14,15; 16:30-33; 18:8, etc..) The occurrence of baptism immediately after conversion simply means that as soon as a person trusted in Christ, they would publicly identify themselves with the Lord and with His church in his own community, by following the Lord in baptism. The importance of baptism can be summed up in this verse: "For we are buried with Him by baptism into death; that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:4, KJV). Blessings to you, Makarios |
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279 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 113631 | ||
Greetings Arrow1, Salvation through Jesus Christ means to be saved from sin and death and hell unto righteousness and heaven and everlasting life. Salvation has past, present and future aspects: we are saved from the penalty of past sin through Christ's atoning death on the cross, from the power of sin through the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives right now, and ultimately from the very presence of sin when we are in heaven. This question was asked by the Philippian jailer in Acts 16:30, and was forthrightly and simply answered by the Apostle Paul when he said: "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31). Jesus Himself said: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16, KJV). Therefore, personal faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and of His victorious death and resurrection is the means by which salvation is received. The substitutionary death of Christ for our sins is the basis on which God counts us as justified in saving us through faith, and this is demonstrated and guaranteed in the victorious bodily resurrection of Christ from the grave. But natural man is proud and tends to resist the idea that there is nothing he can do to save himself, and that he must trust in Jesus Christ to do it all. However: 1) A person cannot be saved by believing and practicing any religion he or she chooses (Acts 4:12). 2) A person is not saved by keeping God's laws, for there is no one who can keep His law perfectly (Galatians 3:10; Romans 3:10,23). 3) No one can be saved through doing good works. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost" (Titus 3:5). 4) Baptism is not the means of salvation. Paul said: "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel" (1 Cor. 1:17). The gospel, by definition, is the "good news" of Christ's atoning death and resurrection, and it is by believing the gospel, not by baptism, that men are saved (1 Cor. 15:1-4). The thief on the cross was saved, but never baptized (Luke 23:42,43). 5) We are not saved by joining a church. To the members of the church in Laodicea, for example, Christ said: "Because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth" (Revelation 3:16, KJV). It is extremely important to be baptized and do good works with the right motive. If the unsaved person does them to earn salvation, he is deceiving himself and "frustrating the grace of God" (Galatians 2:21, KJV). The true Christian does these and other good works out of love and gratitude to the Lord Jesus for saving him (2 Cor. 5:14,15). "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:8-10, ESV) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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280 | "The Passion of the Christ" | John 19:30 | Makarios | 113628 | ||
Greetings my friend, Matthew 27:45 tells us "Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour." I believe that the Jews were in a rush to have this finished, since the Passover was upon them, and the next day after the crucifixion and burial was the Day of Preparation (Matt. 27:62), which preceded the Sabbath (Matt. 28:1). They most certainly wanted this gruesome execution finished in time for the Sabbath. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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