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221 | How do we begin? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 9937 | ||
Peace be upon you, Questioner! Yes, Christians must follow the Book also, and I see the similarities between Islam and Christianity- since both are viewed not only as religions, but as a way of life! You are correct in saying that the one place in which our faiths differ is that Islam views Jesus as a prophet instead of the very Son of God. And it is that dynamic relationship that Christians have with Jesus, who is our Living God, that strengthens us daily and gives us encouragement and total assurance that we have found the 'true peace'. This personal relationship that we have with Jesus is something that is exclusive to Christianity- having a 'personal relationship' with the God that you worship! Yes, I enjoy explaining things in depth and studying them. I find your book and examples of Islam interesting, but to tell you the truth, I would not be interested in reading it. It is not that I feel as if I am 'afraid' or 'being threatened' by Islam, its simply this fact: Islam has no part in my life and it is contrary to the Spirit and the Son who dwell inside my heart! This living and active personal relationship that I have with Jesus is worth dying for, and it is the real 'treasure' that one can find as a believing Christian. I honestly could never part with it or 'tear myself' away from it, my friend! It's not that I do not choose to learn more about Islam, I simply cannot! For I am totally confident and secure in the fact that I know who God truly is and know Him personally! I am not being boastful in any way here, but I have truly 'found' God! And everything that God has revealed to me has proven that Christ is indeed His one and only Son. This undeniable proof and evidence that I have continues to inspire me every single day for Him! And there is no way that I could ever abandon or forsake this wholehearted worship, love, and friendship that I continually and intimately enjoy with my Lord and Savior. This my friend, cannot be found in any other system of belief, and I am quite content and secure in knowing that God has shown me His truth and finding the narrow path to salvation! Peace be upon you, Nolan |
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222 | Is Hades Hell? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 9976 | ||
Good post, reformed777, and Welcome to the Forum! | ||||||
223 | Is the Ecumenical movement good? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10081 | ||
Greetings Hank! As always, I appreciate your wisdom filled responses! I agree, the polarity of the church is growing which can be seen in the directions taken with different issues plaguing different congregations today. We will continue to pray for unity and for each other, but as you have put it, we can only do this with God's help since 'nothing, of course, is impossible with God'. I believe that the only way in which we can truly be united once again is in heaven with our Lord and Savior. Thank you my dear brother in Christ! Nolan |
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224 | Why does everything happen in thirds? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10097 | ||
Hello Nay, According to BlueLetterBible.org, the number three '3' occurs 485 times in 426 verses throughout the King James Version of the Bible.. Would you kindly help to narrow this down? Welcome to the Forum! Blessings, Nolan |
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225 | Should a Christian be a Mason? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10112 | ||
Thank you Norrie! Jack T. Chick has provided us with some rather interesting information here.. He says alot about the Catholics also. Nolan |
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226 | WILL WE HAVE BODIES? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10117 | ||
Greetings Reformer Joe! Great answer and Welcome Back to the Forum! Long time, no see! Blessings, Nolan |
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227 | Should a Christian be a Mason? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10118 | ||
JVH0212, I agree! I know Jack T. Chick and the publications that are supported on his website all too well.. They are very controversial and almost seek to be as controversial as possible.. If you are a Catholic or use any translation other than the KJV, then his website will not be friendly to you. :) I would agree with CRI in saying that I do not endorse or promote Chick Publications and do not feel that they are a reliable tool for serious study of Scripture. Nolan |
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228 | How do we begin? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10122 | ||
PBUY Brother Questioner! That is quite alright, I realize that I may have done the same thing when speaking with you earlier.. The varying degrees of religion in your family is quite interesting! :) You have asked some good questions about Christianity. No, I do not mind explaining those questions to you at all. We believe that G-D is not dead. We believe that G-D has always existed in the way that He is presented to us today and in the Bible. We believe that God is made of three distinct 'parts' or persons, all being One single God. The first person is God the Father. The second person is Jesus Christ. The third is the Holy Spirit. Jesus was not 'begotten' by God the Father or Mary, He was and has always been. We believe that Jesus came to earth as a baby(being born of a virgin) and lived on earth for 30 years to fulfill His Father's mission and reveal to us the Gospel. Then He was put to death and buried. We also believe that He rose from the grave! We believe that He was Resurrected from the dead and walked the earth 40 days after His Resurrection, claiming authority over death itself. We believe that G-d has no beginning and no end. He will always be. And we believe that Jesus Christ was in every way God, being sent to earth in the form of a child who was born to a virgin. We do not believe in three Gods (The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit), we believe in One God who is composed of three Persons who are each fully God. The reason that these Three are all One God is that they all share the same 'nature' or characteristics. The reason that God died for us (Jesus) is so that He could give us a way to make us righteous with Him again. He died for us because He loves us! And we cannot be 'made righteous' by anything that we do, all we have to do is accept Jesus into our hearts and we will live forever in heaven with Him. By no means is our G-d dead. Archeaological and the presence of other early sources (such as Josephus who was not a Christian) also confirm the fact that Jesus rose from the dead and was Resurrected. And this is what we believe. Peace be upon you! Nolan |
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229 | Critical Text vs. Received Text | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10124 | ||
I found this neat list itemizing the various translations and their sources: New Testament versions based upon the Textus Receptus: King James Version (1611) Modern King James (1962) New King James Version (1982) Revised Webster Bible (1998) Webster Bible (1833) Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898) New Testament versions based upon the Critical texts: American Standard Version (1901) Contemporary English Version (1995) Goodspeed's Bible (1939) The Jerusalem Bible (1966) The Message (NT, Psalms, Proverbs) (1993) Moulton's Modern Reader's Bible (1895,1935) Moffatt's Bible (1954) New American Bible (1987) New American Standard Version (1977, 1995) New English Bible (1971) New International Version (1978) New Jerusalem Bible (1985) New Revised Standard Version (1993) Schonefield's New Testament, Revised Edition (1998) Phillips' New Testament (1957) Revised English Bible with the Apocrypha (1996) Revised Standard Version (1952) Revised Version (1881-1885) Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (1902) Today's English Version (1976, 1992) The Twentieth Century New Testament (1904) Weymouth New Testament (1930) From www.bibletexts.com/kjv-tr.htm |
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230 | Consider Rev 11:19 | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10126 | ||
Dear THECROSS, You are absolutely correct, my brother! We are brethren in Christ! All you need to do is to believe in Jesus Christ and that God raised Him from the dead and you will be saved. It doesn't matter if you are Catholic and I am Protestant, we will be holding hands together in heaven, my friend, singing songs of praise to our Lord! There are many things that we agree on, and I do consider you as a Christian and brother in Christ. For instance, you believe that the Bible was inspired by God Himself. I, too, believe this. Also, you believe in the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) and I agree with you. However, there are several points of disagreement between us, and our dialogue has brought them to the fore. For instance, you say that the Catholic Church existed before the New Testament was written. I strongly disagree with you on this, my friend. You also state that tradition is important, citing 2 Thess. 2:15, and you are correct- tradition is important. But tradition is not so important as to usurp or trump the authority of God's Holy Word, His perfect, inerrant, and inspired message to mankind. The New Testament was never written by Catholics, the New Testament was written by Christians (Acts 11:26). If the Bible was written by Catholics, then why isn't the word "Catholic" found in the Bible? History also stands on my side here. I am glad that you use the Douay-Rheims and New American Bible. These are both good translations to use as a Catholic. I also firmly believe that the Pope, Cardinals and priests that make up the hierarchy of your church are just human and fallible people (as Mary, the mother of Jesus was) who are capable of sinning. THECROSS, before you respond to any of the above, please answer this question: Is it more important to be a Catholic or more important to be a Christian? You have extended the hand of brotherhood to me, even calling me a brother. And I take your hand and extend to you the same brotherhood. Is it possible that I can be a Christian without being a Catholic? If so, what is the importance of Catholicism to Christianity? Blessings! Nolan |
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231 | Should a Christian be a Mason? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10165 | ||
Dear Norrie, I apologize, and you are absolutely right- you cannot discredit a particular source unless what they have actually stated or presented is clearly in error of God's Word and that is confirmed by a few witnesses and not just one witness. In fact, sometimes this type of "slander" is absolutely baseless and not true, circulated only for the reason of tearing down a selected person or ministry- thus accomplishing the devil's work and spreading doubt, mistrust, etc. I felt the same way about Tommy Tenny, I read his book "The God Chasers" and got on his e-mail list, but someone told me that he believes in "Oneness" instead of in the Trinity, and my view of him and his ministry totally changed. If we have 'slandered' Chick Publications and if you are a member/subscriber of their flyer "The Battle Cry" and order their tracts, then there is absolutely no reason why you cannot continue to order their tracts and continue to use them! However, they have many materials that are 'confrontational' at best that argue a particular viewpoint based on what may or may not be 'sound' ground (or footing) for a particular viewpoint. Examples? If you go to their website, you will find all kinds of materials that are pro-KJV Onlyism, anti-Catholic, anti-Mason, etc, etc. What I meant to say about Chick Publications is that you must not base certain beliefs on their conclusions only; I suggest trying other sources first, seeking a sound and sober understanding of a topic before consulting Chick Publications. Thank you Norrie, and I apologize if I have created more 'doubt' for you about who you can trust in the realm of Christian resources. Blessings, Nolan |
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232 | Should a Christian be a Mason? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10179 | ||
Yes Norrie, We must be 'one of those people' who actually study the Bible and know it, inside and out! :) 2 Tim. 3:16 "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;" Blessings, Nolan! |
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233 | Who are the evangelicals? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10260 | ||
"IV. The Twentieth-Century Church D. Evangelical Unity In Diversity. 1. Evangelicalsm's historical roots in the early church and the Reformation. (a) From 1865 it faced the rise of liberalism coming out of Darwin's theory of evolution and German Kantian philosophy and biblical criticism. (b) From 1881 to 1918 tension arose between liberals and evangelicals with Fosdick opposing Hodge over the idea of inerrancy and premillennialism in 'The Fundamentals' (1910) and 'The Scofield Bible' (1909). (c) Conflict grew from 1919 to 1929 with the Scopes trial (1925) over evolution and J. Gresham Machen's "Christianity and Liberalism" (1923) asserting that liberalism was a new nonbiblical religion. (d) With liberalism triumphant in mainline churches from 1919 to 1945, evangelicals founded new denominations, Bible schools, colleges, seminaries, publishing houses, and the National Association of Evangelicals. (e) Since World War II ended, liberal mainline churches have declined and the evangelical church has grown. 2. The evangelical spectrum includes many groups who agree in basic doctrines but have special emphases such as the baptism of the Spirit. (a) The mainstream holding to inerrancy and premillennialism includes Bible schools such as Moody Bible Insitute, Wheaton College, seminaries such as Trinity, the NAE, the Evangelical Theological Society, and periodicals such as "Christianity Today". (b) Pentecostal-Charismatic-Third Wave groups, which stress the baptism of the Spirit as a work of grace separate from salvation and "signs and wonders," form a large group to the right. (c) Holiness groups stress a second work leading to perfection. Charles Finney and Phoebe Palmer were forerunners of such groups as the Wesleyan Methodists and The Salvation Army. (d) Closed fundamentalists such as Carl McIntire and Bob Jones reject even fellow evangelicals. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson are open to cooperation in putting morality back into public life. (e) Parachurch organizations such as World Vision, Wycliffe Bible Translators, and Campus Crusade serve evangelicals. (f) To the left are organizations like Fuller Seminary, which by 1972 had dropped earlier ideas of inerrancy and premillennialism. (g) Evangelicals for Social Action wants more participation in social action. (h) Evangelical Women's Caucus wants women to be recognized with rights. (i) Evangelicals in mainline churches either founded new churches such as the Presbyterian Church in America or, like renewal groups, sought to lead the denomination back to evangelicalism. The Lutheran-Missouri Synod Church and the Southern Baptists have succeeded." Taken pages 2103,2104 from The Ryrie Expanded Edition NASB95 Study Bible. Nolan |
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234 | did the wine from the water make you dr | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10274 | ||
Turning water into wine was the first of the "Seven Signs" to show that Jesus was, in fact, the Messiah. By turning water into wine, Jesus shows that He is the 'source of life'. (page 1579, MacArthur Study Bible) For more on this subject, find the thread "Seven Signs of Jesus" or Messiah.. Blessings, Nolan! |
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235 | What are Calvins and Arminians? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10296 | ||
Eh, sort of.. :) I'm glad that you are a 'simple Christian'.. :) | ||||||
236 | Will my wife and I know one another? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10362 | ||
Ed, I agree, there is no Scriptural evidence to tell us how old we will appear or be when we are given our glorified bodies! I agree with you when you stated, "I have no idea why you referenced Mark 12:25 or Rom. 1:20 to prove we were going to be 27 in heaven. Let me save you some work there is no Bible passage that says or infers what our age will be in heaven. We will be given imperishable bodies that may look young or may look old, no one this side of heaven knows the answer. But this I can tell you what ever the age of your body you will not care because it will take you into eternity. It will never get sick, feel heat or cold, sadness or regret. You will never cry or be afraid or alone again." Blessings! Nolan |
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237 | what does being baptized for the dead me | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10384 | ||
Thank you, melchizedekau for the verse. Here's some interesting information on that verse... "15:29 Biblical doctrine should not be built on any verse as difficult and obscure as this one. Since baptism does not save us, being baptized in the place of those who are already dead cannot be of benefit to anyone. The interpretation of this difficult verse yields to an understanding of the Greek preposition . Usually, the word means “over” or “instead of.” But there are times when the only interpretation possible is “concerning.” In John 1:30 John the Baptist says, “This is He of [, concerning] whom I said....” The same applies here: the interpretation should be “concerning the dead.” The idea is that Christian baptism concerning death and the promise of resurrection is a meaningless ordinance unless the resurrection is a reality. This interpretation certainly fits well with the context." (Believer's Study Bible) "1 CORINTHIANS 15:29: Ordinances, Baptism As Confession—The basic meaning here is clear if details of interpretation are not. Since baptism pictures resurrection of the dead, it would be a mockery to practice baptism if we do not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Only confessing believers are to be baptized. No support is given “proxy” baptism of one person in place of another. Paul argued that if we do not believe in the resurrection of the dead, baptism is meaningless. Some interpreters think the baptism “for the dead” is simply a play on words, in which the believer acts out the picture of his death and resurrection, appearing to be “dead” and then alive again. In Corinth and other places people may have been baptized on behalf of loved ones who had died before there was ever any opportunity to hear the gospel of Christ, to believe, and to be baptized. Nowhere does Paul give any approval to such a practice, but it may be that he turned that practice right back upon the Corinthians, arguing that they were inconsistent if they practiced vicarious baptism, or any baptism, and still did not believe in the resurrection. Others see the “dead” as dead believers whose baptism and Christian lives should serve as an incentive or witness to Christian hope and restore confidence in the belief in resurrection. The witness of their lives would make it difficult to think they were baptized and lived for Christ in vain." (Disciple's Study Bible) "1 CORINTHIANS 15:29: 'Dead' Paul is not here speaking of baptizing living believers in place of either believers or unbelievers who have died. There is no assignment of saving efficacy to baptism. The argument is: Of what value is it for one to trust Christ and be baptized in the ranks left vacant by the believing dead, if there is no resurrection for believers? Why place life in jeopardy and forfeit the benefits of this life, if there is no life after death?" (New Scofield NIV Study Bible) |
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238 | What are Calvins and Arminians? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10445 | ||
Amen to that Norrie! (You are not a Calvinist or Arminian, just a Christian with no label.) Today I shared your disgust with the 'symbols' thing here on the Forum.. :) Nolan |
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239 | What are Calvins and Arminians? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10472 | ||
Well, you may find out if you check my profile.. :) I love the Lord my God with all my heart, mind and soul! I agree, a church 'hopper' would have to carry a new 'label' at every turn.. :) However, I have undoubtly 'made my impression' on this Forum's history through my posts that have dealt with the subject of 'election'.. :) Nolan |
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240 | CAN A CHRISTIAN FALL FROM GRACE? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10473 | ||
brobruce56, Yes, the United Methodists believe that it is possible for a believer to fall from grace, even though I am no longer a Methodist and feel somewhat uncomfortable speaking as a representative of how they believe. The Baptists are correct in their analysis of the Methodists. My definition of "falling from grace" is what I have stated before: That the believer must make a 'conscious choice' to reject Christ! If this happens, then any decision that they have made beforehand to accept Christ is then null and void. I hope that this never happens!! However, no one is without sin and we are all a 'work in progress'.. No one is infallible or without sin except Christ alone. brobruce56, could you please REFRAIN from using all capital letters? Thank you! :) Nolan |
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