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41 | Question on spiritual covering? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 12260 | ||
What JVH0212 failed to mention is that despite Mantey's clear condemnation of the New World translation, the Watchtower society persists in lying by stating that Mantey supports its translation's accuracy. The truth is there for anyone with the will to examine it, Elijah. --Joe! |
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42 | Question on spiritual covering? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 12261 | ||
Satan likes people pursuing false gods and accepting anything else but the truth. truth is found in Scripture. It takes more than ten seconds at a time to understand the word of God; it takes careful study. "And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,...Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;" --Philippians 1:9,27 The only thing in which we are to have unity is in the TRUTH. Unity based on falsehood and lies and compromises of truth is NOT Christianity. --Joe! |
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43 | Question on spiritual covering? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 12304 | ||
And He answered and said, "Elijah is coming and will restore all things; but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands." Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist. --Matthew 17:11-13 See what Scripture in context will reveal? Certainly you don't fancy YOURSELF to that end-times prophet, "Elijah"? --Joe! |
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44 | Question on spiritual covering? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 12307 | ||
And how are you discerning that what you hold to be true is a correct interpretation of Scripture, and not "worldly influence" or just plain lack of understanding? And Satan is not attacking the Watchtower. In fact, I am sure he is quite pleased with its manipulative control, false doctrine regarding the nature of God and the identity of Chirst and his purpose for becoming human, the organization's long history of FALSE PROPHECY regarding the date of the end of the world (i.e. 1914, 1918, 1945, 1975--check out Deuteronomy 18 for what God thinks of false prophets), etc. I can send you documentation from their very own publications which will prove the assertions that I am making here. Defensive or not, you are just plain wrong. I didn't "choose" Mantey's side; my point was that the Watchtower has repeatedly lied by citing him as a source who approves the New World Translation. It is simply not true. Anyone who takes the time to take the whole of Scripture into account cannot help but come up with a Trinitarian formulation. Many people have posted evidence for this, all of which goes unanswered by you. All we get from you is poorly-spelled accusations that we are seduced by the world and that you are somehow the bearer of truth. Well, stop speaking riddles, O prophet, and enlighten us on what Jehovah has to tell us through you. We are all ears! --Joe! |
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45 | Question on spiritual covering? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 12437 | ||
The last two verses of Isaiah 52 and the 53rd chapter of Isaiah speak of the Messiah, not Elijah. Jesus Christ is the "man of sorrows" who "sprinkled many nations." If you think that my interpretation here is "influenced by the world," then I guess Peter was as well. Compare 1 Peter 2:21-25 to Isaiah 53. The first few verses of the epistle also tell us that the followers of Christ were chosen to be "sprinkled" by His blood. It's perfectly clear from the New Testament who is the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy in the Old. When you carefully study Scripture, rather than inventing your own outlandish interpretations of passages, these are some of the wonderful discoveries you can make! Your exegesis of Scripture is so dreadfully poor. Just like the authors of the New World (mis)Translation, you twist Scripture to suit your own unsupported views. That is what we call heresy. --Joe! |
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46 | Which promises? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 12667 | ||
Just as a side note, most people who view the Israel as the Old Testament church and the church as New-Testament Israel both embrace the blessings (in a spiritual sense) and the curses. I have not settled in my mind where I stand on this issue yet (having grown up in a thoroughly dispensational background), but to dismiss EVERYTHING said to Israel and even to individuals as automatically not applying to us is an oversimplification. Otherwise, we would have no need of reading the Old Testament at all. Sadly, I see this very practice all-too frequently in the church today. No, I am not holding out for my slice of the Gaza Strip. However, some promises by God to Israelites contain general truths that apply to the lives of all followers of the one, true God. I especially consider those that mention spiritual reward to be applicable to me as well. --Joe! |
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47 | Which promises? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 12759 | ||
I would love to attend a Sunday school class that went through the entire Pentateuch some time. Seems like Leviticus and Deuteronomy are quite overlooked or just dismissed as OT stuff which has no value for the believer in Jesus Christ. --Joe! |
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48 | Follow up Peter first Pope | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 13498 | ||
None of the five tenets of the Reformation Church had anything to do with hatred. They were: 1. Scripture alone is our authority (i.e. while the church is important, church tradition is fallible and does not carry the same authority as the Bible). 2. We are saved by God's grace alone (not by any merit on our part whatsoever) 3. We are saved through faith alone (not by any works on our part whatsoever) 4. We are saved in Christ alone (i.e. by his sinless life and substitutionary death on the cross in the place of sinners, not through any institution or human intermediaries) 5. All of this is to the glory of God alone. Notice that the key word here in all five tenets is the word "alone." Martin Luther said he would not recant unless he could be convinced by the Holy Scriptures that his positions were wrong. Did he get a biblical refutation of his position? Nope. And Luther did not divide the church. He reformed it. He initially tried to point out the errors made by the Pope and church tradition in the light of Scripture. It was the Pope who excommunicated Luther, not Luther leaving the church. Now, is the Roman Catholic church wiser for clinging to church traditions and practices and beliefs which are clearly contrary to what God has revealed in His holy book? --Joe! |
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49 | What do you base your belief on? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 13500 | ||
Brian: You wrote: "How do we know Peter was choosen by Jesus to head his Church. "Three reasons: first, Matthew 16:17-19, And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church " And that was fulfilled in Acts 2. Nothing popish about this at all. --Joe! |
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50 | Early church support for Peter as Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 13725 | ||
All I asked was a simple question. You asserted that there was early church support for a papacy starting with Peter. Since you made that assertion, I asked you to provide evidence of that from the early church fathers or other historical sources of the time period. How is that insulting? Ad hominem attacks have very little effect on me, so I politely ask you again to provide concrete evidence that would point to a papacy beginning with Peter. That will be a more than adequate answer for me. Furthermore, if I were Roman Catholic and wanted to defend such a notion, I would try my hardest to prove all those "hateful" Protestants wrong. If the evidence is there, surely someone has made it more than public to refute what you consider to be mockery. And if the evidenc edoesn't exist, you need to be intellectually honest enough to wonder whether we are right... --Joe! |
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51 | Early church support for Peter as Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 13727 | ||
How melodramatic, Ed. I am so glad we live in a society where "tolerance" means that we can't even ask for evidence to support a claim made on a public forum without getting mealy-mouthed ecumenism from all sides. The forum is for debate. In no way have I acted in a mean-spirited fashion toward Brian nor anyone else with whom I disagree. O, for some discernment in the American church! (Curtain falls.) --Joe! P.S. Brian has demonstrated that he rejects completely justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Does that still make him a Christian? |
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52 | Early church support for Peter as Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 13928 | ||
Ed: Actually, what you said was that "only God knows" whether the Reformation was good or evil and resulted in a weak, ineffective church. Do you really think that God leaves it all up to some cosmic "guessing game" like that? This all sprang out of Brian overreacting when I asked for a simple shred of evidence for a claim he was making. I did not declare him to be wrong (despite the fact I think he is). I simply wanted him to support his assertion, since the burden of proof lies on him. I did so in a polite marrer, and still I have not received an answer to my question, only a cry of being attacked which served to distract some individuals (*ahem*) from the issue of whether any such support exists. And then someone jumped in way too deep and moved the conversation in this direction. Wonder who that could have been, Ed? No one thinks that Luther and Calvin were saints (least of all, luther and Calvin themselves). Isn't it great, though, that sometimes when we sinful humans construct our soapboaxes with human hands, there is a clearly biblical, divine impetus behind it? :) --Joe! |
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53 | book of barabus | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 13983 | ||
There was an epistle written to Barnabas that circulated during the early couple of centuries, but it was never universally recognized as being part of the biblical canon. In other words, while many thought it was an insightful work, it was never considered by a large number of people to be inerrant and divinely inspired. Darrell L. Bock, research professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, puts it this way in his book, "Can I Trust the Bible?": "Works like the Epistle to Barnabas and the Didache were cited by some in the early period as if they were Scripture...these later works, though they continued to be read and studied as valuable, were not ultimately ranked in the exclusive category of canon. Rather they became associated with a collection that came to be known as the Apostolic Fathers." Therefore, your Muslim friend is misinformed about books being taken out of the Bible. While the epistle was held in high regard (as a book by a Christian author would be today), it was not Scripture that someone decided to remove from the Bible. Hope this helps! --Joe! |
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54 | Who created god? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 13985 | ||
God didn't come from anywhere! If you believe the Bible, there is no denying that God has always existed. This is one of the most basic characteristics of God! "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen." --Psalm 41:13 "Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God." --Psalm 90:2 "Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting." --Psalm 93:2 "But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children," --Psalm 103:17 "Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. You, O LORD, have appointed them to judge; And You, O Rock, have established them to correct." --Habakkuk 1:12 With all due respect, this is not a forum for speculating the nature of things apart from the Bible. The Bible specifically states that God has eternally existed. If we want to know God's character and what he is like, the last place I would look for an example is at fallen humanity (Romans 3). Rather, I would look at the Bible, which is not only a book ABOUT God, but also a book FROM God, telling us everything that we need to know about what He is like. It is his autobiography, and anything that contradicts what is revealed there is simply false. Pick up the Bible. Read it. Learn about God from His self-revelation rather than trying to figure Him out by using your imagination. Anything else simply is idolatry, and will continue to lead you astray from the truth of Christianity. --Joe! |
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55 | Hello!Martin Luther KING???Really?? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 13987 | ||
You are mistaken in several ways. Martin Luther is the 16th-century German Reformer. Martin Luther King, Jr., is the 20th-century American civil-rights activist. Martin Luther stood on justification by faith, and never removed books from the Bible. --Joe! |
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56 | earth 6-10000 years old | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 14032 | ||
Just impish spite, I guess! --Joe! |
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57 | book of barabus | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 14357 | ||
Thanks for the info! Know where I can read more about it? --Joe! |
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58 | Hello!Martin Luther KING???Really?? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 14358 | ||
Praise God for your conversion! Where did your beliefs previously lie? --Joe! |
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59 | For Joe. | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 14589 | ||
Charis: If you are going to rebuke me, point out Scripture. Your opinion holds just as much weight as mine unless one of them is supported by the Bible (1 Timothy 3:16). How in the world is it bigoted to point to the Word of God as the source of truth about Him? When I frequently address skeptics and atheists and agnostics, I certainly take a completely different approach; but this is a Bible study forum for people to discuss the BIBLE, not to dream up some New-Age fantasies. The person to whom I addressed my reply claims that she is a believer in Jesus Christ, but she is very wrong on several notions about the very nature of God and the nature of humanity. I have brought them up before, extensively pointing her to Scriptures which point out these errors; and the only reply I get is silence and repetition of the same unbiblical notions. Not terribly teachable (2 Timothy 3:16). I am sorry if you see my zeal for doctrinal purity as intolerance. Please be assured that you and anyone else on here can believe whatever you want, but I have a written standard which is very intolerant of falsehood about our Creator. The truth is pretty narrow, Charis, and it is wishy-washiness about standing up for what our holy God has revealed about Himself that has led to such anemia in the church today. Consider this to be correction (2 Timothy 3:16). --Joe! |
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60 | For Joe. | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 14633 | ||
Charis: 1. I wasn't dealing with "Gentiles," but with individuals who claim to be believers in Jesus Christ. The only one slandering me as an evildoer is you; and 1 Peter deals with good behavior in the face of false accusations of those who are enemies of the cross (cf. 2:15). This verse is not being used in its proper context. 2.I never claim to be perfect, but the object of discussion in this forum is a perfect standard. I arrogantly hold that the Bible is truth, and that rather than making up reality, we read and believe what God says. 3. While sanctification is a life-long process (with some further down the road than others), it does not take place apart from the Word of God. If you will look back at the post that caused you so much dismay (if indeed you did read the original post which I made regarding the statement "Who made God?"), about three sentences were mine and the rest of the post was verse after verse from Scripture supporting the truth that God is uncreated. If we are to grow in Christ, it is not by sitting around and discussing "what would be neat," but by carefully examining the Scriptures. Some undoubtedly have more experience in doing that, but there is no question that those who are ignoring the Bible in their search for truth are NOT being sanctified. Continued ignorance of the Holy Bible is deplorable to its Author. Finally, Second Timothy 3:16 says nothing about Timothy as an acomplished apostle, but it says a great deal about the Bible: "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness." This is exactly how I used Scripture (i.e. CORRECTLY); so again, your beef is with Paul and with the Holy Spirit, not with me. --Joe! |
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