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341 | Why did Satan disrespect Jesus? | Matt 4:3 | Rowdy | 118368 | ||
Couldn't help but noticing your statement "The spirit of debate is not of God" and had to say that I disagree. Although some of us men and women might not enjoy a debate, I think our Lord does as shown below: Gen 18:16 When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. 17 Then the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him." 20 Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know." 22 The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. 23 Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing-to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?" 26 The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake." 27 Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because of five people?" "If I find forty-five there," he said, "I will not destroy it." 29 Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?" He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it." 30 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?" He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." 31 Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?" He said, "For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it." 32 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?" He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it." 33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home. You see, the Lord already knew Sodom and Gomorrah would be destroyed because he already knew only 3 would be saved and their behavior afterwards makes one wonder about their relationship with God. But back to the subject at hand; the Lord was giving Abraham an opportunity to show his love for mankind and debate/negotiate for the saving of these cities. When the debate brings out God's Word and His glory is manifested, I think we do service to His cause. His Kingdom is built up and we're all encouraged to study His Word all the more. I agree that God DOESN'T like to see us debate on the petty things in the Bible like the few minor discrepancies between MEN'S translations but we should also be thankful He's a forgiving and very merciful God as shown throughout the Bible. Just had to toss in my two cents' worth. You say I got some change coming back. Yeah, that's about right. God bless. --Rowdy |
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342 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118363 | ||
It's been a struggle but I'm glad you and I fianlly found something we could agree on. Bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy | ||||||
343 | Can Christian's support Caesar's wars? | 2 Cor 10:3 | Rowdy | 118362 | ||
Well done! Amen. --Rowdy |
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344 | Is there a story on honesty in the Bible | Matt 5:34 | Rowdy | 118361 | ||
You're welcome! Just a small player on a big team. --Rowdy |
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345 | i'm new wassup? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118317 | ||
Very nicely done, Kalos. Just one thing you overlooked. Most of us like to know some little something about the participants with whom we encounter. It's not required but we do like to see everyone cite some basic background about yourself on the user profile. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
346 | grace on the cross | Matt 8:4 | Rowdy | 118266 | ||
I'm not sure of what you're asking but I'm going to give it a shot. From Adam's graduation from the Garden of Eden until the issuance of the Law of Moses, mankind was expected to live and die and will be judged in Heaven by how well they "obeyed" their conscience. The Law of Moses was applicable only to the nation of Israel and the ocassional Gentile that became an Israelite as in Ruth's case. This was the system that all Jews will be judged from its issuance until the first Gospel sermon alluded to earlier in Acts 2. Since that day until now and on through to the last day of this world's existence, the NT will be the standard by which we're all judged and that's IF we know about its existance through a knowledge of His Word. Throughout all 3 of these phases, if a person lives and dies without a knowledge of God's Will or His Word, he'll be judged without that standard but instead he/she will be judged by the first standard, that is our conscience. This is part of the image that God installed in all His creation of human beings, the sense of right and wrong that is whispered to us by our conscience. And yes, I like to think God's grace and His mercy will play a part in all three of God's systems of law, described herein. As you may have gathered by now, a lot of this is drawn as conclusions after a lifetime of Bible study and experience. It would be difficult (if not impossible) to call up scriptures to support every point made here but I do want to strongly emphasize that I AM definitely basing all this on the Bible. What do you think? God bless. --Rowdy |
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347 | I'm needing the answer on Galations 5 | John 3:3 | Rowdy | 118264 | ||
This subject is discussed at great length, just insert blasphemy in the Quick Search and you'll get a tremendous wealth of discussion. This sin is the ONLY one in the Bible that unforgivable. Mk 3:28 I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. 29But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin." Also Mt 12:31 Exactly how one blasphemes the Holy Spirit that he cannot possibly get forgiveness is somewhat controversial but I'll let you see that in the Forum Quick Search. But it doesn't sound like the sin alluded to above in the original question qualifies to be this unforgivable. God bless. --Rowdy |
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348 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118246 | ||
I think you've gotten most of my thoughts on the subject but I did think of one more item. To me it all boils down to attitude. We dare NOT think we can approach God with the attitude that "We've earned that salvation." That's a plan sure to fail. We must put our faith in God's grace and His Plan of Salvation. BUT we must also feel compelled to honor that grace by "taking up our cross," acting like and behaving like we've got a Father up there watching us. Like EdB said, if we're christians we need be clothed with Christ, so we'll feel comfortable in Heaven because we've been wearing Christ-like attributes all our life. God bless you for starting and stimulating a good thread of discussion. I wish I could. --Rowdy |
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349 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118233 | ||
Very, very well put. That's an outstanding analogy. God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy | ||||||
350 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118232 | ||
Kalos, I agree there's absolute NO way that any of us can earn salvation. It's a gift. But we do need to take James seriously and do our best to honor that gift by sharing God's light and His good news throughout the world as we're doing on this Forum. I just wanted to emphasize James' words "Faith without works is a dead faith." Thanks for the excellent post. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
351 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118215 | ||
Sometimes it's difficult to follow these threads as they develop and spread out but it looks like you're questioning BradK's comment. IF, however, you're questioning my comment, please confirm and I'll try to clarify with more scriptures and more examples. Thanks and God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
352 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118192 | ||
Just to give this thread some balance, let's not forget what James says in James 2:14 What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? 17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. 18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works." 19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. Also from Jesus Himself in Matt 7:15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. 21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' So you see it's a balancing act. Yes most definitely we're ALL hopelessly lost without grace, you can count on it BUT our Lord expects to see us show up on Judgment day with fruit of our labors in His vineyard. Works in this scenario is another word for fruit, call it proof of the spirit that lives within us. If we don't have works in our favor, how can we prove to our Lord we are His? In other words, if a 1st century judge persecuting christians comes knocking on our door, will you and I be found guilty like those martyrs of long ago? Yes, tough call, I agree. God bless. --Rowdy |
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353 | Who is this "slave"? | Matt 24:45 | Rowdy | 118152 | ||
Good post; I would only add Luke 22:26 "But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant. Luke 22:27 "For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves. Jesus showed us the perfect example of a servant when he washed the feet of His own disciples. God bless. --Rowdy |
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354 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118147 | ||
I can't say I agree with all of your statement but I must admit you did give me a lot to "chew on." I always learn something every time I log onto this website. Bless you, dear friend for your patience and your perseverance. Several of your points are quite powerful and I plan to use them in my next sermon on the subject. Especially powerful is the analogy between Jesus and the son, Isaac, both carrying wood for their own sacrifice and Mount Moriah on the same mountain range. That's heavy. God bless. --Rowdy |
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355 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118143 | ||
I can dig it. Ciao for now. That's a rhyme. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
356 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118142 | ||
I've been looking for scripture to back up my position and I must admit the only ones I can find are those already cited about Jesus cry asking His Father why He forsook Him and the extended period of darkness. I may be suffering from a lifetime of being taught this conclusion based on these verses so I'll continue looking for something more specific. BUT maybe I can ask what is YOUR response to these verses? Do you have an explanation as to why these actions happened AND are cited in the Bible for our benefit? One more verse, unrelated to the discussion above but might be an answer to your question: 1 Pet 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 19through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison 20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. Do you think God went to this prison with His Son after He died here on earth? I shouldn't think so but I'll try to be open-minded. I'd be interested in seeing your response to this verse. God bless. --Rowdy |
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357 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118140 | ||
Yes, you figured out I didn't paste the quote from your post to mine very well. Usually don't do that very much. My apologies. As to your challenges, the only way I can figure that anyone might see Satan in Heaven is if he were to repent and ask forgiveness from God. In spite of this guidance coming from a parable, I think it applies. Mt 25:41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. So apparently God has already condemned Satan and his angels and thus Satan has no chance for repenting of his sins. Is there scripture for any portion of your post above or are you joining the ranks of us philosophers and drawing your own conclusions? You seem to have a spirit of anger with most of your posts, especially when you run into someone who disagrees with you. Would you like to unburden yourself with whatever is bothering you? If so, I'll share my own personal E-Mail with you and I'll promise to keep it in strict confidence. I can only remind you the one single time, our Lord got angry was with those who were desicrating His Father's temple and we're all to imitate Jesus as indicated in your profile. I do hope you'll respond in kind. God bless. --Rowdy |
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358 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118137 | ||
Thanks for the encouragement; I'm just a small part of the team. |
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359 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118130 | ||
I'd like to say an hearty Amen to your post but I just wanted to add this supplemental thought with which I'm hoping your agree. I think this separation from God was truly a new experience for our Lord. As we see throughout the Gospels, He was intensely at one with His Father at all times. It almost seems that's the only thing that kept him going, he pushed himself so hard, feeling an incredible amount of compassion for the lost souls around him, the sick and dying. So, when He knew all these sins of the world would separate Him from the Father for a relatively short period, He knew He would face death on His own AND whatever fate awaited Him in Hell. He went to that cross with complete and total faith in His Father's plan. Just seems like an incredibly scary thing to me. I keep emphasizing this point because for me, it makes the fact very clear that he really does know what we're going through being human and facing difficulties in this world. He's been there, far more than we could ever imagine. This much love for you and me. What an amazing God and Father we all have?!! God bless. --Rowdy |
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360 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118129 | ||
As I've stated before in other posts and briefly in my profile, I do prefer to go for the deeper, more probing question like this one. I like to discuss Bible truths and principles, both basic and ocassionally even the tough stuff. I would like to stress that I think our God does expect us to mature and share our thoughts with all His children, especially if our intent is to build them up and encourage us all to keep growing, keep maturing and strive to reach for new heights in teaching each other. I must also stress if we choose to a ministry such as this we MUST do so with love (real genuine God like love), thus I must apologize for my ocassional lapse in weakness when I let the human side "peek out" in me. I do enjoy participating on the Forum as I'm sure you do but I would also re-emphasize another one of my previous points and that is the fact I'm just holding down my end of this level playing field. There's many of you like yourself who are very good at "quoting book, chapter and verse." Me, it takes a lot of work thus I choose carefully and I'm honestly trying to support my posts with just a little bit more scriptures than my earliest posts after considering all of yours and Hank's critiques. So call me a philosophical fool like Socrates who committed suicide rather than deal with the cold harsh world he lived in. Hopefully, I'll succeed in some small victories and I'll gladly settle for that. But alas I almost forgot. You haven't responded to my challenges, the ones I offered to Hank and to the whole Forum. If you need the Post nos, I'll look them up for you. I'm trying to remember some of the key words but they escape me at the moment. Appreciate your response and God bless. --Rowdy |
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