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101 | Order of events at the 2nd Coming? | 1 Thess 4:17 | Tim Sheasby | 22699 | ||
The problem arises when we believe our opinion to be right. I recently preached to a small house church that meets near my home. The point of that lesson is that no-one has a corner on truth. We all strive for it but I doubt there is a single person who has an absolute and perfect understanding of all scripture. I have to admit that I often come across overly dogmatic and have to fight to keep my own mind open. Viewpoints can change and indeed should change since that is evidence of growth. Not "blown about by every wind of doctrine" but clear headed, prayer guided study of the word and a "sincere love of the truth". I do not know all truth, neither does my father or mother, or Tim Moran, or Nolan, or anyone else (hope you don't mind me using your names). I hope that this forum will help us all honestly seek the truth. Defend your position but be ready to withdraw and change sides if your position becomes indefencible. Tim |
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102 | The man of lawlesness | 2 Thess 2:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22330 | ||
Thanks. I just posted some discussion we had recently at Bible study about the "antichrist" in 1 John 2. Those views are probably more controvercial but I would appreciate your input. | ||||||
103 | What is an apostate? | 2 Thess 2:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22829 | ||
From Eastons Bible Dictionary: HERESY From a Greek word signifying (1) a choice, (2) the opinion chosen, and (3) the sect holding the opinion. In the Acts of the Apostles (5:17; 15:5; 24:5,14; 26:5) it denotes a sect, without reference to its character. Elsewhere, however, in the New Testament it has a different meaning attached to it. Paul ranks "heresies" with crimes and seditions (Galatians 5:20). This word also denotes divisions or schisms in the church (1 Corinthians 11:19). In Titus 3:10 a "heretical person" is one who follows his own self-willed "questions," and who is to be avoided. Heresies thus came to signify self-chosen doctrines not emanating from God (2 Peter 2:1). From: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia APOSTASY a-pos'-ta-si, a-pos'-tat (he apostasia, "a standing away from"): I.e. a falling away, a withdrawal, a defection. Not found in the English Versions of the Bible, but used twice in the New Testament, in the Greek original, to express abandonment of the faith. In Christ Tim |
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104 | Per 2Thes 2:3 isn't the rapture postrib? | 2 Thess 2:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22832 | ||
I did a posting on Matthew 24 that deals with my personal view on tribulation. I don't use the term rapture personally but assuming you are referring to the second coming then I believe this to be post tribulation since I believe we are already living in post tribulation times. | ||||||
105 | anti-christ revealed before rapture? | 2 Thess 2:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22834 | ||
This puts an interesting slant on our debate about the work of the Holy Spirit in the "is baptism necessary" debate. In the church of Christ we believe the "outpouring" of the Holy Spirit ended (as opposed to the "indwelling") by the end of the first century AD. If the antichrist is the earthly Pope then this would be in line with your timetable of events above. My version: 1. Tribulation (Matt 24) 2. Stepping aside of Holy Spirit (2 Thes 2:6-7) 3. Second coming (1 Thess 4:16-18) 4. Final destruction of the antichrist (2 Thess 2:8) As Nolan says so say I also -- This is my interpretation but this is a current theme of study of mine. Tim |
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106 | Per 2Thes 2:3 isn't the rapture postrib? | 2 Thess 2:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22840 | ||
Still theorising and studying. If the man is the Pope as has been suggested by a good friend of mine, then has he not set himself up as the world head of the spiritual temple of God, the church? Man, the more I think about this the more I think my friend may be on the right track here. Tim |
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107 | What does 1 Tim 3:2 mean? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Tim Sheasby | 23319 | ||
I have been divorced. Perhaps my testimony on this will be of assistance. At the time I felt some anger toward my ex-wife because it had always been my aspiration to be an elder in the church. In my understanding at the time I believed my divorce now prevented me from that great work. My divorce might have been considered "scriptural" because my ex-wife committed adultery, yet I was treated by some in the church as if I had committed the unforgivable sin. My divorce was difficult not only for me but for my parents as well. I grew up with a strong belief that you do not get divorced. In the closing years of my marriage I went out of my way to please my ex and this only seemed to rouse her disdain. Her conviction of my weakness. When I found out about her infidelity (I had no choice, she and her boyfriend came to my house to get her things so they could move in with each other), I went the next day to see a lawyer. This was not a hasty thing, I had known about the boyfriend for some time and had tried several times to get my wife to go with me for counseling. I only managed to get her to go 2 times but clearly she was defiant and unrepentant at that point. She told me later that she was also surprised that I went and filed for divorce at all. She didn't think I had it in me. Now, many years later, we are both remarried and I hear that she has returned to the church (which she also left at the time of our separation). I have also looked at the scriptures again because a divorced friend of mine suggested I should be nominated as an elder in my congregation. Most people in my congregation do not even know of my divorce since it happened long ago and in another city. It is not that I keep is secret but it just usually does not come up in conversation. However the point that my friend made is that Paul does not say "one wife ever" but rather "one wife now". It is my commitment to my wife and my marriage that is important. At this point I am not assuming the position of elder, but, along with several other men, I strive to the best of my ability to do the duties and works of an elder anyway. I preach and teach, I counsel, I visit and pray for the sick, I give to my brethren who are in hardship, I do not get drunk, I do not brawl, I welcome strangers into my home. Lest I boast, though, I also sin in ways I am ashamed of. I often marvel that I am what I am today even though I have so often strayed from the straight and narrow and can only believe it the grace of God that keeps bringing me back. Was I guilty of sin against my first wife? Probably, I cannot concieve of a relationship where neither party never sins against the other. But if commitment is there, and love is there, then that sin can be forgiven. Can I serve as an elder? Perhaps. And perhaps only if my congregation accepts me in that position. I still desire the office and whether my brethren believe me qualified or not I believe that it is the duty of every Christian to try live up to the qualifications of an elder anyway. I pray God will help me to do that. "Above reproach" may be against me -- but that is something that is in the eyes of the congregation and community in which I work. It is for them to determine that aspect of my life. Tim Sheasby |
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108 | Elder must be 'the husband of one wife'? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Tim Sheasby | 23320 | ||
By the same token, though, It is difficult for someone who has not been through divorce, for any reason, to understand divorce. As a divorcee myself, I hate divorce. I hate that I got divorced. I hate that my ex had no commitment to our marriage and looked for fun and entertainment elsewhere. Now I cannot change that but my experience has helped me support a woman in my congregation who was going through similar things. I am remarried and thank God everyday for my wife Jackie. Do we ever have problems? Of course we do. In fact some of the things that drove my first wife crazy drive my second wife crazy. The difference is that my second wife has the same commitment to our marriage that I have. I must also point out that my divorce from my first wife changed me in some way. It changed my perspectives and priorities and brought me closer to God again. Does the failure of my marriage eight years ago mean that NOW I am unable to handle the affairs of my household properly? Divorce can perhaps make or break you. Other Christians who have also been divorced have expressed similar views to me -- they also hate divorce. Those who were divorced "unscripturally" have repented of that sin. Forgiven of the sin does the sin still preclude them from leadership in the church? If not, why not? In Christ, Tim |
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109 | A divorced pastor in ministry? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Tim Sheasby | 23322 | ||
Remember too that God himself divorced his wife Israel -- Jeremiah 3:8 And verse 1 of the same chapter indicates that once divorced the marriage cannot be reinstated (See also Deut 24:1 following). Divorce is a terrible thing but though there may be sin attached, sin repented of can and should be forgiven. For some reason divorce has become an unforgivable sin in the church. Jesus said we should forgive seventy times seven times Matt 18:22. |
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110 | A divorced pastor in ministry? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Tim Sheasby | 23323 | ||
Word from a divorcee. When my wife left me for another man I looked long and hard at myself. I come from a family who do not get divorced. It was a total shock to me that my ex could commit adultery, that she could even contemplate divorce. Yet as events unfolded I was the one who filed for divorce. Do I feel some guilt for errors I made in my marriage? YES. Unfortunately though, there are many things that might contribute to a divorce. My wife said it had nothing to do with any failure on my part. I thank her for that but still know I had some part at least in my divorce. When I saw signs of trouble I hid my head in the sand. I learned something from that though. It didn't make me weaker as a Christian. Ultimately it made me stronger, wiser, more sensitive, more human. It made me a better minister of God's word. Rom 8:28 "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Tim |
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111 | A divorced pastor in ministry? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Tim Sheasby | 23459 | ||
Thank you. As far as serving as a pastor, this is to some extent a congregational matter. If the majority of my congregation, or even a significant minority, were to object to me serving in that role I would not serve anyway, in spite of anything I might personally believe on the matter. But that does not, and will not, stop me from performing the tasks of a pastor anyway since these are things that all Christians should aspire to and do anyway. Amen? In the absence of elders or pastors in our congregation we have a group of concerned Christians who are trying to fill the role of the eldership and deaconate in an unofficial way. As it stands at the moment the group is open to any who desire to attend and this group handles preaching and teaching schedules, worship, benevolence, visitation etc. Our preacher said once, "we won't have elders and deacons until we have them." Elders or pastors are appointed because they are already doing the work. It is something that is deeply ingrained in their personalities perhaps. They have a strong desire to serve God and do it anyway, recognised or not. Of a congregation of 150 there are 8 men and 4 women who are in this group. This is regretably not the biblical pattern and we are working actively toward that ideal but in the mean time we have to do what we have to do. We are not self appointed guardians of the church, we are just the only ones who turn up for these meetings. Do I qualify? As to being the husband of one wife, that I am. As to the other requirements that is a matter for my brethren and congregation to determine and judge. Whether my having been divorced means I am not 'above reproach' or not is also something the congregation is to decide, I believe. I strive for those ideals and pray God, by His grace, brings me there one day. I will continue to serve Him to the best of my ability anyway. To Him be the glory. In Christ Tim Sheasby |
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112 | Who is the antichrist? | 1 John 2:18 | Tim Sheasby | 22320 | ||
I was in a Bible class recently when this verse came up in discussion (along with related verses -- 1 John 2:22, 4:3; 2 John 1:7) and the question asked was "Is the antichrist a specific individual?" Discussion was quite animated with many opinions being thrown about including Hitler, Sadam Housein, Osama Bin Laden, George Bush and the Pope. The person who brought up this last name had an interesting argument based on his own linguistic studies. He said that the word antichrist is made up of the name Christ prefixed with the Greek preposition 'anti'. Anti, he said, does not mean 'against' in Greek but rather 'in the place of'. Since the Pope claims to be 'The Vicar of Christ' (or the one who stands in the place of Christ) he points out that it logically follows that the Pope is the antichrist. According to Catholic doctrine the Pope has the power to allow or disallow anyone from entry into heaven. They claim that salvation is only through them (the popes). Further to this he expressed the idea that the "beast" of Revelation is the Catholic Church. I do know that they no longer preach the gospel as it is written in the Bible and believe the Pope has authority to supercede the Bible. What do you think? |
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113 | Who is the antichrist? | 1 John 2:18 | Tim Sheasby | 22701 | ||
Get well soon! God bless you Tim Sheasby |
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114 | What does baptism consist? | 1 John 5:6 | Tim Sheasby | 23455 | ||
OK, I agree that "faith works". Works demonstrate faith in other words. Though most on this forum seem to agree that baptism is important they do not agree with me on just how important it is. At the same time I have read postings that point to the idea that baptism is not optional -- which says to me it is essential. This may be semantics, I know, and we may be closer in belief that I want to admit but the issue is not whether we are saved by grace or faith or the Blood of Christ since I agree with you on all those points. The issue is at what instant are your sins forgiven? Not what saves you but at what point in time are you saved? When Jesus died on the cross he paid the debt for all our sins -- Rom 5:8 "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us". Yes, there are many references that say we are saved by grace, saved by faith. But the only verses I recall that talk about remission of sins or washing away sins (except when the Saviour spoke directly to individuals while He was still alive) are in Acts 2:38 "Peter said to them, 'Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." and Acts 22:16 "'Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'" Since sin has to be removed and baptism is the mechanism for that I cannot see how one can be saved without it. Furthermore Romans 6 draws the analogy even further and says we are baptized into Christ's death and then are raised to walk in newness of life. Not the other way around. According to the timetable of most on this forum you are raised from the dead spiritually (saved) first and then you get burried to prove it. This does not work for me. I was baptised to show I had repented and so that I could wash away my sins (as opposed to the filth of the flesh). Water baptism does not represent spiritual baptism to me -- it is part of the same event. I must now apologise, I get drawn into this argument so easily but that is because I feel it is so vital. I can't help myself! In Jesus Christ our Redeemer Tim Sheasby |
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