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81 | how many of my father's hire has food to | Luke 15:11 | hopalong | 192091 | ||
Considering that we are dealing with a parable, we must be careful not to treat it as if it were an actual event. The way I see it, is that the wayward son was hungering for forgiveness and righteousness. Hoppy |
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82 | how many of my father's hire has food to | Luke 15:11 | hopalong | 192110 | ||
No. I believe that all scripture is God given. It may help if you look up what a parable is. God Bless, Hoppy |
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83 | How to defend The Trinity sucssfully? | John 1:1 | hopalong | 200272 | ||
Mucho Thanks Amigo! Your link is a great starting point. Hopalong |
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84 | How to defend The Trinity sucssfully? | John 1:1 | hopalong | 200304 | ||
Thanks for encourgment from God's WORD Swiss,and welcome to the Forum! Hopalong |
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85 | Hebrews 6:4-6 | John 6:1 | hopalong | 200076 | ||
Hi Brad, I also had problems with parpar's post on heb:6 until I read his previous post on the topic. Hopalong |
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86 | Hebrews 6:4-6 | John 6:1 | hopalong | 200080 | ||
"And you were dead in your trespasses and sins" had the sense to resuscitate yourself! Cute...but tragic Thanks Doc, Hopalong |
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87 | Our authority in His name? | John 6:29 | hopalong | 217678 | ||
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father (John 14:12). (RAY STEDMAN) This is one of the most startling promises in the Scriptures. Notice the reason Jesus gives for these greater works. It is because He goes to the Father. And when He goes to the Father, He will send the Spirit. He says later, "Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you" (John I6:7b). He is referring here to the coming of the Spirit. As the Spirit of God comes into human hearts and dwells in them, these things will happen. The Spirit is releasing to us the life of Jesus, so that it is still Jesus who is doing these things. Some people read this passage and think that we ordinary humans are somehow so capable that we can actually do greater things than the Son of God Himself did when He was here in the flesh. But what He is really saying here is that as the risen Lord, who dwells in us by means of the Spirit, He will do greater things through us than He did when He was here in the days of His flesh. Jesus goes on immediately to say: "And greater works than these will you do." What are they? Obviously they can't be greater miracles. Can you think of anything greater than opening the eyes of those born blind or speaking a word and enabling a lame man to walk or raising the dead? Of course not. Then what are these greater works? The only answer that makes any sense at all is that they are greater in their significance and importance. They are spiritual accomplishments rather than physical. Anything done to the spirit of a person is far more significant than something done to the body. As you read the account of Jesus' ministry, notice that the crowds followed Him when He did those amazing wonders, and entire cities would turn out to hear His message, yet when you come to the end of His life, where are all the crowds? Where are the hundreds He healed? They are gone. Only a handful stands at the foot of the cross. His miracles did not change people; they merely touched the surface of their lives. But later on Jesus says to His disciples: "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last" (John l5:16a). Isn't it interesting that the ones whom Jesus healed would not stand with Him through the test of the cross, but that when these disciples went out and preached in the power of the Spirit, they won converts by the thousands? And when the testing came, these men and women were willing to face lions, to be pulled apart on the rack, and to he burned as living torches rather than deny Jesus? Those are greater miracles. Anything done to the spirit of a person is permanent; that which is done to the flesh is merely temporary. All those whom Jesus healed or raised from the dead died again. So what is done to the spirit of a person is far greater, and this is what Jesus means by "greater works." |
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88 | Can we lose salvation if we go back sinn | John 6:39 | hopalong | 189153 | ||
Easy Searcher, The lady is not looking for a debate. She's looking for an answer. Peace Hoppy |
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89 | how would you explain this JW pet Q | John 10:30 | hopalong | 200642 | ||
Amen John, and thanks also Lionheart and parpar. Hopalong |
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90 | how would you explain this JW pet Q | John 10:30 | hopalong | 200678 | ||
Thanks Brad, I expect another vist from my visitors, and have been boning up on their theology. My plan is to challenge them on their doctrine which claims that Jesus and Michael the archangel are the the same person. The NWT contains 5 verses in which Michael is mentioned, but none of the 5 even mentions Jesus at all! Perhaps, by God's grace, it will give them pause regarding the efficacy of other of their doctrines. May God the Holy Spirit grant them ears to hear and eyes to hear the great good news. Rom 8:30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. Hopalong |
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91 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205126 | ||
Matt 1:21 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." my reading of Matt 1:21 leads me to rejoice in the gospel! It glorifies Jesus by declaring that Our Lord's mission from the Father will be be accomplished perfectly... I reject the idea that His mission on Earth was less than 100 percent successful. John 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. Hoppy Hi Tim, |
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92 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205136 | ||
Hi Val Jesus came to save His people. Those whom the Father had given Him.(John 6) Hoppy |
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93 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205139 | ||
Tim, "all men" often means all "kinds" of men. Given the fact that not all men are justified, I am strongly inclined to the latter definition. Hoppy |
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94 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205155 | ||
Val, I agree. Our part is to proclaim the gospel. God and God alone alone knows whom He has chosen. Hoppy |
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95 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205248 | ||
Tim, Your primary contention seem to be..."So, I would respectfully disagree that 'all' only refers to kinds of men." How then do we avoid the false doctrine of univeral salvation? Hoppy |
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96 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205260 | ||
hi lion, The doctrine held by those who believe that none will perish but that all of fallen mankind will be saved. Hoppy |
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97 | An interesting discussion/question | Romans | hopalong | 205264 | ||
Hi Tim, Sorry, but I'm having a hard time following your train of thought. you began with Rom. 5:18 - "Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men." I replied by stating that my reading of the text led me to believe that "all" reffered to all kinds of men, since not all men (universily) are justified. That only those men who are in Christ have attained justification. I suggest that our presuppositions may make it difficult to reconcile this issue. Hoppy |
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98 | MAN STEALS FROM ME AM I TO TURN MY HEAD | Rom 13:2 | hopalong | 222545 | ||
HI JOHN HOPPPY |
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99 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | hopalong | 199596 | ||
Dear Gunnie, You said... "Since I first heard of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit I read the bible to see the truth. Alas I found nothing in 27 years of reading the bible again and again that persuaded me to believe. True christians say you must have faith and here is where I agree with Jesusman. Faith is a Christian concept that lay people cannot understand, It is 'Churchese' as discussed in Jesusmans posts and to describe faith to someone without it, verges on the supernatural." Simply reading the Bible does not neccessarily result in regeneration! Regeneration is the work of God the Holy Spirit.(see john 3). As a "natural man", I also delved into the Bible, however all I found was condemnation. 1 Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. Hopalong |
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100 | Why are some gifts of God not wanted? | 1 Cor 12:4 | hopalong | 208038 | ||
Brother Bowler, Thanks for your Q. As I get closer to old age (I'm 62) I find myself reflecting on my life. One of my regrets is that I used contraceptives,which seemed sensible at the time...but now breaks my heart. Ps 127:3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. IN RETOSPECT I was a fool! I traded the Gifts of God for material security. If you are planning your family, please do not spurn any of His gifts or rewards. Hopalong |
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