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181 | wandering eyes | Gen 1:1 | jlhetrick | 180984 | ||
Hello sour, It's not that people are attacking you, but rather your incoherent attempt to rationalize the irrational, seriously. If and when you do pick up a bible I recommend reading Romans chapter 1 verses 18-32. It describes your path perfectly I'm affraid. I have known several people who have chosen not to open and read the bible. A few of them have been honest enought to acknowledge that they will not because they know something in their life is sinful and wrong such as, say......homosexuality??? You gave your reason for regisering on the forum but might I suggest that there was and is something much bigger behind it. Perhaps, instead of "turning other's backs on God", the empty darkness that you define as "happiness" may have light exploded into it?? With that said, let me suggest to you that philosophical daydreaming, no matter how incoherently it is presented, is not what Lockman provides this Forum for. Please read the Terms of Use and About the Forum sections and adhere to those terms that you agreed to when registering. We will all appreciate and respect you for that. Sincerely, Jeff |
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182 | when were the angels created? | Gen 1:1 | jlhetrick | 189896 | ||
Azure- You are exactly right. Verse 27 really does clarify this thouogh some are unwilling to consider it literally. If man was created in the image of God and angels Scripture would say so. Instead, Scripture says man was created in God's image. God bless, Jeff |
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183 | Is It Human to Sin? | Gen 1:27 | jlhetrick | 188090 | ||
Sister, Thank you for your inmput. You continue to be a calm voice of reason here on the Forum. God bless, Jeff |
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184 | Is It Human to Sin? | Gen 1:27 | jlhetrick | 188149 | ||
Hello Sister, How are things in your part of the world? I just want to offer my opinion about something you said. I have not been participating on the forum for too long, but I was here when you arrived on scene. There are few, if any, here that are more capable of offering a "loving" and "patient" response than you are. Keep up the excellent work sister. Personally, I have learned and continue to learn a great deal about humility and how a true Christian should presnet him/herself from you. I'm grateful that you are a part of this Forum. God bless, Jeff |
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185 | Is It Human to Sin? | Gen 1:27 | jlhetrick | 188314 | ||
Hello lookn…, Thank you for making your intentions more clear. The way you describe asking questions on the forum can be appreciated as long as those questions aren’t “loaded”. My statements about the pot stirring were specific to the clear, public record of your posts. It appears that a lot of members have had questions about your intentions. No offense was or is intended. Consider this though. I have always heard it said (something like this) that if a person has a problem with someone else, and then with a different someone and then with a different someone, it should become obvious at some point that it’s not everyone else that has the problem. So if the pot seems to always, or regularly stir around your posts, you might consider changing it up a bit. In answer to your question the answer is no. I have never heard a preacher say that we sin because we’re only human. And yes it is my position that true Christians do not “sin all the time everyday”. Christians do sin (I certainly do) but not “all the time”. All the time is as good as saying that it is my lifestyle. It is not my lifestyle to sin. Scripture says that it is not the lifestyle of any Christian to “sin all the time, every day”. Heb 10:26 ESV 26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, Heb 10:19-23 ESV 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. God bless, Jeff |
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186 | Is It Human to Sin? | Gen 1:27 | jlhetrick | 188340 | ||
Lookn.., Thank you for making the attempt. Regarding your "initial" question, I did offer my thoughts in the previous response. Don't have much more to add on the topic, sorry. God bless, Jeff |
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187 | Is It Human to Sin? | Gen 1:27 | jlhetrick | 188422 | ||
Lookn4, Any assumption is on your part my friend. I offered a sound biblical response to your question which included scriptural reference. My "view" didn't "assume" anything; it was simply a statement of belief in what God's word says. The parameters were placed by you afterward and I might add a far cry from where you began. It's interesting that you could end at such a place in no more than three lines. The question was "do Christians sin all the time, everyday". You greatly reduced your premise to "the possibility for a Christian to spend (at least) one day without sinning either in word, thought, attitude, or deed". Then you imply that the two are the same thing. They are not. So your first challenge is to decide which question you want to ask. Once decided, you face the awesome responsibility of accepting what God's word has to say on the matter. Some helpful advise. It is neither edifying or productive to ask a question, receive sound biblical guidance on that question, and then try to refute that biblical guidance by rewording your question in a reduced format. Hope this is helpful to you, Jeff |
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188 | Is It Human to Sin? | Gen 1:27 | jlhetrick | 188544 | ||
Lookin4, Friend, I have tried, with great effort, to remain cordial and be helpful but I'm afraid I'm at a point where I feel a stronger priority to put a stop to you nonsense. What you are attempting is referred to as "circular reasoning" and I must write honestly and say, you’re not even slightly good at it. You’re not dealing with second graders on the forum. You can continue to adjust and readjust your question (statement, position, opinion- or whatever we're to call it at this point) until eventually you will have a position that you can sufficiently qualify with Scripture. I guess the problem with my assumption here though is that you haven’t attempted to apply your question to Scripture or Scripture to your question. Furthermore, when someone quotes Scripture that specifically address your question and you respond with referring to it as “merely citing”; your, well, I’m not sure where you are. It’s not bible study. So far off the mark regarding an appropriate approach to bible study that I'm not even sure where to start in an attempt to get you situated. Here is the problem. You cannot begin with an assumption, position, opinion, etc. and then approach Scripture in an attempt to prove your theory. It's circular. It doesn't work. Scripture is not established by your doctrine (or mine) but rather, our doctrine needs to be established by Scripture. You have missed this so completely that the best advice I might offer is that you drop this issue completely (for the time being) and move on to something more productive. God bless, Jeff |
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189 | The fruit and leaves of the tree of life | Gen 2:9 | jlhetrick | 184604 | ||
Hello brother Jonp, I believe what I have observed happening on the Forum regarding you, is very much the same as what happens with a lot of new forum members. However, your excess of posts (147 in 22 days) makes the issue seem bigger than perhaps it truly is. I haven't kept statistics but I'm guessing that your posts make up a significant percentage of the postings in the past 22 days. And all that with the rest of us knowing very little about you. Your user profile is more of an advertisement for your website (no offense). Perhaps what's most important is that, while a lot of what you present is very well explained and supported by Scripture, some of the things you have presented are questionable at best. For example, you have mentioned more than once that the truth of the word of God "comes to us from many angles. I truly do not know what you mean by that. I would agree that the differences in our own histories and presuppositions causes each of us to approach the truth of the word of God from "many angles", but it is our angles that require straitening. Honestly though, I just can't position you from the way you present your statement. There are certainly no angles on the truth and as I believe we both agree, the truth of Scripture is never changing. Time, circumstances, culture, nor anything else has any effect on truth. God's truth is absolute. And while we agree that there is symbolism in the bible, I don't agree that "obtaining a balance" is what we're to seek, but the truth verified with Scripture and not going an inch further than that. Jonp, in finding this forum my guess is that you must have run across at least a few different forums that were mostly chaotic and anything goes types. Most of the regulars here work hard to keep SBF from becoming such a place. All types come here, saved and unsaved I'm sure. I'm fairly sure too that many of those don't actually read the "Terms of Use" that they agree to when registering. So you can imagine that those of us who have found SBF to be less tolerant of unsupported "winds of doctrine" and focused on the truth of God's word would like to keep it that way. God bless, Jeff |
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190 | The fruit and leaves of the tree of life | Gen 2:9 | jlhetrick | 184613 | ||
Jonp, First, I can appreciate feeling the need to respond to every post made to you. Second let me say that a quick lesson to learn regarding the forum is to not expect to respond to every post made to you. It may seem rude, but it's the reality of it. Very often the multiple responses are addressing the same issue and a response to the first questioner should be sufficient. In addition, there are others who can competently answer questions as well freeing you up from some of the responsibility. As for your response to the "angles" issue, I consider your response "spin" (and long-winded to state it truthfully) and will stand by my previous statements. You seem very intelligent and I'm sure capable of understanding my earlier point. Never mind getting into a NEW debate about the translations, that is, was the writer saying God incited David, or God's anger incited David. With the right understanding, the "angles" are easily disregarded. You will never find in Scripture the teaching that God is the cause of sin. I don't expect you to respond to that point, just consider it. I certainly have not suggested that the event times, culture, characters, and writer's personalities, etc. are not important and do not show up in what we read. None of it effects the truth as that has always been safe-guarded by the Author (Isaiah 55:11). You wrote: "So I can't quite agree that there are no angles in Scripture, even if we ignore the different angles from which we approach them." Fine, hold strongly to it if it pleases you. And it's your right as well to ignore my pointing out that the different angels are in how we approach the scriptures and not the other way around. Perhaps most revealing of yourself is your statement that "Eastern minds will interpret them very differently from us,.." Well, I can only say that you may be far more misguided than I had originally believed. The truth of Scripture is the truth of God and is not open to any interpretation other than that of God Himself. It's never changing. It is not influenced by time and certainly not geography. If I interpret Scripture in one way and someone in China interprets the same Scripture in another way, well friend, one of us is wrong. What your teaching is better known as relativism. It's not Scriptural. Please don't feel compelled to respond to this post. It is intended to help not hurt. Take from it what you will and throw out the rest. I do encourage you to be more careful in what you are teaching and at least consider a bit of the barrage of negative feedback you are getting from others. Otherwise, you risk presenting yourself as a "know-it-all" and unteachable. God bless, Jeff |
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191 | Would Adam and Eve have fallen? | Gen 3:13 | jlhetrick | 186931 | ||
ebrain, I find extreme difficulty with both your assumptions and your assertions made in post 186915 and continuation post 186916. I will not attempt to address every single point, just a couple of main points. You write: “I am interested to find out if others can arrive, or have arrived at the same conclusion.” Is it your belief that God has revealed a “conclusion” regarding the creation of man and the fall of man that is different from that commonly understood and believed by the Church for all the centuries? I ask in this way because you continue by suggesting that the reader “avoid human commentaries” and “rely solely on ‘divine’ commentary” and then set forth your own “commentary”. Very concerning because you really tell a story that seems far different than the one I see laid down in Scripture. This is not so hard a task for you or any other, it is a simple matter of picking and choosing verses to support your argument. Of course one would want those saints of God who have gone before you to be avoided, as they clearly include and address the whole of Scripture as it applies, rightly dividing the word of truth, teaching the word of God and not a new, individually arrived at “conclusion”. “The bible is the best commentary on the bible” is without a doubt the truth; but picking and choosing to support a position is the worst type of commentary. Forgive me for being so direct, I just have had about enough of this type of thing going on. Finally, you outright make the argument that Adam “saved his bride”. You do this in part by misquoting Scripture, a most dangerous and unacceptable thing. You wrote: “Did Adam go to the tree to obtain the fruit as She did, no he went to her and took the fruit from her…” Where do find that in Scripture????????????? Gen 3:6-7 (ESV) …she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate… Clearly different from your statement that Adam “went to her and took it from her”. And you assert that he did what he did not do in order to “save his bride” which he did not and had no capacity to do… Acts 4:11-12 (ESV) “This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." My friend, Adam in no way was a hero in taking Eve’s sin upon himself as you say. Quite the contrary, and as the Scriptures clearly teach, he was guilty of committing his very own sin reckoned it to all of mankind. This is where you are missing the point. When the Scriptures teach Adam as a “type” of “the one who was to come” (Romans 5:14) referring to Christ; it is not referring to Adam being a type of savior. Rather, as the first man his failure, his sin, was reckoned (imputed) to all mankind. Hardly a hero wouldn’t you agree. And he was a type of Christ how? In the same way that through him, the first man, sin was imputed to all mankind; through the one man Christ, atonement was made. Let me finally say that I find it interesting and somehow deceptive that if pabrain and stbrain are one and the same, pabrain would offer a post "in complete, and total agreement with what "stbrain" had to say". Very concerning, the entirety of both of your posts here. I have exceeded the amount of time and Forum space I had intended to use on this response so I will end here. Hopefully others will address your posts as well. God bless, Jeff |
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192 | Would Adam and Eve have fallen? | Gen 3:13 | jlhetrick | 186952 | ||
I agree. God bless, Jeff |
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193 | Would Adam and Eve have fallen? | Gen 3:13 | jlhetrick | 186981 | ||
Hello ebrain, thanks for the reply. Regarding your statement your are right. I totally agree. Regarding your question, I'm afraid I do not understand what it is asking. "What sort of image of God, did Adam who was sinlessly perfect, and not deceived give?" Honestly not sure what your asking friend. I will try to address it in some manner the best I can. You might be asserting that because Adam was made in the image of God, was sinless, and was not deceived; that he was the hero you champion and not the "Head of Sin" as the bible teaches. If I am totally missing your point please rephrase you question. Otherwise, lets look at it closely. It's important to understand that yes, Adam was MADE. Yes he was made in the IMAGE of God, but he WAS NOT God. So we need to define what it means that Adam (man) was/is made IN the IMAGE of God. I have heard several different explanations of this, most of them having much in common. So for the sake of time and space allow me to speak to what being created in the image of God does NOT mean. Being made in God's image does not mean that Adam was "like" God in all manner of being. In other words, Adam did not possess the fullness in CHARACTER nor the fullness in ATTRIBUTES that God does. Without getting too long winded I will just give simple examples. Adam had no ability to create a thing, he was not omnipresent and he certainly was not omniscient. He was not self-existent, eternal, and unchanging. A most important truth of God that was not true for Adam, is that it is impossible for God to be tempted to sin. Adam was not only tempted, but did sin. With that said allow me to briefly speak to the point you continue to present. "Adam was not deceived". This is actually, in my opinion, one of the greatest truths that really does condemn Adam without excuse. Eve was deceived. She lent her ear, her time, her consideration to that what Satan had to offer as truth. Furthermore, she had to take the opportunity to way the differences between what God had said regarding the Tree, and what the Devil was then telling her regarding the tree. The sin was obvious so no need to go into it here. But what of Adam? The Scriptures plainly say that he "was not deceived" as you continue to point out (weakening your argument unwittingly). No, Adam was not deceived. He willfully chose to disobey God. If he was not deceived, then he knew he was wrong and went forth anyway. Finally, who gets credit for the fall? Satan, Eve...? No, Adam does. Rom 5:12 (ESV) 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—" With these things said, I would like to repeat your statement and then add to the statement as I don't believe yours was complete considering the context. Your statement : "Adam was made, sinlessly perfect, in the image of God, and after His likeness, also Adam was not deceived." Statement amended: "Adam was made, sinlessly perfect, in the image of God, and after His likeness, also Adam was not deceived." - Yet he sinned. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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194 | Burying our dead | Gen 4:10 | jlhetrick | 190857 | ||
Thank you for the encouragement sister- enjoy Japan. Jeff |
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195 | animals and the flood | Gen 6:9 | jlhetrick | 170544 | ||
Hello Kennymike (and also hic if your following) Animals, like men, are creations of God. Animals, unlike men, do not have soles. Wanted you to have this in mind while reading on. At the most basic level we are to understand that God is sovereign (supreme ruler)over all things (Daniel 4:35); not only because He is God, but because He created all things (Eph. 3:9). We know that God is holy (Rev. 15:4) and Just (Psa. 89:14) With these things in mind, we have to know that the choices of God are always perfect and always for a purpose of His own. Therefore, to seek to understand these things is not a bad thing, but to accept them as the rightesous and holy plan of a loving and supreme ruler (even when we don't understand it) is a must. You ask: "where does this animal cruelty fit in with the scheme of things?" good question. Some would have animals on an equal with man. Read almost any newspaper and listen to almost any news radio or tv show and it won't be long before you read or hear it plainly. Still, some would have us relegated to the position of "serving" animals rather than visa versa (same time, same channel). What does the bible say about this? Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." Included in God's plan was and is that man rule over animals and that they serve us; such as the horse and ox for work, and the cow, chicken and fish for food The bible also teaches that we are to be good stuards of all that God has placed us over including the animals. That includes not being abusive to them. Deu 25:4 "You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain. Hic had asked something along the lines of what "sin" were animals guilty of to have perished in the flood along with all of humanity save for Noah and his family. The answer is, none. Animals are not guilty, nor are they innocent. They are without soles, they were not created in the image or likeness of God as man was. The bible speaks nowhere of the Lord being born a man and dieing on the cross to redeem animals, but only man. Animals are neither lost nor saved. Do all dogs go to heaven? I don't know, only God knows. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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196 | animals and the flood | Gen 6:9 | jlhetrick | 170554 | ||
Hello MasterWalk, For me, it's not so much an issue of childishness. A lot of us have various beliefs that are ultimately false. This is due to various things including the way we were raised, religious background, acedemic accomplishments, etc. An example would be The Tooth Fairy. You see, some things we learn to belief are born out of convenience, perceived necessity, emotions, or just plain being warm and fuzzy to believe in. I don't consider you childish for believing what you do about animals. I do ask what you base your belief on. I mentioned a list of reasons why we all have, or have had false beliefs. The most important reason, however, I left out. That being, ignorance of God's word. I have had my beliefs adjusted and rearranged by the truth found in Scripture. I have come to know that a few major things I have believed were in fact false as the truth was revealed to me through Scripture. This has happened more than once through participation on this forum. I thank God for it. So, it really doesn't matter that we agree or disagree on this issue. The challenge, however, is to substantiate your belief with Scripture. Regarding this topic, I have already done so. Sincerely, Jeff |
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197 | animals and the flood | Gen 6:9 | jlhetrick | 170564 | ||
your welcome kennymike, God bless, Jeff |
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198 | animals and the flood | Gen 6:9 | jlhetrick | 170566 | ||
Hi Hank, greetings to you brother. I would like to respond to your post here as well as the previous one that you made to John Hobbs. first of all, in general, I agree with everything you have said. I say in general becaus in the first post to John I do take up one issue. Though my position is similar to Ocelot's, I'm not sure our reasons are the same. I'll just state it clearly here. I think that one of the problems (unavoidable to some degree) is that the forum doesn't allow for face to face interaction by which we can know the age, social maturity, background, and true conviction by which many questions are asked (personal profiles help of course). My point. Some of these "why" questions people ask are very sincere. These questions sometimes come from a spirit of division, however, sometimes the questioner really doesn't understand why. That is, he/she doesn't fully comprehend the sovereignty of God, and/or hasn't reached a place where they have truly connected God's sovereignty with His choices and actions. I believe that the faith of many has been made strong by asking these questions sincerely and having them answered by the understanding of Scripture. "Why does God allow babies to die?" A very legitimate question if asked with a sincere desire to understand it. You and I know that God has taken the time to reveal this understanding. Not all have reached that place. Finally, you quote 2 Timothy 4:2 which suppports your position sufficiently. Still, it is often easy for us to focus on the words reprove, rebuke, exhort, and doctrine while quickly reading over "long suffering. Here, this verse commands our patience with those who are less knowledgeable and in need of teaching. Last but not least, let us not forget that reverence for God is something that is learned not something we have automatically once saved. Deut 31:12-13 12 Assemble the people — men, women and children, and the aliens living in your towns — so they can LISTEN AND LEARN TO FEAR THE LORD your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. 13 Their children, who do not know this law, MUST HEAR IT AND LEARN TO FEAR the LORD your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess." NIV (caps. added) Your brother in Christ, Jeff |
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199 | animals and the flood | Gen 6:9 | jlhetrick | 170572 | ||
WOW! Hank, You made me have to go the the dictionary. felicitious? Adroitly? I can't pronounce them so I'll probably not be able to remember them. Seriously though, thanks for your kindness. I never stop learning from you. I'm not referring to the word choices, but your very sincere interaction with others. bless you brother, Jeff |
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200 | Who is Melchizedek? | Gen 14:18 | jlhetrick | 146979 | ||
Hi Doc! thanks for responding, but, I don't follow. If Melchizedeck were not Christ, how could he meet all of the criteria mentioned? Eager to learn | ||||||
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