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1621 | Why is the Catholic bible different? | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjohn | 183867 | ||
Hi CDBJ; Just whanted to say I only agree with 100 percent of what you said! peas stj |
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1622 | Where I can find documentation | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjohn | 183938 | ||
Hello stjames7; No need to say you are sorry; I for one have found you to be most interesting and a faithful man, although I must disagree with some of what you believe. May God bless and keep you; Ask.. Knock.. Seek.. stj |
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1623 | God allowing things in our lives | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjohn | 193957 | ||
Hi Cheri, I'd just like to offer this in hopes that it will help.... ah, with the concrete. ;-) Why were Ananias and Sapphira struck dead, if it were not to teach them/us a lesson? Other reasons could be sighted as well but, none the less a lesson is learned from something deadly that seams came from God. Nothing deadlier then dead, by the way. The Bible tells us many times that, God indeed does put something deadly on people, in order too teach them or us a lesson. In the case of Samson for instance, to add one more to a list that we could explore if need be, but, Samson prayed to God for strength to pull down the temple, God of corse knew that this would kill samson, but answered his prayer in the affirmative. Once again something deadly from God, and, a lesson for him (Samson)/us. I hope this helps you over the wall. :-) God bless John |
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1624 | God allowing things in our lives | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjohn | 193989 | ||
Hi Miller... The fact of the matter is, Ananias and Sapphira are not dead, they are children of God, and, therefor, have been given the gift of eternal life. God could not just let them get by with lying to the Holy Spirit, so, he took them home. 1 Chr 13:9 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly upset it. 10 The anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God. If God didn't do this, then whom? (His Word clearly says He did) If not for the purpose of a lesson, then what? "and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, "MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES." It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. Heb 12:5-10 Life is not so short as we sometimes in our shortsightedness think it is. We are eternal beings with, eternal destinies. God bless John |
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1625 | Okay to question faith and the Bible? | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjohn | 200474 | ||
Dear parpar The thing is, though we may feel uncomfortable with the truth for a time, it's amazing how quickly those feelings are put aside. We should be very careful not to build a doctrine on our creating a God in our image. (1 Sam 15:23) Peace can be found in accepting God as He is, and the Word for what it says. It's actually a pretty comfortable place to sit where we can say; gee,... I don't know how to explain it, but God said it, and that's good enough for me! He is God, and we, well, we are not! Appearances are deceptive, God's Word is truth. (Mal 2:6-7) Those who seek contradiction can find all they want. Those who seek truth, will find truth. (Matt 7:7) I believe Doc has given you a much better answer in post's (#200470, and #155648), but just thought I'd add my, half mite of, alleged, wisdom.... :-) God bless John |
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1626 | A fanatic, a zealot or a prophet? | Titus 1:1 | stjohn | 204953 | ||
My Dear Sister, Itiswritten: Thank you so much for sharing that, amen, amen, and, AMEN! You will know them by their fruit. I too have had the, intense displeasure, of dealing with those who seem to have whole congregations duped into thinking that they are hearing directly from God. All full of smiles and blessings, but they are arrogant, pious, and self-serving, indeed, wolves in sheep's clothing. And whole congregations, would sit, and listen, and smile, and FILL THE COLLECTION PLATE-!! IMHO Anyone who comes along today, while we have the Word of God, that gives us ALL we need to know; such as these should never be trusted! We as children of God, with the complete canon of Scripture, His Holy word, have absolutely no need, whatsoever, of anyone who comes along claiming to be a seer or prophet! Thank you again for sharing. May God bless you, and keep you, in the good work of teaching Bible Study's to His Children. May you find great peace, and great joy, in doing His work. Shalom and God bless John |
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1627 | Eternal life promised by God? | Titus 1:2 | stjohn | 217664 | ||
Well said Brother! A resounding, AMEN! | ||||||
1628 | Christologically Pregnant Passages | Titus 2:13 | stjohn | 216610 | ||
That was a great post, Tim! Thank you very much! Scripture really is, so remarkably clear and succinct on the issue of Jesus' deity, there can be no dispute. And yet, sadly, there are those whose eyes are blinded. :-( John 1:1 John |
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1629 | Christologically Pregnant Passages | Titus 2:13 | stjohn | 216688 | ||
Hi CDBJ, Amen, any way you look at it, it's GOD'S blood. Pretty simple if you ask me. :-) John |
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1630 | ... | Titus 3:9 | stjohn | 219206 | ||
Dear seadirt, "Both" faith in Christ AND keeping the law, save a person?! No, no no, a thousand times no! No one can be saved by keeping the law! Romans 3:20 and Gal 2:16 are emphatically clear! "because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin." (Romans 3:20) "nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified." (Galatians 2:16) John |
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1631 | What is the meaning of "the order of..." | Heb 1:1 | stjohn | 209839 | ||
Hello sister Cheri, it's always good to see you posting and studying to find truth in God's word. :-) Here is something that I hope will help you to understand who Melchizedek is, and how he relates to, and is seen as, a type of Christ. --"Melchizedek, whose name means “king of righteousness,” was a king of Salem (Jerusalem) and priest of the Most High God (Genesis 14:18-20; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 5:6-11; 6:20-7:28). Melchizedek's sudden appearance and disappearance in the Book of Genesis are somewhat mysterious. Melchizedek and Abraham first met after Abram's defeat of Chedorlaomer and his three allies. Melchizedek presented bread and wine to Abraham and his weary men, demonstrating friendship. He bestowed a blessing on Abraham in the name of El Elyon ("God Most High"), and praised God for giving Abraham a victory in battle (Genesis 14:18-20). Abraham presented Melchizedek with a tithe (a tenth) of all the items he had gathered. By this act Abraham indicated that he recognized Melchizedek as a fellow-worshiper of the one true God as well as a priest who ranked higher spiritually than himself. Melchizedek's existence shows that there were people other than Abraham and his family who served the true God. In Psalm 110, a messianic psalm written by David (Matthew 22:43), Melchizedek is seen as a type of Christ. This theme is repeated in the Book of Hebrews, where both Melchizedek and Christ are considered kings of righteousness and peace. By citing Melchizedek and his unique priesthood as a type, the writer shows that Christ's new priesthood is superior to the old Levitical order and the priesthood of Aaron (Hebrews 7:1-10). Some propose that Melchizedek was actually a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ. While possible, this view is unlikely. Melchizedek was the king of Salem. Would Jesus Christ have come to earth and ruled as an earthly king over a city? Melchizedek is similar to Christ in that they are both priests and kings; therefore Melchizedek could be called a “type” of Christ, but they are not the same person."--http://www.gotquestions.org I'm not sure that he is or is not the pre-incarnate Christ, it would be hard to totally convince me that he was or wasn't; there are some striking similarities in their name's and priesthood. But we'll see someday! :-) Some of this, maybe, is one of those, Deut 29:29 things. :-) Shalom and God bless John |
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1632 | What is the meaning of "the order of..." | Heb 1:1 | stjohn | 209842 | ||
Hi again Cheri: you mentioned Shem? I don't think so, and here's why: --"Ver. 18. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine,.... Both the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem say, this is Shem the son of Noah, and which is the sense of the Jewish writers in general, and of many Christian ones; but, though it is highly probable he was living at this time, yet it is not easy to account for it why his name should be changed, or that he should reign in a country in the possession of his brother's son; or that he should meet Abram, and congratulate him on the slaughter of one of his own descendants, as Chedorlaomer was; and especially it cannot be said of him that he was without father or mother, or that those were not known, since Shem's parentage and pedigree are famous enough;" -- John Gill want more? .... :-) John |
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1633 | What is the meaning of "the order of..." | Heb 1:1 | stjohn | 209853 | ||
Hi Cheri, if you go to http://www.freegrace.net/gill/ and read Gill's exposition on Hebrews ch7 (he speaks extensively on Melchizedek) Then read that chapter in light of his exposit; I am pretty sure it will give you what you may be looking for, or at least, shed some light of truth on this, mystery of Melchizedek. Happy hunting:-) John |
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1634 | No man can God and live. | Heb 1:3 | stjohn | 215092 | ||
Amen, sister Val! Good post! :-) John |
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1635 | Dichotomy vs Trichotomy | Heb 4:12 | stjohn | 196996 | ||
Hi Doc, It seems to me that perhaps Heb 4:12, would more clearly indicate that the, Word of God, is so sharp, and so powerful, that it can even divide that which is so seemingly indivisible, i.e. Soul/Spirit, and not that it even 'implies', at all, that there is a division. My 2 cents. :-) God bless John |
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1636 | Disection of Self | Heb 4:12 | stjohn | 196998 | ||
Ah yes, and the great surgeon is still at work! | ||||||
1637 | No Joy | Heb 4:12 | stjohn | 199463 | ||
This is a very solemn time. There is no joy in seeing anyone put to shame. Perhaps, the problem is, that those that believe that they need to add to, The Word of God, is that they don’t believe The Word of God, in the first place? I don’t know. Sadly, many are they that go about preaching as if they had all the answers to all the questions that Scripture can conjure. Fact is, they cant. Why is it so hard to just, trust God? Why don’t they just, give out The Word, as it is? Is it trust? Belief? Can you tell me? I don’t know. I do know, that I can do nothing! Apart from God, and His Word, and the Holy Spirit, working through it, there is really nothing, … really, … nothing, … nothing anyone can do, … to save a soul. So... I beseech you my brethren, GIVE OUT THE WORD OF GOD, AS IT IS, AND NO APOLOGIES! oh yeah, use words only when necessary. |
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1638 | Heb6:4-6 Loosing salvation or what? | Heb 6:4 | stjohn | 207612 | ||
Hi Beja, You ask for us to help you out by being comprehensive, clear, and precise in our answers, in order to debunk this passage. Then, your statement about what you believe this passage is NOT to mean, seems pretty clear; You wrote --"Now, for somebody like myself who does NOT believe you can loose your salvation. This is a problem verse. Keep in mind that I'm not arguing that this is how the verse must be understood. Quite the contrary, I intend for us to debunk that understanding of it" (sic) But then you say this; --"I'm leaning at the moment to this person described being saved but clearly I'm open to thoughts on it." (sic) It seems to me you cant have it both ways; what you are saying is quite confusing, if you cant lose your salvation, then this passage cannot be talking about a saved person. Can it? Have you actually got an answer for this debunking process, or are you just trying to work through it? My suggestion would be if you have what you believe to be a clear understanding of the problem then you should just put it down in print so we can see it clearly without the confusion of working through it with a mix of differing opinions. That only seems to add to the confusion. I hope you take no offense but your method isen't helping me at all. God bless John |
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1639 | Un-repented Sin | Heb 6:6 | stjohn | 217523 | ||
Vintage.... Read, John 17, pay attention to the last 6 verses. Now remember.... This is Jesus, God of all, our King -in a sense- prying to Himself, desiring for Himself and the Father, perfect unity with all believers. (cf. John 14:13) The Holy Scriptures, when read in context of it's entire counsel, is rife with verse on God's desire to have eternal, perfect unity, with His saints. Please, get the book. It's FREE-!!! John |
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1640 | Un-repented Sin | Heb 6:6 | stjohn | 217552 | ||
Amen, David! And a warm welcome to the forum! John |
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