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1 | follow-up | 1 John 3:4 | billk | 60482 | ||
are we to base sin just on the absence of right behavior" or not abiding the law?" The Pharisees based sin on external behavior and the law. Jesus drastically changed that. |
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2 | The "awful" Truth? | John 18:38 | billk | 60405 | ||
I am not only not a student of history, I'm am also not a student of literature. I have no idea what Joyce was talking about when I tried to read him years ago. Unfortuately, although he is long dead, his legacy continues... I don't understand many acclaimed modern authors. I used Joyce because his books were banned by good Chritians who decided what is best for other people to read or what kind of movies they should see. Wasn't it called the legion of decency? Perhaps a student of history knows... We as Christians have faith in incredible exclusive truths. We alone have salvation. That should result in exceptional humility, particulary, when we talking about those truths. That's the sweet aroma that others will find attractive. Regarding Lukewarm Christians and doublemindedness. I feel God's presence many days when in prayer or the Word. He is working in me slowly and patiently and has been for over a year. I depend on him to change me and I wait on him... no quick fixes, no vows, no gritting of the teeth to be better Christian... just praying, reading the Word daily and trying to serve. |
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3 | The "awful" Truth? | John 18:38 | billk | 60373 | ||
Ok I admit it my history is flawed. The church never had any real power: only influence. | ||||||
4 | The "awful" Truth? | John 18:38 | billk | 60337 | ||
You think Christians only had "influence"? They had POWER ... ABSOLUTE power... the rawest of power....for over 1500 years!!! Influence might just be a tad of an understatement. Don't know much about history (wasn't that a song) but progress for the Western world and the Muslin World in the Arts and Sciences was the same until the "age of enlightenment" in the 18th centry. The enlightenment freed the West from "religious" control of cultural and intellectual life. Science was not burden by theology . This resulted in the beginnings of the modern world and culture. All science and culture in the muslim world is even now filtered thru a book, the Koran. They are are still awaiting their age of enlightment...ironic isn't it? I do trust God and I have faith in his promises and his truths. But I don't trust Zealots of any kind....even Christians...they're still human...too much room for error, ego and pride. I don't understand why Mr Wilson thinks he shouldn't be challenge if he saids he has a monopoly on the truth. What does he expect people to do when they hear such a provocative statement, genuflect? |
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5 | The "awful" Truth? | John 18:38 | billk | 60290 | ||
Actually your feeble 96 year old goes to the heart of matter... POWER (or lack of it). Muslims have a lot of power in the Arab states. What if zealous Cristians that same power in the U.S.: would they be dangerous? Do you think we'd have belly button rings? Do you think I could read James Joyce? (hint:look at history when Christians did have power) That's what I mean by dangerous. |
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6 | What is truth? | John 18:38 | billk | 60275 | ||
You can absolutely know natural truths and even many moral truths. But I don't think you can absolutely "know" spirtual truths : rather you have "faith" in these supernatural truths. I think God wanted it that way. |
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7 | The "awful" Truth? | John 18:38 | billk | 60267 | ||
You really can’t blame people for being wary... Anyone with a closed mind is dangerous... and they could be Christians or Muslims. | ||||||
8 | Is the Law abolished or not? | Eph 2:15 | billk | 58090 | ||
Johnny: Don't remember where they are, but those Bible verses about being a living sacrafice may also validate "obligation" as a motive. Perhaps,in our humanity, there is a "season" for obligation... we start with basic love, go to obligation, then, to true love of God and his law. Perhaps. Tonight,Friday, I will be painting a divorce christian women's house...out of a sense of obligation... I will feel pride because I am being a such a good Christian. I hope to grow beyond that someday. Oddly enough, the Psalm celebrating the law, Psalm 119, is my favorite. In a way, I think it completes the circle alluded to above: Teach me, O Lord , to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end. Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart. Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word. Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared. Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good. How I long for your precepts! Preserve my life in your righteousness. |
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9 | Is the Law abolished or not? | Eph 2:15 | billk | 58067 | ||
Johnny I too obey many, many times because I feel obligated... it's my natural man. I try to be aware of it and realize I am in the law and not in the sprit... the sprit is not natural...that's why we continuously revert back to law attitudes (like obligations?) it's our default mode. Even now, I have a hard time believing his gift is unconditionally free... it's really not logical...it doesn't make any sense….somehow we have to return the Jesus’s favor? Right? . If we obey because we feel obligated (under compulsion?) are we even really obeying... Don't have time to look it up but I think Paul said not... Don't get me wrong I'm a big believer in habits of discipline ... but those are tools. Obligation is a motive... an attitude..... big difference. Have you had a Job that you Love to do vs. a job you feel obligated to do.... The job you love, you spend all kinds of time at work, you don’t even watch the clock... …..you take work home!. The job you are obligated to do, you watch the clock, and the escape at 5:00 .... you meet the letter of the law. I thought of the Mary and Martha story where Martha is doing all the work, even then I think Martha’s heart was driven by devotion more than obligation T he best argument I found for obligation being legitimate is the term bond-servant used in Cor and Rev. because it implies a debt (obligation) is owed. |
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10 | Is the Law abolished or not? | Eph 2:15 | billk | 58000 | ||
Hi Johnny You can quote 1000 plus verses with commands and obligations, but actually only one is needed... Mt 5:14 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect". Ironically, that's why there are no obligations...only dependance on God to make us perfect thru his power... not our own. We take up our cross and follow Christ by walking in the Sprit; not because of duty, and obligation.... If that's your motive you're following the law, not Jesus. |
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11 | Is the Law abolished or not? | Eph 2:15 | billk | 57934 | ||
Kalos I Didn’t say a word about Grace... that wasn’t the point. Dependence on God’s strength and not our own was. Obeying because of an obligation and duty to obey has to result in spiritual pride. It’s too fleshy of a motive... it invites comparison to others. Now if someone said we obey because of pure Thanks and appreciation to the lord for his amazings gifts to us .... that I would agree with. |
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12 | Is the Law abolished or not? | Eph 2:15 | billk | 57912 | ||
"If we are under Christ's headship, we still have an obligation through service to obey the law" There is no "obligation" or duty of obedience (for any reason) after Jesus's death... he fulfilled that TOTALLY with his blood. Now, walking by the sprit, is how we obey, not thru obligation. If we feel "obligated" we will slowly learn to hate the law. Walking in the Sprit, we will slowly, over time, learn to love the law... and thus, obey...out of love not obligation Galations 5:18--- "If you led by the sprit you are not under law" Those two clauses are mutually exclusive...you can't have both at once. Each person needs to make a coice... obligation... or...... what's the best word(s)?.... total dependence??? |
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13 | What if you don't obey that command? | Rom 6:4 | billk | 56637 | ||
Mr.The Bible is Right For baptism to save, do we need pure H2O or will any liquid do. |
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14 | The worse reason to get married? | 1 Cor 7:9 | billk | 56614 | ||
Estelle you've add some good perspective and context to Paul's words but I still think getting married to avoid sexual sin is a terrible reason to get married....and we're not talking theory here...many Christians get marry too fast and too young for this reason and/or because of guilt ... I have no solutions, just an obversation | ||||||
15 | Jesus: ona donkey or chariot? | John | billk | 56597 | ||
.....not bad for someone born in a barn I think some of his (and the Holy Sprit's) greatest victories with me have been slow and silent, you don't even realize what's happening or even when it was completed.... it's so gradual. But you wake up one day and it occurs to you... it did happen... your heart has changed!!! ... that is SWEET victory...praise the lord |
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16 | Can sinnners inherit the kingdom of God? | 1 Cor 6:9 | billk | 56590 | ||
Jubilee and New Creature Thanks for taking the time to answer I haven’t sin the particular sins listed below in 1COR6 in a long time (well, except covetness). But there’s still no doubt in my mind that I am a loathsome habitual sinner. Habitually, I put my self interests before the interests of God and the interest of others…. I break God’s two GREATEST commandments on an daily (if not an hourly) basis and I have yet to meet a human who doesn’t….. that why I need Jesus and his loving suffering and death: so I, a loathsome habitual sinner, can inherit the kingdom of God. 1cor6 know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God |
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17 | Jesus: ona donkey or chariot? | John | billk | 56579 | ||
I have I ask the question because on one hand I keep a list of miracles, small and large, that God has performed in my life... and I am amazed On the other hand, on nights when I have a hard time sleeping due to worries, I picture Jesus, in those last days, entering Jerusalem on that donkey. For some odd reason I find this humble image vastly reassuring of how Jesus is fulfilling his many astounding( not-so-humble) promises for my life if I follow him... that brings me to peaceful, deep sleep.....without fail Your answer is extraordinarily comprehensive, insightful and more importantly...balanced. You have made me sin; I covet your wisdom, clear thinking and writing. |
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18 | Can sinnners inherit the kingdom of God? | 1 Cor 6:9 | billk | 56525 | ||
Grreat verses... but are we not all loathsome sinners who "deliberately, knowingly, and habitually practices sin". I think that's the point of most of Matthew 5 .... and because of that that we need absolute undeserved Grace. | ||||||
19 | Can sinnners inherit the kingdom of God? | 1 Cor 6:9 | billk | 56468 | ||
Hank and Kalos good advice...well worth taking to our hearts and considering. But in a sense aren't we "regenerated" immediately when we believe that Jesus died for our sins? Doesn't Paul teach that? But in another sense, the work of the Holy Sprit to actually change our sinful lives takes much, much longer. It seems to me many times the Holy Sprit works at a slow pace relative to the quick fix expectations that our culture believe's in ... and many times we go thru a long painful rebirth process of dying to the natural man.... which can take years. Are we not saved in the meantime? Is a sin like homosexuality or adultery any diffferent from sins of Pride? |
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20 | 2ond most important book in your life? | Bible general Archive 1 | billk | 51539 | ||
Funny, you mentioned a prayer jornal, I was thinking of keeping a journal/list of the virtual mirales God has done for me when I REALLY do trust him and depend on him... but I always tell myself...I won't forget.... I won't get complacent again .... I can't even imagine drifting back to "me".... but... I inevitably do. Then, once again, I dig myself in a deep hole... and return back to God... and the cycle begins again. Sounds like the Old Testament in a nutshell. |
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