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1 | Why did God block access to the tree of | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157236 | ||
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2 | Why did God block access to the tree of | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157231 | ||
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3 | Why did God block access to the tree of | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157230 | ||
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4 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157215 | ||
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5 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157214 | ||
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6 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157213 | ||
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7 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157212 | ||
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8 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157211 | ||
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9 | Why did God block access to the tree of | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157210 | ||
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10 | Does the warning against tattoos apply | Lev 19:28 | C.S.M. | 157185 | ||
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11 | Does the warning against tattoos apply | Lev 19:28 | C.S.M. | 157184 | ||
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12 | When were disciples born again? | John 3:11 | C.S.M. | 157162 | ||
Acts 1:4-5 then this is the day Jesus himself verified what he was about to do.."wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard of me. (heard of who? Jesus) For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence." Remember who the baptizer with the Holy Spirit is? According to scripture, it is Jesus Christ, who was assigned of God the Father, to baptize with the Holy Spirit. Jesus then said, "You shall receive power AFTER the Holy Ghost is come upon you: (for what purpose?) and you shall be witnesses unto me (unto who? Jesus) both in Jerusalem, and in al Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." When? When they are endued with power, "after" the Holy Ghost comes upon them. Some ask, well what is the promise Jesus talked about? Acts 2:33 "Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted (who was? Jesus), and having RECEIVED OF THE FATHER the PROMISE of the Holy Ghost, he (who? Jesus) has shed forth this, which you now see and hear." The Holy Ghost was the promise of the Father, John the Baptist told us about in John 1:29-36 and Luke told us about in Luke 3:2-18. The Harvest of souls is done by the Holy Spirit or God the Father and Jesus would not have stressed that mankind be baptized "with" the Holy Ghost, thereby being endued with power to get the job done. You are aware that the word Pentacost means "harvest." Greek Concordance... It was one of the seven feasts of Israel. They celebrated the natural ingathering of fruits and vegetables, grains etc..but God had a higher plan in mind. He wanted to harvest souls, and the enduement of power from on High, which is the Holy Spirit, would get the job done. Whatever Jesus needed before he started his ministry was necessary for him to succeed in his natural human body. Whatever Jesus needed mankind needs to succeed, don't you think? John protested saying, "I have need to be baptized of you." Jesus said, "thus it behoves us to fulfill all righteousness." That means to me it was necessary, even for the Son of God, if for no other reason than, it fulfilled what God had decreed to be done. Jesus called that "all righteousness." God knows a lot of things we don't know, but he doesn't tell us everything he knows, we have to believe him, act on what he says, before we KNOW, if it is true, that's called faith." Jesus said it this way, John 7:17 "If any man will DO his will , he shall KNOW...." (God's word has to be God's will, or how else could ANYONE know what to do?) How does anyone express their will? By words. Did God express his will by words? You decide. Would he tell mankind to do something that was not his will? To tell someone something you have to use words. God's word is his will, like your word is your will. It is not for mankind to say how many times we are to be baptized, that is in God's realm of command. It was God that set up the fact John would baptize with water and Jesus would baptize with the Holy Ghost. It was not John's choice. It was not the choice of Jesus. It was God's choice. I'm not going to argue with him, are you? I didn't write the passage that says the promise from God the Father is the Holy Ghost, and that Jesus is the one who baptizes with the Holy Ghost, either, did you? According to Peter in Acts 2:33 we see it was after Jesus was exalted, and received from God the Father, the Promise of the HOly Ghost, that he, (Jesus) caused the people to be filled with the Holy Ghost, and that it was Jesus which shed forth what they "heard" and "say". What did they hear and see? Acts 2:4 And they (the 120) were all FILLED with the Holy Ghost..(who did that? Jesus, the baptizer with the Holy Ghost)and began to speak with other tongues, (who caused that?) as the (Holy) Spirit gave them utterance. Jesus and the Holy Spirit were the instruments of God for this endument of power from God the Father, on high. I didn't write the Bible, I just read it, believe it and obey it. Always in Chirst, |
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13 | When were disciples born again? | John 3:11 | C.S.M. | 157161 | ||
Subject: When were disciples born again? Note: C.S.M.Explain for me if you would your statement:“I don't find scriptue where it is written that the Holy Spirit "always" falls on entire groups. Paul as the example was filled with the HOly Ghost as at the beginning because he said, "I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all." He had to speak a lot if it was more than all of them put together.”Does the Holy Spirit baptize more than once? Is it not sufficient that He baptizes only once. I ask simply because you claim tongues are spoken when this happens. You then state that Paul had to speak tongues a lot. So Paul needed this Baptism more than once?I can’t see how you claim the Holy Spirit will surely cause whomever He comes upon to speak in tongues. I’ve never speaking tongues, what say you about me? I guess the Holy Spirit, according to your logic, has never baptized me. But you’ll have to argue that with Him because God’s Word has informed me otherwise.WOS WOS, I guess you haven't been reading this thread? It has been explained by scripture, that I did not write, I only read it and believe it, and share it. John 1:33 says Jesus Christ is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost. Luke 3:2,-6,15-16 tells us the people wondered if John were the Christ, and his answer is the same as John 1:33. Jesus is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost. John preached the baptism of repentance as it is stated in several places. This baptism is a water baptism, that's what John did, isn't it. John said that is what he did in Luke 3:16 and John 1:. I'm sure you can find all the references where it is written. Since Jesus is appointed of God the Father to baptize with the Holy Ghost, do you think he is going to disobey God the Father? John 1:29-36 is the account John the baptist gave, when Jesus was baptized with water and the Holy Ghost came on him like a dove. John explained to the Pharisees that he had heard from God, and God had said the way John would know who the Messiah was, from among all the people coming to be baptized with the baptism of repentance and looking forward to the Messiah, was that the Holy Spirit would come on him and remain. I'm sure you know that John the Baptist and Jesus were cousins? Mary and Elizabeth were cousins, therefore John and Jesus were 2nd cousins. From the natural stand point he knew Jesus. They probably played together as children growing up, so from that standpoint, he "knew" Jesus. However, John is not taking any chances when he heard from God about the Messiah, and his assignment from God to baptize unto repentance. God had not told John "who" the Messiah was as evidenced in John 1:31 when he said, "And I knew him not", he went on to say "but that he should be made manifest of Israel." Who told him that? It had to be God. In fact he continues, "But he that sent me to baptize with water (not the Holy Spirit), the same said unto me....(wasn't John speaking of God the Father here..yes, he is) God had sent John to baptize with water, John was the son of the priest, Zacariah and Elizabeth. He went into the wilderness to "hear from God in prayer, didn't he." It is this John that said "he (God the Father) said unto me, "Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same (which was Jesus) is he which baptizes with the Holy Ghost." John continued by saying, "And I saw, and bare record, that this is the Son of God". Who is the Son of God? Jesus! Who is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost? Jesus, according to scripture. I didn't write it, did you? Jesus said of the Holy Spirit of truth, John14:16-17 "And I (Jesus) will pray (ask) the Father, and he (the Father) shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth; whom THE WORLD CANNOT RECEIVE, because it sees him not, neither knows him: for he dwells "with" you, (present tense) and shall be in you. (future tense)." This is Jesus speaking isn't it. What had the Father promised mankind? After his ressurection..telling his disciples where to go and what to wait upon.. Luke 24:49 Jesus said, " Behold I (Jesus) send the promise of my Father (this is God the Father) upon you: but tarry in the city of Jerusalem, (how long?) until you be endued with power from on high." Where was this power coming from? on high! where is on high? The throne of God the Father! Jesus had told them in verse 48, and you are witnesses of these things, speaking of fulfilling what had been done in the past in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me (Jesus). Luke 24:44-49. The key here is, "you are my witnesses" and the Jesus,"wait "until" you be endued with power from on high." Jesus was emphatic about it, so he thought it was absolutely necessary, from the tenor of his command to them. |
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14 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157130 | ||
Hi WOS, why do you reject God's clearly stated definition of grace in Eph 1:6 as his acceptance of believers in the beloved? You do agree he is talking about Christ Jesus, the beloved, don't you? I don't find your definition in scripture as you state it. Do you have scripture to come to that conclusion or is that just something you have heard someone else say? Heb 11:1 What is the substance? What is the evidence? Define the who, what, when, where, how and why of faith by God's written word. Who is Love? Who is light? Check it out in I John 4:8, I John 1:5 . Would you now say love is just an attribute, quality or an element? Would you now say light is just an attribute, quality or an element? Did the Apostle John just make this up? Is this God's word ? Who and what are you going to believe. What you have known before by your religious training, or what the written word of God says? No one can diminish God or his office, that's impossible. Nothing any human being can say or do will ever change God. II Tim 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. (says to me whether you believe or not, he stays the same, regardless, praise God that is so!) Nothing has been added to God's word, it still reads the same way it always has. Any explanations of understanding is in paranthesis, not adding to or deleting from God's word including your own understandings. Were they added to God's word? What is the strong meat spoken of in Heb 5:13-14? Is that just an attribute of something or a metaphore, or a proverb, something laid down beside something else to bring fuller understanding to a person? The word Proverb H 4912 as used in Proverbs 1:6-7 means:superiority in mental action; prop. a pithy maxim, usually of a metaphorical nature; hence a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse): byword, like,parable. To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. The fear of the Lord is the beginning (margin says: the principal part) of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Psm 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, there is no God. Since wisdom (i.e. the wise) were mentioned, this gift has not passed away. I was not equating the gifts of the Spirit, to God the Father, nor was I focusing on the attributes of the Father and the Son. They provide everything..if I understand correctly... In him we live, and move and have our being Acts 17:28 Acts 17:31 Because he has appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by THAT MAN whom he has ordained; whereof he has given assurance unto all men, in that he has raised him from the dead... Sounds like Jesus is that (man) which is perfect that is to come. I Cor 13:10 Jesus is the gift sent of God for mankinds benefit in every area of life. John 3:16 In these areas of mankinds existence. Spirit, soul, body, being a doer of the word, family, finance, fellowship, service, resisting the devil, destroying his kingdom, thoughts, words, and deeds. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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15 | Who are the just? What is Faith? | Rom 3:26 | C.S.M. | 157119 | ||
BradK, 1. Is that not the actual process God uses? Is it not God that saves you through Christ? If God doesn't save you, through Christ's finished work on the cross, who did? Eph 2:8 2. Ro 9:30-33 Whose law was it? Why was it called the law of righteousness? Who had the law written? Was it Moses? Was it God? Is God the source of the law? Is it his standards? If not whose standards are they, and why if it is not God, is it called the law of righteousness? Isn't God the source of all righeousness? Then it continues to say righteousness is of faith. Where do you say that righteousness originated, with whom, for what purpose? Was there a plan, or pursuit? If so, of whom was it speaking? It continues to say Israel followed the law of righeousness, but did not attain to the law of righeousness, why was that, and who were they following? Whose law were they following called "the law of righteousness?" Isn't it called God's commandments? Isn't God righteous in your understanding? Isn't the law of righteousness speaking about the law of God himself? Is there a law without God that mankind is to adhere to? I do not find these issues to be novel, perhaps you do, and I take no offence? 3. Please define your meaning of Modalism since there are many levels of meanings. Again It is God Eph 1:7, states In whom (Christ) we have redemption (forgiveness) through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his (God's) grace; How do you read this passage, if not in the manner just stated? The verse itself tells us redemption is the forgiveness of sins, and if words mean anything you know of whom it is speaking? Are you saying God does not have Grace, faith or Love, and those things are not the character and nature of God? Jesus himself said Acts 1:8 you shall receive power AFTER the Holy Ghost comes upon you...isn't Jesus saying the Holy Spirit is the power source, since it doesn't come to pass until after the Holy Ghost comes upon a person? Doesn't words describe before and after, quanity and quality, source and supply, power or the lack thereof? You do not seem a stranger to words and their meaning, except when it comes to scripture. You know that words have more than one meaning in your natural life, and seem not to have any problem expressing the levels of difference without going over board. Yet with scripture you take it and it's like cement, thourghly mixed up and permanently set, all aschew? I definitely think there is total misunderstanding in this discussion. I once heard a description of Christian growth that makes sense. "Christian growth is like natural growth, when you are first born again, you are like a baby, needing care for food, clothes, shelter, totally helpless and somewhat like a baby bird that will open it's mouth and swallow anything that comes close to it. As that person begins to grow in the word of God, they pass through the stages of crawl, toddler, pre-school, kindergarden, adolensence, teen, young adult, adult, growing maturity. That fits what I have seen, and allows the difference of understandings to be without argument, harshness, superiority, or condescending. After all do we not expect different things from different levels of human growth. Aren't we more willing to supply a baby with what they need, even though they are wailing away. Yet if an adult is acting in that manner are we so tolerant? I'm not interested in arguing, it's a useless exercise. I am interested in learning more about my Lord and helping others to understand his love, grace and truth. Yes, you have misunderstood, and I hope this has clarified the issues. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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16 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157115 | ||
Wos How do you get I Cor 12:9 is temporal, where is that written? I did not say Christ was a spiritual gift, you seem to be reaching for an argument. Do you believe Spiritual gifts are still in the earth today, or has God changed? Where is it written that spiritual gifts won't last forever? I'd like your scriptural basis. Thank God Christ is eternal, and yes, that's one fact we both agree upon. The Genesis account proves that God said, ie spoke words, and created all matter that we see, feel and understand, on this earth. To say that he did not is to argue with God himself, it is his account of who did the creating, and how he did it, through revealing it to Moses, and Moses being the pen (a metaphore) that wrote it down for God's glory and mankinds benefit. I am not confused,and I do understand my Lord Jesus Christ, and it seems you purposly do not want to understand what was said, to produce either an argument, put down, or just refusal to take into account the scripture given for evidence. I worship Christ, and whether you understand that is of no consequence to me and my relationship to him. No I don't worship faith, I walk in faith, as I am admonished to do. There seems to be a hang up with words for you being able to discern the best that God has in his word. Sorry you are very confused and like to argue rather than come to know God from more than a tunnel vision perspective, God still loves you, and is well able to enlighten the eyes of your understanding with wisdom and revelation. You don't need anyone else in that area. I have followed II Tim 2:25-26 to the best of my ability, the rest is up to God with both of us, isn't it. I love you in Christ Jesus. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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17 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157113 | ||
Wos, God's grace is his acceptance of mankind in Christ Jesus. Eph 1:6 It is part of his character, thereby being part and parcle of who he is. I did not say Faith and Grace became part of the Godhead, in the sense it is implied by the post. How do you worship in faith? How do you know what God's grace is? If you cannot define those two terms, how do you know you are doing either? Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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18 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157112 | ||
WOS No problem here. I can't explain it any clearer than scripture. Grace and faith have a source. The source has to have what they are giving out, you can't give something you don't have. There seems to be a switch in subjects of thought. I have not heard you yet describe what you define as faith. God loves you. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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19 | can anyone keep the 10 commandment? | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157107 | ||
Hi Baldvin, No one but Jesus has ever kept them perfectly. That is why he is the saviour and we can't save ourselves. The devil is able to get mankind into strife, envy, confusion, lying against God's truth, (truth is Gods' word John 17:17), every evil work by his wisdom, which is earthly, sensual and devilish, according to James 3:14-15 He was never able to do that to Jesus. Jesus always knew how satan was trying to trick him into walking out of Love for God and mankind, so he just didn't do it. So Jesus is the only one who perfectly kept all of God's commandments. Our part is to admit we have broken them before and after we were saved by him, ask him to forgive us and help us not to walk out of love as it is described in II Cor 13:4-8, and according to his written word. You can resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:6-8 But he (God) gives more grace, Therefore he said, God resists the proud, but gives grace (or no resistence) to the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. clease your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double minded. The humble are described as the obedient. Phil 2:8 speaking of Jesus, "And being found in fashion as a man, he HUMBLED HIMSELF, (how?) and became OBEDIENT (to whom? God the Father, up to and including)death, even the death of the cross. Only Jesus could pay the price for sin, by dying on the cross, his blood was Holy Blood. No one else could do that, so Jesus came, obeyed God, destroyed the devil, Heb 2:14, and his works, I John 3:8, and his dominion over mankind, ICor 15:54-58, death is an enemy I Cor 15:26, in christ all are made alive I Cor 15:22. That does not mean we can purposly ignore what God has said in the commandments that would be disobedience to God. Somewhat like a spoiled child that has no discipline at home, so they tear up things and do not learn how to respect God, themselves or others. That is how satan acts, God doesn't want us doing those things, and we have to first learn what God says to do, then learn what God says not to do, then just obey what God says to do! You will then be a disciplined child, any parent would be proud to take any where and show off before the whole world. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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20 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157106 | ||
conclusion: Who is faith, what is faith, where is faith, when is faith,how is faith, and why is faith. How high is faith, how deep is faith, how wide is faith, how long is faith, do you know? Who is Grace, what is grace, when is grace, where is grace, how is grace, why is grace, how high is grace, how deep is grace, how wide is grace, how long is grace, how wide is grace, do you know? By the answer you gave, you know nothing of these subjects. You don't even know who spoke them into existence. Clue: it was God May God open the eyes of your understanding in the study of "his" word. Jesus is the living Word John 1:1-4, Rev 19:13, I John 5:7 The Bible is the written Word II Tim 3:16-17, II Tim 2:15, Ro 1:16-20 Our Words in obedience to God's Word is the spoken word, our faith, based on God's Word James 1:22, Ro 10:17, But the righteousness which is of faith SPEAKS..Ro 10:6 that means says words.... Deut 30:10-14 Moses said, "If you shall listen unto the voice of the Lord your God, (how) to keep his commandments (spoken words, reduced to writing that you are reading) and his statutes which are "written" in this book of the law, and IF you turn unto the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul. For this commandment which I command you this day , it is NOT HIDDEN from you, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should SAY (words again), who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto to us, that we may hear it and do it? (be a doer James 1:22) Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should SAY (words), who shall go over the sea for us, and bring i unto us, that we may hear it and do it? But the word (whose words? Gods!) is very near you, (where) IN YOUR MOUTH,(to speak out with words) and IN YOUR HEART, (is your human spirit, it's not talking about your blood pump, you know!) that you may do it. It's only a brand new revelation to those who are unbelieving or unlearned, It's in the Bible from Genesis to revelations last amen. If any person is depending on another human being to get their interpretations of an Almighty God, they are only fooling themselves. The whole idea that God doesn't have the things he gives to us is rediculous. Faith, hope and love are outsourced by my heavenly Father, God, the Almighty One. He is the source of all good things...Only good comes down from God James 1:17. Are you saying Faith, Hope and Love are not good? There has to be someone behind faith before you can say, "by faith", who is that ? Where is your source? What is your source, men? Their information? Or is it God's word, living, written, and spoken? He does Know it all, that leaves him at the head of the class, it would do you well to heed what HE says. The only words that mean anything are his, exactly as he says them. Question: Did God exist before the men and web sights you reference? Of course, silly!! They won't be able to help you when you stand before God and say, "but God, so and so, wrote this and said that." I think God will say, "yes, but what did I say in my word?" Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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