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1 | what is back sliding | Luke 6:46 | John Pilgrim | 138529 | ||
Dear Janae, Thanks for your post. Rom 8:27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Rom 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. God Bless, John |
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2 | what is back sliding | Luke 6:46 | John Pilgrim | 138523 | ||
Dear mslong46, You said "Backsliding is neglecting God and the things of God. It can be to a point where you could lose your salvation if you are not careful." In my experience as a christian I have often neglected God and the things of God. I must confess that if it were not for His grace, I certainly would have been cast out into the darkness. Thank God that I am not saved by deeds of righteousness that I perform! Gal 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. I utterly despise my sinfulness and yet not a day goes by that I do not fall far short of perfection (A gross understatement). In fact...my righteousness is but filthy rags. I've come to realize that if I actually find that I have done anything pleasing to God, that it was not ME... but it was Christ in me. I spent many years trying to be a "good" christian. I failed. Today, I trust in Christ alone. He is my righteousness. God Bless, John Pilgrim |
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3 | Can you explain 'days will be shortened' | Matt 24:22 | John Pilgrim | 115443 | ||
Dear Colin, Brooks hit the nail on the head. Thanks for the link. Consider the fact that we are no longer depraved sons of our father the devil; that our hearts of stone have been replaced with hearts of flesh; that old things have passed away and we have been made new creatures in Christ. The furthest thing from my mind was a touchy-feely type of theology. Nevertheless, God has given us emotions for a reason. Emotions are good when they are moved by moral and spiritual truth. Guilt (for instance) may not be pleasent, but where would we be without it? Let's not through out the baaby with the bath water. :-) John |
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4 | Searching for the truth | NT general Archive 1 | John Pilgrim | 115437 | ||
Dear FYTRobert, Matthew 18:21-22 Peter had a definite rationale for saying "seven times." The Jews had ruled that one could only be forgiven three times, but never a fourth. Realizing Jesus would show more mercy than the Jews, he must have thought seven times was more than fair. Christ's response shows how important forgiveness is. "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven" (verse 22). He means that we are not to limit our forgiveness to a specific number of times. As often as someone offends us and asks forgiveness, we should extend it. Further, even if he does not ask forgiveness, we should forgive him and treat him properly, setting the right example. (John Reid) |
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5 | Who is responsible for killing Jesus? | Luke 24:26 | John Pilgrim | 115418 | ||
Acts 4:27,28 "For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur. Dear Jeff, The Bible indicates that all men (Jews and Gentiles alike) were responsible. It also informs them that God Himself predestined everything that occured! To single out the Jews as a race is a travesty of justice. Not all Jews called for Christ's death anymore than did all Gentiles. The crucifixion was planned by God and carried out by wicked men. They meant it for evil but God meant it for good. Now who are we to hold responsible? John |
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6 | Judas not to be condemned? | Luke 24:26 | John Pilgrim | 115287 | ||
True Christians do not blame the Jews for Calvary.The sad fact is that men, having agendas that have nothing to do with christian orthodoxy, twist the Scripture to gain politcal power. They are enemies of the Cross of Christ. In olden times they were called "mere professers". They professed faith in Christ but they were weeds planted by Satan among the wheat. |
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7 | John Reformed - Who is Gibson's family? | Luke 24:26 | John Pilgrim | 115284 | ||
I'm sorry I replied. This is leading us away from the purpose of studying God's Word. John |
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8 | Was God reluctant to send Jesus? | Luke 24:26 | John Pilgrim | 115283 | ||
Reluctant: Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth (Webster) 1 Sam 15:29 "Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind." The idea of God wavering is a sentimental notion that fails to take into consideration God's immutabilty; Our God never changes. The crucifixtion had existed in the mind of God throughout eternity. This does not minimize the fact that The Godhead suffered beyond the capacity that any movie, can even begin to portray. In my opinion, the physical pain which Jesus endured, though horrific, pales in comparison to His becoming sin for us and experiencing the absolute despair of being seperated from the Father. We cannot even imagine the suffering experieced by the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. All on behalf of wicked sinners. John John |
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9 | Who to blame for killing Jesus? | Luke 24:26 | John Pilgrim | 115278 | ||
Throughout the ages wicked men, have mis-used the crucifixtion, turning it into polital tool to perscute the Jews. Many Jews worry that such a graphic depiction of Christ's torture and death will only add fuel to the fire. The fact that Gibson's family holds some strange ideas concerning the holocaust is another concern of those who are already worried. They have a legitimate reason for voicing their concerns, as do some Bible believing christians who object to having words put into the mouth of our Lord which we have no evidence from Scripture that He ever uttered. John Pilgrim |
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10 | A distinction without a difference? | 1 Cor 12:10 | John Pilgrim | 115192 | ||
Dear ischus, "Reformed Pilgrim"! That is one of the most pleasing names I've ever been called. God Bless you for it, :-) John |
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11 | A distinction without a difference? | 1 Cor 12:10 | John Pilgrim | 115191 | ||
Dear Kalos, Here is still another post (as many have been in the past) where a question generated by another user draws one to the topic which the first party objects to talking about in first place. I suppose if I were to actually take your Q seriously, it might be added to the number of posts used against me at a later date. The whole thing is ludicrous. Let's get back to Bible study and pray God will lead us to a place of fellowship. Amen, John |
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12 | John Pilgrim: A question of deja vu | 1 Cor 12:10 | John Pilgrim | 115190 | ||
Dear Hank, The last thing I want is to stir up controversy over personalities. Suffice it to say that I informed Lockman of who I am before I applied for membership. I used the same email address as well. I'm sure if you contact them they will will answer in a way that is best for the forum as a whole. I have learned much from my first experience as a user. In fact I was certain that I had matured as a result of 1700 and more posts. My fatal flaw was my naievete. You ask me to be frank regarding my past, but in the past my openess was used against me. Anyone who has read John Pilgrim's posts, who knew me before, has no need to ask who I am. It is my hope that an un-biased perusal of my offerings will inform the reader that I am not in the business of shoving my doctrine down anyone's throat. What I am about is defending the faith once delivered to the saints. If that sounds "holier than thou", I aplogize. I don't mean for it to be taken that way. Have you ever been recieved the "left foot of friendship" from brothers whom you love? If not, I pray you never will. I can tell you, it hurt more than I thought it would. Keeping my eye on the prize and forgetting that which lies behind I remain Your Humble Servant and Loving Brother in Christ, John |
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13 | POLL-liticaly Correct? | 1 Cor 12:10 | John Pilgrim | 115177 | ||
PS Hbr 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil If we did a poll using the name of our Lord "Jesus", and one member used it (on average) twice as often as the other, would that prove that one was more Christ focused, therefore a better christian than his brother? But let us act as mature rather than babes who cannot take strong meat. |
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14 | A distinction without a difference? | 1 Cor 12:10 | John Pilgrim | 115173 | ||
Excuse me Kalos... but your poll seems rather skewed. Should'nt we compare apples with apples :-) tongues as compared with election. "calvin" covers quite a bit of territory...don't you think? I mention election 82 times. Which proves...what? Now we're polling each other for the sake of establishing orthodoxy? How poll-itically correct. The lenghts we will go to...amazin' John |
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15 | A distinction without a difference? | 1 Cor 12:10 | John Pilgrim | 115138 | ||
Dear Ed, please don't take my post as "gotcha!". My intention is to take this opportunity try to get you to see how it feels to have beloved doctrines suppressed and your own motives impugned by brothers who hold opposing pre-suppositions. The Pentecostal doctrine of tongues has been discussed very often on the forum. It could easily be said to reflect a pushing of a denominational bias. Don't get me wrong Ed, I respect your right to engage in whatever aspect of Scripture which you believe will glorify God and lead to knowing God as He has revealed Himself to in the Bible. What I want to know is this; Why was my topic on election subject to censure, yet your topic is not subject to the same? ID# 114949 "John The debate you seem bent on perpetuating has been ongoing for 500 years. Minds greater than ours have not been able to reconcile various scriptures on the subject to the satisfaction of both sides. So what is the point? Are we so prideful to think we have the answer? This topic has been discussed and re-discussed on this forum with no results other than anger and hurt feelings. Many a good contributor has left the forum over what has taken place in the name of this debate. In the name of Christian unity I ask you and all involved to refrain from further debate on this subject. EdB Please Ed, tell how the discussion of tongues is within the guidelines, but election is a violation of the same. In hope of a resolution, John |
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16 | Blasphemy against the Spirit. | Eph 1:5 | John Pilgrim | 115102 | ||
Hi Jeff, I hope this helps answer your question: Have I Blasphemed the Holy Spirit? Question A while back I felt I blasphemed the Holy Spirit. 1 John 1:9 made me hope for forgiveness of this sin if I repented, and 1 John 3:4 defined sin in such a way as to make me think that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit was not a sin -- the Law does not say anything about it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answer It is true that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit can never be forgiven. Although the Old Testament Law does not state this explicitly as such, this subject falls under the broader prohibition against using the Lord's name in vain (Exod. 20:7) and loving the Lord with all your heart, soul and might (Deut. 6:5). In any event, Jesus himself specifically stated that blasphemy of the Holy Spirit was the unforgivable sin, so no amount of rationalization about the specific wording of the Old Testament laws can rightly conclude that it is not a sin, and no amount of rationalizing about John's general statement about forgiveness can exclude the specific exception mentioned by Jesus. But judging whether or not you have blasphemed the Holy Spirit is not really your call. You are not your judge -- Jesus is. You may feel that you have blasphemed the Holy Spirit, but that doesn't mean you have. In the only examples of such blasphemy that we have in Scripture, the blasphemers attributed the clear works of the Holy Spirit (namely miracles) worked by Jesus himself to the devil. You didn't see the Lord perform any miracles, which means that whatever you did is not nearly as clear as a case as the one we find in Scripture. Although you might have attributed to the devil works that you now believe were performed by the Holy Spirit, this is not proof that the Holy Spirit performed the works in question. An easier way to evaluate this question is to look at your heart and the content of your faith. A believer can never commit the sin of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit -- it is impossible for him to do. We know this because the Bible teaches that salvation can never be lost. But if a believer were to blaspheme the Holy Spirit, he or she would certainly be lost. Therefore, a believer cannot commit that sin. Moreover, an unbeliever who commits that sin can never come to faith. If you now believe the true gospel and love the Lord, then you have never blasphemed the Holy Spirit. After all, it is the Holy Spirit himself who indwells believers and moves them to act and to will according to his purposes (Phil. 2:13). Can you imagine that the Holy Spirit would move anyone to blaspheme himself? Of course he wouldn't. That would make his motives self-contradictory. It is his job to keep us secure in Christ, not to permit us to sin our way into irrevocable destruction. If, however, you are not a true believer, if you do not believe the gospel of grace that the Bible teaches and trust in Jesus as your Savior, if you do not love the Lord, then you may well have committed blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. But even then I would encourage you to seek and pursue the Lord, believe on him and repent of your sins. If you can do that, then you were wrong about your previous estimation of your actions. Answer by Ra McLaughlin God Bless, John Pilgrim |
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17 | How did Paul understand salvation? | Eph 1:5 | John Pilgrim | 115096 | ||
Hi Hank, In the service of the truth, I am compelled to share an excerpt from Spurgeon himself.: One week-night, when I was sitting in the house of God, I was not thinking much about the preacher's sermon, for I did not believe it. The thought struck me, How did you come to be a Christian? I sought the Lord. But how did you come to seek the Lord? The truth flashed across my mind in a moment—I should not have sought Him unless there had been some previous influence in my mind to make me seek Him. I prayed, thought I, but then I asked myself, How came I to pray? I was induced to pray by reading the Scriptures. How came I to read the Scriptures? I did read them, but what led me to do so? Then, in a moment, I saw that God was at the bottom of it all, and that He was the Author of my faith, and so the whole doctrine of grace opened up to me, and from that doctrine I have not departed to this day, and I desire to make this my constant confession, "I ascribe my change wholly to God.". The entire sermon may be found at http://www.spurgeon.org/calvinis.htm |
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18 | How did Paul understand salvation? | Eph 1:5 | John Pilgrim | 114968 | ||
Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Dear Brad, If you felt that way about discussing this topic, why did you ask me to answer your questions in the first place? In my own defense (as your post was aimed at me); Neither do I "pretend to be able thoroughly to elucidate the great mysteries of predestination". Did Spurgeon cease to preach the great doctrines of Grace simply because he did not have perfect knowledge of them? No... Should we cease discussing the Trinity just because it is impossible to know it thoroughly! God forbid it. John |
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19 | How did Paul understand salvation? | Eph 1:5 | John Pilgrim | 114962 | ||
Dear EDB, I am sorry if you were offended by my willingness reply to another user on the forum. I hate to state the obvious, but, is'nt the purpose of forum such as this a place to reason over and discuss Scripture? I have not obseved any rancour from those whom I've been communicating with. In fact it has been polite christian fellowship. I'm sorry brother Ed, but I think your alarum is not grounded in reality. Have no fear, I am as interested in unity among the family of God as you are. Your brother, John |
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20 | Can anyone else answer this question? | Joel 2:28 | John Pilgrim | 114957 | ||
Dear Hank, For reasons of my own, I rather not say. Suffice it to say...Lockman is aware of my change in user name and has expressed no concern regarding it. John |
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