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1 | credence for your understanding? | Col 2:5 | RWC | 243181 | ||
Thank you for your reply, Ed. While I am not opposed to the understanding that this is intended by Paul as a figure of speech, Paul's language here seems to suggest something more. He is using language that is decidedly different (I am with you, and I see your works) than what he used at the beginning of the letter that speaks of him having heard about them (1:4,8,9). Is there something specific, in the context here or elsewhere, that lends credence to the understanding that Paul does not intend this to taken literally? Or is it actually intended to suggest that he had maybe been given some kind of a vision of them or something more supernatural? | ||||||
2 | Absent in body, present in spirit? | Col 2:5 | RWC | 243176 | ||
It is hard to imagine that, even after all of the years that this forum has operating, no one has asked the following question! What exactly does Paul mean when he says, "though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit"? | ||||||
3 | If not saved and suicide done Lost??? | Bible general Archive 4 | RWC | 234149 | ||
Eternal life, and more specifically salvation - the action of being saved from sin and from the results of sin, is spoken of in Scripture as a past tense (finished, completed) act, a present tense (ongoing, being done now) act, and as a future tense (will be done, yet to be done)act. And all three views of salvation are true and correct. There have already been some verses listed that speak of salvation as a completed past tense event in a believer's life. I would like to add one more. 1Jn 5:13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. (ESV) I love this verse! John is writing to people who are *already* believers... so that they will *know*... that they *have* (already possess!)... *eternal*... *life.* There are also some verses that speak of salvation as as ongoing present tense event in a believer's life. I think this is to emphasize that believers that are still in this world are in a *process.* We are being changed. 1Cor. 1:18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who *are being saved* it is the power of God. 1Cor. 15:1-2 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you *are being saved,* if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 2Cor 2:15-16 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who *are being saved* and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? Then there are the passages that talk about salvation as a future, yet to be completed event. There are some passages that talk about the fact that only those who endure to the end *will be* saved (Mt. 10:22; 24:13; Mk. 13:13). (I think it is worth noting here that it is the endurance of their *faith* to the end of their life, not the endurance of their righteous acts, that is spoken of here. In regards to the discussion here, the one who commits suicide is undoubtedly committing a sin, but it is not some kind of proof of a lack of basic (saving) faith in Jesus any more than the commission of any other sin would be!) There are also a couple of important passages that speak of believing (trusting) or calling upon the Lord Jesus (with faith or trust), and you *will be* saved (Acts 16:31; and Rom. 10:9-13). Paul, when standing before the elders of the Jerusalem Church at the Jerusalem Council, even spoke of his own salvation along with that of both Jews and Gentiles as a future tense event. Acts 15:10 But we believe that we *will be* saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will. I am curious about something. What do you see as the "preparation/qualifying/eligibility for eternal life"? How would one prepare oneself, or qualify for, or become eligible for receiving the incredible gift of eternal life? |
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4 | journal article | Heb 6:4 | RWC | 233715 | ||
Here is the new link to this article: http://www.dbts.edu/journals/1996_1/heb6.pdf |
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5 | should not enter into his rest | Heb 3:18 | RWC | 233542 | ||
see Nu. 14:23,28-30; De. 1:34-35; Psalm 95:7-11. These are the ones being used as the example - the foreshadowing - to avoid. The Promised Land of Israel is not the greater reality. The new Heaven and new Earth is the greater reality. We all need to make sure that we are not forbidden from entering *that* resting place because of disobedience *to the Gospel,* not because of our disobedience to the Law. Live ready! |
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6 | Believing but Falling Away? | Heb 3:12 | RWC | 233541 | ||
The second to last sentence, "Sometimes the reality of the lack of an 'eternal life' relationship becomes apparent in this life (He. 3:14)" could also have Ga. 5:4 as a reference. | ||||||
7 | Believing but Falling Away? | Heb 3:12 | RWC | 233540 | ||
How is it possible to ever 'fall away from the Living God"? That is a difficult question because it gets complicated by all kinds of assumptions and complications. Let's begin at the beginning: did Adam and Eve 'fall away' from God? Yes, I think that is a fair description. They had a direct and personal relationship with God that none of us can understand. And they knowingly broke that relationship through direct and willful disobedience. Yes, they fell away from God and were literally kicked out of the Garden and later died physically as a result of that falling away. But had they fallen away from an 'eternal life' relationship with God? That's a different thing. Fast forward to the Exodus: the Hebrews did not really know too much about God at this point. But by the time they left Egypt, they had more than enough knowledge about Him to know that *He* was in charge and that He was taking charge over them to make them His people, His Nation, His testimony among the nations (people groups) of the world. They were not entirely happy with everything that this would mean, and they rebelled... repeatedly! Did they 'fall away' from God? Yes, again that seems like fair description. But, again, had they (even Moses and Aaron) fallen away from an 'eternal life' relationship with God? That seems like something very different. And now we fast forward to the world of the early church when Christ has come, has died, has been buried, resurrected, and ascended to the place where He is now sitting at the right hand of God the Father (He. 1:3), and where the Gospel (the good news) of God's incredible grace and mercy (He. 4:16) is being preached to people, beginning with the Jews (Hebrews) first. Are there those who are falling away from God? Well, first of all, there are those who are Hebrews that are rejecting the gospel. Are they falling away from God? That would seem to be an apt description comparable in many ways to the 'falling away' of both the first humans and the million or more people that fell dead in the wilderness over the 40 years of wandering. They have considerable knowledge of God but still reject the gospel. But are they falling from an 'eternal life' relationship? That is a different thing, I think. It is, I think, possible for people to fall away from particular kinds of relationships with God; the kinds of relationships that are of an earthly and non-eternal nature. And there are consequences for doing so, sometimes very serious consequences. But those consequences are not necessarily eternal. The rebelliousness of even Aaron and Moses eventually cost them their life and the privilege of entering the Promised Land. But that does not mean that it cost them their 'eternal life' relationship with God. In much the same way, it is also true that those who *seem* to have an 'eternal life' relationship with God through faith in Jesus may not, in fact, *actually* have such a relationship. Sometimes the reality of the lack of an 'eternal life' relationship becomes apparent in this life (He. 3:14). Sometimes, the reality of the lack of such a relationship does not become apparent until the judgement (Mt. 7:21-23 - one of the most terrifying passages in the whole of scripture!). |
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8 | should not enter into his rest | Heb 3:11 | RWC | 233539 | ||
Moses and Aaron would also be included in this primarily because of the Waters of Meribah (Nu. 20:11-12, 23-29; 34:1-5; De. 32:48-52; 34:1-5). | ||||||
9 | cf. Heb 3:2 question re. faithfulness | Heb 3:6 | RWC | 233534 | ||
In verse 5, Moses is stated to be "faithful... as a servant...." The distinction (point of contrast) in v. 6 is that "*but* Christ was faithful as a son...." It seems like the author is saying that their faithfulness might be comparable (similar? equal?), but that their difference is in the fact that Jesus is the Son whereas Moses was a servant. Please see and comment on my question to this effect linked to Heb. 3:2. | ||||||
10 | Superiority of Christ to Moses | Heb 3:3 | RWC | 233533 | ||
Hi Doc, Please see my question linked to Heb. 3:2 about why the faithfulness of Moses is being compared instead of contrasted to the faithfulness of Jesus. Your insight would be appreciated. Thanks. Live ready! |
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11 | Why is Moses being *compared* to Jesus? | Heb 3:2 | RWC | 233532 | ||
Re Heb. 3:2-6: Undoubtedly Moses was, although certainly not perfect, one of the best examples of faithfulness from a sinful human being. But this verse and verse 5 almost seem to lift Moses to the same level of faithfulness as displayed by Jesus. In V. 6, the point of *contrast* (the distinction between them) becomes about the fact of *who Jesus is* (The Son) as opposed to His greater faithfulness. Certainly Jesus' faithfulness *is* much greater than that of Moses. Why is this comparison (as opposed to a contrast) being made between the faithfulness of Moses and the faithfulness of Jesus? | ||||||
12 | Hebrews 3:1-6 | Heb 3:1 | RWC | 233531 | ||
We consider (NASB, ESV) or fix our thoughts on (NIV) Jesus by: 1) the mental/intellectual exercises of asking *and then answering* questions that have to do with a) who Jesus is, and b) what Jesus has done, and then; 2) the mental/intellectual and ultimately *behavioral* exercises of asking and then answering *behaviorally* questions that have to do with how you should then live. Live ready! |
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13 | plz help. need answers to quest | James 1:5 | RWC | 233530 | ||
So Jenny, it has been nearly three months since you posted your several questions. Just wanted you to know that people are praying for you and your son and we hope that the Summer has been a good time for you and son to discuss some of these issues. They are important. They are issues of truth. It is not wrong for your son to be asking these questions. But it would be a dangerous thing for your son to assume that by just asking these questions, he has answered them. If you have new questions from him or follow up questions to what you have already asked, please feel free to post them. This forum may not be the quickest way to get answers, but it does eventually get there. Maybe you could, if you haven't already, even encourage your son to log on and post his own questions here. | ||||||
14 | How does one explain the above steps? | Bible general Archive 4 | RWC | 233529 | ||
Oops #2: I did it again and missed it until now. Three quarters of the way through that same first paragraph, it should read: "Even Abraham could NOT *earn* righteousness." (emphasis added). Sheesh! Sorry about that. | ||||||
15 | what does "Must be put to death" mean? | Ex 31:15 | RWC | 233528 | ||
Hi Jenny, Yes, God meant what He said and He said what He meant. Breaking this law was a capital offense meaning it was punishable by death, usually an execution by being stoned, a form of execution that was most unpleasant for *everyone* involved. The reality is that all sin is, spiritually at least, a capital crime: *all* sin is punishable by death. There are *no* exceptions to that. In large part, God is teaching humanity through the Mosaic Law of the Old Covenant just how serious sin is - and that includes *all* sin, not just some of it. That is the whole point of the sacrificial system. That is the whole point of capital crimes. That is at least part of the point of the limited retribution (eye for eye, tooth for tooth) laws. Today we (believers) do not live under that Mosaic Law of the Old Covenant. We are to live under the Law of the Spirit, the Covenant of Grace and Mercy that has been brought about and put in place by the work that Jesus did when He willingly took upon Himself the sin (all of it!) of every human being that has ever lived or ever will live and paid the penalty for it by dying *in their place.* There is no human being who will ever be sentenced to eternal spiritual death (hell) because they are a sinner, since Jesus paid for that already. They will receive that sentence for no other reason than that they did not trust the One and Only Living God. God takes sin *very* seriously; so seriously that the One and Only Son of God (Jesus) gave (sacrificed!) His life because of it. |
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16 | What does the word "perfect mean here? | Ps 19:7 | RWC | 233527 | ||
I would add to this list the word 'mature,' meaning fully grown, fully developed, similar to your word 'complete.' | ||||||
17 | Does God approve of slavery? | Lev 25:44 | RWC | 233526 | ||
You have answered well in parts 1 and 2 here, and you asked and answered well in your discussions with Ed above. Good job! Live ready! | ||||||
18 | Does God approve of slavery? | Lev 25:44 | RWC | 232777 | ||
Hi Jenny, My apologies, I have not been as quick to getting back to your questions as I had hoped. The simple answer to your son's question is, as is suggested by 00123's answer above, probably that God does not so much 'approve' of slavery, but rather 'condones' it, and His condoning is conditional upon some significant rules and restrictions. The New Atheists would then immediately want to say - or at *imply* - that "If God approves of slavery, then God must also approve of all of the mistreatment of humans that have occurred in the name of slavery as well, and what kind of horrible God must that be!" Of course, that is neither logical nor true. One verse often referred to in this discussion by these New Atheists is Ex. 21:20-21 [NASB] "20 If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished. 21 If, however, he survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for he is his property." In large part, slaves were supposed to be treated much like anyone else in the community. That same kind of corporal punishment spoken of in the verse above could executed upon *anyone* in the community for serious wrong-doing. It wasn't just slaves that could be treated that way. Nor was a master given the freedom to treat slaves (punish them) that way for no good reason. And it should be noted that some of the restrictions that God placed on slavery under the Mosaic Law were significant improvements upon some of the practices of the Ancient Near East (ANE) at that time. If you like, I found an interesting article that might be worth reading, or at least skimming through: http://christianthinktank.com/qnoslave.html I hope this helps a little. Have an awesome day. Live ready! Bob |
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19 | if a son is rebellious should he be sto | Deut 21:1 | RWC | 232558 | ||
Oops, I think I got the wrong id #. It should be (I think) 219676. Sorry. | ||||||
20 | plz help. need answers to quest | James 1:5 | RWC | 232557 | ||
Hi Jenny, I have started to pick away at your questions. Others may be doing the same. I have a son who is doing the same (asking these questions, I mean), not from college, but from 'new atheist' websites (and there are lots of them). I will keep trying work through some of these with you. Pray for him, and pray for the wisdom that can only come from God (Jms. 1:5; Col. 1:9). |
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