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1 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100456 | ||
No, the SECOND ONE I mentioned was the first Great Awakening...I approve of genuine revivals, don't you? :) --Joe! |
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2 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100441 | ||
Against the first, since it was just hysteria (not to mention city politics). For the second, since it was actually God's Spirit in action. --Joe! |
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3 | Is the sin nature substance or mind set? | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100429 | ||
"Is the sin nature a substance or a mindset?" Not a substance. Mindset is closer. I would call it a disposition. "Has the sin nature been eradicated and replaced by the new nature?" That is a good question. Since the believer still struggles with "the flesh" (NIV translates the Greek to "sin nature"), I would say that it hasn't been eradicated, but it is being put to death in the believer. There is a struggle between the desire to please and obey God in faith and the sin nature (which will ultimately be eradicated). "Or does the sin nature remain in the believer and battle against the new nature?" I think that it is clear in the Bible that both dispositions are there. Galatians 5:16 ff. describes this struggle. "Is the sin nature the same thing as the flesh?" Yes. "What is the new nature? Is it God in me or is it a part of me that is a new creation?" The Holy Spirit indwells the believer, but the new nature is a human one that the Spirit is changing. "Is the new nature a substance or a mind set?" A disposition, like the old one. --Joe! |
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4 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100423 | ||
Ask the person who filed the complaint. Look at the posts shoouldn't be too hard to figure out which long-time regular here has it in for us "non-Christian heretics"... --Joe! |
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5 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100422 | ||
Absolutely..and the first Great Awakening... :) | ||||||
6 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100398 | ||
"It's innacurate history." You know, like my INACCURATE spelling. :) --Joe! |
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7 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100395 | ||
"People came to these shores to escape government and persecution heavily influenced by his thinking." You mean like how the persecuted Puritans of England fled to Geneva? :) And I hate to tell you this, but New England was "heavily influenced by his thinking," as you put it. "That just history, John, not my opinion." It's innacurate history. "If we've reached a point we can't speak of history on a forum such as this where all should be willing to know while not distorting the truth for advantage, we're in big trouble." Then we are in trouble, because I am finding more and more every day that history and facts really don't matter too much on this Forum. "Satan wins another one." Perhaps. Revisionist history certainly does. --Joe! |
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8 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100271 | ||
Thanks for your comments. I am familiar with the whole Keswick "Higher Life" thing, and it is quite a mess. You wrote: 'After recognizing all of that, I now think MY part in my practical / experiential sanctification is that āIā am supposed to PURSUE holiness.' Yes, as Hebrews 12 tells us and 1 Peter 1:14-16 tells us. We are called to work for God's glory (NOT for our own justification, which was applied to me on the basis of faith in Christ), and those who have been truly justified WILL work. "Personal Holiness is not attained by faith, like justification." I would qualify this by saying that it is not attained by a faith that is alone. I recommend reading Hebrews 11, the so-called "Hall of Faith." These examples of godliness did what they did "by faith," but the fact is that by faith they DID things. Whatever is by self-reliance is futile, but relying on God for the strength to obey Him is not a passive experience. 'It is work. āIā need to MAKE EVERY EFFORT to be like Jesus, and get rid of every attitude, action and motivation that is unchristlike.' Yes, by the power that God supplies. I cannot conquer sin by Joe's effort alone, but because the Spirit of God is sanctifying me and empowering me both to hate my sin and love God's law (see Psalm 119 for the supreme example of the right attitude toward God's commands), I am graciously equipped to fight the good fight of faith. "But then the question arose in my mind as to what is Gods part in my practical / experiential sanctification? I believe that God plays the whole part in both my positional sanctification and my ultimate santification. But what is Gods part in my practical / experiential sanctification?" God supplies the power and works in our hearts to expose sin, causing us to acknowledge it, confess it before Him, thank God for the pardon that comes through Christ, hate that sin, and get to work killing it. "I suppose part of it is that the Holy Spirit reveals to me through reading the bible where I am missing the mark so I can fix it." Yes. "But whats the difference between my self effort to be holy now that I am saved and my self effort to be good when I was unsaved?" The latter is impossible and turns the law into a means of justification. The former is aided and motivated by God himself and is possible because an omnipotent God is bringing it about, even as we participate. Again, I wholeheartedly recommend the books of Jerry Bridges, who has written some very biblical and fascinating things about this. Try to get _The Pursuit of Holiness_ and _The Discipline of Grace._ They both should be available at your local bookstore or any of the usual online Christian booksellers. They are very much worth your time. The bottom line is that even though *we* are working out our salvation in fear and trembling, it is *God* working within us both to WILL and to WORK for His good purposes (Philippians 2:12-13). Both aspects of that must be understood to get the biblical notion of sanctification down. --Joe! |
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9 | Why don't you know for sure? | Eccl 11:6 | Reformer Joe | 100213 | ||
'The Jews are promised the Land of Cannon. the Promise was actually given to Abraham God also made the covenant to Himself. If you look back at Genesis God walked through the cut animals alone (This is when Abraham asked God to "prove it" and Abraham had the dream. Abraham never walked through. So technecally speaking Its a Covenant with God. But the way most people view it is Abraham and God who made the covenant with Conditions Abrahams Condition was to leave his home land he did that.' I wasn't speaking of the Abrahamic Covenant, but rather the Sinaitic Covenant God made with the liberated Israel. "When it comes to Hell I believe there is a hell but at the same time I believe there is something we are missing somewheres. I dunno where it is or what it is. For example Jews are given 2 threats they are 1) To be cut off (Kicked out of Israel)" To be cut off from God's covenant people means no salvation. We have to remember that hell is much more defined by the Messiah himself, and his warnings of hell were given to his Jewish disciples. The words of John the Baptist to the Jews are also instructive: 'But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance; and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father'; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham. The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."' --Matthew 3:7-12 Clearly Jewish covenant unfaithfulness was more than geopolitical exile. "The New Testement Jesus said about Judas. Its better for him not to have been born. That seems a mild compared to hell." What Jesus is saying is it would have been better for Judas not to have existed precisely because he will be in hell. --Joe! |
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10 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100206 | ||
'Really? I said "as" Christ, not Christ. So you should ponder who you might be. You're not making much sense here.' Sure I am. I can be full of the Holy Spirit, but I will never be completely as Christ until I am in heaven. 'We sing a chorous that goes "From Glory to Glory He's changing me, changing me. His Likeness and image perfected in me ,the life He has shown to the world."' Okay. He IS changing me. I agree completely. That is a work in progress. I firmly believe that one day I will be identical in nature to Jesus' human nature. That day has not arrived yet. No one walking the earth is as Christ right now. " 2 Cor. 3:18 (NASB-U) But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit." Again, Christians ARE BEING transformed. The action is not complete. "Since you say you don't know who would be dwelling in you to have His way leads me to believe you are something "extra-Christian" or "sub-Christian".. " I never said anything of the sort. "I wonder if you can discern any kind of truth, Joe, Sorry but I think your dogma handups have muddied your waters.." Okay, quick poll for the rest of the Forum: am I imagining things when I say that the posts I have been responding to are scatterbrained? Is my discourse that "muddied"? --Joe! |
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11 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100199 | ||
"First off I won't tolerate your snottiness. I trust I'm at least clear on that. And because you aren't clear on the rest....Well that's your problem..Study to show yourself approved." Great Scripture there. What book is it in? "If you were full of the Holy Spirit you would be as Christ, wouild't you?" No. "Who would be living and having His way in you if you were? Hmmm..Who is it that presently has his way with you?" I prescribe less bumper sticker theology...too many slogans get in the way of Truth. --Joe! |
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12 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100186 | ||
"NO" to which question? I asked two of them. You are being extremely unclear in your posts, Ken. At first you were arguing with me, and now it seems that in spite of the fact you are arguing with me, that you are saying the same thing I was saying before. Either you are not understanding what I am posting, or you are doing a horrible job of coherently presenting an opposing view, or you haven't got it down in your head what you yourself believe our role is in our sanctification. From the scattered ideas that appear in your post, it is pretty impossible to determine which is the case. " Keeping our faith in Christ frees Him [by our faith in Him] to excercise His FAITH in us." Please show me one instance where the Bible says that that the faith which saves us is HIS faith. I am asking for a direct quote here, not a rambling paragraph. "See the woman with the issue of blood and ponder that for awhile." What does that have to do with our struggle against sin in our lives? Not much, except for the source of the power. The Christian life is not a passive one. --Joe! |
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13 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100182 | ||
"Self-effort, perhaps?" Okay, I am really trying to connect the dots of your thinking here. (Sentences with verbs would help, by the way.) I am quoting Paul and Peter, and your constant response is "self-effort." Is that what Paul and Peter are teaching, in your view? If so, are they wrong to teach it? --Joe! |
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14 | Why don't you know for sure? | Eccl 11:6 | Reformer Joe | 100179 | ||
"You either have ETERNAL life or you don't. I don't see anywheres where you have eternal life then you don't its a contradiction if that was the case." I agree. "Israel was not spared?" It wasn't obliterated, but it certainly wasn't spared from God's judgment. Ten of the twelve tribes were scattered to the four winds by the Assyrians, for example. The Old Testament shows this, and Jesus accurately prophesies the destruction of the Temple in A.D. 70. "They seem to be doing fine" I wouldn't call generation upon generation of Jews going to hell due to rejection of their Messiah "doing well." "God isn't in the habit of breaking promises." No he isn't, but many of his promises are conditional. In the case of the churches in Revelation, for example, "Israel was/is being punished, but God has not forgotten them or broke the Covenant with them." Of course he hasn't, but most Jews nowadays show themselves to be covenant breakers. While he will always preserve a remnant of Israel, spiritual Israel consists of covenant-keeping Jews (read: Christian Jews) and the Gentiles who have been grafted in (read: Christian Gentiles). Those who will be in hell are not recipients of God's eternal covenant blessings. --Joe! |
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15 | Why don't you know for sure? | Eccl 11:6 | Reformer Joe | 100162 | ||
"I thought once saved, always saved. What happened here?" Nothing. CHURCHES are not once saved, always saved. CHURCHES. Congregations. Not individuals. Not people. Kind of like Israel, which was often invaded and subjugated in judgment even if there were SOME righteous people keeping God's covenant. They were saved; Israel was not spared. --Joe! |
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16 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Reformer Joe | 100161 | ||
"Won't work. Can't be sustained because it is from self effort that you attempt to perform the task regardless of how many graces you 'conjure up'." So grace is something we conjure up, now? "Isaiah' mention that there is none righteous has to do with a very specific time in Israel's history having to with their rebelliousness [which is as the sin of witchcraft; no righteousness here. No, not one was.]" So Paul lived long after Isaiah. What did he mean when he said "No one is righteous."? "But she said she is saved. Now what self effort needs be expended on her part that is different from the time she wasn't saved. I think I'm reading her correctly and that is what she is asking." Tell ya what: why don't we let her answer for herself? A novel concept, to be sure, but let's try it and see what happens... "Empowers us to fight?" I know that quoting extensive Scriptures will probably do no good here, since the cement in your mind has already set, but here goes: Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. --1 Timothy 6:12 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith --2 Timothy 4:12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh--for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. --Romans 8:12-13 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. --1 Peter 2:11 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. --2 Corinthians 10:4 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. --Philippians 3:13-14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts. --Romans 13:14 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel --Philippians 1:27 For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me. --Colossians 1:29 Fighting, warfare, striving, pressing on; all of these WE are commanded to do by the power that comes from the Spirit of Christ. Need more? --Joe! |
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17 | What does it mean to be "in Christ?" | 2 Cor 5:17 | Reformer Joe | 100160 | ||
'A command is not optional, yet do we sometimes see it that way? So if we "put Him on" can we "take Him off?" Just wondering.' In practice, I believe the answer is "yes." --Joe! |
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18 | Prophetic perfect tense in other verses? | Ps 102:16 | Reformer Joe | 100159 | ||
'I'll never forget the joyful look on the face of one of my sons, who, upon returning home from the last day of school when he was in about the third grade, announced to the family, "Boy, I'm sure glad school's out. Now I won't have to think all summer!"' He still had a lot to learn about his father, I suppose... :) --Joe! |
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19 | Prophetic perfect tense in other verses? | Ps 102:16 | Reformer Joe | 100158 | ||
"If they wereto use the KJV they would see the errors in the church." No they wouldn't. Didn't you read what I posted? They DID use the KJV, and held to the same errors, just like the Mormons use the KJV and hold to theirs. "The only place I've found in the Bible about a birthday celebration ended up with a Good Man's head on a silver platter." Yeah, just like all the birthday parties I have been to -- bloodbaths... --Joe! |
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20 | Prophetic perfect tense in other verses? | Ps 102:16 | Reformer Joe | 100121 | ||
Aw, Hank...you're wanting kids to THINK?!? :) --Joe! |
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