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1 | Acts 12:11 | Acts 12:11 | Rowdy | 142444 | ||
From the context just a couple of verses previous, Acts 12:9 And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. It seems that Peter wasn't fully awake or something like that. So in, verse 11 Peter is fully aware of what has just happened. There's not a whole lot more information given. God bless, Rowdy |
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2 | Was Job right and his friends wrong? | Job | Rowdy | 141884 | ||
The main point of the Book of Job is God's message to all of mankind about how He wants us to look at the tragedies and all the pain and suffering of this world. In a nutshell, God gave us an Absolute Perfect world and all of us messed it up and we've done it now at least twice with the advent of the worldwide flood. God wants us to grow up and see that we're just sojourners in this physical world and to learn to prefer His World of the Spiritual in His Home in Heaven. BUT we MUST wait until He calls us to that Home. Until that time, we must live here on earth, dying to sin, living for Christ and realize the gain when we die. That's part of the refining process Peter refers to in his epistle. Naturally, that also means we are here to shine God's Love, His Word and His Will through our lives to others in this world. Hope this helps. God bless. Rowdy |
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3 | Can the Hubble measure the universe? | Jer 31:37 | Rowdy | 141883 | ||
Response to the two main points of your post: 1. I'm just now reading a very interesting book, edited by John F. Ashton, PhD. The title: "In Six Days." The subtitle: Why 50 Scientists Choose to Believe in Creation. It's quite powerful as all 50 of these scientists have PhDs in their respective science AND they're not just "flunkies" rejected by the science community. Each one has made major contributions to the science community and is quite successful in his/her own world. The 50 different sciences cover the whole spectrum from Astronomy to Zoology and everything in between. (The book even addresses the subject related to Information or Computer Science.) It's divided into 2 main sections: the first dealing with Science and Origins and the second dealing with Religion and Origins. You might also benefit by checking out the website, www.apologeticspress.org by Dr. Bert Thompson. 2. There are a multitude of scriptures in the Bible that speak to this rather difficult topic of the "End of Times" but the most powerful AND overriding statement is from our Lord Himself. Jesus says that the ultimate end of the world will come upon the world like a thief in the night and thus no one will know when that might be. I don't think no one will even come close to guessing when this might happen. I'm convinced we spend far too much time dwelling and discussing this subject. It doesn't really add anything to the whole of Christianity. Most often it causes bad feeling and much confusion for most of the people who do spend their time with this topic. I do hope my words here encourage you to seek other more useful and productive topics. God bless. Rowdy |
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4 | Man or man? | Mark | Rowdy | 141514 | ||
Good points, EdB. Very well said. | ||||||
5 | How does mercy triumph over judgment? | James 2:13 | Rowdy | 134001 | ||
Dear friend Kalos, Here's what I wrote: "Praise the Lord for both the OT and NT. They both do an excellent job of supporting each other for their respective purpose." Hopefully, when my statements are quoted in context, they should be pretty easy to understand. Here it's pretty obvious I'm saying the OT served its purpose which was to teach mankind (mainly through the Jews) the law of God and how important it was to obey God in order to please Him. Also it served to teach us about His Absolute Love and His Perfect Sense of Justice. The purpose of the NT was to teach us about the Perfect Sacrifice in the Life, Death, Burial and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and to describe the installation of His beloved Bride, His Body, the church of our Lord. The NT also provided some practical demonstrations of how the Apostles handled crises and the basic guidance for all christians to follow in this dispensation. So you see, the OT served its purpose and its Authority was nailed to the cross with Jesus. Upon His death on that cross, our Lord's Last Will and Testament was executed by His designated officials, the Apostles and proclaimed His Terms and Conditions in Acts 2. I hope this clears up your questions. God bless. Rowdy |
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6 | Baptism-What Does the Bible Teach? | Acts 2:38 | Rowdy | 133996 | ||
I would refer you to my recent Post No 133984 and the one just under it to Tim Moran. I'm convinced that baptism is required of all who want to be assured of their salvation before Judgment Day. Also, I would refer you to the sum total picture from the 87 verses on the matter of baptism found throughout the NT. After reading all these posts and the 87 verses, I'd be interested in discussing with you your response. God bless. Rowdy |
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7 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Eph 4:9 | Rowdy | 133992 | ||
I must admit, dear friend Tim, I read your posts and sometimes I can't tell whether you're on my side arguing in favor of my posts or on the other side arguing against. "Faith is a complete trust in God. It is a surrender to His will. It even includes obedience to His commands. But, faith is not 'mere mental assent'! "Would you care to show me anywhere in Scripture where faith is defined as 'mere mental assent'?" I'll mention here again there is, by the Forum's count exactly 87 verses from the NT to add to this discussion. (Just be sure to insert the word "bapti" in the Word Search to get them all.) Please don't misunderstand me, I'd be literally the last person in the world to deny the solid truth behind every one of the scriptures you cited above. But please take another look at the article with the quote from Martin Luther. Even he agreed to baptism being essential to one's salvation. "[I] affirm that Baptism is no human trifle, but that it was established by God Himself. Moreover, He earnestly and solemnly commanded that we must be baptized or we shall not be saved. No one is to think that it is an optional matter like putting on a red coat. It is of greatest importance that we hold Baptism in high esteem as something splendid and glorious. The reason why we are striving and battling so strenuously for this view of Baptism is that the world nowadays is full of sects that loudly proclaim that Baptism is merely an external form and that external forms are useless…. Although Baptism is indeed performed by human hands, yet it is truly God’s own action" (1978, pp. 98-99). Don't you see baptism is merely the real and genuine demonstration of real and genuine faith just like you've described above? It is the same principle Naaman discovered in being healed from leporsy. It's the same principle the Israelites discovered when they accepted the gift of the promised land. Although it was a gift of the Promised Land, they still had to obey God in conquering the Cannanites who were there first. God even told them to kill everyone, men, women and children. That too wasn't easy, I'm sure but God said it and Joshua obeyed. King David discovered this principle when he obeyed God, He knew with genuine, absolute confidence that God was with him. How else could he have conquered giant Goliath at least twice as tall as he and at twice the warrior as David? How? Because Goliath was dwarfed when placed beside David AND his God Almighty. When we're baptized and obey ALL of God's other commands then and only then can we approach God with absolute confidence, even to the moment of Judgment Day, as per 1 John 2. With reference to your question about "mere mental assent," that's the modern way to emphasize the point of complete obedience that our friend, Kyle Butt is trying to make. If we as humans hold anything back but absolute obedience to ALL of God's commands, we might as well as stay home. It has the same effect as "mere mental assent." Again, don't you see, King Saul discovered this very important principle when Samuel told him "It's better to obey than to offer sacrifice." When we do/say anything less, it's like we're telling God "OK God, I'll obey but I gotta do it my way, on my terms and conditions; here's my counter-offer." Ananais and Sapphira discovered this principle in Acts 5 and paid with their lives AND their souls. When we hold back from God and actually choose NOT to obey His commands, how can we truly call Him Father and then dare to think we're good to go to Heaven where only the faithful and the obedient with the blood of His dear Son covers their sin? No, my friend, I would beseech you. Study ALL of this article, the truths contained therein but most especially keep studying and praying on this matter. I'll keep on praying for you and God bless. Rowdy |
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8 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Not Specified | Rowdy | 133975 | ||
Continuation...Part 2 of 2 The Bible does teach that those who are being saved are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). It does not, however, teach that a person is saved “by faith alone” without any further acts of obedience. Even Martin Luther recognized that water baptism is not a meritorious work that earns a person salvation. On the other hand, it is an obedient act required by God in order for people to obtain salvation. REFERENCES Luther, Martin (1978), Luther’s Large Catechism, (Saint Louis, MO: Concordia). Lyons, Eric (2003), “The Bible’s Teaching on Baptism: Contradictory or Complimentary,” [On-line], URL: http://www.apologeticspress.org/abdiscr/abdiscr85.html. Warren, Thomas B. and L.S. Ballard (1953), The Warren-Ballard Debate, (Moore, OK: National Christian Press). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2004 Apologetics Press, Inc. All rights reserved. We are happy to grant permission for items in the “Bible Bullets” section to be reproduced in their entirety, as long as the following stipulations are observed: (1) Apologetics Press must be designated as the original publisher; (2) the specific Apologetics Press Web site URL must be noted; (3) the author’s name must remain attached to the materials; (4) any references, footnotes, or endnotes that accompany the article must be included with any written reproduction of the article; (5) alterations of any kind are strictly forbidden (e.g., photographs, charts, graphics, quotations, etc. must be reproduced exactly as they appear in the original); (6) serialization of written material (e.g., running an article in several parts) is permitted, as long as the whole of the material is made available, without editing, in a reasonable length of time; (7) articles, in whole or in part, may not be offered for sale or included in items offered for sale; and (8) articles may not be reproduced in electronic form for posting on Web sites (although links to articles on the Apologetics Press Web site are permitted). For catalog, samples, or further information, contact: Apologetics Press 230 Landmark Drive Montgomery, Alabama 36117 U.S.A. Phone (334) 272-8558 http://www.apologeticspress.org I do hope everyone reads and understands this article is featured out of love and concern for YOUR soul. God bless. Rowdy |
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9 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 133997 | ||
Continuation...Part 2 of 2 The Bible does teach that those who are being saved are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). It does not, however, teach that a person is saved “by faith alone” without any further acts of obedience. Even Martin Luther recognized that water baptism is not a meritorious work that earns a person salvation. On the other hand, it is an obedient act required by God in order for people to obtain salvation. REFERENCES Luther, Martin (1978), Luther’s Large Catechism, (Saint Louis, MO: Concordia). Lyons, Eric (2003), “The Bible’s Teaching on Baptism: Contradictory or Complimentary,” [On-line], URL: http://www.apologeticspress.org/abdiscr/abdiscr85.html. Warren, Thomas B. and L.S. Ballard (1953), The Warren-Ballard Debate, (Moore, OK: National Christian Press). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2004 Apologetics Press, Inc. All rights reserved. We are happy to grant permission for items in the “Bible Bullets” section to be reproduced in their entirety, as long as the following stipulations are observed: (1) Apologetics Press must be designated as the original publisher; (2) the specific Apologetics Press Web site URL must be noted; (3) the author’s name must remain attached to the materials; (4) any references, footnotes, or endnotes that accompany the article must be included with any written reproduction of the article; (5) alterations of any kind are strictly forbidden (e.g., photographs, charts, graphics, quotations, etc. must be reproduced exactly as they appear in the original); (6) serialization of written material (e.g., running an article in several parts) is permitted, as long as the whole of the material is made available, without editing, in a reasonable length of time; (7) articles, in whole or in part, may not be offered for sale or included in items offered for sale; and (8) articles may not be reproduced in electronic form for posting on Web sites (although links to articles on the Apologetics Press Web site are permitted). For catalog, samples, or further information, contact: Apologetics Press 230 Landmark Drive Montgomery, Alabama 36117 U.S.A. Phone (334) 272-8558 http://www.apologeticspress.org I do hope everyone reads and understands this article is featured out of love and concern for YOUR soul. God bless. Rowdy |
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10 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Not Specified | Rowdy | 133974 | ||
Yet another article from from another christian, only this time, based on a man from long ago. Part 1 of 2. MARTIN LUTHER SPEAKS ON “FAITH ONLY” AND BAPTISM by Kyle Butt, M.A. One popular belief in many protestant denominations is the idea that God supplies salvation to each and every person based solely on the faith of that person, apart from any action taken by that individual. This idea, often called sola fide, says, that a person is saved by faith alone. Any number of quotations demonstrating this doctrine can be cited. In a debate with Thomas Warren in 1953, L.S. Ballard affirmed the position that “the alien sinner is saved the very moment he/she believes that Jesus Christ is the son of God” (Warren and Ballard, 1953). This particular belief is commonly worded like this: “People are saved through Christ alone, by grace alone, through faith alone.” According to the modern-day advocates of “faith alone” salvation, water baptism cannot be a requisite to salvation, because it is something “more than” faith. While space limitations prevent a thorough investigation of the biblical doctrine of baptism (see Lyons, 2003), it is interesting to note how far the “faith alone” doctrine has drifted from its original form. The idea of being saved by faith alone is often attributed to Martin Luther. Indeed, he and the other reformers challenged the Catholic Church that sold indulgences and offered a “works-based” type of salvation. Martin Luther often taught that salvation was based on faith alone, and not received based upon a person’s meritorious works. Martin Luther did not, however, take faith alone to mean that mere mental assent to Christ’s deity was sufficient to obtain salvation. In fact, Luther’s idea of faith alone does not conform to the modern-day idea that baptism cannot be required for salvation. While it is understood that the opinions of men are in no way authoritative when it comes to God’s plan for salvation, it is nonetheless interesting to note that Martin Luther believed wholeheartedly in the necessity of baptism as a requisite for salvation. In his Large Catechism, Luther wrote: [I] affirm that Baptism is no human trifle, but that it was established by God Himself. Moreover, He earnestly and solemnly commanded that we must be baptized or we shall not be saved. No one is to think that it is an optional matter like putting on a red coat. It is of greatest importance that we hold Baptism in high esteem as something splendid and glorious. The reason why we are striving and battling so strenuously for this view of Baptism is that the world nowadays is full of sects that loudly proclaim that Baptism is merely an external form and that external forms are useless…. Although Baptism is indeed performed by human hands, yet it is truly God’s own action (1978, pp. 98-99). From Luther’s comments about baptism, it is obvious that he viewed water baptism as essential for salvation. Many of the protestant denominations that attribute their ideas about “faith only” to Martin Luther have not been taught that Luther’s concept of faith alone was not in opposition to works of God (like baptism and repentance), but in opposition to meritorious works by which a person believes that he or she “earns” salvation. What, then, would Martin Luther say to those today who teach that “faith alone” excludes baptism? Listen to his words pertaining to this teaching: But our know-it-alls, the new spirit people, claim that faith alone saves and that human works and outward forms contribute nothing to this. We answer: It is of course true that nothing in us does it except faith, as we shall hear later. But these blind leaders of the blind refuse to see that faith must have something in which it believes, that is, something it clings to, something on which to plant its feet and into which to sink its roots. Thus faith clings to the water and believes Baptism to be something in which there is pure salvation and life, not through the water, as I have emphasized often enough, but because God’s name is joined to it…. It follows from this that whoever rejects Baptism rejects God’s word, faith, and the Christ who directs us to Baptism and binds us to it (1978, pp. 101-102). Martin Luther was a man. He made many mistakes and believed things about the Bible that were not true. It should be noted, however, that the “faith only” doctrine attributed so often to him has been misrepresented on a grand scale. Martin Luther’s words are unambiguous and clear. His “faith only” doctrine did not exclude baptism as necessary for salvation. Could it be the case that those who loudly tout the “faith only” mantra have not thoroughly investigated the works of the man to whom the doctrine is so often attributed? Please see Part 2 of 2. God bless. Rowdy |
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11 | Baptism or No? Our Forefathers said... | Eph 4:9 | Rowdy | 133984 | ||
Yet another article from from another christian, only this time, based on a man from long ago. Part 1 of 2. MARTIN LUTHER SPEAKS ON “FAITH ONLY” AND BAPTISM by Kyle Butt, M.A. One popular belief in many protestant denominations is the idea that God supplies salvation to each and every person based solely on the faith of that person, apart from any action taken by that individual. This idea, often called sola fide, says, that a person is saved by faith alone. Any number of quotations demonstrating this doctrine can be cited. In a debate with Thomas Warren in 1953, L.S. Ballard affirmed the position that “the alien sinner is saved the very moment he/she believes that Jesus Christ is the son of God” (Warren and Ballard, 1953). This particular belief is commonly worded like this: “People are saved through Christ alone, by grace alone, through faith alone.” According to the modern-day advocates of “faith alone” salvation, water baptism cannot be a requisite to salvation, because it is something “more than” faith. While space limitations prevent a thorough investigation of the biblical doctrine of baptism (see Lyons, 2003), it is interesting to note how far the “faith alone” doctrine has drifted from its original form. The idea of being saved by faith alone is often attributed to Martin Luther. Indeed, he and the other reformers challenged the Catholic Church that sold indulgences and offered a “works-based” type of salvation. Martin Luther often taught that salvation was based on faith alone, and not received based upon a person’s meritorious works. Martin Luther did not, however, take faith alone to mean that mere mental assent to Christ’s deity was sufficient to obtain salvation. In fact, Luther’s idea of faith alone does not conform to the modern-day idea that baptism cannot be required for salvation. While it is understood that the opinions of men are in no way authoritative when it comes to God’s plan for salvation, it is nonetheless interesting to note that Martin Luther believed wholeheartedly in the necessity of baptism as a requisite for salvation. In his Large Catechism, Luther wrote: [I] affirm that Baptism is no human trifle, but that it was established by God Himself. Moreover, He earnestly and solemnly commanded that we must be baptized or we shall not be saved. No one is to think that it is an optional matter like putting on a red coat. It is of greatest importance that we hold Baptism in high esteem as something splendid and glorious. The reason why we are striving and battling so strenuously for this view of Baptism is that the world nowadays is full of sects that loudly proclaim that Baptism is merely an external form and that external forms are useless…. Although Baptism is indeed performed by human hands, yet it is truly God’s own action (1978, pp. 98-99). From Luther’s comments about baptism, it is obvious that he viewed water baptism as essential for salvation. Many of the protestant denominations that attribute their ideas about “faith only” to Martin Luther have not been taught that Luther’s concept of faith alone was not in opposition to works of God (like baptism and repentance), but in opposition to meritorious works by which a person believes that he or she “earns” salvation. What, then, would Martin Luther say to those today who teach that “faith alone” excludes baptism? Listen to his words pertaining to this teaching: But our know-it-alls, the new spirit people, claim that faith alone saves and that human works and outward forms contribute nothing to this. We answer: It is of course true that nothing in us does it except faith, as we shall hear later. But these blind leaders of the blind refuse to see that faith must have something in which it believes, that is, something it clings to, something on which to plant its feet and into which to sink its roots. Thus faith clings to the water and believes Baptism to be something in which there is pure salvation and life, not through the water, as I have emphasized often enough, but because God’s name is joined to it…. It follows from this that whoever rejects Baptism rejects God’s word, faith, and the Christ who directs us to Baptism and binds us to it (1978, pp. 101-102). Martin Luther was a man. He made many mistakes and believed things about the Bible that were not true. It should be noted, however, that the “faith only” doctrine attributed so often to him has been misrepresented on a grand scale. Martin Luther’s words are unambiguous and clear. His “faith only” doctrine did not exclude baptism as necessary for salvation. Could it be the case that those who loudly tout the “faith only” mantra have not thoroughly investigated the works of the man to whom the doctrine is so often attributed? Please see Part 2 of 2. God bless. Rowdy |
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12 | How does mercy triumph over judgment? | James 2:13 | Rowdy | 133964 | ||
My main point was the antitype of Moses in "foreshadowing" the coming of Christ as the Perfect Advocate of the whole world for all time, past, future and present. Praise the Lord for both the OT and NT. They both do an excellent job of supporting each other for their respective purpose. Like I mentioned, I enjoyed reading your post. Good to see your posts once again on the Forum. God bless. Rowdy |
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13 | How does mercy triumph over judgment? | James 2:13 | Rowdy | 133943 | ||
I can only add this scripture as a demonstration of the truth from Colin's statement. Good post by the way. Ex 32:7 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, "Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. 8 "They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and have sacrificed to it and said, 'This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!'" 9 The LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and behold, they are an obstinate people. 10 "Now then let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation." 11 Then Moses entreated the LORD his God, and said, "O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people whom You have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 "Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'With evil intent He brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your burning anger and change Your mind about doing harm to Your people. 13 "Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'" 14 So the LORD changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people. 15 Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets which were written on both sides; they were written on one side and the other. Here we see both God's absolution devotion to perfect Justice AND His infinite Mercy. Of course, we can also see and understand why Moses issues such a harsh judgment on these Israelites in the next few verses. Thanks be to God, we too have the Perfect Advocate/Intermediary between us and God. Christ and His Perfect Sacrifice is the ONLY thing standing between us and certain, eternal destruction. I hope this helps and God bless. Rowdy |
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14 | If you never admit when you are wrong... | Titus 3:9 | Rowdy | 133904 | ||
A similar statement in support, you've probably heard it. "Never argue with a fool as pretty soon, it becomes difficult to distinguish between the two." Appreciate your words and God bless. Rowdy |
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15 | how was joshua able to stay faithful | Joshua | Rowdy | 133891 | ||
I can only answer your latter question with the following verses. Josh 24:14 "Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." If you really want to know the whole life of Joshua, re-read the book with name. If you just want a brief summary, Chapter 24 is pretty good, given by Joshua himself. Hope this helps and God bless. Rowdy |
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16 | Baptism-What Does the Bible Teach? | Acts 2:38 | Rowdy | 133837 | ||
"I would like to better understand your position. Are you saying that water baptism is a requirement of salvation, and that a person will be eternally damned if they are not water baptized?" In response to your question above, I can only quote just one of the scriptures that applies. Mark 16:16 "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. As I understand the scriptures here, the Lord is very clear. The word "and" is a conjuction which marries the two verbs "believe" and "be baptized." I realize not everyone endorses this interpretation but there are many millions throughout the world that do. I futher understand it's not a popular concept with the Forum or the Lockman Foundation as evidenced by the famous "Note to Viewers" hereunder. I can only quote from the scriptures and comply with their simple message. I would also re-introduce to you the verses below in what I call the Lord's principle of "better safe than sorry." Matt 5:29 "If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 "If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell. I hope this helps in clarifying the issue. God bless. Rowdy |
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17 | How does God determine the difference? | Heb 6:1 | Rowdy | 133757 | ||
Just one more troublesome post from your favorite pest. I thought I'd throw this into the discussion and would be interested in your response. Copied for reference Matt 25:31 "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.' 41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' 45 "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." Since we're all going to be able to go to Heaven based only on our belief as you've stated, how does this square with Jesus' teaching above? I await your response. Thanks for your patience and God bless. Rowdy |
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18 | Are we too dull to understand the Bible? | Heb 6:1 | Rowdy | 133690 | ||
I thought of another response to your post while I was eating lunch, because your harsh words weigh very heavily on my mind. Have you ever considered how the prophets of God felt when they received the kind of chastisements such as your's above? One of the worst treatments was Jer 38:6 Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchijah the king's son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. I'm sure you know the scriptures at least as well as I do if not better. I indicated a similar statement to Hank and meant every word of it. This controversy on this subject has been raging for centuries so I just count myself blessed to be in the same crowd with Jeremiah and all the other prophets. I will continue to pray for all of you. God bless. Rowdy |
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19 | Are we too dull to understand the Bible? | Heb 6:1 | Rowdy | 133681 | ||
I keep responding to your posts but you don't seem willing to respond completely to mine. Why do not respond to all the points in my posts since they're also supported with scripture? Still looking...God bless. Rowdy |
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20 | What is a repentance from dead works? | Heb 6:1 | Rowdy | 133680 | ||
If they're done in His name with a humble attitude, I'd think these kind of acts would be pleasing to Him. Don't you think so? But He is the ultimate Judge, our opinions don't really count for much in the final analysis, on Judgment Day. Tell me what you think. God bless. Rowdy |
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