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1 | When is it time to say no? | 2 Tim 3:1 | bronx hulk | 111020 | ||
Compudex, I agree with you that the Word of God has been comprimised with every new translation out there. Only the KJV has the annointing of God. For those that would disagree, I suggest they take time to pray on this matter. Not to say that you cannot serve God with other bibles, but to get the best understanding, the KJV is the one to use. The scripture I listed says this: 1 This know also, that in the LAST DAYS perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. We are without a doubt in the last days and it should be no surprise that Satan has attacked the very thing that we need to survive; the Word of God. I don't think there is anything we can do about it except be educated ourselves and educate others on this topic. Of course, let every man be persuaded in his own mind. As the scripture says, people are ever learning, but never coming to the knowledge of the truth. If you take time to ponder that verse, you will see that people have alot of knowledge of God, but don't completely understand things about Him like you mentioned in your statement. 2 Thess 2:3 says: 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a FALLING AWAY first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; The falling away mentioned is the church falling away from the true understanding of God. The world cannot fall away because it is already in a fallen state. Things like what you mentioned is a sign of the church starting to fall away. Once we start to add or take away from the Word, we have commited a great sin. I feel sorry for the person who decided that they had a better idea and felt like translating a perfectly good translation. Rev 22:18-19 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. What do you think? |
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2 | Still looking for my answer | 1 Cor 8:1 | bronx hulk | 95374 | ||
Good to hear your dedication and zeal is true. If you keep on this path, you will be fine. Remember to always use the Word for guidance. The Spirit God has given you, coupled with earnest humbleness, will lead you always! Man will let you down every time! We are all subject to foolishness and pride and sin and mistakes as long as we wear this flesh. Trust no one but God!! (Not even pretty articles written by "a great theologean") The Word of God is all that matters. God bless, Sal |
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3 | is it wrong to date or marry outside of | Bible general Archive 2 | bronx hulk | 95106 | ||
SD, Your question was answered very well by everyone. I would only like to add these verses. Prov 24:23, 28:21 Acts 10:34 Rom 2:11 Eph 6:9 Col 3:25 James 2:1-9 1 Pet 1:17 They all lead to the same term "There is no respect of persons with God" Respect of persons means any type of prejudice, wheather racial, financial or appearance. Now, they don't specifically refer to dating, but in making judgements. However, one would have to say that if God doesn't judge people differently according to their looks, then this same line of reasoning would also apply to dating. Hope that helped, Sal |
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4 | Still looking for my answer | 1 Cor 8:1 | bronx hulk | 94845 | ||
challen, Did you ever receive your answer? Everyone listed the perfect scriptures and understandings for you so I will not go into it any further. I promised I would address that article you mentioned so that is why I am writing. I was going to go over it piece by piece and list all scriptures going against what it says, but that would take forever and a day. If I did, I could wind up publishing this note as a novel! It is more fitting to answer it in a conversational bible study. However, I will give you one example that you can use to dismiss that whole article. That article goes on and on, listing scriptures and it was making me dizzy because it was using many out of the proper context. The main point of that article (from what I gather) is that we should still be following God's Law from the old testament. Here's my example that I will use to say that that is nonsense. Part of God's law was to sacrifice animals for various reasons, mostly for forgiveness of sins. That will no longer be an accepted form of repentance. It is only through Christ that we are forgiven of sins. So the law did change. There are many other examples, but I will just use that one to keep it simple. I have no idea how someone could say that we must still follow the old law. If that's the case, we all need to build altars in our backyard and conduct animal sacrifices or else God will not forgive us of our sins. Do you see my point? God bless, Sal |
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5 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | bronx hulk | 94844 | ||
Dear Baptist, It sounds to me that you do have the answer to your own question. You said that you do not condemn your friend, yet he is gluttonous. Why do you not condemn him? Because you can see that he has a heart to serve God. I think that we all understand that we might not repent of every sin before we die. If not, will God condemn us to hell? NO! Why not? Because our whole walk, we have tried to serve God with our ALL. I know I listed these scriptures before, but it is what Jesus said that the scripture in 1 John 3:10 elaborated on. Matt 7:15-23 They shall be known by their fruits!! Read those scriptures very carefully and you will receive your answer. Now when I say that it is the matter of the heart I mean this: If you look at the Pharisees and Sadducees, it seemed outwardly that they served God. They appeared to follow the law as strict as possible. Matt 23:23-28 28 "Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity". So how do we tell the difference between someone who is only outwardly appearing righteous and the true children of God? You look at the motives of why they are doing the things they are, i.e. the heart. Are they self righteous or are they doing it for God? As Jesus said to the Pharisees in Matt 23:5-7 5 "But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments," Sometimes it might take a while for you to discern who is in it for God and who is in it for themselves. But their motives will be revealed through their actions (fruits). In Matt 24:42-51 It clearly points out that we must be serving God or we will not inherit eternal life, even as Christians. Rom 6:15-16 15 "What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under GRACE? God forbid. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" So just because we are under grace does not mean that we have a one way ticket to heaven. We must now use the Spirit to serve God. But what about those Christians that have so much trouble serving? Again...are they trying with their ALL? Rom 14 entire chapter explains about those who are weak in the faith. Also in Matt 13:8 it talks about the seeds in good ground and it says "But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold." Here, Jesus says the ones in good ground will have different levels of bearing fruit. Some will bear fruit 30 times over, some 60 and some 100. We need to accept those that are not bearing as much fruit as the others, but are still bearing fruit. Does any of this make sense or help you in your quest for your answer? I'm sorry if I didn't answer your question. I am really trying!! :o) May God bless you brother, Matt 5:6, 7:7 Sal |
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6 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | bronx hulk | 94705 | ||
Good morning Ray, I'm not sure if I understand you correctly but I will try to answer this. The Spirit I was talking about and His Spirit are the same thing. Whenever I use a capital S for Spirit, I am talking about the Holy Ghost. So, yes, of course we should follow God's Holy Spirit. That is what will lead us into eternal life. We are a spirit We have the Holy Spirit in us We have a soul Now, if we got into what the difference between our spirit and our soul is, this study could go on forever with everyone's different understandings. I will give you mine and leave it alone because I cannot back it up with scripture. So if someone wants to debate this, I cannot. If someone has an understanding with scripture, I would like to know so I could have a better understanding. Your spirit is your conscience/mind Your soul is your emotions/heart The Spirit of God dwells in us I hope I was able to clear up my statements for you. Let me know Grace and peace, Sal |
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7 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | bronx hulk | 94695 | ||
Hi Ray, Actually, I probably should have said "The Spirit God has given you (Holy Ghost)" instead of "Your Spirit". It is through the Spirit of God that all things spiritual are revealed to us. Discerning who is a child of God would be a spiritual revelation. In Christ, Sal |
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8 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | bronx hulk | 94555 | ||
Brother Baptistbred, I speak for me and this might not be true for everyone. But I have the spiritual gift of Discernment of spirits. That helps me to know who is who and what is what. That scripture says "In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother." See the colon after "devil"? That means the next statement will explain the previous one. So someone who is not doing righteousness is not of God. Let's dig into that statement because it's alot more than doing good deeds. What is righteousness? -- Right standing with God So if you are not doing things that are pleasing to God, then you are not one of His. Just because someone goes and feeds the hungry or something doesn't make them righteous. Read Matt 7:20-23. The key to that passage is that who does the Will of the Father will enter into heaven. Did God tell you to feed the hungry or was it your own idea? Have you not heard the Lord speak to you before? Try to use that same type of communication to recieve who is who. If you really pay attention, you can see who is trying with their heart to please God, and who is just playing at this game. Your Spirit should be able to tell you. Pray on this matter for wisdom and sight and God will reveal it to you. Especially if you are in a leadership position, God will reveal these things to you. He will need you to use that information to make righteous judgements. I hope that helps some. Please let me know if you want me to elaborate any more. God bless, Sal |
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9 | Who makes the rules? | 1 John 3:9 | bronx hulk | 94433 | ||
Dear Baptistbred, You have brought out a very detailed question. I think I might be able to help. First, I would like to address the scripture you mentioned in Romans 7. In this passage, your answer might be found. Before I get into it, I'd like to explain how to read it. I know you have been studying for a long time, so I don't want to sound demeaning. But sometimes we forget how to properly read the Word of God. I say that in all humbleness and respect for you and your service to God. I don't know how much you know, so I will start from the beginning as if you know nothing. It's easier that way. So don't take that as disrespect. Remember that the epistles are letters written to people. With that, we should try to always read above and below, sometimes even into the next chapter. In Romans 7:15-24, Paul is speaking as someone who is not covered by the blood of Christ. He does that alot in his letters, giving the hypothetical opinion of a non believer or is sarcastic in his words. It is important to recognize when he is doing that. So in this passage, he is trying to explain what happens when someone without Christ tries to follow the law of God. And he is putting himself in that person's shoes, describing the confusion and the battle that happens inside that person. How can I follow the law of God? I try to but fail every time because I am carnal!! He then sums it up with one question...vs 24. "Who will deliver me from this body of death?" Then he steps out of that persons shoes, becomes the apostle Paul again, and answeres his own questions in vs 25. "Through Christ!!" But it doesn't stop there. The same train of thought continues into chapter 8 up to vs 14. In vs 1 "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." So now we have the Spirit of God and we have no condemnation as long as we are walking after the Spirit. Then the rest of that passage up to vs. 13 is explaining why we must walk after the Spirit. Because even though we have the Spirit, we must still use it and follow it if we want to inherit eternal life. Because in Vs 14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." Which leads us into your original question in 1 John 3:9. If we are born of God (His sons), then we are following His Spirit and not commiting sin. Now as far as every little sin that we do, and the remainder of your question. In Ps 130:3,4 it says "If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, WHO SHALL STAND? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared." We have faith to know that God does not charge each little sin that we do against us. In Matt 18:21,22 it says "21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until SEVENTY times seven." He wasn't saying to do forgive only 490 times, but saying to be limitless in our forgiveness. If that is our charge, how much more is God able to forgive us of our sins? But it all comes down to the matter of the heart. Are you trying to serve God with your all? Rev 3:15,16. From what you said about your background, I think you should be able to piece it all together from here. Take into consideration how the rest of the Word ties into this undersstanding. What I mean is how we must forgive or we won't be forgiven, how we must love one another, how we must love God, pray, serve, be holy, be a new creature, etc. Which brings us up to 1 John 3:10. If you are not doing the things you are taught and following the standards and commandments of God, then you are not one of His. You are just in it for yourself. It is obvious to me who is of God and who isn't. The problem you might be facing is that you have seen many bad examples of Christians who claim that they are Christians, but are not completely sold out to God. They will be known by their fruits. Are they being dilligent and serving the Lord with their all, or are they just riding the wave and going to church for that pat on the back? The truth is that there are many tares in the house of God. You must be able to recognize them. Matt 13:25-30 Rom 16:17. As far as your friend who is an overeater... Mark 7:15-23 And as far as commiting sins and repenting of every one. We are covered by the blood, but where is your heart in the matter? If you are just using that as an excuse to sin, then you will not be forgiven. But if you are trying to serve God with your all, then you will be. God looks at the heart. David did some pretty bad things, but God called him a man after His own heart. Hope this helps, Sal |
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10 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | bronx hulk | 94307 | ||
Hey brother, Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you on this. I've been distracted. I also believe that there is a perfect will and a permissible will. You see that example when God decided to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah and Abraham interceded and God was willing to grant Abraham his prayers. What you brought up about Pharoah does puzzle me, I admit. Because if he was created to be rebellious, then by being that way, he was actually serving God. I have to revert back to Romans 9:18-22. in vs. 19 it says, then why does He find fault if He is the one who had done this and no one can resist His will? Then it goes on to say that we cannot question God's motives. In vs. 22, it says that God shows His wrath through these vessels He creates that are "fitted to destruction" It also says that He longsuffers with them. Which tells me that He created them even though He knows that their very being will grieve Him, He creates them anyway for the reason in vs. 23 "And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory". If you look in Prov 21:1 it says "The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he TURNETH it whithersoever he will." If God really wanted to avoid all of the torment and plagues, He could have done that. But He wanted to show His power (Rom 9:22-23). The same thing applies to Lucifer, in my mind. If you read Is 46:10 it says, "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:" The phrase "Declaring the end from the beginning" tells me that God meant for all this to happen in the first place. Now as far as James 1:13-16 goes, I see it like this... It is talking to the saints of God just as is the whole Word. The Word of God is not written for the world, but His children. This passage is saying that God will not set His CHILDREN up for failure. In vs. 12 it says "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." It is clearly talking to the Saints of God. We know the world cannot endure temptaion because they do not have the Spirit of God. Even if the world does endure some type of temptation, it certainly does not mean they will receive a crown of life. So I do not believe Pharaoh, Lucifer, or any other "vessel fitted for destruction" would fall under this protection in James 1:13-16. So, all in all, this is the conclusion that I get from these scriptures... That God knew exactly what He was doing, planned all this from the beginning and is allowing the gray areas to take their course. The gray areas are where free will, permissive will of God, and man's own faults come into play. Those things that do not interfere with God's eternal plan will be my definition of gray areas. But Lucifer would not be a gray area and definately part of His eternal plan. So, my conclusion on this whole study is this: Does evil (sin) exist? Of course Did God create sin? No, it just is because there is an opposite of good. Does evil (Satan) exist? Of course Did God create Lucifer? Yes And the 64,000 dollar question... Did God plan for him to become the epitomaeh of evil? I believe so, but I can see other's viewpoint if they don't think so. However, I cannot be persuaded in that direction. This study has been a blessing!! Take care, Sal |
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11 | Still looking for my answer | 1 Cor 8:1 | bronx hulk | 94144 | ||
OK, Just a quick note. I read a little of this article and it is nonsense. I will go over it very carefully and use scripture to back my stand. It will take some time since it could become a few pages. I will try to make it as brief as possible. But I urge you to read scripture for yourself. Do not take my word or anyone elses word on what scripture is saying (even if it is in a printed article). It is IMPORTANT that you receive for yourself from scripture. That is what this walk is about--building a relationship with God so you do not have to use man to get to him. Read Matt 7:15. Just a note on Matt 4:4. It has nothing to do with the topic of dietary law. Satan was trying to get Christ to Doubt who He was and Christ used the Word to battle him. Satan was also using the Word against Christ in that passage. He was quoting true scriptures, but using them against Jesus. Jesus had to come back with the FULL understanding of the Word to battle that. Which is ironic because that is the case we have here with that article you found. It is using the Word out of context. Give me some time and I will give you what I receive on it. But I urge you again... Do not fall for mans wisdom, but decipher the scriptures for yourself!! Seek the truth! Yours in Christ, Sal |
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12 | Still looking for my answer | 1 Cor 8:1 | bronx hulk | 94140 | ||
No I didn't. I'll have to read that and get back to you on it later. But the scriptures I gave you are quite clear. We are allowed to eat anything we want now. The dietary law is not required anymore. |
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13 | Elaborate, Please | 1 Cor 8:1 | bronx hulk | 94135 | ||
Sure, I like for people to read things and receive from God first before I give my understanding. This way it is more personal for you if you receive from God for yourself. You have to read the whole chapter. Pay particular attention to verse 8. It is saying that we are now free to eat whatever we want. But if your brother is offended by what you eat, then you should not eat it in front of him. This same logic applies to other things such as drinking. Although it is not a sin to drink, if your brother has a problem with it, then you should not do it in front of him. Read also Romans chapter 14. Not eating pork was part of the Law. Christ freed us from that law. Now we have certain liberties that were'nt available before. We are now under grace. Rom 6:14 Let me know if you need any further elaboration. God bless, Sal |
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14 | Dietary Law Today | 1 Cor 8:1 | bronx hulk | 94128 | ||
Your answer can be found in 1 corin chapter 8. | ||||||
15 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | bronx hulk | 93712 | ||
Sorry, Verses 11-23. I bring that up just as you have assumed. Esau nor Pharaoh did not play a role in the aspect of being rejected until a certain point in time when God saw fit. Could that not also apply to Lucifer and the role that he plays in the grand scheme of things? I ask this question unfairly because, truth is, I don't think it could be convincingly answered on either side. It's just a question for discussion, not one of looking for an answer. Just like the question you asked about who forced me to accept Christ? Well, no one did, but after I did, it seemed like that was what I was put here to do--serve God. I look at Eph 1:3-11. It does talk about us being predestinated. Now, how much our free will plays a part in that, I don't know. Do you have any idea? Be blessed, Sal |
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16 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | bronx hulk | 93591 | ||
How do you read Romans 9? Do you think that it could apply to this? |
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17 | How do we discipline church members? | Matt 18:15 | bronx hulk | 93409 | ||
Hi, I think your pastor handeled it perfectly. Read Matt 18:15-17. There is a time when you must kick people out of the church that are not willing to receive. Notice that the woman said she loved the church, not God. There is a big difference between the two. Take a look at these scriptures and let them speak for themselves. Your pastors job: Is 56:10 Ezekiel 33:4-6 What to do about people who do not receive: 1 Corin 5:6-7 Rom 16:17-18 That woman was not willing to serve God, only her own wants and desires. She didn't belong in your church causing division. I would have done the same thing. The Word of God cut her and made her embarassed and cry. That's what it does sometimes. Maybe this harshness will make her see the error of her ways and repent from them. We as people are too afraid to "spank" others when they are being bad for fear of hurting their feelings. Our feelings do not matter, only what God wants and says matters. I applaud your pastor for doing his job and not being afraid to speak the truth! God bless, Sal |
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18 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | bronx hulk | 93291 | ||
Hey Curtman, I was going over this a little bit this weekend. I saw something on this verse that I didn't see before. It does say "create" evil, not created. Indicating a present/future tense. So I can see how this would mean He causes destruction. Destruction would be an ongoing thing, unlike evil which is a thing "made" one time and used over and over again. I was using Is 45:7 out of context. You all had the correct understanding of it. That is why I couldn't get my point across very well. I was using the wrong scriptures!! My whole point was about God's eternal plan, not about Him causing people to sin or putting immorality on the earth. I still think you might disagree here, but I do believe He intended for the devil to become what he is. Is 46:10 "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure" I see evil as Satan. Not as immorality. I think it's just a matter of perspective at this point. But I am fully convinced that God created everything, even the devil, to be the evil being that he is. I will change my wording from God created evil, to God created the devil to serve Him. I am fully persuaded on that. God bless, Sal |
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19 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | bronx hulk | 93127 | ||
Got em, thanks. It will take me a while to look them over, I got alot of responses to this. Plus I need to prepare to give the Word at church tomorrow. God bless, Sal |
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20 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | bronx hulk | 93125 | ||
BradK, Thanks, I wrote down these scriptures. Give me some time to look them over. As far as wanting to hear my points, follow the study all the way up the chain and start at the first question. This got pretty in depth. Be forewarned, it will take a while!! It makes me tired just thinking about it :o) Sal |
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