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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: bwlliams Ordered by Date |
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1 | Is this not the Trinity? | Acts | bwlliams | 49526 | ||
The scripture states in Romans 10:9-11 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Why should one confess anything other than what is scriptural? There is no need to confess words that are not found in the Bible. If one is forced to confess things that are not biblical, one must question the motives of those that are doing the coersion. The Apostles did not use the word "Trinity". Some say it is implied. One should be very wary of what others say is implied. Doctrine by implication is not sound doctrine. Paul said we are to hold fast to the form of sound words. We can do no better than Peter who confessed "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. (Mat 16:16) or Jesus, who said, 36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? (Joh 10:36) or God, who said, And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.(Mat 3:17) After all is said and done, one can do no better than to confess what Peter preached on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:22-23) "Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it." | ||||||
2 | How did the Trinity concept come to be? | Acts | bwlliams | 49523 | ||
There is an excellent book out on the formation of the doctrine of the trinity called, "When Jesus Became God." It is highly informative on how the controversy of Anathasean vs Arianism developed and how trinitarianism won out. | ||||||
3 | Abel's sacrifice better than Cain's? | Heb 11:4 | bwlliams | 47110 | ||
If one would notice in the Genesis account of the incident of Cain and Abel's sacrifice, Abel sacrificed the firstling of his flock, while Cain offered his sacrifice "in the process of time." Abel offered the sacrifice of a ready mind, while Cain offered one out of convenience. The issue then becomes one of the heart. By offering out of a ready mind, Abel manifested an open door to his heart for examination by God. This makes his sacrifice acceptable. By offering a sacrifice when convenient, Cain manifested an open door to his heart, but behind the door he was hiding sin. Notice, the revelation and opportunity God gave Cain. God told Cain, "If you do well, will it not be accepted?" God gave Cain another opportunity. But, Cain fulfilled the second part of God's statement. "If you do not do well, sin lies at the door." One writer said, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the LORD will not hear me.(Ps 66:18)" Again he said, "Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, the man in whose spirit there is no deceitPs 32:2)." Cain proved that he hid hatred in his heart by not regarding God's word in murdering his brother. His sacrifice was not acceptable because his heart was not right. Therefore, he did not offer it by faith. Abel's sacrifice was offered by faith. Always remember, they that have faith are always hated by those who do not. We are warned beware of those that follow after the "way of Cain (Jude 11), for they are spots on our feasts of charity. In other words, they defile the righteous. We are to offer to God a sacrifice out of a pure heart. |
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