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1 | Are we to expect unity? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170061 | ||
Dear Wos, If there be a movement from within the church which is aimed at dividing Jewish believers from Gentile believers, I would view it as highly controversial. Perhaps it is a localized teaching specific to your area. Or perhaps it may be more prevalent within certain denominations. What Scripture do they appeal to as the basis for their teaching? Sounds cultic to me. 1 Cor 1:13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? John |
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2 | Are we to expect unity? | Gal 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170066 | ||
Thanks John. Although you may have misunderstood the intent behind my question as being just a question, you offered your opinion, which makes your point of view clear to me. “1 Cor 1:13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?” Thank you Brother. WOS |
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3 | Are we to expect unity? | Gal 3:28 | CDBJ | 170077 | ||
Greetings WOS, I believe that whenever the USA separates it’s self from the Jews, be it for whatever reason, I think we as a nation are on the way out! Genesis 12:1-3 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: [2] And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: [3] And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. CDBJ |
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4 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170121 | ||
Rom 9:6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; Rom 9:7 nor are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants, but: "THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED." Rom 9:8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants. How does this passage fit with what you stated? Thanks, John |
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5 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | CDBJ | 170140 | ||
Greetings hobbs, Let me see if I'm hearing you right. Are you suggesting that Gen 12:3 is only talking about believers and not the offspring of Abraham in general? Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. "Presuming" that you are right in your opinion, would you say that all of those that God delivered out of Egypt were believers? Many of us, me included, are the wild olive tree and we, only by the grace of God, have been grafted in where the “natural branches” have been “temporally” broken off. The Jews are still the chosen “people” of God and make no mistake about it! I am a firm believer in the following, with emphasis on the word “ALL”. Romans 11:25-28 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. [26] And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: [27] For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. [28] As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. CDBJ |
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6 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | DocTrinsograce | 170143 | ||
Dear CDBJ, Accordingly to Rabbinic teaching some of the Egyptians accompanied the Israelites, choosing to leave their world behind, and follow the leading of Moses. When I heard that, I thought about the power of God that they had witnessed. The plagues repudiated all that they had originally believed. That causes us to wonder, were the miracles performed in Egypt done for the benefit of the children of Abraham, or for the Egyptians? :-) God grafts into the tree whoever He pleases! Just some random thoughts -- spurred by your post -- from a child of Abraham who was grafted into the tree anyway. :-) In Him, Doc |
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7 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | CDBJ | 170146 | ||
Hi Doc, This is a hoot! I started reading that post before I looked to see who sent it. I was thinking to myself, as I was reading; I’m going to ask Doc if this is true, then I got to the bottom and notice it was you that sent it. Now what do I do; have fun, CDBJ An after thought, Have you ever considered that you were never really broken off from the natural tree? Surly the Lord knew, so why break you off just to graft you back in again; you have probably just been pruned on a little bit and the Lord know just where to clip! Emphasis being on the word “some”, not all were broken off, and notice wild olive grafted in among “them” and with “them” partakest of the root and fatness. It looks to me like “you” are one of the “them”. Romans 11:17 And if “some” of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; What a great heritage, CDBJ |
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8 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | DocTrinsograce | 170150 | ||
Dear Brother CDBJ, You asked, "Have you ever considered that you were never really broken off from the natural tree?" Yes, I had. But that would imply that salvation was meritable as a matter of genetics. Worse still, it would imply that salvation was through something other than the atoning power of Jesus alone through faith alone by grace alone. You see, once I was lost, now I am saved. When I was lost, would I have been part of the tree? :-) However, we aren't left to speculate about such things. Paul goes on and writes, "And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again." (Romans 11:23 ESV) I praise God, thanking Him daily, that once broken off, He in His divine grace, has grafted me back in again! In Him, Doc |
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