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1 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 73448 | ||
The reason I haven't answered this question is because you didn't send it to me. Your question was as follows "If a person can turn away from God, I guess they can turn back again and again and again. Question, How many times did Christ die on the cross? How many times does He need to pay the price?" the answer to your question can be found in Hebrews 6:4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 6:5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6:6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 10:26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 10:27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. 10:28 Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 10:29 How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? 10:30 For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY." And again, "THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE." 10:31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 10:32 But remember the former days, when, after being enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings, 10:33 partly by being made a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations, and partly by becoming sharers with those who were so treated. 10:34 For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one. 10:35 Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 10:36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 10:37 FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY. 10:38 BUT MY RIGHTEOUS ONE SHALL LIVE BY FAITH; AND IF HE SHRINKS BACK, MY SOUL HAS NO PLEASURE IN HIM. 10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul. All verses from the NASB Blessings New Creature |
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2 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 73494 | ||
10:39 But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul. This verse sums up the chapter. The writer of Hebrews seems absolutely certain in the security of a true believer (the righteous one). Therefore the one who shrinks back was not righteous to begin with. John speaks to this issue saying that those who went out from amongnst the fellowship of believers did so because they were not believers at all, but mere professors: 1 John 2:19 "They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us." I don't intend this in an unkind way, but I find it somewhat ironic that a person who takes the name of New Creature can fail to see the fullness of what being a "new creature" means. How can it be that a new creature should, like a dog, return to it's own vomit? I find this idea to be contrary to scripture. If you are correct that new creatures may become old dead creatures, then the new creation must be preserved through human effort (works of righteosness). How can this be when the Bible says "the just shall live by faith"? Faith is a gift from God and the gifts of God are irrevocable. John Reformed |
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3 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 73553 | ||
John the letter to the Hebrews, is written to Jewish Christian’s. They are converts from Judiaism to Christianity, and are warned about returning to Judiaism. In Hebrews, the writer refers to his readers as brethren. Heb. 3:1,12; 10:19; 13:22, because the writer acknowledages them as Christian brothers. Hebrews contains warnings to these converts. Nevertheless they were Christian's Other warnings to these Jewish CHRISTIANS found in Hebrews are: Also take notice of the use of pronouns in these warning verses For this reason WE must pay much closer attention to what WE have heard, so that WE do not drift away from it. Heb. 2:1 how will WE escape if WE neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to US by those who heard, Heb 2:3 Heb 3:12 Take heed, BRETHREN, lest there be in any of YOU an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are WE, if WE hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. Take heed, BRETHREN, lest there be in any of YOU an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. (Heb. 4:6,12) Let US labor, therefore, to enter into that rest, lest ANY MAN fall after the same example of unbelief. (Heb. 4:11) let US hold fast OUR profession. (Heb. 4:14) Hebrews 6:4-6 4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. Let US hold fast the profession of OUR faith without wavering ... For if WE sin willfully after that WE have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for OUR sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge HIS PEOPLE. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. (Heb. 10:23,26-31) Now the just shall live by faith: but if ANY MAN draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. (Heb. 10:38) For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not WE escape, if WE turn away from him that speaketh from heaven (Heb. 12:25) Blessings New Creature |
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4 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 73603 | ||
I have no expectation of convincing you that God is the One who preserves His saints. Your free-willist presuppositions will not allow for the absolute soveriegn rule of the Creator over His creation. However,it would have been good to have some response to the scriptural evidence I supplied in support of "eternal security". John |
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5 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 73614 | ||
John We taked about this topic before. I don't expect you to see things the way I do. I look at things from a Bibical perspective, instead of from a denominational perspective, which I am afraid is how you arrive at your theological stance. Throw away the commentaries and use only your Bible and trust in and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you into all truth Blessings New Creature |
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6 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 73617 | ||
Such humility; I am absolutely underwhelmed! :-) Actually I am very serious about sola scriptura (Scripture alone) as the ultimate authority. You might be surprised by the differences I have with my denomination. Nevertheless, I praise God for the Presbyterian Church (PCA) which has remained faithful to the Bible and to Jesus Christ. God has provided His church with those He has gifted in certain ways. Teachers have an indispensible ministy among the fellowship of the saints. They are to be respected and their instruction is to be seriously considered. This does not negate our responsibility as "good Bereans" to test all things by Scripture. So, I think I'll be keeping my commentarys. The fact that you failed to address the scripture I provided indicates one of two things. 1. You simply ignored it; or 2. You are not able to answer. Which is it? John |
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7 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 73666 | ||
John from your reply I post the following "You might be surprised by the differences I have with my denomination. Nevertheless, I praise God for the Presbyterian Church (PCA) which has remained faithful to the Bible and to Jesus Christ." If you "have differences from your denomination, and you praise God for the Presbyterian Church (PCA) which according to you, has remained faithful to the Bible" Whose perspective is correct, the PCA, or yours? And if you truly believe in Sola Scriptura, and you answer the PCA which you insist has been faithful to the Bible, then your final authority is not actually Sola Scriptura as you claim but a denomination, no matter how loudly you protest. No church or denomination is the final authority on Scripture, although I realize that isn't what your trying to imply here. Unless I am mistaken, then please feel free to correct me. AS far as your last question to me is concerned the answer is option number 1 which you listed, because as I said, nothing I say will convince you of my Bibical perspective, and nothing you can say can convince me that your perspective is correct. I insist on believing God's word, rather than men and their commentaries, which by the way don't even agree with each other. That in itself should be an eye-opener for you to toss them out, and get back to your Bible alone, then let me hear you chant Sola Scriptura. Blessings New Creature |
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8 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 73721 | ||
Dear New Creature, 1 Cor 12:28 And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. Men will continue to disagree on interprtation til the Lord returns and my opinion is that no one has a perfect understanding of God's Word. Nevertheless, it remains our duty to study and pray for enlightenment. I have had my understanding of certain doctrines completely reversed during my lifetime and have reason to suspect that the Lord may have more surprises in store for me. For this reason I demand scriptural proof before I am convinced of the efficacy of any doctrine of any denomination. What concerns me is your disdain of teachers. Unless I am mis-reading you, it sounds as if you have no regard for the rest of the body. I hope that you do not claim to have possession of all the gifts of God that are only available to the body as a whole. God has ordained some with the gift of teaching but New Creature says throw away their works and disregard what they say. Through your posts you have sought to teach others. You have declared certain doctrines as wrong and others as correct. Frankly, your teaching is somewhat confusing. God has ordained teachers but you disregard them. Then you say, learn from the Word alone, but you don't believe in "sola scriptura" which means scripture alone is the final authority. Can you explain any of this to me? John Reformed |
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9 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 73736 | ||
John Simply stated; After reading many of the commentaries, I see the trend is that even notable commentary authors can't even agree with each other. I have compared what the teachers of the past as well as what the modern teachers of our day have put in black and white, with the clear teaching of the Bible as the Holy Spirit guides and have yet to find a single commentary that is Scripturally accurate. I am not saying everything that is in the commentaries is unBibical. The problem as I see it is that many subtle errors that have no Bibical justification are found in every commentary, and in many instances mis-lead. That is why I personally put no trust in man's word. Just keeping my nose in God's word, and TRUSTING that the Holy Spirit will give us discernment, and help us spot truth from error, is what is needed today. IN my experience, many churches which have Bible Studies, or small cell groups, can't even do a Bible study these days without running to the nearest Christian book store to purchase Bible studies which are not rooted in a Bibical perspective, but rather in a denominational perspective. We live in the days of an aphetic, lukewarm, and even apostate church, which only desires to hear itching words that will tickle their ears and make them feel all tingly inside. If I sound negative, thats because I only see negative things happening within EVERY church I have tried. But then we know what God's word says will happen in the last days, and how there will come a falling away BEFORE the Lord's return. 2 Thess. 2:1-3 Blessings New Creature |
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10 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 73743 | ||
"Just keeping my nose in God's word, and TRUSTING that the Holy Spirit will give us discernment, and help us spot truth from error, is what is needed today." And when two people claim to be doing just that and arrive at contradictory conclusions, then what? Being taught by the Holy Spirit is no guarantee against error. In such cases, the problem is not the Teacher, but the fallibility of the student. Surely you are not claiming that when it is just you, the Bible, and the Holy Spirit, that you are infallible in your understanding of Scripture. Jesus Christ established the CHURCH for a reason, and while I do not hold any church to be infallible, completely rejecting the church as an interpretive authority in favor of any form of alleged individual infallibilty is simply foolish. "If I sound negative, thats because I only see negative things happening within EVERY church I have tried." One reason for that is that the church is composed of people like you and me. If you are expecting perfection in the church, you will have to wait till we are in heaven. On the other hand, I would not put the doctrine of eternal security/perseverance of the saints in the category of "heretical doctrine," even if I disagreed with it. There are countless saints of God in church history who held to this theological perspective, and whom God used to extend His kingdom in significant ways. --Joe! |
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11 | To whom do we belong? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 73748 | ||
Greetings Joe! Amen! There is definitely wisdom in numbers. I would be very concerned as an individual, if I were to believe something that no one else believed. :-) In fact, I usually teach my classes that one way to avoid false doctrine is to be very suspicious of anyone who claims that they have discovered something that no one else knew before or that everyone else is wrong! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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