Results 1 - 9 of 9
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 99875 | ||
'Didn't say that. I made reference to the children of "unregenerate", "unelect" parents. Since Jesus made no distinctions, why should we?' Who said we should, with regard to evangelism? And how do you know that the parents were unregenerate? They were bringing their children to Jesus, after all. Lastly, Jesus said: "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these" The kingdom belongs to SUCH as these, not specifically to them (necessarily). By the way, this is one of the passages that some use to support the baptism of infants, since the kingdom of God belongs not only to those old enough to profess their faith yet. --Joe! |
||||||
2 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Ken hepting | 99889 | ||
[The kingdom belongs to SUCH as these, not specifically to them...] There is a difference between innocence and purity. A baby is innocent. Purity is from nuturing and not a given but must be learned in innocence. Jesus saves to make innocence by virtue of the new birth. Purity happens when we abide and are nutured into "son-ship". It says such AS these. Therefore I believe it safe to asumme Jesus means disposition and innocence; an imputation of Himself. Purifying is to happen when one hungers and thirsts and is fed "mother's milk"; an impartation of Christ through the teaching of the church. Hopefully 'mother's milk' is pure and not full of 'strodium 90'. |
||||||
3 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 99923 | ||
'There is a difference between innocence and purity. A baby is innocent. Purity is from nuturing and not a given but must be learned in innocence. Jesus saves to make innocence by virtue of the new birth. Purity happens when we abide and are nutured into "son-ship".' What Scriptures inform this perspective? --Joe! |
||||||
4 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Ken hepting | 99948 | ||
Lot's, Joe. But I'll let you think about that for awhile. ....While you're thinking consider all the bad thoughts you still entertain then think about your own "purity" and ask a few questions of yourself. The first one maybe should be, "How come if Jesus saved me"? |
||||||
5 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 100006 | ||
'While you're thinking consider all the bad thoughts you still entertain then think about your own "purity" and ask a few questions of yourself. The first one maybe should be, "How come if Jesus saved me"?' Romans 7 answers that one. --Joe! |
||||||
6 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Ken hepting | 100022 | ||
OK! But what's the cure beyond more self effort and how does one procure it? | ||||||
7 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 100024 | ||
The pursuit of holiness is a lifelong struggle of waging a fierce war against one's sin (1 Peter 2:11) and putting one's sin to death (Colossians 3). It is effort on our part (hence all the New Testament commands to "strive" and "press on" and "labor"), but the strength comes from the Spirit of God (Colossians 1:29) and it is God working within us through the means He provides to change our disposition and give us resolve to obey Him (Philippians 2:12-13), all for His glory. --Joe! |
||||||
8 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Ken hepting | 100026 | ||
[The pursuit of holiness is a lifelong struggle of waging a fierce war against one's sin (1 Peter 2:11) and putting one's sin to death (Colossians 3). It is effort on our part (hence all the New Testament commands to "strive" and "press on" and "labor"), but the strength comes from the Spirit of God (Colossians 1:29) and it is God working within us through the means He provides to change our disposition and give us resolve to obey Him (Philippians 2:12-13), all for His glory.] In principle I agree but the specifics are to vague. Peter speaks of purifying ones "soul". To me that speaks of crucifying ones self. "...the violent take it by force". However the violent don't work from their own self effort but from life taught from the "law of Life" [Rom.8.2] So when you speak of the pursuit of holiness it must mean the pursuit of Christ who produces in me the 'fruit' of His Spirit one of which is "Holiness", His. So our effort, in overcoming, is because we take into orselves more of Him [His Law of LIFE] and not a fruit of His character. Today my need may be to be holy but tomorrow what will my need be? Patience? Long suffering? Joy? So as the song says, "Just give me Jesus" and then I must learn to abide in Him to become a "son brought into glory". This is kingdom of God living and the violent do take it by force. |
||||||
9 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 100118 | ||
You wrote: "In principle I agree but the specifics are to vague." Huh? You wrote: 'So when you speak of the pursuit of holiness it must mean the pursuit of Christ who produces in me the 'fruit' of His Spirit one of which is "Holiness", His.' What does Scripture say? "Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord." --Hebrews 12:14 'As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."' --1 Peter 1:14-16 You wrote: "Today my need may be to be holy but tomorrow what will my need be? Patience? Long suffering? Joy?" The patience which God produces in us ia a holy patience. The joy produced is a holy joy. Holiness is characteristic of all of the fruits of our sanctification. --Joe! |
||||||