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1 | Help for discouraged parents? | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 201369 | ||
Please please, if you do not have a book suggestion written by a current day author do not respond. I need a book written for hurting parents of adult children that have abused their parents with verbal and disrespectful actions. Can anyone help me? This couple is in Ministry. Please they have very good knowledge of Scripture. I am wanting to give them a book perhaps where someone else have experienced this as well. justme |
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2 | Help for discouraged parents? | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 201370 | ||
Dear justme, This is a study Bible forum. You are giving tacit support to a worldly notion. At the roots of the doctrine of sola Scriptura is the idea of the Bible's sufficiency. You've implied that people can have a "very good knowledge of Scripture" and still be inadequately equipped. Furthermore, a notion of reverse chronological chauvinism even should be carefully avoided by those who wish to rightly present the Truth. Nevertheless... http://www.cloverepc.org/lessons.htm In Him, Doc |
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3 | Help for discouraged parents? | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 201410 | ||
Doc: I am in no way suggestion any tatic that is supportive of "a worldy notion." There are areas that Scripture is slient on. There are areas that are very specfic, I suggest that many of our solid Christian leaders have had problems that are not unique to them, but authored books to help those who might be suffering the same thing. Many of our Hymns are the case for such, like IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL as an example. I believe that where Scripture speaks there is rock soild sufficency. But there are areas we should be wise to seek a Pastors advise. or a Christian Counselor, or a Christian who uses Scripture to help in the sufferings they have experienced as well. One book I often use is called EMPTY ARMS, it is for perents who have had an infant pass on. I know of no better addition with Scripture that has helped so many in such a time of pain. Perhaps you have misunderstood me, I sure hope so. Blessings justme |
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4 | Help for discouraged parents? | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 201415 | ||
Dear justme, It is a straw man argument to assert that I am denying the value of Godly counsel. When a person says, "There are areas that Scripture is slient on." (sic) They are denying the sufficiency of Scripture. It contradicts sound Christian doctrine. Horatio Spafford did not come along to fill some area where Scripture "was silent." One may simply read the words of "It is Well with my Soul" to see that Spafford found sufficiency in Christ alone. You will find no praise for counseling therein. Spafford points unwaveringly to the cross. I am not saying that counseling ought be dispensed with altogether. Any Godly counselor, pastor, or teacher will always, always, always bring to bear the truth of the Scripture into the life of counseled. The comfort with which we are comforted has absolutely no other source. All other human means are band-aids at best, and horribly counter productive and damaging at worst. I respectfully submit, without apology or qualification, that "the Holy Scripture is the ONLY sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience." There are many inadequate, partial, doubtful, fallible, and uninspired means out there. Only Christ is the solid rock. "All other ground is shifting sand." So what does Spafford counsel? "Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, let this blest assurance control, that Christ has regarded my helpless estate, and hath shed His own blood for my soul." May the Lord mercifully grant grace to the poor hurting ones who are seeking human remedy to see the one and only Way. But may the Lord mercifully forgive us -- who have been recipients of God's grace -- to ever demean its value and power by suggesting explicitly or implicitly, by word or deed, that it is anything less than the one certain cure for the fallen human condition. Oh fearful thought! Lord have mercy! In Him, Doc |
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5 | Help for discouraged parents? | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 201419 | ||
Doc: I agree. You do not understand what Iam saying. Perhaps, it is my unfortunate inability to communicate properly that hinders a clearer understanding of the situation. May the Lord have mercy on all His children, as we all are saved by Grace. justme |
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6 | Help for discouraged parents? | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 201439 | ||
Dear justme, You are superior to me in chronological years, in ministerial years, in magisterial years, and in ecclesiastical years. You have been in study far longer than I've even been a believer. While you were serving our Lord, I was a deeply practiced sinner, despising Him. Certainly it is not my place to find fault (1 Timothy 5:19) but rather to submit (1 Peter 5:5a). Please forgive me for those times in which my zeal pushes the limits of good and rightful deference. In Him, Doc For those reading, please let us clarify: The gospel is not just our ticket into heaven. Yes, it is about salvation, but it is more than just a matter of getting saved. Think about and understand sin. There are three broad categories by which sin is identified in Scripture: (1) Transgressions: Sin is violation of God's law, resulting in a legal failure, for which the only justice is death; i.e., it is a legislative problem. (2) Disobediences: Sin is willful, self-assertive, defiance of the person and authority of God; i.e., it is a relational problem. (3) Iniquities: Sin is personal, ethical uncleanness or filthiness; i.e., it is a moral problem. We are sinners by choice and by nature. The sinful condition is contracted at conception (see Psalm 53). Sin extends to every aspect of human life. It destroys our standing with God and man, it taints our thinking, it sullies our character, it twists our affections, and it brings decay and death to our bodies. It is the root cause of all spiritual, moral, ethical, emotional, cognitive, social, and physical problems. We can and must accept personal responsibility for sin and its consequences. It can not be blamed on heritage, chemistry, pathology, environment, or society. To do so is a denial of the clear message of Scripture. The gospel is the good news of God's redemption of sinful men. Salvation, therefore, fully addresses the legal, personal, and relational issues of sin. Christ pays the price for our sin, but we are also released from its power. In a mysterious act of the Holy Spirit, we become new creatures, desiring to please our Lord and Savior. We act differently, we think differently, we feel differently, we desire differently, and we live differently. As we draw closer to glory, we grow more and more like Jesus and love Him more dearly. Consequently, the solution to all our problems, is the gospel. Any other solution fails to address the root cause of our problems. Hence, we can say with the Psalmist, "Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard, who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance." (Psalms 66:8-12 ESV) |
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7 | Help for discouraged parents? | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 201449 | ||
Doc: I am nothing, and deserve only the crumbs the Master drops on the floor. I sincerely apologize for any harsh or rude remarks. I am accountable that I did not make my question clear and explain in clear detail my intentions. My english is that of a elementary student, and my thoughts must seem difficult to understand. I ask your forgiveness and will attempt to to do better. Blesings Doc: justme, Mike |
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8 | Help for discouraged parents? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 201455 | ||
Dear Justme, Mike; you show a great deal more grace in your last post, then I think I could muster in a month of sundays. You claim that your english is that of an adolescent, but your message comes through clear and clean in this mater, showing too, what is the important thing; love and forgiveness is the wisdom of a mature elder. I'm proud to call you brother, Brother! God bless John |
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