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1 | What do you think of Jesus? | Ps 22:1 | Robert Nicholson | 31792 | ||
What do you think of Jesus which is called the Christ? I have been meditating on Psalm 22 and I have been considering the vivid images of the death of Christ upon the Cross. I find that when I consider the words of the psalmist and of the literal fulfilment at Calvary, I bow in adoration and worship before the Lamb of God who is my saviour. This graphic picture of crucifixion was not a Jewish mode of execution, but was Roman. Is it not amazing that the things which were written of the Savior in the Psalms were fulfilled literally by the Romans. This was no accident, we can see the hand of God in his wonderous love as he allows his only Son to be so cruely treated by humans and most of all that Jesus bore the judgement for our sins as he offered himself without spot unto God. I have listed verse one which immediately takes us to that noon day scene in which the sun refused to shine Matt.27:45 and to the nineth hour in which we hear that cry of abandonment and agony by our Saviour "My God, My God Why hast thou forsaken me? Matt. 27:46 I would be interested in hearing the devotional views of others on this Psalm. I realize that there are prepared lists of the prophecies and yet I wonder how often we truly as it were step into the shadow of the Cross and try to comprehend what it meant for our Savior "to be made sin for us"? |
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2 | What does Eternity in your heart mean? | Eccl 3:11 | Robert Nicholson | 149311 | ||
Dear Friends: This verse never caught my attention until I read it in NASB. "He has also set eternity in their heart" This seems like a wonderful thought. What does it mean to have eternity in your heart? Would both unbelievers and believers have eternity in their hearts? In Christ Robert Nicholson |
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3 | How were you drawn to Christ? | Hos 11:4 | Robert Nicholson | 66348 | ||
In this chapter of Hosea we read of God's love for faithless Israel. He speaks of calling they out of Eygpt. This calling out of Eygpt also applies to the Lord Jesus Matt.2:15 Even though God loves them and longs for their good and restoration, they continue in the idolitry of Baalim. In verse 4 "I drew them with the cords of a man, and with the bands of love" In other words despite their unfaithfulness God continues to work with them to draw them and to love them. I would like to apply this to humankind as we know them today. God loves us (John 3:16) and he longs our salvation (1 John 3:1) In fact with cords and with bands of love he draws us to him. "I found a friend O such a friend He loved me ere I knew him He drew me with the cords of love And thus he bound me to him." According to Romans 3:11 "There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God" What a bleak picture! What grace and what love to think that even when our backs are against him and our hearts hardened against his calls, he continues to love us and to bring about circumstances in our life experience which would draw us to him. How were you drawn to Christ? |
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4 | Born on the way to destruction ? | Matt 7:13 | Robert Nicholson | 32191 | ||
Are all humans born on the way to destruction? If this is so should not a person know which way they are travelling? If we have entered in at the "staight (narrow) gate" should we know when this change occurred? Jesus said "Strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that find it" Matt. 7:14 |
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5 | Does God look for faith? | Luke 5:20 | Robert Nicholson | 27427 | ||
I realize that in order to be born again that salvation is a work of God and that he draws us to himself by his Spirit. However, when we look at examples of people who came to Christ it would appear that he looked for desire on their part. In Luke 5:20 we see faith demonstrated by a group of people resulting in a man having his sin's forgiven. Does this example not underline the need for those who already know Christ to do everything within their power to bring others to Christ? In the example given would we say that the Spirit of God was already drawing them to Christ even though they thought the idea was their own? In Luke 5:20 we have the case of a man who was brought to Christ by his friends. In fact they had to overcome great obstacles by climbing up on the roof, removed tiling and let the paralyised man down before Jesus. "When he saw their faith, He said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven you." |
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6 | Do sinners have a time of visitation? | Luke 5:20 | Robert Nicholson | 27461 | ||
Joe: Thanks for the answer. This chapter no doubt is one of the proofs that Jesus is indeed God manifest in the flesh. I have been thinking of the many people who followed Jesus or waited for him in the way hoping to be blessed. I have been looking at this as obedience to the words of Jesus "Strive to enter in at the straight gate" Luke13:24 On the other hand I realize that except the Spirit of God deals with us and reveals to us Christ, then we will be left in the dark. Do you not think that there is a time of visitation when Jesus comes our way and by his spirit implores us to receive him and yet many turn away? Robert |
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7 | Take Up Our Cross: What does it mean? | Luke 9:23 | Robert Nicholson | 67218 | ||
Dear fellow believers: What does it mean to "take up our cross daily and follow Christ?" What is our cross? Jesus said in John chp. 10 " My sheep hear my voice and I know them , and they follow me" (John 10::27) What a beautiful picture of the Christian who has entered by the door which is Christ who said "I am the door by me if any man enter in he shall be saved" (John 10:9) The characteristics of those who know him as Saviour are a) they hear his voice b) He knows them. c) They follow him What does this really mean? "They follow him?" If we follow him we will deny ourselves and take up our cross daily and follow him" (Luke 9:23) "we hear his voice" Thank God that by his Spirit and through his word he spoke to us when we were lost in sin and he revealled to us that "Christ died for our sins!" I challenge myself, do I hear his voice daily? Do I respond to his voice? Some have suggested that the cares of life and the trials that comes into our life are our cross. I wonder if this is what it means? The Lord Jesus tells us "for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." (Matt.5:45) In other words many things in life which are challenging are experienced by the all people, not just Christians. The imagery that Jesus is using here refers to those who would be crucified by the Romans. The soldiers would make you drag your cross to the place of death, it was a one way trip. How does this apply to Christian life in a spiritual sense and in a practical sense in our daily lives. These questions are not intended to rhetorical questions, but questions which have been challenging me. "Forbid it Lord that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small; Love so amazing so divine, Demands my heart, my life, my all! (Isaac Watts 1674-1748) Blessings in his precious name Robert |
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8 | Who Then Can Be Saved? | Luke 18:26 | Robert Nicholson | 36375 | ||
Then who can be saved? The background to this question is found in Luke 18 when a ruler asked Jesus "What shall I do to inherit eternal life" V.18 We find that this young man was religious and kept the commandments from his youth up. This was not enough. Jesus said "Yet lackest thou one thing" Jesus knew that this man had something that was more important than eternal life which in this case was riches. The young man went away sorrowful without eternal life. Jesus told his disciples "it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, tha for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" V.25 What did Jesus mean? Is it impossible for a rich man to be saved? Who then can be saved? The eye of the needle was a low gateway through the city wall. In order for a camel to pass through it had to kneel down and with great difficulty could pass through. In other words when one is self sufficient it is difficult to lower ourselves to God's claims that "there is no difference that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" Rom. 3:23 Dear friends do you not think that the answer to the question "Who then can be saved" is found in the work of Christ alone. That eternal life is not dependent on our church affiliation, or personal ideas, but rests upon the finished work of Christ alone? Who then can be saved? In Christ Robert |
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9 | Born from above, born of the Spirit? | John 3:6 | Robert Nicholson | 27816 | ||
I am not posing this question to cause conflict with fellow Christians relative their views on the Holy Spirit. In talking to Nicodemus, Jesus made it abundantly clear "Except a man/woman be born again( born from above) he cannot see the kingdom of God." According to John 3:6 Jesus made it clear that this new birth is when a person "is born of the Spirit.(Holy Spirit) What does this mean? It means that God will move within the believer on a permanent basis by his Spirit. This happens the moment a person receives "everlasting life" upon believing John 3:16. Since the Holy Spirit of God is a person, we cannot receive him in part John 3:34 When we are saved we are indwelt or sealed by the Holy Spirit who will provide us with the power we need in our lives. We read in 1 John 4:4- "you are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." AMPLIFIED Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 As we grow in Christ, the Holy Spirit will direct us in the path of God if we are willing. We are exhorted: (a) Do not quench (suppress or subdue) the [Holy] Spirit;" 1 Thess. 5:19 (b) "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." Eph. 4:30 Would I be right in suggesting that the scripture teaches us that in order to be filled with the Spirit and to know his power in his life, that such power will be directly related to our willingness to allow him to work? In other words as Christians sealed by the Holy Spirit at our spiritual birth in Christ, we can "quench" the Holy Spirit by resisting or suppressing his power in my life and we can "grieve" the Holy Spirit by wilful disobedience against him. He is the potter, we are the clay. |
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10 | Should not perish or shall not perish? | John 3:16 | Robert Nicholson | 75653 | ||
Disciplerami: Please consider the following: For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life." (John 3:16) amplified In your last post to me you indicated that my KJV rendering "should not perish" suggested some doubt. In the KJV "we read should not perish, but have everlasting life" Since we are told we have everlasting life than we shall not perish. I believe the amplified version makes this very plain. You also suggested that based on John 12:42 that some believed and lost it because of other cares. I do not believe this is what this verse is suggesting. In fact we have Nicodemus who came to Jesus by night who was a secret disciple who was used of God and mentioned at the buriel of the Lord Jesus. I do not believe we have a clear biblical example of a person who was born again who lost their soul's salvation. We must also remember there is believing and there is believing. There are those who believe about Jesus, who would see him as a good man who lived and died, but they do not know him as their Savior. On the other hand there are those who have believed by placing their total trust in his sacrifice on the cross for them. Their heart is changed, as they are given new life within by the Holy Spirit as they rejoice in a living and glorified Savior. |
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11 | Condemned Already: from birth? | John 3:18 | Robert Nicholson | 63585 | ||
Condemned already! Convicted! This is the condition of all who have not trusted Christ or rested up the fact that Christ bore the judgment for our sins. I find that there are many who believe that they are Christians and yet would not agree that they were condemned already. I was asked this question "What if you have always believed? What if you were never lost? I believe that it is important for people travelling to eternity to know for sure of their standing before God. What a tradgey to walk the clean foot path of life and miss Christ altogether! Do you not think that if we take our place as "condemned already" that we in fact are acknowledging our need to God? It is difficult for good living people to see themselves as God sees them: as condemned before him. Is it not a lie of satan to rock people to sleep in thinking they will be safe because of their good life and their perceived belief of Christ. What do you think about being "Condemned" in the law courts of God? May God open our eyes to the truth of his Holy word. Robert |
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12 | Eternal Life: A Free Gift? | John 3:36 | Robert Nicholson | 54733 | ||
To all: Is eternal life a gift from God which is given freely to those who trust Christ as Savior and Lord? I would like to examine the truth of John 3:36. On this forum I have heard some refer to the NASB version which reads: "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." John 3:36 I would like to compare it to the King James Version which reads: "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." John 3:36 The difference I have noted in interpretation falls on the middle part of the verse: The 12 translations of the Bible which I have access to break down the following way. a) He that believeth and he that believeth not is found. NIV, KJV, NKJV, KJ21, WE, YLT, AMP. b) He that believeth and he that obeys not is found in the NASB, AMP, NLT, ASV, JD, One might ask why is this distinction important? I have found that some use the verse the following way: " He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life. No disagreement here "But he who does not obey the Son shall not see life" This is the section where I see a significant problem at times. I have heard some express that the meaning of this verse is: If we believe on the Son we have everlasting life, however, if we do not obey the son by keeping his commandments than we are in danger of losing our eternal life and coming under the judgement of God. I disagree with this intrepretation for the following reasons: 1. Context. The Lord Jesus began this subject in the early part of John 3 What did he teach? a) His reason for coming into the world. V.17 "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." b) That unbelievers are condemned already. "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God" V.18 Thus, in the light of the words of the Lord Jesus we can understand what John the Baptist is saying in Verse 36: That there are those who have trusted Christ and they have eternal life in contrast to those who have not believed on the Son or have not obeyed the Gospel and as such they have not life and the wrath of God hovers over them. Jesus repeats the same truth in John 5:24. John in 1 John 5:12 repeats the same truth "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son hath no life" I believe the Amplified translation shows us that both renderings mean the same thing. We either have eternal life or we do not have eternal life based on our attitude towards the claims of Christ. I love the words of an old gospel song: "Eternal life's in the question And joy through eternity Oh what will you do with Jesus? What will your answer be. Robert |
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13 | What did Jesus mean in John 5:24? | John 5:24 | Robert Nicholson | 63586 | ||
What does Jesus mean? Is he teaching that a Christian should be able to look back to a time when they passed from death unto life? Peace Robert |
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14 | Do Christians need to be Loosed? | John 11:44 | Robert Nicholson | 57295 | ||
I was musing on the things which bind us as Christians and prevent us from becoming all that God wants us to be. I was thinking of John 11 and the raising of Lazarus from the dead. The thoughts I am giving are in application. Lazarus is dead V.14, in a tomb and stinking. Does this not remind us of our natural state before we met Christ? Dead in sin, bond by sin and in our sin a stinking odor before God. The Lord Jesus loved Lazarus and knew of his state. Likewise, we were loved by God even when we were enemies against him and he knew us through and through. The Lord Jesus came to the tomb or came to where he was. Would this not remind us of our saviour who left the glories of heaven and came into this world to save sinners. We could not go to him, but he came to us. The one who is the resurrection and the life called the dead man by name in a loud voice. V43 Would not this reminds us of the Grace of God who spoke the words of life to us through his Spirit? The power of Christ is seen as "he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes and his face bound about with a napkin" This reminds me of those whom Christ gives new life. They are born again and yet there may be things which will affect their ability to do (the hands) or to move (the feet) or to see (the face) The command of the Lord Jesus was "Loose him, and let him go"V44 The Lord Jesus wants us to be free from the things of our old life which can bind us. In the case of Lazarus he needed help from others. Would this suggest that in our Christian walk that if we are exercised before God that he may use other brothers and sisters to assist us to be loosed? What are the things we need to be loosed from? Robert |
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15 | Knowing God | John 17:3 | Robert Nicholson | 143625 | ||
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16 | Does Christ stand alone for salvation?? | Acts 4:12 | Robert Nicholson | 33292 | ||
Does Christ Stand Alone for Salvation? What did Christ accomplish on Calvary's Cross? I believe that the bottom line is that the sacrifice of Christ upon the cross is the only sacrifice which God accepts for our salvation. When we are in him by faith "we are accepted in the beloved" Salvation is not: " Be it known unto you both men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins; And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses." Acts 13:38-39 We should be cautious in adding discipleship as being meritoral to salvation. I am redeemed Robert |
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17 | What about those who have never heard? | Rom 1:16 | Robert Nicholson | 39414 | ||
Dear brother John: Your question "What about those who have never heard?" As you have indicated this question is often posed. I have used the words of Abraham as he anticipated the impending doom upon Sodom, he could say "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" ( Gen. 18:25) This of course would cause us to leave some things which we do not fully understand in his righteous care. Nevertheless, we know that Jesus is the only way to heaven regardless of our background. We also know that the Lord Jesus Christ himself is coming "in flaming fire taking vengance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" ( 2 Thess. 1:8) In short, there is only one way to heaven and that is to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. This obedience begins the moment we are placed in him by faith in his finished work. Conversely, those who have rejected the gospel are accountable and will be judged. What about those who have never disobedyed the gospel? Viewing this from a dispensational view, I have a few suggestions: Today, according to Eph. 3:2 live in the good of the dispensation of grace and all humans on earth regardless of nationality and as individuals can have their sins forgiven through Christ and have a personal relationship with him forever. When Christ comes 1 Thess 4:16 those who have been redeemed will be caught up to meet him in the air. It is then that the time of the great tribulation begins. It is also a time when God turns to Israel nationally and by his grace saves a remant to his glory. For those who have rejected the gospel during the day of grace there will be not second chance, they will believe the lie of the wicked one who will be revealled. What has this got to do with those who have not heard? In Rev. 7 we read of the remnant out of Israel saved or sealed v. 4-8. Remarkedly, in v. 9 we read of "a great multitude which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people and tongues stood before the throne..." Who are these people who are given white robes? "these are they which came out of the great tribulation and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the lamb" V14 This multitude of people do not appear to be Israel or the church who is with Christ. Is it possible that these are those who have never heard during the day of grace, but in the time of tribulation God has reached them by his grace and saved many? I would be interested in your thougts Robert |
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18 | What must I do to be Saved? | Rom 1:16 | Robert Nicholson | 75955 | ||
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth..." Romans 1:16 Is there a clear answer to a seeking sinner should they surf unto this forum? I wonder...? What is the Gospel of Christ? Paul writes to the Corinthians: "I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:" (1Cor. 1:3-4) If the gospel is good news or glad tidings what is the good news found in the verses above: a) "Christ died for our sins" Who is Christ? He is the eternal Son of God or God manifest in the flesh. b) "He died" We read about calvary "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." (2 Cor. 5:21) c "for our sins" Our sins, this is very personal. My sins which I could not make amends, my sins which made me dead to God and my sins which would plunge my soul into a lost eternity. The good news is that someone took my place, he was my substitute, he suffered untold agony as he "was made sin for us (me)" "he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures" Why is this part of the gospel so important? In his resurrection our Lord Jesus Christ proclaims to all that he is whom he claimed to be. To us who are saved his resurrection is the foundation to our faith, because he lives we live, because he lives, he will keep us and because he lives he is coming for us one day. |
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19 | How can we love the unloveable?? | Rom 5:5 | Robert Nicholson | 32931 | ||
How can we love some who are so difficult to love? The love which a believer has presently in their hearts is God's love which has "been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit" In other words those who have trusted Christ their hearts are overflowing with the love of God. When I am saved and see my neighbour as God sees him, it is his love within my heart which makes it possible to love my neighbour as myself. Do you not think that Gods love is pure and is connected with his light. His love does not overlook sin, but rather exposes it. Was it not his in his love by his spirit he revealled to us our sinful condition and yet by his grace revealed to us how we can be forgiven forever and made clean in his sight. If I truly love my neighbour, I will be kind, giving, sensitive and faithful as to the truth of God. How can I say I love my neighbour and as his fellow traveller to eternity never tell him of the sinner's need and of the saviour's sacrifice for sin on Calvary? |
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20 | Difference between sin and sins? | Rom 5:12 | Robert Nicholson | 74660 | ||
What is the difference between sin and sins? Robert |
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