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1 | Proverbs 26:4-5 contradict each other? | Proverbs | Bob Y. | 31085 | ||
Don't compromise your values and convictions to go along with the popular or socially correct opinions of foolish unbelievers, trying to conform to being acceptable to their level of thinking for the sake of not being rejected by the crowd. Answer the fool by exposing there faulty and double minded thinking in accordance with the wisdom of the word of God. Rejoice in the Lord, Bob |
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2 | did jesus die for the world? | Acts 26:23 | Bob Y. | 31083 | ||
Rom 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 2 Cor 5:14 For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; 2 Cor 5:15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf. John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, Acts 26:23 that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles." Sin is a disease, an infection, that has entered the flesh mind of all people in this world by Adam's submission to Satan's lie. Because we (our souls) are chained, from birth, in submission to the desires of our sinfully infected flesh which is under the authority of Satan, we are slaves to sin which results in death (eternal separation of our souls from God, our source of all true life and blessing). Jhn 8:34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. This desease is terminal and will cause the flesh to die and eventually the world as we know it. Because all flesh will die, it is under the authority of the one who has power over death which is Satan. Hbr 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; Rom 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: When God came into this world in the form of Jesus Christ, He came in the form of the sinful flesh that Satan had authority over. Jesus, being God(the Son), overcame His flesh's strong desire for survival and fear of death, He allowed Himself to be crucified and suffer death. After three days He was resurrected, both spiritually and physically by the Holy Spirit and sitting at the right hand of the Father with the Father's approval of His sacrifice, He has taken all authority over death away from Satan for anyone in this world who is willing to commit their soul to Him, believing that Jesus' great work on the cross and His resurrection has done all that is necessary to purchase them from the chains of sin and death. In believing in Jesus they allow His Holy Spirit to dwell within, mingle and give life to their spirit. Because of our love and gratefulness to our Savior, our souls (who we are) becomes a slave to our spirit, which is indwellt and influenced by the Holy Spirit, instead of being a slave to the flesh, which is infected by sin. Through the great work of His Son,Jesus Christ, God has provided to all the world,not only a way to escape this eternal separation of our souls from Him (death), but a way to everlasting life in His Kingdom and in His presents for our spirit and soul with the promise of a new and Christ like body. Phil 3:21 who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. God's salvation, which comes only through faith in Jesus Christ, is God's free gift of grace for all the world. Since it is a gift of faith (or anticipation of things unseen, Hbr 11:1)it is available only while we are encased in this flesh. "Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!" Psa. 103:1 Bob |
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3 | May I ask, why, Lord? | Bible general Archive 1 | Bob Y. | 29276 | ||
All through the Psalms we see people putting the question "Why?" to God and God never takes offence at it. On the contrary, He strengthens their faith. I think what is ment in Romans 9:19 is that we are to understand that God is Lord and soverign and not question that fact. Are we to say that it was unjust for God to make Pharaoh's heart hard so that God could display His power before him? Are we to question the fairness of God granting non-Jews rightiousness through faith when the Jewish people have strived for rightiousness through the law for centuries? In like manner it would be irreverant and disrespectful to question God's knowledge of fairness in choosing His Son as the only way to come to a right relationship with Him and acquire the blessing of everlasting life. "Who are we" to ask why not Budda or Mohammed's Allah or just universal salvation! With universal salvation Jesus sacrifice has saved everyone and they don't even have to trust in Him. Wouldn't that seem more fair? That would also be the pot telling the Potter His craft. In this age of thinking "more tolerance is more better" many people are rejecting the Bible as God's word and believing that their "feelings" and intellegence are higher minded than God and that they could teach God a thing or two on tolerance. By the mear question they are rejecting God as soverign Lord. In John 20:25 Thomas questioned the risen Jesus. Jesus did not take offence, but cleared the doubt from Thomas' mind. In John 20:28 Thomas answered Him "My Lord and My God!" We can always ask "Why Lord?" as long as the question is "Why LORD?" Our Lord will come, Bob |
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4 | Church attendance not required | Bible general Archive 1 | Bob Y. | 29164 | ||
Sandre, May I also encourage you. By your trust in Jesus you are a member of the true church or assembly of believers. The church institution is a wonderful tool that brings believers together for fellowship, mutual growth, group worship and evangilism. It is, by no means, a requirement for salvation. Salvation is a result of faith in Jesus Christ plus nothing. Rest assured that is not just in your mind, that is in God's word. Love and Peace in Jesus, Bob |
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5 | Consequences of premarital sex? | 1 Cor 6:16 | Bob Y. | 28912 | ||
Gen 2:23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man." Gen 2:24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 1Cr 6:16 Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, "THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH." 1Cr 6:17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 1Cr 6:18 Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. Hope this helps |
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6 | we obey from the heart not the letter. | Rom 3:19 | Bob Y. | 28910 | ||
Let God's word speak for itself: Rom 3:19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; Rom 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Rom 5:2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. Rom 3:20 because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? Rom 6:2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Rom 6:3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Col 2:16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-- Col 2:17 things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. For the saved Christian every day is a Sabbath. Because we have the temple of God within our bodies we are to be holy each and every day. 1 Cor 3:16 Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? I heard a quote (I forgot by who): "For a Christian all the earth is holy ground and every bush is a burning bush" |
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7 | Definition of worldly sorrow? | Eph 4:30 | Bob Y. | 27794 | ||
2Cr 7:10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.(NASB) In the phrase;"For godly sorrow" godly is Strong #2316 (theos) 4) whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way We might then read this as: sorrow, like the sorrow that God would have, leads to salvation... or as the NASB puts it "sorrow that is according to the will of God" What would make God sorrowful? Eze 18:23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live? God becomes sorrowful when He sees people choose death through sin rather than life through His Son, Jesus Christ. Thus "godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation." Since God does become sorrowful over the death of the lost, and Jesus is the image of the Father (2Cor 4:4), whos sole purpose as an uncorruptable man was to die to pay the penalty for our sins (John 17:4) and give us the gift of eternal life, we can make the assumption that Jesus would also feel great sorrow for the lost. Unfortunately because of the hardness of their hearts, many have rejected Him and will experience death and hell. This is what brings sorrow to Jesus and makes Him the "man of sorrows" Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: Worldly sorrow is the sorrow that is the result of sin which leads to death. Psa 38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin . Because Jesus was uncorruptable, the sorrow He felt was never worldly sorrow. He never gave in to or coveted anything that was fleshly or material, thus the sorrow He felt could never be "worldly" (Matt 4:8-10) Jhn 14:30 "I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me; (NASB) |
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8 | Why must we divide soul and spirit? | Heb 4:12 | Bob Y. | 27595 | ||
Simular to what There has said, I look at the spirit of man to be the mind, thoughts, inner man. The soul as the seat of one's emotions and the body as the physical man, infected with sinfullness. The body has it's own desires. The desire to survive, the desire to eat, desire for creature comfort and sexual satisfaction, etc. All of these desires are tanted with the infection of sinfullness which results in death that was acquired from Adam. The soul, being the seat of our emotions, is the essence of who we are as individuals. To a great degree, what we do is lead by what we feel. We are all born with a spirit, it is from God and is the source of the moral conscience we all have. God has given everyone a spirit, but the spirit of the unbeliever is separated from God while he is alive on earth and will return to God at death.(his soul suffering eternal separation from God) Ecc 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Paul spoke of this makeup in Rom 7:23 "...a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind (reasoning from his spirit) and making me (his soul - the essence of who he is) a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members(physical body whos desires are infected with sin)" Our soul can receive input from our physical body and our spirit. How many times do we know what we should be doing in our mind yet opt for the "creature comfort" or desire of the physical body. When we make a decision of faith and trust in Jesus, it is a decision to apply His sacrifice to our spirit allowing the Holy Spirit to dwell within our spirit giving it a wellspring of renewing life. With our life now coming from the Holy Spirit we die to the influence of the body. Our soul (our emotions and essence of who we are) receives it's input from our spirit which is indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Like There said, as believers, our body (which is infected with sin) will return to dust, but our spirit and soul will enter Heaven. Later we will receive a resurrection body that will replace our old currupt body(Phil 3:21). The division of the spirit and soul is the separation of our emotions and feelings (soul)being directed by physical desires, from our mind (spirit) which will have the leading of the Holy Spirit and the wisdom of God's word. When this happens we can control the sinful desires of our body so that our actions will reflect the wisdom dwelling within our spirits. In Christ, Bob |
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9 | need councel | John 12:48 | Bob Y. | 26504 | ||
MrChadly, First I want to encourage you to keep talking to her, being sensative to her feelings, at least until she outright tells you to stop. Many times although someone may seem to turn away from the message of the Gospel, it is getting through to some degree. I argued very strongly against the message of the Gospel (especially the inerrancy of the Bible)with Christians who were trying to get through to me. Finally I started reading the Bible more closely so that I could put up a better argument and was saved. I think the best way to discribe Hell is eternal separation from God. Since God is the source of all good for believers and non-believers alike, try to have them imagine a life without any good. Even when we get a paper cut, the healing of that cut is a blessing from God that is enjoyed by the worst criminal while they are alive. An existance without God's blessings would be an existance of continous loss, depression, sickness, infection, sorrow, fear and torment. Mat 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: Some, I believe, think that an existance in hell without God would mean that they could continue in their dark sins without a judge to answer to, but in order to continue in sin one must be receiving blessings from God. Without the universal grace God gives all including the unbeliever, a person would be too sick, depressed and sorrowful to even gain temporal pleasure from their sinfullness. Mat 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Tell your friend to try to picture her existance in the absents of all good. She may outwardly reject this notion, but she would have to think about it. Remain in Jesus, Bob |
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10 | "am I wrong in thinking that you pray to | Bible general Archive 1 | Bob Y. | 26347 | ||
Emmaus, The "communion of saints", as I understand it, is from the creeds and refers to the assembly of believers. No where in the Bible does it say that the living are to "commune" with those who have passed on. In your scripture you seem to be making up rules for communing with those who have physically died. You write of the apostle Paul: "Although he was alive on the earth at the time he wrote, the same principle applies after death if God is the God of the living" What you have wrote here is an assumption, based on your own logic, that is not supported by scripture. The Bible discribes the death of saints as a sleep. It would be hard for me to pray with you when I'm asleep. Only God can awaken those who are "asleep in Jesus" so it would be usless to pray to them first. 1Th 4:13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. 1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 1Th 4:15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 1Th 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Below is the end of a prayer that was written by the Pope, posted on the forum by Nolan. Sustain us, O Virgin Mary, on our journey of faith and obtain for us the grace of eternal salvation. O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother of God and our Mother, Mary! From this prayer it doesn't sound like he is asking Mary to pray with him, he is asking Mary to intercede for him as an advocate to "obtain for us the grace of eternal salvation" To pray in this manner is counter to scripture. 1Jo 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; God is eternal and being eternal it is impossible for Him to have a "mother". God put on humanity as Jesus and Mary is the mother of that humanity. She is not the "Mother of God". To say she is the mother of God would be calling God created and it is He who created Mary. I suggest you pray to the one who never sleeps and not to those who sleep in Jesus, so that your prayers will be heard. Jhn 16:26 "In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; Jhn 16:27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father. Rejoice in the Lord, Bob |
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11 | Speaking in tongues? | 1 Corinthians | Bob Y. | 25379 | ||
I know I am adding this note to an old post, but I'm adding it also for the benefit of anyone who may be brousing and have come across people who talk this way about tongues. 1Cr 14:39 Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues. I think your friend needs to read her Bible more closely. I had one fellow tell me the same thing. About four months later he abandoned his wife and children. It made it a little hard to believe he was any more filled with the Holy Spirit than any other Christian. This is why it is so important that we study the Bible as individuals using the accepted references of scholars and not depend on others completely to teach us what it says. I love to listen to the popular Bible teachers on the radio, but certain things they say I feel compelled to disagree with, even though their teaching is enlightening on the whole. Unlike other gifts, it is difficult to measure how good someone really is with tongues. This is especially true if they are understanding tongues as the "language of angels". I feel that because of this it would be easy for someone to jump into it and bring a little shot of glory to themselves. By no means do I believe that everyone does it for this reason, but I do feel that the ones that claim that because of it they are "more filled" with the Holy Spirit than other saved Christians may fit into this catagory. |
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12 | episcopal church | 1 Cor 12:14 | Bob Y. | 25202 | ||
I was raised in the Episcopal church but I never really found a personal relationship with Jesus until I went to a church with a free form of worship. The Episcopal church is very close to the Anglican or Church of England. The Episcopal churches I've been to are very liturgical in their worship services. Most of the time the Bible is not even brought to the service. The minister may read from it, but the congragation follows and recites sections from "The Book of Common Prayer" The minister reads one line and the congragation answers with the next. The music is done the same way, with the choir singing one or two verses and the congragation singing the next couple. It has been a long time since I attended the Episcopal church regularly, but when I did it seemed like the congragation was not encouraged to read the Bible on their own very much. They were only encouraged to memorize certain verses like the 23rd Psalm and the Lord's Prayer (and the Apostles Creed, which is not a Bible verse but a statement of belief). It may be different now. In many larger Episcopal churches the services are very pomp and beautiful. They remind you of something you might see in the royal palaces of England. A visitor to an Episcopal church may find it difficult to follow the cues for standing, sitting, neeling and reciting. I believed that a new Christian or someone searching for truth will be more well served by going to a church with a more free form of worship. A church that encourages a personal relationship with Jesus and the individual study of the Bible. A Christian who already understands his relationship with Jesus and the Bible may get more enjoyment from the beauty of the Episcopal services. This is, of course, only my opinion. It is possible that some people may come to know Christ through these kinds of services. |
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13 | Church growth measured by numbers in pew | Matt 18:20 | Bob Y. | 25009 | ||
I write from my own opinion and many, I'm sure, feel differently. I started coming to our assembly when it was only about 80 people. I accepted Jesus and was baptized within this body. I feel that I was growing within this group and of course I still love my brothers and sisters who attend. Now this assembly has grown to about 400 (which still isn't as large as many) during which time they have purchased over 25 acres of prime land and built a large new building and beautifully landscapped it. Although many new people come to the new building many who were there at the beginning have left and gone else where. I have stayed with them feeling that once the new building was built and every was settled in, they would get refocused. Instead it seems they have refocused on physical expansion. I feel that all the new expences directed toward physical expandsion have taken the emphasis away from biblical teaching and spiritual growth, putting unnecessary burdens and pressure on individual believers to stretch them out more financially because of fear of guilt and not from heart felt support. This is especially true because almost all of the expenses for growth have been borrowed from the bank. I try to be careful not to call the building or the institution the "church". The church is the body of believers. This applies to whether it is where two or three are gathered in Jesus name or where a thousand are gathered in His name. I believe that many organized Christian institutions are patterned from the corporate structure, thus their goals become simular. I am now looking for a small group who will gather for prayer and focus on studing the Bible together. If I belong to another larger assembly of believers it will be one that is structured around small group ministries. My personal answer is that I can find nothing in the Bible that measures church growth as building growth or growth of the institution's assets, but maybe that's just me. Act 15:28 it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials: Act 15:29 you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell." |
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14 | What type of death is the 2nd death? | Rev 21:8 | Bob Y. | 24985 | ||
Rev.20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years. (NASB copyright 1995 Lockman) Rev. 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. (NASB copyright 1995 Lockman Foundation) Rev. 20:14-15 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (NASB copyright 1995 Lockman Foundation) I believe the above sequence of verses may clearify what the second death is. When a person has turned from being led by their sin nature and desires placing the foundation of their being on Jesus and the salvation that He has given for all by His sacrifice, which was certified as acceptable to the Father in the resurrection, they receive the Holy Spirit being now at peace with the Father and exempt from the "great white throne" judgment of God described in Rev.20:11-15. Unsaved people walk around spiritually dead throughout this life, yet aware of their surroundings because their souls and bodies are still living. When their body is lost, their soul remains for judgment. For the unsaved death is a fearsome threat that lurks in the future. Unfortunatly when they pass from this life, they find they have a much more fearsome threat awaiting them. For the unsaved it is all a sequence of continuous loss, but for those saved through Christ Jesus it is a sequence of eternal growth and gain. God bless you, Bob |
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15 | Can one loose their salvation ? | Bible general Archive 1 | Bob Y. | 24651 | ||
1Cr 3:14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 1Cr 3:15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. A person can loose the added rewards promised by Godly living. He can waste his life on trivial pursuit, he can grieve the Holy Spirit by giving in to sin and burdening his own life (and that of the people he loves)with sorrow, but once that person has repented and trusted Jesus as his savior, attached his life to the salvation that was given by the sacrifice of Jesus' life on the cross and in turn received the Holy Spirit, there is no loosing of ones salvation. No one is sin-proof because they are saved. The Holy Spirit will convict us of each specific sin, but it is Satan's desire to make us feel that the free gift of salvation, given to us through Jesus Christ by God's grace, can be taken away by our works. Rom 3:27 Where [is] boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Rom 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Rom 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Rom 5:2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. (HOPE- Strongs 1680-Grk.- elpis (el-pece) from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure) I inserted this to stress that it is not the hope like "I hope it will rain." When Jesus is your savior you are at piece with God. Now since our life is eternal, we must think eternal, loving Jesus by obeying Him more than we love the temporal sins this world has to offer which will be burned up in the end. Jhn 14:21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." NKJV Live boldly for Jesus, growing by the Holy Spirit, at piece with the Father. Bob |
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16 | Shall the image of Jesus be lifted up? | Ex 20:4 | Bob Y. | 24648 | ||
I believe we need to look at Numbers 21:8 "Then the Lord said to Moses..." What seems to us to be "simply" mounting a bronze serpent to a pole had the dramatic results because it was an act commanded by God. Jesus does not say that His image be lifted, but that HE be lifted (by our words and actions)so that whoever hears our words, looks upon our lives and believes, will be healed just as those who looked at the bronze surpent lifted on the pole were healed. Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. If Jesus had wanted an image of him to be physically lifted up, He would have left us an image. As it is, no one really knows what Jesus lookes like. Many times He is portrayed as a frail white Englishmen. I doubt if this would be accurate. In churches that are predominantly white, He is portrayed as white, in churches that are predominantly black, He portrayed as black. I have seen in Greek churches Him portrayed as Greek. It is all irrelavent considering God could incarnate as any race He desired since He made all races and is not a respecter of men. All we accomplish by making images of Jesus and placing them in public places is to make certain groups uncomfortable and take the focus away from where it needs to be, on the salvation provided by Jesus in the Gospel. |
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17 | Isn't my Mother in Heaven? | Bible general Archive 1 | Bob Y. | 24251 | ||
Luke 23:43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, TODAY you shall be with Me in Paradise." Mattie, I capitalized "today" to stress that Jesus ment "this very day" not some time in the future or at His second coming. Unfortunately if your aunt is a Jehovah Witness, then what she is predicting is probably true for herself and when God comes for her, it will be for judgement. (Rom 5:1) When you are in Christ, you are at piece with God. Remain in Christ. May God richly bless you, Bob |
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18 | where is all men are not going to heaven | Matt 7:21 | Bob Y. | 24160 | ||
I don't know if I am understanding the question but from what I understand, Luke 16:19-31 is one example. Forgive me if I'm out in left field. In Christ, Bob |
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19 | Are all Christians going to heaven? | Matt 7:21 | Bob Y. | 24159 | ||
I know that this question is an old posting, but maybe this may help someone else reading it: Some believers who read Matt 7:21 feel uneasy about the security of their salvation. Anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their savior and attaches their life to what He did on the cross, has their place secure in Heaven for eternity. Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope (anticipation,Str.1680) of the glory of God." I know someone who has been a "Christian" all their life, and even taught Sunday school, being active in their church. They told me that Jesus was not the only way to Heaven and that I was narrow minded for thinking so. They told me that Buddist, Hindus, Islamics and anyone who is a "good" person is going to go to Heaven. They told me that a lot of Christians are going to be surprised when they get to Heaven and they see all who believed in a god there. This was their belief because they could "feel" it in their heart, not from the Bible. I looked at this person quite surprised and said (almost without being aware I had said it out loud) "Your not a Christian!" This person became angry and said "How dare you say that I'm not a Christian!" I feel I handled that quite poorly, but the point is many people spend their lives going to "Christian" churches, doing many "good works" in Jesus name, yet have no idea that one must personally surrender their life, in faith, to Jesus Christ in order to be saved from distruction. These are the ones who will be crying "Lord, Lord" in Matt 7:21, not someone struggling with sin who loves and trusts Jesus. The apostle Paul said his flesh was constantly at war with his spirit. That his spirit would know what to do yet his flesh would do otherwise. Romans 7:14-25 "Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (nasb) Let no one, whos heart belongs to Jesus, walk in doubt! Matt 7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. John 6:40 "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day." |
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20 | Franklin Graham's view of Moslem faith | 1 Cor 2:10 | Bob Y. | 23970 | ||
Islam is a religion that is custom made to portray the Moslems as the chosen people instead of the Jewish. It also denies the diety and redemtive sacrifice of Jesus and attempts to lower Him to a secondary prophet to the "final prophet" Mohammed. Incidently which also makes the greatest prophet a Moslem. God used the Jewish nation to reveal Himself and His will to the world. Many Jewish people through out history have used this as a source of self pride when it is accually a great burden of responsability. In Matt. 19:30 Jesus says that the ones who were first will be last into the Kingdom of Heaven. In Revelations the remnant of Israel is not sealed until after the sixth seal is broken. Why the Moslem people would covet this burden, I don't know. I believe the Moslem people must have felt belittled and mistreated by the Jewish and Christians (who led the awful crusades against the Moslem nations which were pagan at the time) so they jumped when Mohammed invented his new religion which redefined scripture in the "Quran" and made everyone who didn't follow it unclean. 1John 2:22 says that the one who denys that Jesus is the Christ is a liar and the antichrist. Make no mistake, I feel that we need to love the people of the Moslem nations and those who choose to follow Islam, but to be more tolerant than God's Word of a religion which the Bible makes clear is false by recognizing it as a valid belief which makes God the Father and "Allah" one and the same just because of social pressure, would be a grave mistake. |
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