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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: Irish Eyes Ordered by Date |
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1 | INVITATION | NT general | Irish Eyes | 199925 | ||
Sandra, what you have described is a form of legalism. There is nothing in the Scripture that substantiates such requirements within the Church. It is not up to any human to determine if you are 'really saved'. I would not presume to tell you what to do, but if it were me in the same position I would seek another church that teaches Bible doctrine rather than one that is so obviously into legalism and puts conditions such as these upon a member of Christ's Church. It is so simple, really. Your belief and faith in HIM has made you a member of the Lord's Church. Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or concerns. My email address is in my profile. |
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2 | Must u b Christened to get to heaven | Acts 2:1 | Irish Eyes | 198545 | ||
No, water baptism is not necessary for salvation. Remember in Luke 23:43 where Jesus said to the thief, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." In his final hours on earth the thief was saved simply because he believed that Jesus was the Son of God. The thief was never baptised. The choice whether your daughter accepts Christ or not will ultimately be hers to make when she reaches the age of God-consciousness and accountability. What you can do as a parent is make sure that she learns about Jesus through Bible study. Age 6 is a great time to start teaching a child about the Savior. Children are so eager to learn! Proverb 22:6 says "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." Pray that God grants you wisdom and guidance as you instruct your child in the ways of our Lord and Savior. There is an added benefit in teaching a child, because the teacher always learns as well. |
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3 | What translation do you prefer and why? | Heb 6:6 | Irish Eyes | 198386 | ||
I prefer the New King James Version mainly for two reasons. 1.) It has eliminated the archaic words, such as 'thee' and 'thou'. And the verbs have been more modernized, such as 'speaks' instead of 'speaketh'. 2.) And it has done so with minimal loss of the lyrical beauty of the ancient texts. I also like the NKJV footnotes which provide explanations, alternate translations and cross-references. |
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4 | 68 curses under the old law (old testime | Deut 28:17 | Irish Eyes | 198190 | ||
I never counted them, but there are the many curses on disobedience listed in Deuteronomy 28:17-68 | ||||||
5 | spill your seed in the belly of a whore | Genesis | Irish Eyes | 198182 | ||
This is not found anywhere in the Scriptures. This misconception most likely came from an adulterated version of Genesis 38:9. | ||||||
6 | How? | Mark | Irish Eyes | 197483 | ||
Hello Azure, There is a distinct difference between the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the filling of the Holy Spirit. As believers we never lose the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, but when we sin we are either quenching or grieving the Holy Spirit, thereby falling out of fellowship and no longer being filled with the Holy Spirit. Once we name our sin before God the Father then He is righteous and just to forgive us our sin and we are once again filled with the Holy Spirit and back in fellowship. Only then are we able to love the Lord with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength. It is a command that is attainable only with the filling of the Holy Spirit, which is not a permanent status with sinful mankind, along with advancing to spiritual maturity through the daily study of Bible doctrine. |
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7 | difference between the soul and spirit? | Bible general Archive 4 | Irish Eyes | 196981 | ||
The Hebrew texts refers to the soul as 'nephesh' and the spirit as 'ruach'. Nephesh literally means life and is also used when referring to animals. Ruach is used to describe the immaterial part of man and not to the physical life of the body. The Greek of the New Testament is a bit more helpful in discerning between the two. We learn that the soul and the spirit are two distinct and separate parts of man from Hebrews 4:12 - "For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul (psyche) and spirit (pneuma), and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (NKJV) Non-believers are said to be spiritually dead, but they still possess a living body and a soul. From my understanding I tend to think of it this way... I was born spiritually dead but possessed a soul within a physical body. My body is not 'me', rather my soul is the true essence of 'me'. My body is a temporary dwelling place for my soul. When I exercised my free will and accepted the gift of salvation I became a new creature with a living spirit. In an instant in time I became indwelt with the Holy Spirit and was reborn, or regenerated. As a new believer I interacted on a human to human level with my soul, and I interacted with God on a vertical level with my spirit. As the believer begins to mature the distinctions between the soul and the spirit of the believer may become intertwined, much like the roots of two plants in the same soil (body). |
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