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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: JibbyJee Ordered by Date |
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1 | Inability? | Bible general Archive 2 | JibbyJee | 93087 | ||
NC The natural man recieveth not the things of the Spirit. 1 Cor 2:14 Tell me, is the Gospel a spiritual thing? In Christ, JIBBS |
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2 | Receiving Christ - Works? | Bible general Archive 2 | JibbyJee | 93014 | ||
Greetings Huron! I'm from the persuasion that your brother is correct. And the use of lexicons etc. has nothing to do with who's right. I'm a Calvinist, as it sounds your brother is. It also sounds as if he believes in MONERGISTIC REGENERATION, that is that being born again is from God ALONE (did you choose to be born physically?--then how much harder is it to be born spiritually!!). People from the SYNERGISTIC REGENERATION influence, such as our friend Emmaus, who happens to be Roman Catholic (all Catholics are Synergists) believe that spiritual rebirth is contingent upon the cooperation of man with God. I don't believe the Bible presents this at all. Please read these verses and pray about them (I'm sure your brother has shared these with you before.) Salvation is dependent upon God's mercy ALONE, not the will or desire of man---Romans 9:16 (read the whole chapter) Man is not "sick" or "drowning", but is DEAD in sins (Gen 2:17, Eph 2:1-3, Romans 5:12, Col 2:13) Because of this spiritual deadness we are enemies of God and deserve eternal punishment (Rom 8:7, Eph 2:15-16) Unregenerate man CANNOT understand spiritual things, especially the Words of God (1 Cor. 2:14, John 8:47). I hope and pray this answers more questions than it creates, but if you're anything like I was when I searched the Scriptures over this issue, you will have lots of questions and little sleep. In Christ, JIBBS |
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3 | Who wrote the King James Version? | Bible general Archive 2 | JibbyJee | 93013 | ||
Hello friend! I recommend you purchase and read The King James Only Controversy by James White. He explains the whole history/translation issue very well. You can get the book by visiting www.aomin.org and clicking on the "books" link on the right hand side of the page. In Christ, JIBBS |
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4 | Freeze-dried Salvation? | John 15:6 | JibbyJee | 88602 | ||
Greetings AO! It looks like this has already been answered very well by Joe, but I wanted to add a thought for you to think about. Asaph, the chief musician of King David never once doubted his salvation even though he knew that, like all men, he had made poor decisions and didn't deserve it. The big secret, I suppose, is that not only do none of us deserve it, there is NOTHING we could do to deserve it. We are powerless to meet God's standard in the Law. In fact, the Law is only meant to point us to Christ, who is our salvation. Which, incidently, takes us back to Asaph. He wrote in Psalm 73:26: Psa 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. Think of what is being said here. 1. Our (believers) flesh and hearts inevitably fail. 2. In our weakness and failure, God IS STILL our strength. FOREVER. Are you weak in your heart and your flesh, thus relying WHOLLY on God as your strength? Or are you strong and resilient, trusting in your own efforts and ability? Other Psalms to consider: Psa 38:22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation. Psa 27:1 Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? or again in Isaiah: Isa 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah is my strength and song; and he IS BECOME my salvation. I hope this helps you, my friend. In Christ, Jibbs |
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5 | Regeneration proceeds Faith? | Bible general Archive 1 | JibbyJee | 88518 | ||
Sure, ne14pool. Joh 8:47 He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God. (ASV) It's my belief that Jesus was clearly contrasting ability with man's nature (i.e. we must have a new heart before we can understand the things of God (1 Cor. 2:14; Eze. 11:19)). A similiar verse is John 6:65. In Christ, JibbyJee |
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6 | Help with Hosea???? | Hos 13:14 | JibbyJee | 88226 | ||
Greetings Slide! While I cannot give you a direct answer, I would love to point you in the direction of a great apologetic website for use with atheists. Here's the link: http://www.tektonics.org/ You might find something there if you dig around long enough. And certainly there is a goldmine of other stuff to use with atheists. My guess is the Hosea passage is just the tip of the iceberg with that lady. So take out the icepick and chip away, my friend. It can be done! Brothers in Christ, JibbyJee |
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7 | Am I once and forever saved? | John 3:16 | JibbyJee | 87193 | ||
Yes, of course. IF you have truly been saved and regenerated by the Holy Spirit, that is. Many people give God lip service by claiming to be saved when in fact God has never saved them. It is these He speaks of in Matthew 7:22-23 and 1 John 2:19. If you have truly been saved your life will show evidence of producing fruit(John 15:3) which is a product of being filled with the Holy Spirit for the purpose of producing fruitful works unto the Glory of God (Gal. 5:22-23). Without these works and evidence of fruit, there is no real faith (James 2). Other verses declaring God's majestic faithfulness to us who are His are John 6:35-45, 1 John 5:13, Romans 8:1. And countless others. Have a good day. :) Alive in Jesus, JibbyJee |
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8 | Heaven or Hell? | John 3:16 | JibbyJee | 87137 | ||
Hi akeffer! I would have to agree with Joseph3's reply to your question. He did a good job providing scriptural evidence in support of his conclusions. One thought I would add to the equation is this: If we assume that all people who never hear the gospel automatically get saved by default without ever placing their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, then we also conclude that we are all morally obligated to quit sharing the Gospel with people. If anyone can get saved apart from Christ, then the worst thing that could happen to them would be to hear the Gospel and be forced to choose. Only then would their eternal state ever be in jeopardy. I hope you see my point and that scripture does indeed hold true as Jesus Himself told us in the entirety of John 10. Also these verses: Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing. Act 3:22 Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you. Act 3:23 And it shall be, that every soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. Act 3:24 Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days. Alive in Jesus, JibbyJee |
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9 | Why did God harden Pharoh's heart? | Rom 9:17 | JibbyJee | 86487 | ||
First, I would say the foundational assumption of God loving all people the same way certainly contributes to why you may be confused about the issue. God does love everyone, and demonstrates it through the general revelation of his grace to all people (Romans 1). However, we often make the mistake of placing the love of God into a box of our own fashion, by saying He loves all people the same way, and thereby make his ability and freedom to love his own even less than that which we claim and demand for ourselves. My love for my wife and daughter is not the same as it is for the guy down the street or my boss. I have the freedom and the moral obligation to love my own in a special, intimate way. In a similiar manner, God's love for the Israelites is not the same love that He had for the Amalekites or the Egyptians. He has a special love for those whom He chooses for His own. We tend (due to 150 years of Arminian tradition) to assume God has a vanilla-flavored love for all people, when the Bible clearly demonstrates that salvation is based upon God loving and having mercy upon wretched sinners--so that they are saved--rather than loving and having the same mercy on all people the same way and hoping it works. Essentially, if God's love and mercy are the same for all people, then it is impossible for God's love and mercy upon me (grace) to be directly responsible for my salvation. What this Arminian idea says is that God didn't do anything for me that he didn't also do for the lost. Which, if true, means I'm not saved by grace at all, but rather by my own choice to be saved. But what virtue in me brought me to repentance? Was I "better", or "smarter", or "more insightful" than the guy who went to the grave unrepentant? Why do some come and others not come if, ULTIMATELY, salvation is dependent upon free will? Anyway, I apologize for the rambling. Back to your question. I believe the reason God hardened Pharoah's heart is simply because it was the desire of His will to do so in order to accomplish His purpose. Don't forget that Pharoah got what he wanted. All sinners do. Except for those whom God has made new creations in Christ--also according to His purpose and will. Romans 8-9 sheds a great deal of Light on this important question. Have a good one! In Christ, Matt Eph 1:11 in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh ALL THINGS after the counsel of his will; |
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