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1 | What does it mean to "fall away"? | Luke 8:13 | New Creature | 197297 | ||
hello budderfligh Let me provide you with what I believe may be some helpful definitions of "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit" "These words (Mark 3:28-30) were never intended to torment anxious souls honestly desiring to know Christ, but they stand out as a blazing beacon warning of the danger of persisting in the rejection of the Spirit's testimony of Christ, until the seared conscience no longer responds to the gospel message." (Ironside) Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost (Matthew 12:31,32; Mark 3:28,29; Luke 12:10) is regarded by some as a continued and obstinate rejection of the gospel, and hence is an unpardonable sin, simply because as long as a sinner remains in unbelief he voluntarily excludes himself from pardon. (Easton's Bible Dictionary) The sin of blasphemy is a sin that can be forgiven. However, there is a sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit that cannot be forgiven (Matthew 12:32; Mark 3:29; Luke 12:10). This is a state of hardness in which one consciously and willfully resists God's saving power and grace. It is a desperate condition that is beyond the situation of forgiveness because one is not able to recognize and repent of sin. Thus one wanting to repent of blasphemy against the Spirit cannot have committed the sin. (Holman Bible Dictionary) |
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2 | Basis of election and predestination? | Eph 1:5 | New Creature | 197174 | ||
I see in 1 Pet chapter 1 where there is a sort of indication in the wording that "election is according to the foreknowledge of God." 1 Pet 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the ELECT who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 1 Pet 1:2 ACCORDING TO THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD Therefore I need to ask myself and you to consider this question. What is it that God has foreknowledge of that makes election according to His foreknowledge? |
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3 | Does God choose us? | Jon 2:9 | New Creature | 193469 | ||
The gospel was not and is not a manisfestation of to which persons God wills to give eternal life, but of the sort of persons to whom he wills to give eternal life, namely believers in Christ. - Zanchi |
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4 | Does God choose us? | Jon 2:9 | New Creature | 193468 | ||
God has chosen to save those who believe in Christ by faith. God is not willing that any should perish (2 Pet 3:9) but that all should come to a knowledge of the truth and be saved (1 Tim. 2:4). Whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. (Rev. 22:17). That is God’s final word on the matter. There remains a universal invitation in the gospel "As Revelation closes we read. ‘Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely’ (Rev. 22:17). Thus the last great invitation in God’s book is an appeal to the will.” - Dr. A.T. Pierson |
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5 | Can an unbaptised christian make Heaven | 1 Cor 12:13 | New Creature | 193084 | ||
I once read of a young man who Just recently became a believer. He was flying home to be baptized in the Church he grew up in, however the plane crashed, thereby leaving this new believer unbaptized. From that short account, do you personally believe this young unbaptized man won't make it into heaven? |
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6 | Why would God lead us into temptaion? | Matt 6:13 | New Creature | 193032 | ||
Mat 6:13 - And bring us not into temptation “Bring” or “lead” bothers many people. It seems to present God as an active agent in subjecting us to temptation, a thing specifically denied in James 1:13. The word here translated “temptation” (peirasmon) means originally “trial” or “test” as in James 1:2 and Vincent so takes it here. Braid Scots has it: “And lat us no be siftit.” But God does test or sift us, though he does not tempt us to evil. No one understood temptation so well as Jesus for the devil tempted him by every avenue of approach to all kinds of sin, but without success. In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus will say to Peter, James, and John: “Pray that ye enter not into temptation” (Luke 22:40). That is the idea here. Here we have a “Permissive imperative” as grammarians term it. The idea is then: “Do not allow us to be led into temptation.” There is a way out (1Cor 10:13) but it is a terrible risk. (Robertson's Word Pictures) |
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7 | worship and praise verses | Ps 117:1 | New Creature | 187192 | ||
In my own personal daily devotions in Psalms I recently came across these words of praise which I had to pause to meditate upon. Psalm 57:9 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. Psalm 57:10 For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies. Psalm 57:11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth. Psalm 63:1 O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is. Psalm 63:2 So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory. Psalm 63:3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee. Psalm 63:4 So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. Psalm 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips; Psalm 63:6 When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches. Psalm 63:7 For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. Psalm 63:8 My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me. |
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8 | Escotology | Bible general Archive 3 | New Creature | 186885 | ||
Eschatology (from the Greek Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy) is a part of theology concerned with the end time events. | ||||||
9 | What are the "evidences for salvation"? | Matt 7:21 | New Creature | 186471 | ||
Greetings For me personally, one of the evidences of salvation, is a hunger to feed upon the word of God. Another evidence is when you desire to spend more time with the people of God, than you do with people that don't know God Again another basic evidence of genuine salvation is a changed life. By that I mean a life that now goes in the opposite direction it previous went before becoming saved. (see 2 Cor. 5:17) A person genuinely saved, has a new outlook on life. His thoughts are not what they once were. His desires have changed. His attitude concerning material things has changed. He has been given a new heart. Scripture says you will have the internal witness of God's Spirit within you witnessing with your spirit that you are indeed a child of God. (Rom 8:16) There are more evidences, but I believe those I have listed will give a person sufficient proof of having genuine salvation Blessings NC |
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10 | What is established at Nicea? | Bible general Archive 3 | New Creature | 186199 | ||
You can find info on that at the following link http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/nicaea.htm |
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11 | thats understandable | Lev 19:28 | New Creature | 186032 | ||
See Doc and Hanks response | ||||||
12 | body piercings and why not | Lev 19:28 | New Creature | 186020 | ||
For me personally, if God wanted me to have body piercings then He would have created me with a bunch of extra holes in strange places on my flesh where I could hang ornamental jewlery. The fact that I didn't come eqipped by God with all these extra holes, is ample indication and proof for me that God didn't want me to have a stud in my tongue, rings in my eye-brows, naval area, lips, nose, breasts or mid extremities. Besides I see it as wasteful spending on unnecessary ormanents to decorate this fleshy body, for the main purpose of drawing attention to ones self. I want my life and my body to point to Christ not self. Thats my personal two-cents on piercings. |
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13 | DID PETER RESURRECT ANYONE? | Acts 9:40 | New Creature | 185895 | ||
There is the incident found in Acts 9:36-42 Where a woman named Dorcas was brought back to life after Peter prayed. Nevertheless it cannot correctly be said that Peter raised her back to life. Only God has to power to give life. Peter only prayed and obviously saw God's answer to prayer in raising this woman back to life. So no it wasn't Peter that resurrected her, it was God. It just so happened that Peter was present when God raised her back to life. | ||||||
14 | When does temptation become sin? | Matt 5:28 | New Creature | 185857 | ||
If being tempted means a person has sinned then we would have to say that Jesus sinned because He too was tempted. But we know Jesus was without sin, therefore being tempted cannot be sin. But when we don't resist the temptation that comes our way and give into the temptation and actually do what we are tempted to do then at that time it does become sin. | ||||||
15 | does God chose who he will save | Eph 1:1 | New Creature | 185855 | ||
I personally believe we need to ask whether or not their is anyone God wishes to damn. I believe God is all benevolent and His "desire is that all men would be saved" God . . desires all men to be saved - 1 Tim 2:3-4 At the same time I see from Scripture that not all men actually will be saved. |
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16 | Third Heaven? | Bible general Archive 3 | New Creature | 185852 | ||
This is how it was explained to me. The first heaven is where the birds fly. The second heaven is where we see the stars and planets. And the third heaven is the abode of God | ||||||
17 | Why isn't my church growing in numbers? | Mark 16:15 | New Creature | 183632 | ||
We don't like to admit it but we can become complacent, and complacency amounts to lukewarmness. Being wealthy and intellectual can result in becoming complacent. We need to always be willing to examine and guard ourselves against becoming lukewarm. Lukewarmness can be individual or corperate. Rev 3:14 And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: Rev 3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. Rev 3:16 So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. Rev 3:17 Because THOU SAYEST, I AM RICH, AND HAVE GOTTEN RICHES, AND HAVE NEED OF NOTHING, AND KNOWEST NOT THAT THOU ART the wretched one and miserable and POOR and blind and naked: Rev 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see. Rev 3:19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Rev 3:21 He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit down with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne. Rev 3:22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. |
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18 | Luke 23:43....TIME? | NT general Archive 1 | New Creature | 182945 | ||
Putting a comma after the word "today" is what the Jehovah Witnesses did in their New World Translation. But from my understanding the comma should properly be placed before the word "today" see partial commentary below. Luke 23:43 - To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise - Marcion and the Manichees are reported to have left this verse out of their copies of this evangelist. This saying of our Lord is justly considered as a strong proof of the immateriality of the soul; and it is no wonder that those who have embraced the contrary opinion should endeavor to explain away this meaning. In order to do this, a comma is placed after óçìåñïí, to-day, and then our Lord is supposed to have meant, “Thou shalt be with me after the resurrection I tell thee this, To-Day.” I am sorry to find men of great learning and abilities attempting to support this most feeble and worthless criticism. Such support a good cause cannot need; and, in my opinion, even a bad cause must be discredited by it. (Adam Clarke Commentary) NC |
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19 | definition of a hypocrite | NT general Archive 1 | New Creature | 182266 | ||
The Dictionary defines the word "hypocrite" as a person who pretends to have desirable or publicly approved attitudes, beliefs, or practices which he does not actually possess. According to Christ, the sin of hypocrisy has to with honoring God with "lip service" while the heart remains far away from God. |
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20 | Is there a free site for Bible Tracts | Bible general Archive 3 | New Creature | 181511 | ||
Yes............ www.tractleague.com |
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