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1 | What does "itching ears" mean? | 2 Tim 4:3 | Robert Nicholson | 160210 | ||
Greetings: When I read the above verse I am reminded that in Isaiah we have a similar reponse. "That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:..." (Isaiah 30:9-10) Robert Nicholson |
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2 | what is ment by the body is the temple? | 1 Cor 6:19 | Robert Nicholson | 148741 | ||
Greetings 980 fairburn rd: I believe that 1 Corinthians 6:19 sheds light on your question. "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?" (1 Cor 6:19) Clearly, this verse is referring to those who have been born again and are indwelt by the Holy Spirit of God. Paul in writing to the Corinthians telling them why it is so important for believers to treat and use our bodies for Christ. In this chapter starting at verse 9 to the end of the chapter, Paul is teaching the need for purity among believers. He is speaking specifically about the seriousness of immorality in a believer's life. In Verse 20 we read "For your are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Cor 6:20) From this verse we see that Paul is including the whole person and their need to glorify God in their body and spirit. In Romans 12:1 we have a similar plea "Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." God bless you Robert Nicholson |
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3 | How does a person get into the spirit? | John 3:6 | Robert Nicholson | 143624 | ||
In our natural state we cannot get unto the Spirit or build a relationship with God. In Romans 3:11 we read "there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. In other words our sin has made us dead to God spiritually and it is only God who can make us alive in Christ. Jesus in talking with Nicodemus made it clear: "that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not, that I said unto you, you must be born again" (John 3:6-7) We can only know God through Christ. We must place faith in the finished work of Christ upon the cross as the only way of salvation. It is Christ who brings us into a family relationship with God. "Jesus said Iam the way, the truth and the life; no one comes unto the father but by me. (John 14:6) |
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4 | jcsav, Was Peter delios when he denied? | Mark 14:71 | Robert Nicholson | 143622 | ||
Is your question "was Peter delerious when he denied the Lord Jesus? No Peter was not crazy! Peter was one of the diciples who knew the Lord Jesus for who he was before he denied him. In Matt.16:16 we read "Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God". Jesus answered "Blessed art thou Simon Bar Jona for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my father who is in heaven". From this verse we know that Peter knew the Lord Jesus Christ and loved him very much before calvary. He was the disciple who was ready to die with Christ. He was the one who took the sword to those who came to take Jesus to the cross. We might ask what happened to Peter? He rejected the Lord Jesus 3 times as Jesus predicted. After Jesus was take away to the judgement hall think of what must have been going through the mind of Peter. Great fear as he saw his friend taken and falsely accused, mocked and tortured. And yet, he followed afar off; other disciples were not there at all. Peter was afraid of "man"and tried to fit in with the crowd even to the point of cursing and swearing. However, he could not hide his connection to the Man of calvary as the maid said "your speech betrays you". Peter was not a coward, he was a frightened man. We find in Luke 22:61-61 That after Peter had denied the Lord 3 times that "the Lord turned and looked upon Peter...""then Peter went out and wept bitterly" Peter was a man who knew Christ as the Son of God and yet in a time of weakness denied him. However, we see the affect of the Savior's look on him, he repented totally and was forgiven as we see in later chapters. Peter was the man who was given the keys of the kingdom and in the end he gave his life for the Savior whom he love. He was crucified upside down. His example gives hope to all Christians who at times are unfaithful to Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ is faithful! praise his name! Robert Nicholson |
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5 | Abraham was asked to kill his son by God | Gen 1:1 | Robert Nicholson | 141556 | ||
Greetings: First of all Abraham lived a long time before the ten commandments were given. It is a real account of a man who believed the promises of God. If we were to read the story of Abraham who was called by God out of Ur to a country which God would show him. God made a promise to Abraham that his seed would bring blessing upn all the families of the earth. Abraham and Sarah were quite old, past child bearing years. Nevertheless God allowed them to have a son Isaac who all the promises of God to Abraham depended on. Naturally, speaking Abraham would wonder at this strange request from God "take now your son, your only son ...and offer him for a burnt offering"Genesis 22v.2 If you read the story carefully it is a wonderful picture of God the Father who sent his son Jesus to the place of sacrifice and offered him for our sins. Abraham took God at his word and by faith he carried out what God had asked him to do. God was testing Abraham's faith. In Gen. 22v.12 God said "know I know thou fearest God, seeing thou has not withheld your only son" In Hebrews 11: -19 we have God's approval of Abraham's faith. Abraham believed that if he actually offered Isaac that God would raise him from the dead. Abraham believed God. As we know in the account God provided a subsitute for Isaac, a ram caught in the thicket. God never intended to allow Abraham to kill his son. He intended to test Abraham with an ultimate test of faith. Robert |
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6 | what does ITimothy 2:5 mean? | Heb 9:12 | Robert Nicholson | 138035 | ||
Greetings Perrin: I would add "What is Jesus Christ still doing as mediator? In your question you have defined the word "Between God and man. He is the one who came between and filled the gap which exists between God and man because of sin. The book of Hebrews covers this in detail. In Hebrews 9:14-15 we read "How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot unto God, purged your conscience from dead works to serve the living God" "And for this cause he (Christ) is the mediator of the new testament or covenant..." By his sacrifical death and resurrection the Lord Jesus Christ came between God and the guilty sinner. His work on the cross made it possible for a Holy God to forgive the guilty and declare them righteous in his sight. In John 14 Jesus made it clear that he is the only mediator between God and man when he said "I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the father but by me"(John 14:6) What is he doing today for those who have trusted him as Savior? He is our Advocate and our great high priest. It is through him that we approach God. It is through him that we enter into the holiest of all which under the old covenant was not possible for the common man. He is continually in tune with our needs and provides us with strength to walk the christian life. This is a topic which one could go on and on. We thank God for the Mediator our Lord Jesus Christ! Your brother in Christ Robert |
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7 | Why did God cause the fall of the nation | 2 Kin 17:1 | Robert Nicholson | 137922 | ||
When we read further on in the chapter of 2 Kings 17 we do not find that God caused the fall of the nation, but rather the nation due to major disobedience brought upon themselves dire consequences. In verse 6 we read of their captivity. In verse 7 we read why the nation fell. "Now this came about because the sons of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them up from the Land of Eygpt from under the hand of Pharaoh, King of Eygpt, and they had feared other gods." The remainder of the chapter tells us of God's work with them and their continual rejection of him. |
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8 | as death finds you so shall the judgment | Heb 9:27 | Robert Nicholson | 137921 | ||
Greetings: Would this verse be what you are looking for? Heb.9:27 "...it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes the judgment" |
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9 | 2 people who did not experience death. | Gen 5:24 | Robert Nicholson | 84967 | ||
Greetings SandyP: The other person you are thinking about is Enoch the father of Methuselah and a descendent of Seth. In Hebrews 11:5 we read of Enoch and are given more understanding of his situation: "By faith Enoch was translated (changed) that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God." Enoch is a beautiful picture of Christians who will be alive when Christ comes, they will be changed in a moment and will not see death. It is also interesting that Enoch was translated before God judged the earth by the flood. Robert Nicholson |
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10 | I COME WITH A SWORD | Matt 10:34 | Robert Nicholson | 79096 | ||
Greetings Coltonjunior: Matthew 10:34 Jesus said, "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." Robert |
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11 | could Christians have been tares | Matt 13:25 | Robert Nicholson | 79040 | ||
RCSROLL: I agree. Tares are sown by the enemy Matt 13:25 Interestingly they looked like wheat, but had no final fruit. Would this not remind us that we live in a time of profession. Some are like the tares who do not have divine life. Robert |
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12 | Is forgiveness conditional? | Acts 13:38 | Robert Nicholson | 79037 | ||
I believe that the forgiveness of our sins is unconditional. In Eph.2:8-9 "for by grace are you saved through faith, that not of yourselves it is the gift of God: Not of works lest any should boast. When I look at myself as a lost guilt sinner, I find that there was nothing I could within myself to merit God's salvation and forgiveness. It was God by his Spirit who worked within my heart and drew me to Christ. It was God by his Spirit through his word who showed to me my lost condition and sinnership before him. Thus by his Spirit he gave me repentance and opened my understanding to accept that Christ procured my redemption upon the cross. My act of faith was simply rested on what God had shown to me that the work and worth of the Savior's work was sufficient to me my terrible need. I believe there are two sides to forgivesness: First because of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross he has been given grounds whereby lost sinners can be forgiven. However, the sinner cannot come into the good of this forgiveness until they are ready to accept it by faith. The Bible does not teach universal salvation. In Romans 3:22 we read "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all who believe, for there is no difference" We see here that forgiveness is offered to all, but only those who believe or put faith in Christ come into the good of what Christ has offered. Without faith there is no forgiveness. I respectfully disagree on your thought that the unbliever is potentially forgiven positionally and not experimentally. I believe the word of God supports the truth that the unbeliever is condemned already. Jesus said "He that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God" John 3:18 You propose ". Every person born into this world is born fully forgiven and legally justified." I believe that every person born into this world is born a lost sinner and are under the condemnation of God. Propitiation as found in 1 John 2:2 speaks of the sacrifice of Christ from God's perspective. When Christ died on the cross his sacrifice satisfied the righteous claims of God's holy throne, thereby, providing God a ground or mercy seat upon which he could forgive sinners. Sinners must repent of their sins and place total faith in the work of Christ before they can be forgiven. Should they chose to carry on in unbelieve they will die unforgiven and be lost forever. Justification, forgiveness of sins is only through faith in the work of Christ as found in Romans 5:1 Forgiven Robert |
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13 | Do all those in Romans 1:18-20 hear? | Rom 10:17 | Robert Nicholson | 76480 | ||
Brother Searcher56: I believe we could say that those in Rom. 1:18-20 have been given a testimony of God seen in "the invisible things of him from the creation...". In verse 19 "Because that which may be know of God is evident among them; for God hath showed it to them". However, in verse 21-32 we see that they turned against the light which God gave them. First of all in v. 21 they gave up on God and then in v. 24 we read "wherefore God also gave them up". "they are without excuse" v.20 this would show us that God is righteous and shows that he does give them light from which they turn away. In John 1:9 we read of "the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world" In other words we are given light for which we are accountable. What do you thing? Peace in his name Robert |
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14 | Are we saved with change of heart? | Rom 10:17 | Robert Nicholson | 76479 | ||
Greetings Searcher56: Just a thought on Romans 10:9 "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus" or (Jesus as Lord) To be willing to accept Jesus as Lord could be connected with our repentance when we take our place as a lost sinner and acknowledge that he is Lord and Savior. "and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" Romans 10:9 When we rest by faith in the finished work of Christ it is God which works within our heart and gives us eternal life. In John 1:13 talks about the new birth which is of God or in John 3 where it is referred to as "born from above". It is my humble opinion that the confession with the mouth is directly connected to the work within the heart. In Christ Robert. |
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15 | Is hearing necessary for salvation? | Rom 10:17 | Robert Nicholson | 76354 | ||
Greetings Sniper: "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How than shall they call on him whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach except they be sent? as it is written how beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things. (Romans 10:13-15) Would you agree that there is a difference between hearing and hearing? It is one thing to physically hear and another to hear with understanding. Only the Spirit of God can give understanding of spiritual things. Jesus said "Verily, Verily I say unto you, he that heareth my word and believeth him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life" (John 5:24) Peace in his name Robert |
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16 | Husband of but one wife - Elder? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Robert Nicholson | 75956 | ||
Brother Rocky: I believe that you have quoted the main scripture which would list the qualifications of an elder. Since the work of an elder includes leading God's people by example, feeding them and protecting them; this person must be above reproach. "He must be of good report of them which are without" v.7 "The husband of one wife" includes the idea of a "one woman" man meaning that he have eyes only for his wife. I do not believe that an elder must be married, but if he is than his married life should be stable and an example to others. I will leave the question of divorce and remarriage for someone else to answer. I would think that the circumstances of each case would be considered. Robert |
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17 | once saved always saved | John 10:28 | Robert Nicholson | 75899 | ||
Min Charles: The reason the old pastors had this assurance is that it is true. What kind of eternal life would we have if we could not be sure of it? "I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish" John 10:28 The Lord Jesus Christ is our security, it is upon him that we rest our all for salvation. It is faith in his work which saves us and keeps us, "not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he hath saved us..."(Titus 3:5) Robert |
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18 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 75668 | ||
Sniper: I believe that all souls who go to be with Christ are redeemed by his precious blood. His sacrifice satisfied the Holy and Righteous claims of God's throne and provided a ground whereby he forgive sinners. One example in scripture is that of King David whose infant son died. David said "Now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me" 2 Sam. 2:23 It would appear that David believed his child was with the Lord and that the day was coming when he would go to be with him. I realize that there is much debate on this issue. However, when we consider the words of Jesus "Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not". Little children, aborted babies and people who are born mentally incompetant are not accountable to God. I believe that they are covered with the blood and that millions are with Christ today. Consider the stat that 1 baby dies every 33 seconds in this world today. Some are born into a world of extreme poverty and war. We think it a great tragedy when they die and yet if we think about it they are with the Lord Jesus. We have to take care in setting ages and leave it with God who knows the heart of all. Just a few thoughts |
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19 | some believe in rapture and some dont? | John 14:3 | Robert Nicholson | 75073 | ||
Greetings trica: I would say that all who have trusted Christ as their Savior have the hope of his coming again "for" and "with" his people. That being said all do not agree as to the timing of this momentous event. The sad things is that believers become distracted with their differences of interpretation and lose sight of the hope that our Saviour and Lord is coming again to receive us unto himself! The Lord Jesus made it abundantly clear "I will come again and receive you unto myself" (John 14:3) When our risen Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven from the mount of Olives in Jerusalem the disciples were given this promise: "...this same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11) Paul reminds the Thessalonians of their experience in Christ and breaks it into 3 areas: 1. "How you turned to God from idols" (their repentance and faith in Christ) 2. "to serve the living and true God" ( their present life and responsibility) 3. "And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus which delivered us from the wrath to come" (1 Thess. 1:8,9) The important point here is that our salvation includes the redemption of our bodies at his coming. How is this going to happen? Paul introduces the truth that "we will not all(sleep) die, but we all shall be changed (translated)" It is new truth or a mystery which was not know clearly before this time. What is it? "Behold I show you a mystery: we shall not all die, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised..." (1 Cor. 15: 51,52) We see from this verse that there is a MOMENT coming when All believers will be changed or translated and given an body like unto his glorious body. This includes the resurrection of those who sleep in Christ. This scripture is reinforced by ( Thess. 4:16 - 18)"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with voice of archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall BE CAUGHT UP to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord" 1. It is Jesus himself who will come! 2. He is coming from heaven. 3. The dead will rise. The living believers will be changed. 4. All will be caught up together 5. To meet the Lord in the air. What a hope is ours! When will this happen? We do not know the date. Acts 1:7 At the "last trump" 1 Cor. 15:52 the trump 1 Thess. 4:16 The word "rapture" means to be "caught up". We will be caught up to our Lord Jesus Christ when he comes. God's word teaches us that Christ is coming again. He came the first time as the meek and lowly Jesus and he is coming again as our risen and glorified Lord, he is coming in power and in glory. He left from the mount of olives, he is coming back to the mount of olives; "And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst..." (Zechariah 14:4) This is a huge topic which cannot be covered in one posting. |
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20 | Spirit or spirit? | Matt 12:28 | Robert Nicholson | 74661 | ||
Dear brother Ray: As always an interesting question. In Luke 11:20 would you not think that "finger" is a metaphor for God's directed power by his Spirit? Just a thought brother. Robert |
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