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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: Theopnuestos Ordered by Date |
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1 | invitation to salvation/accepting Christ | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38971 | ||
I don't find anything in the Bible about an "offer to accept salvation." I do find the command to repent. You find it everywhere. The preaching of the Gospel is complete in the Bible as opposed to what is common today. Today - the "bad parts" are left out. What are you saved from? The wrath of God, which you are exposed to if you are not saved. You read these Gospel tracts, they have John 3:16 and ignore :17,18,19 and 20, 21,......! Its less "marketable." I am opposed to the long-drawn out pleas to come foreward, accompanied with music or what-have-you. To me, that is emotional manipulation. I think it is good to mention that someone would be available to answer questions. The unregenrate are not interested in repentance, the regenerate, though unconfessed, do. They have legitimate questions that they would rather discuss privately, as a rule. The churches I have attended that use this method(emotional pleas) often have a Sunday service that consists of John 3:16 amd that's it - meanwhile, those that are saved are starving for instruction - being fed milk and nothing else! I think it is a dis-service to the people of God to tailor the Sunday worship to address the un-saved. To teach the Law convicts - and that is what the un-regenerate need to face - their guilt! People who don't think they are guilty repent. My conclusion is that I think it is right not to "offer salvation" in the sense which you talk about. Offer a time for testimony, a time for confession, an opportunity to have questions answered - If they are in church, they may be ready to confess faith! But to engage in these drawn-out invitations, I find no scriptural support for and I think it is harmful to the faithful that are there. Matt. |
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2 | Suggest OT Heb and NT Greek study aids? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38969 | ||
A good start, though not a primer or tutorial on the languages themselves, is to understand the science of textual interpretaion. Third Millenium Minstries has a Real Audio teaching with study guide on hermenuetics - see www.thirdmill.org, click on "Visuals and Videos" then click on "Videos" then scroll to the bottom. Its called "He Gave Us Prophets." Hope this helps. Soli Deo Gloria, Matt. |
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3 | Wife learning to control tongue......... | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38967 | ||
The tongue! Oooo - it causes us so much trouble - It is something that you have to really work on - to get that thing under control - BUT, doing so preserves peace. A couple of helpful rules that are helping me, is to consider the other as having unique insights that I don't have, to not interupt and/or finish thier sentence(that relly irritates - think about how you feel when someone finishes your sentences). I just try to remember how I feel when these things happen to me and it has been helping - the ministry of the Holy Spirit is wonderful! |
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4 | Grossly mistranslated | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38954 | ||
Amen to EdB - What evidences do you use to support these claims? How is it that you came to these comclusions? Are we to beleive your post without evidence? Are we to be mindless simps who believe everything somebody says? NO! I believe, "not feel good about" the Sacred Scriptures. I CAN supply a MOUNTAIN of OBJECTIVE, COGENT and RATIONAL evidence that is contrary to your statement. So, leave the rhetoric at the door and let's see your PROOF! Ambassador of the Lord God Omnipotent, Matt. |
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5 | Hands of an angry God | Rom 13:1 | Theopnuestos | 38939 | ||
I have read through much of it and I heard it described as a beautiful picture of the grace of God. Most see it as "hellfile and brimstone" stuff, and it may be, but when you consider the sinfullness of man, the grace of God in this sermon is so evident. I recommend it to everybody as well as anything this great man of God has written - also see "God Makes Men Sensible of Their Misery Before He Reveals His Mercy and Love." See http://www.jonathanedwards.com/. | ||||||
6 | Is any type of contraception allowed? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38253 | ||
There is no objective, explicit prohibition against contraception. Though you will get an argument from the Catholics. Catholic belief is based upon the narrative of the man who cast his seed onto the ground. They conclude that the seed should not be wasted. That he was supposed to impregnate the wife of his dead brother so that she could have children. His purpose was not to violate a prohibition aginst sex for other-than-procreation purposes - He didn't want to do it. He didn't want the obligation of caring for the child and its mother. God was angry at him for not giving an offspring to the wife of his dead brother, not for casting his seed on the ground. The text explicitly says why God was angry. (I can't for the life of me remember where in the Bible this is, I can't remember the guys name or any of the details - just the thrust of the text. The odd thing is I was just studying this issue about a two months ago and we covered this event.) The RCC interpretation is not found in the text of Sacred Scripture. It must be another of those Ex Cathedra things! The pleasure and nurturing found in healthy sex is of great benefit to the union of marriage. 1 Cor 7:5 says "Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control." This follows the command to fulfill marital duties and the bodies belonging to the partner as well. This text is about sex for satisfaction "Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control." If my reasoning is accurate - I can't think of anybody who is burning with desire to procreate. My thoughts. Matt. |
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7 | What unmarried sexual acts are sinful? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38242 | ||
Well, the last sentence I think you will disagree with that "one should know EVERYTHING about their partner before marriage." Before marriage it is fornication, if I understand the "EVERYTHING" mentioned here. If I respond to your question verbatim, then all SEXUAL acts are forbidden outside the means God has ordained, marriage. Sex and sexual "pleasuring" are only to be conducted between a male and female who are married. The sexual pleasing part is my opinion. I draw this conclusion from understanding that the PURPOSE of sexual pleasing is to arouse sexually. This question could be a lengthy work of study that I am not prepared to engage in at this time. I am sure there are great resources on the net for this topic. To me it is a common sense question. No intimate contact outside of marriage. Does this mean kissing too in my view? Yes. A kiss is a powerful bio-physical force. Heck, I kissed my wife and got three kids! I think its in the water! :) Matt |
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8 | Non-denominational theology? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38234 | ||
Non-denominational - A misnomer - they divided over theology! Reminds me of a joke - never mind, too long! That is why they started a "non-denominational" church - differences, division, denominators. A non-denominational church is a denomination unto istelf. Therefore, it is a denomintional non-denominational church(?). Most non-denoms I have encountered are the result of rebellion. I would imagine that some are legitimate defections from bad churches - I can't say which, if you know of any, point me to their theology! Baptist theolgy has undergone several revisions. The latest SBC Baptist Faith and Message is starting to look like biblical theology, but then ground gained in one area was lost in another. Take Baptist as they are and ignore the "Charismatic" influences, such as the prevalence of teaching and preaching being replaced by shows, musical presentations, et.al. Baptist churches vary as much as any other. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship based in Atlanta, GA is a spit from the SBC. Don't go to a CBF church unless you want to sit next to homosexual lovers in the pew. Most non-denoms that I have experienced are heavily influenced by Charaismatic thought. That the worship service should be entertaining(though they wouldn't use this language, they would use "edifying", "uplifting", "coming into His presence.") I love music and musical worship. It should not replace expository teaching. Making people feel good is not the point, actually, I would be so bold as to suggest that the opposite is true - no building up of self-esteems and personal perceptions, but revealing the sinfulness we all posess and our desparate need for salvation. Preach a little "hellfire and brimstone" I say, heck, preach alot! "Oh, but we don't want to scare them away!" Yes, God's word, when PREACHED FAITHFULLY, is scary! Let's face it - we are all toast, literally, if we don't repent! The Baptist denomination has its roots in "Calvinism." In our time it has strayed from that path. It is mostly semi-arminian - with some members confessing agreement with two or three of the "Five Points" of Calvinism. Hope this helps. Matt. |
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9 | Predestination vs free will--a thought.. | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38230 | ||
A problem with your example - Jesus was not a slave to sin. Jesus could make a choice with a truly free will - one that is not in bondage to sin. The language and EXPLICIT references to this condition makes it clear that God initiates the activity of salvation, not man. We are - SLAVES(or were, now we can choose either - our "wills" have been liberated from bondage - the captive has been set free, we didn't execute a jailbreak!) As unregenerate sinners we are held in bondage to sin - no weekend furlows to go and pursue God. You are comparing apples and oranges. |
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10 | where do blacks come from? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38228 | ||
Melanin - the amount of this substance that determines skin pigmentation is one of the true differences between caucasians and negros. Some have more so they have dark skin, some have less - hence, pale faces like me! Thats it, and a couple of proteins. Genetic discoveries are fun to watch. It is wonderful that the world is learning what we already know to be true. That all the peoples on the earth descended from about 6 to 10 gene "parents." Hmmm. I choose eight! If I remember correctly, I believe that Ham was the parent of the black folk. (Gen ch. 10) |
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11 | Lowest Common Denominator | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 25227 | ||
Would you agree that truth takes precedence over a "false" unity. | ||||||
12 | What is the best version of the Bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38224 | ||
I would guess that there are few linguistics experts here so I will give it my novice attempt. I have read several critiques of differing versions. Personally, I use the NKJV - specifically, the New Geneva Study Bible. The ASV is good to, at least to my knowledge. I started out with the KJV but I would not recommend that for anybody. I believe the strange grammer and language usage of the "King's English" veils the Scriptures from the baby Christian. I don't consider it profitable to have them learn a new language to get to the word of God. The NIV I "feel" plays loose with some texts. I say I feel, but we will call that an "educated feeling." What I have read says to me that I don't want to have to be on guard all the time over my Bible version. The recent "gender-neutral" version by IBS/Zondervan is a blasphemous load of tripe and I would avoid it. They are not careful with grammatical interpretaion. They substitute popular opinion for textual fidelity. This is the stuff I think that verse about changing the Bible is about. Read - http://www.cbmw.com/ for more on gender issues. Specifically, see- http://www.cbmw.org/resources/tniv/index.html "More than thirty-five evangelical scholars issued a joint statement declaring that the recently released Today’s New International Version, which news reports on Monday identified as "gender-neutral," should not be commended to the church. The scholars expressed concern about "troubling translation inaccuracies ... that introduce distortions of ... meanings." The NKJV and ASV both use our common vernacular, so it is readable by the average "Joe" or "Jane" for our gender-neutral constituents. Of course this does not clear up every verse, but it does help in the reading - with the KJV you have to do a mental translation of strange usages into our modern day usage, and that is if you properly understood the strange usage in the first place. I am not familiar with the RSV, NASB or others. I hope this helps. In Him, Matt. |
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13 | Meaning of Spirit filled | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38220 | ||
They have to - the Holy Spirit does not reside in the temple of Baal. He resides in temples that have been prepared for Him - us. To be born again is to be "spirit-filled." The term "spirit-filled" comes out of alot of crappy interpretation. (I originally used theology for interpretation, but had to replace it with the latter. The whole "spirit-filled" movement is the result of a lack of knowledge of God, not a Theo-ology, or knowledge of God. The ideas presented are that you can "leak" needing refilling. How absurd - can God wane in power? Is He waiting on us to get cleaned-up enough before He saves us? But, mainly, "spirit-filled" is in reference to the Apostolic confirmation of a believer. Spirit-filled, in the Bible anyway, refers to the gifts of ministry given by the Holy Spirit - everybody who is born again is equipped for whatever task God has called them to. If He sends you to hoe, you get a hoe. If He sends you to plant, He gives you a sack of seed. The ability to speak in foreign languages is the "filling" of the Spirit(Acts 2:4), then Peter's boldness before Sanhedrin to speak the truth (go read it, I doubt any man "in the natural" could speak those things. Acts 4:31-"And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness." But Colossians 1:9 sums it up nicely - "For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" This filling is for equipping - being filled with knowledge equips you to resist temptation, do good works, proclaim the truth in hostile scenarios, remain steadfast and sure, et. al. |
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14 | Is it right to use the word "Trinity"? | Bible general Archive 1 | Theopnuestos | 38217 | ||
Why not? Is it right to use the word rapture? Just because a word does not appear in the Bible doesn't mean that it is the spawn of Hell! "Trinity" is a single descriptive word for a reality presented in the Bible, the same as with the word "rapture." "Rapture" is the sudden taking away. Trinity describes the triune nature of God, three persons, equal in value and essence, yet possessing differing roles in the economy of salvation. They are in that order if you wanted to apply an order. Think of it as three co-equals doing different jobs just like my stomach doesn't do the thinking "well, sometimes! :)", yet I don't regard my stomach of less value than my brain. They both are me! If we were to get technical about words, then we should all be speaking in ancient Greek and Hebrew as it is used in the original autographs. |
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