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1 | Kin, too much ritual in baptism? | 1 Cor 12:13 | kin | 27901 | ||
Thank you for your gentle response, This subject has got the whole forum in a tizzy! I agree with you that the water of life Jesus is referring to in John 4:10 is himself. It seems Jesus is helping the Samaritian woman to see there is something out there (Himself) that will fill up and completely satisfy the gaping hole in our hearts that sin has produced, without the need to keep coming back "for a refill" (the well) i.e worldly desires that man pursues. I am definetly trying to emphasize the lack of the true meaning of baptism. And the tradition of "outward sign" that is proclaimed without any scripture to back it up. I think that this subject has debated so much because there is a need to understand the Bible as a whole and going back and forth with one or two scriptures leaves things open to various interpitation. My doctrine is simply this: - Hear the Word and believe. Rom. 10:14-15 - Repent Acts 2:38; 3:19 - Confess Jesus as Lord of your life. Rom. 10:9 - Be baptized for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 2:38;22:16;8:38;Rom.6:1-10;Col.2:12;Gal.3:26-27;1Peter3:20-21...I put a little emphasis on this:) - Abstain from sins and confess those you do. Col.3:5-10;Gal.5:19-21. 1John1:9;James5:16 - Carry your cross daily. Luke 14:25-27 I believe in faith and obedience in the Word. I don't believe works saves you. Jesus provided the only way, I can do nothing to earn my salvation. But I do believe one needs a better under standing of the Word to come to that faith and obedience. Simply "believing" will save you? I don't agree. "To the Jews who had believed in him Jesus said, if you hold to my teachings you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." John 8:31-32 You see, when we put the Word of God into practice, the truth is revealed to us. It is only then we are set free. If God commands to be baptized should I think it is beyond God to save me in such a process? When I read Rom. 6:1-10 I understand what is going on and can easily accept it! I would really like to go on about this subject, but only if you want to hear it:) I have lots more to say, but it will take some time. Further more, I am a simple guy and not very elegant in my words. So you might have to bear with me! Hope to hear from you! Thanks again, Kin |
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2 | is the bible the inerrent word of God? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 26228 | ||
If you believe it is, then you will know for sure. I suggest putting the teachings of Jesus into practice. That will make it clear to you. John 8:31-32 Kin |
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3 | New Testament/ Old Testament | Matthew | kin | 25329 | ||
The Old Test. is Israels history. It was when the law was given to the Israelites. The New Test. is from the birth of Jesus, through his crucifiction, and the Churches built after his death, burial and ressurection with letters written by different church leaders. KIn |
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4 | what doe's matthew 7:12-14 says? | Matthew | kin | 25327 | ||
I believe these verses clearly portray the high expectations Jesus has for us and wants us to follow. vs. 24- "make every effort to enter through the narrow gate" Does this mean we are saved by the things we do? NO! But the Bible teaches that sin will destroy our lives if we live in it. So there needs to be daily repentence if we are to stay faithful. "Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14). vs. 27 "I don't know you or where you come from" Do you know Jesus? "There is a judge for the one who rejects we and does not accept my word, that very word which I have spoken will condemm him on the last day." Do you know your Bible; the word will judge you. Put this in context with Luke 14:25-35 and you will see that Jesus’ calling has high expectations from us. But the rewards far surpass it all! |
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5 | Unblievers spiritually dead? | Rev 21:8 | kin | 25063 | ||
Toto,Hi again. From the passages you used in Rev.(and some others) the Bible teaches that we don't receive eternal life or eternal death until we face judgement. When a "sinner" is alive in the physical body, they are not eternally dead, they still have the chance to be saved. The first death (physical) seals the eternal fate, because they no longer have the option to choose life. But the second death (spiritual) isn't dealt until judgement day. Both are an inheritence depending who your father is while on this earth: God the Father or Satan your “father” (see John 8:44). Matt. 25:31-35 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world… Vs. 46 Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life. I have some more to share but I have to run, my little girl needs my attention. Kin |
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6 | what does second death mean? | Rev 21:8 | kin | 24835 | ||
My understanding is that the second death is the death of the soul. The first death being your physical death. Kin |
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7 | What about the Silent Prayer | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 24348 | ||
I don't know of any scripture that says we have to pray verbally, which I am assuming you mean "out loud". If God can hear our thoughts, I would say we can pray either way. | ||||||
8 | What about the Silent Prayer | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 24347 | ||
I don't know of any scripture that says we have to pray verbally, which I am assuming you mean "out loud". If God can hear our thoughts, I would say we can pray either way. | ||||||
9 | babtisim and two places when you die | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 24342 | ||
Peter was given "the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven".(Matt. 16:18) His message in Acts 2:36-41 was to "repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." It was the first message, the beginning of the church. When you are baptized, you receive "forgiveness of sins", "the Holy Spirit". You are added to the church. The most important thing for you to do is to get together with a disciple that can study the Word with you.Your faith needs to be built on the right doctrine(1 Tim. 4:16). Praying Jesus into your heart and just beleiving are false doctrines that have been curculating in only the past 100-200 years. If you let me know what state you live in I can give you the address of a church nearby and someone that will study the bible with you. I hope this has helped. Kin |
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10 | dealing with my illnesses | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 24340 | ||
I am sorry to hear that you are ill. And to preach about growing with God through illness is easy from one that isn’t ill, but to be the one suffering is always hardest. To come up with a “to do” list doesn’t give you the answers, but to question your daily walk with God can help. Do you study the Word everyday? Are you “devoted to prayer”? Are you getting with brothers consistently and being open with the sin in your life and seeking lots of advice from people? If you do these things (the Bible teaches us to) and you want to seek God with all of your heart, your faith will grow and your relationship with God will grow. It takes time and sometimes you don’t see the results short term, persevere. Let me know how you are doing. Kin |
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11 | what is the method of baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | kin | 24339 | ||
I would agree with shawnguy. Baptism in the Greek does mean to cerimonally wash, but further study of the word shows us how to wash; to dip or emmerse. Take for example the baptism of Jesus (Mark 1:10). “As he came up out of the water.” To come out of the water would indicate being submerged in the water. Or take the Etheopian Enuch in Acts 8:38; “here is water why shouldn’t I be baptized?” If there wasn’t a need to be submerged then why was there a need to find water? I’m sure they had drinking water on them in the desert. Yet the need for more water is apparent. The Jews already practiced baptism before Jesus’ ministry. They were already accustomed on HOW to baptize. The issue for them was WHY to baptize. The same issue many today still fail to see. Kin |
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12 | How do you know you are spiritual dying? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 21010 | ||
Yogi, Is there sin that you are not dealing with? The Bible teaches that through Christ our sins are forgiven. And we know that we all still sin. So although sin is forgiven it still affects our lives if we don’t deal with it (repent). We can see in Corinth that sexual immorality was a problem the church was facing. Ask yourself, can one continue to sin in such a way and not suffer consequences? Sin in any form will harden our hearts towards God. That may be what you call “spiritually dying”. A reference in Hebrews makes this clear: “See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.” Heb. 3:12-14 That’s the harsh reality, but the flip side to that is that God gives us grace to help us in our daily battle with sin. “ Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Eph. 6:10-18 Being vulnerably open with brothers about our sin and being held accountable by them helps us in our daily spiritual battle. Walk in the light (John 3:19-21), Satan hates light. It will keep our hearts soft and our burdens light. Kin |
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13 | how do you define faith? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 20999 | ||
Hello Mensa, If I may add to Tims comment. I would say that faith is defined by your actions. The book of James has much to say on this subject. Don't misunderstand me when I say this. I don't mean that deeds save you, or that you could do anything to earn your salvation, but your faith is reflected in the things you do. Remember that trust test we would do when we were kids? (It’s something I did). You would stand in front of someone and fall backwards into their arms as a test of your trust in them? True faith would fall backwards into their arms; showing you trust that person. How much more does our faith in God reflect in our actions? “What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder. You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.” James 2:14-26 If we claim do be Christians and we don’t live the life (see John 8:31-32) then we are only fooling ourselves. I think that this is Satans biggest deception of all. Leading people to think they are right with God because they belong to a “church” or “believe”. Christianity is a lifestyle, something that has to be lived out on a daily basis. I believe that is true faith. I hope this is helpful, Kin |
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14 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 20990 | ||
Put it's teachings into practice and you will see. John 8:32 "If you hold to my teachings you are really my disciples, then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." |
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15 | can you lose your salvation | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 19826 | ||
If I may jump in with a few words… It is agreed that we all sin. We are all forgiven through grace alone. I think that our God given ability to choose makes it clear that we can turn from God. Unrepentant sin in our lives doesn’t take away our salvation, but it hardens our hearts and encourages the choice to turn from God. That is why the writer of Hebrews ( 3:12-15) warns the brothers to encourage each other daily because sin is deceitful. It will “harden” us. Decide for yourself, can you willfully continue to sin in a particular area of your life (say pornography) day after day and not be hardened in your heart? Can we walk by the begger on the street day after day and not harden our hearts? Will these things become acceptable to us eventually? What saves us? Gods grace! His willingness to forgive the sinner anything when the sinner turns back to Him in repentence. The ability to CHOOSE to repent is ours. The ability not to repent is also ours. No one does what is right all the time, and we all sin in many ways. But as Paul says in 2 Cor. 5:14 “for Christs love compels us…” We are given the ultimate motivation to live Holy lives, but at the same time we can’t think that Satan isn’t out there trying to “devour” us (1 Peter 5:8). It’s a battle! “ Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Eph. 6:10-18 I would motivate you friend to look at your own life and see where sin has settled in. To look at the lives of your brothers and call them on any sin you see in their lives. I do, and it helps me and my brothers stay close to our Father. Although I will never be perfect in this body, I want to do my best to abstain from sin and be an example for Christ. There is much more to say on this subject. Tell me what you think. Kin |
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16 | Where on the ladder of experience? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 16956 | ||
CDBJ, Thank you for your response! I have believed since my conversion that I am going to heaven. That’s not to say that I don’t wrestle with the issue on occasion. But those are the times that I’m not in the word everyday and maintaining a good prayer life. Satan uses those times in my life to instill fear and doubt. But on those occasions I talk to my brothers and get back on my knees and pray and study out the issues that make me struggle and God makes things clear again. Sometimes it takes longer than other times to work through things but ultimately I know that God has promised me life if I stay faithful to Him. And that always has pulled me through. Kin |
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17 | Unbaptized children | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 15972 | ||
The scripture says Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."[2] 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from law, sin is dead. 9 Once I was alive apart from law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died Paul said that "once I was alive apart from the law." I have to wonder when sin sprang to life in Paul. It seems to me Paul is referring to an age when he became accountable; when he understood what the law said. Children don't understand the law. You can testify yourself if you have seen a baby or a toddler how innocent they are. I won't say when the age of accountability is, but a guess would be around the preteen years. (my son is a preteen!)They are going through all sorts of physical, psycological, and mental changes. So I would say a child is saved up to their age of accountability. Their ability to choose Jesus or not. And only God knows that time. |
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18 | Rev 2:17 additional question | Rev 2:17 | kin | 15766 | ||
Considering that the 144,000 were male virgins (Rev. 14:4), I wouldn't take it for what it says. And that only because Rev. is a very symbolic book. We need to study the things of the Bible that are clear and apply them to the things that are not as clear. To derive doctrine from the book of Rev. is not wise. | ||||||
19 | Eternal Security? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 15764 | ||
Hey Tim, Those are some great scriptures! I am one of those in the forum that believe that you can walk away from God and lose your salvation. So when I read these scriptures I take them for what they say."if you hold firmly";"if you continue in your faith";"not moved from the hope"; "be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure". There are many more scriptures that teach these things. They by no means teach that we can be saved by "works". Works are something you do to earn something. Nothing I can do will make up for my sin. The only way the wall of sin comes down is through the blood of Christ. And that is not my doing that is the arm of God. So God has done his part for man. Given man a way to life. Do all get life? Only those that choose it. And that by faith. It is funny that so many say you can't choose to leave God. You choose life or death when the word is preached to you, so why,after you have recieved life, does God take away your freewill to choose? He doesn't! Where is the ability to love when the will of choice is taken away? God does not force us to love him or we would just be like puppets. In my marriage I want my wife to love me, to choose to love me. What kind of relationship would we have if I forced her to stay married to me? I believe that the sacrifice on the cross COMPELS me to love God. I believe that Gods mercy COMPELS me to stay faithful. Many things compel me to do Gods will, but nothing can force me. Know what I mean? If you ask me what eternal security is, it is simply Gods promise that there will be a reward when this life is over. There are a lot of scriptures written to the christians during their time of persecution in Rome. Some were there watching their chilren being fed to the lions. Some watched their loved ones tortured and killed. And all because they wouldn't deny christ as Lord and confess Ceasar as Lord. If they couldn't lose their salvation, why would these christians stand by and watch these things happen to their loved ones? When all it would take is a simple word to chage the minds of those killing and torturing. They held firmly to their confession of Jesus, they stood by and watched their belongings taken, their loved ones killed because they new that "if they held firm" they would recieve the eternal life promised them. That, my friend, is faith. I have so much to say on this subject. Consider James 2:14-26. "faith without deeds is dead". I wonder what the church in Corinth would have been like if the christians didn't repent of their "sexual immorality"? Can we live a sinful life and not harden our hearts towards God? Our deeds reflect our faith. Or consider the parable of the sower ( Mark 4). vs.21 trouble and persecution causes a falling away. vs. 22 worries, deciefullness of wealth and desire for other things choke out the word. If we don't gaurd our hearts against the things of the world, we can be drawn away and enticed. " be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion waiting for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith," 1 Peter 4:8-9 We are forgiven of our sins but satan is still out there. Our shelter from him is Jesus! So we have a choice to make everyday. Do we walk the narrow path or do we take the road most traveled, the easy road to destruction? I wish I could say more on this subject, but I am out of time. I look foward to hearing from you Tim. Kin P.S.- I know a Tim Moran in N.H. Where do you live? |
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20 | What you are saved from? | John 6:37 | kin | 15247 | ||
Dear Bill Mc, You are correct that being saved does not depend on our ability to live to God because "all our righrous acts are like filthy rags." Isa 64:6. But God does call us to live holy lives. "Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy;without holiness noone will see the Lord."Heb. 12:14. And in Gal.5:19-20 Paul says to the Christians not to live a life of sin or they "will not inherit the kingdom of God". In the Corinthian church sin was a problem paul was addressing to the Christians. In 2 Cor. 7:8-10 Paul says there are 2 types of sorrow for our sin. Godly sorrow which leads to repentence and worldly sorrow which leads to death! Repentence was the issue. We are forgiven of ALL sins if we cotinue to repent and turn to God, because He is our source of forgiveness. But we have a choice to follow God or not. God has made His promises to us, He will forgive. Will we stay committed to Him? That's our choice. Kin |
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