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1 | What does Bible teach on election? | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 35209 | ||
Quite right. This is a topic too broad to be suited for a forum. It is an entire doctrine that can only be covered with extensive study. I'm sure GeneralWas would agree with that, having taught it for a year. In order to answer this question, you'll have to accept ambiguities and mysteries as an answer until hard study is accomplished to understand the broad statements. You have to understand that the whole of God is incomprehensible, so we are left with some apparent "contradictions", that are a result of our limited comprehension. See, I always looked at the generally accepted answer to the question "Can God make a rock so big He can't lift it?" as unsatisfactory. The generally accepted answer is that the question is wrong. I disagree. God is way bigger than that. I believe the answer is "Yes He can make a rock so big He can't lift it; and then He will lift it anyway." Now this question and answer may seem flippant, but it really is not. It illustrates perfectly our limits in understanding the infiniteness of God. The answer to both parts, can He make and can He lift, has to be yes simultaneously. He can make a rock so big He can't lift it. But He will lift it anyway. Well then He didn't make a rock so big He can't lift it. Yes He did, but He will lift it anyway. How can light be both a particle and a wave simultaneously? If you are wondering what in the world this has to do with your question, it is this. God gave us Free will, but He is beyond the limitation of time and knows everything. So free will, election, and predestination are all simultaneously compatible. In other words it is all by His permission and authority, but He knows your heart before you are born - from before the beginning of time. I don't know if this helped or confused... |
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2 | Can a person's spirit visit the earth? | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 36189 | ||
1 Samuel 28:3-22 Samuel came back and visited Saul. Spiritists and mediums are real. (They can be that is - most are thieves.) Be very careful to avoid these people. Avoid the hororscopes, tarrot card and palm readers, etc. These are real and are of the realm of Satan. |
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3 | Enjoy a beer | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 40426 | ||
John 2:10 And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!" The good wine is strong drink. Luke 7:33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, "He has a demon.' 34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Jesus drank wine. |
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4 | Crusifiction of Christ | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 41110 | ||
All instances of the word cross in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the word "stauros". This is generally translated "cross" but can mean "stake". In all four gospels, and in every translation, this word is translated as cross in all instances. This will not satisfy a Thomas, because there is no indication by context or useage whether stauros should be translated as cross or stake. However, unlike the quotes from the website cited, that "It never means two pieces of timber placed across one another at any angle, but always of one piece alone." The actual text says it can, and generally does. stauros (stow-ros') from the base of 2476; TDNT - 7:572,1071; n m AV - cross 28; 28 1) an upright stake, esp. a pointed one 2) a cross 2a) a well known instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians; to it were affixed among the Romans, down to the time of Constantine the Great, the guiltiest criminals, particularly the basest slaves, robbers, the authors and abetters of insurrections, and occasionally in the provinces, at the arbitrary pleasure of the governors, upright and peaceable men also, and even Roman citizens themselves 2b) the crucifixion which Christ underwent |
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5 | Crusifiction of Christ | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 41113 | ||
Question: How could they possibly nail both hands and also his feet to a stake? In order to do this the hands would have to be behind the stake, palm side up or above the head. In either case the intent of asphyxiation would not be possible. Try it. You'll prove it to yourself. | ||||||
6 | Crusifiction of Christ | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 41345 | ||
As opposed to the shape of the cross? You've got a good point if you're not one who likes to dig into details and trivial points much. Clearly it is not important what the shape of the cross was, but as a point of interest. I know some get mad and crinkle their nose at discussions that don't tackle earth shattering revelations in doctrine. But some like it, as do I. Important? No. Interesting? Yes. |
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7 | Crusifiction of Christ | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 41400 | ||
No offense taken, and I was not referring to you when I said some get mad and crinkle their nose. It's just a general observation I've noticed here. Some apparently think we can't discuss lighter points or engage in curiosity. That is not to accuse you, as I said, just a general observation. | ||||||
8 | did the wine from the water make you dr | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 41803 | ||
"1) Every non-Christian that I know considers it wrong for a Christian to drink. What does drinking do to our testimony?" Hmmm... 1) Every non-Christian that I know considers it wrong for a Christian to condemn homosexuality. What does condemning homosexuality do to our testimony? or 1) Every non-Christian that I know considers it wrong for a Christian to claim the only way to Heaven. What does claiming the only way to Heaven do to our testimony? This is no point at all. We are not to be judged by the world, but only by God and fellow believers. |
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9 | Crusifiction of Christ | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 42134 | ||
Excellent Point! It has to be a cross because that's the shape God told Israel to paint on their doorposts. | ||||||
10 | Catholic and Mary, what's the deal | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 48095 | ||
Good answer. Glad I read all before responding, because my response is not needed. | ||||||
11 | Need guidance, want to talk with someone | Bible general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 74932 | ||
Boy do I agree with that. There are arguments here that can be confusing. You have to recognize that every one here knows the only way to heaven is through Christ. All would agree you can not work your way into heaven, but must be saved by the blood of Christ. The arguments are on deep, deep details and non-salvation doctrines. These are those that have no bearing on your salvation, but are only the struggle to understand God in a deeper way. If you are a new Christian, you need milk, not meat. I recommend not reading this forum until you are weaned from the milk. This is no insult, even a car has to start in first gear. Read the Bible. Find a Church that believes in the whole Bible and it's inerrancy and infallibility. Go to Church. Go to it's Bible classes. Pray. |
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12 | Why is it that I cannot find Adonai in | OT general | Greg Martin | 37561 | ||
Thanks, wannabe. I inadvertantly left out the translated names. Adonai - Lord (look for: "LORD") YHWH - I Am the One Who Is ("I AM") Elohim - The Mighty One ("God") |
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13 | Put St Mark 12:1-12 in laymens terms ? | NT general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 40428 | ||
God sent the prophets but the keepers of the Law and the Temple stoned them all, each one of them. Then He sent His Son and they brutalized Him and killed Him. Therefore God gave the Church to the gentiles. (or at least to those who were not teachers of the Law and pharisees) Jesus became the Capstone, or Cornerstone of the Church. |
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14 | Put St Mark 12:1-12 in laymens terms ? | NT general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 40624 | ||
Where'd I get that information from? The Bible. Figuratively stoned. Or are you harping on a single word, "all", taking me more literally than you do the Bible? Luke 13:34 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!" The keepers of the Law are the keepers of the field. They were entrusted with the Father's property. When He sent the messengers (prophets) they killed them. (Don't get all semantical about the use of the word stoned or all - just because I didn't write a thousand words to explain it.) So the Father sent the Son. They were more brutal with Him than with the messengers. They killed Him also. 9 "Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others. The Temple was destroyed, the Pharisees and teachers of the Law were utterly cast out, and the Kingdom given to others, mostly gentiles. In my post I said "Therefore God gave the Church to the gentiles. (or at least to those who were not teachers of the Law and Pharisees)" So I made exception for the Jewish believers. You seem to have a chip on your shoulder about ethnicity, race and color. No one ever mentioned those. What is in your heart that you would come from such a perspective? Why do you rage at me and say for the most part what I have already said? You said “It has nothing to do with race, creed, color or national origin” That you include "creed" in that list, is absolutely ridiculous! Creed is a belief. Then you rail on about those who believe are saved. This is true. So why do you say it has nothing to do with creed? Are you parroting some liberal, humanist line or do you not know what is the meaning of the word creed, or both? Main Entry: creed Pronunciation: 'krEd Function: noun Etymology: Middle English crede, from Old English crEda, from Latin credo (first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds), from credere to believe, trust, entrust; akin to Old Irish cretid he believes, Sanskrit srad-dadhAti Date: before 12th century 1 : a brief authoritative formula of religious belief 2 : a set of fundamental beliefs; also : a guiding principle But the fact remains. Israel was blinded in part and the Church given to the gentiles. Read Rom 11. Their branch was taken out. We were grafted in. Don’t be proud of it, you may be taken out just as easily. This is the summary of Rom 11. See also Isa 52:15 Rom 11:7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. Rom 11:25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. |
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15 | Put St Mark 12:1-12 in laymens terms ? | NT general Archive 1 | Greg Martin | 40638 | ||
approximately the difference between a horse. | ||||||
16 | Earth was without form, and void. | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 35903 | ||
You wouldn't believe what I wrote and lost. Maybe God doesn't want you to know. You would have been shaken or confused or both. The Bible says what it means and means what it says. God created and it was formless and void. THEN God said and it was. God said and it was. God said and it was. God said and it was. God said and it was. Then He fashioned man with His hands. |
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17 | The bible is a work of fiction - discuss | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 35904 | ||
Doesn't make you a bad person. It just makes you like the rest of us. On your way to Hell unless there's some way you can pay your debt to God. But how do you pay an infinite debt? How do you clean yourself with your filthy rags? It's like the man who breaks his neighbor's property and spends all day fixing it. He works hard, very hard. But at the end of the day he can't fix it. So because he worked hard trying to fix the thing he broke, he knocks on his neighbor's door and demands to be let in and fed supper because he worked hard. You say it angers you that belief should stop people from being together. Get over it. When God gets to your heart there is nothing more important. You say "I have a genuine interest in knowing why people beleive. Admittidly this is for slightly selfish reasons" Then you never will. You have to lose your pride first. Do you understand that Timothy McVeigh may get to heaven and you will not? If he bent his knee in utter broken humility before God, he will. Your pride prevents you. You ask why we believe. I don't believe. I know. Your girlfriend doesn't believe either. She knows. You can too. Quit washing yourself with oily rags and muddy hands. |
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18 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 39238 | ||
You ask "is it possible that what Genesis is saying is that Adam and Eve are the first people God made, but not the only people God made." No. This can not possibly be whatsoever. Romans 5:12 "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned" If God had created more than one man, there would be family lines not inheriting Adam's sin. If there existed families not inheriting Adam's sin, then it would be possible for them to get to heaven by living sinless lives. If it were possible for them to get to heaven this way, they would not need Christ. If there were those not needing Christ, then He died in vain, and God is a butcher. Not only that, but there would be those who get to heaven by works, having no need for grace. Further, you would have no excuse, and no recourse. |
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19 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 39240 | ||
Oh, yes. Sons of Adam - preferred by nine out of ten patients who chew gum (as opposed to whatever else you might do with gum) Guess that makes us all members of The Adams Family. |
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20 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 39373 | ||
You're missing it. The plan of salvation can only work if all decended from Adam. If it were any other way, God would have a different plan of salvation. But He does not. He gave us this one and only plan. If there existed other Men created from God's hand, they would not be related to Adam. Even science agrees we have all decended from one mother. If there existed families not related to Adam there would exist people who did not inherit sin. If they did not inherit sin, it would be possible for them to live a sinless life and go to heaven, spotless, blameless, and pure. If this were so they would not need Christ. If they did not need Christ to get to heaven, then we have no excuse, God was a butcher, and Christ died for nothing. Not only that, it would be entirely our choice by works to get to heaven. But further, you would not know if you had the choice or not. You would not know if you decended from Adam or a sinless father. You'd be in a crap-shoot for your eternal life. You are right, though, in saying "One hypothesis does have as much validity as the others" - CRAP! They have the validity of DUNG! The TRUTH, however, surpasses them all. Either the Bible is true and trustworthy or it isn't. Make your choice and live and die by it. If Genesis is not trustworthy, then it becomes a crap-shoot as to what's true and what's not. Pick and choose the parts of the Bible to believe. And if that's the case, you might as well close your book and go home, because it's all a lie. Romans 5:12 "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned" Through ***one man*** |
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