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1 | Amazing Grace! | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 215206 | ||
John, Amazing! I visited a local church this morning and then went to my home church this evening. In the morning service and my home church in the evening they both used similar things in sermons that were completely different. I love to see how God plays "connect the dots" in subtle ways for us to see Him(maybe I'm nuts). The evening services was one of the best Easter services I think I have ever been in. He taught for five minutes, then we had baptisms and those baptized spoke for several minutes each and gave their testimony. And these were real baptisms, not a single person had been saved for more than six months, not ones where people are getting up to get their 37th baptism. They were all still giddy with the newness of their salvation, it was awesome! Any other Easter service testimonies out there? Mike |
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2 | people places and things OT | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 215308 | ||
I was in a Christian book store looking for a good parallel study bible, couldn't find one so I asked for help. The wonderful and well meaning clerk came over and pointed me, with all sincerity to a parallel New Living/Message. I think I did a good job af keeping a strait face... That was the best they had! Mike |
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3 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 217409 | ||
I am absolutely positive Francis Roberts wrote that. Just not the Francis Roberts you are thinking of. I am however puzzled by the statement "very solidly Scriptural, Puritan". I find the two to be at odds, unless you wish to return to the law. | ||||||
4 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 217451 | ||
Doc, I apologize, my tone and response to you was not very Christian like. I have not studied Puritanism very much, but I have read a little history. Until you mentioned it I had never heard of Dr. Francis Roberts, so his writings are unfamiliar to me. However when someone makes a statement that there are no Puritan writings or writings from Dr. Frances Roberts contrary to scripture I think that is foolish at best. There are plenty of court documents and historical writings that tend not to lend themselves kindly to American Puritist movement. Dr. Francis Roberts may or may not have had anything to do with these events, I do not know. To address what you said of her writings, they were never intended to be scripture, just conversations she had with God throughout her life. They were only her interpretation of those conversations and published only to inspire others that dialogue with God is truly a two way conversation. I'm sure most of the Saints who wrote the Bible had many such conversations with God, however God saw fit to include only small snippets into the Bible, which were Scripture. Francis J Roberts writing were not and are not Scripture and should never be mistaken for such. Searcher56, Thank you, Francis J Roberts passed away a little after 1pm June 23, 2009. She never allowed a biography of herself to be published as she did not want recognition for the things she did in her life. I learned much about my Grandmother at her funeral where many people told stories of how she had served them, most of which immediate family was not aware. I truly learned a lot about what it means to truly unselfishly serve Christ. One of the Pastors who spoke said these kind words, "a sermon reference the Bible, and a Eulogy references a persons life. In the case of Francis, the two are difficult to tell apart." In Him, Mike Roberts |
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5 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 217474 | ||
Doc, I speak from ignorance, so apologize in advance. I will do more reading as I am sure the Puritans have many treasures to offer the modern Church. Without much knowledge of the Puritans, at face value my "opinion" is they spent much of their time doing "works" out of fear. They do not seem to have a confidence in the Salvation of Christ toward all who believe, but rather lean toward predestination and live their lives in fear that they may not be predestined. Something that the Baptist Church has a firm grasp on. They know they are saved and only do good works out the abundance of that knowledge. The puritans seem motivated by fear, and when fear is the motivation it has been my experience something is lacking. Now this is only my opinion out of a very cursory study of Puritans. Please feel free to correct me if I misunderstand something. In Love, Mike |
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6 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 217492 | ||
It is Frances, sorry, I have a 2 month old daughter... A little lacking in the sleep department. | ||||||
7 | Why read the bible? What scriptures | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 218278 | ||
I was thinking of buying a parallel NASB/Amplified. I know the Amplified may not be very accurate, but are there any major issues with it? In Him Mike |
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8 | NASB 1995 pub. errors; Holy; my concern | Bible general Archive 2 | strts5 | 218351 | ||
Off Topic... Just ordered my NASB/Amplified parallel from a "Christian bookstore" online... said 1-2 weeks shipping, after ordering received E-mail that it is back ordered. Oh well, looking forward to getting it anyway!!! |
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9 | Supportive scripture for woman preachers | NT general | strts5 | 218297 | ||
I know this doesn't fit perfectly with the question, but what about Acts 21:9. Now if you look at this in light of Eph 4:11-13, Obviously in this light a Prophet is someone with biblical authority and there are women Prophets according to Acts 21:9 In Him, Mike |
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10 | (still) God created evil? | Genesis | strts5 | 192544 | ||
Thought of some constructive criticism. Where it said, "but many couldnt see past their key boards and stayed infected to different degrees of corruption", could be changed to, 'put there automatic updates on manual configuration, read the updates, but never downloaded them. Just a thought, however it is pretty brilliant. Mike R. |
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11 | Leave possesions to realize GOD | Genesis | strts5 | 215108 | ||
One other thing to consider about the rich young ruler. Notice the guy says to Jesus, "I have kept all the commandments". I'm sure Jesus looked at the guy and knew this wasn't true, he was boasting in his ability to fulfill the Law. So Jesus points to an area of the Law where he had failed. He is trying to show the need for a Savior, not tell the guy to give away all he had or he couldn't go to heaven. Hope that helps Mike |
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12 | Leave possesions to realize GOD | Genesis | strts5 | 215114 | ||
Steve, Thank you, and I couldn't agree more. Just read ten minutes ago a quote from Spurgeon about Grace. Good stuff! Mike |
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13 | number 5 means in the bible. | 1 Sam 17:40 | strts5 | 218566 | ||
shree30 Is this in regards to YHVH? Mike R |
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14 | salved? | Joel 2:32 | strts5 | 182891 | ||
Thanks. I know I'm saved. I was always lucky enough to avoid the major court battles, however I did go from pot to speed. Five years off of drugs now. I had a church I really liked but work got in the way a lot. I would still try to fellowship but noticed peoples returned calls got fewer and fewer. I finally stopped going about six months ago after attending and being very involved for over three years. The people who want to go out and have a good time are always available. The path is narrow and uphill and there aren't a lot of people on it. I have played games with God, but He has faithfully pursued me. I used to read the bible and see judgment and condemnation (not negating it either), but now I see His grace and love toward me. He will never stop chasing me, so I might as well give up. I love spending time with Him. Anyways it's late and I feel like I'm starting to ramble, but if others would like to keep this going I think it would be great. (they overcame by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony). I'm sure others have something they could share. I know it helps me to hear others stories. Mike |
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15 | Carpenter or rabbi? | Matthew | strts5 | 204633 | ||
Thought I would share (repent) with everyone here. When asking the above question I already knew the answere but was only looking for reinforcement for an arguement at work. The next morning my a sales manager ( I'm a car salesman ) approached me and asked if we could talk privately. He tells me he was at home the night before painting when the Lord asked him to speake to me. So he tells me why do I feel the need to be right all the time and correct everyone, when instead I should be a light and encourage people in such a dark workplace... Anyway, maybe I need to focus on studying to show myself approved to God while serving my co-workers. Not the other way around. In love Mike |
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16 | Carpenter or rabbi? | Matthew | strts5 | 204638 | ||
Dear Tamara, Thank you. And a side note, only God can forgive I know, however I believe in being open about my walk for accountability and growth. I think I was "teaching" with wrong motives (partially). I will never stop having conversations with the world about Christ though. I think it's the point. In love, Mike |
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17 | Luke 10:1 | Luke 10:1 | strts5 | 215449 | ||
Makarios, Wow! Terrific answer. That helps lots, thank you very much! I'll have to go review those verses now. In Him, Mike |
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18 | When and where was the Pentecost? | Acts 2:1 | strts5 | 204051 | ||
Tamara, the house was big, but Acts 2:41, the house wasn't that big. However in Acts 2:15 it was around 9am. So, the holy men of God were gathered together for "Shavuot" (pentecost). Shavuot is traditionally practiced by praying all night (without sleeping) then going to the temple for a reading of the law. I am going to make a couple of assumptions. Reading the "Tora" probobly took most of the day(it's long), so you would most likely head to the temple pretty early. So I am going to guess and say that they were filled with the Holy Spirit while they wre praying all night. At around 9am (after they recieved the promise Jesus told them to wait for) they headed off to the temple, since they still were following the Jewish traditions. So, and I'm guessing, when Peter began prophesying they were either on there way to the temple or already there. |
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19 | When and where was the Pentecost? | Acts 2:1 | strts5 | 204053 | ||
Hopefully you took most of it as an educated guess. I am also always open to being taught. In Him Mike |
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20 | When and where was the Pentecost? | Acts 2:1 | strts5 | 204061 | ||
Oh, sorry. Hopefully I didn't intrude. I read this this morning orriginally but had to run off to work. When I got back I didn't take the time to say hi before jumping in. Just really fascinated, sorry... In love, Mike |
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