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1 | Why did God block access to the tree of | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157236 | ||
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2 | Why did God block access to the tree of | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157231 | ||
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3 | Why did God block access to the tree of | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157230 | ||
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4 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157215 | ||
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5 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157214 | ||
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6 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157213 | ||
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7 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | C.S.M. | 157212 | ||
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8 | When were disciples born again? | John 3:11 | C.S.M. | 157162 | ||
Acts 1:4-5 then this is the day Jesus himself verified what he was about to do.."wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard of me. (heard of who? Jesus) For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence." Remember who the baptizer with the Holy Spirit is? According to scripture, it is Jesus Christ, who was assigned of God the Father, to baptize with the Holy Spirit. Jesus then said, "You shall receive power AFTER the Holy Ghost is come upon you: (for what purpose?) and you shall be witnesses unto me (unto who? Jesus) both in Jerusalem, and in al Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." When? When they are endued with power, "after" the Holy Ghost comes upon them. Some ask, well what is the promise Jesus talked about? Acts 2:33 "Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted (who was? Jesus), and having RECEIVED OF THE FATHER the PROMISE of the Holy Ghost, he (who? Jesus) has shed forth this, which you now see and hear." The Holy Ghost was the promise of the Father, John the Baptist told us about in John 1:29-36 and Luke told us about in Luke 3:2-18. The Harvest of souls is done by the Holy Spirit or God the Father and Jesus would not have stressed that mankind be baptized "with" the Holy Ghost, thereby being endued with power to get the job done. You are aware that the word Pentacost means "harvest." Greek Concordance... It was one of the seven feasts of Israel. They celebrated the natural ingathering of fruits and vegetables, grains etc..but God had a higher plan in mind. He wanted to harvest souls, and the enduement of power from on High, which is the Holy Spirit, would get the job done. Whatever Jesus needed before he started his ministry was necessary for him to succeed in his natural human body. Whatever Jesus needed mankind needs to succeed, don't you think? John protested saying, "I have need to be baptized of you." Jesus said, "thus it behoves us to fulfill all righteousness." That means to me it was necessary, even for the Son of God, if for no other reason than, it fulfilled what God had decreed to be done. Jesus called that "all righteousness." God knows a lot of things we don't know, but he doesn't tell us everything he knows, we have to believe him, act on what he says, before we KNOW, if it is true, that's called faith." Jesus said it this way, John 7:17 "If any man will DO his will , he shall KNOW...." (God's word has to be God's will, or how else could ANYONE know what to do?) How does anyone express their will? By words. Did God express his will by words? You decide. Would he tell mankind to do something that was not his will? To tell someone something you have to use words. God's word is his will, like your word is your will. It is not for mankind to say how many times we are to be baptized, that is in God's realm of command. It was God that set up the fact John would baptize with water and Jesus would baptize with the Holy Ghost. It was not John's choice. It was not the choice of Jesus. It was God's choice. I'm not going to argue with him, are you? I didn't write the passage that says the promise from God the Father is the Holy Ghost, and that Jesus is the one who baptizes with the Holy Ghost, either, did you? According to Peter in Acts 2:33 we see it was after Jesus was exalted, and received from God the Father, the Promise of the HOly Ghost, that he, (Jesus) caused the people to be filled with the Holy Ghost, and that it was Jesus which shed forth what they "heard" and "say". What did they hear and see? Acts 2:4 And they (the 120) were all FILLED with the Holy Ghost..(who did that? Jesus, the baptizer with the Holy Ghost)and began to speak with other tongues, (who caused that?) as the (Holy) Spirit gave them utterance. Jesus and the Holy Spirit were the instruments of God for this endument of power from God the Father, on high. I didn't write the Bible, I just read it, believe it and obey it. Always in Chirst, |
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9 | When were disciples born again? | John 3:11 | C.S.M. | 157161 | ||
Subject: When were disciples born again? Note: C.S.M.Explain for me if you would your statement:“I don't find scriptue where it is written that the Holy Spirit "always" falls on entire groups. Paul as the example was filled with the HOly Ghost as at the beginning because he said, "I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all." He had to speak a lot if it was more than all of them put together.”Does the Holy Spirit baptize more than once? Is it not sufficient that He baptizes only once. I ask simply because you claim tongues are spoken when this happens. You then state that Paul had to speak tongues a lot. So Paul needed this Baptism more than once?I can’t see how you claim the Holy Spirit will surely cause whomever He comes upon to speak in tongues. I’ve never speaking tongues, what say you about me? I guess the Holy Spirit, according to your logic, has never baptized me. But you’ll have to argue that with Him because God’s Word has informed me otherwise.WOS WOS, I guess you haven't been reading this thread? It has been explained by scripture, that I did not write, I only read it and believe it, and share it. John 1:33 says Jesus Christ is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost. Luke 3:2,-6,15-16 tells us the people wondered if John were the Christ, and his answer is the same as John 1:33. Jesus is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost. John preached the baptism of repentance as it is stated in several places. This baptism is a water baptism, that's what John did, isn't it. John said that is what he did in Luke 3:16 and John 1:. I'm sure you can find all the references where it is written. Since Jesus is appointed of God the Father to baptize with the Holy Ghost, do you think he is going to disobey God the Father? John 1:29-36 is the account John the baptist gave, when Jesus was baptized with water and the Holy Ghost came on him like a dove. John explained to the Pharisees that he had heard from God, and God had said the way John would know who the Messiah was, from among all the people coming to be baptized with the baptism of repentance and looking forward to the Messiah, was that the Holy Spirit would come on him and remain. I'm sure you know that John the Baptist and Jesus were cousins? Mary and Elizabeth were cousins, therefore John and Jesus were 2nd cousins. From the natural stand point he knew Jesus. They probably played together as children growing up, so from that standpoint, he "knew" Jesus. However, John is not taking any chances when he heard from God about the Messiah, and his assignment from God to baptize unto repentance. God had not told John "who" the Messiah was as evidenced in John 1:31 when he said, "And I knew him not", he went on to say "but that he should be made manifest of Israel." Who told him that? It had to be God. In fact he continues, "But he that sent me to baptize with water (not the Holy Spirit), the same said unto me....(wasn't John speaking of God the Father here..yes, he is) God had sent John to baptize with water, John was the son of the priest, Zacariah and Elizabeth. He went into the wilderness to "hear from God in prayer, didn't he." It is this John that said "he (God the Father) said unto me, "Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same (which was Jesus) is he which baptizes with the Holy Ghost." John continued by saying, "And I saw, and bare record, that this is the Son of God". Who is the Son of God? Jesus! Who is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost? Jesus, according to scripture. I didn't write it, did you? Jesus said of the Holy Spirit of truth, John14:16-17 "And I (Jesus) will pray (ask) the Father, and he (the Father) shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth; whom THE WORLD CANNOT RECEIVE, because it sees him not, neither knows him: for he dwells "with" you, (present tense) and shall be in you. (future tense)." This is Jesus speaking isn't it. What had the Father promised mankind? After his ressurection..telling his disciples where to go and what to wait upon.. Luke 24:49 Jesus said, " Behold I (Jesus) send the promise of my Father (this is God the Father) upon you: but tarry in the city of Jerusalem, (how long?) until you be endued with power from on high." Where was this power coming from? on high! where is on high? The throne of God the Father! Jesus had told them in verse 48, and you are witnesses of these things, speaking of fulfilling what had been done in the past in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me (Jesus). Luke 24:44-49. The key here is, "you are my witnesses" and the Jesus,"wait "until" you be endued with power from on high." Jesus was emphatic about it, so he thought it was absolutely necessary, from the tenor of his command to them. |
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10 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157130 | ||
Hi WOS, why do you reject God's clearly stated definition of grace in Eph 1:6 as his acceptance of believers in the beloved? You do agree he is talking about Christ Jesus, the beloved, don't you? I don't find your definition in scripture as you state it. Do you have scripture to come to that conclusion or is that just something you have heard someone else say? Heb 11:1 What is the substance? What is the evidence? Define the who, what, when, where, how and why of faith by God's written word. Who is Love? Who is light? Check it out in I John 4:8, I John 1:5 . Would you now say love is just an attribute, quality or an element? Would you now say light is just an attribute, quality or an element? Did the Apostle John just make this up? Is this God's word ? Who and what are you going to believe. What you have known before by your religious training, or what the written word of God says? No one can diminish God or his office, that's impossible. Nothing any human being can say or do will ever change God. II Tim 2:13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. (says to me whether you believe or not, he stays the same, regardless, praise God that is so!) Nothing has been added to God's word, it still reads the same way it always has. Any explanations of understanding is in paranthesis, not adding to or deleting from God's word including your own understandings. Were they added to God's word? What is the strong meat spoken of in Heb 5:13-14? Is that just an attribute of something or a metaphore, or a proverb, something laid down beside something else to bring fuller understanding to a person? The word Proverb H 4912 as used in Proverbs 1:6-7 means:superiority in mental action; prop. a pithy maxim, usually of a metaphorical nature; hence a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse): byword, like,parable. To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. The fear of the Lord is the beginning (margin says: the principal part) of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Psm 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, there is no God. Since wisdom (i.e. the wise) were mentioned, this gift has not passed away. I was not equating the gifts of the Spirit, to God the Father, nor was I focusing on the attributes of the Father and the Son. They provide everything..if I understand correctly... In him we live, and move and have our being Acts 17:28 Acts 17:31 Because he has appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by THAT MAN whom he has ordained; whereof he has given assurance unto all men, in that he has raised him from the dead... Sounds like Jesus is that (man) which is perfect that is to come. I Cor 13:10 Jesus is the gift sent of God for mankinds benefit in every area of life. John 3:16 In these areas of mankinds existence. Spirit, soul, body, being a doer of the word, family, finance, fellowship, service, resisting the devil, destroying his kingdom, thoughts, words, and deeds. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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11 | Who are the just? What is Faith? | Rom 3:26 | C.S.M. | 157119 | ||
BradK, 1. Is that not the actual process God uses? Is it not God that saves you through Christ? If God doesn't save you, through Christ's finished work on the cross, who did? Eph 2:8 2. Ro 9:30-33 Whose law was it? Why was it called the law of righteousness? Who had the law written? Was it Moses? Was it God? Is God the source of the law? Is it his standards? If not whose standards are they, and why if it is not God, is it called the law of righteousness? Isn't God the source of all righeousness? Then it continues to say righteousness is of faith. Where do you say that righteousness originated, with whom, for what purpose? Was there a plan, or pursuit? If so, of whom was it speaking? It continues to say Israel followed the law of righeousness, but did not attain to the law of righeousness, why was that, and who were they following? Whose law were they following called "the law of righteousness?" Isn't it called God's commandments? Isn't God righteous in your understanding? Isn't the law of righteousness speaking about the law of God himself? Is there a law without God that mankind is to adhere to? I do not find these issues to be novel, perhaps you do, and I take no offence? 3. Please define your meaning of Modalism since there are many levels of meanings. Again It is God Eph 1:7, states In whom (Christ) we have redemption (forgiveness) through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his (God's) grace; How do you read this passage, if not in the manner just stated? The verse itself tells us redemption is the forgiveness of sins, and if words mean anything you know of whom it is speaking? Are you saying God does not have Grace, faith or Love, and those things are not the character and nature of God? Jesus himself said Acts 1:8 you shall receive power AFTER the Holy Ghost comes upon you...isn't Jesus saying the Holy Spirit is the power source, since it doesn't come to pass until after the Holy Ghost comes upon a person? Doesn't words describe before and after, quanity and quality, source and supply, power or the lack thereof? You do not seem a stranger to words and their meaning, except when it comes to scripture. You know that words have more than one meaning in your natural life, and seem not to have any problem expressing the levels of difference without going over board. Yet with scripture you take it and it's like cement, thourghly mixed up and permanently set, all aschew? I definitely think there is total misunderstanding in this discussion. I once heard a description of Christian growth that makes sense. "Christian growth is like natural growth, when you are first born again, you are like a baby, needing care for food, clothes, shelter, totally helpless and somewhat like a baby bird that will open it's mouth and swallow anything that comes close to it. As that person begins to grow in the word of God, they pass through the stages of crawl, toddler, pre-school, kindergarden, adolensence, teen, young adult, adult, growing maturity. That fits what I have seen, and allows the difference of understandings to be without argument, harshness, superiority, or condescending. After all do we not expect different things from different levels of human growth. Aren't we more willing to supply a baby with what they need, even though they are wailing away. Yet if an adult is acting in that manner are we so tolerant? I'm not interested in arguing, it's a useless exercise. I am interested in learning more about my Lord and helping others to understand his love, grace and truth. Yes, you have misunderstood, and I hope this has clarified the issues. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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12 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157115 | ||
Wos How do you get I Cor 12:9 is temporal, where is that written? I did not say Christ was a spiritual gift, you seem to be reaching for an argument. Do you believe Spiritual gifts are still in the earth today, or has God changed? Where is it written that spiritual gifts won't last forever? I'd like your scriptural basis. Thank God Christ is eternal, and yes, that's one fact we both agree upon. The Genesis account proves that God said, ie spoke words, and created all matter that we see, feel and understand, on this earth. To say that he did not is to argue with God himself, it is his account of who did the creating, and how he did it, through revealing it to Moses, and Moses being the pen (a metaphore) that wrote it down for God's glory and mankinds benefit. I am not confused,and I do understand my Lord Jesus Christ, and it seems you purposly do not want to understand what was said, to produce either an argument, put down, or just refusal to take into account the scripture given for evidence. I worship Christ, and whether you understand that is of no consequence to me and my relationship to him. No I don't worship faith, I walk in faith, as I am admonished to do. There seems to be a hang up with words for you being able to discern the best that God has in his word. Sorry you are very confused and like to argue rather than come to know God from more than a tunnel vision perspective, God still loves you, and is well able to enlighten the eyes of your understanding with wisdom and revelation. You don't need anyone else in that area. I have followed II Tim 2:25-26 to the best of my ability, the rest is up to God with both of us, isn't it. I love you in Christ Jesus. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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13 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157113 | ||
Wos, God's grace is his acceptance of mankind in Christ Jesus. Eph 1:6 It is part of his character, thereby being part and parcle of who he is. I did not say Faith and Grace became part of the Godhead, in the sense it is implied by the post. How do you worship in faith? How do you know what God's grace is? If you cannot define those two terms, how do you know you are doing either? Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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14 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157112 | ||
WOS No problem here. I can't explain it any clearer than scripture. Grace and faith have a source. The source has to have what they are giving out, you can't give something you don't have. There seems to be a switch in subjects of thought. I have not heard you yet describe what you define as faith. God loves you. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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15 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157106 | ||
conclusion: Who is faith, what is faith, where is faith, when is faith,how is faith, and why is faith. How high is faith, how deep is faith, how wide is faith, how long is faith, do you know? Who is Grace, what is grace, when is grace, where is grace, how is grace, why is grace, how high is grace, how deep is grace, how wide is grace, how long is grace, how wide is grace, do you know? By the answer you gave, you know nothing of these subjects. You don't even know who spoke them into existence. Clue: it was God May God open the eyes of your understanding in the study of "his" word. Jesus is the living Word John 1:1-4, Rev 19:13, I John 5:7 The Bible is the written Word II Tim 3:16-17, II Tim 2:15, Ro 1:16-20 Our Words in obedience to God's Word is the spoken word, our faith, based on God's Word James 1:22, Ro 10:17, But the righteousness which is of faith SPEAKS..Ro 10:6 that means says words.... Deut 30:10-14 Moses said, "If you shall listen unto the voice of the Lord your God, (how) to keep his commandments (spoken words, reduced to writing that you are reading) and his statutes which are "written" in this book of the law, and IF you turn unto the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul. For this commandment which I command you this day , it is NOT HIDDEN from you, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should SAY (words again), who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto to us, that we may hear it and do it? (be a doer James 1:22) Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should SAY (words), who shall go over the sea for us, and bring i unto us, that we may hear it and do it? But the word (whose words? Gods!) is very near you, (where) IN YOUR MOUTH,(to speak out with words) and IN YOUR HEART, (is your human spirit, it's not talking about your blood pump, you know!) that you may do it. It's only a brand new revelation to those who are unbelieving or unlearned, It's in the Bible from Genesis to revelations last amen. If any person is depending on another human being to get their interpretations of an Almighty God, they are only fooling themselves. The whole idea that God doesn't have the things he gives to us is rediculous. Faith, hope and love are outsourced by my heavenly Father, God, the Almighty One. He is the source of all good things...Only good comes down from God James 1:17. Are you saying Faith, Hope and Love are not good? There has to be someone behind faith before you can say, "by faith", who is that ? Where is your source? What is your source, men? Their information? Or is it God's word, living, written, and spoken? He does Know it all, that leaves him at the head of the class, it would do you well to heed what HE says. The only words that mean anything are his, exactly as he says them. Question: Did God exist before the men and web sights you reference? Of course, silly!! They won't be able to help you when you stand before God and say, "but God, so and so, wrote this and said that." I think God will say, "yes, but what did I say in my word?" Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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16 | ehesians2vs8 | Eph 2:8 | C.S.M. | 157105 | ||
Hi WOs Gen 1:3 And God said...let there be light and there was light... God's spoken word created light Gen 1:6 And God said...Let there be a firmament (7) and it was so God's spoken word created firmament Gen 1:9 And God said, ..let the dry land appear..and it was so God's spoken word created waters, land Gen 1:11 And God said...Let the earth bring forth..and it was so. God's spoken word created a producing earth Gen 1:14 And God said...Let them be for lights..for day and night..signs and seasons (15) and it was so God's spoken word created these also Gen 1:20 And God said...Let the water bring forth abundantly..moving creatures that has life..fowl, whales, every living creature that moves, winged fowl... (24) and it was so God created all these with his spoken word Gen 1:24 And God said...Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, creeping thing, beast,...and it was so God created these things with his spoken word Gen 1:27 And God said...Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish, sea, fowl,cattle, earth, every creep (ing) thing. And it is obvious by now that God created mankind by his spoken word, if words mean anything, except to argue with. I'm sure Mr. Hagin and Mr. Copeland would be flattered that you attributed God's words as their words, but I don't see their name mentioned there. It says clearly, to those who can read, and GOD said! Not someone else said... How can you twist the scripture to say it is a person other than God who said that? Mark 11:22 This is Jesus speaking, not some other person...Jesus said, "Have faith in God." The margin: greek...says, Have the faith OF God. Then Jesus goes on to tell you what faith is. He is the Master teacher you know, or do you? For verily (it is the truth) I (Jesus) say unto you (that is reading the text), that whosoever (that means the reader and the doer of his word)shall SAY (that means speak, say words) unto this mountain (of whatever is coming against you), Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt (what Jesus is saying to the reader) in your heart, but shall believe that those things which he SAITH (speaks in words, like God did in the beginning when he created all things with his words) shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith (you have to speak words to say something). Therefore I (Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God) SAY (speak words) unto you. what things soever you desire, when you pray (speak words to God), believe that you RECEIVE them (Heb 11:6), and you shall have them. I don't see anyone's name attached to these words of Jesus, except his own name. Are you saying he is lying? Heb 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. God didn't have wood to produce wood when he created wood. He spoke it into existence as Genesis testifies as fact, not some man's fiction and philosophy, about what God actually said. continued: |
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17 | Who are the just? What is Faith? | Rom 3:26 | C.S.M. | 157099 | ||
Hi BradK, You asked: Out of curiosity, might I ask you on what basis you state, "God is grace, Jesus is Faith which produces peace?" I ask because I haven't seen that specific distinction in scripture nor have I heard it used before in such a manner:-) My reply is: For by Grace you are saved, through faith, and that not of yourself, it is the gift of God. Eph 2:8 Isn't it God, through Jesus, that saves any human being, and salvation is God's gift to mankind! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. Jesus is described as "faith" in Ro 9:30-33.. What shall we say then? That the Gentiles (those people who had no covenant with God( called the nations) as did the Jews)which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righeousness, even the righteousness which is OF faith. (31) But Israel (God's covenant people), which followed after the LAW of righteousness, have not attained to the LAW of righteousness. (32) why? Because they sought it not by FAITH, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that STUMBLINGSTONE; (33) as it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a STUMBLINGSTONE and ROCK OF OFFENCE; and whosoever believes on HIM (Jesus) shall not be ashamed (margin: confounded). This verse calls faith, that stumblingstone, and rock of offence, then gives this description of faith a gender, by calling faith "him", which we know to be Jesus I Peter 2:6-8 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believed on "HIM" shall not be confounded (Isa 28:16). (7) Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, (8) and a stone of STUMBLING, and a ROCK OF OFFENCE, even to them which stumble at THE WORD being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. Peter, Paul and Mary, all knew Jesus was faith. The knew Jesus is the "Living" Word..John 1:1-4 Another evidence? Heb 12:2 Look unto Jesus the author (margin: beginner) and finisher of our faith: I say Jesus is the source, the developer, and the finisher of mankinds faith. He doesn't just have faith, he is faith, the source of all faith from God the Father. The obvious then would be that God is the Source, the developer, and the finisher, of all that he wants to do in mankind, which is his Grace. He doesn't just have some grace, he is the source of grace! In the highest sense, without a source, mankind would have nothing. Without God, we are nothing. Without God nothing, as we know this earth, knowledge, wisdom, etc., would not exist. John 16:13-15..the Spirit of Truth (the Holy Ghost) has come...he is guiding into all the truth..he says what he hears form God the Father...he shows believers things to come...He glorifies Jesus..he receives everything from Jesus and shows it to us..Jesus then said, All things that the FATHER has is MINE: therefore I said, he (the Holy Spirit) shall take of mine (which are all things that belong to the Father God. Ask yourself, what and how much that is.), and shall show it unto you. (You who? Believers!) If you can't shout about that, your knower is turned off, and your wood is to wet to catch on fire for God! :) Jesus is the "express image of God", Heb 1:3, they think, speak and do exacly alike. "When you've seen the Father, you've seen me" John 14:9 So whatever God is, Jesus is, whatever God and Jesus is, the Holy Ghost is...I John 5:7..they are one...in Spirit and in truth John 4:24...the best part is that Jesus prayed to the Father..John 17:21 That THEY (all believers corporately and individually) may be one; (how? in thought, word and deed); as you Father, are in me, and I in you, that THEY (believers in Christ) also may be one in US (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost), EVEN AS we are one....(23) and have loved them AS you have loved me. (How did God love Jesus? Completely! In thought, word and deed! We are to love each other in thought, word and deed.) God is grace, Jesus is Faith, The Holy Spirit is the power of God. Acts 1:8 Acts acrostic: A.ctive C.hristians T.errorizing S.atan. Glory to God!!! Jesus gave us "his" peace..John 14:27-31 Always in Chirst, C.S.M. |
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18 | Mercy's God's prerogative | Rom 9:15 | C.S.M. | 157085 | ||
Hi Doc, All of Gods thoughts, words, and deeds, all of his ways, means and directions, all of his Spirit, soul and body. Would you please return the request and define the word "glory" in the context of the attributes of God? Always in Chirst, C.S.M. |
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19 | Who are the just? What is Faith? | Rom 3:26 | C.S.M. | 157084 | ||
Hi BradK, Ro 3:26 is talking about God. Are you saying that the statement "the just shall live by faith" is talking of God? Don't you understand it to mean mankind? Ro 5:1 Says we are justified (freed) by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. God is grace, Jesus is Faith which produces peace. Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Now Jesus is the substance of things hope for, and Jesus is the evidence of things not seen. We are to Look unto Jesus the author (margin says; beginner) and finisher (completer) of our faith; Heb 12:2 To believe is to obey according to James 1:22 The real definition of faith is Heb 11:6 But without faith (Jesus) it is impossible to please (God): for he that comes to God MUST believe (1) that he is (or God exists), and (2)that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Prov 13:13 Whoso despises the word shall be destroyed: but he that fears the commanment shall be rewarded. God's word is tied to rewards. Our diligence in taking God at his word, which is his faith, his word, that becomes our faith, will be rewarded richly. Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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20 | Mercy's God's prerogative | Rom 9:15 | C.S.M. | 157082 | ||
Steve, I am not espousing pantheism or panentheism. The point being glory used in I Cor 15:38-45, denotes the usefulness of a thing, and in this setting Paul throws into the mix "so also is the resurrection of the dead..sown in dishonor; raised in glory: sown in weakness; raised in power" You do recall the scripture that states "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are CLEARLY SEEN being understood by the THINGS THAT ARE MADE, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse." If you can understand the natural things of the earth and their relationships you can understand the Godhead, according to this scripture. You can have no excuse! That would include God's glory in the I Cor 15:38-45 passage..according to the Ro 1:20 scripture. You can't just fluff it off and say "they are different," you must discern, how and why they are different, and how it relates to the Godhead. According to this scripture, you're supposed to be able to discern clearly, and understand by THINGS THAT ARE MADE, God's eternal power AND Godhead. I hear some adjustments going on in your head... Always in Christ, C.S.M. |
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