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1 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | goodnewsminister | 88551 | ||
Here is what Sister Linda has taken her time to share with us from the Bible about this question: Children do not go to heaven. The only people invited to a heavenly resurrection are those who are "called, chosen and faithful" footstep followers of our Lord Jesus. The rest of the world will have an earthly resurrection. This includes all miscarried, aborted and stillborn babies. I had a miscarriage many years ago and so this question was a big one for me. The best scripture is Job 3:11-19. Here Job is asking why he was not a miscarriage (a hidden untimely birth...as infants which never saw light), if he had he would have lain with the dead kings and counsellors, princes, etc. in the grave. Here, in the grave, the wicked cease from troubling, the weary are at rest, the prisoner, the servant is free from his master (Ecc 9:4-6, 10). Here they are all waiting for the promised resurrection, the time when Jesus said (John 5:25-29), all that are in their graves. Those that have done good here are the Ancient Worthies , these are those listed in Hebrews 11. The word "damnation" here remember means "judgement" which is from the Greek word, "krises", which has a meaning of a trial and a decision. This is the rest of the world, raised from the dead, taught the Truth and then they choose obedience equals life, or disobedience equals death, the Second Death (Jer 31:29-30). Well, that's kind of in a nutshell, hope is helps! Lord bless, Sr Linda The Good News Minister |
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2 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 88350 | ||
Dear CurtMan, I appreciate your remarks. Whether your upset with me or not is of no consequence to me, as I love you regardless of your mislead beliefs. I appreciate that you're sadden by my beliefs, I appreciate your loving concern for me. I look at you as a cherish brother in the Lord, one with whom I may become 'friends' as it were, if you wish, but I will not force myself upon you. Here something for you to think about:"The New World Translation is an incredibly biased translation" Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses by Ron Rhodes "It is no more 'full of heresies' than any other translation" Bible Translations and how to choose between them by Alan S. Duthie In the verse preceding his statement, Ron Rhodes says that the NWT rendering of Hebrews 1:8 is unacceptable. Mr. Rhodes likes the New International Version(NIV) and the New American Standard Version(NASB). Hebrews 1:8 says in the NWT: "But with reference to the Son: 'God is your throne forever and ever, and [the] scepter of your kingdom is the scepter of uprightness." The NASB says: "But of the Son he says, THY THRONE O GOD IS FOREVER AND EVER, AND THE RIGHTEOUS SCEPTER IS THE SCEPTER OF HIS KINGDOM." The NIV reads similarly. So which one is right? The NASB's translation reads like the Son is God, the NWT's does not. This scripture is quoting Psalms 45:6,7. What Mr Rhodes fails to mention in this regard is that Psalms here is referring to a human king, probably King Solomon. Was King Solomon "God"? NO! That is why the Revised Standard Version translates Psalms 45:6,7 as "Your divine throne endures forever and ever" which is different from the way it translated it for Hebrews 1:8. Who is biased now? Hebrews 1:8 equates Jesus(the Son) with King Solomon in Psalms. Both are subordinate to God, both are Kings. The Tanakh Holy Scriptures(the New Jewish Publication Society Translation translates Ps 45:7 as "Your -divine throne- is everlasting. and then it encourages the reader to read 1 Chronicles 29:23 which says: "Solomon successfully took over the throne of the LORD as king instead of his father." Solomon, like Jesus sits/sat on Jehovah's throne. So a little investigation will go a long way to uncover the truth behind attacks on the NWT. Ron Rhodes states that the NWT gets a "thumbs down" from legitimate bible scholars...What about John 1:1 in the NWT? Well, I will let Greek Scholar Jason BeDuhn from the Northern Arizona University answer this one: "The Greek phrase is theos en ho logos, which translated word for word is "a god was the word." Still Prefer the New International Version's Rendering of John 1:1? In 1976 "A Linguistic Key To The Greek New Testament" was released by Fritz Rienecker, "Translated with additions and revisions, from the German SPRACHLICHER SCHLUESSEL ZUM GRIECHISCHEN NEUEN TESTAMENT edited by Cleon L. Rogers Jr." ISBN 0-310-32050-X What do they say of John 1:1? "The word is without the article and is the predicate emphasizing quality, 'the word had the same nature as God'." Who published this? It was Zondervan Publishing House. The same people who bring you the New International Version. So let's put this canard to rest. What about the NWT Old Testament? Isreali Professor Benjamin Kedar: "Several years ago I quoted the so-called New World Translation among several Bible versions in articles that deal with purely philological questions (such as the rendition of the causitive hiphil, of the participle qotel). In the course of my comparative studies I found the NWT rather illuminating: it gives evidence of an acute awareness of the structural characteristics of Hebrew as well as of an honest effort to faithfully render these in the target language. A translation is bound to be a compromise, and as such its details are open to criticism; this applies to the NWT too. In the portion corresponding the the Hebrew Bible, however, I have never come upon an obviously erroneous rendition which would find its explanation in a dogmatic bias. Repeatedly I have asked the antagonists of the Watchtower-Bible who turned to me for a clarification of my views, to name specific verses for a renewed scrutiny. This either was not done or else the verses submitted (e.g. Genesis 4:13; 6:3; 10:9; 15:5; 18:20; etc.) did not prove the point, namely, a tendentious translation." It should be pointed out that that Professor Kedar does not "feel sympathy for any sect and this includes Jehovah's Witnesses." [to be continued...] |
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3 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | goodnewsminister | 88130 | ||
We who will be partakers of the divine nature, are also partakers of the heavenly calling, to a New nature that is 'begotten' inside of us after we accept Christ as our Savior and consecrate our lives to Him. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Yes, this applies to the Church only, as we alone are 'partakers of the heavenly calling' and of the divine nature, the very nature of the Father, and we alone have the special salvation spoken about in the following verse: 1 Timothy 4 10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, SPECIALLY of those that believe. Notice, those of us who believe NOW have a SPECIAL salvation, in what way you may ask? Because we're being recreated as New Cretions in Christ and when we die or are gathered together with the Lord at the resurrection, we become 'born again' in the FULL sense of the Word as immortal spirit creatures...our earthly friends and family, along with infants and toddlers, do not, they look forward to the RESTITUION or the RESTORATION ( as in the NKJV) of all things lost in Adam...the restoration of the perfect paradise earth, perfect humanity in all it's prestine beauty and form, both morally, intellectually, emotionally and physically whole. 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God Yes, those who are to inherit the Kingdom are to be spirit beings, as our Lord is, not fleshly beings as all others will be... ; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Those here upon the earth will be susceptable to the Second Death up until that time that they prove themselves worthy after Satan has been released at the end of the Millenium and they have passed that final test of loyalty to God, after having been RESTORED to perfection as Adam had it, with all the knowledge of sin and it's horrible effects- which is the purpose as to why God allows human suffering and evil to prevail now- so we'll learn thereby, and after having the law of God written in their hearts by the Holy Spirit, they shall STAND against the wiles of the Devil, then they shall be handed over to the Father as perfected humanity and then they will have everlasting life forever under the reign of God as the Revelation says that God will make His abode with them, and we along with God and Christ, shall make our abode with our human friends and family and thus shall infants who die be resurrected and raised under the 1,000 year reign of Christ, as state here, an infant can die at a 100 years old, seeming to indicate that God will give each individual 100 years to learn the Truth and to conform their lives to it's standards.Isaiah 65 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. 21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. Yes, these verses are speaking of the time during Christ's thousand year reign, when peace and the knowledge of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. Isaiah 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. I hope this has answered some of your questions. The Scriptures that you indicated were in Luke chapter 1, wherein John leaped in Elizabeth's womb when Mary came for a visit. This seems to indicate that John knew before he was born Whom it was that Mary was carrying in her womb. I'll research this and get back with you on this, and whether or not children are souls prior to their actual birth or not. I could be wrong on this and I will readily admit so after I have taken some time to ponder over the Scriptures and I'll get back with you on this one. Yours for the Truth, The Good News Minister! |
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4 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | goodnewsminister | 88128 | ||
1 Cor. 15:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be [the body which you die with is not the same body that you're resurrected with] , but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. Yes, God gives to every person 'his own body' in the resurrection mentioned in John 5:28,29 39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. For those of us who believe in Christ and become members of His Body, the Church, we shall be raised immortal at the resurrection. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy Yes, those who are part of the RESTITUTION of ALL THINGS, will have RESTORED to them what was lost in Adam. Another text frequently misapplied to the world, which belongs to the Lord's consecrated people, says, "We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us." (2 Cor. 4:7) Here the Church alone is referred to--those who have received the treasure of the new mind, the new nature. They have this treasure, or new nature, in the natural body, which is reckoned as dead, and here denominated an "earthen vessel." The illustration is quite a correct one for the class to whom it is applied, the Church; but it is wholly incorrect to apply it to mankind in general, and to suppose that every human being has a heavenly treasure or new nature, and that thus every human body is an earthen vessel or receptacle for such new nature. The world has but one nature--the human nature: it has no new nature, either as a treasure or in any other sense; nor is there any promise that it will ever have. Quite to the contrary, the highest possible aspiration ever to be opened to humanity, according to the divine Word of promise, is "restitution"--to be restored to the full perfection of the human nature, lost in Eden, redeemed at Calvary. Acts 3:19-23 : and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. Yes, for those of us who are to become 'partakers' of the Divine Nature 2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Hebrews 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; [to be continued...] |
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5 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | goodnewsminister | 88121 | ||
Dear Hank, I appreciate your comments. May I ask what your views on the questions asked are? I am sorry that you do not see anything Scriptural in the post, I assure you that it is very much Scriptural indeed. If you would like, I can post the Scriptures for most of what I put up there. Thank you. Greetings, The Good News Minister! |
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6 | Who will be saved? Few, Many or All? | Rom 3:23 | goodnewsminister | 88099 | ||
Yes, Nimrod2, when God's Son died on the cross, He paid the debt of Adam's sin, He died for only ONE PERSON, that being the person of Adam and thereby covered all of us in that ONE RANSOM price for Father Adam because we were ALL condemned by God in ONE MAN, Adam, so that the last Adam or the Second Adam could give up his perfect human life and blood as the ATONING sacrafice for Adam's sin and thus the entire human race was redeemed from Adamic death, the first hell, Hades or Sheol in Christ. However, this ATONEMENT does not gaurantee universal SALVATION from the Second Death, as salvation has been provided for from the FIRST or Adamic death by Christ, the Second Death, or Gehenna Hell fire, the Lake of Fire wherein wilfu sinners will be cast into to be burned up, it's a matter of choice on their part. God will force no one to truly convert, it will be up to that individuals on desires and character, as Satan will be loose out of the bottomless pit at the END of the 1,000 years to thus 'test' Christ's Redeemed humanity and those following Satan then will be destoryed in the Second Death, never to be resurrected again, and thus Christ will present the faithful of that Age, to the Father that God and Man may once again be in fellowship as they were in the Garden of Eden, when God could walk among men. Yes, not all will go to heaven, only those who are believers in this Age, the Gospel age, will have that privelege and this is why Timothy states that 'God is the Savior of ALL men, ESPECIALLY of those that believe' because we, the Church and Bride of Christ, have a SPECIAL HEAVENLY SALVATION that the rest of mankind WILL NOT have. Read the Promise of GOd given to Abraham, about his seed becoming as the 'stars of heaven'- representing the Heavenly Class or Church- and 'as the sand upon the sea shores'- representing the earthly or human class- the Restitutionists, those who will be restored to the perfect human image of God as found in Father Adam in the beginning. Hebrews 2:9 says that Christ 'tasted death for EVERY MAN' and this He did on the cross. 1 Tim. 2:5,6 says that Christ is a 'RANSOM FOR ALL', to be testified in DUE TIME, in the Millenial Kingdom when ALL will be resurrected from the FIRST DEATH, the first Hell, Hades, the grave of mankind to the general resurrection of the unjust. 1 Tim. 4:10 tells us that "God is the Savior of ALL MEN, especially of those that believe." Meaning that those of us who believe now will be partakers of the Divine nature and we will rule and reign with Christ during this coming Millenial Kingdom and help Him help mankind come up that 'highway of holiness' mentioned in Isaiah chapter 35. Yes, the future of our planet is as bright as are the promises of our God! Yes, God's Son paid the price for our sins in HIS OWN BODY on the tree! Praises be to His name! O what a Savior we have Who did not fail on us! In His Love I'll abide, resting peacefully in the Crucified, The Good News Minister! |
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7 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 88092 | ||
No, my Friend, I have listened to you and I have already proven all things that I know that the Trinity is a gross error in teaching and that God is ONE GOD, not three in one or a triad. You ask if I am listening to you without prejudice, the question is, are you? I have been where you are at now, and by your actions you prove that you do not believe in the hellfire that you claim to believe in, as you're not out door-to-door desiring to convert people to Christ. What amazes me most is that the JW's are out day-by-day knocking on doors to win people to Christ and they don't believe in an eternal place of torment, and I am amazed by their zeal and I appreciate the work that they are doing, because inadvertantly, they're spreading the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and most of the basic truths that the Bible teaches, such as no immortal soul, no trinity and no hellfire, so they're actually doing the work of God, although the way they're set up is cultic, but people would learn more truth by listening to the JWs than they ever would from a Baptist, Methodist or any mainline denominational preacher who does not even know what the Gospel of the Kingdom IS, must less know what the Truth on the other subject are. I am sorry friend, the Bereans 'searched the Scriptures' to find out if what Paul was saying was true or not. Yes, they listened, but they didn't believe what Paul said until they checked it out against the Bible. I am not 'arguing' with you, Friend, you're just upset because I'm not just another Christian who takes what you say for granted, I KNOW what the Scriptures teach, both the Old and the New Testaments, and I am not fooled by your deceptions, so you have no reason to be upset with me. I am searching the Scriptures when I am presented some to search, but as of yet, you've only supplied 'proof texts' and ones I've already gotten a clear understanding on, so I hope you'll do the same with my posts, are YOU listening to what the Scriptures say to you? No, you're not, for you cannot, God has not chosen to open your ears yet, so you cannot hear what the Spirit saith to the churches until He does open your ears to hear, and thus, I cannot nor am I trying to force my beliefs upon you, I'm sharing with you the wonderful GOOD NEWS of the TRUE GOSPEL and it's up to you to do your own research, vice, quoting from CARM and relying on them for your beliefs. Yes, I quote from other websites too, but I've searched out their beliefs and I know that what they're teaching is true and I've also presented my own original thoughts on these verses. I bid thee well, my Friend, I love you with your mistaken beliefs and all and inspite of them. I am here to help you see the LIGHT of Truth from the Bible, if you're wishing to learn it. If you're satisfied with what you have, then fine with me. God's not trying to convert the world now, and neither am I. You'll believe as I do now in the coming Kingdom, when you will be FORCED to learn the Truth, then you will believe it as I do now. Til then, Christian love and greetings to you and your fellow worshippers at your church that you attend. In Him, The Good News Minister! http://www.cmfellowship.org |
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8 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 88029 | ||
Dear Friend, How true! Yes, that is an EXAMPLE that we should ALL FOLLOW. And yes, most of those who believe in the doctrines of eternal torment in hellfire and in the Trinity DO NOT follow that example set by our Berean Brethren. They simply DO NOT search the Scriptures, but they tend to take every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of their preacher, vice 'every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God' as Jesus said we should live by every word out of His mouth. If they would follow this fine example set by the Bereans, they would quickly see that God has never created a place for anyone, including the Devil, to be eternally tormented as they would know that God's JUSTICE is just that, JUSTICE and it will not exact a more stringent penalty than what is deserved. Most Christians believe that God's JUSTICE is 'JUST-US', or just those that believe, this too is untrue. They would also recognize that Jesus, having DIED for our sins, and thus paying the wages of sin, i.e. DEATH...He being perfect and without sin took our DEATH in His body on the tree so that we might have life again IN HIM. If eternal torment in hellfire were the penalty for sin, then we're all lost in our sins as Jesus never paid such a price for our redemption. He DIED for the ungodly, and thus took our place in DEATH, not in Hell. If Hell were eternal, then our Savior would have to suffer eternal torment in order to REDEEM or RANSOM us from such a penalty. I, along with the Bible, declare that our Savior PAID the PENALTY for Sin, namely, the DEATH [Romans 6:23] penalty. He did not and is not currently roasting in hellfire, and this is positive proof that NO SUCH PENALTY for sin ever existed. "Prove all things, hold fast that which is true." - 1 Thess. 5:21 "STUDY to show thyself APPROVED..."- 2 Tim. 2:15 Yes, this is GOOD ADVICE for those who do not yet know the GOOD NEWS and also for those of us who do, this is faith-strengthening! Thank you for sharing this post. The Good News Minister |
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9 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 87827 | ||
Hell, the place of fire and brimstone is Gehenna Hell, the Lake of Fire, where sinners are CONSUMED, not tormented... Yours in Christ, The Good News Minister |
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10 | The Rich Man and Lazarus... | Luke 16:23 | goodnewsminister | 87813 | ||
Radioman, Jesus would never use 'false doctrines' to illustrate truth. Parables are just that, parabolic in nature, meaning that they have a different meaning from what is said. The Rich Man represented the Nation of Israel, the Jews, the ones who should have been the priestly class and co-rulers with Christ in His Kingdom. Lazarus represented us, all of us Gentiles who were 'without hope and without God in the world', yes, figuratively the Jewish nation 'died and in hell'- haven't they been through hell since they rejected Christ at His first coming? History attests to this, yes, they have! Look at WWII and the Holocaust, yes, they have been receiving of the Lord DOUBLE for all their sins. Yet, the Gospel has been abounding among the Gentiles, and although we try, they have been BLINDED BY GOD and therefore, cannot see the Truth in Jesus Christ. Let's not be so quick to accuse Jesus of 'false doctrine', if He is your Savior, as He is mine, then we should not make such comments as these. If anyone is wrong, it's one of us and not Him. In Christian Love, The Good News Minister |
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11 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 87806 | ||
Dear Justme, I appreciate your understanding. Yes, I do not believe in a fiery hell where God torments souls for all eternity. Neither do I believe in a Triune God, three in one. I believe that God the Father created Jesus Christ and through Him created all things that we now see in the material world. Yes, you are correct on my positions. I am not here to disrespect anyone, nor do I show unkindness to anyone. If in a post I get excited, it's because of the passion of my message and not so that I am trying to be offensive to you or others listening. The Truth is so precious and it's not worth arguing over because that would violate the spirit of the Truth, the Holy Spirit would be silenced and neither of us would learn anything. I love all of you and I realize and understand that you do not have to agree with me to be a true Christian, I just realize that God has lead us on different paths and I believe that I have more light than most of you, but this is not to your shame, it's just God has not yet revealed to you what He has shown me and many others like me. I am confident that you and everyone on this forum will one day see 'eye to eye' with me and that one day, you will believe as I do, for in the Kingdom of God, there will be only ONE RELIGION, and I believe that to be called "THE TRUTH", and so I have no urge to offend because all will eventually agree with each other in the end and whatever errors I may have, God will correct them as well. However, I am willing to hear your side of the story, but having been an associate pastor of a Baptist church and having been a former Missionary Baptist Church ordained minister, I am well-versed in the dogma of the Baptist faith, so I'm not sure that you could share anything with me that I do not already know. However, I am open ears, who knows, God may just speak to me through you. I used to believe in the Trinity and Hellfire and damnation and very much so, so I believe that God has removed me from the darkness and given me the light of His Word, the Truth, so I am not offended by those who call me names, as I know that I am not better off than my Master, Who likewise was spat upon and called names and crucified. In Him, The Good News Minister |
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12 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 87797 | ||
Dear Emmaus, You've got to be kidding me? You mean to tell me that you take literally the words found in these verses? Come on now, tell me it ain't so? The Book of Revelation is a book of SYMBOLS and is therefore not to be taken literally...Revelation 1 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [SIGNIFIED IT or SYMBOLIZED] it by his angel unto his servant John: These 'souls of those who had been slain' were no more alive than was the 'blood of righteous Abel' that cried out for vengence to God...these verses are not to be taken literally, in fact, these verse say exactly what God meant them to say, that the 'souls' or the lives that these people lived DEMANDED JUSTICE, such as Abel's fine example and his righteous life, DEMANDED JUSTICE be brought upon Cain for slaying him and thus it is with these faithful followers of the Lord...their 'lives' or 'souls' DEMANDS that they be avenged by God from their adversaries or those that killed them.Genesis 4 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. Do you mean to tell me that Abel's blood literally cried out to God from the ground? Surely not! And in the same way these 'souls' that John sees in vision are not literal people, but the testimony of these peoples righteous lives that DEMANDS justice on their behalf. So, no, the Apostle John did not agree with Plato's heresy and neither do the Scriptures agree with you mislead conclusions. May He grant you spiritual insight is my prayer for you. In His Name, The Good News Minister |
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13 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 87742 | ||
You clearly have a misunderstanding of the three hells that the Bible speaks of, namely: Hades or Sheol- The grave Tartoros- The prison of fallen angels Gehenna- the Lake of Fire I will go into these in this study later, if you'll be patient and are willing to GET YOUR BIBLE OUT and look up all these reference that I am prepared to give, maybe, just maybe, God can teach you something through His Holy Word. In Him, The Good News Minister |
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14 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 87739 | ||
Dear Justme, I am neither 7th day, nor JW, nor HWA follower, I am follower of Jesus Christ and I worship and bow my knee to Him and the Father, from whom all life flows. May I likewise pose you the same questions: What if you are wrong? And at the judgement, you've found out that you've blasphemed God's character and Good name all these years by your teaching? What do you think He'll do with you? I am thoroughly convinced and persuaded that the understanding I have of the Truth is not just some 'theology', but the very knowledge of God, His character attributes, which their are primarily four, Love-Justice-Wisdom-Power and all four of these operate harmoniously. I also know that God is not a hypocrite, He would not tell ancient Israel to not burn their children in the fire to the god Molech, yet at the same time have a plan for burning His own offspring in eternal fire. I do believe as Jesus said, no one gets into the Kingdom of God but BY HIM! Precisely! Acts 4:12, for there is NO OTHER NAME given among men wherebe we MUST be saved! I do not reject Jesus Christ, I do reject 'another Jesus', 'another gospel', and 'another spirit', a spirit of evil that caused countless non-trinitarians to be burned at the stake for rejecting the erroneous doctrine of the Triune God. Such great and noble men as Miguel Servetus, who wrote the book "Errors of the Trinity" who was burned at the stake by John Calvin during the Reformation years. Orthodox views come from the wild beast of Revelation, the Roman church who has names of blasphemy written all over her forehead, and from her came all the protestant denominations that exist today and although they are sincere people, and sincerely wrong, I do love them and pity them for the Lord's sake and I do what I can to love them to the Turth of the Word of God. I dislike or hate no one. These are my thoughts. However, what is important are His thoughts, and not mine. What does the Bible say? Read Genesis 2:7 that tells us what we are: "And the Lord God formed man out of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man BECAME a living soul." We BECAME living souls, the Bible does not say that we have souls, or that we were given souls, it clearly states that we BECAME souls or nephesh or living creature, air-breathing creatures. I wish you a clearer understanding of His word. May His peace be yours today is my prayer and may His Truth be yours thereby: The Good News Minister! Preaching against the BAD News that most 'angels of light' preach today and standing firmly upon the promises of God's word that in the coming age, the 'knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea'. |
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15 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 87736 | ||
Dear Friends, The Bible does not teach that we exist away from our bodies once we die, Plato taught this, and he was a pagan. The Devil taught this to Mother Eve saying," Thou shalt NOT SURELY DIE." Death is the wages of sin as Romans 6:23 states, but the Gift of God- that we all need- is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Don't be fooled by 'carm', they are an anti-cult group that are under the deception of the Adversary and they have fallen prey to Plato's philosophies, rather than read and understood God's inspired Word, the Bible. Grace to you all, The Good News Minister |
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16 | is december 25th the day christ was born | Gal 4:4 | goodnewsminister | 87724 | ||
We may, therefore, consider the date of Luke 3:1 not merely the only one furnished in the New Testament, but an unequivocal one. There can be no doubt about it in the minds of any who have investigated it. Tiberius began to reign in A.D. 14. The fifteenth year of his reign, would therefore be the year A.D. 29, in which year, Luke states (3:1-3), John began his ministry. Since our Lord's thirtieth birthday and the beginning of his ministry were in October, and since John's birthday and the beginning of his ministry were just six months earlier, it follows that John began his ministry in the spring, about April first--just as soon as he was of age; for God's plans are always carried out on exact time. So, then, John was thirty years old in A.D. 29, about April first, consequently he was born B.C. 2, about April first. And Jesus' birth, six months later, must have been B.C. 2, about October first. Again, there is clear, strong evidence that Jesus was crucified on Friday, April 3rd, A.D. 33. The fact that his crucifixion occurred at the close of the fourteenth day of the month Nisan, and that this date rarely falls on Friday, but did so in the year A.D. 33, substantiates that date so thoroughly [B61] that even Usher, who adopted B.C. 4 as the date of Jesus' birth was forced to admit that his crucifixion was A.D. 33. Compare Usher's dates in the margin of the common version Bible at Luke 2:21 and Matt. 2:1 with those at Matthew 27 and Luke 23. The date of the crucifixion being A.D. 33, it follows that if Jesus had been born B.C. 4, he would have been 36 years old when he died; and his ministry from his thirtieth to his thirty-sixth year would have been six years. But it is clear that our Lord's ministry was three and a half years only. And this generally conceded fact is proved by Daniel's prophecy concerning Messiah's cutting off in the middle of the seventieth week of Israel's favor. Thus, it is again proven that Jesus' birth was about one year and three months before our common era, A.D. 1; for, his ministry ending when he was thirty-three and a half years old, April 3rd, A.D. 33, the date of his birth may be readily found by measuring backward to a date thirty-three and a half years prior to April 3rd, A.D. 33. Thirty-two years and three months before April A.D. 33 would be January 3rd, A.D. 1, and one year and three months further back would bring us to October 3rd, B.C. 2, as the date of our Lord's birth at Bethlehem. The difference between lunar time, used by the Jews, and solar time, now in common use, would be a few days, so that we could not be certain that the exact day might not be in September about the 27th, but October 1st, B.C. 2, is about correct. Nine months back of that date would bring us to about Christmas time, B.C. 3, as the date at which our Lord laid aside the glory which he had with the Father before the world was [made] and the taking of or changing to human nature began. It seems probable that this was the origin of the celebration of December 25th as Christmas Day. Some writers on Church history claim, even, that Christmas Day was originally celebrated as the date of the annunciation by Gabriel to the virgin Mary. (Luke 1:26) Certain it is that a midwinter date does not well agree with the declaration of Scripture, that at the time of our Lord's birth the shepherds were in the fields with their flocks. "Lift up your heads, desponding pilgrims; Give to the winds your needless fears; He who has died on Calvary's mountain Soon is to reign a thousand years. "A thousand years! earth's coming glory-- 'Tis the glad day so long foretold: 'Tis the bright morn of Zion's glory, Prophets foresaw in times of old. "Tell the whole world these blessed tidings; Speak of the time of rest that nears; Tell the oppressed of every nation, Jubilee lasts a thousand years. "What if the clouds do for a moment Hide the blue sky where morn appears? Soon the glad sun of promise given Rises to shine a thousand years." --Bonar I hope this answers your question, my friend, and may it be to His glory and not mine or yours or anyone elses! In Him, The Good News Minister! goodnewsminister@yahoo.com |
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17 | is december 25th the day christ was born | Gal 4:4 | goodnewsminister | 87722 | ||
We now proceed to offer the Scriptural evidence relating to this subject, which more nearly agrees with the common era, and shows that our Lord's birth occurred only one year and three months prior to January, A.D. 1. It is as follows: Our Lord's ministry lasted three and a half years. The sixty-nine symbolic weeks of years (Dan. 9:24-27) reached to his baptism and anointing as Messiah, and there the last or seventieth week (seven years) of Israel's favor began. He was cut off [in death] in the middle of that seventieth week-- three and a half years from the beginning of his ministry. He was crucified, we know, at the time of the Passover, about April 1st, whatever the year. The three and a half years of his ministry, which ended in April, must consequently have begun about October, whatever the year. And October of some year must have been the true month of his birth, because he delayed not to begin his ministry as soon as he was thirty, and could not, according to the Law (under which he was born and which he obeyed), begin before he was thirty. As we read, "Now when Jesus began to be about thirty years of age he cometh" etc. John the Baptist was six months older than our Lord (Luke 1:26,36), hence he was of age (thirty years, according to the Law--Num. 4:3; Luke 3:23, etc.) and began to preach six months before our Lord became of age and began his ministry. The date of the beginning of John's ministry is clearly stated to have been the "fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar," the third emperor of Rome. (Luke 3:1) This is a clearly fixed date of which there can be no reasonable doubt. Tiberius became emperor at the death of Augustus Caesar, in the year of Rome 767, which was the year A.D. 14. But those misled by the inaccurate statements of Josephus relative to Herod, and who place the birth of Jesus at B.C. 4, in order to harmonize with him, run across a difficulty in this clearly stated date given by Luke, and endeavor to make it also harmonize with their B.C. 4 theory. To accomplish this end they make the claim that Tiberius began to exercise authority some three or four years before Augustus died, and before he was fully constituted emperor. They claim that possibly his rule might have been reckoned from that date. But such suppositions will be found baseless, by any who will investigate the matter on the pages of history. It is true that Tiberius was exalted to a very important position by Augustus, but it was not four years before Augustus' death, as their theory would demand, but ten years before, in A.D. 4. But the power then conferred upon him was only such as had been enjoyed by others before his day. It was in no sense of the word imperial power, and in no sense of the word can his "reign" be said to have begun there: he was only the heir-apparent. Even in the most exaggerated use of language, his "reign" could not be said to have commenced before Augustus' death and his own investiture in office at the hands of the Roman Senate, A.D. 14. History says, "The Emperor, whose declining age needed an associate, adopted Tiberius A.D. 4, renewing his tribunian power." Article TIBERIUS, Rees' Cyclopedia. "He [Augustus] determined accordingly to devolve upon him [Tiberius] a share in the government....This formal investiture placed him on the same footing as that enjoyed by the veteran Agrippa during his later years, and there can be no doubt that it was universally regarded as an introduction to the first place in the empire....The programme for the succession was significantly shadowed out: Tiberius had been ordered to assume his place at the head of the Senate, the people, and the army....The adoption, which took place at the same time, is dated June 27 (A.U.C. 757)--A.D. 4." Merivale's History of the Romans (Appleton's), Vol. IV, pp. 220,221 Thus there is conclusive proof that the first year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar was not three or four years before Augustus died; and that the honors referred to as conferred during Augustus' reign were conferred ten, and not four, years before Augustus' death, and then were in no sense imperial honors. [to be continued...] |
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18 | how to start reading the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 87711 | ||
[...continue from first part...]So the world's concept of "hell" is admittedly a product of centuries of MAN'S THINKING on the great problem of reward and punishment which man associates with human deeds. It did NOT COME AS A REVELATION FROM GOD, but is rather the product of MAN'S THINKING -- using HUMAN REASON to decide what ONLY GOD CAN REVEAL! What About the Millions of Heathen? Now, before we examine to see whether man's idea of hell is TRUE, let us consider where this concept of hell, if true, leads us! On this earth there are more than three billion people! The most populous lands are China, India, and other parts of Asia, and in spite of missionaries from the West, actually MORE THAN HALF of all the people on the earth have NEVER SO MUCH AS HEARD THE ONLY NAME BY WHICH MEN MAY BE SAVED -- the name of JESUS CHRIST! For your Bible says, "... there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). This means that BILLIONS of people here on this earth have lived, and DIED, without having known anything about Christian salvation -- without SAVING KNOWLEDGE -- neither having heard the ONLY name by which men may be saved! Now think what that means. If all UNsaved have gone immediately to hell at death -- the hell commonly believed in -- then more THAN HALF the people who have ever lived on this earth have been consigned there without ever having been given so much as a CHANCE to escape it! They are ETERNALLY LOST IN TORMENTING "HELL FIRE"! Can you really believe THAT IS the plan by which an all-wise, all-merciful, LOVING GOD IS working out His purpose here below? WHAT IS THE TRUTH? We face these alternatives: Either the Holy Bible is the INSPIRED Word of God, by which the Creator REVEALS the TRUTH on this subject, or else we must fling up our hands and confess we JUST DON'T KNOW -- we are IGNORANT on the question -- because no one has ever COME BACK from such a hell to tell us about it. We must believe what the Bible says, or we can believe NOTHING, if we are rational and honest! IS there even such a thing as "hell fire"? What does the BIBLE say about it? Didn't Jesus say something about "hell fire"? Yes, He did! We are about ready for the actual lesson. But first, read these instructions. Before You Begin Is your Bible in front of you? If not, go GET YOUR BIBLE -- or Bibles if you have more than one translation. Also have several sheets of paper, and a pen, pencil or typewriter so that you can MAKE NOTES to help you in remembering what you learn. Remember -- you must open your Bible to EVERY PASSAGE. Never say to yourself, "Oh, I think I know what the scripture is referring to" -- and then pass over it. You need to KEEP YOUR NOSE IN THE BIBLE, SO to speak. You must READ and REREAD and STUDY EVERY PASSAGE in your Bible. Don't forget, this is a BIBLE STUDY COURSE -- not just a study of these lessons we send you. This lesson is intended to DIRECT YOU to the Bible -- to help you LEARN the TRUTH of God's Word. Now with your Bible, a good dictionary, and concordance, if you have one, and your stationery all in front of you, here is the METHOD of study. Write down neatly on your paper the lesson TITLE. Next write down the lesson number. As you come to each question section, write down ITS HEADING. Then, at the lefthand margin, print the NUMBER OF EACH QUESTION as you come to it, and WRITE DOWN THE BIBLE ANSWERS, together with any PERTINENT IDEAS that may come to your mind. Be sure to WRITE OUT THE SCRIPTURE which answers each question. Writing the answers and any comments you wish to make as you go along WILL HELP YOU GREATLY IN REVIEWING AND REMEMBERING WHAT YOU LEARN. Now we are ready to begin this lesson. Awaiting your responce on whether you wish to continue this lesson or not...I surely hope you're sincere, as God desireth those that are such to worship Him... Yours for the Good News, The Good News Minister |
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19 | Prove all things hold fast to the good.. | 1 Cor 15:1 | goodnewsminister | 86467 | ||
Dear John, I understand and I appreciate your expressions of Christian love and concern for me. I have truly enjoyed our discussions together. Peace I leave you, His peace. In Him awaiting the Coming Kingdom, The GOOD NEWS MINISTER |
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20 | Prove all things hold fast to the good.. | 1 Cor 15:1 | goodnewsminister | 86465 | ||
Dear John, I understand and I appreciate your expressions of Christian love and concern for me. I have truly enjoyed our discussions together. Peace I leave you, His peace. In Him awaiting the Coming Kingdom, The GOOD NEWS MINISTER |
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