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1 | Did Adam die lost? | Genesis | vacindak | 12981 | ||
Seth is the child I was refering to. Christ was supposed to be a substitution for the sins of the world, and as I recall, Adam and Eve believed that Seth might have been the Messiah (bit premature, but that seems to be what they thought). As for the assumption that Adam was saved, I'm not saying that. I'm merely saying that I think that there is a strong possibility that by naming his child what he did, that he was faithfully looking forward to the coming of the Messiah. However, at the same time, I generally, don't like to judge one way or the other on whether a person is saved or not, regardless of if it's a person who's still alive or somebody, like in Adam's case, who's been dead for thousands of years. At least in the case of someone who's still alive, if you assume a person is saved, and you are wrong, you may have forfeited a chance to share the gospel and greatly affected that person's life in eternity. Even if the person eventually does become saved, they still lost valuable time which could have been spent truely serving our Lord, just because you didn't talk to them or even pray for them. And conversely, by assuming a person is not saved because of their actions (yes, I'm aware that they should be showing fruit, but hear me out), you can alienate not only that person but other people as well if you share that doubt in a person's salvation with another person. Instead, pray for the person and try to spend time talking with the person about what the Lord means to them. That topic of conversation will almost always reveal the truth. As for guys that have been dead for millenia... honestly, does it affect your life one way or the other besides satifying curiousity? |
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2 | Clones | Genesis | vacindak | 12973 | ||
It really isn't so much a "think" as a "know". Identical twins and clones are essentially the same thing, except that clones are generally defined as being an artificial created genetic replica. Here's something to think about: If we create a clone, didn't God allow it to occur? We wouldn't even be able to do it if God wasn't allowing it. Please note however, that allowing something and approving of something are two totally different things. God respects us as humans enough to give us free will. If we are foolish enough to go against God's clear plan for natural birth within the family unit, God won't get in our way, but he still won't be terribly happy about it either. But if it were a truely aweful terrible abominable thing that couldn't be allowed by a righteous and holy God, would we even be able to successfully clone anyone? If that were the case, those scientists would likely run into an insurmountable impass such as genetic degradation from the copying process. I suggest that it is quite simply not something we should worry about at all. Clones *will* have souls and should they ever be created, are just as equally able to put their faith in our blessed and forgiving Lord Jesus Christ. After all, we were all born guilty. The last thing we need is to have a new kind of "racial" prejudice perpetrated by the very people who are supposed to be demonstrating Christ-like love towards the people around them, especially when there is no justifiable cause for it. |
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3 | Did Adam die lost? | Genesis | vacindak | 12829 | ||
Possibly, however, if you remember correctly, Adam and Eve's choice of a name for their child reflected their anticipation of a Messiah. I think that sufficiently indicates their faith. And when Paul is listing those who were saved by faith, there were *many* more who were also saved by faith but who were not necessarily listed. IMHO, those lists were of people who demonstrated their faithfulness in extraordinary ways. And frankly, I doubt I would have listed Adam as a person of extraordinary faithfulness. Abel on the other hand realized the importance of a blood sacrifice, as opposed to any old sacrifice. He understood that something had to take his place. And God honored that. | ||||||
4 | Breaking of bread | Acts 20:7 | vacindak | 12826 | ||
The disciples, knowing of Paul’s presence for seven days, did not meet to hear Paul preach. They met for the Lord’s supper. And Paul waited specifically for this event on the first day of the week- Sunday - after which he left on Monday. To "break bread" every day would be a burden, once a year is almost never, once a month is hardly worthy of Him, but once a week perfectly suits the time we have to prepare to gather around His table. How is it, then brethren? When ye come together, does every one have a psalm, a doctrine, a word to offer up in thanksgiving to God for His unspeakable gift? Tom Steere We come, our gracious Father, with many hearts as one, and here we only gather in mem’ry of Thy Son We prize each happy token of peace with Thee, our God! The bread–His body given; the wine–His precious blood. Unknown |
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5 | Head covering | 1 Cor 11:7 | vacindak | 12825 | ||
What the feminist movement has failed to do, the humble godly woman does routinely. God has given the woman power or authority to put away the man, simply by wearing a head covering! These things God has chosen that "no flesh should glory in His presence" (ch. 1:29). What a witness, even to the angels, that "God may be all in all" (ch. 15:29). O man, are you paying attention? Tom Steere O Head, once filled with bruises, oppressed with pain and scorn, O’er whelmed with sore abuses, mocked with a crown of thorn! O Head, to death once wounded in shame upon the tree, In glory now surrounded with brightest majesty. Paul Gerhardt |
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6 | the Savior | Luke 2:11 | vacindak | 12824 | ||
…*a* Savior who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 …Christ, *the* Savior of the world. John 4:42 …the Lord Jesus Christ, *our* Savior. Titus 1:4 God commanded Moses to have every man take "a lamb" for a house, and to make their household count for "the lamb," but finishes by saying "your lamb" in Exodus 12:3-5. The Lord Jesus Christ is our Passover lamb sacrificed for us. Our appropriation of Him rests not merely in the fact that He is *a* Savior or *the* Savior, but in that He is *our* own Savior. He was the One who died for me! Tom Steere Then that closing scene of anguish; All God’s waves and billows roll over Him: there left to languish on the cross to save my soul. Matchless love! How vast! How free! Jesus gave Himself for me. J.J. Hopkins |
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7 | His appearing | 2 Tim 4:8 | vacindak | 12821 | ||
Why do we love His appearing? Why should we love to remember Him each week? "Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself even as He is pure" 1Jn 3:2,3. As disciples, we would be like our Master (Mt 10:25). The more we become like Him in this life the less drastic a change there will be when we see Him. When we gather to remember Him we can be changed a little more into His image. The more we become like Him, the more we want to be like Him so that "I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness" Ps 17:15. Are you looking forward to His return, are you remembering Him till He comes? Lord, we are thine, we praise Thy love, one with Thy saints, all one in Thee; We would, until we meet above, in all our ways remember Thee. James Deck |
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