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1 | Should a Christian be a Mason? | Bible general Archive 1 | userdoe214 | 8878 | ||
Dear Nolan, I have many family members who are very committed Freemasons, and I'm convinced it is a religion which stands as a separate entity from Christianity. Many of the attacks on Freemasonry are wild misguided witch hunts, which have tended to be self-discrediting, and made Masons feel they are persecuted for righteousness sake; but every time I go to a Masonic funeral I come away weired out enough to believe the enemies of Freemasonry couldn't be all wrong. Charles Finney was a Mason before his salvation, and wrote an interesting book giving his reasons why a Christian should not be a Mason. It's a sane argument, which might still be in print. mrk |
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2 | Should a Christian be a Mason? | Bible general Archive 1 | userdoe214 | 8886 | ||
I know you're right about the source of my discomfort. I believe I have also witnessed truly demonic effects of this religion, primarily because they take it so seriously. They can't see it, but the presents of Masonry in the Church is no different than the worship of Baal in Jerusalem. The family knows where I stand, and most know I hate to shake their hands, but we love each other, and I still watch them going to their graves confirming the Scripture: Men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil, and that God visits the sins of the fathers (for ours is a multigenerational affiliation). My objections are as shocking to them as if I said apple pie is tool of Communism to conquer the earth or that I've been receiving messages from people from outerspace. I'll check out the web site. mrk |
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3 | Was Abraham a Muslim? | Bible general Archive 1 | userdoe214 | 9100 | ||
Nolan, when you say: "...then you will be targeted and quick action will be taken against you." you speak with a foul mouth. You don't know the meaning of forum. You once threatened me, now I say I've enough of this: I can find better use of my computer than to spend any more time here. bye mrk |
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4 | EXPLAIN REPLENISH | Genesis | userdoe214 | 8259 | ||
Dear HeirofGod, I sure wish brother Hinn would stay in hospitals praying for the sick, and not comment so freely about issues of theology. God bless him, but he's really got it scrabled up-stairs. mrk PS--Nice hearing from you Sho-nuff...er..a...I mean Shogun. |
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5 | EXPLAIN REPLENISH | Genesis | userdoe214 | 8267 | ||
Dear Tim, You said "I think that good common sense and sound exegetical skills will protect Christians against theological heresy or lack of balance." But in my experience it's the other way around: common sense and sound exegetical skills are qualities found in those who are protected from error by their relationship to God. I'm kind'a playing with words (and not really disagreeing with you), but I am serious. I notice that some of the simplest believers have a profoundly solid view of Scripture and what we call common sense view of life and things theological. I only bring this up because there seems to be a common opinion on this list that we have to protect ourselves from error with all kinds of study helps and reliance on great teachers, but it seems the Bible judges people in some way blame worthy for "falling" into error, and I submit that it starts by some evil appeal to the flesh. I don't think I'm stretching Scripture to say heresy is a work of the flesh; for in Gal 5:20 (NASB) list factions and it is the word we also transliterate into the English language as heresy. I know that Eve appears to be judged differently than Adam (for she was deceived-I Tim 2:14), but we all know that Eve knew better. And I doubt I am the only person that believes she sacrificed her relationship with God for a fashionable thought, delivered by an authority wearing a fancy suit. So when I meet someone who's brimming with weird ideas, I assume they are more attracted to the New Age books than God, and I ask myself the question, "Who's to blame?" Surely God (you know, our Shepherd) is not responsible for people believing lies. We can blame the devil (and I do), but he's only the tempter not the doer of human sin and waywardness. mrk |
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6 | EXPLAIN REPLENISH | Genesis | userdoe214 | 8272 | ||
Sorry Tim, I just had an urge to stand on a soap box on this busy street. It's surprising how often someone says to me "I think I understand what you're saying." I don't consider myself capable of original thought, so it must be my confusing misuse of commas, semicolons and my inattention to run-on sentences. But more than once I've gotten this response when I took the God first, human help second (if at all) approach to certain problems. mrk |
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7 | What Cities are Refered to in Jer. 4:26? | Genesis | userdoe214 | 8378 | ||
Dear DocSpock, You're right to say this is not the proper forum to make personal attacks on a brother (really no such forum exists), but bother Hinn has said so many things which are clearly contrary to the words of Scripture that it invites a question of his motives. I was fortunate enough to be close to a very publicly known minister (truly nation wide) and to witness his life. In the area of money he was beyond impeccable. I saw him give almost every penny he made on best selling books to struggling ministries. He is a riveting preacher who could drive home a heart issue so effectively, whole congregations would be slammed down seeking heart purification. I can't tell you how much I saw in secret which I wish others could have seen, for he is in every way a good man. But he is the worst interpreter of the Bible you can imagine. Sometimes I would almost go cross-eyed trying to read the scripture the way he did. Sometimes it was funny, but more often it was just a pure amazement. Now my point. This good and godly man never expounded a false doctrine to my knowledge. His strange way of reading the Bible never led to a weird idea, least of all false doctrine. I contend his good heart toward God and man was his protection. Which leads to my problem with many of these public ministers who have been publishing very strange ideas which cannot be substantiated by Scripture or history, and even claiming that God revealed it to them, in Joseph Smith fashion. If they keep doing it, I must suspect that they have come out from under the protection, and are quite likely being influenced by demons. I worry for their souls, and I can't, be completely unsympathetic with their critics. Sometimes I wish the whole thing would just disappear: the closest I can come to it is turning off the TV, changing my radio to a Classical music station and avoiding my local Christian book store. mrk |
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8 | Cities of Judah or Cities of Demons? | Genesis | userdoe214 | 8388 | ||
Noland, Calvinest are some of the toughest skinned souls you could meet. Don't worry, they can handle a little jab (even from a Shogun) and loose not one drop of blood. We'er brothers, not a riotus mob. mrk |
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9 | What Cities are Refered to in Jer. 4:26? | Genesis | userdoe214 | 8416 | ||
OK DocSpock, I'll try to avoid celebrity issues, but I can't promise to behave myself politely. Maybe it's the chafe of this camel hair shirt I've been wearing which distracts me from the rules of polite behavior. mrk |
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10 | Cities of Judah or Cities of Demons? | Genesis | userdoe214 | 8449 | ||
Dear Shogun, I hate to ask what C.V.A means, for I fear you might make a list of words your "futures" use. Though in my experience the list is pretty short. But the believers of Arminia are members of a church older that most of the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Of course I know you are talking about those people I call "liberal Calvinists" I'm sure you don't have a stiff (leather) neck, so I suppose you wear a blush while at work. mrk |
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11 | Did Abraham see God? | Gen 18:2 | userdoe214 | 8889 | ||
No doubt in my mind. Take a look at Exodus 24:9-11 for something even more interesting. mrk |
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12 | Mark, Couldn't of been God.... | Gen 18:2 | userdoe214 | 8940 | ||
Maybe you misunderstand the meaning of Jn1:18, for Ex. 24:9-11 says it in no uncertain terms. mrk | ||||||
13 | Mark, Couldn't of been God.... | Gen 18:2 | userdoe214 | 8945 | ||
What follows "No man hath seen God at any time"? what does John say next, and most of all what is he saying about Jesus and man's knowledge of God? Your way of explaining Ex.24:10 could almost be taken as saying that Jesus is somehow less than God. "No one has seen God, but they have seen Jesus." And if they were seeing the "divine essence" rather than "divine person" (such language sounds very odd to me) then why after seeing this thing (sorry, but thing is what you say they saw, not a person) does it say "Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel" |
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14 | Mark, Couldn't of been God.... | Gen 18:2 | userdoe214 | 8954 | ||
Yet the fact remains, they saw God; then the narrative moves on. There are many references in Scripture to people seeing God or the Lord, and in most cases it was a shattering experience. If they didn't see God, then they saw a thing--which is too close to an idol for me. mrk |
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15 | Mark, Couldn't of been God.... | Gen 18:2 | userdoe214 | 8959 | ||
Then I'll go back and try again mrk |
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16 | Why did Rachel want the mandrakes? | Gen 30:14 | userdoe214 | 8274 | ||
Dear Prayon, You sure ask a lot of interesting questions. It is very possible that the plant spoken of produces hormones similar to those used today to boost a woman's fertility. The context doesn't seem to make that interpretation impossible. But as an aphrodisiac it's a different issue. My dictionary refers to a mandrake as follows: A short-stemmed Old World plant of the nightshade family with narcotic properties. I've been suspicious that Jacob might have begun to loose interest in sex due to the family strife of 4 wives and being passed back and forth like some prize bull. Maybe the drug in the mandrake so cloud his mind from his present unhappiness so as to regain what we might call his amorous feelings. But if you just read the text, and leave out the psychobable I just conjured up, I have the feeling it was something closer to a drug deal on one of our big city street corners, but instead of money being the medium of exchange, it's sex (with a chance at another heir). mrk |
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17 | Why didn't God prevail? | Gen 32:25 | userdoe214 | 8287 | ||
Dear Prayon, I think I'm getting addicted to your questions, for I really have something else to do. Why didn't God prevail? Hopefully you are not as Jacob like as I, but it is possible to wrestle with God and prevail, but after it's all over the stubbornness of heart may still be there, but the energy to keep butting against God's commands is all gone. Remember what Jesus said to Paul? "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads." Paul had the good sense (what Jacob seldom demonstrated) to give up the fight. It is interesting (don't you think) that from that time on Jacob was called Israel, and that he could add to his boast that he strove with God and prevailed, but at the same time couldn't hide the limp. mrk |
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18 | Why did God harden Pharaoh's heart? | Ex 7:3 | userdoe214 | 8947 | ||
Dear Hiram, Scripture has many references to times when God sets aside man's freewill for His greater purpose in human history. You are correct that God does not cause a behavior and then punish (for what is caused is not blame worthy), but God had plans of bringing judgment on all the gods of Egypt so that Israel would see that He is God of all that is, not just a god. The reason this was necessary was Israel was living under Pagan domination for so long, they would have likely believed in the gods of Egypt. On the subject of hardening of the heart, it is safe to think of that term as strengthening--artificial courage to withstand the natural fear which would cause Pharaoh to waver; for we know when the influence was lifted Pharaoh really did waver. A very good book on this topic is "God's Strategy in Human History" by Roger T. Forster. I checked to see if it is still in print on Amazon.com and they gave a place in London England where you can buy it directly from Ichthus Christian Fellowship. media@ichthus.org I read the book when I was in Bible school (nearly a lifetime ago) and it led to wonderful and civil discussions among those of us inclined to the study of systematic theology. I've never read a better book for a general introduction of classical controversies of European Christianity, and it treats the subject of Pharaoh in some detail. mrk |
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19 | Why did God harden Pharaoh's heart? | Ex 7:3 | userdoe214 | 8953 | ||
Dear Hiram, If your first attempt was Prayer of Jabez, then I could understand your reluctance to make another trip to the book store. I have a reference you might like Ex 12:12 ...and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. Here are some suggested titles for your shelf. For church history I would HIGHLY recommend F.F. Bruce's book "The Spreading of the Flame." It's not a complete history (one could never be written--accept in Heaven), but Bruce was such a great, humble and kind-hearted scholar, I doubt there are many who could tell history better than he. He really was one of England's greatest. His book "Israel and the Nations" is great too. His style may seem a little dry, but that's only because he wasn't trying to FORCE an opinion. Hold off on his book "New Testament History", not because there's anything wrong with it, but because that is one of the most difficult time periods in all history to digest (it was not only the fullness of time, but the fullest of times). Some writers of history use their positions to defend their particular denomination, or "brand" of belief. Bruce does not do this. I would also recommend you get a Greek interlinear Bible. It's an easy way to start discovering the value of knowing even a little bit of the original language of the New Testament. How's that for a basic library? mrk |
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20 | Re: Ex 33:19 | Ex 7:3 | userdoe214 | 8961 | ||
couldn't have said it better. 5/20/01 was a gread day, and still is. mrk |
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