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101 | disciplerami, Step 3 How not to lose it? | Heb 6:6 | disciplerami | 75755 | ||
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102 | disciplerami, it is impossible (Heb 6:6) | Heb 6:6 | disciplerami | 75780 | ||
Hi, you have to study a little more in-depth on that passage, but the exact meaning shows the impossibility of repenting WHILE he crucify to himself the Son of God. The word ANASTAUROUNTAS, for crucify, is a present participle. So WHILE they crucify Him, it is impossible. If they quit crucifying Him, then it is no longer impossible to renew them again to repentance. Is it likely that they will repent? I would say it is pretty unlikely. Thanks for the note, have a good day. |
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103 | disciplerami, forgiven instantly? | Heb 6:6 | disciplerami | 75937 | ||
Oops, posted in wrong place. Searcher, You aren't trying to understand. "If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not (leading) to death, he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not (leading) to death. There is (a) sin (leading) to death..." The implication is that a christian brother can commit sin, either to death or not. If he is commiting the sin unto death, the one seeing it is not to pray for him (because God won't forgive): there is no point in praying for the unrepentant. Reconcile Romans 6:23 and 1 John 5:16. Sin brings death, except the sin that is committed while one walks in the light: this sin is forgiven immediately. But the Christian must, once aware of his sin, have a repentant heart that confesses unto God--as David did in Psalm 51. By repentance and confession, you demonstrate to God that you don't take his gift lightly. Attitude counts for a lot. That's the primary difference between sin that is unto death and sin NOT unto death. |
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104 | disciplerami, reconcile with Rom 6:23 | Heb 6:6 | disciplerami | 75938 | ||
Reconcile Romans 6:23 and 1 John 5:16. Sin brings death, except the sin that is committed while one walks in the light: this sin is forgiven immediately. But the Christian must, once aware of his sin, have a repentant heart that confesses unto God--as David did in Psalm 51. By repentance and confession, you demonstrate to God that you don't take his gift lightly. Attitude counts for a lot. That's the primary difference between sin that is unto death and sin NOT unto death. |
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105 | disciplerami, where do you see "while"? | Heb 6:6 | disciplerami | 75940 | ||
Hey Search, You don't get it because your aren't trying. I know what a participle is and the word the word for crucify depicts the continuing action of crucifying Christ. WHILE a falling away (2nd aorist active participle) brother is recrucifying Christ, it is impossible to renew him to repentance. It's not hard to understand, Search. I cannot read other posts WHILE I am re-answering your nonsense post. :) Good day. |
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106 | I refuse to deal with it??? | Heb 8:13 | disciplerami | 77745 | ||
Greetings, I agree with everything you have stated here: except I wonder if you are right about the following: "Every day to the believer is one of Sabbath rest, since we have ceased from our spiritual labor and are resting in the salvation of the Lord (Hebrews 4:9-11). " The Hebrew writer says a Sabbath still remains and implies the heavenly promised land. The Revelation letter says, "blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ...that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them" (Rev 14:13) I think the true Sabbath rest -- not the shadow -- is enjoyed in heaven. What are your thoughts. disciplerami |
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107 | Belief in God? | James 2:19 | disciplerami | 78742 | ||
Greetings Sniper, Jesus said to some unregenerate souls, "You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; - Jn 5:39 Jesus appealed to Scripture. He pointed people to Scripture. To the young man who wanted eternal life, Jesus didn't say it was a mysterious thing to be saved. He said, "One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." - Lk 18:22 Jesus didn't say, don't sweat it, if you are one of the elect it will come to you; otherwise, don't sweat it, you don't stand a chance. Jesus gave simple instructions to turn from his idol and serve only God. God left evidence of himself in the Creation: "and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness." - Acts 14:17 If we bought the concept that the entire world is depraved from conception --since this is the view of many on this forum--what kind of witness did God leave? A witness gives testimony of something, this witness gives testament to the existence and glory of God. If you believe the other side, this witness is an inept as a nerf ball attempting to penetrate bullet-proof glass. If you believe men are depraved, then you have to believe that the Cross of Jesus Christ and the Glory of Creation are ineffectual at changing anyone. The only change possible, according to such types, is with a miraculous intervention at an elected time in the person's life. That is if you believe the other side. However, I think all of the folks who work in Christian Apologetics are doing a wonderful work at exposing the very evidences of God in his Creation. Most people believe that the starting place for teaching the Gospel to someone is with the existence of God. Show a lost soul the evidence and it will make him think, "maybe there is something bigger than me." It is these things that make men marvel and say, "surely there is a God." A person who reaches this point is ready to hear more. So I say, go preach the Gospel to them because when they hear it they will believe and obey it. God has left a wonderful testimony of himself in the Creation and in the Cross of His Beloved Son. Good day Sniper. God bless, Disciplerami |
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108 | Disciplerami, I have a question | James 2:19 | disciplerami | 78952 | ||
Greetings, There are some who believe that men are so depraved that they cannot become a Christian without the Holy Spirit, out of the blue, knocking the depraved sinner on the head. Pow, the guy is regenerated and then suddenly all the lights come on. Suddenly he reads the Bible and it makes sense. This is not how God works. We become the seed of Abraham when we, as sinners, unregenerate, believe and obey the Gospel. You mention verse 28, but verses 3:26,27 says that 'we are sons of God through faith, for all of who are baptized into Christ have clothed themselves with Christ.' We become the seed of Abraham at baptism. God bless, Disciplerami |
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109 | Oughtness? | James 2:19 | disciplerami | 79007 | ||
Original question from Sniper: “What does it take to believe that there is a God? How does one know that there is a God? Other than philosophical arguments what is the evidence that there is God? How does a person born in the most remote wilderness know that there is a God to be sought after? Does it ultimately come down to faith?” As Searcher56 says, God has revealed Himself to all. How He has done that is through the Creation and through the Gospel. This evidence for the existence of God is still a matter of faith. All men have faith: as demons have faith, men have faith too. God makes a distinction between dead faith and working faith. There are only these two kind. Until faith acts upon what one believes to be true, it remains a faith that does not save. The lost, unregenerate sinner can be appealed to with the Gospel because it is the message of God’s love. The Gospel reminds him of judgment and it also offers a place of forgiveness and peace in a relationship with God. Faith must be placed in something. This is why men, it is said, are incurably religious. Mankind cannot help but worship something. Some place their faith in God, some put it in false gods, some put it in philosophies and traditions. But the Word of God points us to the only One worthy of worship. Creation Research or Apologetics focuses on the ‘evidence’ that God exist. They make the point that it is more ‘reasonable’ to believe in a Creator than to accept that all things came about by chance. This is called the Teleological argument. Paley argued that the “order, unity, coherency, design and complexity” of the Creation points to God. All men may use their God-given abilities to reason the existence of God and then seek further into His will. The Bible lays out a clear plan for the person who is searching. Another ‘proof’ of God is the morality of man. It says man is an intelligent creature with an innate moral code. This ‘proof’ does not say that we all agree on exact points of right and wrong, but we all agree that there is right and there is a wrong. This is the nature of man and no other creature has it. What is right or wrong is discovered through Bible study. Who cannot understand that 'coveting' is sinful? The Bible shows what sin is and offers the supreme example of Jesus for holy living. It also shows how to receive forgiveness of sins through the blood of Christ. "Repent and be baptized each one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgivess of yours sins." (Acts 2:38) A Calvinist, if he is consistent, cannot put emphasis on apologetics because he argues that sinful depraved man is incapable of such spiritual discernment. The Calvinist believes that the spiritual lights don’t come on without a miraculous intervention by the Holy Spirit. Then, once regenerated, he has faith. His faith leads to obedience. And then he lives holy forever after. Immanuel Kant argued: “there exists a universal sense of moral obligation. This sense of "ought", which Kant termed the "categorical imperative", points towards an objective moral law, which source can only be the supreme being or God.” This sense of ‘oughtness’ is universal. It is an innate part of every man. It is part of his design. Man is created different from the beast of the field and sky, having an eternal soul, created in the image of God. He has a built in ability to perceive the existence of God. The Calvinist is wrong to deny that man has this natural ability to detect the Creator. God has made Himself evident to all and He will hold all accountable for rejecting such clear evidence. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘BUT THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.” For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, BECAUSE THAT WHICH IS KNOWN ABOUT GOD IS EVIDENT….” (Romans 1:16-19a) EVIDENT – comes from gnostos, what is known or notable. Why are men going to be judged? Because they reject was is known or notable. Will they place their faith in what they know? It's their choice. God bless Sniper, Disciplerami |
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110 | Sovereign? | James 2:19 | disciplerami | 79016 | ||
Greetings, I believe in the Sovereighnty of God, but I believe it allows for man's free will. God's eternal plan will be accomplished! The following is the Calvinist view of Sovereignty, aptly related by ___ [not necessary to give his name.] _______________ ___ denies free will: "...God chooses believers of His own sovereign." ___ idea of God's Sovereignty: "God micromanages the universe in a Reformed view, and even man's will is subjected to his control, which I think is the most clearly Biblical position." ___ criticizes the body of Christ that is under the absolute control of God's sovereign will: "many opt to read _Tribulation Force_ and _The Mark._ That is a SERIOUS problem for the body of Christ, choosing entertaining reading over the life-changing message of the sovereign God. ___ says the word is powerless without supernatural intervention: "God the Holy Spirit," by His sovereign will "will supernaturally re-create to believe the message." ___ shows Jesus didn't die for everyone: "If we say that Christ died for ALL the ungodly (i.e. all humanity), then the fact that there will be people in Hell demonstrates that Christ was unable to save all" and "Christ died not to OFFER payment of sins to all men..." ___ impressed with Calvinism: "Mainly what caused my shift in thinking is the God-centeredness of Calvinism, " ___ explains that if God wanted the lost to be saved, they would be saved: "from a Calvinist perspective, the only way God 'prevents people from being saved' is by not extending saving grace to them. It is the depravity of their nature, their sin, their active rebellion against a holy God which prevents them from being in a right standing with God." [note: ___ needs to explain what the impartiality of God means.] ___ relates how our decisions are God's decisions which He makes our decisions because they are His decisions: "He already has taken our future decisions into account and that he has prepared good works for us to walk in (Ephesians 2:10), we can rest comfortably that God will honor and bless our God-honoring decisions." [note: this view is necessary because free will would nullify the sovereignty of God]. ___ answers how God's absolute sovereignty isn't responsible for everything: "Did God MAKE the Pharisees sin?" The Pharisees were born sinners, so the answer to that is "no." On the other hand, God directed their innate sinfulness through circumstance and withholding repentance so that the very act he decreed (the atonement) would take place." ___ explains that Sovereignty allows or permits free will: "God's sovereign will includes everything that He either actively engages in or actively permits to occur" and "the decreed event can either come from God causing it directly, or by God allowing it to happen." ___ wouldn't sing, "Let Him have His way with Them": "And, personally, I find the idea abhorrent that we as human beings "let" the sovereign Lord of the universe do anything. Who is in charge here, anyway?" ___________________ I wanted to pull together some thoughts of an 'unabashed Calvinist' to contrast it with my view of the sovereignty of God. You can see that some people do believe that God uses men to accomplish the higher purpose of glorifying Himself, even if that means their eternal destruction. :( I'll try to speak more on this at a later time. God bless, Disciplerami |
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111 | How did baptism heal naaman of leprosy? | 1 Pet 3:21 | disciplerami | 75775 | ||
Yes, the instance of Naaman is a good example of salvation by grace through faith. Healing is equated to God's grace and salvation. Dipping 7 times equates with the obedience of faith. But 1 Peter 3:21 is is even better. Peter even uses the word ANITUPON, antitype, and the water Noah was brought safely through the type. The baptism that saves was foreshadowed in the days of Noah. Incredible. People continue to say, but you can't be saved by works, you can't trust in works, God's salvation is a gift. True on every point. However, Noah couldn't be saved unless he got in the boat: he did it by faith. Now Noah might have been tempted to trust in the boat for his salvation, but not when he built it. He had never seen a flood, but trusted God. He built the ark when human reason would say it was ridiculous. When he got off of the ark, it is more likely that he credited God for his salvation and not his works. Same with baptism, it is a work of faith, but the faith is not in the work but in God. "YOU ARE SONS OF GOD THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS, FOR WHOEVER IS BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST, IS CLOTHED WITH CHRIST." - Gal. 3:26,27 The salvation is through faith in Christ, not faith in the watery grave. But being clothed with Christ (his righteousness?) occurs at baptism. |
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112 | Disciperlami, Did Noah's 8 get wet? NO | 1 Pet 3:21 | disciplerami | 77800 | ||
Searchier56 disproves the need for getting wet. So, let me see if I understand your point? You are arguing that baptism isn't necessary because Israel and Noah didn't get wet? That would have to be your conclusion. Facts? What facts? Disciplerami |
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113 | Is this baptism by the Holy Spirit? | 1 Pet 3:21 | disciplerami | 78406 | ||
I think what you are asking is worth considering. Consider the remarkable demonstration of God in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit Baptism (Acts 2; 10): is that what Peter is talking about? I must admit that in all my days I've never been commanded to be baptized by the Holy Spirit! Do you command people to be baptized of the Holy Spirit? And does Holy Spirit Baptism save you? Can you be saved without Holy Spirit tongue speaking tongues of fire with accompanying sound of a violent rushing wind BAPTISM? Now we know Peter did command water baptism, "And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ..." - Acts 10:48 I don't think anyone ever commanded someone to Holy Spirit Baptized. :) Seriously, to answer your question Searcher, I'm pretty sure the water of the flood is a foreshadowing of water baptism and NOT Holy Spirit baptism. I agree with your last line: "It was Noah's faith and obedience that saved him (Heb 11:7)." This is how we are saved through water baptism. The salvation is from God as we have faith and obedience. Have a good day. |
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114 | Is this baptism by the Holy Spirit? | 1 Pet 3:21 | disciplerami | 78407 | ||
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115 | What is sin? | 1 John 3:4 | disciplerami | 76277 | ||
The Bible defines itself: what is sin? 1 John 3:4 'sin is lawlessness'. Sin is the breaking of God's law or commandments. Col. 3:25, "The person who does wrong will be paid back for the wrong he has done." Jass 4:17, "Whoever knows what is right but doesn’t do it is sinning." Sin is the failure to do what is objectively and morally right; to do what is wrong. |
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116 | One save always saved? | Rev 3:5 | disciplerami | 78769 | ||
Greetings, I'm terribly sorry and ask that you forgive me since I'm not able to give you what you ask? The reason being that no such verse exist. But I can offer this one: Rev 3:5 "'He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels." Many who post here on this forum believe that it is carnal to use reason, but I don't. It seems reasonable to conclude from this verse that some people are going to have their names erased. I see this is your first post and I hope that you will stick around. Please respond, Disciplerami |
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117 | One save always saved? | Rev 3:5 | disciplerami | 78770 | ||
Once saved always saved - not. Matthew 24:13 - "But he who endures to the end shall be saved." |
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118 | How does eternal security build faith? | Rev 3:5 | disciplerami | 78821 | ||
Dear philemcc, Very good question. Eternal security is counter productive to building faith. I once taught a man who was raised in the American Baptist tradition. The one's I knew from this background considered themselves 4/5 Calvinist'. This man was caught going to strip bars and looking at pornagraphy. He told me that he could not lose his salvation. I know it is so easy for the Calvinist to answer this: he obviously was never saved. But they have to be careful that they don't also exclude themselves from salvation. They diffentiate between sins. The ardent Calvinist who speak on this forum feel extremely secure in their salvation, but they also know they have sin. So how do they come to differentiate between the big and little sins? The 'once saved always saved/first damned, remain damned' crowd have some explaining to do. Disciplerami |
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119 | What is your point? | Rev 3:5 | disciplerami | 78862 | ||
Sorry for being unclear. See 78861. Thanks, Disciplerami |
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120 | who is this in Rev8:3-5what is he doing? | Rev 8:5 | disciplerami | 72378 | ||
Greetings, Since the High Priest was the one who entered the Holy Place to burn incense on the altar, it might be referring to Jesus, the Christians High Priest. Maybe this isn't as important to know as is knowing that the prayers of the persecuted saints were being heard and answered. The first audience of this epistle found this to be good news since they were undergoing persecution: either from Nero or Domitian. I'm interested to hear your thoughts. God bless. |
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