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101 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97511 | ||
The "full gospel" does not include the false, heretical, unscriptural notion that Jesus is the Father or the Holy Spirit. It does not include the notion that there is one God in one Person. I never said that there were no on-fire Christians who loved the Lord in the UPC. If people will not read or make an effort to understand what is posted, then they need not embarrass themselves by attempting to reply to it. |
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102 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97509 | ||
As long as you are defining the words, you will never be wrong or mistaken. :-) --Radioman2 |
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103 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97508 | ||
As long as you are defining the words, you will never be wrong or mistaken. :-) --Radioman2 |
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104 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97505 | ||
Do you even know the definition of the word 'doctrine'? Are you aware that the Bible uses the word 'doctrine' (2 Tim 3:16 KJV)? What do you mean "downgraded to a doctrine"? --Radioman2 |
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105 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97503 | ||
I quote here the best, clearest, most concise and accurate answer I've ever heard to the question: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO *BELIEVE* IN JESUS CHRIST? "To believe in Jesus Christ is to have a confident conviction that: '1) He is who the Bible says He is. '2) He will do what He promises. '3) Upon placing my trust in Him, I enter into a personal, eternal relationship with the Son of God." (Quoted from a sermon by Charles Stanley, In Touch Ministries) Notice that this is not God's Simple Plan of Salvation or How to be Saved or Steps to Salvation. This is merely WHAT IT MEANS TO *BELIEVE* IN JESUS CHRIST. "1) He is who the Bible says He is." And according to the Scriptures, He is not the Father and He is not the Holy Spirit. He is not one God in one Person. To believe otherwise is to believe in another gospel and another Christ. --Radioman2 |
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106 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97500 | ||
CRI proves that the UPC is not a Christian church. If it is a Christian church, then so is the Watchtower organization. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist or a theologian or CRI to figure this out. According to the stated beliefs of the UPC and the commonly accepted (biblical) definition of Christianity, the UPC is not a Christian church. Moreover, no orthodox Christian church believes that there is one God in one Person. --Radioman2 |
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107 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97496 | ||
You are not saying that as long as a person claims to believe in Jesus then he can believe anything else he wants to and still be saved, are you? Perhaps our problem in this thread is that we are both using some of the same words, but we do not agree on what those words mean or how they are defined. Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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108 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97490 | ||
A christ...not THE Christ of Scripture ___________________ "Those who reject any of the cardinal doctrines of the faith worship a christ who is not the Christ of Scripture." ____________________ 'Everything Essential to Saving Faith Is Fundamental ' . . . a doctrine must be regarded as fundamental if eternal life depends on it. ( . . . ) 'Since Jesus Himself is the true God incarnate (1 John 5:20; John 8:58; 10:30), the fact of His deity (and by implication the whole doctrine of the Trinity) is a fundamental article of faith (see 1 John 2:23). Our Lord Himself confirmed this when He said all must honor Him as they honor the Father (John 5:23).' ( . . . ) 'The Fundamental Doctrines Are All Summed up in the Person and Work of Christ 'Paul wrote, "No man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 3:11). Christ Himself embodied or established every doctrine that is essential to genuine Christianity. Those who reject any of the cardinal doctrines of the faith worship a christ who is not the Christ of Scripture. ( . . . ) 'That is why [John] wrote, "Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son" (2 John 9). Far from encouraging union with those who denied the fundamental truths of the faith, John forbade any form of spiritual fellowship with or encouragement of such false religion (vv. 10-11). (Adapted from John F. MacArthur, Reckless Faith [Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1997], pp. 108-17) Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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109 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97485 | ||
'What is Christianity? 'When it gets to mere Christianity, the basics and fundamentals are rather few. All Christians agree on the basics and fundamentals. If they don't, they are not called Christians. ( . . . ) '[For example,] this is what separates Mormons from Christians. Mormons disagree on those fundamental issues and that is why they have to be called something other than Christian. ' . . . The fundamental truth claims of Christianity as a whole are rather basic. Christianity stands or falls on those things, and not on the parochial particulars. 'What are the fundamental truth claims of Christianity? 'The particulars of mere Christianity entail four basic things: '1. Your view of God , '2. your view of creation , '3. your view of man , and '4. your view of salvation .' ____________________ What is Christianity? by Gregory Koukl To read more go to: (http://www.str.org/free/commentaries/theology/whatis.htm) Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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110 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97482 | ||
Amended Note (Disregard Previous Note) If the UPC does not deny the Trinity, then neither do the JWs. You can't have it both ways. Since the UPC itself says it denies the Trinity and since I do not have any way to look into the thoughts and intents of another person's heart, then all I can go by is what they SAY. And what they SAY is that they deny the Trinity. The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the essential doctrines of the Christian faith. One cannot be a Christian and reject one of the essentials. When anyone believes or teaches that Jesus is the Father, or Jesus is the Holy Spirit, or the Father is Jesus, or the Holy Spirit is Jesus -- then that person neither worships nor serves the God of the Bible, who is one God in three Persons, not one God in one Person. Any way to convince Lockman to allow us to use the percent sign and other symbols? I doubt it! One possibility is that the disallowed characters might be read as programming code and would thus interfere with the normal operation of the programs. But that is only MY OPINION. :-) Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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111 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97480 | ||
DarcyA: My Note, to which you replied, quotes only the first two paragraphs of an article on the subject. I recommend that you save any questions until after you have read the entire article. To read more go to: (www.equip.org/free/CP0603.pdf) Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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112 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97479 | ||
DarcyA: If the UPC does not deny the Trinity, then neither do the JWs. You can't have it both ways. Since the UPC itself says it denies the Trinity and since I do not have any way to look into the thoughts and intents of another person's heart, then all I can go by is what they SAY. And what they SAY is that they deny the Trinity. The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the essential doctrines of the Christian faith. One cannot be a Christian and reject one of the essentials. When anyone believes or teaches that the Father is not God or that the Holy Spirit is not God, then that person neither worships nor serves the God of the Bible -- who is one God in three Persons, not one God in one Person. Any way to convince Lockman to allow us to use the percent sign and other symbols? I doubt it! One possibility is that the disallowed characters might be read as programming code and would thus interfere with the normal operation of the programs. But that is only MY OPINION. :-) Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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113 | Is the UPC a Christian Church? | Matt 24:11 | Radioman2 | 97469 | ||
Is the UPC a Christian Church? 'IS THE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH A CHRISTIAN CHURCH? 'The United Pentecostal Church International teaches that there's only one God, and that Jesus is fully God. Can we therefore regard it as a Christian church? 'Although there may possibly be individuals in the United Pentecostal Church who are indeed Christians, we believe that the church as a whole is heretical. Like other pseudo-Christian groups, the United Pentecostal flatly denies the doctrine of the Trinity. It would be inappropriate to argue that Jehovah's Witnesses or various other groups are non-Christian because they deny the doctrine of the Trinity, but that the United Pentecostal Church can reject the Trinity and still be considered Christian.' To read more go to: (www.equip.org/free/CP0603.pdf) |
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114 | The Sacred Romance | Num 28:11 | Radioman2 | 97467 | ||
Closing the Gaps "How to Study Your Bible: Closing the Gaps" (...) "...in order to get the most out of God's Word, in order to really understand what God meant by what He said, we have to close some gaps. (...) "The gaps in our understanding of the Bible are related to an ancient document. We're dealing with an ancient document. This book is a very old book...it is ancient. It was completed, as you obviously know, in the first century A.D., that's 2,000 years ago, and so we have a very old document. That creates some gaps for us. If we're going to understand the Bible we have to close those gaps. "Gap number one is a language gap. The Bible was not written in English. (...) "So knowing the language is very important. Somebody has to know the language. If you as a Bible student don't know it, you have to have somebody who does know it informing you about it. That's where commentaries come in to be of help to you and study materials and Vine's Dictionary of New Testament Words and Dictionary of Old Testament Words and those kinds of things that help you to come to grips with what the words mean. (...) "A second gap that has to be closed is the culture gap. That deals not with the speech but with the customs. Speech is connected to custom. (...) "You can't recreate the scenery biblically unless you know the culture-that's very, very important-unless you know the background. Understanding many things about culture, Jewish culture, Greek culture very, very important in interpreting the Scripture. The culture of the mystery religions, the culture of the Pharisees, the culture of the Sadducees, the Romans, the whole situation there, the culture around Israel, the polytheism, the polytheism meaning the many god pagans, the culture of Baal worship, all of that stuff that surrounds the biblical data is part of understanding the framework in which language exists and in which stories are told. "Thirdly the geographical gap, the geography gap. (...) "[First] you understand much about [the language and] the culture of the Bible, [then] you understand much about the geography of the Bible, and then you're going to get to understanding the fourth point which is the history, the plot itself. You have to close those gaps. "Now let's talk about those...those four gaps... "- the language gap, that gives you the speech; "- the culture gap gives you the customs and the idioms; "- the geography gaps create the scenery, the actual scenario around it; "- and the history gap is the plot, what's going on historically around that. What is the context of history. "I have found through the years that spending a maximum of time on these matters is crucial to all effective Bible understanding." (http://www.gty.org/Broadcast/transcripts/90-158.htm) Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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115 | The Sacred Romance | Num 28:11 | Radioman2 | 97464 | ||
Study Vine's. Good idea! We might learn something we didn't know before. --Radioman2 :-) |
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116 | The Sacred Romance | Num 28:11 | Radioman2 | 97463 | ||
For that matter, why have Sunday School or preaching in the church? After all, arent' the teachers and preachers merely fallible humans? Why not have the preacher read a passage from the Bible and then just sit down and be quiet? The only difference between preaching and books is that one is spoken and the other is written. I.e., books are merely the printed words of people. Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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117 | Please explain this "pure blood line". | 2 Pet 2:4 | Radioman2 | 96931 | ||
Only 1 of 4 translations I consulted uses the word "replenish". All 3 of the others use the word "fill." . . . Gen 1:28 (KJV) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and *replenish* the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. . . . Gen. 1:28 (Amplified) And God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply and *fill* the earth... . . . Gen 1:28 (NASB) God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and *fill* the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." . . . Gen 1:28 (The NET Bible) God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! *Fill* the earth and subdue it! |
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118 | WHO DID CHRIST DIE FOR ?????? | Revelation | Radioman2 | 96835 | ||
And all the king's horses And all the king's men... --Radioman2 |
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119 | satan and his power?!?!?!?!?!?hmmmmmm... | 2 Thessalonians | Radioman2 | 96834 | ||
'Nowhere does Scripture state...' The notion that people can order Satan about when they can't even get their kids to do what they tell them is truly astonishing. OVERSTATING THE BELIEVER’S AUTHORITY ____________________ 'Nowhere does Scripture state that believers have authority over Satan himself.' ____________________ 'The biblical evidence suggesting that believers have been given direct authority over the demonic realm is scantier than is usually supposed. [Neil T.] Anderson applies Matthew 12:29 ("first binds the strong man") to believers, when it is obvious from the preceding seven verses that Jesus was referring to Himself alone. Matthew 18:18 ("bind" and "loose") refers to church discipline, not spiritual warfare, as the larger context makes entirely clear. Anderson uses Ephesians 1:18-21 (Christ is seated above all authorities and powers) combined with Ephesians 2:5-6 (believers are seated with Him) as proof of the believer’s authority over the devil. But rather than dealing with spiritual warfare, these passages speak of Christ’s exaltation by the Father and the believer’s acceptance and exaltation before the Father in Christ." One should therefore be careful not to infer too much from them. 'Nowhere does Scripture state that believers have authority over Satan himself. Those biblical passages that do speak of believers’ authority over the demonic realm apply strictly to driving demons out of lost human beings (Matt. 10:1; Mark 6:7; Luke 10:19; Acts 8:7). They are never applied to pastoral counseling or the believer’s personal battle with the devil. 'This does not mean Christians must accept defeat in spiritual warfare. Scripture clearly teaches that Jesus has won the victory over the devil and all authority has been given to Him (Matt. 28:18; Eph. 1:20-22; Col. 2:15; 1 Pet. 3:22; etc.). While believers do not have the prerogative to say, "I command you, Satan (to do this or not do that)," Jesus does. Believers are indeed positionally seated with Him in heavenly places and are thus made partakers in His victory. They therefore can be confident that if they resist the devil, he will flee from them (James 4:7)." ____________________ (http://www.equip.org/search/) STATEMENT DA082 The Bondage Maker: Examining the Message and Method of Neil T. Anderson (Part Two: Spiritual Warfare And The "Truth Encounter")by Elliot Miller --Radioman2 |
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120 | shall not taste of death till they see | Mark 9:1 | Radioman2 | 96672 | ||
Are We Not Subject To The Law of God? Romans 3:31 (ESV) Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. (Amplified) Do we then by [this] faith make the Law of no effect, overthrow it or make it a dead letter? Certainly not! On the contrary, we confirm and establish and uphold the Law. (GOD'S WORD version) Are we abolishing Moses' Teachings by this faith? That's unthinkable! Rather, we are supporting Moses' Teachings. (From "Not Subject To The Law of God?" Part 8. www.yashanet.com/library/under8.htm All following Scripture quotes are from the GOD'S WORD version of the Bible, unless otherwise noted.) "The teaching that 'we are free from the Torah,' is a product of hundreds of years of anti-Semitic theology and is in opposition to Scripture. The 'New Testament,' when put back into its Hebrew context, says this about the Torah and believers in Yeshua:" Matthew 5:17 "Don't ever think that I came to set aside Moses' Teachings or the Prophets. I didn't come to set them aside but to make them come true. James 2:10 If someone obeys all of God's laws except one, that person is guilty of breaking all of them. Matt 19:17 Jesus said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to enter into life, obey the commandments." Revelation 12:17 The serpent became angry with the woman. So it went away to fight with her other children, the ones who keep God's commands and hold on to the testimony of Jesus. John 14:15 "If you love me, you will obey my commandments. John 15:10 If you obey my commandments, you will live in my love. I have obeyed my Father's commandments, and in that way I live in his love. Romans 3:31 Are we abolishing Moses' Teachings by this faith? That's unthinkable! Rather, we are supporting Moses' Teachings. 1 John 2:3 We are sure that we know Christ if we obey his commandments. 2:4 The person who says, "I know him," but doesn't obey his commandments is a liar. The truth isn't in that person. 2:5 But whoever obeys what Christ says is the kind of person in whom God's love is perfected. That's how we know we are in Christ. 1 John 5:3 (Revised Standard Version) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments (Greek: entole [Strong's #1785]: ethically used of the commandments in the Mosaic law). And his commandments (entole) are not burdensome. --Radioman2 |
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