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101 | Creeds and Confessions-help/hurt? | 2 Tim 4:3 | hobbs | 170699 | ||
Thanks for your reply Kalos, You and I appear to be on the same page where this question is concerned. And yet...many churches these days have no respect and see no need to inform inquirers as to the content of their doctrine. The PCA church in which I serve, mandates that, anyone who wishes to become a member, attend what we call an inquirers class. The purpose is to instruct folks in the creeds, and, in the doctrines which are contained in the WCF. Those whom find agreement and desire membership are asked to stand before the congregation and to witness to their hopeless condition apart from Christ and their faith in Him alone for salvation. As an inquirer myself at one time, I had many questions and concerns regarding that which I was being taught. But through the patience and knowledge of my teacher, I was assured through Scripture regarding it's soundness. My reason for raising this question stems from my concern for those who bind themselves with a local church based upon little more than an emotional reaction to the preacher or to the people. I would appreciate hearing from those who have had experiences in choosing wrongly, and what they think would have been helpfull in avoiding in choosing a less than biblical fellowship. John |
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102 | animals and the flood | Gen 6:9 | hobbs | 170549 | ||
I take the position that God does whatever pleases, and that sinful creatures such as we are in no position to question God's Holiness, no matter how it goes against our conceptions of right and wrong. Dan 4:35 "All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, 'What have You done?' God Bless, John |
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103 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170276 | ||
'Does Rom. 11:26 refer to the nation of Israel or to the Spiritual Israel?' Dear Tim, If I recall correctly, you wrote a thesis on Romans 11 in seminary. I'd prefer your opinion over my own on this particular question. But since you asked, my immediate response would be spiritual Israel. All those whom God has shown mercy (ROM 9). An example: I don't expect to see Judas Iscariot at the wedding feast of the Lamb. John |
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104 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170275 | ||
Thanks Tim, We are truly blessed to have such men as Rev. Fred Klett. He has a way of brining the hay down out of loft where the cattle (me) can get it. :-) John |
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105 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170266 | ||
Kingdom Blessings Depend Upon Following The King To be a member of a kingdom means to swear allegiance to its king. Jesus is the King of Israel and those who follow him are members of his kingdom. Consider the implications of these passages: John the Baptizer, said: "For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham" (Luke 3:8). The Scriptures teach that all those who believe are Jesus' brothers (Romans 8:29 and Hebrews 2:10-11). Jesus said "whoever who does God's will is my brother and sister and mother" (Mark 3:35). Jesus said he had other sheep, not of that flock (10:16). All believers are Jesus' family and the sheep of His flock. Paul says Gentile believers are grafted in to the tree of Israel, become Abraham's children by faith, become heirs to the blessing of Abraham and are citizens of Israel (Romans 4:16-18; 11:17-21; Galatians 3:14; and Ephesians 2:19). So, we see that every believer is a brother of Jesus, a child of Abraham, part of the flock of the Shepherd of Israel, grafted into the tree of Israel, an heir to the promise given to Abraham, and a citizen of the commonwealth of Israel! How wonderful to have become, spiritually, part of Israel! (Rev. Fred Klett) Dear Kalos, I don't buy into the idea of the church replacing the Jews. Rather I see it as an expansion of the Kingdom of Christ. John |
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106 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170262 | ||
Thanks WOS, In researching this topic, I found an article which helped me understand what this debate is all about. http://www.chaim.org/xpansion.htm John |
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107 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170259 | ||
God bless you Jeff, and thanks for your encouragement. John |
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108 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170258 | ||
by Rev. Fred Klett Much fuss has been made in our Jewish evangelism circles regarding "replacement" theology, the idea that the church has "replaced" the Jewish people in the plan of God. Some have even accused all who think New Covenant believers are "Spiritual Israel" as being guilty of this "replacement theology", that is, of replacing the Jewish people with the church. Charges have been made that this idea of "Spiritual Israel" leads to anti-semitism. Ironically my first exposure to the idea of all believers being spiritually Israel came about through involvement in "Messianic Judaism"! Way back in 1975 I attended a seminar by Manny Brotman, president of the "Messianic Jewish Movement International" on "How to Share the Messiah". In the seminar notes I read: "When a Gentile asks the Messiah into his heart and life, he is accepting the Jewish Messiah, the Jewish Bible, and the Jewish blood of atonement and could be considered a proselyte to biblical Judaism and a child of Abraham by faith!" Isn't this essentially a statement of the "Spiritual Israel" idea? |
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109 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170225 | ||
Dear CDBJ, by "people" I assume you include me because it is me you have been corresponding with :-) Nevertheless, whether or not I do not understand or am allegorizing away the truth, the least I would expect would be an example of my error. I thought that I was simply following my sense of the passage. But if you rather not pusue the topic, I would'nt be surprised. Just diappointed. John |
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110 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170219 | ||
Dear Mark, No one is arguing the fact that the Jewish people have excelled according to worldly standards. But I cannot rejoice in the fact that the vast majority have yet to come to know Christ as Lord and Saviour. John |
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111 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170218 | ||
Dear CDBJ, If indeed I am boasting, my boast is in Christ. To Him be all glory and honor! Rom 11:1-5 I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? "Lord, THEY HAVE KILLED YOUR PROPHETS, THEY HAVE TORN DOWN YOUR ALTARS, AND I ALONE AM LEFT, AND THEY ARE SEEKING MY LIFE." But what is the divine response to him? "I HAVE KEPT for Myself SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE TO BAAL." In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God's gracious choice. Paul is disabusing those Gentiles who are of the notion that the Jews have been totally cast away and abandoned by God. He points to himself as a Jew to make his point. He follows that by further pointing out that among the Jewish nation there is still a REMNANT among the rest. This remnant exists not because they were born into the tribe of Israel, but because of God’s grace! John |
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112 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170211 | ||
Dear CDBJ, apart from Christ, all men, Jew and Gentile alike, are lovers of darkness. I grieve for them and pray that God will be merciful and call many to faith in Messiah. But to presume that natural ancestry determines one's status in the eyes of God is to pass by what Paul declared in Romans 9. (I am still waiting for you to give me your understanding on this passge). Mat 5:45... for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Apart from Christ, who is righteous? No one!Our righteousness is likened to "filthy rags". Having said that, I want to add that God causes bessings (rain) to fall on the unrighteous as well as the righteous. Unbelievers of all nations have been instruments of God's blessing. It is a common grace given by God who makes ALL things to work for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Great advances in science, medicine, the arts, etc., have come from people of all ethnic groups. And I agree that the Jewish people, given their relatively small population, do stand out. But they also stand out as a population that have a very low percentage of christian converts among them. I truly believe that the Church is "spiritual" Isreal and that it is God's instrument to bless the nations of the earth. John |
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113 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170176 | ||
Dear CDBJ, Gen 12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed." You asked, "Are you suggesting that Gen 12:3 is only talking about believers and not the offspring of Abraham in general?". Gen 12:3 clearly refers to God's chosen people among Israel as a whole. I say that because it is beyond my ability to see how wicked unbelievers (children of their father the devil) can possibly be a blessing to anyone! In answer to your 2nd Q is no. I believe that among those who God delivered from Egypt were believers and unbelievers alike. That is... children of the flesh as well as the children of the promise. I would appreciate your understanding of Rom 9:6-8. Especially given the context that God has mercy on whom He will have mercy. John |
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114 | Are we to expect unity? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170061 | ||
Dear Wos, If there be a movement from within the church which is aimed at dividing Jewish believers from Gentile believers, I would view it as highly controversial. Perhaps it is a localized teaching specific to your area. Or perhaps it may be more prevalent within certain denominations. What Scripture do they appeal to as the basis for their teaching? Sounds cultic to me. 1 Cor 1:13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? John |
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115 | Church staff's salary questionable | 1 Tim 3:7 | hobbs | 169857 | ||
1 Tim 5:17 The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. 1 Tim 5:18 For the Scripture says, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING," and "The laborer is worthy of his wages." also 1 cor 9 Dear Nathan, An honest God-fearing and hard working Pastor is worth his weight in gold! The least that his flock can do for him is to see to the financial needs of himself and his family. In our church the members gather to hear the annual church budget. We discuss each item and vote yea or nay. I really appreciate this aspect of our denomination. John |
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116 | Partnership in business... | 2 Cor 6:14 | hobbs | 169719 | ||
Dear Lionheart, prior to looking at the context, I was of the same opinion. That is, that v 6:14 applied primarily to marriage (although I would not necessaraly have ruled out business partnerships). However, it did not take long for me to find out that I been sloppy and careless in my reading. In actuality, Paul was commanding the wayward saints at Corinth to come out from the fellowship of the "false apostles" who were causing them to abandon the sound doctrine that they had heard from Paul in the beginning. John |
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117 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169456 | ||
Deart Kalos, Hang in there...I think we are running out of steam.... John |
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118 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169451 | ||
Dear Tim, the mere fact that one uses personal experience to illustrate their teaching does not qualify it as being a story or a narrative. Chapter 7 is clearly didatic in nature. Witness Doc's reaction! He sees you stretching. I do as well. The message Paul is fervently seeking to get through our thick skulls is that the Law is not the problem. The problem is indwelling sin. To give his teaching the greatest force he bares his own struggle for all to see. He does what most of us would be loath to do...he shows us his own inability to keep God's Law. The cornererstone of Romans is grace. In my opinion,if we miss that, we will miss the meaning chapt 7 in particular and the entire book in general. Your friend, John |
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119 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169443 | ||
Thanks for the discussion Tim, what is of the the most importance (and I'm certain that you agree) is, not which one of us is right or wrong, but has God been glorified in our efforts to discern His truth. I believe he has been. God Bless, John |
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120 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169436 | ||
Hi Tim, "Usage and Genre The historical present occurs mostly in less educated writers as a function of colloquial, vivid speech. More literary authors, as well as those who aspire to a distanced historical reporting, tend to avoid it. John has it 162 times, Mark 151 times. Matthew has 93 at most, while Luke has a mere 11, mostly found in the parables of Jesus (with another 13 in Acts). The historical present is preeminently the storyteller’s tool and as such occurs exclusively (or almost exclusively) in narrative literature." ( http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/test-archives/html4/2002-04/10013.html) Would it be safe to say (given that Paul was very well educated and that he was not relating a story) that it would be highly unusual for him to employ this particular literary device? John |
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