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101 | Why are some gifts of God not wanted? | 1 Cor 12:4 | hopalong | 208080 | ||
Dear Bowler, thank you brother for sharing your heart with me. I pray that your child will bring fort a multitude of grand kids for the glory of God. Even though I'm a refomed Presbyterian and I strongly disagree with Catholic Church on many of their doctrines, I do commend them for standing firm against abortion and contraceptives. God Almigty has proclaimed,and in no uncertain terms ,that children are HIS gift His Reward to His beloved children. How then, can those who call themselves by His name, seek to prevent HIS precious gift from arriving? Or even being sent in the first place. I pray that our younger brethern will heed The WORD OF GOD! Ps 127:3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. We are faithless when we fear that children may be a hindrance and a burden that may have an adverse impact on our "lifestyle". Have we been saved merely to indulge ourselves on all the world offers? God Forbid it! No, we have been saved so that we may be wedded to our glorious and magnificent bridegroom, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am writing to my younger friends, from a heart filled with love you. I am envisioning you 40 years from now.God willing, I see you surrounded by a large family sons and daughters, a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren! In that day you will rejoice with great rejoicing and Praise God for rewarding you with a strong and beautiful children. From the bottom of my heart, Hoppy |
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102 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | hopalong | 187184 | ||
Dear Roy, I understand and I appreciate your staunch defense of Pentacostal doctrine. For over a decade I held to the same teaching that you are espousing. It takes a great deal of faith to see many of the same people respond to the call to come forward for healing...to see them limping down the aisle, time and time again, and to watch them limp back to their seats. One young lady (whom I will never forget) had a severe problem with her legs, nevertheless, despite her faith, and the faith of those who prayed and laid hands on her, her healing never happened, in that she struggled back to her seat with no visable improvement. The last time I saw her, she was limping back from the altar when she fell and struck her head on the rail of a wooden pew. It broke my heart. Dear friend, tell me...how often have you witnessed healing services where all who went forward were miraculously healed? 2 Cor 12:8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. 2 Cor 12:9 And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 2 Cor 12:10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. Hopalong |
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103 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | hopalong | 187244 | ||
Can you give me an example from the Bible where anyone was not healed? Hopalong |
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104 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | hopalong | 187249 | ||
cheri, I should have said "in the New Testqament". Hopalong |
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105 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | hopalong | 187256 | ||
Thanks BradK, My point is that that the NT miracles were meant to authenticate the fact that the apostles and evangelsts were men sent by God. The Gospel had not been yet completed at that time. Signs, miracles and wonders were (primaily) given to show the people that Jesus was not simply another false messiah. Hopalong |
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106 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | hopalong | 187266 | ||
While miraculous healing is a wonderful thing, it is not the main thing. The main thing is that thru the healings and wonders, the people witnessed the power of God working thru the apostles and evangelists! These signs testified to their claim that they were sent by and empowered by God to proclaim the Good News that salvation comes thru faith in Jesus. Hopalong |
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107 | gifts of Healing and Miracles for today. | 1 Cor 12:9 | hopalong | 187273 | ||
While miraculous healing is a wonderful thing, it is not the main thing. The main thing is that thru the healings and wonders, the people witnessed the power of God working thru the apostles and evangelists! These signs testified to their claim that they were sent by and empowered by God to proclaim the Good News that salvation comes thru faith in Jesus. Hopalong |
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108 | Hank is wainting, are you ready? | 2 Cor 1:10 | hopalong | 215503 | ||
Hank will be sorely missed. I pray that our Lord will give an abundance of grace to his family. Hopalong. |
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109 | Are Jewish people assured salvation? | Gal 3:16 | hopalong | 217138 | ||
Hi Edd, thanks for your Q.Heb 10:1 For the Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, make perfect those who draw near. Heb 10:2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have had consciousness of sins? Heb 10:3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. Heb 10:4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. |
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110 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187326 | ||
Lookin, Thanks for your input! But surely, you do'nt belive that Paul was unrepentant do you? When Paul left Jerusalem he was breathing curses and bent on rubbing out the Christians in Damascus. After his encounter with our Lord Jesus, we see a transformed man. A man who gives every appearance of having recieved the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Based upon what the Bible teaches in relation to repentance and salvation, I feel I am on solid ground when I say that Paul had been granted the gift of repentance. Forgive me if I have misunderstood your point. Hoppy |
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111 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187386 | ||
Apart from God's "granting" no one has any desire to repent. They are slaves to Satan and to sin. 2 Tim 2:25 Have to run... Hoppy |
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112 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187397 | ||
Hi S, 1. believers (Faithful men) 2.in case that (Perhaps: maybe; possibly) 3. Rom 3:11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; 1 Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. Gen 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. I would encourage every one who is intersted in the condition of the unrepentant man, to enter "heart and "wicked" into the search box. It is breathtaking! It is absolutely ledgitimate to consult the whole of God's Word for further enlightenment Thanks Searcher, Hoppy |
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113 | God grant repentance? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187443 | ||
Dear Lookn, I beg your pardon my friend, but Paul goes a bit further than your post seems to indicate. Quote: "As I read it, all it says is that the man, as a sinner, does not value God's word and, therefore, rejects it because he has no spiritual apprehension of it's significance; that is basically it." 1Cor2:14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. The unsaved individual ,not only does not esteem the God's Word, but he cannot even bear listening to it, nevermind understand it. Remember, we are speaking about a creature that is a spiritual cadaver. To his way of thinking, the Gospel is a joke; something made up by religious fanatics! I'm sure that in your own experience in evangelizing, that you have found youself, so to speak, talking to a "stone wall"! That is why we pray that God will change this person's heart! A changed heart will result in a changed will, don't you see. God bless you, Old 'Hopalong |
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114 | God grant repentance? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187460 | ||
Dear Friend, it appears that the "bone of contention" beteween you and I is regeneration itself. We both know that being "born again" entails a radical change. The question is at what stage of our conversion was our nature changed. From our studies in 1 Cor 2, we learned that the unsaved (natural) man is dead to spiritual things. To him the things of god are foolishness; that by his very nature, he is incapable of even understanding spiritual things. That being the case, repentance must be granted as a gracious gift to this helpless enemy of God. From 2 Tim 2:25, Paul shows that this helpless rebel, this slave to Satan, this man whose very will is captive to evil, is not beyond the saving power of God Almighty! For the Scripture proclaims:..." perhaps God may grant them repentance". Ezek 36:26 "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. That is the kind of change that I was speaking of. That is the kind of change that changes the natural man to the spiritual man. Hoppy |
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115 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187463 | ||
What do mean Searcher? Jer 13:23 "Can the Ethiopian change his skin Or the leopard his spots? Then you also can do good Who are accustomed to doing evil. Remember my friend, salvation is by grace. Any correction would be the work of the Holy Spirit. Hopalong Hoppy |
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116 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187464 | ||
Please Searcher, Tell me why the condition of the human heart has no bearing on our study of repentance? I see nothing wrong with consulting the whle counsel of God's word as long as it germane and helps us to know our Lord better than we do. Hopalong |
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117 | God grant repentance? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187477 | ||
NASB: with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, (NASB ©1995) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GWT: He must be gentle in correcting those who oppose the Good News. Maybe God will allow them to change the way they think and act and lead them to know the truth. (GOD'S WORD®) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KJV: In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASV: in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BBE: Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DBY: in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEY: He must speak in a gentle tone when correcting the errors of opponents, in the hope that God will at last give them repentance, for them to come to a full knowledge of the truth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WBS: In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God perhaps will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEB: in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YLT: in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth, |
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118 | God grant repentance? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187498 | ||
No Mark...the text does not expicitely say the that unsaved "cannot even bear listening to God's Word"? That attitude is( from my own experience) common in evangelism and was a generalization on my part. I apologize for not framing my response more fully than I did. Lookn's characterization of the natural man was (IMO) a grave underestmation of the condition of unsaved man. The point I was attempting to make was this ...apart from the work of the Holy Sprit, the unsaved (natural) man considers the Gospel as foolishness. That being spiritually dead, the person can only understand carnal things.And that, spritual things can only be believed by those who themselves are spiritual persons. Those who have the Spirit indwelling their hearts and minds. Thanks, Hoppy |
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119 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187507 | ||
Hi Mark, "The Nature of Fallen Humanity This chapter explores whether the Wesleyan concept of prevenient grace can be supported from the Scriptures. Before examining this question, I want to emphasize that there is a significant area of common ground between Wesleyans and Calvinists. The disagreements that we have in some areas can cause us to overlook the extent to which we agree on major doctrines. In one arena of theology, namely, anthropology, the harmony between Wesleyans and Calvinists is of the utmost importance and our harmony in this area should be celebrated. Both camps acknowledge that fallen human beings are born with a corrupt nature that is in bondage to sin, and that human beings can do no good apart from the grace of God." To read more, go to http://www.biblelighthouse.com/sovereignty/StillSovereign.htm I hope to read more of this article after Church today. Hoppy John |
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120 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187531 | ||
this is what happens when people ask vague questions, and the respondent has to take a guess at what he thinks they are asking. Live and learn is what my pappy used to say. Of course it nay be I'm just getting older and denser! :-) PS I would never intentionaly lead a child of God (or a child of the devil, for that matter) astray by twisting the Word of Almighty God. Peace, Hoppy |
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