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101 | cut off | Rom 11:22 | Curtnsally | 33322 | ||
Brother Robert I'm not sure that I generally disagree with your theology, but I want to make you think about your argument for it. You said, "I do not believe that the scripture supports salvation which is dependent upon works" No debate here based on Ephesians 2:8-9. Then you said, "The Lord Jesus made many positive statements which assures us that upon receiving or trusting him "we have eternal life". Isn't that theology dependent on works... ie, WE have to "receive and trust" Him in order to be saved? Isn't that something WE do? Ephesians 2:-9 says that we are saved by grace through faith... and this is not of ourselves... thus, even our faith is a gift from God. Romans 3:11 says that no one seeks for God. If these things are so, then we have eternal life purely as a gift from God, not of our own works. More to the original point, in Matthew 13 (the parable of the sower) tells us 20 The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. So Jesus is saying that it is possible to hear God's word and RECEIVE it, and yet fall away. Now I realize that we could debate whether the man was really saved. I would postulate that your John 3:16 defense is based on the notion that if I trust God at some point, I will always trust God. This may be true, but I don't think John 3:16 says this. Matthew 13:20-21 seems to refute this. And just to muddy the water a little more: 2 Thessalonians 2 13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God CHOSE you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. John 10:27-30 says that the sheep cannot be snatched from the shepherd's hand, and that the sheep are given to the shepherd by his father. Matthew 22:14 "For many are called, but few are chosen." Mark 13 19 "For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will. 20 "Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the ELECT, whom He CHOSE, He shortened the days. John 15 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I CHOSE you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Ephesians 1 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For He CHOSE us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love 5 He PREDESTINED us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will-- I don't bring these verses up to be obnoxious. I truly struggle with the notion of God choosing us, yet Scripture is full of this concept. God chooses to save whom he will, as in Abraham, Noah, the OT Jews, up through the disciples, Paul and you and me apparently. This is relevant to the original point because, if God chooses us, can we unchoose God? A lot to ponder. In Him Curt |
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102 | Struggling with divorce question | Matt 19:9 | Curtnsally | 33272 | ||
I think I agree with the last post, but wanted to encourage you anyway. Here is what we know from Scripture: God hates when our lives are broken because He loves us more than we know, and doesn't want us to live in pain. God forgives us when we mess up. (1 John 1:9) God also encourages us to confess to one another and pray for one another, that we will be healed. (James 5:16) Yes, God hates divorce. But God has forgiven any transgression you have confessed, and it is not necessary to figure out the "whys and wherefors" of your situation. Accept His forgiveness, forgive yourself and know that you are loved by Him and fellow believers! In Christ Curt |
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103 | Politics source? | Mark 13:28 | Curtnsally | 33268 | ||
So your answer, then, is that you have no source that the rest of us don't know about... you just inferred your thoughts from generalities and whatever seemed right to you? Curt |
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104 | Did Nebuchadnezza make Daniel a eunic? | Daniel | Curtnsally | 33266 | ||
Why not ask your friend to support the claim? Just a thought Curt |
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105 | cut off | Rom 11:22 | Curtnsally | 33265 | ||
Let's start with this Scripture: John 15 1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8 This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. This verse says it is impossible to bear fruit unless we are "in Christ". The branches that are pruned are ones that bear no fruit. Thus they represent those who are not in Christ (ie "those who fell" in the Romans 11 verse). Continuing the thought, how about Matthew 13... 18 "Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20 The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. 22 The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. 23 But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown." These verses seem to say that one can hear God's Word and understand it and have faith and then lose it. And then we have John 10... 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. This verse seems to say that those who are saved cannot be snatched from God's hand. The juxtaposition of these two concepts tells us this, in my humble opinion: That those who are saved will bear fruit, and that those who are saved cannot be taken by Satan. Further, those who are not saved will not bear fruit, and those who are not saved will fall to Satan. Finally, the John 15 verse tells us that there is a process to our salvation that includes hearing God's Word, remaining in God's Word (in thought, heart and action), and producing fruit as a result. This is not to say that salvation is the result of God plus us... rather, it is God in us that brings salvation. I think we can proceed down the path toward God, and then fall away. If we truly reach the point of "God in us" I think Jesus protects us, as the only shepherd can. This is a tough question, as one could also debate the correlative issue... "free will" vs "the elect" ... did we choose God or did He choose us? In Him Curt |
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106 | Did Satan know God's plan for salvation | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 33262 | ||
Let me begin by saying that I am not trying too hard to argue this point... I have entered the fray to try and learn from the discussion. I do believe it is a stretch to say conclusively that Satan did not know God's plan for salvation. The best I can come to, after reading you posts and giving consideration, is that I don't know for sure. Let me respond individually to the Scriptures you quote: 1 Corinthians 2:7 Paul here is speaking about wisdom which was hidden from men. The very next verse says, "None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory". Does not this verse refer to men? Thus, in my view, it does not confirm nor deny Satan's knowledge. Colossians 1:26 Again, the same thought... "the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints." refers to man's knowledge of God's plan. Romans 16:25 "Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began". ... "now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him." Same thought. 1 Timothy 3:16 Not sure how you meant to apply this Scripture to your point. Let me postulate a few somewhat rhetorical questions: If Satan did not fully understand the diety of Christ, does this not excuse Satan for being wrong? Can Satan be the "father of the lie" if he does not know and understand the truth to be truth? What does James 2:19 mean, if it does not mean that Satan and his minions have intellectual knowledge of Christ? In Genesis, did the serpent know that he was telling a lie to Eve? How did he know? Why did Satan offer Jesus rule over all kingdoms of the earth if He would deny the Father? Is it possible that Satan had intellectual knowledge, but that his fallenness was in his failure to worship God? Do you think Satan now knows and understands God's plan for salvation? Thanks for jousting with me. Its an interesting question, for sure. Curt |
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107 | Did Satan know God's plan for salvation | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 33242 | ||
I respectfully disagree. While there is not a specific reference that I can think of that indicates Satan foreknew God's plan of salvation, there is plenty of Scripture which infers this knowledge. In Matthew 4, Satan calls Jesus the Son of God. He specifically targets Jesus, tempting Him to worship the devil instead of God, and offering Jesus all the kingdoms of this world. Also, in verse 6, Satan quotes Scripture... indicating knowledge of the truth. Why would Satan do this unless he knew something was up? Matthew 4 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." 4 Jesus answered, "It is written: "Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: "He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." 7 Jesus answered him, "It is also written: "Do not put the Lord your God to the test." 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me." 10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: "Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only." 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. We also read that Judas was an incarnation of the devil, sitting with Christ, knowing full well that Jesus had the keys to eternal life. John 6 68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God." 70 Then Jesus replied, "Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!" 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.) Then there is this: James 2 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder. Satan fully understands who God is and who Christ is. Satan chose his path and has fought God every step of the way, knowing that his battle was lost. |
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108 | Is homosexuality actually forbidden? | Romans | Curtnsally | 33231 | ||
. Romans 1 26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. 28 Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 1 Corinthians 6 8 Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers. 9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. Hope this answers your question. Cheers Curt |
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109 | info on marriage how to treat each outh | Col 3:18 | Curtnsally | 33230 | ||
Just a thought... (initiated by SRN's comment)... what does convenience have to do with anything? Whether a thing is convenient or not has no bearing on our lives as Christians. God does not call us to a life of convenience, does He? Jesus' life wasn't very convenient... nor Pauls', nor the disciples' ... what right do we have to convenience? Back to the subject at hand, I think that God's plan is often simple in concept, but difficult in application because of our sinful nature. This applies to marriage as much as any other part of our life. Could you expand on what you mean when you say that these passages "must be taken in context". Does that mean in the context of the whole of Scripture, or in context of our society, or in the context of the setting of that particular verse? |
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110 | Who? What? When? Where? How? Why? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 33228 | ||
Here is a question for you... why do you ask? | ||||||
111 | Is satan a spirit? | Ezek 28:14 | Curtnsally | 33216 | ||
Woah! So... who exactly is Jesus talking to in Matthew 4? Some mythological creature? A figment of His imagination? Not! Matthew 4 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." 4 Jesus answered, "It is written: "Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: "He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." 7 Jesus answered him, "It is also written: "Do not put the Lord your God to the test." 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me." 10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: "Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only." 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Satan has the power to tempt us... nothing more, nothing less. God gives us power over Satan if we call upon His name. Corinthians 10:12-14 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. In the Lord's prayer... Matthew 6:13 "And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. If Satan has no power, why does Jesus encourage us to pray in this way? Do we need delivery from a myth? You are correct, we should take responsibility for our sin. We have free will to fall to Satan's temptation or to call on God for power against temptation... our responsibility is to choose wisely. |
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112 | remove this cup from me | Luke 22:42 | Curtnsally | 33210 | ||
Absolutely! Think about this... only Jesus knew the magnitude of the price He was about to pay. Hanging on the cross was only a small view for consumption by us mortal humans. The real price of paying for the sins of all mankind for all eternity... this is so big that we cannot even fathom the reality of it. But Jesus could. In His human form, He was struggling with the suffering that He fully knew He was about to undergo. Yet, He defers to the will of the Father out of love for us. Absolutely incredible! In this verse, we get a small glimpse of the cost of our salvation. It was not a free ride for Jesus. He took upon Himself the pain of our sin in its full ugly tormented form... that you and I might have eternal life. 2 Corinthians 5 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. What a great and loving God! |
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113 | info on marriage how to treat each outh | Col 3:18 | Curtnsally | 33207 | ||
Any woman married to a man who follows this advice: "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her" has nothing to worry about. If we think about the relationship of the church to Christ, I think we get an accurate portrayal of God's plan for marriage. Christ is the head of the church. The church willingly submits to the authority of Christ. Why? Because we know that Christ loves us and wants the best for us. The church is actively engaged in the work of Christ, and He wants it that way... just as the wife is actively involved in the work of family. Of course, this model breaks down if the husband does not love his wife as prescribed in Scripture... which occurs more than we like to admit. When this happens, we tend to blame the model, but the real culprit is faulty execution. The model exemplified throughout Scripture is that of the wife undergirding her husband... a team, seeking together to glorify God. While this doesn't jive with modern pop culture, I don't think our culture has shown us a better way. If anything, the failure of marriage in our culture proves Scripture to be right. Proverbs 31 is worth a look. |
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114 | which came first the chicken or the egg | Gen 1:20 | Curtnsally | 33204 | ||
In my humble opinion, Genesis is not a "how" story. If God wanted to tell us how He created everything in the universe, it would take a lot more than one book. Genesis is, I believe, a "who" story which tells us "God created". This is the message we take from the book. "In the beginning, God created..." thus the "who" is established. As to evolution: in the study of living things, there is no question that things evolve. This observation is a far cry from the ill-conceived notion that somehow all living things were created through evolution, which is a non-starter both theologically and in the fossil record. This is where scientists and believers get confused. Some scientists try to take micro evolution and turn it into creation. Some Christians try to disavow all evolution as a communist plot... a serious mistake on both sides. We don't have to commit intellectual suicide to be Christians, nor do we have to be atheists to be scientists. Science and theology are both a search for the truth, and in God's world, they are in perfect harmony, as God is the author of all truth. When we seek truth, we should reconcile what we see in science with what we know theologically. If they don't match, we need to review our thinking to see where we are wrong. We should not settle for for bad or contrived "truth" on either side, but seek to find harmony of all truth as best we can... not by disavowing portions of theology or science, but by digging deeper to get to the "real" truth. As Christians, we must be careful not to throw out the baby with the bath water. Just because some folks in the scientific community try to wrongly assert creation through evolution, we should not assert that there is no such thing as evolution just to prove them wrong. I am perfectly comfortable saying, "Living things have evolved (generally within species), but God created them first". This is consistent with Biblical theology and modern science. As scientists, we must not follow those who assert false truth in order to rationalize their own personal theological (or a-theistic) position. We should examine the scientific truth and let facts speak for themselves. God gives us wisdom to understand the knowledge we collect. The beauty of our faith is that we don't have to be ostriches. We can examine theological truth in the full light of science and scientific truth in the full light of Scripture... we know that God makes it all work together... real "truth" is inseperable. To the extent that we can explain the consistencies of Scripture and scientific knowledge (which, as Christians, we believe are harmonious), we gain credibility both as scientists and as theologians. |
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115 | The future of loved pets | Genesis | Curtnsally | 32857 | ||
Dear friend I just happened to see your post, and felt great empathy for your position. The loss of a much loved pet is a difficult experience. I know there are many here who have been through a similar loss, and feel your grief deeply. There are occasions in life when Scripture does not provide a clearly spoken answer that we wish it did, and I think this may be the case for you at this particular time. When I find myself in a situation like this, I try to focus on the character of God, who loves us very much. So much so that He gave His Son for our eternal salvation. How much, in deed, He must love us! Do we trust that He will hear and respond to our deepest needs? I am reminded of this verse: Matthew 7 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? We cannot know or begin to fathom all of the wonders of heaven. But you and I can trust God completely that He will give us eternal blessings beyond measure, not a lousy stone. How great is our Father in Heaven! In sympathy Curt |
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116 | Question about Genesis 6:6 | Genesis | Curtnsally | 32717 | ||
I believe this is an accurate conclusion. Rights emanate from God, who establishes the order of all things. We read: Gen 1 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." And it was so. Man is given dominion over the animals and plants... this is pretty clear. The concept of rights for animals is not found. In fact, the concept of rights for humans can only be inferred. There is nowhere in the Bible that we find God saying, "The rights for all humans are... blah blah blah". We could, however, infer rights from the "shall nots" as in the 10 Commandments, for example. If "thou shall not commit murder", we could conclude that we have the God given right not to be murdered by someone else. But I don't see anything in Scripture that would give animals similar inferred "rights". It is also interesting to note that this order was established before the fall of man, thus it cannot be argued it is the result of the fall. It is the perfect order established by God at the time of creation. We are to grow crops and livestock to be harvested for food and other purposes for the benefit of mankind... this is the way God intended it to be. By the way, my experience with animal rights activists is that they are generally not drawing on Scripture for their position. They are most often in the secular humanist camp (whether they know it or not), drawing on philosophies of humanism to make their case. In its most basic form, humanism says that mankind determines the order of things and God is not a factor. Humanism leave us with laws that protect the eggs of the bald eagle, while permitting the taking of the unborn human life through abortion on demand. When makind makes up rules outside the guidance of Scripture, stange and often scary results can occur. Your thoughts? Curt |
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117 | Gender-neutral NIV | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 32675 | ||
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118 | Question about Genesis 6:6 | Genesis | Curtnsally | 32674 | ||
Was it not the serpent that tempted Eve? Also, there is no "doctrine of fairness" with animals in the Bible. Animals are just animals, plants are plants, etc... just part of the physical world. Yes, we live in the era of Disney with make-believe animals that have human characteristics, but this is not the reality of creation. Animals are a subserviant part of creation, and God gave man dominion over them. Further, God has dominion over man and the rest of His creation. Sometimes, we don't get to ask "why?" The answer is simply "because He's God!" Oh well... maybe we'll find out some day. | ||||||
119 | EXPLAIN HEBREWS 4:12 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | Heb 4:12 | Curtnsally | 32672 | ||
Here are some verses about "the Word". I suggest you do a word search for "the word" on Bible Gateway. There are many verses like these. The Bible often explains itself when we look at broad recurring themes. I believe the specific verse Heb 4:12 is referencing the Word as the living God, similar in concept to John 1. Further, I think it amplifies John 1 by indicating that God's Word in Scripture is the divine revelation of God Himself, and that His Word has power over our lives, first in judgment then in grace. I'll let you read more of the verses below and draw your own conclusions... but don't stop there... do the word search and let God paint His own picture. Cheers Curt God, The Word, and Jesus are One: John 1 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. The power of God in word: Matthew 8 16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. The Word in judgment and grace: Mark 4 13 Then Jesus said to them, "Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? 14 The farmer sows the word. 15 Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. 16 Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. 17 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. 20 Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop--thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown." John 5 24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. The Word as Offensive Weapon in Spiritual Warfare: Ephesians 6 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the WORD OF GOD. |
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120 | Why should we have what He borne? | Is 53:4 | Curtnsally | 32349 | ||
Short answer: Because we are dead (afflicted) in this world but alive (in Christ) in the next. Isaiah 26:19 "But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy. Your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead." Jesus paid the price for sin and brokenness that is in the world so that, when we leave this earth (those who accept His gift), we will be taken to a place where there is no sin and brokenness. For now, we have to put up with the consequences of sin. I agree that God wants us to leave our troubles at the foot of the Cross. This does not mean that we won't have troubles (consider the life of Paul), but it does mean that we can find peace and joy, even as we endure the troubles of this life. Hebrews 10:33-35 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. 34 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. 35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. Blessings, Curt |
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