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101 | Is baptism essential for salvation? | Acts 4:12 | RAVEN | 45357 | ||
Well I read what you sent and if you have to re-write the bible to get your point across then by default the message you are trying to send becomes a lie. Any bible that has been translated correctly from the original scrolls and writings says what it as always said. That baptism is essential for a person to be saved! When the Holy Spirit thru men inspired the word of God to be written, it was correct and complete the first time. It does not need to be re-written or interpreted for one to understand how to be saved.For scripture is clear when it says,2 Peter 1 19And so we have the prophetic word confirmed,[1] which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; 20knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,[2] 21for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God[3] spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. And it is even clearer when it says, 1 Peter 3 19by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited[1] in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 21There is also an antitype WHICH NOW SAVES US--BAPTISM(not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him. I hope this has helped. Raven |
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102 | Can you lose your salvation? | Revelation | RAVEN | 45199 | ||
Hello Farout, You have miss spoken my friend. There is such a thing as Apostacy. If it were not so the Lord God would not give us warnings to remain faithul. You need to rethink this by reading just these few out of many verse that point to a person who has and can fall away. Keep in mind though that we can be saved once and for all, but its conditional. As it states in,1 John 1 7But "IF" we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. The word "if" is a small word that holds a lot of weight and "if" we overlook it we can loose our soul. 1 Corinthians 10 12Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. 1 Timothy 4 The Great Apostasy Be Faithful to Your Spiritual Calling 1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, 3forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 2 Peter 2 20For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "A dog returns to his own vomit,"[1] and, "a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire." Also my friend you say that salvation is faith in Christ plus nothing. I tell you that if a little child is trapped in a burning building and the fireman tells him to jump out the window, I will catch you, even though he might have faith if doesn't jump he's going to burn! Jesus said, Matthew 7 I Never Knew You (1) 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who "DOES" the will of My Father in heaven. I tell you that faith plus nothing is a dead faith. James 2 26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. You say "is Christ not able to keep me?" Yes He is able if you were a robot! But you are not! You are a free will agent that is able to do as you want to do. This is a week argument to say "is Christ not able to keep me?". All this question does is put the blame for you or whoever else feels this way on God, when God has already done His part. He supplied the "grace" He supplied His Son. And now you want to put the blame at Gods feet if your lost! Obedience to the will of God is the only way one can be saved! 2 Thessalonians 1 8in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who DO NOT OBEY the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Raven |
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103 | Is baptism essential for salvation? | Acts 4:12 | RAVEN | 45140 | ||
Hey Powerfade, Let me first say that baptism is without a doubt necessary and essential for salvation? If it was not neccessary then why is there so many scriptures that say we must? Paul believed on the road to Damascus. Was he saved then? No, God told him to go and wait for Ananias and he would be told what he "must do". After he was told he went and was baptised. Let me ask you how you think on this, and what do you base your answer on? Raven |
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104 | Sovereignity and Abortion | Bible general Archive 1 | RAVEN | 45138 | ||
New Creature, It doesn't! This is mans way of playing God! Raven |
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105 | Mary the mother of Jesus | Bible general Archive 1 | RAVEN | 43912 | ||
Yes the scriptures make it clear that there were two different Mary's. Raven |
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106 | Am I doing this right? | Bible general Archive 1 | RAVEN | 43906 | ||
yes | ||||||
107 | God sent the flood - how high did get | Bible general Archive 1 | RAVEN | 43905 | ||
Is this supposed to be a trick question? Genesis 7 19And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. 20The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. |
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108 | What do you base this on? | Bible general Archive 1 | RAVEN | 43895 | ||
Hello Sctt, You wrote: Now as to Lucifer I have heard 3 differant points of view on who he was 1st Satan, 2nd Adam ,3rd the Antichrist. I think the scriptures rule out Satan because we no that by man sin entered into the world.So I think it to be the 2nd or 3rd option. I myself lean towards the Antichrist. What do you base your conclusion on in each of these three options? Raven |
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109 | Explain million year old dinosaurs. | Job | RAVEN | 43398 | ||
I think that you have a conflict with your faith if you are doubting te inspired word. The following article will help better to explain. Raven APPARENT AGE by Kyle Butt, M.A. How old is the Earth? No one knows the exact number of times this globe has orbited the Sun. However, using biblical chronology a person can calculate the age of the Earth to be in the neighborhood of 6,000 years old. “But the Earth looks millions of years old,” some people will protest. There are at least two responses to such a statement. First, one might ask: “Compared to what; what does a young Earth look like?” We do not have another Earth that we know is younger than this one, so how would we know what a young Earth looks like. Second, it should not surprise us if science occasionally calculates older dates for the Earth, due to a concept known as the “doctrine of apparent age.” This idea suggests that the things God made during the Creation week were formed complete and fully functional. For instance, how old were Adam and Eve two seconds after God created them? They were two seconds old! Yet they walked, talked, and looked like adult human beings, and even had the ability to reproduce (which was one of the commands God gave them—Genesis 1:28). If a tree were cut down in the Garden of Eden one day after the Creation week, how many rings would it have had? Possibly hundreds, yet it would have been only five days old (trees and other plants, remember, were created on day three of the Creation week). So, the real age of the tree and the apparent age of the tree would have been quite different. Just because this Earth may appear older than 6,000 years, that does not mean it is older than that. However, we must be careful not to “read into” the Bible things that are not there. For example, some people have asked if the doctrine of apparent age means that God placed plants and animals in the fossil record to “trick” man or “test his faith”? No, God never would do that. Why? When we find a fossil, we naturally (and correctly) believe that the organism that made the fossil once lived on Earth. If God just “inserted” it into the fossil record, then He has misled us or lied to us. Yet the Bible plainly teaches us that God cannot lie (Titus 1:2). How, then, did the vast numbers of plants and animals (and, occasionally, humans) become entombed in the fossil record? Likely, many (though not all) of the fossils we see are the result of the Flood of Noah. Other people have suggested that if God made the Earth appear older than it actually is, then He has deceived us because things aren’t really as old as they look. This criticism would be true—except for one thing: God told us what He did! He did not leave us in the dark or try to “trick us” or “test our faith” by hiding from us important information that we would need. Rather, He was very straightforward and honest with us. Considering the material found in the first eleven chapters of Genesis (and elsewhere through the Bible), no one can justifiably accuse God of deception. If we ignore His Word regarding what He said He did, is it God’s fault? Hardly! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2001 Apologetics Press, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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110 | What is suffering's origin and cause? | Job | RAVEN | 43392 | ||
Hello Samantha, You have ask quite a few questions but I think can be answered with one verse,Genesis 3 6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. This would be the origin of mans suffering on earth. All the problems that the people in the bible and us today deal with can be traced back to this verse which is the first sin of man which resulted in the fall. I hope this has helped. Raven |
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111 | why was it three days? | Job | RAVEN | 43380 | ||
To try an answer the question you have it would be nice to know what kind of answer you where looking for? The reason most undoubtly would be because Jesus had told His apostles that this must happen. And He made it plan that that it would be three days. Mark 10:33"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; 34and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again." Also it had been prophesied, Hosea 6:2"He will (1) revive us after two days; He will (2) raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him. and confirmed, 1 Corinthians 15:4 and that He was buried, and that He was (1) raised on the third day (2) according to the Scriptures, But, also the three days and not three hours would have been needed to assure the people that He was indeed dead and then raised. We can see this when read of Jesus raising Lazarus, John 11 14Then Jesus said to them plainly, "Lazarus is dead. 15And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE. Nevertheless let us go to him." 17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had ALREADY BEEN IN THE TOMB FOUR DAYS. This is the kind of proof needed for people to believe in Jesus. Further proof that they wanted to be sure He was dead is what Pilate says in Mark 15:42 "Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44Pilate MARVELED THAT HE WAS ALREADY DEAD; and summoning the centurion, HE ASK HIM IF HE HAD BEEN DEAD FOR SOME TIME. 45So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. This is about as clear as we can understand why Jesus said three days. I hope this helps. Raven |
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112 | Can we say that all of the scriptures | 2 Tim 3:16 | RAVEN | 43260 | ||
Wow Hank!! If I didn't know better I'd think I wrote this. This was an excellent answer. Its a shame that so many do not follow it. Raven |
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113 | Is baptism done only once? | Eph 4:5 | RAVEN | 43054 | ||
Hello Joe, You wrote, Since He is God, He is obviously omnipresent, so indwelling cannot mean that He is physically somewhere He wasn't before (because this would mean that he was not everywhere before). So when Paul says that the Spirit of God "dwells" in us (Romans 8:9-11, 1 Corinthians 3:16), that must be speaking in a spiritual sense, regarding a different way in which the Spirit relates to and interacts with the Christian. Yes, I can see what you are saying if you keep with the scripyure that says: Colossians 3 16Let the WORD of Christ DWELL IN YOU RICHLY in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. in view of this scripture, 1 Thessalonians 2 13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you RECEIVED THE WORD OF GOD which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also EFFECTIVELY WORKS IN YOU WHO BELIEVE. Now stay with me now, and see how this fits with the Holy Spirit and He communicates with us today. Read these next two scriptures: 1 John 3 9Whoever has been born of God does not sin,(that is, does not continue in sin for we know that we all sin) for His SEED REMAINS in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. Now what is the seed that remains, Luke 8 The Parable of the Sower Explained (1) 11 "Now the parable is this: The SEED is the WORD OF GOD. And the word of God is the bible. If you believe what I have stated then we are closer to same belief and knowledge of the bible than I previously thought. I hope that this true. Your friend in Christ, Raven |
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114 | Why admit Two Prophets were not THERE? | Mark 9:1 | RAVEN | 43023 | ||
Hello Lastday, I would like to point out that the scripture Mark 9:1 which speaks of the kingdom of God is a prophecy of the coming church which becomes a reality in Acts 2. Mark 9:1 goes right along with Matthew 16:17-18 Matthew 16 17Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. The kingdom of God is the church and is prophesied in the Old Testament. Isaiah 9 6 For a (1) child will be born to us, a (2) son will be given to us; And the (3) government will rest (4) on His shoulders; And His name will be called (5) Wonderful Counselor, (6) Mighty God, Eternal (7) Father, Prince of (8) Peace. 7 There will be (9) no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the (10) throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with (11) justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. (12) The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this. Daniel 2 The Divine Kingdom 44 "In the days of those kings the (1) God of heaven will (2) set up a (3) kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will (4) crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever. 45 "Inasmuch as you saw that a (5) stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the (6) great God has made known to the king what (7) will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy." As well as the New Testement, Luke 1 32 "He will be great and will be called the Son of (1) the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him (2) the throne of His father David; 33 (3) and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, (4) and His kingdom will have no end." So I wanted point out that the scripture which you are using was already a reality before Revelation. Raven |
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115 | Is baptism done only once? | Eph 4:5 | RAVEN | 42969 | ||
Hey Joe, Yes, I agree that we become part of the body of Christ. My reason for saying that we do not join the church is because many denominations make it(in Gods eyes)easier to be saved(believe only or just accept Christ)than to become a member of their church, which usually requires baptisim at certain times of the month or the year. So you see being baptised does not join us to Christ if its not done in the correct and proper way. Some think the church is the building but its really the people inside. People join clubs,groups or sects, but you become a member of the body of Christ. Romans 12 4For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Colossians 1 18And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence Secondly, just to clear up some things about how the Holy Spirit manefest itself today, when you say receive the Holy Spirit do you mean receive gifts or salvation? Or, do you mean that the Holy Spirit lives inside you literally? To better explain my view I need to know where you stand on this. Your friend in Christ, Raven |
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116 | Is baptism done only once? | Eph 4:5 | RAVEN | 42735 | ||
Hello Joe, And I will continue to point out where you are in error. First, because the people of Acts 19 were baptised, this does not signal the joining of the church. The act of baptism is the culminating act of faith by believing in Jesus Christ where upon we receive remission of our sins. Acts 2:47 says the Lord adds to the church. Man does not join the church. Second, as for all post-Pentacost conversions receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit, you need to read the account of Philip and the Eunuch in Acts 8:34-39. Its says that the eunuch went away rejoicing but never says he received the Holy Spirit. These gifts where given out at the discreation of the Apostles who were proclaiming Gods word and had the gifts themselves. Also look at Simon, he also never received the gifts, for after he was baptied he continued with Philip and seeing all the miracles and signs he tried to buy with money. Read on and see what he was told: Acts 8 13Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done. The Sorcerer's Sin 14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, HE OFFERED THEM MONEY, 19saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit." 20But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! 21You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. 22Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. 23For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity." 24Then Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me." Your friend in Christ, Raven |
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117 | where to find scripture [god's way?] | Is 55:8 | RAVEN | 42719 | ||
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118 | Why would someone get rebaptised? | Bible general Archive 1 | RAVEN | 42606 | ||
Tim, Please show me a scripture that teaches how babies are to be saved. If we stay with your view point that belief is all that is needed for salvation, then tell me what infant you know of that is intellegent enough to understand this? Are you saying that all babies that die are destined for Hell? All I am asking for is a scripture that shows a conversion of a baby or even a child. For if it is as you say, that we are born sinners, then God would have made laws and commandments to take care of us. Your friend in Christ, Raven |
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119 | Why would someone get rebaptised? | Bible general Archive 1 | RAVEN | 42568 | ||
Hello Joe, Just one more for you to think about. If we go along with this view of "original sin" and "total depravity" how would you explain how Noah found grace in eyes of the Lord? Please read on, Genesis 6 5Then the LORD[1] saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7So the LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them." 8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. Now from this we can see that every thought of every man was only evil continually.Then how is it that Noah was spared he and his family and all the rest if mankind destroyed? If he was depraved and full of sin from an infant how did he manage to find grace in the eyes of God who cannot even look at sin without being angered? Raven |
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120 | Why would someone get rebaptised? | Bible general Archive 1 | RAVEN | 42567 | ||
Hello Joe, I can see there is no need in debating this with you because you have been blinded by the Calvinist viewpoint. But let me say that as adults we are all sinners. Rom. 3:23 The first sin that was ever committed was by Adam and Eve. Eve first then Adam was decieved by satan. But we DO NOT inherit sin in this case "Original sin" from the sin that Adam committed. This is not biblical and the verse that you point out is from a prayer that David offered up to God for Him to forgive David his sins. But because of sin there is death and that is all. Look at this verse, Romans 5 Death in Adam, Life in Christ (1) 12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and DEATH THROUGH SIN, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned-- Now read this next part carefully, 13(For UNTIL THE LAW sin was in the world, but SIN IS NOT IMPUTED WHERE THERE IS NO LAW. Therefore the need for the Ten Commandments. So the people would know and be able to read and understand for themselves. We are not judged by what Adam and Eve did! You cannot show me a verse that says this. But you might find it interesting that the bible does say that each man is accountable for himself, Ezekiel 18 20 "The person who (1) sins will die. The (2) son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the (3) righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself. So by this you can see that you view of "original sin" is in direct contridiction of what the bible teaches. For sin is when we transgress the law of God and not just by being born. 1 John 3 4 Whosoever COMMITTETH sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. If on the other hand had it been like you say then David could not have made this statment about his son that died. 2 Samuel 12 22And he said, "While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, "Who can tell whether the LORD[1] will be gracious to me, that the child may live?' 23But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I SHALL GO TO HIM, BUT HE SHALL NOT RETURN TO ME." David was stating the fact that his son was in the arms of the Heavenly Father. These scriptures that I have shown would also show that "total depravity" is also not biblical. Anybody that can look into the eyes of their newborn baby and believe that it is "defiled" ,"depraved", covered in sin and utterly without hope unless they are sprinkled with a few drops of water has got some serious issues and needs to seek guidence!! Raven!! |
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