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101 | The second coming of Jesus | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 95773 | ||
I agree with the quote. There is, of course, a "middle" position between complete futurism and full preterism which does acknowledge the significance of A.D. 70 in Matthew 24 and at the same time looks forward to Christ's final appearing. Right now, that is the position toward which I lean. --Joe! |
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102 | True believer | Rom 10:9 | Reformer Joe | 95772 | ||
All is forgiven, and I also apologize for any harshness I showed to you. --Joe! |
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103 | The second coming of Jesus | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 95657 | ||
I'd never heard of apologists using the Transfiguration to explain Matthew 16:27-28. I had asked you a question a couple of weeks ago regarding your views on Matthew 25:31-46. It seems that the last judgment will be a corporate judgment rather than a one-at-a-time judgment. How does the full preterist view these verses, and when do complete preterists believe that our bodies will be resurrected and glorified (cf. 1 Corinthians 15 and Philippians 3:20-21)? Thanks! --Joe! |
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104 | FEAR OF THE LORD MEANING | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 95656 | ||
With a proper understanding of God's holiness, we should stand in complete awe, and even fear when we understand our lack of holiness by comparison. I know that in Christ I have peace with God (Romans 5:1), but I still know that knowledge of his holiness should close my mouth as it did Job's or "undo" me as it did the prophet Isaiah. Read Isaiah 6 and Revelation 1 to get a good idea of what godly fear looks like and what brought it about. Psalm 33 also gives us a good idea of why we should stand in awe of his omnipotence. Read those chapters, taking into account that it is the real, true and living God being described there. "Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him." --Psalm 33:8 --Joe! |
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105 | The second coming of Jesus | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 95654 | ||
There is figurative language in Scripture. The Psalms and OT prophecy are full of it. For example, the Babylonian invasion and captivity is often explained using cosmic symbolism: "Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, And the earth will be shaken from its place At the fury of the LORD of hosts In the day of His burning anger." --Isaiah 13:13 I wouldn't ever argue that it is a free-for-all in determining whether something should be taken literally or not, but to say that there is no figurative language in Scripture is not precisely correct. --Joe! |
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106 | True believer | Rom 10:9 | Reformer Joe | 95619 | ||
Ever hear of context, my friend? The sticks are not scriptures, contrary to what the LDS propaganda says: '"When the sons of your people speak to you saying, 'Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?' say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand. The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes. '"Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king will be king for all of them; and they will no longer be two nations and no longer be divided into two kingdoms. They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. And they will be My people, and I will be their God. My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd; and they will walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe them. They will live on the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, they, and their sons and their sons' sons, forever; and David My servant will be their prince forever. Verse Info. Notes Ezek 37:26 "I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will place them and multiply them, and will set My sanctuary in their midst forever. My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people. And the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forever."' -Ezekiel 37:18-28 The sticks are the two kingdoms of Israel, not two holy books. Reading comprehension is such a valuable skill... --Joe! |
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107 | where is judgement | Revelation | Reformer Joe | 95267 | ||
You wrote: you seem to think that the judgment has not happen yet, well my friend the bible tells us very plainly that the judgment is when? Hebrews 9:27 will give us the answer. It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this [after what]? after death is the judgment." The author of Hebrews never says that judgment immediately follows death. Your interpretation is certainly not ruled out, but neither is an opposing view. "Notice in revelation 20:12 john says he saw the [DEAD] these people had already died and were being judged." But we both can agree that when John was writing it, all of the prophetic events recorded were future ones. This judgment certainly took place after John recorded it. The question is whether the judgment took place before we read about it. What do you make of Matthew 25:31-46. This seems far from an individual, incremental judgment. --Joe! |
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108 | 18 Book of Revelation | Revelation | Reformer Joe | 95264 | ||
Paragraphs, man! :) --Joe, the partial preterist |
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109 | Scripture support? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 94798 | ||
Um...John specifically says here that these other works were NOT written down (hence the hypothetical clause beginning with the word "if"). Since they were not written down, they could not possibly qualify as "Scripture" (which by definition are holy WRITINGS). John merely says that there is a lot more to Jesus life than is written down. Since those things are not part of Scripture, obviously the Holy Spirit does not deem it necessary for us to know of them. The apostles did not need other NT books to "use." Having been Jesus' students for years (except Paul), they got their doctrine straight from the Source. Paul is included, too, as his teachings received the seal of approval from those who were of the original twelve. Just because a book is mentioned IN the Bible does not mean that the book should BE part of of the Bible. That is an unwarranted leap in logic. --Joe! |
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110 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 92766 | ||
Actually, my post was directed toward the person you were conversing with. Peace. --Joe! |
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111 | Denominations is shameful? | 1 Cor 3:4 | Reformer Joe | 92656 | ||
One other thing to remember about Paul's admonition to the Corinthians is that Christ and Paul and Apollos and Peter were not at odds with one other. It's not like all of these individuals were seeking to take the gospel off into different doctrinal directions, nor were any of them on some "power trip." The factions that developed in Corinth could not have been based on theology or authority, because there were no schismatic authoritative or theological disputes among the apostles. --Joe! |
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112 | Who are these removed branches? | 1 Tim 3:6 | Reformer Joe | 92543 | ||
It depends whether you define "Christian" as a member of Christ's visible church, or a truly regenerate member of Christ's church. --Joe! |
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113 | Denominations is shameful? | 1 Cor 3:4 | Reformer Joe | 92542 | ||
'My spouse said, "Your truth sets me free." He wanted a divorce.' Not a very good Catholic, then... --Joe! |
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114 | Denominations is shameful? | 1 Cor 3:4 | Reformer Joe | 92541 | ||
"Does this verse speak against denominational christianity?" Some claim that it does, but in context it merely speaks out against unwarranted factions. These factions in Corinth were (a) within the same church, not different denominations, and (b) personality-based, not doctrinally based. "My Catholic spouse speaks against offshoots and chose to contend with me after 20 years of marriage, just because I found my own church just recently. " Well, he is making several assumptions that I would question. First of all, he implies that the Catholic Church of today is doctrinally identical to the apostolic church. Secondly, he apparently holds to the infallibility of the RCC. Lastly, he is erroneous in his assumption that one must be in communion with Rome to be part of what the New Testament refers to as the church. --Joe! |
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115 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 92286 | ||
'My friend, the bible never mentions "faith alone".' Romans 4-5 indicates that we are justified by faith apart from works and have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. "As we have seen in James faith alone is dead. James 2:19 says even the demons believe and tremble." Yes, it does, which means that biblical, saving faith results in God-honoring works. "Why did Christ command us to do things, if it wasn't nessesary to be saved." So do you consistently do everything Christ commands? If not, how can you call yourself saved? And for the question which no one of your theological persuasion has ever been able to answer satisfactorily: If immersion is required for salvation, where was the church during that millennium and a half, when almost everyone was sprinkled in infancy. Immersion did not (re)emerge as normative until 1550 or so. So, where was the church before the Anabaptists made an issue of believer's baptism by immersion? Did God let this bride disappear off the face of the earth for over a dozen centuries? Many of these non-immersed people are the theological ancestors of the Churches of Christ. Many of them wrote the hymns that you sing every Sunday. Do you really think that the men who wrote "Amazing Grace" and "A Mighty Fortress is our God" were not Christians because they were never baptized as you think Christ commanded? If so, your church needs to tear out the hymns of John Newton, Isaac Watts, Martin Luther, Augustus Toplady, and Charles Wesley, for they are all roasting in hell, according to your theology. So where was the church during all those years of almost exclusive infant sprinkling? And what of those your church considers men of God who did NOT ever get immersed? --Joe! |
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116 | Does speaking in tongues come naturally? | Acts | Reformer Joe | 92285 | ||
So Acts 2 tells what happened to those in the upper room, not what THEY were doing. Now show me where in Scripture the events on that Pentecost day are presented as a repeatable events, especially one that will inevitably happen if believers really want it to. 'We are priviledged now, aren't we, in more than one way, I'm happy to say? Too bad most won't take advantage of that and allow themselves to be robbed of God's ultimate intention because of some "hangup's" that has been brought on by pride, false teaching, and/or misinformation.' The false teaching is coming from your corner. Do you really think that you are wiser than all of the teachers God has raised up in His church in the 1900 hundred years following Pentecost? And you are accusing ME of pride?!? :) --Joe! |
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117 | Only Gospels as Authority? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Reformer Joe | 92268 | ||
If you want to communicate the biblical truth to homosexuals, I recommend the book _The Same-sex Controversy_ by James White and Jeffrey Niell. Your local Christian bookstore should have it or be able to order it. --Joe! |
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118 | Does speaking in tongues come naturally? | Acts | Reformer Joe | 92264 | ||
"Speak for youself, Joel, and not me. You assume too much. I've lived long enough to make the distinctions." Then try learning to distinguish between an "l" and a "!" "Point is you see nothing of what transpired in the upper room on the day of Pentscost and suppose a lot you can't support. " Not nearly as much as you are assuming, judging by your posts in this thread. Assuming that they had Scriptures in their possession is anything but a stretch. So what do YOU think was going on in the upper room? Please support your suppositions with Scripture. "I'm in much agreement with you but I'm not about to throw the baby out with the bath water. I know what can and cannot be supported with the word of God. That's what good Bible study will do for one." Ah, yes. The "good Bible study" that the church lacked for 1850 years of its existence. How wise 20th- and 21st-century American Christians are! They should have had more of us in the early church. Then maybe there would be no denominations and all of us would be writhing around on the floor in Christian unity... --Joe! |
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119 | scriptures about church member behavior? | 1 Cor 11:16 | Reformer Joe | 92130 | ||
The most thorough passage is 1 Corinthians 11-14, but almost every epistle has something pertaining to relationships among believers (e.g. all throughout James). --Joe! |
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120 | Does speaking in tongues come naturally? | Acts | Reformer Joe | 92127 | ||
"What happened in the room where the 120 twenty met?" These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. --Acts 1:14 "Did they have Bibles? What were they doing?" Though it is not mentioned, it certainly is possible that they had inspired Scriptures at their disposal. And all of the eleven remaining apostles were there, who were at the time the prime repositories of the teachings of Christ. "Shouldn't we do the same yet you'll be hard pressed to see that atmosphere of praise and worship in most churches today must less be taught as something we should be about. " I don't see a lot of description of the activities of those 120 individuals prior to the events of Pentecost. My guess is that there was far less theatrics than we see on your typical TBN fare. What passes for "praise and worship" in many circles bears a lot of similarity to what one would find at your typical secular rock concerts today. Mindless and empty and sensationalistic. The problem with praise and worship in the 21st century American church has little to do with the energy level in the congregation, and much more to do with the absence of knowledge about and reliance in the God they claim to be praising. --Joe! |
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