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101 | can someone give me their input | Matt 9:16 | bowler | 206684 | ||
Rufus III This passage is talking about why the disciples did not fast. The Pharisees were accusing Jesus that His disciples did not fast and Jesus tells a little story about why they don't do this. The verse are talking about Jesus being present in earth and that while His is still among the disciples they do not fast because they are happy His is there. Then Jesus talks about that no one puts new wine, which is Jesus, into old wine skins, which is the practice of fasting, and He means the same thing about the cloth. This is an anology of Jesus being a new covenant and the disciples leaving off an old covenant to take the new one. The phrase "unequally yoked" comes from something else in 2 Corinthians 6:14. This is talking about being bound with unbelievers because Christians are not in agreement with unbelievers about how to live, who to worship, how to act, what to do. For instance a believer should not marry an unbeliever once they believe. Or non-believers should not serve in positions in the church. Or believers and non-believers cannot go evangelize together (this has actualy happened on college campuses). Or single beleivers should not be room mates with unbelievers. Believers are called to be part of a lost society and witness Jesus to the lost, you can't come all the way out of the world and be doing the work of Jesus. But you can separate yourself from as much as possible from the unbelievers in practice while still reaching out to them in purpose while walking among them. blessings abound, bowler |
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102 | least in kingdom greater than John | Matt 11:11 | bowler | 207384 | ||
Flinty Joe About John and the Holy Spirit Luke 1:15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb. How can we say John did not get the Holy Spirit? He got Him while still in the womb. Ephesians 4:3 Being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. bowler, blessings abound |
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103 | Origins of Synagogues and Rabbis? | Matt 12:9 | bowler | 207281 | ||
We see all over the NT the synagogue, the synagogue. But in the OT there seemed to be only the on temple, or before it the tabernacle. When and why did synagogues and Rabbis come into existence? I truly do not know. Just a worthless son. blessings abound, bowler |
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104 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207045 | ||
I myself have used this verse very often to mean that the "actions" of others constitute the "good tree and good fruit" and the "bad tree and bad fruit". After reading further down the passage, I am wondering if I am getting it all wrong! Jesus speaks of the words that come out of people's mouths as being this bad or good fruit rather than anctions. So, my question is are we taking the verse out of context by applying it to action as well, since Jesus does not say works, or actions? Just a worthless son. blessings abound, bowler |
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105 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207078 | ||
Doc Thank you. 2) The context - I think I mentioned Jesus is talking about what to do about what you say and not about what you do. I mentioned that I looked down the passage? 10) Perhpaps you are directing me to this principle of one intrepertation, more than one application? A strict interpretation limits the meaning to that Jesus was only speaking about speech and not action as in "committing the unforgivable sin of saying Jesus cast out demons by the power of Beelzebub". In all fairness to you and what you are teaching, I do believe you are trying to point me to a secondary Biblical application that says "a good tree bears good fruit as in good actions, and a bad tree bears bad fruit". Thank you for the branch. Just a worthless son. blessings abound, bowler |
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106 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207129 | ||
Immanuelsown Yes it was most helpful! Thank you for the link, but I was not able to use it the page said it was deleted or moved. I went to study what you were talking about in more detail and I found a fairly good site - http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/inductive_and_deductive_bible_studies.php After studying these concepts on a number of different sites I have become most intrigued with "Dogmatics". Now, this was most illuminating. So was the rest of what was there. I have no personal comment on anyone here, or myself as to what I read on that site, nor do I venture an opinion about it. Via the discussion at hand about how to arrive at an interpretation of a passage, or a phrase - There is always only one interpretation and there may be several applications. I don't claim to have all the correct applications by the way. Deductive Bible study starts with the presuposition of something to be absolutely true: All cats are mortal Felix is a cat Therefore Felix is mortal In this case beccause the first premise is true and because the form is correct the conclusion is true. The inductive method of the studying the Bible starts with specific observations - I have looked at 100 T-bone steaks 100 T-bone steaks had bones T-bone steaks have bones In this case what has been observed can be said to be true although if other observations had been made other things could also be said to be true. It starts with not an absolute truth premise but an observation of a thing from which more than one conclusion could be drawn if different elements were observed about that thing. According to what I read there, true Bible study necessarily incorporates both elements in one sense or another working off, or with one another. I try to stick to exposition as much as possible before consulting people, or commentaries, or anything esle. When all esle fails I ask somebody after looking in the books. 2 Timothy 2:15 Just a worthless son. blessings abound, bowler |
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107 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207238 | ||
Doc There is always only one interpretation and there may be several applications. Deductive Bible study starts with the presuposition of something to be absolutely true: All cats are mortal Felix is a cat Therefore Felix is mortal In this case beccause the first premise is true and because the form is correct the conclusion is true. A (cat) plus B (mortal) is true - since C (Felix) is A (cat) - then C (Felix) plus B (mortal) is true. The inductive method of the studying the Bible starts with specific observations - I have looked at 100 T-bone steaks 100 T-bone steaks had bones T-bone steaks have bones In this case what has been observed can be said to be true, although if other observations had been made, other things could also be said to be true, although not as contradictions. It starts out as an observation of a thing from which more than one conclusion could be drawn if different elements were observed about that thing. A (100 T-bone steaks) have been observed - A (100 T-bone steaks) have B (bones) - A (100 T-bone steaks) always have B (bones) The expository study of the Bible - The text says this in the language The circumstances were this in the text The author's intent to his audience was this The author's application to his audience was this What it matters now is this, however many this's there are The application is now this, and however many this's there are The study starts with the facts of the language and history in the text, and moves to the author's intent and application for his audience, and ends with how this matters now, and how to apply it now. One could say that one starts with the premise that the text is absolutely true, and that the author proscribes the form that must be taken to arrive at a conclusion of what the interpretation is, which proscribes what the application will be. A (the language and history of the text) plus - what B (the author's intent to his audience) does - proscribes what A (the language and history of the text) means - proscribes what C (the believer) does as A (the language and history of the text) plus B (the author's intent to his audience). The first types of Bible study are "arugments" of logic and reason, the last type is not an "argument", but exegesis by itself. Now I am not saying that exegsis are not used in these methods, can't be used, were not used by those who do inductive, or deductive Bible Study. I also don't claim to have the only explanation of what inductive and deductive Bible Studies are. I am open to discussion about what these things are from your understanding, or someone elses understanding. Or even what exegesis is, as I only gave one model out of a possible several that I know of what exegsis is. As it stands about the text - Jesus was originally speaking about the unforgivable sin to the Pharisees. He told them all about His power and where it comes from and the power of Satan and them operating by the power of the devil. That is the direct original context of the verses that come before what I was originally asking about, as my verses are naturally part of that discourse. He was talking to them about what comes out of their mouths as sin, the unforgivable sin. Many have used the phrase "for the tree is known by its fruit" to mean that they are going to look at whether or not people live in sin, "do" sin - as actions like adultery, stealing, killing, hitting and so on. The idea that it has to do with "speaking" has been sort of shuffled around a bit and kind of lost. This is what I was asking about. Perhaps you were thinking that sin, is sin, is sin? Whatever kind? I do believe the passage lends itself to an application to all sin. It is the process of getting there I am interested in, not that everybody has applied it that way for eons, and so I should too. I know exactly what I believe already about a whole lot of things, and I can tick off my fingers what others tell me they believe too, and what the theologians believe. I am not interested in that part about most anything I study because that part is moot. I am interseted in being able to prove, as a workman, the reasons from scripture first and foremost, for what I already believe, or what others believe. Just a worthless son. blessings abound, bowler |
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108 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207373 | ||
Val Thank you very much. I was waiting with much anticiaption for an explanation of how inductive study is suppossed to work, since I have very little knowledge about it. Am I correct in understanding that the "formula" for lack of a better word is the following? - Main Characters Event Application Are there other elements one would use in place of some of these three in another type of passage, and would there be more than three? I have a few questions, if you don't mind answering them. Are whole passages always broken down into parts like you have outlined as part of an inductive Bible study? Can inductive Bible study be applied to the broader passage that are made of the parts? The first application; does Jesus heal all Christians when they come to him? The sixth application; is this talking about the Holy Spirit drawing men to God? And could people who first resist His drawing be forgiven of that if they repent, haven't plenty of people done that? Isn't blasepheming against the Holy Spirit saying Jesus did His works by the power of Satan according to verse 24? The seventh application; Isn't this talking directly about the fruit of the Pharisees and not of Jesus fruit and that you will know Pharisees by their fruits? I have more questions about the applications but these stood out. It seems like some things that I have learned about Bible study are different. I would make a guess that you know many methods of Bible study by your profile.:-) I am wondering about parts of the process in this group of examples you gave. The text says this - Main Characters The text says this - Event The author's intent to his audience - Not there that I could see, but I may be wrong The author's application to his audience - Not there that I could see, but I may be wrong What it matters now is this - The application The application now is this - The application I am trying to see how this indcutive Bible study method takes into consideration, not just what we get from the text from just reading it, but what the author meant to convey to his audience and what the author's application was to his audience. I don't see it here in this method. Perhaps you could help me to understand better, I am missing something, or not understanding correctly? Thank you for taking the time. Ephesians 4:3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the body in the bond of peace. bowler, blessings abound |
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109 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207418 | ||
tumbleweed What is expository Bible Study? The Study of the Bible derived from a historical, grammatical, and literary study of a passage in its context, through answering a set, or series of questions asked of the passage, in order to arrive at a literal interpretation from which to form an application. History – the history of the time in which the passage was written. Grammar – the meanings of the words and phrases in their original languages and how they are used in the passage, and how they are used in other parts of the Bible; Hebrew and Greek, and in English in their grammatical construction. Literary – the meanings of the words and phrases within sentences, and the sentences within the context of the preceding and subsequent verses, as well as the types of literature that each book has been written as. Questions – a series of questions asked of the passage to determine the content of the passage; Content – the information that determines what the passage is about. Who is in the passage? What is the passage about? Where does the passage take place? When does the passage take place? Why does this passage appear in the book it is in? Questions – a series of questions asked of the passage to determine the context of the passage; Context – the information that determines how a passage should be interpreted. What is the theme, or themes of the book the passage falls under? What is the theme of the passage itself as a segment within the book? What is the author’s intent in writing to his recipients, what is his objective, what does he want them to understand? What is the author’s intention for his recipients, what does he want them to do, what is his application for them? What, according to the first four questions of context, does the passage mean, what is it saying on its own, what is the literal interpretation? Questions – a set of questions asked to determine how to apply the passage; What does this passage mean based off a literal interpretation of what the passage is about? Why and how is this passage important to us now in this century? How should this passage be applied using a literal interpretation? An exposition of the Bible is called “exegesis” – to pull out of the text the author’s intent in writing to his audience, resulting in an application derived from a literal interpretation of the Bible. An exposition of the Bible can be done on single lines of scripture, segments of scripture within a book, or as a topical study using many scriptures to cover a single subject. When a Bible study is done where a literal interpretation has not been obtained first, the meaning of the passage as intended by the author is often lost. This is not a literal interpretation of the Bible, and is called “eisegesis” – “putting into scripture what the author never intended”. Tools necessary to do an expository Bible Study – A literal translation of the Bible like the NKJV, KJV, ESV, or the NASB – to get the passage and be able to study it. A Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance. – to understand the words, and how they are used elsewhere in the Bible. A Bible Commentary – links like the Ethereal Library, or Precept Austin, or others, to find out the theme, or themes and to see what others have found out before you about some of the questions about the passage. A pad of paper, or a computer, to write down all the questions and their answers, and to do the work. 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved of God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. blessings abound, bowler |
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110 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207419 | ||
tumbleweed An example of an expository Bible Study. John 4:3-26, 39-42 History – the Samaritans were a people of mixed race; Jews and Assyrians. There was a war between them according to the Jewish historian Josephus. About 100 years before Jesus showed up in Samaria, a caravan of Jews were passing from Israel in the North and were going to Judea in the South and instead of going around Samaria, which was in the middle, they passed through Samaria. The Jews were attacked and killed, and because of that the Jews and Samaria had a short war. Samarians also worshipped the God of Israel and had the Torah, but they did not worship at Jerusalem in the temple, but up on a mountain. Therefore it was odd that Jesus would choose to go to Samaria as Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Grammar – John 3:7, 14, 30, 4:24, the Greek word “Edei” – you must, so must, John 4:4 He must needs go to Samaria – a divine imperative of a God ordained event – God ordained that Jesus would go to meet the Samaritan woman. Water is a dominant theme in John – water is symbolic of the Holy Spirit, of spiritual cleansing, and of eternal life – John 3:5, 4:10, 13. Literary – John 4:7-9 – give Me a drink – an unusual request for a Jew to make of a Samaritan. John 4:10 – Jesus speaks of His deity and a spiritual thing, and notes that the Samaritan woman does not recognize who he is. John 4:11, 12 She mistakes Jesus reference to living water as a spiritual thing and goes back to her cultural concern stating that Jesus is not greater than the father of Samaritans, Jacob. John 4:16-18 Jesus tells the woman He has a water that springs up to eternal life, the woman asks for this water. Jesus tells her all her personal sin business, and she calls Him a prophet, still not understanding who He is. John 4:19-24 She makes the point again that Jews worship differently than Samaritans. Jesus explains that soon no one will worship the way either group did, but that the Jews worshipped the right way in the right place and the Samaritans did not. He goes on to explain that God desires those who will worship in Spirit and truth. John 4:25-26 The woman says she knows Messiah is coming, Jesus, having wooed the woman to Him by asking for a drink and drawing her into a conversation about who He is, says to her I am He. John 4:39-42 The woman testified to the Samaritans and many believed, and they came to hear Jesus and even more believed. They told the woman that they no longer believed because she testified, but because of the words of Jesus they believed He was the Savior of the world. To Be Continued bowler |
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111 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207420 | ||
Continued Expository Bible Study Example Questions – a series of questions asked of the passage to determine the content of the passage; Content – the information that determines what the passage is about. Who is in the passage? – Jesus, the Samaritan woman, and the Samaritans. What is the passage about? – Jesus is ordained by God to go Samaria to meet the woman in order to offer salvation to the Samaritans. Where does the passage take place? – In Samaria, a country hostile to the Jews. When does the passage take place? – Somewhat near the beginning of Jesus ministry in the first century. Why does this passage appear in the book it is in? – To demonstrate that Jesus offers salvation to everyone and not just to the Jews, to fulfill the OT Scriptures that the Messiah would come, and to show that Jesus is the Messiah. Questions – a series of questions asked of the passage to determine the context of the passage; Context – the information that determines how a passage should be interpreted. What is the theme of the book the passage falls under? – The larger theme of John is Jesus is the Messiah as the Son of God, there are three sub- themes – Jesus is God in John 1:1-5 – John 1:1-4:54, Pivotal chapter 5 segues into Jesus is Rejected in John 1:5, 11 – John 5:1-9:41, Jesus Gives Life To All Who Accept Him in John 1:12, 13 – John 10:1-21:25. What is the theme of the passage itself as a segment within the book? – The theme is the first sub-theme that Jesus is God, and that Jesus saves all people and not just the Jews. What is the author’s intent in writing to his recipients, what is his objective, what does he want them to understand? – To tell the story of a sinful woman who worshipped the right God the wrong way, how she came to know that Jesus is God, and that the salvation of non Jews by Jesus is ordained by God. What is the author’s intention for his recipients, what does he want them to do, what is his application for them? – To understand that the love of God towards those who sin is not bound by culture and to be willing to offer salvation to non Jews, and that there is a right way to worship God. What, according to the first four questions of context, does the passage mean, what is it saying on its own, what is the literal interpretation? – Jesus is the Messiah as the Son of God, and He is ordained by God to offer salvation to everyone including non Jews. Questions – a set of questions asked to determine how to apply the passage; What does this passage mean based off a literal interpretation of what the passage is about? – It means that God in His love for us has ordained Jesus to offer salvation to everyone regardless of where they come from and that we should be willing to offer salvation to everyone. Why and how is this passage important to us now in this century? – God is to be worshiped the right way, everyone is a sinner no matter where they are from, the passage is important now because everyone still needs the salvation of Jesus Christ in this century. How should this passage be applied using a literal interpretation? – The right way to worship God is to get saved by Jesus Christ, we are to go out to everyone and offer them the salvation of Jesus Christ. This is an example of how to “pull the author’s intent” out of the passage. 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved of God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. blessings abound, bowler |
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112 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207424 | ||
Doctrinsograce I did not quote a "source", truthfully I did not. I crafted this definition "The Study of the Bible derived from a historical, grammatical, and literary study of a passage in its context, through answering a set, or series of questions asked of the passage, in order to arrive at a literal interpretation from which to form an application.", myself after carefully looking at what it means to do an expository Bible Study. The first elements from "history to literaly" I got from my notes and from looking these things up in the books to verify my notes - I did not quote anyone, including the pastors, I used my own words and thoughts. From questions of content through questions of context - this was largely what I have learned over the past 20 years in my church and was in bits and pieces in those myriad of note books, and I used the books to make sure I had it straight - I did not quote any books, I used my own words. Questions to determine an application came largely from what I have learned in church from the notebooks and only part of that is backed up in the books - I did not quote, I used my own words. For the example post - I sat down for two solid hours and used the entire first post about what an expository Bible Study is and did the work, step, by step, using the outline in that I submitted and came up with the answer on my own. The only part that I got from somewhere else is my current pastor took us through the Book of John and I learned about the usage of the word "Edei", and the three sub-themes of John - and I did not quote him, or my other pastors either, I used my own words to express what I have learned to do over the years. Ansewering tumbleweed's note made me sit down for the first time and actually hammer out what I know in bits and pieces about how to do exegesis. I think I said in another post that I was aware of several definitions of what exegesis is. That would be definitions I did not use in here from four books and in bits and pieces with different forumulas from 3 pastors in 25 note books. What I did was sat down and opened up four different books with the parts in them and looked at four links, as well as 20 years worth of notebooks with notes from going to my church where my pastors (three in 20 years) all practiced a strict adherence to expository preaching and teaching by the use of exegesis. I sat down for a lot of hours yesterday and today, and studied first and foremost my notes in the 25 note books of hand written notes to look for bits and pieces of this stuff. Then I looked through Biblical Preaching by Haddon W. Robbinson, Living by the Book by Howard G. Hendricks, Interpreting the New Testatment by H. Conzelmann and A. Lindemann, and How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee to make sure I had it right. Here are the links, but I did not quote them either, I studied them to make sure my notes in my note books were on target. http://www.discipleshipministry.com/book3.pdf http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/inductive_and_deductive_bible_studies.php http://www.intothyword.org/pages.asp?pageid equal sign 53490 http://www.chrisapp.org/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID34418 percent sign 7CCHID784254 percent sing 7CCIID2285958,00.html 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved of God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handing the word of truth. blessings abound, bowler |
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113 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207425 | ||
Doctrinsograce I all fairness to you, researching where I studied this stuff from in the books is something I would like to share with you. First of all I would like to do this because it will make it easier for you to look up and check that I did not quote it if you are able to see the exact pages and passages I used to back up my notes. And second of all, it would be rather more fair to you and others who might posses these books, if I were to provide you the page numbers and chapters I read to save you the foot work of having to sift through it all. Here are books I studied and the pages and chapters - Living by the Book by Howard and William Hendricks - chapter 4 "An Overview of the Process" pages 39-45 - the latest edition. Biblical Preaching by Haddon W. Robinson - chapter 1 "The Case For Biblical Preaching" pages 20, 21 - chapter 5 "The Arrow And The Target" pages 101-103. Interpreting the New Testament by H. Conzelmann and A. Lindmemann - chapter 1 "Part 1 Methodology" pages 1-45. How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart - chapter 1 "Introduction The Need To Interpret" pages 25-31. I hope this helps you understand once you read all this that I did not quote anyone, I studied these books, plus my 20 years of notes, and wrote a note as a post in answer to a question from tumbleweed. 2 Timothy 2:5 Also if anyone competes as an athelete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules. blessings abound, bowler |
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114 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207476 | ||
Val Sorry for taking so long to get back to you about your answers to my questions about the example you provided about how to do an inductive Bible Study. I do not want to refute anything you said, more rather, I wanted to try out the method as you outline to me for a while. I am interested in methods of how to study the Bible. My concern about that is how we get to an application. In order to glorify God in everything I do, or learn to, I need to understand what God has said before I think I know what it means or how to apply it. Thanks for your help in understanding things and for taking the time to do the work of making an example for me. Luke 7:16 Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light. blessings abound, bowler |
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115 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207494 | ||
Val Thanks very much. bowler |
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116 | could this be a sign from above? | Matt 12:39 | bowler | 206459 | ||
maroon72 I mean you no harm or ill will, please be careful about seeing "signs" in things as to thinking that God is working in your life. The devil can perform "signs" and decieve you, you cannot be sure that what you see is good, or right, or from God. This is not meant to hurt you, this is just a verse about those who were seeking for signs in Jesus' day - Mathew 12:39 But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulteress generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet." This was about the Jews seeking a sign from Jesus perhaps to see if He was the promised one, the Messiah. You are not after the same thing, but the principle of not seeking for a sign is there. You really have to get to know a person very well before you think that they are the one for you. That takes prayer and knowing that this is what God wants for your life becuase you take the time to see what the person is about and God confirming to you in one way or another that this is the one for you. blessings abound, bowler |
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117 | why did he ask this | Matt 16:13 | bowler | 206214 | ||
swella Jesus reveals the answer to your question in verse 17 - And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven." The purpose Jesus asks the question is so that the answer will be revealed to the rest of the disciples. He was not so much testing them and it was not so much because of what the others in the crowds believed, but so that Peter would confess the Christ, as we see, Jesus says, God has revealed this to you. blessings abound, bowler |
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118 | Bind and Lose in heaven? | Matt 18:15 | bowler | 206223 | ||
Looking at verse 15 through 20. Wondering exactly what is meant by "bind and lose" in verse 18. Does this have to do with your brother sinning, and if so, what is the believer binding and losing, since only Jesus can forgive sins or God condemn a sinner? And what is binding and loosing, in heaven? Is this just a recognition thing, or is this some sort of power the believer has to retain or eject people from the church? blessings abound, bowler |
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119 | Offended by a Christian | Matt 18:35 | bowler | 207894 | ||
Milen Very often those who keep on sinning are not going to listen to you anyway, they are convinced they are doing okay and that their sins are automatically forgiven by God. Here is a scripture you might be able to use to refute his constant referring to Mathew 18:35 as a reason why he keeps on going. But he might never stop sinning in this way you are describing. 1 John 3:5-10 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. Here is another scripture about reprimanding those who are suppossedly believers who don't listen. Mathew 18:15-17 "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. "But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED. "If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. This might be of use in refuting his claims on forgiveness. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. Hope this helps. blessings abound, bowler |
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120 | Jesus Speaking of Unbelievers? | Matt 25:35 | bowler | 207046 | ||
I am trying to figure out what exactly Jesus is saying in this verse I chose. Would you say that Jesus is talking about believers, unbelievers, or both? Hebrews 13:3 Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill treated, since you yourselves also are in the body. It seems that back then if a person was in prison in those lands there was nothing provided for the prisoner - someone had to bring food and necessities from outside and bring it to the prisoner. Just an unworthy son. blessings abound, bowler |
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