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101 | The inevitable BUT... | 1 John 1:9 | reformedreader | 2902 | ||
Lifer, Our salvation is conditional upon nothing we do or not do for we are saved by grace which is God's unmerited favor (love) for those who can do nothing for themselves. The forgiveness of sin is as much a part of our salvation as our salvation itself. In fact, you cannot have one without the other. I do not see John making statements that would lead us to believe if we fail to confess but one sin, we will not be saved. And, lest we forget, salvation without forgiveness is impossible. I believe John is addressing an audience much like our congregations today. There is a mixture of known and unknown lost and saved. Many who profess to be saved are not and the message would naturally be applied to them. I thank God my sins are forgiven and the praise of thanksgiving not only solidifies my belief and faith but glorifies God in that He alone can and has forgiven sin. The reasoning is really very simple when we conclude the most logical antithesis of John's words. If we do not confess our sins, He is not faithful and not just and will not forgive. But we do know God to be faithful and just to forgive and it is never based on a human condition but His grace alone. However, not a single Christian has ever or will ever say truthfully they confessed to God every sin they ever committed in order to be forgiven in order to be saved. We are saved in spite of not confessing our sins. Our salvation should be a settled matter. On the otherhand, if we acquire the desire to sin and not confess, seeing no importance in confessing usually requires seeing no wrong in sinning, then we fall into the 8th verse of 1st John. We have deceived ourselves and most often because we never responded to the true gospel. Hope that helps, Sam Hughey |
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102 | Does His blood wash away ALL our sins? | 1 John 1:9 | reformedreader | 2900 | ||
Lifer, Romans 8:1 clearly states there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ (saved). If I believe this to be true, then no matter what sin I have ever committed or ever will commit, there is no condemnation to me because I am in Christ. This is not a liscence to sin and when we sin, we must judge our hearts as to why we sin, acknowledge that we have sinned and confess the sin to God. Our confession does not let God know something He doesn't already know and the sin is already forgiven. Unlike the temporary atonement prior to Calvary, Christ's atonement is a once and for all (sins and time) cleansing of sin. It does not prevent us from sinning but it does prevent us from being condemned for sinning. His atonement is a perpetual atonement always being made for His elect. Hebrews 10:11 explains how the Old Testament Priests stood daily ministering offerings time after time the same sacrifice that could not take away sins. However, our Lord is "seated" at the right hand of His Father, having taken away complete and utter condemnation for sins (past, present and future). No present or future work of atonement is necessary since Christ's atonement was complete. When, not if, a Christian dies and has unconfessed sin, that Christian is still a Christian and still under no condemnation of sin. Romans 8:1 settles that argument. There are some, however, who would have us believe that we must continually seek forgiveness in order to be what we already are. This is a works oriented salvation and usually goes hand in hand with free-will theism, though not always. This places the actions of man at the center of his salvation rather than Christ Himself. Hope this helps. Sam Hughey |
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103 | how does John 9.3 and 4 answer reincarna | Heb 9:27 | reformedreader | 2885 | ||
They don't answer the question of reincarnation because there is no such thing as reincarnation. God is quite clear when He says that we die but once and then our judgement comes. A believer has already died to sins and has already been judged guilty. Our sins were paid for by Christ and the guilty/death penalty was envoked on Him. Our judgement is now to live for Christ and with Christ for eternity. The unbeliever, on the otherhand, has not died to sins and upon their physical death, if they have not been called out of darkness, they will be submitted to their judgement of eternal separation from God and cast into eternal torment. Sam Hughey |
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104 | Are the unevangelized people really lost | Rom 2:15 | reformedreader | 2882 | ||
Ric, If they are not really lost, then they are really saved and they would not need evangelizing. If they are really lost and not really saved, then they really need evangelizing. Wouldn't you think? Sam Hughey |
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105 | How should we determine? | Rev 13:18 | reformedreader | 2879 | ||
Ray, Usually, (and more often than not) theomatics works because you can make it work and those who believe it works are more prone to accept the general view than conduct any serious hermeneutical study on their own. (not meant to be an insult, only observational) Doesn't it seem strange that John says to calculate the number of the beast and then proceeds to actually give us the calculation? And to whom was John writing this letter, the 1st century Jews/Christians or some unknown and undetermined century of English speaking people? It is also quite strange how we force an English translation onto the Hebrew text of Rev. 13:18. So, should we interpret 666 from the Hebrew, Greek, Latin or English alphabet? Sam Hughey |
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106 | Is 1 John 1:9 applicable to Christians? | 1 John 1:9 | reformedreader | 2877 | ||
Lifer, Your question has plagued Christians for a long time. It will undoubtedly receive much attention. (I hope) Let's start with the conclusion. As Christians, we are either forgiven for all sins or for only some sins. If "all" sins, then would our asking for forgiveness imply we do not believe we are forgiven and if only "some" sins, then are we still under the condemnation of God for "unforgiven" sin? And, if we die before we confess and ask if God will forgive us for at least one sin that might have been either overlooked or ignored or forgotten, would we still spend eternity as one who has been washed clean by the blood of the Lamb? What do you think? Sam Hughey |
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107 | Can man refuse God's invitation? | Luke 14:16 | reformedreader | 2873 | ||
Chris, I do not see any mentioning of an invitation system to be saved by the unbeliever's choice in 1 Peter 1:20,21. I also have never seen any verses on election or foreknowledge associate themselves with an invitation to be saved. Now, one might want to see it there, but we cannot say they are there when they are not. Perhaps you could present more textually specific verses using the term "invitation" when associated with salvation. Also, be careful when riding fences, it could be both painful and harmful. Sam Hughey |
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108 | FOR JACOB I LOVED AND ESUA I HATED | Rom 9:11 | reformedreader | 2867 | ||
There are basically two ways to approach scripture. 1. I can read into scripture whatever I want to be there. 2. I can receive from scripture whatever is already there. Our motives judge our hearts and depending upon how we study scripture, much can be revealed about ourselves and our relatonship with God. Since God said He loved Jacob, and I believe that to be true, why then when God said He hated Esau would I "not" believe that to be true? Sam Hughey |
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109 | Where is "accept Christ" in the Bible? | Acts 24:3 | reformedreader | 2861 | ||
Thanks JVH0212, I have often thought of doing this for my website, but it seems to be an overwhelming task. Perhaps I will give it more serious consideration for a newsletter or ezine, etc. Sam Hughey |
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110 | Is John 6:66 the answer to 666 riddle? | John 6:66 | reformedreader | 2859 | ||
No, John 6:66 is the 66th verse of the 6th chapter of John and nothing else. Had you read the same text prior to the creation of chapters and verses, what do you think it would have meant? Right, the same as it means now and the numbers 666 have absolutely nothing to do with it. All unbelievers have the spirit of being anti- (against) Christ by their very nature. The term anti-Christ does not refer to a singularly specific individual but to the unbelief that Christ is God, King, Lord and Savour which flows naturally from the veins of Adams "natural" descendents. Sam Hughey |
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111 | Where is "accept Christ" in the Bible? | Acts 24:3 | reformedreader | 2852 | ||
Not only is the term "accept Christ" not in the Bible, but on what basis would the unregenerate decide to "accept Christ"? Would they judge His holiness, righteousness, divinity or Lordship to be worthy of their acceptance? Strange things we "Bible-Believing" Christians believe that are not even Biblical. But, you are correct, we don't like to be confused with all that doctrinal "stuff". Sam Hughey |
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112 | Can man refuse God's invitation? | Luke 14:16 | reformedreader | 2849 | ||
angelbyte, If this verse refers to election, then election ceases to be election. Do we find the scriptures saying God invited us or elected us from the foundation of the world? Sam Hughey |
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113 | Where do you see it? | Bible general Archive 1 | reformedreader | 2842 | ||
LVDTHELORD, Where in Dan. 9:24-27 do you see any mentioning of a pre-trib rapture? Sam Hughey |
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114 | Suicide, lost? | Ex 20:13 | reformedreader | 2836 | ||
Hugger, Your post on the security of the believer is a very biblically based view. I can only disagree with your last comment, "No one is lost by any one sin but by not accepting Christ into their hearts". We are all born into this world in the image of Adam and no act of sin is required by any of us in order to be condemned justly by God. We are all condemned because we are all in unbelief (naturally). Sam Hughey |
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