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1061 | How did sin originate | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 44737 | ||
I think I may misread have your reply the first time around. But let me reply that I believe that God in His foreknowledge knew that man using His freedom of choice would fall since God is also omniscient. Both God's foreknowledge and omniscience in this matter in my opinion does not mean God foreordains sin. Rather it is because God is Sovereign and granted His creatures with freedom of choice to either obey or disobey. God told Adam and Eve they may eat of any tree of the garden except one. They freely chose to do the one thing God commanded them not to do. God didn't on one hand tell them not to eat of the forbidden tree and then on the other hand coerce them to eat of the very same tree that He earlier told them not to. He merely foreknew they would. Thats what I get from scripture. I still hold that your ideas on this would mean that God is the author of sin. | ||||||
1062 | How did sin originate | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 44736 | ||
Thanks Joe I will check that out | ||||||
1063 | Who is gathered first - tares or wheat? | Matt 13:30 | New Creature | 44686 | ||
The text states that the tares are gathered first. That along with other scripture such as Matthew 24:29-31 etc. forces me to side against the current views of pre-tribulation rapturist's Notice in matthew 24:29-31 That immediately after the tribulation, that the elect are still present. My view may not be in the majority, but nevertheless, it remains my view that pre-trib doesn't square with all of scripture. But it is very possible that the majority may view be wrong. |
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1064 | How did sin originate | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 44678 | ||
You stated: "you didn't demonstrate how ordaining the fall of man makes God the author of sin." I wasn't the one who said God ordained sin, you did. Therefore it's not up to me to prove the truth of your statement. That falls upon your shoulders |
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1065 | Show in the Bible once saved always | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 44662 | ||
Thanks for your reply you stated; "When Christ enters the believer's soul, as it were, he is there for keeps." and cited the following verse. Hebrews 13:5 B I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. The fact that God will never leave or forsake thee, speaks of the impossibility of God ever leaving or forsaking us, but says nothing about the possibility of us leaving or forsaking Him. The Lord is with you, while ye be with him ... but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. (2 Chr. 15:2 |
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1066 | Show in the Bible once saved always | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 44653 | ||
CDBJ; I have been away on a trip and have just noticed this reply of yours to me, so forgive me for not noticing, and responding back to you sooner. I just want to make a comment on a question you asked. You asked "how long is eternal?" To which I will reply my thoughts on the matter. Keep in mind these are my thoughts and I don't expect you to agree with them. So "how long is eternal?" The fact life is "eternal" does not prove we cannot lose it. "Eternal" describes the nature of the life. It has nothing to do with whether it can or cannot be lost. One of the most commonly presented arguments given in defense of the teaching of "once saved always saved" goes like this: When one gets saved, he receives eternal life. If that life could be lost, it wouldn't be eternal. Therefore, once a person is saved, he is always saved. Eternal life was eternal even before a saved person ever possessed it. Does it not follow then, that eternal life will still remain eternal, even if one doesn't continue to possess it? I am also reminded that even the unsaved possess eternal life, it's just that their eternal life won't be nearly as pleasant as the eternal life which the saved shall experience. So I guess I might say, eternal life certainly is eternal. The big question is where will you and I spend eternity? For you and myself as well I believe that it will be in the better of the two places. |
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1067 | Who are the "sons of God?" | OT general | New Creature | 44650 | ||
Here is my opinion. In Gen 6:2 "sons of God" refers to believers in God (the saved ones). The phrase "daughters of men" in the same verse refers to the unsaved or unbelievers. The believers were joining in mixed marriages with unbelievers, which causes many problems. Solomon had many foreign wives who turned his heart away from the Lord. Believers should marry believers. We don't marry an unbeliever hoping that they will later become believers. Concerning the verse in Job 1:6, I like the wording that comes from the NIV Bible. It says: "One day the angels came came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them." In that verse I believe the angels mentioned here refer to the angels who remained in God's presence and were not of the 1/3 of fallen angels that joined Satan in the rebellion against God. So it is my opinion that the verses you mention do not refer to the same thing when it mentions the "sons of God" |
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1068 | Who was John? | John 19:26 | New Creature | 44610 | ||
The text you refer to speaks about John, one of the Apostles of Jesus. This same John wrote the book of John, plus 1,2, and 3 John along with the book of Revelation. Be careful you don't get John the Apostle mixed up with John the Baptist. The two are not the same person. |
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1069 | How to receive God's blessings he gives | 2 Cor 5:8 | New Creature | 44609 | ||
Obedience to the known and revealed will of God for your life or mine brings blessing. God always honors obedience. Deuteronomy 28 mentions how obedience brings blessings, and disobedience brings a curse. For the believer the desire to obey is given to us by God. | ||||||
1070 | Why does this passage not work? | John 14:13 | New Creature | 44608 | ||
"Burn the bush like you did for Moses, God, and I will follow . Collapse the walls like you did in Jericho for Joshua, God and I will fight. Still the waters like you did on the sea of Galilee, God and I will listen. And so the man sat by a bush, near a wall, close to the sea, and waited for God to speak. And God heard the man, so God answered. I sent fire, not for a bush, but for a church. I brought down a wall, not of brick, but of sin. I stilled a storm, not of a sea, but of a soul. And God waited for the man to respond. And He waited, and He waited, And He waited. But because the man was looking at bushes, not hearts, bricks and not lives, seas and not souls, he decided that God had done nothing. Finally he looked to God and asked. Have you lost your power? And God looked at him and said, Have you lost your hearing?" Max Lucado |
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1071 | Why does this passage not work? | John 14:13 | New Creature | 44607 | ||
Maybe your too focused on the physical rather than spiritual. I see sight restored to people all the time. Spiritual sight that is. I see hearing rerstored to the spiritually deaf many times. And I have also seen people who through the power of prayer were miraculously healed from any signs of cancer, to the doctors amazement. The verse you mention works, you just need to open your eyes. |
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1072 | Can we figure out God's Truth | 2 Tim 3:16 | New Creature | 44606 | ||
The answer is no. John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: The Bible is a supernatural book and can be understood only by supernatural aid. (A.W. Tozer) 1 Cor. 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned. Spiritual understanding requires discernment. We need the Holy Spirit's assistance to properly understand God's word. It's an erroneous assumption that spiritual truths can be intellectually perceived. If the brain were the key to spiritual understanding, the most intellectual persons would be the most Christ-like. (John McArthur Jr.) The word does not say; “no man knows the things of God except the man who studies the Bible.” It does say; that no man knows the things of God except by the Holy Spirit. “The Scriptures, to be understood, must be read with the same Spirit that originally inspired them.” (A.W. Tozer) Paul said: Gal. 1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that THE GOSPEL which was preached of me is not after man. 12 For I neither RECEIVED it of man, neither was I taught [it], but BY the REVELATION of Jesus Christ. (Capitialization added for emphasis) We need Divine revelation to discern the truth of God's word in the way God intended |
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1073 | God forgive no matter what | 2 Cor 5:8 | New Creature | 44501 | ||
you stated: "it is not our confession of sin that avails us of forgiveness" even that statement is in disagreement of the conditional promise of 1 John 1:9 Once again in that verse it plainly states: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins. the word "IF" in this verse is a conditional word. It also carries with it the negative possible choice of the individual, which would be "If you don't confess your sins" then there remains no promise of forgiveness. How much plainer can a verse be. This verse as is the entire epistle of 1 John is written to the church not to the unchurched. If you feel you need not confess your future sins you committ thats your perogitive. As for me I will confess my sins on a daily basis as the ministry of the Holy Spirit convicts me of them so I can continual in fellowship with Him. This is going around in circles so I will respectfully agree to disagree with you on this. |
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1074 | God forgive no matter what | 2 Cor 5:8 | New Creature | 44456 | ||
ChristLifer2001 Consider what some of the commentaries say about 1 John 1:9 and how confession is for believers in the context of this verse. "Keep in mind, however, that 1 John 1:9 is written exclusively to all BELIEVERS. I have sometimes heard sincere Christian quote this verse to unconverted people, urging them to confess their sins. But this inspired epistle was addressed ONLY to saints, children in the family of God. The provision of confession and forgiveness is exclusively for them. Let us suppose for a moment that a letter has been sent to a specific church in a certain city. Would any in the town who did not belong to that church imagine that the instructions, admonitions, and exhortations were intended for them? Of course not! When the Christians who received this Spirit-inspired epistle heard the words read in their assembly, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness," they knew immediately that John meant believers. This provision of confession and forgiveness was never intended for the unbeliever. If all he needed to do to be assured of forgiveness and cleansing were to confess his sins, quite obviously he would not have to be told of Christ's death on the cross. He wouldn't have to hear of his need for faith in the crucified and risen Redeemer. But it's not that way. MY friend, this is God's family primer. It's addressed to the "little born ones," those who are ALREADY saved." (Paul R. Van Gorder - an associate teacher of the RADIO BIBLE CLASS who shares the preaching ministry with Richard De Haan on Day of Discovery - from his book "In The Family - Studies in First John - pages 38-39) J. Veron McGee in his commentary on first John says: "confess your sins. That, my friend, is one of the greatest needs in the church. This is God's way FOR A CHRISTIAN to deal with sin in his own life." (page 33 of his commentary) "confession of sins is necessary for maintaining continual fellowship with God." "BELIEVERS are to confess their sins because God says they are sinners who need forgiveness." "They don't need to confess the sins of the past all over again" "BELIEVERS should continue to confess their sins, .... so that they can enjoy maxium fellowship and joy with him." "If Christ already forgave all of our sins when he died on the cross, why does John tell us to confess our sins, so that God will forgive us? At issue here is our fellowship - not relationship with God." "a disobedient child of God cannot expect to have fellowship with God" (comments on 1 John 1:9 from the Life Application Bible Commentary of the epistles of John - pages 25-26) David who was a believer saw confession as necessary Ps 32:5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. Daniel the great man of God saw the need to confess his sins Dan. 9:20 I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin Since you disagree with the previous comments from Greek scholar Spiros Zodhiates I sent you in my last reply, I now send you the comments of other theologians on this topic as well. Plus I am including a couple of scripture verses about past saints who saw confession as necessary. Are we better than David or Daniel and do we not also have to confess sins daily as the work of the Holy Spirit convicts us? To say confession is not intended for the believer is to deny what most commentaries and Scripture as well declare. And I feel safer siding with Scripture and these noted theologians, and I believe they agree with scripture. |
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1075 | God forgive no matter what | 2 Cor 5:8 | New Creature | 44400 | ||
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. John in his epistle says "If we confess our sins" the "we" and "our" in this verse refers to believers. The "If" which begins this verse is a conditional word. If we confess our sins, there is forgiveness and cleansing, and restoration to fellowship. (see 1 John 1:7) It is only as believers continue to walk in the light that we can have fellowship with Jesus Christ and find cleansing from all sin. In Isaiah is found: Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. Unconfessed sin in the believers life, breaks our fellowship with God. Going back to 1 John 1:9 we could also say the following is likewise also true. If we don't confess our sins, God is not faithful to forgive us our unconfessed sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Spiros Zodhiates in his commentary on 1 John has the following to say concerning 1 John 1:9 "The verb "confess" ... presupposes consciousness and conviction for wrongdoing. The present subjunctive indicates that the process of confessing is energized each time we are convicted about a sin, and that EACH TIME we confess there is available forgiveness. "Faithful" (pistos- trustworthy) means that Christ can be trusted to grant us forgiveness EACH TIME we ask Him. Not only is He faithful, but He is also just (dikaios), fulfilling His declared promise. On the other hand, IF WE DO NOT CONFESS OUR SINS, it is within His justice not to forgive us even as a just judge could not allow a criminal to go free. The Lord keeps an account of unconfessed sins for which we bear the consequences. Our unconfessed sins will remain for eventual retribution (Heb. 10:26). Not to confess our sins is tantamount to claiming that we are sinless. In reality we are claiming that we are living the same perfect life which Christ lived, which is blasphemy ... the Lord's forgiveness is available to us EACH TIME we ask for it and as many times as is necessary." I would also like to state that when a believer is convicted of sin, this conviction comes from the Holy Spirit, and we need to immediately confess it, with the desire to turn from it. Unconfessed sin in the life a believer: (1) separates us from fellowship (Isaiah 59:2 and 1 John 1:7) (2) hinders our prayers. (John 9:31) (3) holds back God's desire to forgive us I hope this sheds some light on your question |
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1076 | How did sin originate | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 44392 | ||
In my previous reply I mentioned That I would reply to a few of your comments. Below is one more point you stated that I disagree with. "God obviously does not decree such our performance, He actually decrees that we fall." I hear you, but I can't say as I agree with your view. To agree with you, makes God the author of sin. And I don't believe God is the author or originator of sin. As I see scripture in it's full context, God in His permissive will allowed mankind the freedom of choice to either obey or disobey. God in His omniscience, and foreknowledge knew that man would choose to disobey. Man in this line of thinking becomes responsible and accountable for the choices he makes. I have no need to tell you that you are entitled to your thoughts on this and other topics, but I cannot in anyway adopt those same thoughts as mine. Nevertheless, thanks for the replys |
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1077 | come out | 1 John 2:15 | New Creature | 44322 | ||
Concerning worldliness which you ask about, consider the following verses Col. 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. Whatever leads us further away from Christ and not closer, is of the world and should be avoided. Prayerfully ask for wisdom and direction. |
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1078 | How did sin originate | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 44290 | ||
You stated; "the elect, they and they alone should come to repentance" How does that idea agree or disagree with the following scripture? Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance GOD winked at; but NOW COMMANDETH ALL MEN EVERYWHERE TO REPENT: (captialization mine for emphasis) I will also shortly give you an answer to some of the other objections and questions you asked of me in this your reply to me. But in the mean time I will wait for you to respond to this one question I now ask. |
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1079 | How did sin originate | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 44288 | ||
Can you Bibically with Scripture support your thoughts about reincarnation? Can you find any verse in the Bible that mentions that the tree of good and evil was a creature, and not a tree as the text says? | ||||||
1080 | antichrist or Antichrist? | 1 John 2:22 | New Creature | 44217 | ||
My question is concerning the following verse 1 John 2:22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. In a Bible study group last night, the discussion came up concerning "the antichrist" in this verse. One person said it cannot be speaking of the Antichrist, because it is not captialized, and is referring to a little antichrist. Another person said it does refer to the Antichrist, because of the article "the" before "antichrist" is singular - "the antichrist" In Spiros Zodhiates exegetical commentary on 1 John, he capitalizes the word "Antichrist" in this verse. Can anyone shed any light on whether or not this refers to the Antichrist, or a antichrist? |
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