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1101 | Number 216 | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 157854 | ||
You mentioned above that this forum is for bible study. You like to point that out to others. Are the following post that you and others are posting in this thread serious bible study? I had been lead to believe that numerology is a false teaching. Just asking. Jeff |
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1102 | Does sin prove one is not a believer? | 1 Cor 6:9 | jlhetrick | 157830 | ||
Hi Takeupyoursword, You answer your own question within the question. The verse starts out with “do you not know that the ‘unrighteous’ and wrongdoers..” Your thought is correct regarding God’s own righteousness. Once saved, you are no longer one of the “unrighteous” nor are you a “wrongdoer” as it is presented here. Read Romans 7:15-20 carefully to get a good explanation from Paul of how and why a Christian is still capable of sinning. Notice to the obvious struggle Paul has with his own sin. The bible teaches that though we may continue to sin, we are no longer “slaves” to sin. See Romans 6:12-14. Rom 6:12-14 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. NIV Before being saved, we were under the law and slaves to sin, we followed it’s tempting. After we are saved, we have the power and authority through Christ to resist temptation because sin no longer holds any authority over us. The struggle continues because we have the sin nature still in our bodies. The difference is, now we feel conviction from God, have remorse for our sin. But the guilt of that sin is no longer credited to us as Paul points out in Romans 7:20 Rom 7:20 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. NIV If one claims to be saved but lives a life dominated by sin, the question is, is he/she truly saved. Only God can answer that of another. But if you are saved, you are saved. There is nothing you or I can do to undo the greatest miracle ever accomplished by God, that is salvation. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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1103 | Does sin prove one is not a believer? | 1 Cor 6:9 | jlhetrick | 157829 | ||
Hi BradK, Thanks for putting that issue back into proper perspective. Jeff |
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1104 | Number 216 | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 157827 | ||
Hi Doc, You mentioned above that this forum is for bible study. You like to point that out to others. Are the following post that you and others are posting in this thread serious bible study? I had been lead to believe that numerology is a false teaching. Just asking. Jeff |
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1105 | Fasting | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 156769 | ||
Hi Mike, Yes, fasting is for today. As Hank pointed out, you can search the topic on the forum for in-depth study, however, I felt a friendly answer wouldn't hurt. As you may be aware, the book of Acts is one of the best places to go to in the bible to get a picture of the early church to include the performance of individuals and the wider church body. The following passage is an example of those in the "New Testament Church" (which continues to this day) fasting. Acts 14:23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and FASTING , committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. NIV (emphasis added) Hope this helps, Jeff |
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1106 | co dependecy | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 156766 | ||
Hello Allmy, Hint, only click the "submit" button once when you are ready to send your question to the forum post. It your computer is slow, just wait for it to post. Regarding your question. First, what do you mean by indulge? Next, what do you mean by relationship? I'm not playing on your words here. And certainly this is a lagitimate question if you are asking (as I assume you are) what the bible has to say regarding this. Define indulge and relationship and see what we can come up with. Jeff |
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1107 | passages to help someone suicidle | Ps 100:3 | jlhetrick | 156685 | ||
Hi Hank, Thanks for being responsible in answering this question and including the need for medical attention. Sometimes we forget that God has blessed us with medical technologies and skilled and gifted clinicians that he works through to heal the sick. In the meantime, we Christian may fail as assuredly as any by simply offering a bible verse. It reminds me of when my father died. Several Christians quoted this scripture to me, Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. KJV ...and that was it. Wow was that helpful. Jeff |
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1108 | Does the Mosaic Law apply to gentiles? | Leviticus | jlhetrick | 156684 | ||
Hi Doc, What Mark said. Thanks, Jeff |
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1109 | IS LAZARUS AND THE RICH MAN A PARABLE | Luke 16:19 | jlhetrick | 156683 | ||
If this story is a parable it is a very unique one in that it gives identity to two main characters. Lazarus and Abraham. In known parables Jesus does not give this type of identity to the characters involved (as far as I remember anyway). Based on the fact that Jesus named Lazarus by named and made reference specific to Abraham, I tend to believe that perhapse Jesus was making mention of a real event. What do others think. Jeff |
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1110 | forgiven without repenting? | Eph 4:32 | jlhetrick | 156624 | ||
Hi Mike, I agree with Lionheart and Doc. The willingness to forgive a brother is a result of the condition of your own heart and should not depend on the willingness or actions of your brother. As Doc pointed out: “God Himself, and the Lord Jesus Christ, set the example of extending forgiveness to us before we ever get around to being repentant.†This statement represents the awesomeness of God’s grace, that He was willing to extend forgiveness to us even while we were still sinners. In fact, it is because of this that we are able and do repent. When faced with this fullness of grace and love we are compelled to respond in some way. Regardless of how we respond, by repenting or continuing in our sin, it has no effect on God’s character. It doesn’t lessen or minimize His grace nor His love. Sometimes we may hesitate to extend forgiveness because we fear the other will not repent or even accept our forgiveness. Pride is one reason we might deal with it in this way. But if God waited on us to repent before offering forgiveness, this gift of grace would a) depend on us and not God, and b) possibly never happen in the first place. So with grace and love offer forgiveness to your brother and in that same grace and love, be patient with him as he decides how to respond. Jeff |
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1111 | biblical ex. of how to rebuke a brother | Matt 18:15 | jlhetrick | 156620 | ||
Hi Doc, Thanks for the response. I don’t understand why you would believe that I have “read into†the apparently simple question of how to rebuke a brother. The question appears to be a straight forward one. I felt and do feel like my response/answer, a simple quote from scripture, was straight forward as well. No reading into and no long-winded exposition of my interpretation of the verses. You basically did the exact same thing with your response #156500. My question back to you was, does the Gal 6:1-2 have more to do with the restoration of a brother, while Matt. 18:15-17 are more specifically talking about the rebuking of a brother. But you really haven’t answered the question clearly if at all. So I am continuing to attempt to get a clear understanding of this issue without reading into anything. So let’s work on it. You write in response to my post: “You are apparently referring to the subject of church discipline†To be clear, I was actually referring to the “rebuking†of a brother as I took the question from “now†at face value. I quoted from Matt. 18 because that is what Matt. 18 is referring to. If you study it carefully, you will see that the process of rebuking a brother, as spelled out clearly in these verses, may in fact eventually involve the larger church body if earlier steps are not successful. But before it becomes a matter of the church, it is an issue between two brothers and it is a matter of rebuking one brother. You wrote: “The passage in Matthew 18 that you mention is about making every effort to restore a "strayed sheep†I see your point here and I agree with you. The end goal of rebuking another Christian, is to achieve restoration of that brother. Perhaps this is what your “(sic)†reference to the original question from “now†is referring to. The fact that “now†did not include in his/her question the issue of restoring, but focused only on the issue of rebuke (I’m assuming here, I’m not really sure what the “sic†reference means). So I’m thinking that it may have been from your spirit of love that you did in fact read into “now’s†question and answer with scripture focused on restoration verses a simple quotation that focused on rebuke as I did. Working through this, it seems to me that I am correct in offering the quote from Matt. as this scripture is a direct and specific response to the direct and specific question by “nowâ€. But had I read into the question, I would have been more alert to redirect “now’s†thinking to include the need for restoration after the rebuke has succeeded in effecting confession and repentance. In that case I might have been more diligent in following up with additional scripture to include what to do after/if the rebuking process is successful. In conclusion, “nowâ€, if you are still following along, take the instruction of scripture as I offered in Matt. 18. If the bother acknowledges his sin and repents, follow through with the instruction of scripture in Gal 6 as Doc offered. Hope this is helpful to all following, Jeff |
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1112 | biblical ex. of how to rebuke a brother | Matt 18:15 | jlhetrick | 156589 | ||
Hi Lionheart, Well said brother. Jeff |
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1113 | biblical ex. of how to rebuke a brother | Matt 18:15 | jlhetrick | 156581 | ||
Hi Doc, Thanks for the information on the usage of the word rebuke. It is helpful. Will you please respond to the following. Is Gal 6:1-2 referring to how to "rebuke" a brother (as the question asked) or how to "restore" a brother? I'm asking because it appears that these verses are referring to a brother who's guilt has been established as he has been "overtaken in fault" and he appears to be suffering and in need of restoration. now's question seemed to be asking how to deal with a brother who is in need of being held accountable (correct me if I'm wrong now). If this is the case, wouldn't Gal 6:1-2 only apply if that brother confesses and repents? If there is no acknowledgment on the part of the brother in need of rebuke (after he has been called into account), would not Matt 18:16 and then even possibly verse 17 be the biblical way of handling the rebuke? Jeff |
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1114 | biblical ex. of how to rebuke a brother | Matt 18:15 | jlhetrick | 156553 | ||
Hi Doc, Is Gal 6:1-2 referring to how to "rebuke" a brother (as the question asked) or how to "restore" a brother? I'm asking because it appears that these verses are referring to a brother who's guilt has been established as he has been "overtaken in fault" and he appears to be suffering and in need of restoration. now's question seemed to be asking how to deal with a brother who is in need of being held accountable (correct me if I'm wrong now). If this is the case, wouldn't Gal 6:1-2 only apply if that brother confesses and repents? If there is no acknowledgment on the part of the brother in need of rebuke (after he has been called into account), would not Matt 18:16 and then even possibly verse 17 be the biblical way of handling the rebuke? Jeff |
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1115 | do angels really play harps | Ps 150:3 | jlhetrick | 156551 | ||
Hi dahawg, Just to follow up on BradK's answer. We do not have a time (that I am aware of) where angels are said to play harps, but what is interesting here is that there is indication that the playing of a harp effects angels. Fallen angels that is. 1 Sam 16:23 Whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him. NIV It is also interesting to note that there is no place in the bible (again that I am aware of) where angels are said to sing. I have heard some actually say that angels do not and even can not sing. However, I have not found in the bible where it is said that they do not or can not. Still, we think of angels as singing for some reason. "oh! she sounds so beautiful, like an angel when she sings!" But, again, there is no scripture showing angels singing. Interesting, Jeff |
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1116 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | jlhetrick | 156532 | ||
Hi Victor, Yep, I read the Domatic Constitution on Devine Revelation. Thaks for the link. You are abaolutely right. It's all right there. It's obvious from reading it what the Pope had to have meant. So the bottom line is, on the surface, taking the words of the Pope at face value, there is nothing inappropriate stated (my opinion). Taken in context with what the RCC claims as it's role in revealing God's truth (which I see happens to only INCLUDE the scriptures)it does become obvious what the Pope meant. HUMMMM. Do I smell wool? Is that sheeps clothing he is wearing? Thanks for the link, Jeff |
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1117 | biblical ex. of how to rebuke a brother | Matt 18:15 | jlhetrick | 156490 | ||
Hi now, Matt 18:15-17 "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses .' 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. NIV Hope this helps, Jeff |
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1118 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | jlhetrick | 156486 | ||
Hi Mark, I hear ya! I don't think the Pope is a member of this forum. I bet he does have an email address though. Jeff |
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1119 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | jlhetrick | 156473 | ||
Hi bro. Mark, No, I don't think your all wet. You may be very accurate about your conclusion regarding the Pope's intent. I am not convinced of it but I concede that your presentation and rational certainly support your thought. The one thing in your argument that does give particular support to your conclusion is that: "his words are telling us that we need the Catholic Church to interpret the Bible for us. That is fully in line with other things the Catholic Church has said." I think it is the position of the Roman Catholic Church regarding it's self-proclaimed position of authority that has lead to this thread in the first place. Again, I preach context, but I did not include the wider context of the RCC's position on it's own authority which is important. But with that said, I want to point back to the actual words of the Pope and say that I don't come to the same conclusion that you have for the reasons I gave in my previous post. Now, I also do not disagree with any argument you make. And we are back to the dilemma of being only able to speculate. I'm interested in more dialouge on this topic. Jeff |
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1120 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | jlhetrick | 156456 | ||
Hi Mark, This is a great question, thanks for asking it. I would like to comment while we wait on Humbled to respond. Again I think that context can help us understand the Pope's comments. I realize you are asking for an opinion (what is thought) of the statement and agree that opinion is really all any of us can offer. I looked at the quote in context with the immediate statements before and after the statement you quoted. "This is why love for Sacred Scripture is so important, and in consequence, it is important to know the faith of the Church which opens up for us the meaning of Scripture. It is the Holy Spirit who guides the Church as her faith grows, causing her to enter ever more deeply into the truth" The Pope here seems to be putting special emphasis on "love for sacred scripture." He also emphasizes that it is the "Holy Spirit who guides the church as her faith grows." He also atributes to the Holy Spirit as being the "cause" of the church "entering more deeply into the truth." With this in mind, It may be that the Pope has Romans 10:17 in mind. Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Wish we knew for sure what he meant. Jeff |
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