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121 | why did God not destroy satan ? | Ezekiel | John Reformed | 69242 | ||
Dear Bruno, Act 15:18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. The short answer is that God did not will that Satan should perish until Satan's appointed time. It is important to remember that God has ordained everything that happens and that those things are ALL a part of His perfect plan for His creation. Is 55:8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. We may wonder why God does things the way He does, but we are mere lumps of clay being molded by the Great Potter. We don't even posess the right to question why He made us the way He did! (see Romans 9) What we think GOD should have done is beside the point. It is what He has done that should concern us. Let us be grateful that it is God (and not man) who is the author of all things. For He is great and greatly to be praised! All His works are perfect, holy and just. God Bless, John |
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122 | why did God not destroy satan ? | Ezekiel | John Reformed | 69243 | ||
Sorry In Touch, I addreeed tou as Bruno by mistake. John Reformed |
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123 | Does God bring calamity to redeticate ya | Jonah | John Reformed | 35990 | ||
Dear Peggling, I don't think we always can tell why God is doing what he does in our lives. But if you are His, You need not be anxious. Rom 8:28 "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose". If you feel conviction over sin, thank God for that conviction Confess it before God and you will forgiven. 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". Your Brother in Christ, John |
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124 | remnant and remainder? | Zeph 2:9 | John Reformed | 99592 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, I believe that it was common that to put emphasis on something the same word was repeated (truly, truly I say to you...). In this case the words are different but have the same meaning, so I believe the object was the same...emphasis. Holy, Holy, Holy is to take the emphasis to the Nth degree. John |
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125 | Shouldn't we do something? | Matthew | John Reformed | 38834 | ||
Dear Dave, The Father has always known everything that we will ever do, say, think or feel. (Act 15:18) "Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world". We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. God has already facillitated everything necessary for our sanctification. He also has chosen us to be the means by which His will is done. He has commanded us to obey Him out of our love for Christ. Do we obey Him perfectly? No. Does our sin upset His plan? No. Should we repent and confess our sin, asking for His grace to follow His commands? Yes. Rom 8:28 "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Grace and Peace Cody, John |
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126 | Must we love God most? | Matthew | John Reformed | 85035 | ||
Dear Biblesearcher, We christians have been commanded to love God above all persons and things. This we must do with everything within us. But, if it was a requirement for salvation, no one would enter the Kingdom of God for no one can keep any commandment to perfection. We are not saved on the basis of anything that we have done or anything we will do. Our salvation is based on Christ alone and that which He has done in our place. Rom 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. Rom 3:30 since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one. Rom 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Gal 2:16 nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified. If you are "in Christ", you are seen by God as righteous (for Christ is righteous) and are considered as "at peace with God" and as being His child. Grace and Peace, John Reformed |
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127 | Confused about matt. 10:34-36 | Matthew | John Reformed | 87483 | ||
Read the three verses which pre-ceed Isa 2:4 and the two verses before Micah 3. John |
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128 | difference between sickness and disease | Matt 4:23 | John Reformed | 98281 | ||
Sickness: The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; disease or malady Disease: To derange the vital functions of; to afflict with disease or sickness; to disorder; Take your pick; their meanings can be inter-changable. Why do you ask? John |
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129 | What does the Lord's prayer mean when it | Matt 6:13 | John Reformed | 54709 | ||
Dear Gracechild, Good question and one I have wondered about myself. We know that God does not tempt anyone to sin. So what does it mean? The old Puritan Bible commentator Matthew Henry wrote: "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." This petition is expressed, (1.) Negatively: Lead us not into temptation. Having prayed that the guilt of sin may be removed, we pray, as it is fit, that we may never return again to folly, that we may not be tempted to it. It is not as if God tempted any to sin; but, "Lord, do not let Satan loose upon us; chain up that roaring lion, for he is subtle and spiteful; Lord, do not leave us to ourselves (Ps. 19:13), for we are very weak; Lord, do not lay stumbling-blocks and snares before us, nor put us into circumstances that may be an occasion of falling.’’ Temptations are to be prayed against, both because of the discomfort and trouble of them, and because of the danger we are in of being overcome by them, and the guilt and grief that then follow. Jesus is teaching us to petition the Father for His protection of us. I hope that helps. John Reformed |
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130 | Conversation With God? | Matt 7:16 | John Reformed | 83391 | ||
Dear Hank, Is Scripture alone insufficent? Does it not provide us with all we need to grow in Christ and to perservere until the end? I believe that God communicates to the saints through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, who illuminates truth through the Scripture alone. I also think it is unsriptural to claim private revelation by the means of an "still, small voice". In my opinion, it is pure mysticism and is not founded on the Bible. The statements which I have made were not whispered to my heart by God, but are based on the foundation laid by the apostles in God's Word. 2 Pet 1:19 "So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts." Peter said "we" referring to those who were eyewitnesses of the risen Christ; those whom God had ordained to write New Testament. I do not doubt the religious fervor of many of those who claim to speak special and extra-biblical revelations, but, to place one's faith in this form of emotionalism is dead wrong and extremely dangerous. Every cult I can think of began with extra-biblical "revelations". Eph 4:17 "So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind," Those who proclaim that "God told me to tell you...", whether they realize it or not; whether they are sincere or not; operate without the authority of Scripture. If someone were to tell me that "God said" (that I should do this or not do that have) take upon themselves the authority of God Himself! If I believe this sort of thing then I am obliged to do whatever I am told by whoever it is that tells me "God told me to tell you...". For instance: If a person, who I believed to be a christian, told me that God told him that I must leave my family and start a mission in Antartica, then I would be obliged to obey God. How am I to know if this man is right or wrong? God is not the author of confusion! John |
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131 | Do the will of the Father to enter heave | Matt 7:21 | John Reformed | 87312 | ||
Hello Reilly, Well, I'm no expert but I do play one on TV! :-) The first thing is to determine what the will of God is for us. Matt 5:48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect...". Uh-oh! How in the world can you or I, or anyone else for that matter, be perfect? The answer is simple. We can't! At least within ourselves and relying on our own strength and resources we can't. How then can we qualify for heaven? We do so by being IN Christ. When God calls a person, He takes away their unbelieving heart and places within them a heart that longs to believe. Ezek 11:19 "And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, Along with a new heart God also grants to us repentance. We realize that we are sinners and that the only hope for us is to flee to Christ and cry out for Him to save us. We admit that it is Christ alone who is our only hope. Eph 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Martin Luther was a Catholic priest who depaired of ever pleasing God. He spent most of his time going to confession and upon his knees begging God for forgiveness. The problem that Father Luther had was he was truly trying his best to be perfect and in his heart he knew he could not attain to it. But God heard his prayers and ne day while reading in the book of Romans, Luther's life was changed forever. This is what he read... Rom 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH." What this means for imperfect guys like you and me is that, our faith in Christ's perfect righteousness is seen by God as if it were our own. That is a part of ou being IN Christ. Praise God! Now, when we sin we are to confess it to God and the Bible says He is faithfull to forgive us and to cleanse us from it. This is not a license to sin however. Because now we love our Lord so much that we begin to hate sinning and feel real sorrow over our weaknesses. This sorrow is new to us at first, but is a result of what God hs done and will continue to do in our new spiritual hearts of flesh. James said " But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?" (James 2:20). What he meant was that if we claim to have faith but do not have any fruit (good works), then we should examine ourselves to see if we truly have faith at all!" I grew up Catholic and went to parochial school for 8 years. Although I love the Catholic people, I believe the Catholic Church to be very wrong on how we are saved and how we are to attain to eternal life. I hope this helps. God Bless Rielly, John Reformed |
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132 | What is iniquity in Matthew 7:23? | Matt 7:23 | John Reformed | 73964 | ||
Dear Greg, To what degree must the Torah (law) be kept for one to be considered righteouss before God? I believe that it is by faith we have been saved. Please explain. John Reformed |
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133 | follow up to blasphemy question | Matt 12:31 | John Reformed | 91609 | ||
Dear brookelynne1982 "so why is it forgivable to blaspheme against god and the son?" Better minds the my own may be able to answer your Q more fully. But for now, consider what Jesus said: Matt 12:31 "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven What more does one need to know? John Reformed |
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134 | MAny are called - not All are called??? | Matt 22:14 | John Reformed | 85691 | ||
Dear Ainamoja, The word "many" is translated from the Greek "eklektos", meaning "chosen" or "selected". God leaves out those who He has not chosen. If the Holy Spirit intended to say "all", the verse would Say "all". But God chooses according to His good pleasure those who will recieve His mercy. Rom 9:13 Just as it is written, "JACOB I LOVED, BUT ESAU I HATED." 14 What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! 15 For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION." 16 So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. Hope this helps. John Reformed |
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135 | Matt. 23:37 Calvinism or Arminianism? | Matt 23:37 | John Reformed | 70434 | ||
Dear Kalos, I agree with Joe that Matt 23:37 does not (in itself) prove either A or C, I do think that it is important to identify who the "Ye" in "but ye would not" refers to. A careful reading of the preceeding verses in chapt. 23 may reveal the mistake that many have made, by misunderstanding who "Ye" actually are. God Bless You, John |
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136 | Who'll go through the tribulation? | Matt 24:31 | John Reformed | 67232 | ||
Dear Searcher, When anyone mentions the elect, I am drawn like a bee to honey! Election of Grace - The Scripture speaks (1) of the election of individuals to office or to honour and privilege, e.g., Abraham, Jacob, Saul, David, Solomon, were all chosen by God for the positions they held; so also were the apostles. (2) There is also an election of nations to special privileges, e.g., the Hebrews (Deut. 7:6; Rom. 9:4). (3) But in addition there is an election of individuals to eternal life (2 Thess. 2:13; Eph. 1:4; 1 Pet. 1:2; John 13:18). (Easton's Bible Dictionary) I believe the passage is a reference to the gathering together of all the saints (those chosen by God and saved through His gracious gift of faith). John |
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137 | is gambling a sin?? | Matt 25:29 | John Reformed | 39254 | ||
Dear Lyn, I sure you mean well but, planning to go to the leadership of your church to inform them about sins among the members, seems a bad idea to me. Number One: You should have strong scriptual evidence. You would not want to be found guilty of trampling on the liberty we have in Christ. Number Two: Luke 17:3 "Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him." You go to your brother or sister. Number Three: I'm sure your Pastor knows that sin exists in the church. If he is human he probably sins every day just like you and just like me. Number Four: I don't believe that gambling isas bad as say....being a busybody. John |
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138 | How do you "share the Gospel?" | Matt 28:18 | John Reformed | 100282 | ||
Dear mmomapbs, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; I am all for personal sharing of the gospel, but the great commission (matt 28:19,20) was given to the the church leaders who were the eleven disciples (Matt 28:16). I am not taking this passage so literally as to think it applied to them alone! What I do believe is that, the principle which we may safely take from Jesus' command, is that the church elders are the ones whose task it is to lead the rest of us into spreading the "Good News". It is important and neccessary that the saints be equipped prior to going into the world. We would'nt send out babes among the wolves, would we? Sometimes I think we (especially American christians) are too individualistic. The old "Lone Ranger" mind set. John |
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139 | Is pork still an unclean meat? | Mark 7:18 | John Reformed | 69280 | ||
Dear Fitter, I fit is "the Shepards Chapel" broacast out of Arkansas, I would advise you to beware. The theology is very strange. I've been trying to remember the precher's name, but can't remember it offhand. John |
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140 | What did Jesus mean by this | Mark 9:23 | John Reformed | 91605 | ||
Hello Ken, Luke 17:5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" Luke 17:6 And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea'; and it would obey you. The apostles desired that their faith be increased. They were concerned by His teaching, and asked Him for help. Jesus then gave them a parable which showed that it was not the greatness (size) of ones faith that was important. For the exercise of the smallest faith makes possible that which is impossible without it. John Reformed |
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