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121 | Jesus know all things why marvelled? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 63390 | ||
Two things, Ray, (1). There seems to be some confusion on your part as to what is meant by "nature." When it is said that Christ has the nature of a man, all that is meant is that whatever makes a human being a human being Christ has it, no more, no less. Jesus is a real human person. He wasn't just a body occupied by God. (2). I haven't the foggiest idea what you mean by, "...but He did not come just as truly man, truly God. His nature was that of a Man, the second Adam." I'm not on the Caps kick. The Greek NT manuscripts, as far as I know, have no or few capitalized letters. From the hip, Lionstrong |
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122 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 63209 | ||
Hi Sam, You asked, "Why do you so oppose ANYBODY telling the gospel?" I never said I was. You apparently assumed my QUESTION was a STATEMENT of oppostion. Not all questions are statements of opposition. Some questions are just questions. Peace, |
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123 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 63177 | ||
Hi Sam, Thanks for your thoughts. You ask: "Let me ask you this question: If the command was only to the 11 apostles(and later, Paul), how many believers would there be in the world today? None. Because after the generation following them died off, there would be no one left to preach the Gospel. True? " True. However: Eph. 4:11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and SOME [not ALL, my caps] as EVANGELIST [my caps], and some as pastors and teachers, Eph. 4:12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; Peace, |
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124 | Christian Ecology | Gen 1:28 | Lionstrong | 63176 | ||
Gen. 1:28 And God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." My wife and I were talking this morning. Depressed with all the murder and mayhem she saw on the news yesterday, she asked, “What would we be doing if there had been no Fall?” My thoughts jumped to the verse above, and then as thoughts go, it jumped to other things. Subdue God says, subdue the earth, not destroy it. Christian ecology: Francis A. Schaeffer has an easy read on the subject, Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology. I recommend it to you. Peace, |
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125 | An experiance with fame | Ex 9:16 | Lionstrong | 63105 | ||
Greetings, crawfoj2! And welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Thanks for sharing your experience. Fame, like wealth, is a difficult responsibility. It definitely takes the grace of God to manage it. Peace, |
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126 | FAME! | Ex 9:16 | Lionstrong | 63102 | ||
Hi Search, I think the way you're using this verse, you're proving too much, because Soloman does not mean everything is vain. One thing, obedience to the Lord, is not vain. Eccl 12:13 The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. Eccl 12:14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. So he does not mean everything. He means everything under the sun. (1:3) Will there be famous saints in Heaven (i.e., Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham etc.)? Is God opposed to fame? (see verse under which this thread is posted) Peace, |
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127 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 63097 | ||
Thanks Joe! That was solid! Speaking of priesthood, I've got a question to post under the excellent verse you gave. Peace, |
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128 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 63087 | ||
Hi Emmaus, The two asides: I'm willing to pursue one under another thread conserning church goverment. The other, being personal, I would not like to persue on the forum, but my e-mail address is in my profile if you wish to answer it. Peace, |
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129 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 63086 | ||
Hi Tim, None of the verses you gave were witnesses of the resurrected Christ. What were they witnesses of? Ask yourself that. Peace, |
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130 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 63037 | ||
Hi Emmaus, The fact that there probably were other disciples there makes me LESS incline to support your secondary application. If the command were meant for all, why didn't he address the disciples as he did on other occasions where the application was to all believers? (This is an aside, but I'm also surprised at your answer! The RCC being an Episcopalian form of church government, it would seem that you would favor that this handling of the preaching of the gospel stay with the leadership. Laymen preaching the gospel! That's almost like letting them have a Bible! Please don't respond to this aside. If you like, start a study on church government.) Acts 1, "...after He had by the Holy Spirit GIVEN ORDERS TO THE APOSTLES whom He had chosen. To these He also presented Himself alive ..." "...YOU [the apostles] shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Acts 1:21 "Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us-- Acts 1:22 beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us--one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection." Acts 1:23 So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias. Acts 1:24 And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen Acts 1:25 to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." Other disciples were with Jesus from the beginning of his ministry. Of those Jesus chose twelve and appointed them apostles. They had exclusive responsibilities among Christ's disciples. And it seems that the leadership understood this and saw that being a witness to the resurrected Christ was as an exclusive ministry of an ordained apostle of Christ, even though more the five hundred disciples witnessed Jesus after his resurrection. (Paul is an example of a belated appointment to be an apostolic witness. 1Cor 15:8,9) Popular Christianity wants every believer to be a witness. The truth is that we've never witnessed the resurrected Christ. We are called to believe the witness of his apostles as recorded in their God inspired writings. But this is my soapbox on the word "witness." The real issue is the God given duty for laymen to tell others the gospel of Christ, and the true biblical basis for doing so. Is there a solid biblical basis for "witnessing?" Or are we doing so because we think it's the right thing to do, but with only the flimsiest biblical justification. Dathan and company as Israelites were holy to the Lord, but that did not give them the right to burn incense before the Lord. Telling others the Good News, like burning incense before the Lord, is a good thing, but the real issue is, does God lay this wonderful duty on all his people. If so, what is the biblical data that clearly demonstrates such a responsibility? You as a Catholic believer may just need a papal edict. But as a Protestant, I don't have that luxury. I've got to see it in the Word. (Another aside: I've seen some of your comments on the Bible and the layman. So, what are you doing here handling the Word if you're not a priest? Are you a priest? You don't have to answer this. This is not a Bible study question.) Other verses in Mark of Jesus speaking to a broader audience of disciples than the Twelve: Mark 8:34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. Mark 12:43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; Mark 14:32 They *came to a place named Gethsemane; and He *said to His disciples, "Sit here until I have prayed." Peace, |
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131 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 63025 | ||
1 Cor 15:6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; Hi Emmaus, Yes, the eleven Apostles were definitely there, but there may have been and probably were other disciples there too, hence the exclusivity of the command. Peace, |
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132 | IfGodMakesPeopleJealous,Why is it Wrong? | Rom 13:13 | Lionstrong | 62592 | ||
Thanks, Prayon But I don't see how your answer answers the question. Maybe read my post again, and expand on or explain your answer. Peace, |
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133 | predestined or free will | Rom 8:29 | Lionstrong | 62534 | ||
Part 2 Q3. “I would like to asked some questioned here regarding your post that God know everything from the beggining to the end. Me I personally accepted that I dont know if God really knows or not. I personally accepted that my limited mind cannot decern those things, and I leave it to God. 1. If God knows from he beggining to the end it is that mean before He created Lucifer He knews that it will rebel againts Him and there are too many angel too that will joined lucifer? could you please show me the scriptures that will say Yes. 2. God knows that lucifer will rebel against Him and God still created lucifer even He knows that too many people will suffer and go to Hell? Do you mean God responsible for the evil because even He knew that if He created lucifer too many people will suffer and too many souls will tormented in Hell because He is creating someone that will start the suffering of Mankind. “ A3. Well, Johnny, which is it; are you willing to accept that with your limited mind that you cannot discern that God is omniscient, or are your questions intended to prove that God is not omniscient? Take a stand, Johnny! Don’t be wishy-washy and hide behind feigned humility! What kind of God is the God of the Bible, all-knowing, or is God the image of Man and has to learn as He goes? But regarding “responsiblity.” One has to be careful with charging God with evil, especially moral evil. You see--and this may seem like a contradiction--God can do anything He pleases, AND God cannot sin (note that I did not say He can do anything EXCEPT sin). Now, because God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth and everything in them, He is the First Cause of all things. He is not, however, the IMMEDIATE cause of the sins of men and angels. Of course! God knew beforehand of the fall of men and angels! The question you should be asking, Johnny, is WHY? Instead, you would argue ignorance on God’s part in order to absolve Him of a supposed responsiblity for evil. But the Bible teaches that God is both all good AND all knowing. Job is a good example. He may not have known that Satan was the immediate cause of his troubles. If fact, there’s nothing in the text to indicate that he did. But he knew that it would not have happened apart from God. Therefore he wanted to plead the case of his innocence before God as the one who ordered his misery, but at the same time he never charged God with moral evil. In all Job’s moaning he didn’t say anything wrong about God (Job 42:7). |
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134 | predestined or free will | Rom 8:29 | Lionstrong | 62533 | ||
What I started to write yesterday before I felt you were not really interested in whay you were asking: Part 1 Hi Johnny! Thoughtful questions you have! Q1. “What is the purpose of preaching the gospel to all nations if there are limits already to whom who can go to heaven?” A1. The purpose of preaching the gospel to all nations even though the limits are set is, as was stated before, Christ commands it. Even though many times God gives us reasons for his commands to us, he does not have to. In that God himself gives the command is reason enough. But he does not deal with us as if we were hourses or mules which have no understanding, but as His image, as rational, knowledgable beings, even though we are but creatures of dust. The reason we preach is that those to whom we preach are also the image of God; God deals with them as such. He has determined not only who’s going to be with the Lord, but also HOW they’re going to get there, and they are going to get there by being treated as human beings. Again, people are the image of God, and therefore important and significant. They are not animals or machines; they are persons. So God does not simply zap the elect into heaven when it’s their time. He is personal; he deals with us as persons, that is, through our minds. This means the we give people the gospel to consider, to THINK about. And the Holy Spirit changes their minds to believe it. God has not only determined the END (glory), but also the MEANS to that end (the gospel of Chirst). Q2. “ It good to just wait? the outcome is still the same! those predestined are those who will go to heaven. “ A2. This reminds me of the attitude of a servant Jesus told a parable about: Matt. 25:14 ¶ "For it [the kingdom of heaven] is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves, and entrusted his possessions to them. Matt. 25:15 "And to one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. Matt. 25:18 "But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the ground, and hid his master's money. Matt. 25:19 "Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them. Matt. 25:24 "And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed. Matt. 25:25 'And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground; see, you have what is yours.' Matt. 25:26 "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I scattered no seed. Matt. 25:27 'Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. Matt. 25:28 'Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.' Matt. 25:29 "For to everyone who has shall more be given, and he shall have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. Matt. 25:30 "And cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. I sense your frustration, but you must remember, Johnny, that we are called first of all to love the Lord above all else. That means obedience in the power of the Holy Spirit. Second of all we are to love people, regardless of whether or not we know that they are elect. And we don’t know, do we? Nor is it our business who God saves, is it? Paul felt the tention: Rom. 9:1 I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, Rom. 9:2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. Rom. 9:3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, But he also knew that mercy was up to God: Rom. 9:15 For He says to Moses, " I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." So he preached: 1 Cor. 9:22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some. Paul loved people and he loved Christ. So he preached. Request 1. “You said"AND God knows everything. So, from the beginning it was impossible for Him to be ignorant of who is and who isn't in the Lamb's Book of Life." can you please show the passages that will support word by word in this. I will appreciate that. Response 1. That God has known from the beginning who is and who isn’t in the Book of Life is an unavoidable conclusion, unless you are willing to admit that God is NOT omniscient. Either God is omniscient in which case He’s always known the content of the Book of Life. Or he’s not omniscient and he may know aproximately how many hairs you have on your head! (Luke 12:7) |
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135 | predestined or free will | Rom 8:29 | Lionstrong | 62478 | ||
"Ge 22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. In this verse God tested the faith of Abraham, so He will know if Abraham feared Him, if God know already the result of the test of Abraham why He should testing abraham? Is he insecured kind of God? " Johnny, you say that your limited mind can't discern if God is omniscient, and yet you present this passage in order to prove that He isn't omniscient. Make up your mind Johnny! If you think you have Scriptural proof that God is ignorant of some things, then present it! "Ex 32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. In the verses above moses pray to God not to funish His people, and God repented, why God repented to the things that He know? He knew that He will not going to punish His people but then repented to the evil He though to His people? " You are talking out of both sides of you mouth, Johnny. Which side do I believe, the side that says that you don't know if God is omniscient, or the side that tries to prove that He isn't?" I'm not going to fight with you, Johnny, but if you have a real question, I'll try to answer it. Peace, |
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136 | Where is Moses, Enoch , Elijah Jhn 3:13 | John 3:13 | Lionstrong | 62471 | ||
Hi Ed, One quick correction. Moses is also with the Lord, as we will be when we die. Matt 17:3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Peace, |
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137 | predestined or free will | Rom 8:29 | Lionstrong | 62271 | ||
Hi Buff and Welcome to the Forum! You asked, "Are we to preach the gospel to all nations as our Lord Jesus Commanded or are only those God foreknew (Romans 8:29) in the Lambs Book of Life." The answers is Yes! We are to preach the gospel to all nations, and only those God foreknew are in the Lambs Book of Life. The two statements are not incompatable. We are to preach because Jesus is Lord and He commands us to preach. AND God knows everything. So, from the beginning it was impossible for Him to be ignorant of who is and who isn't in the Lamb's Book of Life. If you'll read on in Roman's, God also knows the MEANS by which people will believe the Gospel, that is,by means of hearing the gospel preached. Rom 10:13-17 for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS! However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Anyone who is cast into the lake of fire will receive that condemnation because of his OWN sins But we are commanded to preach the gospel to every nation, and God will hold US responsible for not telling people of his grace in the cross of Christ and warning them of his wrath against sin. Ezek 33:2-9 "Son of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them, 'If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman, and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows on the trumpet and warns the people, then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head. 'He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning; his blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have delivered his life. 'But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman's hand.' "Now as for you, son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel; so you will hear a message from My mouth and give them warning from Me. "When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you will surely die,' and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand. "But if you on your part warn a wicked man to turn from his way and he does not turn from his way, he will die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your life." Peace, |
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138 | Who did Cain marry to have children? | Genesis | Lionstrong | 62246 | ||
Hey Jude! Two things: (1) Please, read my note on incest, post #18678. Let me know what you think. (2) Why do you think Adam and Eve were two groups and not two real historical individuals, in light of what the rest of the Bible says about them as individuals? Peace, |
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139 | Loving God and Keeping His Commandments | Ex 20:6 | Lionstrong | 61973 | ||
Ex. 20:6 but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. Here in the very Ten Commandments themselves the relationship of loving the Lord and keeping his commands is expressed. I usually point my antinomian brethren to John 14:21: "He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him, and will disclose Myself to him." But the same truth is expressed here although it’s more abbreviated. Peace, |
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140 | dispensationalism in light of grace? | Rom 11:6 | Lionstrong | 61841 | ||
Are you saying then, mrms, that dispensationalism adds something to grace? If so, what does it add? Again, I’m not a dispensationalist, and at this point I’m not arguing for or against it. I’m just trying to clarify your question. As I was growing up in the faith I chose covenant theology as a way of organizing Scripture rather than dispensationalism. Later, I read a little more about dispensationalism in a book, “Major Bible Themes” by Lewis Sperry Chafer, revised by John F. Walvoord, published by Zondervan. I don’t know if it’s still in print, but I understand that Chafer is a major exponent of dispensationalism and Walvoord was President of Dallas Theological Seminary and a dispensationalist. So, the book should be a good of source of information. Peace, |
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