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121 | Can you loose your salvation? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 123070 | ||
I read your whole post with interest but as I've stated I'm satisfied that a full balance of God's Word has been represented on this thread so that everyone who's interested can find God's Guidance if they're looking for IT. But for the record, I must disagree with each point of your post above. In contrast, I think God's Word speaks clearly to the bottom line question as posed by swmparent2. Also I noticed you didn't address one of my most important points, that is my point I would title "better safe than sorry." How can you possibly take the position as you state and not address that issue? Surely, you must admit, my post had several good points with seemly just as solid Bible foundation as yours. I await your response. I do hope and pray you'll study this issue with an open mind and open heart. God bless. --Rowdy |
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122 | other bible refrences | Rom 5:7 | Rowdy | 123053 | ||
I would think one of the best contrasts in this regard would be the story of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10. God bless. --Rowdy |
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123 | I need to find a passage in the Bible... | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 122994 | ||
Good statement, right on target. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
124 | Was it not 99 years old? | Gen 21:2 | Rowdy | 122993 | ||
I think the answer you're looking is from Gen 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" God bless. --Rowdy |
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125 | YET ascented to Heaven | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 122991 | ||
I have to agree with almost everything you've said here, all but the point about Jesus' visit to Hell/Hades. Although Peter is pretty clear about Jesus' going there, it's not quite so clear what exactly He preached to them or the end result therefrom. Cited for reference: 1 Pet 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. Thanks be to God, this is not a point that's critical for agreement to be pleasing to God, thus we can agree to disagree. There's so many good scholars on this Forum, I feel dwarfed. God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy |
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126 | Contradiction with 1 Cor 14:22 and 24 | 1 Cor 14:25 | Rowdy | 122989 | ||
You're correct of course. We do need to see ourselves as dependent on God for sustanance of life, both physically and spiritually. I guess what I was trying to say is that while we're here on earth, as we mature more and more, our priorities line up closer and closer with God's and we realize we don't need God to provide for our physical needs quite as much and we certainly don't need our wants to be filled nearly as much. What a wonderful concept. Unity on such a controversial subject. It truly is a blessing, dear friend. --Rowdy |
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127 | Contradiction with 1 Cor 14:22 and 24 | 1 Cor 14:25 | Rowdy | 122982 | ||
So we're in agreement on this point. The Holy Spirit does to this day dispense gifts to us as christians, some more to others but I'm convinced He wants to stay "behind the scene." Thus our faith is built up along with our spiritual maturity as we see the Hand of God and the Holy Spirit in our lives as They guide us through perilous difficulties and help us avoid sin if we let them. Futher, if we're studying God's Word on a regular basis and maintaining a regular prayer life, They will help us identify opportunities for doing good, dispensing acts of kindness and many other good deeds. Hopefully, our daily ocassions of stumbling are less frequent AND less severe. We grow more and more mature and less dependent on God when we can finally say with confidence and much grey hair on our heads, "Lord, take me home." "To die is gain but to keep living is Christ" and whatever Your will is, that I will do. God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy |
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128 | Rowdy, NO, Answer my question first | Matt 5:17 | Rowdy | 122980 | ||
I'm not able to answer you first two questions as I don't know much about the cannonization process. I'll let you look that up. But I am convinced that the OT is obsolete as evidenced by God's Word as cited previously. The disignations Old and New are merely endorsements of that fact. However, I'll repeat myself yet again, this obsolete condition only applies to the OT's authority, especially as it applies to the few minor differences. The bulk of the OT is still an incredibly valuable document for study, and understanding the NT. Without the OT, we could never hope to understand most of the NT or to even understand our world. So I have tremendous respect for the OT. You might compare this respect to that of the top racers in today's auto races. Those drivers have much respect for the history of automotive industry in the past century but is it possible that one of those old jalopes with its old engine and transmission could overtake its modern counterpart? You say, that's a silly comparison, and I guess I'd have to agree but it's the best I could do at the moment. Remember all of us of drivers have respect for and appreciate the tremendous value the automotive industry meant to this country's industry and commerce. In the same way, the OT didn't have an "engine or transmission" to take care of sin completely. It didn't have a qualified "mechanic" or a good enough High Priest like we've got now to administer such a high powered "vehicle" or covenant like that of the NT. There may be other comparisons but I'm already stretching the envelope here so I need to hush. By the way, I apologize for the length of time it took for my response. I sincerely hopes this helps (instead of confuses) and God bless. --Rowdy |
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129 | About Premillenialism... | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 122978 | ||
And yet in stark contrast, we see from the Hebrews writer, most likely Apostle Paul Heb 9:26 Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, 28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him. Since we have this clear language in verse 27 in contrast to the figurative language of the Bible, I have to put my vote in with the clear guidance. Sorry about not noticing your note earlier and responding; this one completely went over me. God bless. --Rowdy |
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130 | will Jesus take away from you? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 122976 | ||
Ultimately, I would have to say that this parable reflected Jesus' basic attitude toward all possessions we might come to own. Count it all as trash as Paul did and look forward to storing up treasures in Heaven. Luke 12:16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive. 17 "And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?' 18 "Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."' 20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?' 21 "So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." This basic attitude should prevail regardless of the origin of our gain in this life, whether from our hard work or someone else's. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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131 | Contradiction with 1 Cor 14:22 and 24 | 1 Cor 14:25 | Rowdy | 122974 | ||
Your first point is yet another good reason why our God saw that it wasn't good for mankind to continue through this miraculous phase of Christianity. As a race of rational human beings, we really don't deal very well with the supernatural or something we don't understand. Just look at all the modern science fiction movies in today's theatres. I don't really have a solid Biblical response to your comment, as you have already quoted from scripture. We can only read and acknowledge its truth. However, on your second point/question, we do have clear Bible guidance. In Acts 2, this jump to conclusions by the public at large is seen. Suffice it to say that people in every age, men and women love to gossip and are quick to sieze anything to promote that tendancy. (My guess is, this thought of "being out of their minds" was coming from those who didn't understand the language being spoken.) My main point here is the fact that there were certain individuals who did understand; otherwise they were strictly instructed by Paul to hush and wait for an interpreter. Finally, I would challenge you and all Forum participants to come up with one single Biblical example of such a person who had miraculous abilities showing his source other than one of the two methods I've cited in my earlier post. For clarity, I'll repeat those sources: the Holy Spirit Himself as in Acts 2 and Acts 10 OR the laying on of hands of the Apostles ONLY. Thanks for participating in this discussion. Awaiting your response and God bless. --Rowdy |
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132 | Shout to the (r)Rock of our salvation? | Ps 95:3 | Rowdy | 122933 | ||
From your post: But in "working out" my salvation and my faith system, I know that there was no strange god that came to earth. This Jesus was not just a man. He came as light but was the Light of the world. He is our rock, our refuge, our stronghold; but He is also our Rock. Which version do you go with? Does it matter? Are not both of them correct, rock and Rock? My answer: As I've stated a couple of times, anytime we (in my opinion) refer to one of the Godhead as you've done, I would suggest capitalizing so I would not only capitalize Rock. I would've included "our Refuge, our Stronghold." I'm afraid I can't recall a specific verse commanding this practice. Indeed apparently the Hebrew and Greek language didn't even allow for such practice as capitalizing but it's an English language thing. But in accordance with our understanding the reverence due to our Father, I do it whenever possible. If in doubt, I'd suggest going ahead and capitalizing it, just to be safe. God bless. --Rowdy |
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133 | The Reformation | Rom 1:17 | Rowdy | 122929 | ||
I appreciate the sentiment of your post. I too do believe very strongly in the actions of the good men who tried to reform the Catholic organization and failed. It might be instructive to mention at this juncture that Martin Luther NEVER meant to start the Lutheran church. As a matter of fact he pleaded with his followers NOT to do so. Thus we see why the Reformation, although a very important and singifcant step in the right direction, it just didn't go far enough or with quite enough emphasis on God's Will, His Word and obedience to It. EdB's words also (at least in my mind) make it very apparent why the Restoration was necessary. However, the interpretation of God's Word in working through that Restoration also caused the tremendous splintering of the Lord's church into the many denominations we see today. This was something that our Lord and Savior specifically prayed wouldn't happen. God bless you, dear friend. I'm quite certain I too am not popular with a great number but we're in good company: Elijah, John the Baptist and Jesus Christ among many others. --Rowdy |
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134 | Is your God superior to you? | Gen 1:1 | Rowdy | 122907 | ||
It seems you left out just one small feature out of your statement but no problem. As you say, "All can be easily corrected." You see, a very important and essential element of this picture is the fact the Jesus and the Holy Spirit are definitely part of the Godhead as clearly portrayed in the Genesis account of the creation, at the baptism of Jesus and in John 1. All three of the Godhead have their distinctive roles/function in this relationship with mankind. Of course, it goes without saying that none of these three are superior to the other. Just wanted to throw in my two cents' worth. God bless. --Rowdy |
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135 | Every nation from Noah's son? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 122906 | ||
I just read your profile. What a tremendous story and a wonderful struggle for Godliness in your life and those precious little ones you love obviously so very much. I pray God's richest blessings on you and your's and an hearty welcome to the Forum. --Rowdy PS: Just in case you need to know, you can read our profiles by clicking on our Forum nicknames in red underlined print. |
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136 | The Reformation | Rom 1:17 | Rowdy | 122905 | ||
I can only refer you to history my friend on the first two questions. Regarding question 3, I can only refer you to the other recent posts, same subject. As I've stated before, I do agree with your statement that God's church was perfect. It's us, mankind that messes things up in this world. God bless. --Rowdy |
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137 | Rowdy, How were John/ Jesus obsessive? | 1 John 5:6 | Rowdy | 122904 | ||
Thanks for the correction. You're probably correct as usual. And I have to agree with your other recommendation. I guess I don't see obsession as a bad thing when we have God on our side endorsing such devotion. For instance, almost anybody in today's world would see Jesus' display of anger in His Father's temple as obsesssive but Bible students like those on the Forum know different. For me personally, I believe it's best if we as humans strive to strike a balance in our lives, study our Bibles, listen to our inner souls, listen to the wise counsel of others (especially those who we can see have been spiritually successful) and then make up our own minds. I say this is the best strategy for us to live our lives BECAUSE we don't have a miraculous level of participation in our lives by the Holy Spirit, at least not so easily evident as it was in the first century. Thanks again for your response. God bless. --Rowdy |
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138 | "Having a good heart is not enough" | Matt 22:29 | Rowdy | 122863 | ||
How true! Amen, dear friend, Amen, again. --Rowdy | ||||||
139 | The Reformation | Rom 1:17 | Rowdy | 122862 | ||
In contrast, I would at least put an equal amount of value, and importance on the Restoration. The Reformation was a good basis to start but as you have stated it didn't go far enough or place the proper amount of glory and emphasis on following God's Word no matter what. The Restoration completed that process and encouraged mankind everywhere to give the proper respect to the whole Bible with the attitude that God's church in the first century was perfect. We should aspire to imitate Christ as Paul did and then maybe we can get a little closer to God's idea of a mature church in this age. Appreciate your contribution to this topic. God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy |
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140 | Determining when an answer is received | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 122853 | ||
I'm sorry, I didn't understand this connection. Were you trying to ask me something or make a statement? Please explain. Thanks and God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
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