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121 | Aliennow Can Satan enter belivers heart | Matt 5:13 | ebrain | 160292 | ||
Yes but what is Aliennow's understanding of the word beleiver, I took it to mean a Christian, one who has received Jesus as Saviour,-- perhaps I was wrong?. I do not see how, within the context of this web site it can mean anything other than one who accepts the Word of God, and it's message as being true. |
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122 | Aliennow Can Satan enter belivers heart | Matt 5:13 | ebrain | 160293 | ||
It is not a false statement, please see my note above on my understanding of the word Beleiver. | ||||||
123 | Aliennow Can Satan enter belivers heart | Matt 5:13 | ebrain | 160294 | ||
Please see my note above for my understanding of the word Beleiver. Every blessing. ebrain. |
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124 | Aliennow Can Satan enter belivers heart | Matt 5:13 | ebrain | 160342 | ||
Thank you CDBJ for your comments. Please look first at my input 3 lines above yours entitled "Yes but what is Aliennow's understanding". I am indeed well aware of the OT Saints, but the question which started my reply's is "Was Judas Iscariot a believer?". The answer is he was not. The questioner then went on to ask "Can Satan enter a belivers heart". Again the answer is no. Rightly or wrongly I concluded that the questioner was not asking about people before Judas, but Judas, and subsequent persons. Remember all His followers deserted Jesus and left Him to die alone, their state of mind is clearly spelt out for us in Luke Ch 24 v 21, "but we had hoped etc etc". Then there is Thomas, and what about John Ch 21. Peter, and others went back fishing, Jesus had to say "do you love me Peter". Later on yes, but even on the day that Jesus rose from the dead they were unsure. If you wish to ask me any questions, then please feel free to do so either on this website, or at the e-mail address, given in my Profile. May the Lord bless you. ebrain. |
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125 | forgiving adultry | Matt 6:14 | ebrain | 159656 | ||
Read John Ch 8 vs 2-11. Caught in the very act, but forgiven, see also John Ch 4 vs 16-19, no condemnation of having had 6 husbands. | ||||||
126 | E-Security only for true believers? | Matt 7:21 | ebrain | 187325 | ||
Hi Lookn4ward2Heaven. Thank you for your post. You said. "I did not say that Matt 7:21 referred to genuine Christians. I did say, "eternal security is provided for those who are genuine believers." I wholeheartedly agree with you, genuine believers are eternally secure. If you would like me to post a series of Bible verses that teach this, then please ask. ebrain. |
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127 | E-Security only for true believers? | Matt 7:21 | ebrain | 187398 | ||
How does one know? I am sure you will have heard someone when giving their testimony say something like, "Before I became a Christian, I did from time to time open a Bible, but frankly, I just could not understand it,, it didn't seem to make any sense to me, but now that I have become a believer,, It is all together a totally different book". No it is not, it is exactly the same book that it always has been. It is you the reader who have changed, you are a "new creation", you have been "Born again", you are no longer the "natural man", referred to at . 1 Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. Or do you think that the Lord our God who has saved you is powerless to confirm to you the reality of your salvation? ebrain. |
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128 | E-Security only for true believers? | Matt 7:21 | ebrain | 187445 | ||
You said. "Before I became a believer, as I was reading the Bible, I came to understand many verses, which understanding I still hold to be true today as a Christian". So, you claim to be a Christian.. Now let it be clearly understood that I am in no way saying that you are not, I have no right to pass such judgment, but if you are a Christian, then you will have no difficulty in answering your own questions as bellow. "The crux of my question is not “am I living and believing what Jesus was actually teaching”, but how does one know for certain that they are saved?" If as you say you are a Christian, then you must be saved, if so, then please tell me how you know for certain that you are saved? "I am discussing genuine faith itself. How does one know that the faith he professes to have in Christ is genuine so as to have obtained salvation?" Yes great, how do you know that your faith is genuine? "Therefore, the question still remains unanswered: How do I know for sure I am saved? Or, another way to put it, how can I be assured now that when I die God will take me?" Yes good question, how do you in fact know for sure that you are saved? ebrain. |
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129 | E-Security only for true believers? | Matt 7:21 | ebrain | 187845 | ||
Hello again Lookn4ward2Heavn. You have asked two questions: Firstly. "Are not professing to be a Christian and assurance of final salvation two different things?" Answer. No they are not, for example you yourself told us, "I still hold to be true today as a Christian", and you also refer to yourself as, "Lookn4ward2Heavn". Now tell me, how can you be "looking forward to heaven", if you have no assurance? Secondly. "Can one be a Christian and yet not have absolute and infallible assurance of final salvation?" Answer. Again no, see answer to your first question above. Tell me how could you possibly be "looking forward to heaven", if you have no absolute and infallible assurance of final salvation?" ebrain. |
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130 | Is this invitation open to everyone? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164446 | ||
Becomming a christian does not require the abandonment of common sense, reason and logic. Our Lord knew full well that belivers even after 2000 years would still have the same problem of how to live the christian life. What is required here, and elseware is spiritual insight, and not just not acedemic knowledge. Yours in Christ. Edwin. |
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131 | Is this invitation open to everyone? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164469 | ||
Are you saying that because the word "christian" was not in use when Jesus spoke these words, that they are not applicable to christians? Please enlighten me. Christian love. Edwin. |
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132 | Is this invitation open to everyone? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164471 | ||
Here we have yet another example of quoting Scripture verses out of context, you must also read vs 29-30. Here our Lord explains that you are to take His yoke upon you, note it is "My yoke", not our, or your yoke, His yoke, the method He employes to make a heavy burden light. You are told to "Learn from Me", find out how He does it, and you will discover how you can do it. These are spiritual things, and as we are told at 1st Cor 2:14-16, spiritual things are spiritually discerned. The natural man i.e. the non christian is spiritually dead. Please explain to me Mark how a non beliver could possibly understand these verses? How can anyone other than a christian possibly take upon himself the "Yoke of Christ"? Every blessing. Edwin. |
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133 | Is this invitation open to everyone? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164485 | ||
You say that "all are able to come", if this is the case, please explain John Ch 6 vs 44 and 65, also Matt Ch 19 v 26. Love in Christ. Edwin. |
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134 | Is this invitation open to everyone? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164543 | ||
Mark, please read the last paragraph first, thank you. The verse means exactly what is says, yes of course it was a sincere invitation. Your sugestion that I might think otherwise is both an insult to Him, and is offensive to me. I asked you a question regarding 3 verses of Scripture, so far you have ignored this. I also made it clear that v 28 must not be considered apart from vs 29 and 30, of which it is a part, for some reason unknown to me you insist on quoting only v 28, and ignoring the other two verses. Our Lord was not in these three verses giving an invitation to His listeners to have their sins forgiven, but is addressing His remarks to those of His hearers that felt that they were "laboring and heavy-laden". Now why do you think that they felt this way. Just read what Jesus had said a short while before as found in Ch 10 fron verse 16 to 39, but especially vs 16-21, and vs 34-36. Is it any wonder that they felt that way.. All that Jesus is doing in refering to "My yoke" is explaining how it is possible to be the sort of servant that God requires. Mark, I know that you had no intention of insulting me, but please do be carefull what you commit to print. The Lord bless you. Edwin. |
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135 | Is this invitation open to everyone? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164559 | ||
Thank you Mark for your kind words, they are much appreciated. Christian love. Edwin. |
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136 | Paul had problems? No one acts good? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164597 | ||
If as you say Paul is talking of the time before he converted, Please explain why vs 1-13, are written in the past tense, and vs 14-25, are written in the present tense? The word of God does not disagree with itself, the verses you quote refer to man's idea of what is good. When Jesus said "why do you call me good, only God is good" (Mark 10:18) is He saying that He is not God? Please let me have your comments on the verses I quoted in the last paragraph of my post of 10.28 am on the 22nd. |
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137 | Paul had problems? No one acts good? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164716 | ||
Hi Atdcross. Thank you for your post. Would I be right in concluding that you do accept that Paul's words in Rom 7:14, and following, refer to problems that he had after, and not before his conversion. That this same problem is also universal with all christians as confirmed at 1st John 1:8-10, which is written to christians, and not the unconverted. Refering now to your 2nd paragraph. In no way am I sugessting any such thing, in fact I am supprised that you should even put forward such a possibility. Jesus is sinless, is Devinely inspired, and is incapable of arriving at a wrong conclusion in respect of a man's deeds, in fact if you look at Luke 11:13, you will see that Jesus says that thoes who know how to give good gifts, are in fact evil. Not that good deeds make you evil, we are all of us evil regardless of what we do, or do not do. When the rich young ruler called Jesus "good master", he had no idea that he was speaking to God, he thought that he was speaking to just another man like himeself, even if that man was in fact a Teacher. I is not supprising therefore to find that our Lords reply is in keeping with this young man's assumption, and in no way can His answer be taken as indicating that Jesus was denying His Devine nature. As far as I can se we do not appear to be in disagreement, I do hope that the above clarifies the situation, and explains my position. May the Lord bless you. Edwin. |
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138 | Paul had problems? No one acts good? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164746 | ||
Thank you for your post above, which I find most challenging, I will now address each of the verses you quote in turn. Romans 7, please explain how a person speaking in the first person singular present tense, and doing so at the behest of the Holy Spirit, is not refering to himself? You will be pleased to know that I do not teach "Sinless Perfection". Jesus was only refering to the way in which men think/judge things, and not the way He Jesus (one who is sinlessly perfect),Judges. Luke 11:13. Here Jesus is only saying that evil people are able to give gifts that other evil people think are good, and indeed as I have said before, we fallen sinfull humans do think that we can give good gifts, but this is not what God says. Phil 3:4-6, Paul is clearly refering to the time before his conversion, when he was as v6 says "a persecutor of the church", and why did you leave out veses 7-8, where the above verses are put into there correct perspective. Paul counts what he had refered to in verses 4-6 as gain, now in verses 7-8, as "lost rubbish". Regarding Acts 24:16, you will be pleased to know that I also feel the same way. Must close now due to time, more later. Christian love. Edwin. |
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139 | Paul had problems? No one acts good? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164760 | ||
Continuation of my last post. Once again you are misquoting Scripture. you say that Romans 6:11, says "that christians are dead to sin". This is clearly nor the case, what in fact this verse is requesting us to do is "to consider ourselves dead to sin". An unconverted person only has one nature, which we refer to as "the old nature", however, when one becomes a christian one is delighted to discover that one now has a "a new nature", this nature only desires to do the will of God, and is incapable of sin. We are, however, horified to discover that the old nature is still with us, and very much alive, this is made clear by Paul, where yet again once more back in Romans 7, at verse 25, he says "I myself with my mind (new nature) serve the law of God, but with my flesh (old nature) I serve the law os sin". This statment by Paul helps to reconcile the apparant contradiction of 1st John 1:8-10, with 1st John 3:9, which should be translated as "cannot sin", and not "cannot keep in sinning", as some modern versions read. Remember it is not just a case of overcomming His reluctance, but rather laying hold of His willingness. Edwin Brain. |
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140 | Paul had problems? No one acts good? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164897 | ||
Hi Lelah-ann, and welcome to this forum. It is concluded that Paul had poor eyesight, possibily myopia, this is arrived at in the following way. If you read Romans 16:22, you will see that Paul did not write this letter, but dictated it to Tertius his Secretary, who wrote it down for him. Now have a look at Galatians 6:11, where Paul indicates that this last part of the letter was written by him personally, "large letters", might indicate myopia. Regarding the additional problems to which you refer, other contributors to this website will I am sure be able to help you. May the Lord bless you Lelah-ann, and keep you safe. Edwin. |
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