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121 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Bereaniam | 169597 | ||
Thanks for your notes Kalos...but do you believe that the Gentiles (post resurrection of Jesus) could live a fulfilled Christian life on JUST the epistles that were given to Paul from Jesus? Do you believe they had access to the scriptures as we do today? Do you believe that Jesus failed to give Paul scriptures that would be sufficient for the Gentiles? Are you a Gentile or a Jew, Kalos? Remember Peter and the other disciples separated from Paul and went only to the Jews. Assume we were living at that time...without access to all the bible. Would we express our Christian walk differently? Would you tithe if you only had Paul's epistles? Would we meet from house to house? Would pastors receive a full time salary? Would ministers have titles like bishop, prophet, apostle, Dr., or would those be functions, e.g. Paul, the apostle; Elijah, the prophet; Philip, the evangelist. I don't think so. Bereaniam |
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122 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Bereaniam | 169591 | ||
Hi Mark again, Your notes are certainly informative and inspirational. I am not expressing what I feel in my heart I think. I love Jesus..I'm not quite there yet, but I want to get to the place where I can say for me to LIVE is CHRIST! My persistent prayer is for God to give me a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of this treasure (Jesus) in my earthen vessel. I want to know HIM with a knowing that transcends my understanding!! You said "the new dispensation is through Jesus, not Paul" . Paul said ...a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 1Cor 9:17 We don't have to follow everything Jesus of Nazareth did,because He was born under the law Gal4:4. Paul said those things that you have learned, received, heard, and seen in me DO!That seems like EVERYTHING! Jesus HAD to keep the law, we don't HAVE to for our righteousness. You did get my point about Paul as he said to follow him AS he followed Christ. You said "the new covenant is what Jesus spent his life on earth showing us." YES HE did. But not EVERYTHING He did are we required to do. Love you brother, Bereaniam |
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123 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Bereaniam | 169587 | ||
Yes Mark, But wouldn't we have to assume that Jesus gave to Paul every scripture needed for the Gentiles to live a Holy,fruitful, fulfilled Christian life? Wouldn't we have to assume that some of those Gentiles never had an opportunity to know any other scriptures except those that were given to them by Paul? Today we have access to "all" of the scriptures..I do not think the Gentiles (post the resurrection) did. Don't get me wrong, I read all of the bible, and it is useful to my Christian walk and edification. I am just saying that what we will be accountable for as Gentiles is what Paul wrote. Remember Paul reiterates much of the old covenant. In Him and He in me |
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124 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Bereaniam | 169586 | ||
Hi John, Thanks for that clarification, but please read my reply to Mark, it is titled "Hi Mark, you still have not addressed". In Him and He in me |
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125 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Bereaniam | 169585 | ||
Hi lionheart, Thanks for the info...please read my last reply to Mark, its title is: "Hi Mark, you still have not addressed". In Him and He in me |
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126 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Bereaniam | 169584 | ||
Hi Mark, You still have not addressed my MAIN concern, which is: IS PAUL OUR PATTERN TO FOLLOW? SHOULD WE CONDUCT OUR CHRISTIAN WALK ACCORDING TO PAUL'S EPISTLES ROMAN - HEBREWS? WHEN PAUL WAS THE APOSTLE TO THE GENTILES, WERE HIS EPISTLES ENOUGH FOR THEM TO WALK OUT THEIR CHRISTIAN LIFE WITHOUT EVER KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THE OLD COVENANT OR WHAT WAS IN MATT, MRK, LUKE, JHN, JAMES, PETER, REVELATION? ARE YOU JEW OR GENTILE? In Him and He in me |
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127 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Bereaniam | 169575 | ||
Hi lionheart, Please read my reply to Mark, its title is (Hi Mark, I'm soooo sorry), then answer me again, please. I CERTAINLY did not mean to communicate that I thought there are two Jesuses. You told me Eph.4 makes it clear what Paul and the other apostles were preaching. However, are you aware that Paul had to withstand Peter to his face, Gal 2:11, because Peter and the disciples were still operating in the old dispensation of law, Judaizing? Paul and Peter separated, Peter went to the Jews while Paul to the Gentiles, Gal 2:7. Even Peter said he found Paul hard to understand 2Pet 3:15,16. In Him and He in me |
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128 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Bereaniam | 169572 | ||
Hi Hank, I believe I did not express my view clearly, please read my note to Mark (Hi Mark, I'm soooo sorry), then answer my question, please. I CERTAINLY did not mean Jesus was two different people. Bereaniam |
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129 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Bereaniam | 169571 | ||
Hi Kalos, Thanks for responding. Please read my note to Mark that reads "Hi Mark, I'm sooo sorry", then asnwer my question. I believe I did not express my view clearly in my first note. In Him and He in me |
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130 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Bereaniam | 169570 | ||
Hi Mark, I am soooo sorry...evidently I did not communicate my view very well. I certainly did not mean Jesus was two different people. God, Jesus, Holy Spirit is the same yesterday, today and forever...but their means of dealing with humanity are VERY different during the different dispensations. If you are a Gentile, Jesus was not sent to you as He walked on this earth as Jesus of Nazareth,Mat15:24, Mat 10:5, Mat 6:31,32, Jhn4:9). Jesus kept the law, all 613, wore tassels, was circumcised, tithed, agreed w/stoning disobedient children, etc. That's the Jesus I meant we do not follow. IICor 5:16 says though we have known Jesus after the flesh ,as Jesus of Nazareth, henceforth know we Him NO MORE!!! Heb. 8:6 says NOW he (Jesus) obtained a more excellent ministry....a mediator of a BETTER covenant...established on BETTER promises. God will always be omnipotent, all loving, omnipresent, omniscience, etc., etc..., but He does not deal with mankind today who has received His divinity in their humanity the way He dealt with Adam, Noah,Abraham,Moses, the prophets, etc. I noticed you did not address the fact that Paul says over and over in his epistles that he is our pattern to follow...which is what my question was...should we as Gentiles govern our daily Christian walk by the epistles Paul wrote (Romans through Hebrews? Read Rm 2:16 and 16:25,1Tim1:16, 2Tim 2:8 1Cor4:15,16, Act9:15,Gal 1:11, Ep3:2, Rm11:13, Act 22:21 and 26:16, there R others. Yes Jesus came to show us the Father... Our Father's attributes do not change, BUT His program and how He deals with us sure does change (read Heb 7:12). In Him and He in me |
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131 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Not Specified | Bereaniam | 169520 | ||
Since Paul, the apostle said: "my gospel" will judge the secrets of men hearts; follow me as I follow Christ; the things that you have learned, received, heard, and seen in me do, you DO; Paul said I am your pattern to follow, and since the gospel was given to Paul to us Gentiles straight from Jesus (Paul said no man taught him "my gospel"), doesn't those scriptures tell us (Gentiles) that the scriptures Paul wrote (Romans - Hebrews) should govern and guide us in our Christian walk? Paul reiterates many old covenant principles and all of the ten commandments in his epistles except for the 4th(Sabbath). Though Paul said to follow him as he follows Christ, I do not believe Paul means Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus of Nazareth was born under the law Gal 4. I believe Paul means the resurrected Christ who said he had a more excellent ministry. Bereaniam |
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132 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Bereaniam | 169522 | ||
Since Paul, the apostle said: "my gospel" will judge the secrets of men hearts; follow me as I follow Christ; the things that you have learned, received, heard, and seen in me do, you DO; Paul said I am your pattern to follow, and since the gospel was given to Paul to us Gentiles straight from Jesus (Paul said no man taught him "my gospel"), doesn't those scriptures tell us (Gentiles) that the scriptures Paul wrote (Romans - Hebrews) should govern and guide us in our Christian walk? Paul reiterates many old covenant principles and all of the ten commandments in his epistles except for the 4th(Sabbath). Though Paul said to follow him as he follows Christ, I do not believe Paul means Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus of Nazareth was born under the law Gal 4. I believe Paul means the resurrected Christ who said he had a more excellent ministry. Bereaniam |
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133 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Bereaniam | 169525 | ||
Since Paul, the apostle said: "my gospel" will judge the secrets of men hearts; follow me as I follow Christ; the things that you have learned, received, heard, and seen in me do, you DO; Paul said I am your pattern to follow, and since the gospel was given to Paul to us Gentiles straight from Jesus (Paul said no man taught him "my gospel"), doesn't those scriptures tell us (Gentiles) that the scriptures Paul wrote (Romans - Hebrews) should govern and guide us in our Christian walk? Paul reiterates many old covenant principles and all of the ten commandments in his epistles except for the 4th(Sabbath). Though Paul said to follow him as he follows Christ, I do not believe Paul means Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus of Nazareth was born under the law Gal 4. I believe Paul means the resurrected Christ who said he had a more excellent ministry. Bereaniam |
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134 | Where does Paul say to follow him? | Mal 3:10 | Bereaniam | 166696 | ||
My Brother you are not the only one ignorant of this great revelation. My eyes were closed to this for many years. Read Phil. 4:9; Phil. 3:17; 1Tim 1:16; 1Cor. 4:15,16; Rom 2:16; Acts 9:15; Rom 11:13 for starters. May God give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation...may the eyes of your understanding be enlightened! In Him and He in me |
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135 | Gross or Net Income/ | Mal 3:10 | Bereaniam | 166583 | ||
"O Foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you..." The law is good, it's our schoolmaster. This is fine if you are a Jew. Read all of Galatians,Paul said in Galatians 5:1,3,4, "Stand fast in the LIBERTY wherewith CHRIST hath made us free, be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage (LAW)...He is a DEBTOR to DO the whole LAW...Christ is become of no effect to you, whosoever is justified by the LAW, you are fallen from GRACE. Rom 8:3 "What the LAW could NOT do, in that it was WEAK through the flesh, God sent His Son...that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us. This is not Rocket Science!!! Gal 3:13 "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the LAW, being made a curse for us, Praise the Lord! Study the overall Plan and Program of God...the different DISPENSATIONS. The Jews were under the dispensation of LAW...we are under the dispensation (stewardship, administration ) of GRACE. The scriptures you cited were from the Old Covenant...we are New Covenant Believers, unless you ar a Jew. Are You? Again, Paul does reiterate many of the laws from the Old Covenant that we should strive to keep. God does not deal with us "New Creations" that inhabit His Son the way He dealt with His Chosen People, the Jews. They did not have Christ living in them. Paul told the Romans..."I bear them record that they have the zeal of God, but not according to knowledge." |
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136 | Gross or Net Income/ | Mal 3:10 | Bereaniam | 166546 | ||
Understanding God's overall program is difficult for some because we have been taught that we are "Jews". We are really neither Jew nor Gentile if we are born again...we are "new creatures". Paul was raised up by Jesus and given the gospel for the "new creatures". Paul does reiterate "some" of the LAW for us to follow. But, not ALL of it. Paul says that which you have learned, received, heard, and seen in me, Do! He constantly throughout his epistles say to follow him as he follows Christ. He constantly refers to "my gospel". He is not being arrogant...as a matter of fact, besides Jesus I never read of anyone so humble. Remember in Galatians , Jesus was born of a woman, UNDER the LAW. Jesus was a Jew...He had to keep and teach the LAW. But when He died, He did away with the LAW...it was a curse. My computer is down right now...it may be a while before I can get back if you have further questions. From my heart to yours, Bereaniam |
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137 | Gross or Net Income/ | Mal 3:10 | Bereaniam | 166165 | ||
Basic to understanding the bible is to study it dispensationally. While Jesus lived on the earth,he was in the dispensation of LAW, Gal 4:4. He had to keep and teach ALL of the LAW. He obeyed the ordinance of tithing, Luke11:42, what the prophets taught,kept the Feasts, wore tassels, etc. Christ's death brought the LAW to an end Rm 10:4...blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us...nailing it to His cross Col 2:14. Before the dispensation of LAW, Abraham, during the dispensation of PROMISE gave a tithe of the spoils of the war to Melchizedek without the command of God. Abraham did not bring his tithe to the "storehouse", it is not recorded that he ever tithed again, and he was not promised he'd be blessed for tithing. Abraham also offered animals as burnt offerings...we are not required to do that during this dispensation of GRACE. We are forbidden to mix GRACE with LAW. Col 2:16, Gal 6:1. Just study the bible dispensationally (rightly divide the Word of truth); remember we are not Jews; if you keep one LAW, you have to keep them all to be righteous; read all of Galatians; don't be bewitched by "money grubbing preachers; give 10,20,40,50,100 percent of your gross if you want to...just be sure it is given cheerfully, not grudgingly, or of necessity as Paul, our pattern, taught the Corinthians. |
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138 | Gross or Net Income/ | Mal 3:10 | Bereaniam | 166046 | ||
We are in the dispensation of Grace...not Law. Paul says many times he is our pattern, that we must follow him as he follows Christ, that his gospel will judge us Gentiles. Paul said the things you have learned, received, heard, and see me do...you do. Show me one time Jesus told Paul to tell us to tithe. Therefore, the gospel given directly to Paul from Jesus on Christian giving is: to give generously, not of necessity or grudginly, but cheerfully. Jesus never told Paul how much we are to give. If you want to give 50 percent off the gross or net, do it! But, it should not be done under the Law, lest you frustrate the Grace of God. We are not Jews! Read ALL of Malachi, not just chp. 3. You will see it was the priests who were robbing God, not the people. But those verses were written to Israel...read the 1st verse! Bereaniam |
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139 | Can a pastor be asked to explain sermon | Not Specified | Bereaniam | 166038 | ||
A few times I have asked my pastor (via email, without being confrontational) to explain something he preached that I thought was in error. He either says he does not have time or does not respond at all. Should I continue to ask or just pray for him? I know there are people in the congregation who are baby Christians. My pastor recently has been involved with "big named ministries" and is becoming more egocentric. He just recently became a "bishop"...it was a BIG event. Thanks |
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140 | Can a pastor be asked to explain sermon | Titus 2:1 | Bereaniam | 166042 | ||
A few times I have asked my pastor (via email, without being confrontational) to explain something he preached that I thought was in error. He either says he does not have time or does not respond at all. Should I continue to ask or just pray for him? I know there are people in the congregation who are baby Christians. My pastor recently has been involved with "big named ministries" and is becoming more egocentric. He just recently became a "bishop"...it was a BIG event. Thanks |
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