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121 | once saved, always saved-Bible location | NT general | Wild Olive Shoot | 206524 | ||
Dear Cheri, I think we need to understand, that the natural branches weren’t simply cut off to make “room” for the gentiles, but because of their “unbelief”. Unbelief on our part will result in the same. That’s the warning isn’t it? However, God’s elect will never be permanently cut off. As with the natural braches removed God can graft them back in. Romans 11:23 And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again. Matthew Henry puts this into perspective that might be easier to understand. By God’s grace we are brought in and by His strength we stand: “Grace is given, not to make us proud, but to make us thankful. The law of faith excludes all boasting either of ourselves or against others. “Do not say (Rom_11:19): They were broken off that I might be grafted in; that is, do not think that thou didst merit more at the hand of God than they, or didst stand higher in his favour.” “But remember, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Though thou art grafted in, thou art still but a branch borne by the root; nay, and an engrafted branch, brought into the good olive contrary to nature (Rom_11:24), not free-born, but by an act of grace enfranchised and naturalized.”… …“By what means thou standest: By faith, which is a depending grace, and fetches in strength from heaven. Thou dost not stand in any strength of thy own, of which thou mightest be confident: thou art no more than the free grace of God makes thee, and his grace is his own, which he gives or withholds at pleasure. That which ruined them was unbelief, and by faith thou standest; therefore thou hast no faster hold than they had, thou standest on no firmer foundation than they did.” [2.] “On what terms (Rom_11:22): Towards thee goodness, if thou continue in his goodness, that is, continue in a dependence upon and compliance with the free grace of God, the want of which it was that ruined the Jews - if thou be careful to keep up thine interest in the divine favour, by being continually careful to please God and fearful of offending him.” The sum of our duty, the condition of our happiness, is to keep ourselves in the love of God. Fear the Lord and his goodness. Hos_3:5.” – Matthew Henry Stand in His grace, WOS |
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122 | once saved, always saved-Bible location | NT general | Wild Olive Shoot | 206517 | ||
More Christ like sounds better don't you think? WOS |
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123 | once saved, always saved-Bible location | NT general | Wild Olive Shoot | 206515 | ||
Hey Hoppy, I too am a Westminster sort of guy, I think? I think Chapters 10 and 17 address the question at the top of this thread. I think the site reference you made however was perfectly fine. I just thought a different section addressed the question better. But that’s how I view the once saved always saved, sort of as a prelude to election and perseverance. The phrase itself doesn’t really explain much, but it should lead us into digging deeper into the individual doctrines. I think your reference was fine. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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124 | once saved, always saved-Bible location | NT general | Wild Olive Shoot | 206505 | ||
Hi Hoppy, I think "God's Purpose of Grace" at the same site better answers the question at hand. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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125 | once saved, always saved-Bible location | NT general | Wild Olive Shoot | 206503 | ||
Dear terri shannon, To answer your question, you won’t find that specific phrase in the Bible. It is a term or phrase adapted from doctrines and used to help teach of a few things I believe. It may not even perform to task that well. However… First it concerns the “perseverance of the saints”. Secondly I think it speaks to, if only in part, the “doctrine of election”. Both of these subjects have been discussed much on the forum. If you would enter either perseverance or election into the search box, I’m sure you will find a bunch of information and I even urge you to do so. Quite simply, it is God who graciously saves us through faith in His Son. So why would we even consider that there would be anything we or another could do to change that. If God saves, you can rest assured that He will not fail, so… once you are saved, you are saved eternally. John 10:27 – 30: 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. 30 I and my Father are one. Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Stand in His grace, WOS |
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126 | how do you get to heaven? | John 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 206283 | ||
Dear bmwjune, By the grace of God. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Romans 5:2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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127 | Praying to the Holy Spirit? | John 14:14 | Wild Olive Shoot | 206280 | ||
Someone is not paying attention.:) Here is some help for you bowler and welcome to the forum, but you will have to read the rest yourself. Stand in His grace, WOS 30. Prayer for Love Toward God The Addressee of This Prayer Let us now consider the Addressee of this prayer. Who is meant by "the Lord" here? We answer unhesitatingly, the third Person of the blessed Trinity, the One who is designated "Lord" in 1 Corinthians 12:5, and "the Spirit of the Lord" in 2 Corinthians 3:18. First, this is clear from the fact that in our present verse He is definitely distinguished from "God" and "Christ," so that reference is here made to the Eternal Three. Second, this fact is borne out by what is here asked of Him: "The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into patient waiting for Christ." Now it is the distinguishing work of the Spirit to develop our graces and to regulate their exercise. As "the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us" (Rom. 5:5), so love is called forth into action by Him. Third, since the Spirit is co-essential and co-eternal with the Father and the Son, He is worthy of our homage. Nowhere in Scripture is there the least hint that one Person in the Godhead must be excluded from the praises which we give to the Lord. On the contrary, the Spirit is to be publically owned and equally honored with the Father and the Son. This is clear from Matthew 28:19; to be baptized in His name is an act of worship. It is evident again from the place accorded Him in the Christian benediction (2 Cor. 13:14). We are expressly commanded to "worship and bow down . . . before the LORD our maker" (Ps. 95:6). That the third Person is included in that command is plain: "The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life" (Job 33:4; cf. Job 26:13 with Ps. 33:6). Instruction is given to pray to "the Lord of the harvest" (Matthew 9:38). During the days of His earthly ministry Christ sustained that office, as appears from His choosing the apostles and sending forth the seventy. But since His ascension, the Holy Spirit fulfills that ministry (see Acts 13:2, 4; 20:28). The Spirit now calls and equips the "laborers," assigns them their work, and blesses them in it. http://www.pbministries.org/books/pink/Gleanings_Paul/paul_30.htm |
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128 | Is the world ending in 2012. | Rev 16:8 | Wild Olive Shoot | 206213 | ||
Dear Spike, Matthew 24:36 – 39: 36 "But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 2Thessalonians 2:1,2: 1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. We know the day is coming because His Word tells us it is. The more important question is not when, but are you ready? Don’t let anybody fool you with dates. Anyone claiming to know is simply being deceitful. Revelation 22:20 He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! Stand in His grace, WOS |
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129 | Source for blueletterbible Strong's? | Bible general Archive 4 | Wild Olive Shoot | 206205 | ||
Dear J.P., You should probably direct the question to the web-site. This link can take you there. http://www.blueletterbible.org/email_tech.html Welcome to the forum. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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130 | homosexual brain wired that way at birth | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205741 | ||
Dear believer, Accepting the Bible as fact puts you on very solid ground. Great place to be my friend. And welcome to the forum. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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131 | homosexual brain wired that way at birth | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205739 | ||
What's interesting is that it seems we tend to find the science that supports our sinful way of life. Anything we can do to justify our ungodliness. Don't you think folks tend to fall in line with 2Timothy 4:3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, Many people believe science can show them the truth and save them, I know I used to. 1Corinthians 1:18-31: 18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart." 20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. 30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." The odd thing to me is that it seems science is forever changing to support popular opinion or current cultural standards or beliefs. The Bible on the other hand has showed that truth will endure and that truth is always truth. Fact over theory and truth over speculation. That’s what we need to keep in mind. We need to encourage others to dive into His word and learn the truth. And then stand in His grace. WOS |
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132 | Idiom? | Bible general Archive 4 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205629 | ||
Jim, Your study has not produced sufficient evidence for you to see that when the words were spoken, it was NOT an idiom because it was well understood at the time, and I believe there was scriptural evidence provided to support that it was, as well as some reliable commentary. So clearly there is some other means that makes it difficult for you to understand what the meaning is. It would seem, simply, that was the manner of speaking in that day. Since neither you nor I were actually there, we must also rely on the wisdom of those who have proven reliable and devoted their lives to helping us better understand God’s words and the times in which they were spoken. Words and phrases and manners of speaking do change over time and the words spoken can have a sure meaning to the present audience and us, in our time and culture, we may have difficulty understanding them. That doesn’t by definition make it an idiom, just simply from another time and more difficult to comprehend without proper instruction. Now, you claim this to be an idiom “outside of scripture”, that someone at sometime decided it was an idiom. That is just wrong brother, I don’t know how else to explain it. It’s not an idiom, never was and no matter how strongly you argue it is, will never be. It is Jim that makes the claim it is an idiom, Scripture never does. I’ll stick with the scripture, shouldn’t you? Bottom line seems to be this, rather than arguing this on such shaky ground, maybe you should be in prayer for the proper understanding. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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133 | Help! Unclean vs clean meat? | Acts | Wild Olive Shoot | 205573 | ||
Colt, Whatsoever thing goes into the belly cannot defile the man for it is purged there, in the belly. What does that imply to you? Only the dirt from our hands is cleaned??? That food, unclean food can actually enter our heart and defile us??? That dirt can defile us??? Come now, logic has to play a part here does it not? Whatsoever thing enters does not affect the heart. You have no ground to stand on here friend. Is it that difficult to see? Stand in His grace, WOS |
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134 | Idiom? | Bible general Archive 4 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205571 | ||
From what I can gather, it wasn’t an idiom if it was understood by those the words were spoken to. From what I can gather, and I wasn’t there so I must rely on those far more knowledgeable than I, but it was understood by the audience that a part of a day would constitute a whole day. “It will be seen in the account of the resurrection of Christ that he was in the grave but two nights and a part of three days. See Mat_18:6. This computation is, however, strictly in accordance with the Jewish mode of reckoning. If it had “not” been, the Jews would have understood it, and would have charged our Saviour as being a false prophet, for it was well known to them that he had spoken this prophecy, Mat_27:63. Such a charge, however, was never made; and it is plain, therefore, that what was “meant” by the prediction was accomplished.” - Albert Barnes Matthew 27:62,63: 62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Just because we may have difficulty understanding a phrase or word usage in our time, doesn’t mean they didn’t understand it perfectly when it was spoken. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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135 | No Fruit? | John 15:8 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205492 | ||
Dear lookinforacity, Please tell us then how you take the verses in light of 2Timothy 3:16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: Should we simply dismiss it? If we can’t apply the scripture in question to ourselves, to whom is it applied and how does it instruct us? Please elaborate. What is the different light shed on what our brother Steve posted? Stand in His grace, WOS |
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136 | Scripture above scripture? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205425 | ||
Brother lionheart, I agree that certain manuscripts (not the original autographs) can be held as more reliable. My concern is with Scripture. I can remember a while back on the Forum when a poster seemed to hold the writings of Paul in higher esteem than the rest of Scripture. I also hear quite often a statement along the lines of “Jesus said this” in a manner of dismissing some other part of Scripture based simply on the fact that Jesus spoke it and it was recorded. I think it is important to view all Scripture in the proper perspective of being God-breathed and therefore all as equally important being a revelation from God, even though as you say, we focus on certain portions at various times. I was wondering if others observed the danger of lessening a portion of Scripture, even if done unintentionally, and to that if they even realize that is what they do, while promoting another and if this was something others see with a bit a frequency. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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137 | Scripture above scripture? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205415 | ||
Dear neilw, Thank you for the response. I’m afraid there are many more who tend to hold certain parts above others. Here is the bottom line I think: Look to the author. 2Timothy 3:16,17: 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. Matthew 4:4 But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" Deuteronomy 8:2,3: 2 And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. 3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Since the author of Scripture is God Himself, should we hold what is recorded of Jesus over what Paul, or Peter or Moses or any other wrote? God gave us the Holy Scriptures to make us wise unto salvation. Every one of them divinely inspired serve to that purpose with Christ being their subject and all to God’s glory. God is witness to God and He has revealed Himself to us by His Word. I think it is dangerous to say that because Jesus spoke it, it holds more weight than what Paul wrote under divine inspiration. It’s all from God is it not? Hebrews 1:1,2: 1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. John 1:1-3: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 5:37-39: 37And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, 38 and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. 39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, Stand in His grace, WOS |
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138 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205399 | ||
Dear Tamara, I whole heartedly agree with you that “it is about Bible study”. The very reason I wanted to comment on your post. You mention it a few other posts that it is your desire to divide the Word. I’m sure your aim it to see that it is “rightly” divided. Even if it is not your opinion that one portion of Scripture be held in higher esteem than another, when you comment as you did the implication seems to hold true to the opposite. To make or support or even hint at one scripture, book, passage or what have you, that it is more reliable, accurate or holds more weight than another, is to diminish the authority of the other scripture if one could do that. It is all divinely inspired. If that was your implication, I missed it and apologize. 2 Timothy 2:15: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. “Observe here, 1. The word which ministers preach is the word of truth, for the author of it is the God of truth. 2. It requires great wisdom, study, and care, to divide this word of truth rightly; Timothy must study in order to do this well.” – Matthew Henry And so must we all! Stand in His grace, WOS |
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139 | Scripture above scripture? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205368 | ||
I thought this should have its very own discussion. I've seen on this forum as well as other places, recently and not so recently, the act of maybe placing slightly more of an emphasis on certain Scripture due to accuracy, who spoke it and when it was penned. Is there not problem with this way of thinking due to the author of all Scripture? Shouldn’t we hold all of His words at the same level? Or am I maybe being a bit too sensitive here? Looking forward to comments. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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140 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 205366 | ||
Dear Tamara, I should probably start a new thread since this will be off the topic of discussion for this one, but... Can you elaborate a bit on this quote from you reply: "Mark's account is the eldest account and may actually be considered to be more accurate by some commentators." Is not all scripture God breathed? Do you not see a danger in holding certain scripture above others when it is all God's Word? Stand in His grace, WOS |
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