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1321 | Help me please I am so alone | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 36582 | ||
Katie, I am going to make a rather radical suggestion to you and I hope you will not be offended. I suppose if you are working two jobs and cannot get off on Sundays that you may be off some other day of the week and be able to have an hour to yourself. If that is so you may wish to look for Catholic Church in your area and go to a weekday Mass where the scripture is read and preached. I am not suggesting you become a Catholic only that a weekday Mass may provide the scripture and human contact you are need if you cannot find a church of you own during the week. You need not do anything that makes you uncomfortable or take communion, but you should be fed by the prayer of worship and the scripture. I am a Catholic, but have gone to Baptist churchs when in need of Christian companionship and prayer and my own was unavailable. Emmaus |
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1322 | Raven and John Reformed, Baptism? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 36556 | ||
Hank, As indicated in the cited passage John 3:5, Mark 16:16 the Lord assures us of the necessity of baptism. Catholics are not the only ones who hold to baptismal regeneration. There are many Protestants who hold to the same using the same passages. On the other hand we know that God is not bound by his commands to us and the means he gives us to obtain his grace. He himself can do what he wants when he wants as demonstrated by the thief on the cross. "We have rules he has rights" to twist the Outback Steakhouse commerical. You might say baptism is necesarry for us but not necessary for God. Catholics consider the sacraments encounters with Christ and therefore moments of grace. But we can encounter him outside the sacraments also. In fact sometimes he jerks us up when and where we least expect it. But he also lets us know where to find him when we are looking for him and not running or hiding. Would Jesus have commanded us to do something that was pointless and unnecessary and without effect? That doesn't sound like Jesus. Just a few passages to consider: John 3:5, 22 born of water and the Spirit, the apostles start baptizing. Titus 3:5 saved us through bath of rebirth and renewal of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2;37-38 repent be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 22:16 get up and be baptized and sins washed away. 1Cor 6:11 your were washed, sanctified and justified. Romans 6:4 baptized into death; live in newness of life. 1 Peter 3:21 baptism...now save you. Hebrews 10:22 heart spinkled, bodies washed in pure water. Emmaus |
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1323 | Who was the one to be sacrificed? | Gen 22:12 | Emmaus | 36532 | ||
Mist, We are all seeking the truth, but we and your Muslim contacts are willing to say from what position we stand in our search. You are not willing to tell us where you stand or what your point of reference is as you search. It is not your search for truth that irritates your contacts on both sides but you lack of transparency about what you believe. You must believe something. Everyone does. "As for Christians, we know quite well that Muhammad never encountered any at the time before Hijra (before going to Madina). Jews were concentrated in Madina also." How do we know this quite well? Was not Mohammed a caravan trader? Did he not travel far and deal with many communities including Christians and Jews? It is extremely unlikely he dealt only with local pagans in his trade. Logic my friend. Emmaus |
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1324 | Who was the one to be sacrificed? | Gen 22:12 | Emmaus | 36379 | ||
Mist, I was not aware I was addressing myself or the text to a Muslim unless you are one. I also made plain the orientation of the book. Your judgment seems rather hasty after only two pages. I also made plain this more a historical persepective than theological. But you may have other more appealing Christian responses to or criitiques of Islam to pursue. I would point out though that memory not translation was the primary mode of transmission among most people who were illierate at that time. And most Christians in the area spoke Arabic or Aramaic and churches had manuscript bibles in those language. Mohammed obviously learned much and remembered much both Christian and Jewish in his business travels. His illiteracy was neither unusual for the time nor a hindrance to his success in business and society as you obviously know. You seem to be speaking from the position of accepting the Koran as divine revelation rather than taking the objective stand that you previously indicated. I think I may have offended you because you are a believer in Islam. I know Tim earlier sensed the same possibility. You have not stated your personal belief, but you do know ours. I will leave you and Tim to continue the conversation. Emmaus |
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1325 | how can catholics be saved | Rev 6:10 | Emmaus | 36371 | ||
Johnny, Your exchanges with me always have an inquizitional tone. Do you usually get very far in conversations with this approach? The fact that I have never taken the positions you question in the form you state them seems of no concern to you. You may wish to review some of my previous posts on these subjects in the archives. I am finished with this interrogation. Call my lawyer and put that rubber hose back in your desk. Emmaus |
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1326 | Who was the one to be sacrificed? | Gen 22:12 | Emmaus | 36354 | ||
Mist, I don't know that I have much to add to your conversation other than what I have already posted. It is apparent that the technical "first born" with certain inheritance rights can lose them to another son as in the case of Esaau selling his bithright to Jacob for a mess of pottage and later Jacob tricking Isaac into giving him the blessing. Jacob's name meaning supplanter. or Abel's receiving the blessing of God being pleased with his sacrifice and rejecting Cain's or Reuben being supplanted in his father's favor by Joseph the late born child of his first love Rachel. God is not bound by the machinations of men who think they know better how to accomplish His ends. He blesses whom He will and even uses the headstrong when they think they are making things happen in their own way. I do have a book recommendation for you. If you do not already have it or have not read it, I recommend, Answering Islam by Norman L Geisler and Abdul Saleeb from Baker Books. You can probably get it through Amazon on the web or order it through a bookstore. I also recommend this link http://www.ewtn.com/library/HOMELIBR/HERESY4.TXT which is a chapter from a book by Hilaire Belloc titled The Great Heresies. This particular chapter is title The Great and Enduring Heresy of Mohammed. It is more an historical book from the Catholic Christian European perspective. It was written in the 1930s when all Islam was prostrate at the feet of colonial powers, but was prophetic in predicting that Islam would rise again. It does touch on some theology but is mostly history and very readable. It is about 40 pages if printed out. Emmaus |
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1327 | how can catholics be saved | Rev 6:10 | Emmaus | 36246 | ||
Johnny, "Story of lazarus is not literal it is compose of past and after the second coming. it is the complete story of one mans life before he died and after the judgement. If we believed that story of lazarus is very literal do you mean all rich will go to hell and all beggar will go to heaven? It is also contadict other passages in the bible:" Your logic here is faulty. Also, where does it say it was in the far distant past or mention the second coming or say thousand of years later? The rich man's brothers were still alive and it must be before the second coming since the second coming is not mentioned and Jesus is not mentioned. "Ec 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Ec 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. " Your interpretation of the above would indicate you believe at least in the concept of "soul sleep" and your iterpretation of the lack of consciousness and rewards in the afterlife is in conclict with your own previous interpretations of this and other passages. "If you recall in that parables Lu 16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. When Jesus tell about that parables, it is thousand years after moses died, how is true that the brother and sisters of the richman have moses? " They have Moses and the prophets in the Hebrew scriptures. Emmaus |
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1328 | how can catholics be saved | Rev 6:10 | Emmaus | 36217 | ||
Johnny, My point was made earlier in stating that we are all together in Christ whether here on earth or in heaven. And those in heaven are aware of what goes on here just as God is because they are in Christ and Christ is aware and cares. They are the cloud of witness in Hebrews and the saints praying before the throne of God in Rev. We always have recourse to our brothers and sisters in Christ who pray for us with Him and in Him. We do not ask them to appear or speak to us but to God with and for us in Christ Jesus. Jesus did release the souls of the just from the prison of Hades, so they are with him and interested in everthing He is interested in which includes us. Even the rich man of the Lazarus story was interested in what was going on back on earth, and he wasn't even in heaven. As for your question about works, prayer is the work of the church here and in heaven. Check out the dictionary definition and origins of the word liturgy. And of course all good works are the work of Christ by those in Christ. Emmaus |
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1329 | God of the living | Rev 6:10 | Emmaus | 36211 | ||
jlpangilinan, Yes,I was alluding to Matt 22:32 as well as 17:1-8. Rev 15:8 starts at 15:5 saying "After this I had another vision." Not the same as before. The companions of the Lamb were already with him earlier in Rev 14 on Mount Zion. Before that they were in the heavenly temple in Rev 4, 6 and 7. Maybe they were out of the heavenly temple in Rev 15 because they had gone out with the Lamb in Rev 14. Emmaus |
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1330 | God of the living | Rev 6:10 | Emmaus | 36208 | ||
Greg, Sorry. I saluted you as heaven rings in error. Emmaus |
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1331 | God of the living | Rev 6:10 | Emmaus | 36207 | ||
heaven rings, "First, Matt 17:1-8. Jesus told his disciples in 16:28 "Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." This is an interesting take on the Transfiguration that folows; seeing Jesus in his kingly glory. "Now this transfiguration, was it Jesus who was transfigured, or the disciples? See Rev 1:12-18. In otherwords did Jesus just allow them to see that which He really was? " The passage says: "and behold he was transfigured before them" so I have to say Jesus was the one transfigured, but for the edification of the three who he allowed to see who he really was, as you note. Moses and Elijah of course had previously met the Lord on a mountaintop and many scholars agree they are likely the two witnesses of Revelation. "The souls you mention in Rev 6:10 are those who came through the tribulation, not those who preceded us. See 6:11 and 7:9-14" I would say that any martyr killed for the faith has already gone through the tribulation. There had been many already by the time of John's vision. Emmaus |
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1332 | Who was the one to be sacrificed? | Gen 22:12 | Emmaus | 36190 | ||
Mist, You said: "If what you said about "firstborn" as not meaning the phisically "firstborn" but who was blessed, then we should see this repeated tens of times in other situations, this however is not the case." It is in fact a recurring OT theme. See Cain and Abel, Essau and Jacob, Reuben and Joseph. Not tens of times but the most important times. Emmaus |
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1333 | how can catholics be saved | Rev 6:10 | Emmaus | 36184 | ||
Hank,It's a scandal isn't it? :-) Emmaus |
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1334 | Are Christmas and Easter pagan in origin | Gal 4:10 | Emmaus | 35118 | ||
farout, I think the use of the word Easter is peculiar only to certain languages, English being one. For example in Spanish Easter is called dia de Pascua or domingo de gloia, day of the pasch (passover) or Lord's day of glory. Christmas is called Feliz Navidad, happy (day of) birth or felices Pascua, happy passover. I am sure there are other examples in other languages. Emmaus |
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1335 | Does faith require maintenance? | NT general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 34921 | ||
Zach, In this case I would prerfer Tozer's phrasing to Bonhoeffer's, since James 2:19 tells us "Even the demons believe and tremble" but they do not obey. Of course Bonhoeffer is not saying all who believe are obedient, he is only saying that one must first believe in order to obey. But belief does not guarantee obedience. Then of course you get into the whole Faith Alone question. I know that many, though not all, who adhere to the Faith Alone doctrine admit that saving faith must be evidenced by works, which those on the other side see as proof that faith alone is not alone. Grace of course is the common element that unites inseparably faith and good works. Even Paul starts Romans in 1:5 with "the obedience of faith" and talks of the necesity of doing rather than just being hearers of the law eight times in Romans 2:6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 25, 26, 27. I don't subscribe to the plan A, plan B explanation of Romans. Nor do I believe Paul in Romans is at odds with James since they are both using Abraham as the example of faith. One thing we can be sure of is that mere belief is not the same thing as saving faith. Emmaus |
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1336 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Emmaus | 34745 | ||
Norrie, St. Wensaslaus, that parish founded by Bohemian immigrants, is still there, but the neigborhod is really rough. It is so bad off that sisters from Mother Theresa's order work there with the poor and AIDs patients. Eventually though Johns Hopkins Hospital is going to gobble up that whole section of town. Emmaus |
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1337 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Emmaus | 34736 | ||
Norrie, I grew up in Washington, but went to Towson for college and stayed in Baltimore. Lived in north Baltimore, Govan's area for eight years and have been in Woodlawn on the western edge for the past 26 years. I work in Towson now. Became familiar with just about every area of Baltimore City while I was in the Police Department. Patterson Park Avenue, Butcher's Hill area has some great views. They just recently renovated the Patterson Park Pagoda which had been getting pretty run down.Many years ago I had a friend who belonged to Curt's church in Towson and lived only about a block away from it. You gotta miss the crabs. Emmaus |
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1338 | baptismal regeneration? | John 3:3 | Emmaus | 33958 | ||
Zach, I am afraid you misunderstand my understanding of the sacrament of Baptism. Sacraments are encounters with God. It is God that does the work in them, sanctifying us, not the person sanctifiying him or herself. Even the minister of the sacrament is merely a "stand in" acting "in persona Christi" in the administering of the sacrament. When a person is Baptised and the minister (priest or lay) speaks the words "I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" it is the power of God's saving word in the sacrament that accomplishes the purpose God intened. Somewhat reminiscent of this passage, Is 55:10-11 10: "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return not thither but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11: so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it. " The way I see it Jesus is the ultimate sacrament in which all sacraments subsist. The sacraments are all encounters with Christ. Your comment that "a corpse cannot birth itself by any act or ritual" is of course to the point. The sacrament of Baptism is called a "sacrament of the dead." The "act" in Baptism is God's as he works through an element of his creation. Jesus is the ultimate sacrament. God became flesh to save us through his death in the flesh and his resurrection of the body which he promises also to us. On earth the earthly and the spiritual work together because that is how God created us and Jesus came to redeem and restore all creation, physical and spiritual. I saw you profile. My earlier comment was just an observation on the content of your posts not a guess about your church affiliation. It was a little bit of a tease. No offense intended. I see you are a fan of Tozier. I too have read him and find him very astute and appealing. I was only recently reading over again The Pursuit of God. Emmaus |
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1339 | how can the marriage be taught to all | Ruth | Emmaus | 33731 | ||
Hank, No doubt about it that good ole J. Vernon was a folksy down home charmer. Not a bad way to come across to the masses for a man whom I understand was once the President of Dallas Theological Seminary. You get the impression he never forgot his roots and from whence he came. Emmaus |
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1340 | Strong AND gentle? | Phil 4:5 | Emmaus | 33596 | ||
Greetings Charis, I love those Caholic affirmations! :-) It's about midnight here. Have to get to bed. Emmaus |
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