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141 | Who is God Talking to in verse 26? | Genesis | JCrichton | 140885 | ||
Hi, kenny552! There are several takes on this subject... If we listen to Scripture we can only conclude that God was speaking to God (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit): Genesis 14:19, Isaiah 37:16 and 44:24 clearly state that Yahweh, the Father, is the Creator! John 1:1-3, 10; 2 Peter 3:5-7; Colossians 1:15-20; Hebrews 11:3 and Psalm 33:6 clearly state taht it is the Word, the Son--Christ Jesus--who is the Creator! Judit 16:14; and Wisdom 7:21, 27 (found in the Catholic Holy Bible) clearly state that the Holy Spirit is the Creator! So, we either accept the statement of God or we manufacture one theory after another after another after... God Bless! Angel |
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142 | Do you control your thoughts? | James 1:14 | JCrichton | 140702 | ||
Hi! As powerful as Satan is, we are under God's protection (Job 2:1-6; Luke 22:31-32), and only through deception can he get our confidence and enable us to sin... Ultimately it is our own desire, our submission to the flesh, that causes us to fall (James 1:13-15) by rejecting God and accepting Satan's enticements (Romans 1:19-25)... Remember too that only God can dwell in us (John 14:16-17, 23; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 6:19-20; 2 Corinthians 6:16); Satan is but an interloper that will lie, cheat, and murder his way into our confidence... but he has no power at all when it comes to God and those under His protection! (John 10:29-30; Romans 8:35-39; 1 John 4:4) God Bless! Angel |
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143 | Delighting in the Lord? | John 15:11 | JCrichton | 140699 | ||
Hi, LPgal! We delight in the Lord by humble obedience! God is continuously inviting us to be part of His Kingdom... His call is that we become friends (Isaiah 1:18-19), that we delight in Him by obeying His Commandments--not in obedience to the Law that promises death, but in willingness to abide in Him (John 15:9-11; 16:24; 17:13)... John shows us how we are to delight in the Lord: 1 John 1 The Word of Life 1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched–this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4We write this to make our joy complete. (1 John 1:1-4) We take delight in knowing the Father and the Son... in abiding in God's Love! God Bless! Angel |
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144 | honor thy father and mother" is somethin | Eph 4:32 | JCrichton | 140609 | ||
Hi, Spence! You are much more ahead of the game than you think... you recognize that as a Christian you are not allowed to indulge in hatred... are you an adult, are you able to distance yourself from the environment?... loving and honoring does not mean allowing yourself to be the target of abuse (physical, mental...)... you have a Powerful ally in the Holy Spirit... if you've not done so yet, begin an intensive life of prayer! Seek the wisdom and comfort found in the Holy Scripture... since you are breaking out (not drinking), you may be the one member of your family that can lead the others back to God... Let Jesus' words echo in your mind, heart and spirit: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (Matthew 5:44) Jesus does not mean that those who commit evil deeds against us should be rewarded... those who ally themselves to Christ must become as Christ... it is our call: Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48) Use every opportunity to do good and God will assist you in defeating evil: 19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”says the Lord. 20On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:19-21) God Bless! Angel |
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145 | do we have to give tith? | Gen 14:20 | JCrichton | 140606 | ||
Hi! Tithing was mandatory during the Olt Testament... mening that there was a formula that Israel was obliged to follow... Jesus did not establish the tithing for the Church... still all Christians are expected to offer to God (not a minister or congregation) the best offering they can, and this with a joyful heart!: 6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9As it is written: “He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” 10Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 12This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. (2 Corinthians 6:9-12) God Bless! Angel |
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146 | salvation for demons? | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140601 | ||
Hi! I can't remember which post suggested that the spirits which Peter speaks about are the fallen angels--I responded with a negative! Though we are all creatures of God, not all creatures choose to obey--John's Gospel tells us that the Light came onto the world and that He came to His own and His own believed Him not; but that He gave power to all who Believed to become children (sons) of God (John 1:1-14); further Jesus tells us that the evidence is that those who rejected Him prefered the darkness because they embraced unrighteousness rather than God (John 3:17-20); it is evident that Satan and his minions choose not to humble themselves and obey God... they reject Jesus' Authority even though they fear Him (Revelation 12:7-9, 12; Matthew 8:28-29) so, undoubtedly, since they would not repent and obey, there is no Salvation for them! Alas, we are all God's creatures... but not all choose to obey, not all choose to humbly seek God's mercy, not all choose to repent... hence many forfeit God's Gift of Life: Jesus' Salvation! God Bless! Angel |
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147 | Is Jesus was another of God's tests? | John 1:1 | JCrichton | 140218 | ||
Part 2 of 2 Now, Revelation 22:1 and 3 offers us a complicated scenario, how do we worship the Father without worshipping the Son, how do we determine when it is the Father who is receiving or giving us something... where does the Father end and the Son begins?: Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. (Revelation 22:1, 3) Now, are there various Thrones in Heaven? Is there one for the Father and one for the Son? Which part of the water flows from God and which from the Lamb? Noticed that there is One Throne that belongs to both God and the Lamb? Still if we pay attention to Jesus' words we find that this scenario is not that complicated... Jesus tells us that He and the Father are One! (John 10:30); He also tells us that the Father lives in Him and that He lives in the Father (John 14:10-11)... even the Jews understood exactly that Jesus was revealing that He was God (John 10:30-33)... Finally, John puts it this way: No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. (1 John 2:23) We cannot separate the Father from the Son... nor can we separate the Father and the Son from the Holy Spirit! God Bless! Angel |
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148 | Is Jesus was another of God's tests? | John 1:1 | JCrichton | 140217 | ||
Hi! Part 1 of 2 I understand your concern... many people do believe that there is a separation of God and little gods or sublevel creatures... The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are One God: For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. (Romans 14:17-18) We cannot separate the Father from the Son or from the Holy Spirit! In the above passage Paul is using a formula for the Divine Trinity: Serving Christ in the Holy Spirit is pleasing to God! The Biblical term "serve or serving" means to be subject to as serving a master... worship is a form of service! There are various Scriptural passages that clearly demonstrate that Jesus is God and that He was being worship while still on earth... one particular the comes to mind, which I find extremely important is Thomas' confession that Jesus is Lord and God: A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:26-29) Thomas realized who Jesus truly is and he confesses with his heart and mind: My Lord, and my God! Jesus was returning to the Father, the disciples were left with this revelation which could not have escaped any of them: Jesus is God! Yet, does Jesus admonish Thomas for calling Him God? No! It would be a lie for Jesus to deny His Divinity! ...instead, having you and I in mind, Jesus admonishes: blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe! Now, let me bring you to a future event... we are gathered around the Throne of the Mighty God, the One who would not share His Glory (Power, Authority, Worship) with others and what do we find?: 6Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twentyfour elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9And they sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. 10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” 11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12In a loud voice they sang: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” 13Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” 14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped. (Revelation 5:6-14) While in the center of the Throne the Lamb (Jesus Christ) is being worshipped! He is being flooded with acknowledgement and praises right in front of the Father! Not only that, but all of the creatures in existence pay Him and the Father the same homage! |
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149 | Moses and the Promise Land | Ps 106:33 | JCrichton | 140120 | ||
Hi, tonees! Jesus made a statement about believers, He said that to those who are given much would be demanded of them and that to those who much has been trusted much more will be demanded of them! (Luke 12:48); James words it a little differently, but basically it speaks on our responsibility in the eyes of God (James 3:1)... Moses had been placed in a singular possition of authority over Israel and though he served faithfully for many years, he allowed the bickering of the people of Israel to cause Him to, oh so slightly, sin against God (Numbers 27:12-14; Deuteronomy 3:23-28; Numbers 20:1-13). We must also take into account that Aaron was already dead and that the people entering into the promised land were the younger generations--those younger than twenty (with the exception of those who had not sinned against God. (Numbes 14:26-28) God Bless! Angel |
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150 | Jeus birth | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 140116 | ||
Hi, Leading! When do you think we should celebrate the Incarnation of the Word? God Bless! Angel |
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151 | old testament salvation | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140108 | ||
Hi,Lorraine! Retrospect salvation is made in Jesus (Romans 6:3-14)... now, do you think that Adam and Eve were cognizant of God's Design (Genesis 3:15); do you think that they clearly understood that thousands of years later there would be a Messiah, who would die for their sins and that they would be granted Life if they but Believed? Jesus speaks of the time when Abraham met Him and how glad he was (John 8:56-58)... were all of Abraham contemporaries as blessed? Does the Old Testament speak of God's prophets being sent to the pagans? Did Jesus come to the pagans? (Matthew 15:22-28) There is a clear relationship between the people of Israel and Yahweh... to them is the promise; to them is the Law; to them are the prophets! Yet, God's Design includes the pagan world... it is Jesus that makes from both people one (Romans 9:1 - 11:32;); in the past the pagans were farther from God than the people of Israel... their hope was hidden in Christ (Matthew 12:17-21; Romans 15:12; Colossians 1:25-28)... Christ was not revealed till the fullness of times so that He may unite both people as one (Ephesians 2:13-22)... It is impossible for us to know exactly God's Design (there's no complete revelation) but we are given enough to understand that God's desire is that all are saved (this does not of course mean that God's Will is imposed upon all so that humanity is saved regardless of its desire to reject God); His Salvific Plan includes all sin, (1 John 2:1-2; 1 Peter 3:18-20)... God's Mercy, Patience and Love knows no bounds! God Bless! Angel |
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152 | compasionate God versus vengeful God | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140064 | ||
Hi, Mom! I understand where you son is... I had an acquaintance who was so preocupied with the people that died in the Old Testament and the people who would be cast into damnation that he was beginning to resent God... I walked him through the Old Testament and into Revelation pointing out to him that God's Salvific Plan has taken all into consideration... it is His patience and mercy that we miss to comprehend when the Old Testament speak about mass killing in holy wars... reread the Old Testament with you son (as a Bible Study) and emphasize the various warnings against the rebelliousness of both Israel and the pagan people... you will find that God's wrath was unleashed after decades, if not hundreds, of years of counsel and warning and call to repentance! Yet, even those who died during the Old Covenant were visited by Christ, in the Spirit, for they were not cognizant of God's Promise (1 Peter 3:18-20, 4:6); remind your son that God chose Israel and rejected the Gentiles during the Old Covenant, so it was Israel who benefited from the knowledge of the Scripture... yet, to save both Israel and the Gentiles, even as far back as God's covenant with Abraham He promised Abraham that in him the Gentiles would find hope (Christ)... to better understand that relationship (Israel and the Gentiles) read Romans 9:1 through 11:32... add to this Hebrews 11 (the chapter on Faith) which speaks on the Promise being received by both the people under the Old Covenant and the people under the New Covenant so that all are partakers of God's Design--those who believe, of course! God Bless! Angel |
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153 | Holy Spirit or holy spirit? What is it? | Acts 4:24 | JCrichton | 140063 | ||
Hi, Ray! "Is the Lord an it?" God is never a third person animal or thing... but it is a grammatical accident... clearly, the text you cited from the NKJ words the statement differently allowing for a direct approach, yet it must add "God" or another word/phrase that would be the direct object of the pronoun (You are God or the One, He, the Mighty One...); my question is, which of the two versions is more faithful to the text of the Sacred Writings?--know that I have no linguist experience--this to me would be the determining factor! "Could there be a holy spirit?" I would adamantly object since the reference is clearly defining the Holy Spirit, the thrid Person of God! God is God; we would never refer to Jesus as the son of God or the messiah nor would we use father as a title for our Heavenly Father! Hence, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost or Spirit... denotes homage and submission to God! God Bless! Angel |
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154 | Scripture - more than one meaning? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 139951 | ||
Hi! I too believe that when we read the Holy Scripture there are more values than the text itself... Jesus' prefiguration in Joseph is one such example! * Both were chosen by the Father to lead Israel * Both were hated by their bretheren to the point of desiring their death * Both were sold for mininal amounts * Both were obedient to the Father * Both forgave their bretheren * Both rescued their bretheren from death... There are many mirrors in Scripture that may or may not be made explicitly so through further Scriptural reference... (Abraham's sacrifice; Melchizedek, manna, the rock (Rock) which provided Israel with life-giving water; the Good Shepherd; the bronze serpent; the Passover Lamb; the various resurrections (people brought back to life--including the bones in Ezekiel); the various anointed ones of God (priests, prophets, kings)... Moses spoke to Israel and prophesized that there would come to them a Prophet like himself... so in essence Moses too was a prefigurement of Christ (he had complete authority and dominion over Israel as well as the responsibility of leading them to safety!)... But all of the prefigurement are as perfect as our mirror images (only a shadow of our existence); they could never replace the actual Anointed One that was to come! God Bless! Angel |
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155 | Holy Spirit or holy spirit; (s)Spirit? | 1 Pet 4:6 | JCrichton | 139337 | ||
Hi, Ray! True, many people/congregations have some things right when it comes to God... and many of us have many things wrong... this does not mean that whenever someone/congregation comes up with a "new" definition or "revelation" it should be automatically received as correct doctrine. A quick reference: there are some, perhaps good-intended, people who want to tolerate homosexuality (not the person--the act) so that "all" may be saved! These people are clearly wrong! Not all will be saved; yet this is not because God Wills it so--it is due to our own determination that some human choose death instead of life! Spirit or spirit: Whenever Scripture speaks on the Holy Spirit, I will always emphesize by capitalizing the "H" and "S"; even if the reference is only as "Spirit!" Now, if the passage refers to our spirit (that portion of us that belongs to God's Holy Spirit or the Spirit of Christ or the Spirit of God)... I would not capitalize the "s." I would also apply the same rule if I am speaking/writing; this includes the word Holy--if it's a pronoun of God or if it signifies His Authority/Divinity. God Bless! Angel |
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156 | I directing a dram having a role of fath | Deut 22:5 | JCrichton | 139063 | ||
Hi, godfreyli! With all that is going on with the secular world's celebration on homosexuality, I suggest that you educate your group of actors and actresses--as wrong as it is for the secular world to celebrate and tolerate homosexuality, it is a greater offese for "Christians" to be as liberal on issues that are clearly damaging to the Faith! Perhaps you should explain to the men in your congregation that the "father" role should be played by a man--remind them that it is "acting," the character portrayed has no connection to the man performing the part! If all fails--I would contact other Christian congregations that may have a man (or two) willing to participate as the "father." There's a passage in Scripture that speaks on the exchange of garments between male and female--I just can't remember how to word it in order to get it from the electronic Bible... I'll contact you again when I find it! God Bless! Angel |
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157 | is it ok to pray publically? | John 11:42 | JCrichton | 139062 | ||
Hi, Jenn! What many people fail to understand is that Jesus was not censuring prayer in public--rather He spoke agains the practices of both the Jews and the Gentiles who boasted and pumped their "prayers" and "connection" with their respective deity... Jesus was warning His disciples not to follow the lead of these vacuous pretenders who were out to perform for the public rather than communicate with God! Another example of feign adoration is Jesus' teaching about the Pharisee and the publican (Luke 18:10-14)--both were in the temple, yet one was patting himself on the back for being much more righteous than others, while the other was opening his mind and heart to God! It is not the place nor the number that matters to God... it is the state of our hearts: our humility and obedience! God Bless! Angel |
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158 | Angel, How is the Bible incomplete? | 1 Pet 4:6 | JCrichton | 139058 | ||
Hi, Searcher! Have you read the Bible in its entirety? Do you think you know God's Design from reading it? During which stage of Creation were the angels created? When precisely did Lucifer turn 1/3 of the angels against God? When are we to meet Jesus? When are we to change from the carnal body into the spiritual?... the Bible contains general information about all of these topics, yet we are not given the precise information to conclusively state "it happened exactly..." Salvation is granted to us as a Gift; Jesus purchased us at a price... yet how and who is purchased is not revealed to the complete knowledge of God--we are given the necessary working-information so that we might be able to understand God's Gift as it pertains to part of His Design: our repentance, obedience and abiding in God... yet for us to contend that we know God's depths (who He is and how He does everything) would only be to deceive ourselves, for what man knows the mind of God that he should instruct Him! (1 Corinthian 2:16) When we realize that all of our collective knowledge (humanity's) only begins to scratch God's surface (and that because He allows us that much); we may begin to humble ourselves and begin our spiritual growth! "What do we need to add to the Bible?" It is the Holy Spirit that completes all revelation! If we simply read the text of the Bible and jump into one of hundreds/thousands of interpretations we are not searching and preaching the Truth, we are seeking adulation from humanity! Christ tells us that He is the Resurrection and Life and that those who come to Him will Live; yet to come to Him we must be born of the Holy Spirit! The text of the Bible does not complete Salvation--in this the Bible is not complete! It is the Holy Spirit who completes, in us, Jesus' Sacrifice... for anyone to claim that Salvation is a matter of text and not of the Holy Spirit, it would be the same as claiming to be saved by our own powers: "Just grab a formula or two and your in!" There are people offering formulas for Salvation--this is done all over town, everywhere... they offer these formulas (made by human minds and hands) as guarantors of Eternal Salvation... Never mind that Jesus calls us to repentence, baptism and fellowship! One of these formulas demands that for all to be saved they must know Jesus--that outside of this formula there is no salvation! This of course diminishes God's Power and Mercy as infants and the mentally handicapped may die well before being able to "know" Jesus--there's not a single once of mercy that can be found in this formula, yet many claim that it is Scripturally sound! The purport that only those who can know Jesus and learn to preach, perform miracles, speak in tongues... are to be saved! Yet, Jesus Himself tells us that not all who call Him Lord will enter into Heaven but those who do the Will of His Father--Jesus even offers an admonishion that cripples that brand of salvation (Matthew 7:21-27; Luke 6:46)... The Bible, as excellent as it is, does not replace God nor the fullness of God! When we exact salvation on our own "enlightened" understanding of Scripture and we remove the Holy Spirit from the actual rebirth (corporeal into spiritual) we are shortchanging God's Design! We are limiting by strictness of the text what the Holy Spirit does: Salvation is not a matter of codes and formulas, Salvation is a matter of God's Holy Spirit cleansing and resurrecting us into the Body (not the temporal body) of Christ! By following the letter of the text the masters of the law failed to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior, we do not better when we seek to know and limit God in our finite wisdom! The Bible contains all that God chose to reveal--in that the Bible is complete. The text of the Bible is not God nor God's fullness--in that the Bible is incomplete. The Paraclete, who Christ promised to send to us, brings us closer to God--as close as our limited understanding and spiritual standing can get; yet we know only partially, then we will know as we are known (1 Corinthians 13:12)... of course we can twist Scripture and we can claim that we know all that there is to know about God because we read Scripture... or we can humble ourselves and accept that the finite cannot absorb the completeness of the infinite! Salvation is Granted through the Holy Spirit (Hebrew 9:14); the Holy Spirit has no limits! God Bless! Angel |
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159 | Is Peters accuser released from prison ? | Matt 16:23 | JCrichton | 138960 | ||
Hi! When we look at the text surrounding both statements we find that Peter is not Satan (Satan is the ancient Serpent, the Dragon, the Beast, the anti-Christ); while, Peter, a man who just minutes earlier allowed the Father to reveal to him the Truth about Jesus, being led by the carnal wisdom is called Satan by Jesus Christ, only to demonstrate who Peter was listening to at that particular moment. It is not that Peter is Satan... Jesus clearly stated that there was only one of the twelve that was lost (the son of perdition) because he would perform the hideous duty of betraying the Lord (John 6:70-71). Further evidence of Peter not being Satan is Jesus delegation to him: "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers." (Luke 22:31-32) When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep." The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." (John 21:15-17) God Bless! Angel |
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160 | How do you reconcile election and God's | John 3:17 | JCrichton | 138825 | ||
Hi! It is difficult to reconcile Scripture by subscribing to one precept or another... we are simple (humanity) so we tend to be simplistic even when searching that which is not ordinary... In John 1:12 Jesus, the Light of the world, the Word, incarnate, brings us to the Father... we are all welcomed by God; sadly, not all believe Him... so only those who believe are granted the power to become sons (children) of God! In John 3:17-21 Jesus expands on the fact offered in John 1:12... we are not all given the power to become children of God, because some of us choose to remain in darkness... committing ourselves to the flesh and the appetites of the flesh... those who reject Jesus, reject Him because their actions are exposed by the Light! Paul addresses the issue of election, in a very round-about way, when he offers that Jesus gave up everything to rescue from sin (death); and in 1 Timothy 1:14-16, Paul expands on this theme... to the inclusion of himself as a model of imperfection (sin) being perfected in Christ! Paul suggests that if he, the greatest of sinners--he persecuted the Church (see Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12:12-17)--is redeemed in Christ, then all humanity can be redeemed (all can be part of the elect--if we choose to abide in the Light and not in darkness: if we Believe in Jesus!) God Bless! Angel |
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