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1441 | What is the Baptism of the Holy Ghost | 1 Cor 12:13 | BradK | 131994 | ||
JN, There may be a variance of opinion on this matter, but I opt for what I believe to be the clearest example, that of 1 Cor. 12:13: "For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit." The Holy Spirit is the agent that brings us into vital union with Christ at the time we receive Him. I believe there to be only one indwelling of the Holy Spirit. However, we are commanded to be continuosly "filled with the Spirit" in Eph. 5:18. As to being eqipped for Christian service, Eph. 4:11-12 tells us "And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;" I trust this will be of help. BradK |
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1442 | The NASB is interpreting here | Rev 22:12 | BradK | 131985 | ||
Dalcent, I'm no erudite Greek scholar, but my NASB 95 on Rev. 22:12 reads: "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done." According to what he has done is literally, "as his work is". I hope this helps. BradK |
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1443 | mocking Noah in the Bible | Gen 6:1 | BradK | 131971 | ||
nae-nae, There is no specific reference to people mocking Noah. However, we can surmise a couple of things to indicate that he probably was mocked. 1. An interval of one hundred and twenty years elapsed while the ark was being built (Gen.6:3), during which Noah bore constant testimony against the unbelief and wickedness of that generation (Gen. 6:5). 2. Noah was called a "preacher of righteousness" in 1 Peter 3, where we can see that only eight persons, were brought safely through the great flood- namely his family! If Noah preached for 120 years, certainly he had much rejection as not one soul repented! The fact that "By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household" (Heb. 11:8) he was most likely ridiculed by people due to no water body was even close. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1444 | Can God really be tempted? | James 1:13 | BradK | 131687 | ||
RWC, I think you're generally on track with your thoughts. In answer to "can God be tempted?", we need to understand Christ's humanity. He had to experience all we would (as a man) in order to be our redeemer. He was- and is - fully God and fully man that He might be our Savior.(1 Tim. 2:5) However, we have to distinguish between being tempted and succumbing to temptation. God could not in any way, shape, or form fall to temptation and still be God, let alone being our Savior. Hebrews 4:15 is an apt reference "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin." Hebrews 2:17-18 also speaks of His humanity: "Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted." The Commentary Critical says of this "His being “man” was necessary to His being a Mediator, sympathizing with us through experimental knowledge of our nature (Is 50:4; Heb 2:14; 4:15. On the other hand, 1Ti 3:16 asserts that He was also God." I hope this helps. BradK |
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1445 | How am I saved? | Bible general Archive 2 | BradK | 131526 | ||
Dalcent, I would respectfully take issue with your statement that " I don't believe that all our future sins are forgiven; after all Jesus instituted the Lord's Prayer in which we regularly ask forgiveness for our ongoing sins. I do not believe the Bible anywhere teaches that we are forgiven all our sins past, present and future, and it gives many stern warnings against both apostasy and ongoing sin." The main problem with this view is that it negates the all-sufficiency of Christs' atoning sacrifice on the cross! If all only our past sins are forgiven, then redemption is not complete and Christ must therefore go to the cross again- an impossibility according to Romans 6:9! Hebrews 9:12 clearly tells us "He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption." Further in 9:22 says "...and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness." Second, I believe scripture unequivocably teaches us that we are forgiven of ALL sins (past, present, and future). "It is finished!" John 19:30 "For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God." Romans 6:10 "Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." Eph. 4:32 Colossians 2:13 is by far the clearest:"When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions," "bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you." Col. 3:13 "so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him." Heb. 9:28 All the Pauline verses denote a past action, which is complete, carrying forward to the present time. If Christs' sacrifice is not wholly sufficient to pay for the penalty of my sin and redeem me, what further can be done? Surely you're not advocating any self-effort on my part? Christ either paid the full penalty for ALL my sins or He didn't. Ephesians 1:7 tells us "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace" Your and my forgiveness is solely "according to the riches of His grace", and it is by being in the sphere of Him! In Him we have complete redemption, and complete forgiveness. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1446 | HOW IS FAITH OF GOD? | Heb 12:2 | BradK | 130156 | ||
Hello Lenese, Basically, scripture affirms that it does! Here are just a few scripture references that should point you in the right direction: Heb. 12:2 "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Rom. 10:17 "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." Rom. 12:3 "For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith." Faith is believing- placing our trust- in what God has said in his Word, and acting as thought it is, in fact true! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1447 | Is 777 a bad number? | Rev 13:18 | BradK | 130144 | ||
flordeliz, Are you sure you're not confusing 777 with the reference in Rev. 13:18 to the number 666? "Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six." Numbers in and of themselves are not bad. Incidentally, the number "7" occurs frequently in scripture and is generally understood to be the number of perfection. I hope this helps, BradK |
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1448 | Is 777 a bad number? | Rev 13:18 | BradK | 130142 | ||
flordeliz, Are you sure you're not confusing 777 with the reference in Rev. 13:18 to the number 666? "Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six." Numbers in and of themselves are not bad. Incidentally, the number "7" occurs frequently in scripture and is generally understood to be the number of perfection. I hope this helps, BradK |
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1449 | Did i say you should call me GOD?' | Deut 17:15 | BradK | 130140 | ||
folawise, If I could offer a few points to hopefully help you in your quest for truth:-) My life has been indelibly changed for the better by Jesus Christ. Many others here on the Forum and elsewhere can attest to a profound life-changing experience. Jesus Christ alone changes lives- not Islam! What sinful man needs is redemption. That alone is provided by Christ Jesus- not Mohammed! You say you "did not find reasonable answers to my questions in the bible"? Truth is objective and is found in the Word of God. Colossians 2 tells us "Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." If we're honest, we all have faced doubt regarding our faith. That doesn't mean that answers can't be found:-) Faith is believing in what is not seen (2 Cor. 5:7). Our faith is founded on fact. As far as Mohammed and Islam go, I can offer two observations: 1. He was not God, nor did he rise from the dead. he is still in his grave! By contrast, Jesus death, burial, and resurrection validate His claims and Words.; 2. Islam is a very exclusive and thereby intollerant belief system. It promotes hatred and is in oppostion to Christ's words "that by your love, they will know you are my disciples". Now, I have not read nor studied the Koran- nor do I feel inclined to do so- yet I have a cursory knowledege of its' content. Conversely, the Bible is unique in its' message and content- it has the power to change us (Heb. 4:12). Islam may have some very sincere, devout followers- who indeed lead "moral" lives. Yet, the message of scripture is that we all need to be transformed and given a new nature through Christ Jesus. Being moral does not give us access to God nor clothe us with His righteousness! Only Christ does (1 Cor. 1:30). If you haven't, may I encourage you to read and study "The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict", by Josh McDowell. It may give you some answers to your questions and areas of doubt. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1450 | John1:21-25 | Deut 17:15 | BradK | 130023 | ||
folawise, Scripture makes clear that the Jews are God's favored people (nation) as Deut. 7:6 tells us: "For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth." In regards to who "That Prophet" is- this is a direct reference to Deut. 18:15, which says "The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him." Mohammed is nowhere in the picture as he would not, and did not meet the Biblical standards of a prophet (Deut. 18:20-22)! Incidentally, before we continue too deep, what is your background? It would be helpful to know so that I have a point of reference, i.e. do you believe that the Bible is God's inspired, infallible Word? Do you believe that Jesus is God in the flesh? Are you a Muslim? The bottom line is this: Jesus Christ is THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE- for all! "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1451 | Is God a racist? | Deut 17:15 | BradK | 130004 | ||
folawise, No, God is not a racist, nor can He be. It is not one of His attributes. Consider Exodus 15:11: "Who among the gods is like you, O LORD? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?" God is solitary in His being- He is self existant. He is also sovereign as Psalm 115:3 tells us: "But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases." Possibly you could clarify or expand your question and be a little more specific? I hope this helps. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1452 | Is Jesus being called God or a God? | John 1:1 | BradK | 129655 | ||
Noveta, I see Glory Bound has already answered and provided you with some good reference points. Specifically, scripture clearly portrays Jesus Christ- the second Person of the Trinity- as God. He is of the same essence of the Father. If the JW rendering of John 1:1 is correct- then they're polytheistic. This creates an entirely different problem to deal with. However, scripture teaches that there is only one God (Is. 42:5). The basic problem of the Watchtower is: They deny the doctrine of the Trinity- and therefore the Diety of Christ. As the writer of Ecclesiastes 1:9 tells us, "...there is nothing new under the sun". Watchtower theology is nothing more than the resurfacing of "Arianism"-which basically teaches that Christ is more than a man but less than God. This was dealt with at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. I hope this helps, BradK |
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1453 | Apocrypha or Dead Sea Scrolls Helpful? | Rom 9:13 | BradK | 128445 | ||
Ted546, You're right that the topic of Calvinism and Arminianism has been beat to death. The argument has not been resolved over the past 500 years of debate and the consensus here was that we would not resolve it either:-) May I offer some help in the form of reposting the words of the late and emminent C.H. Spurgeon: "DO NOT IMAGINE for an instant that I pretend to be able thoroughly to elucidate the great mysteries of predestination. There are some men who claim to know all about the matter. They twist it round their fingers as easily as if it were an everyday thing; but depend upon it, he who thinks he knows all about this mystery, knows but very little. It is but the shallowness of his mind that permits him to see the bottom of his knowledge; he who dives deep, finds that there is in the lowest depth to which he can attain a deeper depth still. The fact is, that the great questions about man's responsibility, free-will, and predestination, have been fought over, and over, and over again, and have been answered in ten thousand different ways; and the result has been, that we know just as much about the matter as when we first began. The combatants have thrown dust into each other's eyes, and have hindered each other from seeing; and then they have concluded, that because they put other people's eyes out, they could therefore see. Now, it is one thing to refute another man's doctrine, but a very different matter to establish my own views. It is very easy to knock over one man's hypothesis concerning these truths, not quite so easy to make my own stand on a firm footing. I shall try to-night, if I can, to go safely, if I do not go very fast; for I shall endeavour to keep simply to the letter of God's Word. I think that if we kept more simply to the teachings of the Bible, we should be wiser than we are; for by turning from the heavenly light of revelation, and trusting to the deceitful will-o'-the-wisps of our own imagination, we thrust ourselves into quags and bogs where there is no sure footing, and we begin to sink; and instead of making progress, we find ourselves sticking fast. The truth is, neither you nor I have any right to want to know more about predestination than what God tells us. That is enough for us. If it were worth while for us to know more, God would have revealed more. What God has told us, we are to believe, but to the knowledge thus gained, we are too apt to add our own vague notions, and then we are sure to go wrong. It would be better, if in all controversies, men had simply stood hard and fast by "Thus saith the Lord," instead of having it said, "Thus and thus I think." I trust that this will be of help. BradK |
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1454 | principle of Biblical interpretation | Bible general Archive 2 | BradK | 128434 | ||
Hi geof, Along with the well-founded advice of Prayon, here are some basic Principles of Interpretation from Carm.org: Biblical Interpretation The Bible is God’s Word. But some of the interpretations derived from it are not. There are many cults and Christian groups that use the Bible claiming their interpretations are correct. Too often, however, the interpretations not only differ dramatically but are clearly contradictory. This does not mean that the Bible is a confusing document. Rather, the problem lies in those who interpret and the methods they use. Because we are sinners, we are incapable of interpreting God’s word perfectly all of the time. The body, mind, will, and emotions are affected by sin and make 100 per-cent interpretive accuracy impossible. This does not mean that accurate understanding of God’s Word is impossible. But it does mean that we need to approach His word with care, humility, and reason. Additionally, we need, as best as can be had, the guidance of the Holy Spirit in interpreting God’s Word. After all, the Bible is inspired by God and is addressed to His people. The Holy Spirit helps us to understand what God’s word means and how to apply it. On the human level, to lessen the errors that come in our interpretations, we need to look at some basic biblical interpretive methods. I’ll list some of the principles in the form of questions and then apply them one at a time to a passage of scripture. I offer the following principles as guidelines for examining a passage. They are not exhaustive nor are they set in concrete. 1. Who wrote/spoke the passage and to whom was it addressed? 2. What does the passage say? 3. Are there any words or phrases in the passage that need to be examined? 4. What is the immediate context? What is the broader context in the chapter and book? 5. What are the related verses to the passage’s subject and how do they affect the understanding of this passage? 6. What is the historical and cultural background? 7. What do I conclude about the passage? 8. Do my conclusions agree or disagree with related areas of scripture and others who have studied the passage? 9. What have I learned and what must I apply to my life? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1455 | Santa Clause or Jesus Christ? or both? | Deut 5:6 | BradK | 128377 | ||
JAL, You ask a very pertinent question that many as parents, including myself have struggled with. As a parent, we've always taught our daughters (from an early age) the difference between Jesus and Santa- namely that he didn't die for their sins, etc. As a family we've chosen not to participate in this "harmless fun", though in-laws have done so- and we were OK with that. While trying not to be too legalistic about this, we've made sure our kids knew WHAT they believed, and WHY they (and us) believed it. They could then distinguish for themselves. I've read and shared the true story of Saint Nicolas to my daughters- and it's amazing how our culture has warped and twisted that through commercialization! The following link might be helpful and would adequately sum up my feelings and sentiments as well as provide a Biblical basis: www.understandingyourbible.com/gracew29.htm. I hope this will help you, BradK |
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1456 | Satan wher was he | Ezek 28:1 | BradK | 128280 | ||
Elder, Though it's not unanimous that these are references specifically to Satan, I believe you can find your answer in Ezek. 28:12-18 and Is.14:12ff. I hope this helps, BradK |
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1457 | Can the blind lead the blind? | Matt 15:1 | BradK | 128277 | ||
Elder, The context of your question can be found in Matt. 15:1-14. The inferred answer would be "no." I hope this helps, BradK |
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1458 | Please stop laying blame -Marylin Manson | 1 Cor 13:1 | BradK | 126897 | ||
Henry, I'm not sure what prompts your observation. Maybe you could enlighten us as to how "the church should stop blaming Marylin Manson for bad things" and how "The church created Marylin Manson"? James 1:14 and 15 tells us: "But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death." My own observation is this: I'm not overly familiar with Manson- and agree that we should hate the sin, but love the sinner. However, what I have seen of him is a vile, evil-demeanored individual who spews trash and hatred. Further, 1 Cor. 5:9 tells us to "...not associate with immoral people." If you feel led to pray for him, by all means do so. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1459 | Other Unpardonable Sin Theories? | John 16:8 | BradK | 126732 | ||
Drum Life, I will assume that you're already a believer. There will (hopefully) be many additional responses to this often-times difficult question. I'll try and be concise. There are only 3 sins that I'm aware of biblically, against the Holy Spirit; 1. Blasphemy ( which can only be committed by an unbeliever) It is simply, unbelief. The role of the Holy Spirit in this regard is given in John 16:8-9: "And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me;" God cannot forgive unbelief- and only unbelief! Rest assured in the completeness of God's forgiveness from Col. 2:13. The next 2 can only be committed by the believer. 2. Quench the Holy Spirit. 1 Thess. 5:19. This is against the work of the Holy Spirit. This can be through, pride (the sin against self), predjudice ( the sin against others), or prayerlessness (the sin against God). 3. Grieve the Holy Spirit as in Eph.4:30. You can only grieve a Person, so this is against the person of the Holy Spirit. This is done by malice, anger, wrath, clamor, slander and unforgiveness as seen in verses 31 and 32. I Hope this helps, BradK |
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1460 | What then do we need to sin? | Bible general Archive 2 | BradK | 126713 | ||
Stultis, Psalm 51:5 tells us " Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me." It has been wisley said that "We're not sinners because we sin, we sin because we're sinners". Christ, by His very nature had non capacity to sin. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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