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161 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 99921 | ||
EdB, Far be it from me to keep you from exercising that which your conscience demands. I will continue to post what I believe is an accurate interpretation of God's Word. I encourage you to do the same. Peace and Grace, John Reformed John |
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162 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 99919 | ||
Dear Justme, At times I dispair of ever becoming anything close to a refection of Christ. Thank God for His promises...they keep hope alive... 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. Halleluia! John |
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163 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 99917 | ||
"the Westminster Confession is not Biblical nor scripture." Caution EdB, By making the above statement you are "pushing a denominational bias". The new rule prohibits me from responding directly to your charge. Therefore, any further charges which are clearly in violation of the spirit of the rule, will be reported by me to the Forum as a problem (studybibleforum@lockman.org). I have never complained about anyone to the authorities since registering on 01/23/2002. But now I have no recourse but to do so. The new rule leaves me with no other option. It grieves me that christians can't disagree with out falling into emotional outbursts and personal rancour over doctrine. It seems like some will never learn to grow up. God's will be done. John Reformed |
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164 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 99909 | ||
Thanks Justme, A bit of christian charity towards one another would go a long way to resolving our differences. God Bless You, John PS Dr. James White is one of my favorite authors. |
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165 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 99895 | ||
Dear Ken, Joe is pointing out the fact that having bias against a particlar theology and pushing that bias is not permitted either. John |
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166 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 99894 | ||
Right. But but that does not mean it is wrong. No one but God's elect will be saved. Thats Bible! Matt 24:22 "Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 2 Matt 24:24 "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. Matt 24:31 "And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. 4 Mark 13:20 "Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days. Mark 13:27 "And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven. 7 Luke 18:7 now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? Rom 8:33 Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies; |
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167 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 99847 | ||
Dear Heathclif, Welcome to the forum Brother! Please permit me to apologize for the frosty reception which your posting from the WCF had elicited. The emotional trauma that some folks experience by the mere aroma of a tulip has made it necessary to post a (New) special rule on the home page. I find the term "pushing" somewhat ambiguous myself. Some have already defined it as posting (even once) anything calvinistic. My advice would be to abide by all the rules and don't allow yourself to be tempted into emotional arguements. (I wish I could follow my own advice) :-) John Reformed |
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168 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 99846 | ||
Hank, Your comment to Heathclif was dead wrong! Calvinistic thought itself is not banned by the forum anymore than is arminian thought or baptist thought. It is the debates over the relative merits of one's particular theology that is being discouraged. I was also disturbed by the abrupt tone which you used in replying to a newcomer. Between your reply and Ken's reply...this poor guy is probably wondering what kind of forum has he stumbled into. As far as pushing a bias is concerned...This was His FIRST POST! John |
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169 | IS there any answers out there? | NT general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 99845 | ||
Dear Ken, The rule states "...Pushing one's denominational bias and engaging in debates, such as Calvinism/Arminianism, are strictly forbidden on this StudyBibleForum." Heathclif was merely stating his belief that elect infants will not perish. His reason for believing this was the teaching of his church as expressed in WCF. He then provided a number of passages from the Bible which he feels supports his church's doctrine. Heatclif was not engaged in Calvinism vs Arminianism debate His post was in compliance with the guidelines. John Reformed |
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170 | remnant and remainder? | Zeph 2:9 | John Reformed | 99752 | ||
Gal 3:8,9 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "ALL THE NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN YOU." So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer. On the basis of the above passage, I think we can safely say, that Islamic people who have renounced Islamic religion to follow Christ will not be cast out. John |
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171 | COULD A BELIEVER LOSE THEIR SALVATION? | Hebrews | John Reformed | 99743 | ||
Dear mattie, Do you think that you were saved by something which you did, something that God did, or was it a cooperative effort between God and you? I believe that your answer will explain your willingness to place your salvation in your own hands. John |
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172 | Are Reformed people lost souls? | 2 Pet 1:10 | John Reformed | 99695 | ||
Noble, I expected a kinder answer from you. I must suppose that your fervor for reconcilliation has waned. You had written "...I believe he wants us to be reconciled to each other as well. It does seem to me that when we are in agreement with him we would also be in agreement with each other. So I would like to reach out to our friends who use the name “Reformed”." I must confess that I was quite disappointed by the cynical tone which you adopted in your latest reply..."Let's see if there will be another attempt to clear up a "mis-conception" and if it will lead into another statement of the doctrine."... I hope that you will consider the possibility that I was sincere in wanting to clear up any mis-conceptions you may have had. Feel free not to reply to this post. I would'nt want you to think that it also was a ploy. Peace, John |
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173 | Are Reformed people lost souls? | 2 Pet 1:10 | John Reformed | 99676 | ||
Dear Noble, Deut 7:6 "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. Your main premise "It is a matter of personal redemption" is quite true, but the question remains...Are we chosen by God because He foresaw our believing, or, is it that we believe because of His forechoosing? We appear to differ on the answer to this very important question. Thank God tht being right or wrong here does not exclude either one of us from salvation itself. Both views are within the pale of orthodoxy. Faith alone in Christ alone is the soul evidence of our status as new creatures in Christ. I wondered, as I read your post, if you were laboring under the mistaken notion that the "reformed" believe that they alone are among God's elect. I assure you (if indeed that is what you thought) we do not! We simply believe that God has chosen (elected) from every tribe and nation a people that He gives to His Son. The individual personnaly believes because he has been chosen, he is not chosen because he believed. This doctrine has been unpopular as long as it has been in existance. I understand that. It flies in the face of man's desire to determine his own destiny. It seems unjust (to many christians) that God would choose to have mercy on some but harden others. The problem, as I see it, is that this principle of the freedom of the Potter to accomplish His good pleasure in all He does, is witnessed to throughout the Bible! Well...I really only meant to clear up any mis-conceptions you may have had and not get involved in a C/A debate. I hope you recieve my words in the spirit of christian brotherhood, which was my intent. John Reformed |
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174 | Matt. 7:6 ???? | Matt 7:1 | John Reformed | 99600 | ||
Dear jesusfreakmsw, I believe the admonition is to those who do not discern their own faults, but are quick to see (they think they see but really they do not) the faults in others. For instance, a person who is blind to his own spiritual pride is not qualfied to pass judgement on someone he thinks is puffed up with the same sort of pride. If he can't see it in himself how can he possibly see it in another person? Only after he recognizes his own sin, and deals with it through scriptural means, will he be able to share with another how to handle the same problem. Matt 7:6 "Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." is a different subject that our Lord is addressing and not connected to His teaching in Verse 6. (Notice that verse 8 also is a different topic from v.7. Does my explanation make sense to you? John |
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175 | Are Reformed people lost souls? | 2 Pet 1:10 | John Reformed | 99586 | ||
Dear EdB, I have felt frustrated myself at times. But your post made me realize that "frustration" is not a christian virtue. It is an indication that our faith is not perfect. We are frustrated when our efforts do not produce the results which we desire them to produce... Our will is not being done! But if we believe God and what He has written, even our petty bickering serves His greater purpose for our lives. Rom 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. John |
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176 | Who created Evil? | Gen 3:1 | John Reformed | 99536 | ||
"Ngop, satan created evil before the world was created here are his names and titles, devil, adversary, satan, belial, lucifer, dragan, serpent, eneny tempter, wicked one, beelzebub, god of this world, prince of this world, accuser of the breathern, prince of the power of the air, the anoited cherub, angle of light, prince of the devil, the thief, king over all the children of pride, leviathin.if you need the scripture for theses please" Dear DL5 From what did Satan "create" evil? There was a time that he was good was'nt there? Think about it a minute...At the time of his creation he was good. Somewhere along the line, he got the idea that he would rebel against God. Since (as you say) he created evil itself, where did his evil plan to rise above God come from? Was it not evil to even consider creating evil? I also noted that none of his titles are Creator of Evil". What is evil anyway? It has no shape or form, you can't see or feel, taste or touch it. The way I see it is that God created men and angels to obey Him or dis-obey Him. Dis-obeying God is evil. It's not a created thing. God created all things that have been created. When He created creatures, He allowed them to choose between obediance and dis-obediance (good and evil). John |
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177 | Are Reformed people lost souls? | 2 Pet 1:10 | John Reformed | 99532 | ||
"I guess they would die for the cause. I can only say again that I think we should only feel that way about Christ himself." Jesus is also the Word. To defend what one believes is God's truth, is to defend the integrity of the church which is the body of Christ and is Christ-like. What would you have me do? Compromise with what I see as greivous error! John Reformed |
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178 | Why did Eve orginally leave the garden? | Gen 3:1 | John Reformed | 99523 | ||
The answer to your Q is above my pay grade. I know James White has addressed it in his debates with RC apologists. SEE http://aomin.org/YouTell.html John |
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179 | Why did Eve orginally leave the garden? | Gen 3:1 | John Reformed | 99521 | ||
Your right Emmaus, the church is the pillar and support for the truth. The question is what is the church? The way understand it is that the church is the body of Christ with each believer a functioning member. Of course, we know that the mere profession of faith is not the determening factor in salvation. One must actually have come to believe and trust in Jesus. How do we tell the wheat from the tares? By their fruit. Once a tare is suspected he must appear before the elders for examination and if the accusations are proved true, that person will be instructed to repent and to seek God's grace to live a holy life. If he refuses or fails to meet the requirements of the church goverment...he must be excommunicated. But not all tares are discovered and (especially today) church discipline, on the whole, is very weak and has avoided this difficult but essential duty. I believe there are only two churches; a visible and invisible. The visable is composed of every member true and false. This church is the one men can see. The invisible church is composed of believers only; There are no tares in this church. Only God can see this church. I know I've gone far afield from our topic but I wanted to ask you if you agree. John |
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180 | Why did Eve orginally leave the garden? | Gen 3:1 | John Reformed | 99508 | ||
Dear Emmaus, I don't think that speculation is necessarily wrong when pondering the deep things of God. It may be a means by which The Holy Spirit leads to the truth. But, caution should be exercised lest we drift from from the foundation laid by the Apostles. The Word is our anchor and as such it keeps us from the rocky shoals of heresy. "Would you care to speculate on why Adam and Eve failed to obey the command to "be fruitful and multiply" until after they were evicted from the Garden and what that may imply?" I'll bite! (bad pun) :-( Well...It might be that Eve simply had not concieved before the fall. I'm not even sure that "Be fruitfull and multiply..." was a command. Perhaps it was a blessing which God had pronounced over them (?). "Thou shalt" is conspicuous by it's absence. As old Artie Johnson used to say....Veeery intersesting. Grace and Peace, John Reformed |
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