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161 | Are we free from KEEPING the Law? | Ex 20:8 | Rowdy | 119747 | ||
So let me see if I understand you. Heb 9-10 has done away with the practice of blood sacrifices but you reject what the rest of Hebrews says about the superiority of the NT over the OT. Also how do you deal with Paul's admonition to the Galatians Gal 5:16 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. 17For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law. Why would you treat these two groups of instructions so differently especially since they were almost certainly written by the same human author and inspired by God? Please explain. In my professional world, I deal with contracts and contract law. When we issue a contract with an ambiguous set of clauses, the contractor can take advantage of the buyer by focusing on that ambiguity and interpret whichever way he can get away with and guess what. The courts will support that position. Why? Because the issuer of the contract was obligated to make certain the clauses are NOT ambiguous but when they conflict with one another, the issuer takes it on the chin. Surely, you don't think our God would author such an ambiguous position as the one I've described on previous posts with reference to marriage and divorce, forgiveness for enemies and lust for a woman out of marriage, our primary day of worship. To me these differences must be reconciled; one set of laws must submit to the other. Please respond with your position on these points. I really appreciate your perseverance and God bless. --Rowdy |
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162 | Are we free from KEEPING the Law? | Ex 20:8 | Rowdy | 119912 | ||
Colin, I guess we're just going to have to recognize there's going to be a few things that we'll never agree on. We can still be friends AND fellow students of God's Word. We can also pray for each other and hope to see each other in Heaven. I do enjoy sparing with you. You do have a keen mind and an expansive knowledge of the scriptures. As always go with God and He'll bless you over and over. --Rowdy PS: I'll let you have the last word on this subject if you'd like to post one last comment. |
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163 | scripture on tatoos | Leviticus | Rowdy | 109843 | ||
I like to think 1 Cor 6 is also useful: 19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. I know Paul is specifically addressing sexual immorality here but personnaly I think it is applicable also with regard to tattoos. We as christians are taught not to bring any undue attention to ourselves. For example: the discussion throughout the Bible about women's modesty. It just seems to go against the general tenor of the Bible to do such unusual acts as decorate the human body with this kind of ink which is almost impossible to remove. I'll make one more statement and then hush. Before you go to such lengths to decorate your body, I would recommend your finding other christians with maturity (maybe 50 or so) who has done this and ask them: Do they regret it? My son does. Just a suggestion and God bless. |
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164 | God's punishment | Deut 1:1 | Rowdy | 119516 | ||
I can only guess you're referring to the punishment God issued in response to the Israelite nation in refusing to place their faith in their God and conquer the land of Cannan, as promised to them through Abraham. Their sentence was spend 40 years in the desert wandering until every one of them died except for the two spies, Joshua, Caleb and Moses. Those two spies were the only ones who brought back a report saying they COULD and SHOULD take the land in contrast to their fellow spies earlier in Exodus. It's interesting that God didn't destroy outright but He allowed them to destroy themselves and waste their lives in the desert as cited in Num 14:29 In this desert your bodies will fall-every one of you twenty years old or more who was counted in the census and who has grumbled against me. 30 Not one of you will enter the land I swore with uplifted hand to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. 31 As for your children that you said would be taken as plunder, I will bring them in to enjoy the land you have rejected. 32 But you-your bodies will fall in this desert. 33 Your children will be shepherds here for forty years, suffering for your unfaithfulness, until the last of your bodies lies in the desert. And the amazing part is that they lost their faith after seeing all the wonderful displays of power in escaping Egypt and crossing the Red Sea. But don't be too hard on them. We're just just as faithless as a world. At one time, the whole world knew about christianity and we had to mess it up. When man takes his focus off Jesus as being head and instead placed his confidence in the supreme ruler of the Catholic organization, that's where we first messed up. Then we began to believe the "Divine Right of Kings" and bestowed that power in our national rulers. Now look at our current generation and how we've messed up this wonderful country we live in. Across the world, we used to be known as a christian nation. No more, now christians overseas are considering the sending of missionaries to America to convert Americans to christians. I know...I've heard 'em discuss it. We as a nation ought to be ashamed. To what particular aspect of God's punishment are you referring? Maybe I've missed it entirely. Please share a few more details of your thinking. You haven't given us very much. God bless. --Rowdy |
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165 | The Posture of The Angel | Judg 6:11 | Rowdy | 114590 | ||
I think it's wonderful, our God knows just what kind of message and who should be the carrier of that message, depending on the intended recipient. To Moses, God first appeared as a burning bush and then as their relationship developed, Moses grew more and more bold, even negotiating for the lives of God's followers, the Isrealite nation. Jacob wrestles with an angel and gets a special message from him. It's already been mentioned on this Forum before the talking donkey. There were the Judges of God sent to be leaders for the Israelite nation but of course we know they grew to prefer their own king, like their neighbors. There was the hand of God writing on the wall for a foreigner, King Belshazzar in Daniel 5. And the cloven tounges of fire to the Apostles in Acts 2. We have all the prophets of God throughout the OT and the NT relaying God's guidance to mankind. And of course, the ultimate mouthpiece for God was His very own Son, a perfect representation of God Himself came to this earth to show us what perfect Godliness is all about AND to die and save the lost of mankind. Yes, God has come to mankind in a wide variety of ways and through a tremendously wide variety of men and women from all walks of life to get His message of love and desire for reconcilation. Thanks be to Him, He is perseverant in pursuing us so that we might listen to what He has to say. God bless you. |
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166 | is consulting medium allowed allowed? | 1 Samuel | Rowdy | 115757 | ||
I'd like to add another note that just came to me. I thought of this in re-reading the discussions/posts from Kalos on this subject. I think the comparison between OT and the NT can be compared to a dead body vs. a live body. We all know the OT was nailed to the cross with Jesus as made clear in the following: Col 2:13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. This doesn't mean Christ destroyed the Law of Moses or any other part of the OT. It merely means He took with him its authority to rule our lives as God's children. But just as a dead man is available for autopsy for medical purposes, etc, the OT can be taken out of its tomb and examined for our benefit. It shows us how the world got here and how God dealt with the world, especially His beloved Israelite nation. It's a wonderfully made document and should be treated as such but it can't take the place of the NT as Jesus provides a whole new law, one with vast liberties and completely perfect freedom from our sins. As such the authority in the NT is complete because Jesus has been given "all authority" as cited in Matt 28 and He delegated that authority to His official representatives, the Apostles. This is made plain in: Matt 18:18 "I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, back to the dead man/live man contrast. Now we have a living, vibrant, active and powerful covenant (body of laws) with the most powerful force in the entire universe. If we abide by His Words and live our lives accordingly to the best of our ability AND put our faith in His Son's blood and grace, we'll see Heaven upon Judgment Day, just as He's promised. Hope this clears up some ambiguities in my earlier posts. God bless. |
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167 | Who is Saul? | 1 Sam 11:13 | Rowdy | 115416 | ||
Where in the Bible (or the world for that matter) could you possibly get such a story about the Apostle Paul. The latter half of Acts is devoted to the ministry of Paul. In Chapter 22, Paul gives a brief biographical sketch of his life. AND please notice NO ONE else in the NT contests this description of Paul's life OR his credenitals in ANY of the other Epistles of the NT. It's very, VERY difficult to believe you have any concrete proof to support statement but I'd be interested in hearing about it. I can only hope that God will bless you by opening your eyes to the truth as provided in His Word. |
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168 | Who is Saul? | 1 Sam 11:13 | Rowdy | 115449 | ||
I'm not sure of your message or response. Are you trying to retract your statement about the Apostle Paul being a Roman centurian? Please confirm one way or the other. IF you are still in support of that original statement, I'd like to see what credible evidence you have to support it. Certainly nothing in the Bible could possibly be used to support such a position. God bless. |
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169 | Who is Saul? | 1 Sam 11:13 | Rowdy | 115646 | ||
Just insanely curious: How did you get the wrong impression that Saul or Apostle Paul was ever a Roman centurian? Thanks for the reply. | ||||||
170 | Did David disobey? | 1 Kin 3:14 | Rowdy | 110302 | ||
I like to think our God looks at our lives in their sum total. Is our heart and soul really devoted to Him or the Devil? It's a question we have to ask ourselves every day AND it's just as important that we answer in the affirmative and then repent as often as necessary, at least daily if not hourly. As to what David was thinking while committing the sin(s) he committed. I conclude that every man/woman likes to think they can hide this one small sin from God just like Adam tried in the Garden. But alas our God is the wisest of all parents. He knows our every thought before we're born but somehow we still have the freedom of choice. Explain that? How can I or anybody else explain it? I'm waiting till I get to heaven. Also, I do think we can gain a lot from Peter's example of walking on the water. As long as he and we are focused on God or His Son, we can do amazing things but when we take our eyes away from that kind of devotion, we're all in for trouble. God bless. |
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171 | A 2nd Human Error? | 2 Kin 8:26 | Rowdy | 117853 | ||
I see the contrast but don't think much about it. If this is the kind of slight discrepancies your friends/enemies are submitting to you, I don't think we have anything to worry about. Most probably, this too can be explained in the way different cultures handle their arithmetic and the many different translations the Bible has been through. My bottom line is: these kind of slight discrepancies is not going to shake my faith in God's Word, not even "one iota." God bless. --Rowdy |
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172 | Ezra and Family Values? | Ezra 10:3 | Rowdy | 118469 | ||
It should be emphasized that Ruth (Gentile) was not ONLY allowed into the Jewish nation, she became part of the very lineage of Christ Himself. So this bloodline was not nearly as important to God as was the attitude like her's. Apparently God has such an affinity for people like her with her wonderfully humble attitude that he would make exceptions. But generally, God did see and knew that to make this a practice of marrying outside the Jewish bloodline would detract from God's Will and His Holy Purpose of introducing Christ into the world, as in the case of Solomon. God bless. --Rowdy |
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173 | Violent correction? | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119407 | ||
I must admit, I don't understand how my post introduced the concept of repentance into this discussion BUT since you brought it up, I'll respond. I agree with you, I do think that a lot of folks don't understand the proper and full meaning of repentance. As I'm sure you know, it does mean a complete reversal from the previous lifestyle of sin. That lifestyle means different things to different people. To some it's obvious when sin dominates their lives; they must repent and resolve and stop those sins of commission. But to others who are fairly good people with a mostly good moral life, they seem to miss the fact that they, along with all of us need to repent from their shortcomings and learn to stop the sin of omission in their lives. Also, don't forget the teachings in James, especially Chapter 2. Yes, emphatically we are saved absolutely due to the work of our Lord, BUT our Lord is expecting to see OUR works as proof that we really are His children and NOT just saying "Lord, Lord" to get ourselves into Heaven. Thanks for the tip on mold. I actually had a rug for a few months and paid handsomely for it at the encouragement of my wife. But it just wasn't for me. The biggest thing was it was expense in monthly maintenance and washing it with expensive shampoos. God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy |
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174 | Violent correction? | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119409 | ||
I'm not sure where you inferred or inserted the idea of repentance into this discussion but I would invite you to check out my recent post to CDBJ, post no 119407. In most scenarios where we see this kind of extreme drama in the Bible, like the High Priest "renting his clothes" while interigating Christ during His trial, it was done to emphasize the speaker's/renter's point. A person might say that this could possibly take the place of profanity or some other form of vocal extremeism. Instead of this kind of drama with oaths, tearing of hair or our clothes, we're now commanded by Christ Himself as follows: Matt 5:33 "Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.' 34 "But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING. 36 "Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil. Now of course, I recognize this is tough to do for we're all human and we ALL tend to lean to a little more drama in our lives than we see in the life of Jesus. I'm not saying it's wrong to enjoy drama or comedy and the other aspects of the human side in all of us. BUT I am saying that God would like for us to graduate from the love affair with which we all seem to suffer. I'll admit, I laugh at inappropriate jokes and I still enjoy a good ole movie with lots of action. Our wives (most women in general) want to go to a movie, the proverbial chick flick or a romantic comedy. We all need to see ourselves as growing up spiritually and preferring the world of our Father without all this human excess of drama. I realize this is probably NOT going to be a very popular position for most people to adopt BUT that's the way I see it in the scriptures. Your response? God bless. --Rowdy |
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175 | Violent correction? | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119447 | ||
I'm thinking we're basically talking about the value of life. As we're seeing in today's world on the other side of the ocean, in some countries and cultures, life doesn't mean very much, especially to the upper crust. The people in those wonderfully blessed positions in life have so much for which to be grateful and yet they don't see a need to share with their very own neighbor who might be among the poorest people on the earth. To such a monarch in such a country and culture, pulling hair and other extreme demonstrations of drama to make a point are merely another attempt to get the attention of his continuency. I can only imagine the contemporary kings to Solomon. Upon hearing about his wise question to the deceiving mother and his offer to cut the child in half, some of his neighboring kings probably thought "I would have gone ahead and cut the child in half and handed the two halves to the two women; would've serve the true mother right for associating with such scum." This of course, is conjecture on my part. In my travels and reading of international newspapers, I have heard of some pretty bad deeds perpetrated by the rulers across the world. Thank God America still has a modicum of decency and has a court system to prevent such abuses. God bless. --Rowdy |
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176 | Violent Correction | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119507 | ||
In answer to your question about Why the Block? I don't know in this case. I can only guess that one or more of us (it could be me) has touched briefly on a subject the "Forum Protectors" feel is controversial or denominational and thus damaging to the image of the Forum. I'm afraid I have to admit quite a few of the threads I like to participate on are done that way. In my opinion, if we're not to try to correct misunderstandings or false teaching as it relates to the Bible, then why have the Forum in the first place? But then again, it is very important that we all maintain an open mind AND an open heart to all of God's Word. It's also very important that we should be polite and courteous to one another. That's sometimes difficult to do with stubborn knuncle-heads like me. I do hope I didn't cause your thread to be blocked. God bless. --Rowdy PS: I really should extend my apology to CDBJ as well. |
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177 | problem with cause and allow | Job 1:21 | Rowdy | 117617 | ||
But you seem to miss my point: we are the children to God and in spite of His Words of warning about sin, we continue commit sins and leave undone those acts of good and kindness we should be doing. Yes indeed, God allows sin and evil, the devil and all the other bad stuff to exist in the world because it shows off His glory all the more. Just like you can't have and wouldn't enjoy sunshine without rain, you and I really wouldn't enjoy an eternal home here on earth without this knowledge of flesh, the physical, the finite. Our physical world is totally incompatible with God's spiritual world outside of His one exception: the temporary combination of our human body with the soul He's given to each of us. Remember as far as my son was concerned I was responsible because I could have prevented the injury. But I knew he could handle it and I wanted him to grow and realize he must handle an ocassional pain in this world. But most important, I knew he needed to learn how to avoid these kind of pains. For the same reason, we took him and his brother to worship with us so he could develop his own relationship with God. You might also remember God doesn't have any grandchildren. Only His own beloved children will graduate to His Home we have waiting for us. God bless. --Rowdy |
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178 | But do we have to sin? | Job 1:21 | Rowdy | 117638 | ||
I appreciate your comment. Mine was headed in that direction and I think I was really thinking of your scripture for it seems to be a little more directed to the question at hand. The whole book of Romans is really a fine work of art by the Apostle Paul. But it does get a little deep in some places. Bless you dear friend. Like I say, I appreciate your backing me up with a better, more applicable scripture. | ||||||
179 | Psalms of Lament | Psalm | Rowdy | 122341 | ||
I appreciate your sharing your story and this message with us. What faith you must have. I can only hope I would be as strong for the Lord, if I were to actually have to bury my own child. It truly is a devostating thing to some folks. God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy PS: Almost forgot to say that I agree with your statement 100 percent. |
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180 | Meditate of Instigate | Ps 1:2 | Rowdy | 109358 | ||
I think I have to say Amen to Tim's statement. Meditation is very good but like with all things in this world, we really need to aim for balance. The single most important aspect I see in Christ's life that is most needed in this world is tolerance. There's literally a multitude of backgrounds and a myriad of spiritual maturities reflected on this Forum. We have to learn to see between the lines and try to get the actual intent of these messages. I agree that there is just a little bit of anger and frustration exhibited in some of these statements but overall this is a very good and productive Forum. Enjoy it and God bless. | ||||||
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