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161 | alcohol scripturally wrong? | Eph 5:18 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203690 | ||
Doc, For what it's worth, I think your post was biblically sound and shows a godly wisdom. And the context and message was clear as I see it. In contrast, offering practices of a local church or something we enjoy doing as justification is neither biblical nor is there a hint of godly wisdom in it nor is this the measure of truth and godliness. I'm not debating the original question here nor do I take a position on the practice of the church in subject here but rather pointing out the danger in attempting to establish biblical truth based on what a local church practices. The practices and teachings of churches today are riddled with ungodliness and false teachings and certainly can't be trusted as our measure. Perhaps the mark in question is different all together therefore it only appears to some you have missed it :-) Steve |
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162 | Specify religion Jesus Christ an angel. | Bible general Archive 4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203384 | ||
That's funny! And I must report, that was not the worst mistake just the most recent :-) |
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163 | Specify religion Jesus Christ an angel. | Bible general Archive 4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203379 | ||
Sorry, in my hast I said vial and I should have said vile. Sorry about that! Hope that clears it up :-) | ||||||
164 | More harm then good? | Eph 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203149 | ||
Azure, In regards to the relationship / functional sense I would say the Spiritual gifts should be performed so to speak through the use of the fruit of the Spirit. I guess simply put it would seem to me the fruit of the Spirit complements / makes effective the spiritual gift. Steve |
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165 | More harm then good? | Eph 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203145 | ||
Brother, I agree of the importance of each member finding their appointed place and serving in the body of Christ! But as we both have agreed, we don't know of scripture that specifically points the way in determining ones gifts. Or if there is I still have not found it. Considering that, I find it hard to imagine a new convert able to find his/her way in the matter :-) However, moving on I think it's an interesting question you ask regarding "natural" and "spiritual" gifts. Considering the spiritual gifts are given to members of the body of Christ and it is for the edification of the body I'm not sure how the "natural" gift could be the same. Does God give spiritual gifts to those who are not members of the body? It's a good question! Hopefully others will jump in!!! Steve |
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166 | More harm then good? | Eph 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203125 | ||
Hey Brother, Sorry for the delay. I had to go out of town after work today and just recently got back in. Anyway, I agree with the scripture you pointed to. It was these and also Ephesians 4:16 that I was thinking of. I really wanted to see the scriptures used to point this out because there seems to be so many who do not understand this. And based on these scriptures I would also agree with most of what you have said. I don't know if "knowing our spiritual gifts" quite fits into Christianity 101 though. If it were this basic then I doubt there would be so much confusion and I doubt there would be so many Christians without a clue as to what their spiritual gift(s) were. I personally have seen many writings by mankind on how to identify your spiritual gift. But to my knowledge I don't recall any of them ever pointing to scripture to validate their claims :-( I have to confess, I have wondered about this myself. And have even developed an opinion :-) but I no longer accept my opinions or that of others if it cannot be validated by scripture. That's not to say I count it as nothing. But rather find it better not to hang my hat on it :-) Which leads me to the next question. Can you think of any place in scripture that would give an understanding of how one is to determine their spiritual gift? Steve |
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167 | More harm then good? | Eph 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203106 | ||
Greetings Brother and thanks for the response! What is your biblical understanding / position on this? (i.e. my original question - last post). And if I may be so bold as to ask, what was your biblical position to "object" to the pastor being called in the church that was "elder ruled"? Steve |
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168 | ? laws prior to Exodus/Moses | 1 Pet 1:10 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202954 | ||
Amen and Amen! Steve |
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169 | God love the senner but hate the sin | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 202774 | ||
Thank you for your kind words John! I know you know me well enough to know my heart on the matter. I'm always dumbfounded how one is offended by God's word. Isn't it interesting it's always the ones who never point to it that are offended by it? Of course it may be I need to do better in expressing myself also so as not to offend. It is not my intent but I will admit, there is so much false teaching in the world today it disgust me. Especially that which is subtle and comes covered in sugar! Steve |
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170 | God love the senner but hate the sin | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 202773 | ||
GC, My concern was for you and for all those who would read your post. It is not meant to offend you. But rather point you to scripture! I was not addressing the homosexual issue. That has already been addressed. Scripture is clear on this also. GC, be honest with yourself, look at your post again and tell us what scripture will confirm what you are teaching? So far all we have is your opinion which does not line up with scripture. Can you see the danger in this? My "agenda" was to point you to the truth (John 17:17). I have no ability to convince anyone but I know the word of God does (Hebrews 4:12, Isaiah 55:11, Romans 10:17). Galatians 4:16 (NASB) "So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?" Steve |
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171 | God love the senner but hate the sin | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 202759 | ||
You have the free will teachings of mankind not of scripture. This is why I pointed you to scripture to help you understand what God has to say on the matter not the free will thinkers of mankind's point of view. If there is any validity to your argument, then you should be able to provide scripture proof of such. The fact is, we both need to be right! It's not about me being right and you being wrong or you being right and me being wrong. It's important that you and I both are right and to be so we have to conform to the word of God not our own opinions. Our opinions MUST conform to the word of God or they are pointless and useless and only lead others into a false understanding of God and what His word teaches. You say "And I'm pretty confident that God has not forced you to obey Him... which ultimately means His authority to rule over you is limited by your own free will." Here is your fallacy in the doctrine you teach and believe. If the statement above were true as you teach and believe, then you contradict your own teaching by saying " God has given each of us the right to choose whether we want to obey Him or not, which naturally places a limitation on His authority to rule." Do you see how you defeat your own argument on the matter? If it is God who gives us the "right" as you say to choose, then where does that place your free will? If God has any limitation as you teach, then God Himself must be the one who places the limitation on Himself and it is not your "free will" that limits Him. Understand? So as the scriptures teach, your "free will" is not as free as you and others would have us believe. The scriptures teach us we are slaves to sin as I have pointed out to you already. Therefore, your "free will" is not free to do anything but choose sin. This is what the natural man has chosen and is enslaved to. Note again what it says in Roman 8:7 (NASB) "because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so" NOT EVEN ABLE TO DO SO! What free will is there then? And again, what does it say in Matthew 11:27 (NASB) ""All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him." nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him! So, where does this leave your free will? You say "I understand God's RIGHT to rule, but that doesn't mean He will use coercion or manipulation or threats of violence to enforce that right." I would encourage you to read through the old testament! Again, His word is much different then what you teach! Steve |
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172 | God love the senner but hate the sin | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 202747 | ||
Please give us scripture proof of these "built-in limits" to God's authority. This statement contradicts the scriptures! (1 Chronicles 29:11, Daniel 4:35, Psalms 115:3, Psalms 22:28, Romans 9:15, John 3:27, Ephesians 1:3-5, etc... etc...) Also, consider the scriptures in the matter of our choice to reject Him as you say. We were blinded to the truth, slaves to sin! It was our nature! (1 Corinthians 2:14, Romans 6:16, Ephesians 2:1-3) It was not and is not within mankind's ability to come to God on his own. If God, the one you set your limitations on did not intercede, you nor I nor any man or woman would ever receive Him (Matthew 11:27, Romans 8:5-8) Also, you say " Therefore, we must stop labeling people as "sinners."" The scriptures label us as sinners. God Himself has said we are sinners! Romans 3:23 Please provide scripture to all these things you are teaching! Steve |
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173 | why jesus had not allowed mary to touch | John 20:17 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202612 | ||
call2faith, NO! Absolutely NOT! We must never say the Lord God is unclean! For it is impossible that the Holy Righteous One of God can be! (1 John 1:5, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 Peter 2:22, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 3:5, Acts 3:14, Acts 4:30, Acts 7:52, Acts 13:35) Think this through and study out the scriptures. You need to understand what the word of God says about our Lord Jesus Christ. Be on guard of your thoughts that have no biblical truth to back them up. There is but one who would have you think so little of the Lord Jesus! Steve |
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174 | why jesus had not allowed mary to touch | John 20:17 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202595 | ||
Sure I would think so! But I would argue they will not find fun in deception, intentional or non-intentional. The risk is great and the consequences deadly (Genesis 3, Isaiah 59:2, Romans 6:23, Romans 2:5-11, Matthew 18:6, Luke 17:1-2, Old Covenant, New covenant, etc...)! I hope your understanding the point in all this! If you are my brother in Christ, I care about you deeply and if not, then I fear for you greatly. Steve |
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175 | why jesus had not allowed mary to touch | John 20:17 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202592 | ||
Fun? Humm… However unintentional it might be, we should be desperate to point our brothers and sisters to Christ and do all we can to protect them by pointing them to the truth found in God’s word! I will tell you why it concerns me and why if I am found in error I have no problem with someone correcting me. That is, the enemy is sneaky and very subtle (Genesis 3:1, Matthew 16:21-23)! We should be desperate to edify our brothers and sisters in Christ with God’s truth so we all are equipped and not left vulnerable to the enemy. Consider what is said in 1 Peter 5:8. Steve PS. I think Matthew 16:21-23 is a great example of how easily we are fooled by the enemy. But knowing and understanding God’s word greatly enables us to discern the error and recognize the subtle attacks of the enemy! |
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176 | why jesus had not allowed mary to touch | John 20:17 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202585 | ||
flinky, Thesis ? How about good biblical theology? :-) You also said in the other post, "Good thing Mary was so reasonable; other wise, we might have had a different NT." No sir, Mary is not what determined the outcome. The Lord God is the sovereign God over His creation and it is His plan being worked out in His creation (Psalm 103:19, Psalm 4:8, Psalm 66:7, Galatians 1:15, Luke 1:52, Matthew 5:45, Genesis 50:20, Proverbs 21:1, Genesis 1 and 2). This is not to add to nor detract from Mary at all. Only to point out that God almighty Himself is sovereign and nothing Mary could have done or would have done would have changed the NT. Agreed? Steve |
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177 | why jesus had not allowed mary to touch | John 20:17 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202583 | ||
flinky, that's flunky theology! Christ was not reincarnated, He was resurrected by the Power of God! See 1 Corinthians Chapter 15 for a better understanding. The word of God does not teach reincarnation! Steve |
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178 | 2 Cor. 2:14-16 | 2 Cor 2:14 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202524 | ||
Very well done Azure! You my dear Sister are a gem! Steve |
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179 | a personal relationship with god | Bible general Archive 4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202461 | ||
Ah, but your recommendation is a good one! Steve |
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180 | Only One Gospel | 1 Pet 3:18 | humbledbyhisgrace | 202451 | ||
“This is the chief aim of the enemy’s assaults—to get rid of Christ, to get rid of the Atonement, to get rid of His suffering in the place of men! They say they can embrace the rest of the Gospel, but what, ‘rest,’ is there? What is there left? A bloodless, Christless Gospel is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill—it neither honors God nor converts the sons of men.” -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon |
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