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161 | spirtual seed? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170121 | ||
Rom 9:6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; Rom 9:7 nor are they all children because they are Abraham's descendants, but: "THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED." Rom 9:8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants. How does this passage fit with what you stated? Thanks, John |
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162 | Discuss to be justified by faith | Gal 2:16 | hobbs | 170120 | ||
The simplest answer which I can offer is that good works are the evidence of true faith in the life of a Christian. If a person does not have this evidence, I would suggest that he may not be truly saved. It is also important to realize that our good works are not really our's. They are a manifestation of Christ living in us. Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. I hope this helps... John |
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163 | Are we to expect unity? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170061 | ||
Dear Wos, If there be a movement from within the church which is aimed at dividing Jewish believers from Gentile believers, I would view it as highly controversial. Perhaps it is a localized teaching specific to your area. Or perhaps it may be more prevalent within certain denominations. What Scripture do they appeal to as the basis for their teaching? Sounds cultic to me. 1 Cor 1:13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? John |
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164 | Are we to expect unity? | Gal 3:28 | hobbs | 170050 | ||
Dear WOS, From what sources does this controversy arise? I need more info for me to be able answer in an informed manner. Do these "seperatists" appeal to Scripture? If so what argument do they offer? The fact that all those whom God calls unto salvation are incorporated in the body of Christ, in my mind, is as solid a doctrine as any that I can imagine. |
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165 | how long does it take God to forgive u | Luke 15:20 | hobbs | 169955 | ||
Of course! Consider the thief on the cross. Rom 8:1,2 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. The Bible does not teach that unconfessed sin will disqualify one from salvation. God's elect have had all their sins (past, present and future) forgiven at Calvary. There is NOTHING we can do to add or subtract from His work on our behalf. If we look at the BIG picture, we see that our forgiveness from sin was accomplished long before we were born! Eph 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,... Grace and Peace, John |
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166 | Church staff's salary questionable | 1 Tim 3:7 | hobbs | 169859 | ||
Dear Bereaniam, I would leave any so-called church that preached gospel contrived to make us fat, dumb and happy. Matt 4:8 Again, the devil *took Him to a very high mountain and *showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; Matt 4:9 and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me." Luke 12:34 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. John |
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167 | Church staff's salary questionable | 1 Tim 3:7 | hobbs | 169857 | ||
1 Tim 5:17 The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. 1 Tim 5:18 For the Scripture says, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING," and "The laborer is worthy of his wages." also 1 cor 9 Dear Nathan, An honest God-fearing and hard working Pastor is worth his weight in gold! The least that his flock can do for him is to see to the financial needs of himself and his family. In our church the members gather to hear the annual church budget. We discuss each item and vote yea or nay. I really appreciate this aspect of our denomination. John |
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168 | is the mark of the Beast in our minds? | Rev 14:9 | hobbs | 169817 | ||
The Shepherd's Chapel is, at the very least, a controversial church with many unorthodox doctrines. The following list of teachings from the Shepherd's Chapel is derived from scouring the Internet, chat rooms, bulletin boards, asking the followers of Arnold Murray, and looking at the Shepherd's Chapel web site. Even though the Shepherd's Chapel is considered to be a non-Christian cult by many people, it is left to be fully determined whether or not it is. Unorthodox Denies the Trinity and teaches that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are really three offices held by the one God. Denies the existence of eternal Hell. Denies the doctrine of the rapture. Denies physical resurrection of believers. We will be raised spiritually. Teaches annihilationism: non-existence after death for sinners. Teaches that certain Old Testament kosher laws regarding meat should be followed. Teaches Serpent Seed doctrine: Eve had literal sexual relations with the serpent. The offspring of Eve's impregnation resulted in Cain, Satan's offspring. The Kenites are the tares of the parable of the wheat and the tares in Matt. 13. Satan's fallen angels impregnated women around the time of Noah. Interracial marriage is wrong. Being born again is to enter into this body from a spiritual body of another age. America and Britain are the lost tribes of Israel. People were alive in a pre-existence. There was an earth age prior to Adam where a race of people lived. The Rapture is a false doctrine. For more info on Mr. Murray go to www.carm.org/chapel/arnold_murray.htm John |
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169 | Decisional regeneration? | Acts 2:38 | hobbs | 169814 | ||
Dear CDBJ, it is my understanding that it is the Gospel which has the power to save and that all who believe what it proclaims concerning the Christ are actually saved through believing it's message.That being said, I would be uncomfortable in presuming that the mere simplicity of the message would disqualify that person from salvation. I realize that my concern was not raised directly by your question, however it does imply the possibility of such a result. Along with you, I deplore preaching that uses little catch phrases. They probably create more bad than good. Tim made a good point in his example of Paul and the Phillipian jailer: Acts 16:31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." But as Paul Havey is known for saying. Now for the rest of the story...Acts 16:32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house. I take comfort in the knowledge that all whom God calls unto His Son will come to Him. When He sets out to do something, Brother...it gets done! John |
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170 | Partnership in business... | 2 Cor 6:14 | hobbs | 169719 | ||
Dear Lionheart, prior to looking at the context, I was of the same opinion. That is, that v 6:14 applied primarily to marriage (although I would not necessaraly have ruled out business partnerships). However, it did not take long for me to find out that I been sloppy and careless in my reading. In actuality, Paul was commanding the wayward saints at Corinth to come out from the fellowship of the "false apostles" who were causing them to abandon the sound doctrine that they had heard from Paul in the beginning. John |
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171 | Partnership in business... | 2 Cor 6:14 | hobbs | 169709 | ||
OOPs wrong instructions for getting to article. Go to netbible.org and enter 2 Cor 6:14 in the search site area. Sorry about that. John |
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172 | Partnership in business... | 2 Cor 6:14 | hobbs | 169708 | ||
Dear Mabudachi, Thanks for your question. In researching an answer to it, I discovered that my own impression of 2 Corinthians 6:14 was completely wrong. What a blessing it is to participate on a forum such as this! I strongly suggest that you read an article by Bob Deffinbaug. Certain symbols are not recognized on studybibleforum's site, so you will need to google...(Bob Deffinbaugh 2 Corinthians 6:14) to get to it. He shows from Scripture why 2 Corinthians 6:14 it is very specific and NOT a prohibition against business partnerships beteeen believers and unbelievers. Praise God!!! John |
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173 | How to draw near to God | Bible general Archive 3 | hobbs | 169556 | ||
Dear Littlebird, the fear that you are experiencing is a blessing in disguise. Jer 32:40 "I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me. There is not single one of us who are not disobediant. None of us love or desire Christ as much as He deserves to be loved. Thank God that we He does not base our salvation on our performance, but He bases it on what Jesus has done in our place. Praise God that you see yourself as you do. 1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us. The trial that you are experiencing has come to make you strong. There are times of trial and times of refreshing. Though them all Christ has us in His strong hand and nothing will seperate us from Him. Stand on the promises of God. We may be unfaithful but He is faithful always. Continue to pray even though it seems to you that your prayers are not getting any higher than the ceiling of your room. Continue to read your Bible and trust the Holy Spirit to lead you to His truth. Confess your sin to God and thank Him for His Son and for what He has done for you. Grace and Peace, John |
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174 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169456 | ||
Deart Kalos, Hang in there...I think we are running out of steam.... John |
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175 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169451 | ||
Dear Tim, the mere fact that one uses personal experience to illustrate their teaching does not qualify it as being a story or a narrative. Chapter 7 is clearly didatic in nature. Witness Doc's reaction! He sees you stretching. I do as well. The message Paul is fervently seeking to get through our thick skulls is that the Law is not the problem. The problem is indwelling sin. To give his teaching the greatest force he bares his own struggle for all to see. He does what most of us would be loath to do...he shows us his own inability to keep God's Law. The cornererstone of Romans is grace. In my opinion,if we miss that, we will miss the meaning chapt 7 in particular and the entire book in general. Your friend, John |
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176 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169443 | ||
Thanks for the discussion Tim, what is of the the most importance (and I'm certain that you agree) is, not which one of us is right or wrong, but has God been glorified in our efforts to discern His truth. I believe he has been. God Bless, John |
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177 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169436 | ||
Hi Tim, "Usage and Genre The historical present occurs mostly in less educated writers as a function of colloquial, vivid speech. More literary authors, as well as those who aspire to a distanced historical reporting, tend to avoid it. John has it 162 times, Mark 151 times. Matthew has 93 at most, while Luke has a mere 11, mostly found in the parables of Jesus (with another 13 in Acts). The historical present is preeminently the storyteller’s tool and as such occurs exclusively (or almost exclusively) in narrative literature." ( http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/test-archives/html4/2002-04/10013.html) Would it be safe to say (given that Paul was very well educated and that he was not relating a story) that it would be highly unusual for him to employ this particular literary device? John |
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178 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169422 | ||
Thanks for your insights Jeff. Some times we can't see the forest because the trees are in our way. Chapter 7 of Romans is about the Law and it's defense. That the problem is not the Law. The problem is Paul! So, if Paul had not reached perfection, I have along long way to go!! Good Night Jeff, John |
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179 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169421 | ||
Hi Tim, The following is from a sermon by John Piper. I prefer to post my personal views but Piper has said what I would have said had I his gifts. To answer this question I need to tell you where I stand on who this divided man is. Remember from last week, some say Romans 7:14-25 is Paul's description of his experience before he was a Christian; and some say that it is his description of his experience as a Christian. Well, I think the second position is right. Paul is speaking about himself here as a Christian. Let me say immediately that I do not mean we should settle in and coast with worldly living and a defeatist mentality. We should not make peace with our sin; we should make war on our sin. Defeat is not the only, or the even the main, experience of the Christian life. But it is part of it. I agree with J. I. Packer who wrote an article on this passage two years ago to defend the view that I am taking here. He said Paul is not telling us that the life of the "wretched man" is as bad as it could be, only that it is not as good as it should be, and that because the man delights in the law and longs to keep it perfectly his continued inability to do so troubles him acutely. . . . The "wretched man" is Paul himself, spontaneously voicing his distress at not being a better Christian than he is, and all we know of Paul personally fits in with this supposition. So I think what Paul is saying is not that Christians live in continual defeat, but that no Christian lives in continual victory over sin. And in those moments and times when we fail to triumph over sin, Romans 7:14-25 is the normal way a healthy Christian should respond. He should say, · I love the Law of God. Verse 22: "I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man." · I hate what I just did. Verse 15: "I am doing the very thing I hate." · Oh the wretchedness I feel in these times! I long for deliverance from this body that constantly threatens to kill me, and that I have to mortify day after day. Verse 24: "Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?" (see Romans 6:6; 8:10, 13). Nobody should want to live this way. Or settle to live this way. That's not the point. The point is, when you do live this way, this is the Christian response. No lying. No hypocrisy. No posing. No vaunted perfectionism. Lord, deliver us from a church like that - with its pasted smiles, and chipper superficiality, and blindness to our own failures, and consequent quickness to judge others. God give us the honesty and candor and humility of the apostle Paul. So that is the view I want to defend. Romans 7:14-25 is part of Christian experience - not ideal, but real. You may read His seron in it's entirety at: http://www.desiringgod.org/library/sermons/01/060301.html By the way, Piper does not think that regenerate Paul or unregenerate Paul affects the meessage one way or the other. I'm not as certain as he is and it is something I'll pray about. Thanks Tim, John |
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180 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | hobbs | 169418 | ||
Thanks Joe, I have always appreciated your perspective. John |
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