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1701 | Can Satan know our thoughts? | Rom 12:2 | BradK | 94373 | ||
christian24, You state "Many people enter this forum without using common knowledge and want to mix words in to what they think they read without reading the answer through out. But please do not put words that I did not directly say into a forum. Unless you have read your bible and know history on it. I would prefer that you leave question that take more than a 5 min thought and answer alone." First,feel free to check my profile:-) As a participant for well over a year and a follower since its' inception, I do have some ability to discern as many others on the forum do! I believe, with all due respect, that you are simply assuming too much with your reply. I have both read and clearly understand what YOU yourself wrote:-) What is not clear about your statement that "Satan does know your thoughts, he is the one that puts those bad thoughts there." I would maintain that there is a distinct difference between Satan knowing our thoughts (omniscience),which he does not have, and placing a thought in our mind (John 13:2) Would you not agree? May I suggest that you either restate or clarify what you've said so as to better communicate your point? Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1702 | Can Satan know our thoughts? | Rom 12:2 | BradK | 94350 | ||
Christian24, Radioman2 has appropriately answered your question. I concur. Nowhere in scripture are we told that Satan is omniscient! He isn't. It is not an attribute that he possess. Certainly in John 13:2 we see that "the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him". However, this example is a far cry from giving Satan carte-blanche knowledge of our thoughts. As C.S. Lewis once wisely remarked "we error when we either give satan too much credit, or not enough" (my paraphrase). Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1703 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | BradK | 93073 | ||
bronx hulk, In answer to your response to Hank "Can anyone give me scriptures that support that God didn't create evil? So far no one has." I believe these scriptures provide the "source" of evil: Gen. 3:1–6; 6:5; Psalm 51:5; Mk. 7:21–23; Rom. 5:12–19; 1 Tim.6:10; 1 John 3:8, 12 (cf. Is 14:12–14; Eze 28:14–17). We also see that evil can be ascribed to; 1. The Human heart, Gen. 6:5; 8:21; Ps. 28:3; 140:2; Pr. 6:14; 2.The Human mind, Ex. 10:10; Ps. 56:5; 3.Human nature, Mt. 7:11; 12:34–35; Rom. 7:21 God allows calamity (or evil) by His permissive will as in 1 Sam. 6:9; 2 Kings 6:33; Amos 9:4 (cf. Isaiah 45:7).[NASB Topical Index] I don't know that evil can be ascribed as being "created by God." I think the question might be better phrased by which scriptures support that God DID create evil? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts or comments. Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK |
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1704 | praying in the 3rd dimension | 1 John 5:16 | BradK | 93070 | ||
hidta, There is no Biblical reference to or basis for "praying in the 3rd dimension." Paul admonishes us in Eph.6:18 to "With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit" Be careful of strange doctrines, and heed the warning of Eph. 4:14. Speaking The Truth in Love, BradK |
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1705 | John the Baptist and Elijah | Matt 17:10 | BradK | 92284 | ||
Megiddo, John 1:21 seems to refute this: "They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”" Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1706 | Is "slain in the Spirit" biblical? | Matt 16:6 | BradK | 90487 | ||
Mathew, At the risk of being criticized, I'll offer this observation: There is much out there in Christendom being presented as truth, that is in fact nonsense if not outright fraud! Much of this this "Toronto Blessing" is so highly subjective and extra-Biblical that I find it hard to take seriously. Check out Hank Hanegraffs "Counterfeit Revival" if you want a well-documented source. The Apostle Paul left us with this admonition: "I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." (2 Tim 4:1-5) Who do you suppose he was referring to? Mathew, my honest feelings are that we are too much immersed in a 20th and 21st Century Media-dominated culture that DEMANDS the bizarre and visual to be accepted. Shock-value is entertaining! Sound doctrine has very little part in this medium- it doesn't sell well and is not visually appealing. Again, if you want a good source, read Neil Postmans' "Amusing Ourselves to Death." He hits the nail right on the head. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1707 | Knocked out by holy spirit | Matt 16:6 | BradK | 90423 | ||
Pastor Floyd, I'm glad you can admit that there is no scriptural reference for "being slain in the spirit." However, my concern is this: Does personal experience trump scripture? What I hear you saying is that even though there is NO Biblical basis for this term or practice-and you were skeptical- God showed it to you one night! So, what do I now believe, your personal experience or scripture? You are indeed in a very tenuous position my friend. You see Pastor Floyd, I believe in Gods' Word as being not only inspired, but inerrant,and wholly sufficient as well as being our final authority. As I stand on the Bible as Gods' final authority, no doctrine and no binding of conscience can be asserted through revelation that comes from another source than the Bible. It seems that we depart in our understanding of the General Rules for understanding and interpreting scripture. The salvation of men would, in my estimation be of higher concern than the mere healing of our mortal flesh. We need to be more concerned with the eternal, than that which is perishing(1 Cor. 1:18). For if we remember these words, herein our hope lies: "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed." 1 Cor. 15:52 Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1708 | Knocked out by holy spirit | Matt 16:6 | BradK | 90403 | ||
Dear Pastor Floyd, The tone of your response is harsh to say the least, brother! My main contention with the phenomena of being "slain in the spirit" is that it is nowhere found in scripture! Can you show me otherwise? Personal experience is a poor basis for establishing Biblical doctrine! This "touch not mine anointed..." has been so overused and misused as to be almost meaningless.It reeks of spiritual superiority! Brother, we are ALL "anointed" according to 2 Cor. 1:21. I ask you "Have you ever poured anointing oil over a dead person and proclaim life into them by the Name of Jesus, and seen them rise from the dead?" I would find that extrememly difficult to believe- on the basis of only 8 Biblical examples of anyone dead being raised. Where is the normative scriptural warrant for this? As far as what I would like to see is sound biblical doctrine proclaimed. As Paul wrote in 2 Tim. 2:2 "preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction." Brother, I have no qualms with your right to disagree. What I do take issue with is the manner in which you do so. To call fellow brothers 'deluded fools' and tell us that we "ought to be ashamed" of ourselves is simply not called for. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." Rom. 1:16 Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1709 | Knocked out by holy spirit | Matt 16:6 | BradK | 90394 | ||
The Curt Man, Whiteeagle1a made some good observations. I think the term you're referring to is "slain in the Spirit" which is (correctly) NOT found in scripture. The Apostle Paul warned us against these types of happenings in 2 Tim. 4:3-4. We must distinguish between mere "theatrics" and good Biblically based theology. Obviously and sadly, many can't. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1710 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | BradK | 89760 | ||
Tuggy, Come now, you keep the entire law, ALL 10 Commandments? I find that difficult to believe! Let me ask you a few questions- and I'm not trying to be snide. Do you keep the 10 Commandments? How long have you kept them? You've not stumbled in one point? Are we really saved by grace, or is it grace plus the law? I'm a little confused by your statement "They are so valid that only those who "do His Commandments" will "have right to the tree of life, and enter in through the gates into the city" (Rev 22:14)." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1711 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | BradK | 89723 | ||
Hank, Your words are well spoken and hit at the heart of this matter. Having just concluded 4 weeks in our adult Sunday school class dealing with the foundations of the Calvinist/Arminianist positions, I see merit to both. Having said that, I do consider myself a Calvinist ( to the delight of some and chagrin of others). With that said, 500 years of Church History should be enough to tell us we have not and will not solve this dilemma. I've learned from both sides. I think Spurgeon- though an avowed Calvinist-said it well, "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." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1712 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | BradK | 89720 | ||
Jibbs, Thanks too for your comments and reply:-) In answer to your question "Are you into reading Van Til or Bahnsen?" No. I'm not familiar with either of them. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1713 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | BradK | 89694 | ||
Tuggy, I don't believe that I misinterpreted you nor missed the point! You advocate the "believer" or Christian to be in the position of Galatians 3. We appear to be diametrically opposed in our approach to how we as believers in Christ are to walk. Mine is an advocacy of grace, yours of law. How exactly does or can a believer "keep" the 10 Commandments? I would humbly submit that you are proposing an excersize in futility and impossibility.As Christ is the fulfillment of the law (Rom.10:4), and we are "in Him", is not our fulfillment of the law found in Him as well? Is not Titus 2:11-12 our greatest motivation to live Godly? I submit that it is:-) Brother, in all honesty I must conclude that you fall under 1 Timothy 1:5-7. Good luck! Speaking The Truth in Love, BradK |
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1714 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | BradK | 89664 | ||
Dear Jibbs, I think you're being a little hard on our brother Tim:-) He has spoken with wisdom and shows a scriptural basis for his views. Though I would consider myself a "Calvinist", and have followed this thread, the majority of what Tim has stated I would agree with. Jibbs, when you say "When it comes down to exegesis, the Reformed position is the only one that stands SOLA SCRIPTURA, while the Arminian view must, by sheer necessity, import something into the text that is either outside Scripture or a blatant misuse of CONTEXT.", I have to say that's an overstatement at best. Without attempting to be drawn into this fray, allow me to offer a couple brief observations for thought. What we're really dealing with is one's foundation of interpretation, is it not? 1. To be true to the principle of Sola Scriptura, we must allow the Bible to be its own interpreter. It would seem, in practice that this principle is largely ignored, We can see both Catholic and Protestant churches that interpret the Bible in light of the historical teachings of their church or confessional statements; 2. Absolute objectivity is practically impossible. None of us approaches the study of the Bible empty-headed. Calvinists, Arminians, Lutherans, Protestants,Charismatics, etc. approach the study of the Bible with a mind set already conditioned by traditional interpretations. We certainly should strive for objectivity by controlling our presuppositions, with the goal being that of understanding what scripture says, rather than reading into the text, our own presuppositions. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1715 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | BradK | 89633 | ||
Tuggy, You ask "Do you believe in the fall of angels and human beings for breaking God's commandments?" Not if they're saved. Your argument seems to intimate that nobody is really saved until the end when you state "But we can win at the judgment of the living just before Christ’s return." Am I correct to assume this? As I see scripture, we've ALL been judged guilty before God (Rom. 3:19-23). In brief, the entire argument of Romans 1-3 is we are sinners and guilty before God. Justification has been provided in Rom. 4. Salvation accomplished in Rom. 5. I have been convicted, judged, and sentence pronounced in Romans. Christ died in my place! My position of sin has been replaced with His of righteousness ( 1 Cor. 1:30) Could you possibly clarify your statement by scripture that "Satan’s “life insurance” depends on Christ’s inability to have a commandment-keeping church at the judgment of the living." My friend, God is able!( Luke 3:8, Heb.2:18,7:25, 11:19) There is simply no such thing as Christ's "inability". We have been judged! Judgement predominately is future for the unbeliever (Rev. 20). There is a very specific sense that we'll be judged based upon our walk- not with regard to salvation- but reward (1 Cor. 3:10-15). I would have to call into question your choice of words in saying that "Christ can plead progress, but in the judgment of the living, He has a problem:" The "problem" is one of sinful mankind, not of a sovereign, loving, merciful God dependent on His creation to perform! Any performance, was accomplished on the cross, when Jesus said, "It is finished!" (John 19:30). Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1716 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | BradK | 89623 | ||
Tuggy, Welcome to the Forum! You state "The Ten Commandments is an unalterable law. Therefore, all ten precepts (including the Sabbath) stand fast forever, and are binding upon every person who claims the name of Christ (see Matthew 5:17,18). We must walk as He walked. Disregarding any one of the ten precepts is serious offence to God (see Matthew 5:19)." I agree, yet what of Paul's treatise in Romans 4 on Justification by Faith? How does that enter in to the mix? As Galatians 3:11-13 says "Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “The righteous man shall live by faith,However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, “He who practices them shall live by them.”Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”" The whole argument of Galatians 3 is that of beginning in the Spirit, are we now being perfected by the flesh? (3:3) Does not the argument of believers needing to keep the law, find its' answer in Romans 8:3-4?: "For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." You further state "While keeping the whole law is required of us (James 2:10), it does not save us." Do you propose that it is possible for a "believer" to keep the law- even though it is Christ alone who fullfilled it? Romans 10:4 states "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." I'm not clear on your remark that "Let me also note that our faith in Jesus does not negate our responsibility to keep the law of God." Do you and have you kept the law of God? My friend, the law accomplishes 2 things. It shows us how holy God is, and it points to our NEED of a Savior. If I claim to have kept the law, do I not have something in which to boast? ( Rom.4:2, 1 Cor. 1:31) As Christ is the fulfillment of the law, and my righteousness is being found "in Him", is not my mandate now to "walk by faith?" (2 Cor. 5:7) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1717 | special revelation vs general revelation | Ps 19:1 | BradK | 89178 | ||
Tim, I think we have established some common ground. I agree with the majority of what you posted, my friend:-) You speak correctly of the need for discernment and grounding ourselves in the Word of God. I think we are simply approaching our "understanding" from different perspectives. I can't speak for others, but I'm most certainly here to both learn and seek further understanding as well as to contribute. As there are a variety of denomination views and backgrounds represented, disagreement is inevitable. However, we can handle our disagreements in love. So, having said that, I don't think it true or representative that there should be a "concern for many on this forum is they seem to downplay Spiritual enlightenment and discernment." My friend, you've only posted on this Forum for a little over a week. You don't know many of the fine members who are as diligently seeking the Lord as you appear to be. Communication only occurs when both parties clearly understand the other. Finally, I offer this advice- in the spirit of love- in answer to your rhetorical statement that "I could be wrong but it seems as if our forum brethren see Spiritual understanding as unbiblical." Tim, you're simply assuming too much and over-generalizing in stating this. I assure you from my perspective (despite disagreements) that this Forum is not bereft of spiritual understanding, nor is it unbiblical! My blessings to you. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1718 | Must we keep the law to be saved? | Rom 3:28 | BradK | 89117 | ||
Hi Matthew, You ask many questions, my friend:-) I'll do my best to answer you as consisely as possible for times sake. You ask "Does this statement mean that God never loved Pharoh or Judas." The only answer I can give is to refer you to scripture itself in Romans 9:13-18. I might add a slight correction for your statement "But he does chose us according to our faithfulness". Remember, God is the faithful one, not us ( 2 Tim. 2:10, 1 Thess. 5:24) We are saved based upon our faith in what God promises, not our faithfulness. "Do you think that Christ blood saved "all" men from the power of the second death? " I believe His death was sufficient for all, though not all are "saved". I'm staying clear of the Cand A debate;-) We are saved by grace through faith when we believe upon Him. "How should a Christian work out his salvation?" Phil.2:12-13 answers this: " So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." I hope this helps. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1719 | special revelation vs general revelation | Ps 19:1 | BradK | 89059 | ||
Tim, In all honesty, I'm not exactly sure if you're asking a question or making a statement. My feelings are that, again you're assuming too much:-) First of all, may I ask did you agree or disagree with my comments to Hank and Radioman2? You state "If we do not hear form God on a regular basis, then How do we walk in the Spirit? If we do not walk in the Spirit, we must be practicing dead works handed down from the traditions of man or by the letter, which kills, it is the spirit that gives life." Well, we "hear" from God through His Word primarily. We do this by study and meditation. We also hear from God through prayer. Both the study of Gods' Word and Prayer are vital to the Christian life. As Hebrews 4:12 states: "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Tim, I honestly believe (from empirical evidence) that Gods' Word, faithfully and acurately proclaimed WILL without question change the hearer- if the hearer is diligent and humble in seeking Him! That's what Heb 4:12 is saying. Further, you also state "Anyone Born again, by Spiritual revelation can understand the Mystery" May I ask what this "Mystery" is or means to you? In other words, can you define for me what your understanding of this is so as I can better understand where you're coming from? Finally, yes God did speak to all these men- without doubt. However, if you're asking me if He's still giving direct "revelation" to us today, I would answer unequivocally, NO! This type of revelation, is again HIGHLY subjective. We have the completed, infallible, immutable canon of scripture. In that I stand firm. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1720 | Must we keep the law to be saved? | Rom 3:28 | BradK | 89042 | ||
Matthew, I'm glad those verses were of help:-) Rest assured the our salvation and position in Christ are secure!( Rom.8:38-39) However, scripture is also equally clear that our faith (not our salvation) will be tested. See James 1:2-3 and Romans 5:3-5. We only need to look at the ever-increasing persecution of Christians in other parts of the world to know that this indeed is true. We can thank God that we're not experiencing this type of persecution-yet! Speaking The Truth In Love, Bradk |
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