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1761 | Am I saved until Christ returns? | Phil 1:6 | BradK | 82800 | ||
Casey, You've stated "The bible tells us to verify everything out of the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses, line upon line, precept upon precept. Take the whole bible and put it together not just a couple versus" Ok, I'm in agreement with that. I'd like to ask you in all seriousness, do you practice ALL that is commanded in scripture, or just the charismatic gift of tongues? Let me illustrate. Look at the following from Matthew 10:5-15: "5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; 6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. 9 “Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts, 10 or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support. 11 “And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city. 12 “As you enter the house, give it your greeting. 13 “If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace. 14 “Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet. 15 “Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city." These are things that Jesus COMMANDED! Do you practice them ALL literally, and if not, why? Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1762 | Am I saved until Christ returns? | Phil 1:6 | BradK | 82798 | ||
2 Tim.2:15, I had a little trouble following your reasoning and sentence structure:-) If I'm understanding you correctly, your main point and question(?) revolves around 1 Cor.12:30: "All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they?" The Greek grammar demands a negative answer to these questions! So, the answer to "do all speak in tongues?" is, NO. You state "I would propose that a true believer has the ability whenever he comes in contact with a demon possessed individual to cast it out 2) that we should all speak with tongues " Well, that may be your "opinion" and what YOU propose, however it conflicts with the grammar and thereby clear statement of scripture that not all speak with tongues! How do you reconcile this seeming contradiction? As I understand it, 1 Corinthians 13 and 14 are not so much an endorsement of tongues, but a corrective to the overall misuse of the Spiritual gifts. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1763 | William Marrion Branham | Rom 3:4 | BradK | 82366 | ||
tjkathiresan, My friend, I don't have the slightest interest in knowing anything that Branham taught or reading his books! A false prophet is a false prophet. May God open your eyes to the truth, which is in Christ Jesus! Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1764 | Are Reason and Obedience opposites? | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 82346 | ||
Earnest, I think we would be in agreement, brother! Communication is having both parties understanding each other. That's why I asked the questions I did. Misunderstanding occurs when we assume we know or hear what the other one is saying, when in fact we haven't. Blessings to you. BradK |
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1765 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 82275 | ||
Earnest, Brother, I appreciate your spirit too:-) If your only issue is with my not edifying certain individuals, I can live with that:-) I believe that there is a difference between edification and judging. Also, I'm not so sure 1 Cor. 4:5 is dealing with that matter? I'm simply saying that I personally will not do such for these type of individuals. I don't think scripture speaks against this. Also, I didn't say Television is not a good idea! Rather, that I don't believe it's the best source of info vs. personal study. Hopefully that clarifies my views. Thanks again for your comments. Speaking The truth In Love, BradK |
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1766 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 82267 | ||
Hi Earnest, I appreciate your response, even knowing that we may not agree on this matter:-) "Is it really junkfood?" Again, in my humble, but studied opinion, I believe the majority of it is! "But if you are talking about results, ...fruit and works, I don't think you have anything on them. At least if you do, it would be good for public testimony to edify the brethren" I don't have the ostentacious success that they have, but I'm not promoting serious doctrinal error, either! I'm also not comparing myself. Monetary success and public appeal and popularity are not the sole measurement of fruit and works. Not all fruit or works are necessarily good or will withstand testing by fire (1 Cor. 3:12-15). Earnest, I can't and won't "edify" brethren that I believe to be apostate or heretical! "If the preaching is generally not to your liking... then do something about it." One thing I'm doing about it is to be part of the solution and not the problem by my "no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;" (Eph.4:14). I'm also mentoring others within my influence to be students of the Word through sound teaching and exegesis. I seek out and learn from other expositional teachers of the Word. Some are right here on this Forum! Television, though an extremely powerful medium, is not in my mind, the best source for teaching, studying, or learning the Word of God. We must still seek Him on our own through personal Bible study and prayer. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1767 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 82195 | ||
graceful, I'd like to offer comment on your "Authority OF BELIEVER PART 2". The Ephesians 6 passage is one of my favorite portions of scripture and a significant one at that. While you are correct to say that YOU is the implied subject of these verses, nowhere is it claimed or implied that WE are in authority. Where does that leave the sovereignty of God? We are "commanded" via the use of imperatives in Eph. 6, five times to do something. This is not an "authority" we are given, rather this is our expected action.These are: 1. To BE STRONG in the Lord and the power of His might; 2. PUT ON the whole armour of God; 3. TAKE UNTO you the whole armour of God; 4. STAND therefore, having your loins girt about with truth; 5. TAKE the helmet of salvation What I see is the initial focus on the Lord in vs. 10 to "be strong IN THE LORD and the power of HIS MIGHT!" I don't see these verses implying that WE have any authority outside of Him. To force this type of interpretation is to go beyond the intended meaning and focus of this passage! Further, the only "offensive" weapon indicated is in vs. 17 where we are commanded to TAKE the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is THE WORD OF GOD-not "authority". The Word of God is our weapon for doing battle with Satan along with prayer as indicated in vs. 18. It is not my attempt to "nit-pick" your interpretation given our obvious disagreements on this matter. Rather, it is an appeal to sound exegesis and fundamental principles of Biblical interpretation which I see sorely lacking here. This amounts to "eisegesis"- the reading into of scripture. Of this passage, Oswald Chambers has said "Paul takes the illustration of battle and applies it at once to what goes on in a saint's life; the whole meaning of taking the armour of God is for prayer. Prayer is the position the devil is struggling for; the struggle is around the position of prayer and the simplicity of prayer." May we be "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints." Speaking the truth In Love, BradK |
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1768 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 82117 | ||
Dear Graceful, I for one would not say of Mark 16 "it's presence in scripture is an error." I believe it a matter of Biblical interpretation. We must certainly understand the context of the passage, and note who is speaking, who is being spoken to, and what is being spoken about. That Mark 16 is scripture is not in question, but rather is its' application today valid? I would not hold that its' command is still binding and therefore relevant today. We do not see as "normative"( and I emphasize this term)the casting out of demons, tongues, drinking of deadly poison, and miraculous healings. The problem with resurecting the dead (or resuscitations) is that we find few examples in scripture. Again, it's not normative! In the OT we have 1 Kings 17:17-23, 2 Kings 4:32-37 and 13:21. In the NT we have Jesus Ministry of Matt. 9:24-25, Luke 7:12-15, John 11:43, and the apostles in Acts 9:36-41, 20:9-12. A total of 8 recorded instances. I would expect it to be in every book of the Bible ( and at that several times) for us to develop a doctrine. Would you not agree? Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK |
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1769 | Are Reason and Obedience opposites? | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 82105 | ||
Earnest, Possibly I'm misunderstanding you, but it seems that you're advocating experience over the infallible Word of God? If you're not, I apologize. You state,"Reason is the cause for the chaos in Word Study" How so? Certainly we as Christians are not to "check our brains at the door" and toss reason to the wind? Further more you say "Any number of persons can sit in a congregation and receive different tailor-made messages from the heart of God personally to them." Could you possibly clarify with a scriptural basis or elaborate? Lastly, I'm not clear on your definition of Truth. You write "TRUTH is always received in our spirit first, and then revealed to our heart (head/ reason/ thinking)! It is what we KNOW/ HEAR, etc. that brings truth and unity!" Jesus said in John 14:6 the He is the way, the truth, and the life" and in John 17:17 He said "Sanctify them with truth, Thy Word is truth." How is it that what we know/hear, etc. brings truth and unity? Are you referring to the written Word or our interpretation/understanding of it? I don't quite follow. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1770 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 82101 | ||
Greetings Earnest, In the spirit of good will I'll allow that you're a "fan" of TBN. I can't doubt your sincerity or motive in that. We definitely have an appeal from the Apostle Paul in Phillipians 1:15-19 speaking to this very situation: "Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice." In my studied opinion, I believe the majority of TBN to be a bastion of theological error, promoting "pomp and circumstance" over substance. I don't say this lightly, either. I've watched Benny Hinn, Rod Parsley, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Copeland, Robert Tilton, and Jesse Duplantis to name a few. What they are systematically purveying is akin to "spiritual junk food" as opposed to a solid,balanced diet. While it may be tasty and filling, it is not ,in the long run healthy! Pauls warning in 2 Timothy 4:3-5 stands: "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." Speaking the truth In Love, BradK |
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1771 | pagan influence? | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 82067 | ||
Greetings Bern, I'm assuming that by your posts you are not a Trinitarian? Would mind giving some background as to what you believe(You can check mine out under user profile). You stated "Never is the Holy Spirit called 'God the Holy Spirit" You are correct using that specific phrase, however how would you deal with Acts 5:3-4 where the Holy Spirit is undeniably called God? VS 4 " You have not lied to men but to God." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1772 | Do parables alone prove doctrine? | Luke 12:47 | BradK | 81701 | ||
Dear winstonchurchill, Welcome to the Forum! You do have an interesting screen name:-) I want to offer my acknowledgement of your wise and well spoken comments. I do concur with respect to interpreting Parables. Interestingly, I was recently studying the Parable of the Prodigal Son and came across an article on the same by the late D. Martin Lloyd-Jones. I thought a couple of his observations were worth repeating and would echo your comments. He makes two initial points: 1. "we must always beware of interpreting any portion of Scripture in a way that conflicts with the general teaching of Scripture elsewhere." 2. "we should always avoid the danger of drawing any negative conclusions from the teaching of a parable. This applies not only to this particular parable (Lk.15:24), but to all parables. A parable is never meant to be a full outline of truth. Its business is to convey one great lesson, to present one big aspect of positive truth." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1773 | Jesus and the Samaritan Woman | John 4:7 | BradK | 81459 | ||
Emmaus, Thanks my friend, I must have missed this discussion on the Forum:-) I appreciate your response. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1774 | Is having a TV unbiblical? | Phil 4:8 | BradK | 81166 | ||
Dera JesusFreak1012, It would be hard to provide a more sound response than mommapbs- she spoke with wisdom! From my perspective, here are a few scriptural considerations: The apostle Paul wrote 4 times in 1 Cor. 6:12, and 10:23, that "all things are lawful..." "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything." As Rom. 12:2 says, "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Further, Eph.5:16 states "making the most of your time, because the days are evil." In my humble estimation, too many Christians spend way too much time subjecting themselves to mindless time-wasting watching TV. We could be so much more productive in our walk if we would limit or minimize our TV time. I'm amazed at the use of "I'm busy", when we spend almost as much time on average, watching television as we do work! A very worthwhile albeit non-Christian discourse on the effects of our "entertainment" culture is titled,"Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman. I read it several years ago and found it to be a very penetrating look at how television has impacted various areas of our life- including Religion! Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1775 | Is speaking in tongues for today? | Bible general Archive 1 | BradK | 81079 | ||
Dear graceful, That is an interesting rendition of 1 Cor. 14:15:-) This is how the Amplified reads: "14 For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit [by the Holy Spirit within me] prays, but my mind is unproductive [it bears no fruit and helps nobody]. 15 Then what am I to do? I will pray with my spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me], but I will also pray [intelligently] with my mind and understanding; I will sing with my spirit [by the Holy Spirit]." The noted Greek scholar, A.T. Robertson notes regarding this passage, "With the understanding also (kai twi no‹). Instrumental case of nouß. Paul is distinctly in favour of the use of the intellect in prayer. Prayer is an intelligent exercise of the mind. And I will sing with the understanding also (psalw de kai twi no‹). There was ecstatic singing like the rhapsody of some prayers without intelligent words. But Paul prefers singing that reaches the intellect as well as stirs the emotions. Solos that people do not understand lose more than half their value in church worship. Psallw originally meant to play on strings, then to sing with an accompaniment (Ephesians 5:19), and here apparently to sing without regard to an instrument." While I respect your right to post your view, the main challenge I see is that you haven't provided a solid basis to substantiate such a bold assertion:-) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1776 | Is the KJV truer to the original mss? | Rev 2:28 | BradK | 80891 | ||
Dear Biblebeliever, While your staunch support of the KJV is evident, what is not is your love and concern. There is really no need to resort to caustic remarks and personal attacks to make your point. Furthermore, in my humble estimation, they do not promote nor strengthen your view. Would you kindly tone down your responses and avoid the hostility, my brother? I for one would appreciate it.You might also familiarize yourself with points 2 and 3 of the Forums guidelines. Consider this portion of scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 (KJV) 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1777 | What was the answer? | 1 Sam 28:12 | BradK | 80272 | ||
Dear Radioman2, I've been following this rather interesting topic and would concur with EdB and yourself. I think you have both stated your case well:-) The only reference I could find to "bring back the soul" is found in Job 33:30: 30 "To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living." I too would be curious as to its'definition and meaning by graceful. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1778 | Baptism-What Does the Bible Teach? | 2 Tim 2:15 | BradK | 80253 | ||
Dear jervinj, I'd like to comment on a couple of points you raised, while at the same time avoiding a debate on this topic. What was the purpose of Christs' baptism? It surely was not for salvation,..."but to fulfill all righteouness." ( Matt. 3:15) As you state that,"Salvation can not be complete without water baptism", is this not then a work? What of the gospel clearly proclaimed by Paul in 1 Cor. 15:1-4 and the undeniable "by faith" passages in Eph. 2:8-9, and Titus 3:5? The context of John 3 does not, in my estimation warrant "water baptism": "Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." My understanding is that verse 6 is the clear response to vs. 3-5: 6“That which is born of the flesh(natural birth)is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit(Spiritual birth) is spirit." What do you think? Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1779 | Does following cost? | Luke 14:33 | BradK | 79666 | ||
Dear imuvhim, I apologize for not making myself more clear. As I don't know the context in which your pastor spoke, I was only offering my personal observation. I have a strong aversion to those who would "put us under the yoke of bondage", i.e legalism. There is most certainly a "cost" involved in following Christ. I would make the distinction that it is not that of literally following what was taught in the Gospel accounts, but rather the spirit. As Paul wrote in 2 Tim.3:12 "Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." My point in asking if your pastor owned a home or car was somewhat "toungue and cheek". I was really asking whether he was being consistent in his application of scripture. If one where to preach that we should give up our possessions to follow Christ- fine! As long as they themselves have done likewise so as to remain consistent:-) Speaking The truth In Love, BradK |
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1780 | Did anyone see Jesus in the Old Testamen | Judg 2:1 | BradK | 79521 | ||
Dear mm42883, Welcome to the Forum! You ask an interesting question:-) Jesus as the Eternal Son of God is understood to have appeared in the OT as the Angel of the Lord. This is referred to as a Christophany, a preincarnate appearance of Christ. You may want to study the 68 occurrences of this phrase. One of the better known and referenced occurrences is in Exodus 3:2 where the Angel of the Lord appears in the midst of the burning bush. One of the more interesting appearances is of the Angel and Baalam in Numbers 22:22-35! I hope this helps. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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