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1801 | How do we respond to Sam Harris? | 1 Pet 3:15 | BradK | 177155 | ||
How do we respond?: No Witnesses For Atheism "Charles Bradlaugh was the outstanding atheist in England. Down in one of the slums of London was a minister by the name of Hugh Price Hughes. All London was aware of miracles of grace accomplished at his mission. Charles Bradlaugh challenged Mr. Hughes to debate with him the validity of the claims of Christianity. London was greatly interested. What would Mr. Hughes do? He immediately accepted the challenge and in doing so added one of his own. Hughes said, “I propose to you that we each bring some concrete evidences of the validity of our beliefs in the form of men and women who have been redeemed from the lives of sin and shame by the influence of our teaching. I will bring 100 such men and women, and I challenge you to do the same. “If you cannot bring 100, Mr. Bradlaugh, to match my 100, I will be satisfied if you will bring 50 men and women who will stand and testify that they have been lifted up from lives of shame by the influence of your teachings. If you cannot bring 50, then bring 20 people who will say, as my 100 will, that they have a great joy in a life of self-respect as a result of your atheistic teachings. If you cannot bring 20, I will be satisfied if you bring 10. “Nay, Mr. Bradlaugh, I challenge you to bring one, just one man or woman who will make such a testimony regarding the uplifting of your atheistic teachings.” Again London was stirred. What would Mr. Bradlaugh do? In answer, Charles Bradlaugh, with great discomfiture and chagrin, publicly withdrew his challenge for the debate." [Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations] In Him, BradK |
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1802 | Jesus time in Hell | 1 Pet 3:18 | BradK | 221534 | ||
Hello lightedsteps, Let's stick to one topic at a time as it makes it much easier to answer and follow:-) We're in agreement on the first two parts are we not? Your question had to do with Jesus going to hell and I've answered it! Time doesn't permit me to fully answer the "where were the souls from Adam to Christ". I don't see anything controversial about Eph. 4:9. The phrase "descended ino the lower regions,the earth" (katabas eis ta katotera tes ges) means that. It is not 'gehenna" which would refer to hell, so there's no support here from the text itself! The scriptures clearly teach that Christ died on the cross for our sins as I gave reference to in 1 Cor. 15:1-4. (cf 1 Cor. 1:17-18, Eph. 2:16) Atonement was made there, not in hell. Where are the scriptures that teach otherwise? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1803 | When does regeneration take place ? | 1 Pet 3:20 | BradK | 230136 | ||
Hello Brett, Welcome to the Forum. If I may comment on a statement you made:-) 1 Peter 3:20-21 is one of the most difficult- and debateable -passages in the NT. It's exact meaning is anything but clear. So we must take care in attempting to determine it's intended meaning and thereby making doctrine of it. You said, "It tells us that the water symbolizes BAPTISM and saves us just like the water saved Noah and his family." Actually that is not what the passage in the NASB says. It says they, "...were brought safely through the water". The water saved no one. In actuality, those who were "baptized" were drowned, i.e. they died! The better question might be, 'to what baptism do you refer'? Are yoou speaking to (or about) "water" or "spiritual"? From my study I don't believe the Pauline passages are dealing with water, but instead refer to the spiritual- which is how we are actually brought into union with Christ. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1804 | is baptism necessary for salvation? | 1 Pet 3:21 | BradK | 74604 | ||
uni soldier, So, are you saying that one is saved by a "work" and not faith? Would you care to clarify? Also, then what of Titus 3:5,"not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit," Without scriptural support, your words do not carry much weight:-) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1805 | How Does Baptism Save? | 1 Pet 3:21 | BradK | 75597 | ||
Dear middleton, Is your understanding that Col. 2:12 is a reference to water baptism and not spiritual? If so on what basis would you conclude that:-) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1806 | How Does Baptism Save? | 1 Pet 3:21 | BradK | 75764 | ||
Hi Rocky, I'd refer you to 1 Cor. 12:13, "For by ONE SPIRIT we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit." The spiritual "baptism" is the reality,water is merely symbolic. As Dr. Kenneth Wuest notes regarding this, "It is the baptism with the Spirit in the sense that God the Father does the baptizing through His personal agent, the Holy Spirit." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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1807 | How Does Baptism Save? | 1 Pet 3:21 | BradK | 75781 | ||
Hi Rocky, I don't necessarily disagree with what you say, however my question is still: What are we to make of the clear statement in 1 Cor.12:13? In light of 1 Cor. 12:13, I do not take any of the Pauline references as referring to water, but rather spiritual:-) Speaking The Truth in Love, BradK |
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1808 | Impacting the Culture | 1 Pet 4:17 | BradK | 196632 | ||
Doc, A good point and pertinent quote. Our need is not to reclaim America for Christ, but to give Him the preeminence He alone deserves! "Our Greatest Crises in an Age of Crises" 'Some have called it a crises of Christology, I prefer to call it a crises or supremacy. The crises of supremacy rises inside the Church wherever Christians are paralyzed by a significant shortfall in the way they understand the Person of the Son of God, His leadership in the Purposes of God, His distribution of the resources of God and His honor from the People of God.' (David Bryant- Christ is All) "The erosion of Christ-centered faith threatens to undermine the identity of evangelical Christianity... real revival and genuine reformation will not be built on flimsy foundations," (Dr. Timothy George) May Col. 1:18 be our chief goal: "so that He Himself will come to have first place (preeminence) in everything." (NASB) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1809 | CONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY | 2 Pet 1:10 | BradK | 62551 | ||
Hi Teragram123, I wanted to offer comment on your note regarding Conditional Eternal Security. I am curious as to what prompted the note. As this is an area of disagreement between believers, I respond in love and in the context of Romans 14:1. I think it would be better to confine terminology to what is found in scripture as neither "Conditional" nor "Unconditional" salvation are. I hope this makes sense. We either have the spirit of the world or the Spirit of God (2 Cor. 2:12). As I see it, there are at least 4 points to consider: 1. We are saved solely on the basis of Gods' Grace and mercy through faith! (Eph.2:8,9, Tit.3:5); 2. God is faithful even when we are not (2 Tim.2:5); 3. Eternal Life is not "Temporal" Life. If we are "In Him", we have redemption through His blood,the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches OF HIS GRACE! (Eph.1:7); 4. God is NOT the author of confusion.(1 Cor.14:33). Our salvation is not based upon our performance, but rather on the sufficiency of Christ! As far as the passage in Hebrews 6, this is also a much debated, and misunderstood scripture. I believe the context is clearly dealing with the issue of maturity, not salvation. The Hebrew Christians are being admonished to press on to maturity , or perfection. Keep in mind that the Christian life is not about how close we can get to the edge, but rather how close can we get to the Savior. Our goal should be that of Phil. 3:10. Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK PS. It might be helpful to include some info about yourself on the user profile. I've noticed an absence of such by many new users :-) |
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1810 | CONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY | 2 Pet 1:10 | BradK | 62588 | ||
Hello Pastor Glenn, Your observation is noted,and I would agree for the most part. Let me briefly elaborate. As I believe the issue is maturity, we could say that a "mature" Christian is one controlled by the Word of God. Their life is saturated by and submitted to Gods' Word. Maturity requires time for a believers life to be in complete obedience to God's Word. Maturity gained is not necessarily permanent. It can be lost, not salvation. The exhortation starting in Chap. 6:1, carries over the thought from 5:11-14. The writer is urging his readers to go on to maturity! I think the exhortation suggests that maturity is not a permanent state, it can be reversed. There seems to be an analogy from Heb.3:7-11,15 and 4:7 to Israel's experience at Kadesh-Barnea which is interesting. Their failure in 6:6 to continue on the path toward maturity could cause them to remain in a spiritual condition that God will not change. I see that this is what the writer is speaking of when he says,"to renew them again to repentance". Israel's refusal to go into the land did not cause them to lose their relationship with God, for God still referred to them as a redeemed people (Is.43:1); but, as a redeemed people, they lost the privileges and blessings they could have received by faith- believing God. Their refusal to go into the land was a refusal to go on to maturity. So it is in Hebrews 6. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1811 | The Word of God? | 2 Pet 1:20 | BradK | 222287 | ||
Hi Carole, Are you saying the King James Version is the only inspired version? Are you KJV only? Can you clarify? Thanks, BradK |
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1812 | Private Interpretations | 2 Pet 1:20 | BradK | 234665 | ||
"It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others. My chat this afternoon is not for these great originals, but for you who are content to learn of holy men, taught of God, and mighty in the Scriptures. The temptations of our times lie rather in empty pretensions to novelty of sentiment, than in a slavish following of accepted guides. A respectable acquaintance with the opinions of the giants of the past, might have saved many an erratic thinker from wild interpretations and outrageous inferences. Usually, we have found the despisers of commentaries to be men who have no sort of acquaintance with them; in their case, it is the opposite of familiarity which has bred contempt." [C.H. Spurgeon- Commenting and Commentaries; Lecture 1: A Chat about Commentaries] |
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1813 | Private Interpretations | 2 Pet 1:20 | BradK | 234670 | ||
Hello Ed, Neither. You missed my point. Follow some of the recent discussion/remraks by fringe groups here on the SBF and my comments should make more sense in that light! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1814 | Private Interpretations | 2 Pet 1:20 | BradK | 234677 | ||
Hello Edb, I read your response. Thank you for the comments. You said, "But questions such as why did the majority of translators translated this verse this way and that verse that way even though it might be "fringe" to you should be addressed. " Can you or would you be willing to provide such helpful input on this matter for the edificstion of the Forum? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1815 | hell | 2 Pet 3:9 | BradK | 228358 | ||
Hello skybender, Where does 2 Peter 3:9 mention anything about hell? Are you reading a different translation? I'm missing something... Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1816 | does bible contradict itself? | 2 Pet 3:16 | BradK | 195452 | ||
Hi Cheri, Absolutely. In fact, the genealogy in Matt. 1 is one of the examples he covers in detail in the book. Another point he makes is that just because someone "alleges" there are discrepancies, i.e. can't explain a difficulty, doesn't mean that there isn't an answer it for it. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1817 | are the ten commandments in effect? | 1 John | BradK | 179906 | ||
Hello dill1, I'm not exacly sure why you are "sick of being told that they were nailed to the cross". Your argument then appears to be with scripture. For, Col. 2:13-14, states: "When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross." The claims of the law were met when we were put to death in the Person of a Substitite (Rom. 7:4-6)! God's law still stands in all its righteousness, but our relationship to it has changed! We are no longer under its dominion and condemnation. Do you see another function of the 10 Commandments for the believer? Are you suggesting that a believer must still "keep the law"? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1818 | Can a born again sin as they did before? | 1 John 1:8 | BradK | 67874 | ||
Hello Tremere, This statement is representative of what you are being called on: "However, you can still fall and if you never repent (especially after knowing God) you will be condemned...I will find you more Scripture for this if you'd like!?" You need to explain what you mean by "falling" and "if you never repent". How would one "be condemned?" In other words, what is the biblical basis for these statements? Do you have scriptural support, and if so what is it? This is exactly why some of us are seeking clarification. You're not giving specific scripture references to blanket statements. I hope this helps. Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK |
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1819 | Sinlessness | 1 John 1:8 | BradK | 77646 | ||
Dear God His Help, While I have read Romans 6 in its' entirety and understand it, the text does not proclaim our sinlessness! It merely points forth that even though we are under grace, it(grace) is not a license to sin. Are you advocating that a believer can acheive sinless perfection? I would advocate that our goal is not to stop sinning, but rather to walk by faith and not sight.( 2 Cor. 5:7) Speaking the Truth In Love, BradK |
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1820 | Can we determine thr truth of the matter | 1 John 1:8 | BradK | 228758 | ||
Hello armond888, You said, "real truth is based on revelation knowledge, the same way we receive salvation. Without revelation knowledge everything is up for debate with revelation knowledge nothing is up for debate." Can you define 'revelation knowledge'? By this, are you referring to Eph 1:17, "that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him." ? (NASB) We receive salvation by grace through faith, so you're saying we receive revelation knowledge the same way? Can you clarify, " with revelation knowledge nothing is up for debate." How so? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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