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181 | what is jesus saying about heaven. | Matt 13:24 | Rowdy | 118164 | ||
Cited the whole thing, verses 24-48 for reference. Not really sure why you excluded those particular verses. This is one of the few parables Jesus provides His own interpretation to His disciples. Matt 13:24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 "But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. 26 "But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also. 27 "The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?' 28 "And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this!' The slaves *said to him, 'Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?' 29 "But he *said, 'No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.""' 31 He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; 32 and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES." 33 He spoke another parable to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened." 34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: "I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES; I WILL UTTER THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD." 36 Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field." 37 And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, 38 and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. 40 "So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. 41 "The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, 42 and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 "Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, 46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. 47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind; 48 and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. Now concerning verses 44-48: more parables and these are pretty simple to interpret. The key to understanding most of the Lord's parables is to look for one or two points which the Lord is trying to make. It's a mistake to turn a parable into a allegory where every character represents something specific in our world. Here with the latter parables Jesus is trying to depict how valuable and wonderful the Kingdom of God is and will be. Also, a picture of the fact that only a select few will end up in the Kingdom. What more do you see in them? Is there something more specific that I'm missing? God bless. --Rowdy |
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182 | Was the church embarassed? Come see. | Gal 2:11 | Rowdy | 118158 | ||
I'd almost forgotten about this post of mine... Well, my little question only got you two to respond so I'll give you my chop on the matter. EdB and Parable: I was striving to solicit your response/answer to the deeper question but maybe it wasn't clear. Both Paul and Peter were inspired by the same Holy Spirit and yet this happened and to me this seem a "biggie" as it surely should have embarrassed the church, especially those gathered at this time. So my question is: Why would the Holy Spirit allow such an infraction to go on with Peter in spite of his realization that God had placed His seal of approval on the whole Gentile nation being added to the body of Christ as cited earlier in Acts 10 and 11? I'm drawing another conclusion here so beware. In my mind the only reason why the Holy Spirit allowed this confrontation to display itself was to make a point for all time, for all of us throughout the world. Yes, the Holy Spirit descended on Cornelius and his household but you know us humans. Most of us like yours truly like to go back to the School of Hard Knocks. Me, I'm working on my PhD. The Holy Spirit had to make certain that all of us got the point. He wants the whole world to know that ALL of mankind knows we're all entitled to go to Heaven. God's Plan of Salvation is for every living human since the ressurrection of our Lord. Sometimes, we see this kind of special emphasis in other places. For example: we see Paul and Barnabas split up on their missionary journey because of Mark's immaturity. Paul takes Silas and Barnabas goes with Mark. My point is the Bible shows all the good AND bad of the major characters of the Bible. Everyone gets the same treatment. The second point is that even we christians can disagree now and again on a minor point but we still MUST maintain the harmony in the body for which our Lord prayed His last prayer on earth. I would be remiss if I failed to mention Paul's accepting Mark back into his closest circle with 2 Tim 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. This also answers (at least in my mind) why Paul told the story in Galations. Well, what do you think? Am I all wet? God bless. --Rowdy |
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183 | what is a citation,echo and allusion | Revelation | Rowdy | 118150 | ||
Found a website for you with lots of stuff about all 3 of these terms but it's all about symbols and unusual conclusions in Revelation. So I would urge caution. So many of these kind of writings from common men are filled with a lot of junk and they don't seem to harmonize with the Bible as a whole. But here it is: www.andrews.edu AGAIN, I would urge you to study God's Word and give It first preference far above anything else written in this world. God bless you in your study of His Word. Above all, one should NOT base a whole new philosophy different to the Word of God when we're strictly forbidden to do so even if it comes from "angels." Instead we should treat it as a false teaching or false doctrine IAW Gal 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-- 7which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! 9As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned! God bless. --Rowdy |
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184 | Who is this "slave"? | Matt 24:45 | Rowdy | 118144 | ||
Cited for reference: Matt 24:45 "Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 "Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. 47 "Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 "But if that evil slave says in his heart, 'My master is not coming for a long time,' 49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards; 50 the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know, 51 and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. I must admit, this seems fairly straight forward and plain to me but then, maybe I'm looking at it the wrong way and I'm sure you'll several other responses. To me the slave mentioned in verse 45 is the same main character cited throughout this parable of Christ. He's just emphasizing His point about the end of the world and how some people will be found, doing things they wouldn't dream of doing IF they had an "iota" of an idea that the end of the world is about to descend upon them. What do you think? God bless. --Rowdy |
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185 | The last 7 words of Christ | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 118123 | ||
Our preacher did a masterful job of preaching on this very subject. I'll try to render it here as accurately as I can. Words Spoken on the Cross 1. PRAYER: Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Lk 23:34 Others during that timeframe on other crosses of crucifixtions would oftentimes shout out curses to their executionors, sometimes so much so that the soilders would be instructed to climb up on their bloody body while on the cross and cut off their tongue to prevent them from speaking. Interesting extreme contrast with words of forgiveness from our Lord. 2. PROMISE: And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. Lk 23:43 Remember earlier this same thief joined in ridiculing Christ but he has a change of heart, the only human being to repent who didn't have a right to expect anything and yet he asks. Jesus graciously rewarded him. 3. PROVISION: When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple standing by, whom He loved, He saith unto His mother, Woman, behold thy son! 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold they mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. Jn 19:26 Most interesting that Jesus would ask one of His disciples to do this rather than one of His own earthly brothers. Very powerful example of great responsibility for one's parents. 4. POSITION: Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me? Matt 27:45 Here, Christ took on the sins of the world and paid the ultimate price for us. Here God turned His back in "memory" of His Son as He couldn't face all this sin on His Son. 5. PAIN: After, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Jn 19:28 In spite of His pain, He refused the wine and vinegar as it would have acted as a drug. This way He can emphatized with us as humans, knowing full well the total price He paid for our sins. 6. PERFECTION: When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed His head, and gave up the ghost. Jn 19:30 Finally, He finished the job and a good job at that. He could say the battle is done and gave His blood to that end. 7. PRESENTATION: And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into they hands I commend my spirit: and have said thus, he gave up the ghost. Jesus put all His faith in His Father and His plan to redeem all mankind AND to endure Hell without His Father but all on His own. BUT He did triumph and is no longer in that grave but is on the right hand of God with all power and authority. ------------------------------------------------ I can only hope I've done some small credit to the great sermon given by Bob and God's Word. God bless. --Rowdy |
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186 | making it to heaven after you get saved | 1 John 3:9 | Rowdy | 118122 | ||
I'd like to throw in another comment to those good ones already provided: Rev 2:8 "To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. 9I know your afflictions and your poverty-yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 10Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death. I rarely quote from this book as to me it's so controversial and difficult to understand but I take comfort in these 7 letters written directly from our Lord to His children in these different cities. I think it does us good to review them, both for us on an individual basis as well as from a congregation perspective. The one above is one of the seven in which our Lord does NOT have any words of criticism or a harsh rebuke, just words of praise and encouragement to keep the faith. That is the most important directive to us as christians in verse 10 to "Be faithful, even to death." God bless. --Rowdy |
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187 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118083 | ||
It's difficult to come up with all the reasons but I think one of them was the fact going to the cross for Jesus was going to be the first time in His existence of His being separated from His Father. Remember although this plan had been in God's mind before the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, Christ had never had the sins of the world heaped onto Him which forced God to turn His back to His own Son. Remember Christ was also 100 percent human and was maybe just a little apprehensive about going to Hell and follow His Father's perfect system of justice. If Christ was guilty of just one single impure thought for just a fleeting moment, it would be enough for the Devil to keep Him there forever. Don't you think under those kind of conditions, even the most courageous person in the world would melt and be as scared as a wild bird? I know I would be scared to death. It would be an easy thing to think that God could of thought of some other way without sacrificing His own Son. But then, we know the answer to that, don't we? God bless. --Rowdy |
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188 | book of barabus | Bible general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 118079 | ||
On a topic of this importance I thought it might be useful to cite the fact that this canonization process was very well thought out and done with tremendous care. The "Canon Fathers" felt a great amount of respect for God's Word and were very careful in deciding which writings to include in the NT. In addition to these documents on the internet, there's much more discussion on this Forum. Just punch in canon in the Quick Search and you'll see. From: www.gospelcom.net/rbc/questions/answer.php?catagory What were the standards that earned a document the right to be included in the Bible? ------------------------------------------------------------------ To gain canonical recognition, a book was expected to pass two basic tests. First, it had to have a history of ?continuous and widespread approval amongst Christians? (J. W. Wenham, Christ And The Bible). Second, it was expected to demonstrate that it had either been written by an apostle or specifically approved by the apostles. The fact that the Muratorian Canon (approximately AD 170) listed all of the books presently in the New Testament except for Hebrews, James, and the two epistles of Peter, is another demonstration of the early, broad-based support for the Canon. Another example (and many others could be given) is provided by the brilliant theologian Irenaeus who also wrote in the second century. He quoted the four Gospels extensively and included quotations from all of the New Testament books except Philemon and 3 John. Actually,the fact that a few books were received officially by the church at a later date is more a demonstration of the church?s discretion and caution than it is an indication that these books are in some way unreliable. A well-known theologian once said that the church no more created the New Testament Canon than Newton created the basic principles of physics. The earliest writings of the church fathers demonstrate their confidence in the authority of the New Testament Scriptures. God bless. --Rowdy |
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189 | If you rape a virgin then she must mary | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118041 | ||
Cited for reference: Deut 22:28 "If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not engaged, and seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered, 29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the girl's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall become his wife because he has violated her; he cannot divorce her all his days. I can only say in my opinion this kind of guidance falls into the same category as that which allowed a man to marry more than one woman as did Jacob AND the men their option to divorce their wife with only a certificate and no cause of any real significance. Apparently since God changed this guidance to a much more fair and just system as we have now, we can only conclude God didn't think the Israelites capable of proper judgment in this area and issued these directives in the interest of the nation as a whole. Of course, I should emphasize this is conjecture as would anyone attempting to answer such a "why" question when the Bible doesn't gave a direct answer. We all should consider ourselves blessed to live in this dispensation with a better covenant with better promises and a perfect High Priest. The only possible scripture I can think of that gives some insight into God's thinking in this Matt 19:7 They *said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?" 8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. 9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." Once again, I'm thankful we don't have anyone less than the perfect God, Creator of the universe to judge us on these matters. God bless. --Rowdy |
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190 | Nailed to a cross scripture? | John 20:25 | Rowdy | 117963 | ||
John 19:17 So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18Here they crucified him, and with him two others--one on each side and Jesus in the middle. I hope this is clear enough. Hopefully you're not insisting on a scripture that actually has the phrase "Jesus was nailed to the cross" because I could not find it. But it's a well documented fact of history that a crucifiction meant nails, one in each hand (actually wrist, but part of the hand in Hebrew culture) and one nail through the feet together. God bless. --Rowdy |
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191 | How does empty linen look like cocoon? | John 20:5 | Rowdy | 117958 | ||
I know about the "burial cloth folded up by itself" but where do you get the idea from the Bible about "linen that looks like cocoon?" Please explain. Thanks and God bless. John 20:6 Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. 8Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. --Rowdy |
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192 | 2sam 12 vs 16 to18 | Job 19:21 | Rowdy | 117953 | ||
This child was taken away from David for his sin with Bathsheba and the subsequent killing of her husband. His sin was committed in private but God's consequences were displayed in public as cited earlier in the same chapter. We must remember we all pay for our sins in one way or another, including "reaping what we've sown." We can ask God why He does certain things as He does but we probably won't get much more of an answer than He gave to Job. We have to accept that or make ourselves very miserable. God bless. --Rowdy |
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193 | Looking for verifiable prophesies. | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117943 | ||
The Thompson Chain Reference Bible has many such study aids in the back. I know...I've got one. One lists the prophesies of Christ and his ministry in the OT and their fulfillment in the NT. Also some helpful websites: www.ibchurchofchrist.com/prophesies_concerning_christ.htm I would have listed several others but their address contains symbols not allowed on Forum posts. But you can find them by inserting "Christ prophesies and fulfillment" in the Search Engine. God bless. --Rowdy |
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194 | What do you like about the church? | Eph 2:22 | Rowdy | 117902 | ||
I'll respond but I'm afraid I must ignore your scripture reference as it seems confusing in relation to your question. One of the most amazing things I like about the Lord's church is its amazing simplicity. Our Lord showed us the complex and difficult in the Jewish system of laws and its Temple. Yes, some things about it were simple but ultimately the OT left so many things unsaid that begged to be answered and the Jewish people didn't have the authority to fill in the blanks. Now with this dispensation, the Lord Christ our High Priest picked 12 of the best men he could find, with one possible exception. These men (most of them) were simple, humble and not very well educated. We see how incredibly humble they were in the way they directed the church in the early years. Christ gave them full authority to bind whatever they chose and to loose whatever they chose and He told them He would back them with their decisions. Their directives and commands as portrayed in the Bible are simple and to the point. They're practical and deal with the real issues of their day and are easily adaptable to our modern world and will be till the last day before that final trumpet is blown. I've lived a full life for being just 50 years old and I've seen quite a bit of this world. I've seen more than my fair share of the grief and heartache caused by mankind and our love for self and sin. We're very talented at messing up a beautiful world. But the apostles were incredibly humble and wise and did an outstanding job of getting the Lord's church off to a solid start. My main point is that this was God and His Son who gave us, His creation the opportunity to have a significant say in the details and mechanics of organizing and managing His Son's body here on earth. I'm amazed at this wonderful demonstration of love and compassion on us. Sometimes we still see mankind's love affair with idols but now they take the form of money or our job. Our idol might be our hobby, our sports whatever else we can dream of to get between us and our God. We had our chance to "dress up" the church as we saw fit through the Lord's ambassadors and they were wise enough to keep it simple. Thank God Almighty they did. The Lord's beauty and majesty is magnified in its simplicity. What do you think is best about the church? God bless. --Rowdy |
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195 | soul of unsaved people | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117891 | ||
This subject has been discussed quite a bit. If you'll insert paradise and hades into the Quick Search at the right of your screen, you'll get far more information than you can imagine. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
196 | The age of accountability | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117860 | ||
My wife and I dealt with this question with our two sons as they became teen-agers. I would say every christian parent over the past 2,000 years has dealt with this issue. Our answer which was endorsed by the leadership throughout the brotherhood with whom we worship is this: the Parent should study with the child, ask all the right questions and verify in their mind that he/she understands what they're getting into. The should understand the basic rudimentary elements of what it is to be a christian and the cost/sacrifice, how they should act. Does he at least know why Jesus died and other basic concepts? BUT if there remains some question, and the parent decides to wait on allowing the child, I would suggest an appropriate amount of time and then re-visit the topic and confirm his desire. Does the desire still burn within? Is it a real priority or was it just another phase? And finally, a person could argue to go ahead and allow the child to proceed with the basic philosophy of "better safe than sorry." After all, if the child thinks at a later date, that it wasn't really genuine or he's uncomfortable with his conversion, he can go through the process again and make it real at that later date. I'd like to think God would endorse a loving parent following their conscience in this matter if they truly studied and prayed on it. What do you think? Now, as to your question about a child that has already passed on, that we have to leave in God's hand and pray for mercy on his behalf. I do think that generally, children are safe and assured of going to Heaven but again the moment a child becomes an adult in God's eyes...that's a tough call. I'm thankful to Him that His judgments are perfect and absolutely just. God bless. --Rowdy |
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197 | A Human Error? | 2 Kin 8:26 | Rowdy | 117831 | ||
I'm not sure if this is going to be conclusive but it's all I can find at the moment with the limited resources I have. Hope it helps. 2 Chronicles 22 Ahaziah King of Judah 1 The people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram's youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders, who came with the Arabs into the camp, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaziah was twenty-two [1] years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri. 3 He too walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong. Footnotes 22:2 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:26); Hebrew forty-two I'm inferring that the "Hebrew forty-two" must be in reference to some special way of counting a person's age in the Hebrew culture. I don't really think this would qualify as a contradiction for which your "enemies of the truth" are looking. God bless. --Rowdy |
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198 | How often must we die and be born again? | Acts 8:22 | Rowdy | 117814 | ||
Rom 12:2 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. Acts 8:18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was bestowed through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, "Give this authority to me as well, so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." 20 But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! 21 "You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. 22 "Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 "For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity." 24 But Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me." There's not many examples of christians sinning after becoming a christian but all we need is one. Simon above was definitely a christian, not a very mature one but a christian nonetheless. 1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; 7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I should stress all of these epistles were written to christians and we all know we sin daily, either the sin of commission or omission. So the bottom line is that when we sin AFTER becoming a christian, we just repent of that sin to God and maintain that cleansing relationship with Jesus' blood. Public sins should be repented publically while private sins could be repented in private. Being born again to become a christian should only happen once in each person's life. Even the vilest sinner on earth like those described in the Corinthian letters can and did need repentance on a daily basis just like most modern Americans. God bless. --Rowdy |
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199 | define the text on john 19:25-27 | John 19:25 | Rowdy | 117770 | ||
Cited for reference: Jn 19:25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. It's clear that on the cross that Jesus was mostly concerned with everyone else other than himself. He prayed for fogiveness for those that cruified Him and here He gives His mother to the disciple (most likely John) for him to care for her. I don't know who Clopas was but I'm sure you'll get an answer from another Forum participant about that. The significant thing I'd emphasize about this passage is here is a wonderful example of Jesus' love and demonstration of that love as cited in Ja 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. I think it's especially significant that Jesus chose his disciple John rather than his own half-brothers on earth. Thus, when it comes down to a choice we should choose likewise. Remember, his half-brothers were NOT persuaded that He was the Christ quite yet. God bless. --Rowdy |
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200 | Does this mean baptism for salvation? | John 3:5 | Rowdy | 117767 | ||
Just noticed your question and Tim's answer. Like he mentioned, there's quite a wide spectrum of opinions on this subject so I would just like to urge you to check my posts on the subject. The best way to do that would be to insert the words "better safe than sorry" into the Quick Search. Lastly, I would just like to remind you that each one of us, on Judgment Day, is going to answer to God as to how we interpreted His Words. God bless you in your study. --Rowdy |
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