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181 | Why is communion a sin for sinners? | Luke 22:19 | keliy | 210588 | ||
Hi jlhetrick, Thank you for your reply, but I must disagree with your citation of Paul's letter to the Corinthians. I am afraid that by agreeing with churches (I should say Pastors, Ministers, or Shepherds, because the entire church is likely not to be blamed) those that withold the bread from a Christian may be keeping that someone at a distance from the Lord. I saw this firsthand with a woman's elderly father, when after her own baptism, she began leading her father to the Lord. When the Pastor said the line about who should refrain from partaking, "Wally" said he was made to feel as if they were judging him and the following visits were uncomfortable for him. Sadly, this man has since passed and only the Lord knows if he ever was saved in spite of the teaching of his daughter's church. Now the teaching contained in Paul's letter is to be considered, within the context of the history and the behavior of the Corinthians that was forcing Paul to upbraid them. I am of the mind that we are wrong if we try to apply these words to all churches and believers everywhere. If we all do that, we have as many biblical interpretations as we have churches, and we miss the message inspired in the original author that our Lord was attempting to convey to us. First, there is the history of Corinth to be considered There was much sin prevalent in that city, and undoubtably it was brought to Paul's attention for a reason, and he would have been derelict in his duty if he did not do his best to bring this raucous behavior to their attention. Now, All sin is damning sin and no one is free of this truth, for in one man sin entered the world, and death by sin....(Rom 5:12). However there possibly is no sin as flagrant as profaning the holy Sacrament of Communion is. Yet this is the sense of irreverence and rudeness that the Corinthians were guilty of. The Corinthians were guilty of coming to the Lord’s table as to a common feast, -not discerning the Lord’s body, -nor were they to see any distinction between that and common food, but setting both on the same plane, they used much more indecency at this sacred feast than they would have usually used at a civil one. The rich were overeating and over imbibing, leaving little, if any for the poor, who were most in need. This was indicative of the sinfulness in them, and very displeasing to our Lord, and thus brought down God's judgments upon them. "For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep." -Many were punished with sickness and-or death. Careless misconduct at the Lord’s supper may bring about temporal punishments. Though even those who were to receive such punishments were nevertheless in a state of favour with God, for they were chastened of the Lord, that they should not be condemned with the world, v. 32. But fearful believers should not hesitate from attending this holy ordinance by hearing these words, as if they brought upon themselves damnation by coming to the table of the Lord in a state of sin. Certainly sin leaves room for forgiveness upon repentance and the Holy Spirit never intended these verses to deter serious Christians from their partaking, though the devil has often taken them for his advantage, and robbed good people as well as questioning Christians of their highest comforts. I pray that we are all allowed frequently repeated opportunities to eat of the bread and drink of the cup in remembrance of His ultimate sacrifice and give to Him all the honor that is due. To Him be all glory forever, Amen keliy |
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182 | Why is communion a sin for sinners? | Luke 22:19 | keliy | 210582 | ||
Thank you John, your answer is understood. But Jesus, while on the earth did not say such things. In your post, you say, "of course to the best of our knowledge, make sure we are not doing this with unconfessed sin" But, is there a verse in Scripture that says Not to 'Do this in remembrance of Me' while there is the stain of unconfessed sin upon our heart. I am perplexed about this because Jesus did not spend much time reaching out to religious leaders, but He mostly was reaching and teaching sinners and tax collectors. That is why I am perplexed about why our religious leaders today, our beloved ministers, would not want to allow someone to share in the breaking of bread, in remembrance of our Lord's sacrificial death. Yet at the Last Supper, Jesus did break bread with Judas, and there could possibly have been some others who did have unconfessed sin, but since the Bible is silent on this, I might argue that they were not condemned by Jesus either way. "Neither do I condemn you, now go, and sin no more. So, unconfessed sin is very possibly a different arena than unrepentant sin. The Lord knoweth the heart. In Him, keliy |
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183 | Need feedback on Genesis? | Bible general Archive 4 | keliy | 210569 | ||
Hello, thequickenenedone, Esau may have been the first born to Sara, but Abraham had a son prior to that, with Hagar. So, this question is much more complex that seen at face value. keliy Gen 16:1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife had borne him no children, and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar. Gen 16:2 So Sarai said to Abram, "Now behold, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go in to my maid; perhaps I will obtain children through her." And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. Gen 16:3 After Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Abram's wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife. |
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184 | can salvation be lost? | Rev 2:1 | keliy | 210549 | ||
Hi Sis, Well it was a perfectly honest mistake, but you can call me brother Keliy. ;o) I wondered about using the screen name, but, there are males and females that I have known that go by the name Kelly. So, 'Keliy' in Hebrew did not seem like too far of a stretch. It was a genuine pleasure to answer to your post, it helps me to search God's Word, as well as my own heart. Your blessing has been my reward Your servant in Christ, Keliy |
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185 | can salvation be lost? | Rev 2:1 | keliy | 210545 | ||
Sister Linda, Sorry for the delay in my response, but my computer was attacked by a gremlin after sending my last post, which surprisingly vacated while I was at church this a.m. (So, this is a praise report), Thank our Lord. Back to your letter, I am sorry that I was not aware of your previous posts on this subject, but I promise to look at them as well. What is coming to my heart in this, is that this is not so much of a 'Salvation' issue as it is one of 'Christology'. We are in ourselves, completely insufficient to be 'overcomers' But only thru the sufficiency of Christ, who enables us to be 'more than overcomers' I have done a little bit of study on the "Bema Seat Judgement", which is entirely different and separated from the "White Throne Judgement". The way I understand the doctrine, The White Throne Judgement comes from Rev 20:11 "And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them." -and is continued in 20:12 and beyond. But, for Christians, those who are sanctified through Christ, are mentioned in the prayer of Jesus in the garden, in the 17th chapter of John's gospel. Here is part of the high priestly prayer of our Savior to the heavenly Father, "While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled." (and our Lord continues,) "And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth." (and) "I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one..." -So believers in Christ are therefore spared the White Throne Judgement. But, what remains, in addition, is what is referred to as the Bema Seat Judgement. I understand this to be like a judge at a fair that hands out ribbons, whether blue, gold or yellow. -This is just my way of conceptualizing, so please do not judge this idea for merit, but the doctrine of the Bema seat Judgement, in my eyes, is thus: Those of us that hold much of what is good within our heart, most likely also have much which is astray. Our Lord Jesus, as Master and Judge, considers both; though He first observes the good, and is ever ready to acknowledge that, He also observes whatever is contrary, and will faithfully rebuke us as well. Now, to sum up, our Creator does not need us to do Anything for Him, period. Nothing. So, our works of righteousness are but filthy rags to Him who is all holy. So then, what is there that IS left for us to do to merit salvation? Nothing. We cannot merit our salvation. This is plainly stated in God's Word. I am feeling that the letters to the Churches in Revelation are a symbolic reference to the Bema Seat Judgement. It is the sufficiency of Christ that all that is necessary for salvation. Our works are not sufficient, but what we allow Him do do Through us is all that matters to Him. Not our works, but His. As we allow Him to do His work through us, we are acting as a good and faithful servant. The Gospel of Mark contains a key verse about the purpose of a servant, I think it says something like, The Son of man came not to be served, but to serve as a ransom for many. What this is saying to me is that the purpose of a servant is to serve, and not be praised for doing his job. But a servant's reward comes when the other person is blessed by his service. -That is what happens when we let Christ work through us, and not try to take control into our own hands. I will cut this off for now, I hope I touched on a few points that helped to shed light on your question. In His Service, and yours. Keliy |
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186 | Were priests electrocuted? | 2 Tim 2:15 | keliy | 210414 | ||
Thanks Brad, I agree w/you as it did sound far-fetched when my friend explained it, but he was so convincing in the account of what he heard. I am also in agreement to use a fair amount of discretion when watching the network. have a godly day, keliy |
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187 | what is GOD promise to me | Jer 31:31 | keliy | 210388 | ||
Yes, Steve, You are right. Seven would be the number to complete the list. I thought of the Noahic covenant but somehow failed to include it in the list. Thanks for the correction keliy |
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188 | What are the Seven new signs | Mark 16:17 | keliy | 210363 | ||
According to FOX News, the Vatican has added seven new deadly sins for this new age of globalization. I believe that is what was meant, Sins, not Signs. keliy |
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189 | Phony Repentance | Hosea | keliy | 210326 | ||
Thank you, Azure. Your study on repentance is welcome, as I have a continual struggle with this subject. -Even though our gracious Lord's Word is very clear. Even though my studies are concise, yet lacking. I have been studying this awesome forum for some time now and find all posters blessedly informed as well as interesting. Please let me share with you some parallel views of mine as well as some supporting passages Come, and let us return to the Lord, Heavenly Father, enable us to return to the worship of You alone, away from our societal influences through "Hollywood propaganda" and "workplace ethics", and strengthen us, to keep from truckling our standards in order to smooze with the politically correct crowd. Now I believe, yet consistently fail practices ordained in God's Word, that after every transgression we must repent, with a heart-felt promise to return completely to Him. Not for our benefit, but entirely for His glory Please allow me to paraphrase a story out of Jeremiah: Beginning with 18:1, The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying, "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will announce My words to you." Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something on the wheel. -But when the potter was throwing the clay upon the wheel, Lets just say he was creating a vessel, to be used to fill with whatever he desired. But, as he came upon a flaw in the clay, a cinder, if you will, if he continued, it would scrape against his hand, and ruin his artwork. The only option would be to pluck out the offending piece. Then start over, after pounding down the clay into a new lump, a formless lump that is ready to begin being fashioned into the vessel that exists in this persistent potter's mind. But, this is key: If the clay has become hardened, or too hard for the potter to rework, then it becomes un-usable (as a medium) towards the finished product. The only thing left for the potter to do is throw the hard clay into the field where the pieces are broken into shards, and useful for nothing much more than pavement, and being trampled underfoot. This is revealed further into Isaiah, see 19:10-11 .Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. And in verse 15, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words. |
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