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181 | tell me what you think | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 160019 | ||
Hi Jimmyhen, How did you come to that conclusion? BradK |
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182 | tell me what you think | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 160099 | ||
Hello Jimmy, Unless I'm missing something here, you were the one who initiated the question, asking, "tell me what you think". Several of us have, my friend. As I recall you did not give much "backing with scripture" yourself. Might I ask what is it you're looking for? I'm a little bothered by your claim to have special knowledge that the rest of us are lacking:-( I guess I'm not clear on where you're going with this scenario. As I stated before, the burden or proof is on you to prove your contention. As this is a Study bible Forum, we should probably stick to the study of scripture and leave current events to another, more suited forum. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK PS- Punctuation? |
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183 | tell me what you think | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 160158 | ||
Rom. 12:16- "Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. " | ||||||
184 | book is the rock of which republic rest | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 161628 | ||
Hi poohbb, Welcome to the Forum! I see you appear to be asking many trivia-type questions. Might I ask why? BradK |
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185 | WHY!!!!!!!!!???????????? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162813 | ||
Neo Cortex, God is Holy, first and foremost! We need to understand Him. "He is so because the sum of all moral excellency is found in Him. He is absolute Purity, unsullied even by the shadow of sin" [A.W. Pink]. God's holiness is manifested in: 1. His works- Ps. 145:17 2. His law- Rom. 7:12 3. the Cross "Because He is holy, He hates all sin!(Prov. 3:32, Prov. 15:26) It follows then, that He must necessarily punish sin. Sin can no more exist without demanding His punishment than without requiring His hatred of it." [Pink] Think of it this way, "God has often forgiven sinners, but He never forgives sin; and the sinner (mankind) is only forgiven on the ground of Another having borne his punishment; for "without the shedding of blood is no remission" (Heb. 9:22).[Pink] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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186 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162864 | ||
Hi winningside, And so goes the eternal question... I side with the Perseverance of the saints:-) How did you arrive at the conclusion that you, "do not know how people can believe that after doing an in depth study on the subject?" For what it's worth, I wouldn't call the matter of eternal security simply "an opinion". There are (orthodox) views on both sides of the issue that can be (more or less) supported by scripture. I don't honestly think there are hundreds of different opinions- shall we say, 2?! C.H. Spurgeon in commenting on the doctrine of final perseverance, said this about 2 Timothy 1:9: "The apostle in stating his doctrine in the following words, “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,” declares God to be the author of salvation, “Who hath saved us and called us.” The whole tenor of the verse is towards a strong affirmation of Jonah’s doctrine, “that salvation is of the Lord.” It would require very great twisting, involving more than ingenuity, it would need dishonesty, to make out salvation by man out of this text; but to find salvation altogether of God in it is to perceive the truth which lies upon the very surface. No need for profound inquiry, the wayfaring man though a fool shall not err therein; for the text says as plainly as words can say, “God hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling.” The apostle, then, in order to bring forth the truth that salvation is of grace declares that it is of God, that it springs directly and entirely from him and from him only. Is not this according to the teaching of the Holy Spirit in other places, where he affirms over and over again that the alpha and omega of our salvation must be found not in ourselves but in our God?" Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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187 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162886 | ||
Dear winningside, I was not trying to strike a cord of contention with my reply:-) I was merely pointing out that there are true believers on both sides of this debate. And, there are! With all due respect, if "there is no once saved always saved", then is there a "twice lost, always lost"? Where in scripture do believers get saved again? It sounds to me like you're exhibiting a touch of spiritual pride to say I have the bigger problem? What if I said I had 21 pages typed out and I read them all together as a whole? Does this bring us closer together? No, it doesn't. God does not say, "better safe than sorry". I choose to believe God. Eternal life is not temporal and I believe that God is able to "keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy," Blessings to you and thanks for your thoughts on the matter:-) BradK |
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188 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162904 | ||
Hi scoop, 1. Could you answer where in scripture do we find someone being saved again? 2. What verse tells us, "you can lose your salvation if you do not cultivate it?" 3. If "There is no such thing as once saved always saved", is the opposite true? The garden analogy doesn't work because the land was given to us, it didn't get taken back! Unless I'm mistaken, the "upkeep" of the land is unrelated to possession or ownership of it. We're agreed that salvation is of the Lord, i.e. There is nothing you can do to become saved except accept Jesus as your personal savior. So, it would appear to me that if we can do nothing to save ourselves, then logically, what can WE do to loose it? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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189 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162906 | ||
Hi scoop, Can you provide support to your statement, "If once saved always saved , there would be no need for judgement day?" How so? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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190 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162912 | ||
Hi winningside, We are on the same team:-) It's not you and scoop against the rest of us. Personally, I'm trying to seek clarification so as to better understand your perspective. So, might I ask why are you so glad for Judgement Day? If one's salvation is not certain- which view you say you embrace- then I'd fear it. Amen? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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191 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162914 | ||
Hi winningside, Thank you for your response. I respect you as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and I trust you would likewise! OBEY equals "the obedience of Faith"! Rom. 1:5 - "through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name's sake" Heb. 11:8- "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going." The context of Mark 13:12-13 is not dealing with salvation! Rom. 6:1 is answered by verse 2! If I might add, the purpose of the Christian life is not to see how close we can get to the edge, but, rather, how close we can get to the Savior! Heb. 10:38 is answered by verse 39, "But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul." It is also within the scope of the entire section dealing with... Faith- Hebrews 11! The "Therefore" of Hebrews 12:1-2 would be important in the context of understanding 12:14 would it not? 2 Peter 2:4 is dealing with the destruction of false teachers, not believers! If I might add as an observation, we need to be very careful about proof-texting! That is, finding specific verses to back up our views while ignoring any context! God bless and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ps 92:1- "It is good to give thanks to the LORD And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High!" Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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192 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162920 | ||
Hello winningside, I certainly included myself by saying, "we". Where have I been proof-texting and where have I ignored context? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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193 | What is the definition of salvation? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162921 | ||
Hi AGB, The definition could be very broad by including both OT and NT. I'll confine my response to a few points in relation to the NT from The New Bible Dictionary: In the NT we begin with the general observation that the ‘religious’ usage of a moral/spiritual deliverance becomes almost wholly dominant as far as the idea of salvation is concerned. Non-religious usage is virtually confined to saving from acute danger to life (Acts 27:20, 31; Mk. 15:30; Heb. 5:7.) Paul claims that the Scriptures ‘are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus’ (2 Tim. 3:15ff.) and provide the ingredients essential for the enjoyment of a full-orbed salvation. Enlarging and applying the OT concept of the righteousness of God, which itself had adumbrations of the saving righteousness of the NT, Paul shows how there is no salvation by means of the law, since it could only indicate the presence and excite the reactionary activity of sin and stop men’s mouths in their guilt before God (Rom. 3:19; Gal. 2:16). Salvation is provided as the free gift of the righteous God acting in grace towards the undeserving sinner who, by the gift of faith, trusts in the righteousness of Christ who has redeemed him by his death and justified him by his resurrection. God, for Christ’s sake, justifies the unmeriting sinner (i.e. reckons to him the perfect righteousness of Christ and regards him as if he had not sinned), forgives his sin, reconciles him to himself in and through Christ ‘making peace by the blood of his cross’ (2 Cor. 5:18; Rom. 5:11; Col. 1:20), adopts him into his family (Gal. 4:5f.; Eph. 1:13; 2 Cor. 1:22), giving him the seal, earnest, and firstfruits of his Spirit in his heart, and so making him a new creation. By the same Spirit the subsequent resources of salvation enable him to walk in newness of life, mortifying the deeds of the body increasingly (Rom. 8:13) until ultimately he is conformed to Christ (Rom. 8:29) and his salvation is consummated in glory (Phil. 3:21). Salvation is moral and spiritual. Salvation relates to a deliverance from sin and its consequences and hence from guilt (Rom. 5:1; Heb. 10:22, from the law and its curse (Gal. 3:13; Col. 2:14) from death (1 Pet. 1:3–5; 1 Cor. 15:51–56), from judgment (Rom. 5:9; Heb. 9:28, also from fear (Heb. 2:15; 2 Tim. 1:7, 9f.) and bondage (Tit. 2:11–3:6; Gal 5:1f). It is important to indicate the negative implications of this, i.e. what Christian salvation does not include. Salvation does not imply material prosperity or worldly success (Acts 3:6; 2 Cor. 6:10), nor does it promise physical health and well-being. One must be careful not to overstate this particular negative, as clearly remarkable healings did and do take place and ‘healing’ is a gift of the Spirit to the church (Acts 3:9; 9:34; 20:9f.; 1 Cor. 12:28). But healing is not invariable, and hence is in no sense a ‘right’ to the saved man (1 Tim. 5:23; 2 Tim. 4:20; Phil. 2:25f.; 2 Cor. 12:7–9). Further, salvation does not include deliverance from physical hardship and danger (1 Cor. 4:9–13; 2 Cor. 11:23–28), nor even, perhaps, seemingly tragic events (Mt. 5:45?). It does not mean being absolved from social injustice and ill-treatment (1 Cor. 7:20–24; 1 Pet. 2:18–25). I hope this helps, BradK |
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194 | Help!!! | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162929 | ||
Hi ngkh, I have not read his book. Have you? At any rate, here's a brief bio I found on Peter Tsukahira: Peter Tsukahira was born in the United States and is now a citizen of Israel. He lives with his family on Mt. Carmel in the city of Haifa. Peter is Director of the Or HaCarmel Ministry Center and one of the pastors of Kehilat HaCarmel, and Israeli Messianic congregation. He is ordained by World Challenge International Minister's Fellowship, founded by Rev. David Wilkerson. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Church Growth International, founded by Dr. David Yonggi Cho. I don't know whether his book is worth reading or not. However, by default of his association with Yonggi Cho, I'd approach it with some caution. Further, based on your statement that he is proclaiming things in contradiction to the Bible, I'd opine the obvious: Steer clear. New and novel ides and theories are always suspicious and deserve close scrutiny. Curiously, why do you think his book is worth reading? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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195 | if you are saved are you always saved? | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 162959 | ||
Hi kalos, Maybe we could ask Zondervan to publish a new, updated EIV and call it TNEIV:-) If well marketed, it could sell to the truly insecure. BTW, Phil. 1:6 should read, "Lacking confidence of this very thing,..." 1 John 5:13- "These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may doubt that you have eternal life." God Bless, BradK |
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196 | Help!!! | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 163009 | ||
Dear ngkh, Paul Yonggi (David Cho) Cho is a Word-Faith teacher. Here are some of the challenges to his theology: if Buddhists and Yoga practitioners can accomplish their objectives through fourth dimensional powers, then Christians should be able to accomplish much more by using the same means." (Hank Hanegraaff, "Christianity in Crisis" page 353. Paul Yonggi Cho, The Fourth Dimension, vol. 1 (South Plainfield, NJ: Bridge Publishing, 1979), 37, 41) As Cho tells the story of his name change, God showed him that Paul Cho had to die and David Cho was to be resurrected in his place. According to Cho, God Himself came up with his new name. (Hank Hanegraaff, "Christianity in Crisis" page 352-353. Paul Yonggi Cho, "Yonggi Cho Changes His Name," Charisma and Christian Lifepage 80, November 1992) "You create the presence of Jesus with your mouth ... He is bound by your lips and by your words ... Remember that Christ is depending upon you and your spoken word to release His presence." ((Hank Hanegraaff, "Christianity in Crisis" page 353. Paul Yonggi Cho, The Fourth Dimension, Vol.1 1979, p. 83) Cho's concept of fourth-dimensional thinking is nothing short of occultism. In his best-selling book "The Fourth Dimension", Cho unveils his departure from historic Christian theology and his entry into the world of the occult. Cho lists four steps in his incubation formula: 1) Visualize a clear-cut goal or idea in your mind; 2) have a burning desire for your objective; 3) pray until you get the guarantee or assurance from God that what you desire is already yours; 4) speak or confess the end result into existence. (Hank Hanegraaff, "Christianity in Crisis" page 353. Paul Yonggi Cho, The Fourth Dimension, Volume One (So. Plainfield, NJ: Bridge Publishing, 1979), 9-35; vol. 2, 18-33) "Through visualization and dreaming you can incubate your future and hatch the results." (Hank Hanegraaff, "Christianity in Crisis" page 353. Paul Yonggi (David) Cho, The Fourth Dimension, p. 44) "Paul Yonggi Cho — pastor of the world's largest church, located in Seoul, South Korea — claims to have received his call to preach from Jesus Christ Himself, who supposedly appeared to him dressed like a fireman. Cho has packaged his faith formulas under the label of "fourth dimensional power." He is well aware of his link to occultism, arguing that if Buddhists and Yoga practitioners can accomplish their objectives through fourth dimensional powers, then Christians should be able to accomplish much more by using the same means. In case one is tempted to confuse the size of Cho's following with the truth of his teachings, let me point out that the Buddhist version of "name it and claim it" (Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism) has an even larger following than does Cho. Cho recently made the news by changing his name from Paul to David. As Cho tells the story, God showed him that Paul Cho had to die and David Cho was to be resurrected in his place. According to Cho, God Himself came up with his new name." (Paul Yonggi (David) Cho, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE FAITH MOVEMENT (Part One): E. W. Kenyon and the Twelve Apostles of Another Gospel," Hank Hanegraaff) He is anything but Orthodox in his teachings. He is much more in line with mysticism than the teachings of the Bible. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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197 | Jesus responds | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 163025 | ||
Hi Noveta, Marvin Vincent says this about 10:30: "30- One (en). The neuter, not the masculine (eis), one person. It implies unity of essence, not merely of will or of power." The Commentary Critical gets it right on in conveying the power of the original Greek: "30- I and my Father are one—Our language admits not of the precision of the original in this great saying. “Are” is in the masculine gender—“we (two persons) are”; while “one” is neuter—“one thing.”" The grammar makes it abundantly clear. So, there is no mistaking that Christ is claiming to be God- One in essence! Note the Jews immediate reaction in vs. 31! They knew exactly what He was claiming- they just didn't believe it! "Who do you say I am", is still THE most important question. If Jesus be not God- One in essence- then He can't save us from our sins. He is both fully God and fully man. Incidentally, to be our Mediator, Christ had to (and does) fulfill 3 conditions: 1. He must be a man. The Apostle assigns as the reason why Christ assumed our nature and not the nature of angels, that He came to redeem us. (Hebrews ii. 14–16). It was necessary that He should be made under the law which we had broken; that He should fulfil all righteousness; that He should suffer and die; that He should be able to sympathize in all the infirmities of his people, and that He should be united to them in a common nature. He who sanctifies (purifies from sin both as guilt and as pollution) and those who are sanctified are and must be of one nature. Therefore as the children were partakers of flesh and blood, He also took part of the same. (Hebrews ii. 11–14.) 2. The Mediator between God and man must be sinless. Under the law the victim offered on the altar must be without blemish. Christ, who was to offer Himself unto God as a sacrifice for the sins of the world, must be Himself free from sin. The High Priest, therefore, who becomes us, He whom our necessities demand, must be holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners. (Hebrews vii. 26.) He was, therefore, "without sin." (Hebrews iv. 15; 1 Peter ii. 22.) A sinful Saviour from sin is an impossibility. He could not have access to God. He could not be a sacrifice for sins; and He could not be the source of holiness and eternal life to his people. This sinlessness of our Lord, however, does not amount to absolute impeccability. It was not a non potest peccare. If He was a true man He must have been capable of sinning. That He did not sin under the greatest provocation; that when He was reviled He blessed; when He suffered He threatened not; that He was dumb, as a sheep before its shearers, is held up to us as an example. Temptation implies the possibility of sin. If from the constitution of his person it was impossible for Christ to sin, then his temptation was unreal and without effect, and He cannot sympathize with his people. 3. It was no less necessary that our Mediator should be a divine person. The blood of no mere creature could take away sin. It was only because our Lord was possessed of an eternal Spirit that the one offering of Himself has forever perfected them that believe. None but a divine person could destroy the power of Satan and deliver those who were led captive by him at his will. None but He who had life in Himself could be the source of life, spiritual and eternal, to his people. None but an almighty person could control all events to the final consummation of the plan of redemption, and could raise the dead; and infinite wisdom and knowledge are requisite in Him who is to be judge of all men, and the head over all to his Church. None but one in whom dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead could be the object as well as the source of the religious life of all the redeemed. As it was necessary that Christ should be both God and man in two distinct natures and one person, in order to effect our redemption, it follows that his mediatorial work, which includes all He did and is still doing for the salvation of men, is the work not of his human to the exclusion of his divine nature, nor of the latter to the exclusion of the former. It is the work of the theanthropos, of the God-man. [Hodge, C. (1997). Systematic Theology.] I trust this willl shed more light on this questions and help toward on answer. BradK |
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198 | becoming a priest | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 163536 | ||
Kinda like the Nike slogan, "just do it!", huh? BradK |
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199 | Sharing and discussing scriptures | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 163931 | ||
Hello Outcast, Welcome to the Forum. Feel free to share as this is a Study Bible Forum. It may be advisable to peruse the "About the Forum" so as to familiarize yourself with the "ground rules", so-to-speak. Good to have you participate and I look forward to your contributions:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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200 | A Thought-provoking question | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 164144 | ||
Hi taraleigh, Possibly you misspoke when you stated, "The only sin He ever committed was on the cross,?" Christ was clearly without sin as Heb. 4:15 tells us: "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin." I realize that 2 Cor. 5:21 says that, "He Who knew no sin, became sin for us". However that does not mean nor imply He (Christ) sinned! Quite the contrary. As Marvin Vincent notes: "Made to be sin (Gr. hamartian epoiesen). Compare a curse, Gal. 3:13. Not a sin-offering, nor a sinner, but the representative of sin. On Him, representatively, fell the collective consequence of sin, in His enduring “the contradiction of sinners against Himself” (Heb. 12:3), in His agony in the garden, and in His death on the cross." Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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