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181 | Tell me ur view on modalistic monarchian | 2 Tim 2:15 | Timothy Paul | 53436 | ||
Dear Brother Roller, Our Great and Gracious LORD tells us in Leviticus 11:45,"I am the Lord who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy." This,(to me) includes accepting these "MMs" as a "lost person" who does not rightly interpret the Word of God. As a baby Christian myself, I would suggest you turn to 2Tim 2:15,(above)and find the truth in the scriptures. 2Tim 3:16,17 says a lot: All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect,throughly furnished unto all good works. Now, the scriptures I refer to tell us that one God has existed from historical eternity in three persons, known as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Father is God: Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. (John 6:27) The Son is God: For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (2Pet 1:17) And the Spirit is God: God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact. Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. (Acts 2:32,33) this is what I think.Thank You for your interesting question. peace, Tim |
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182 | why blood for sin-offering? | Heb 9:22 | Timothy Paul | 59374 | ||
turtlesrcool; Let me share some insight that was related to me by no one special, just someone I respect. In the Old Testament a man was to be circumsized to enter into the covenant w/ God. This was the shedding of blood. (Thank you for Heb 9:22 above) When Jesus was killed on the cross, The Sinless died for the Sinful. He endured the most shameful execution, committing the Ultimate Sacrifice. There is nothing that is not covered under this sacrifice, the sacrifice to end all sacrifice. Nothing can ever be added to this sacrifice, since God paid the highest possible price when He gave His only Son. To attempt to add anything at all to this conclusion is to say that something was left undone, that Jesus' sacrifice was incomplete, that we are so good that the act is incomplete without our input. so now, in New Testament times, the circumcision of the male's foreskin is more a matter of personal hygiene than anything else. there is no more call for the shedding of blood. the circumcision that is called for today is the circumcision of the spirit, but that is a whole new topic w/ a new ID# peace and grace, tim |
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183 | faith and believe are they the same? | Heb 11:1 | Timothy Paul | 48772 | ||
Hi jaytee. By the grace of God (praise Him), I just got back from Church, where the pastor explained the difference during his sermon. Pastor Paul told of a group of kids swimming, and a larger boy was catching smaller children in his arms as they jumped off a ledge into the water. One boy was afraid to jump into the arms of this boy,He believed the boy would catch him, but he lacked faith. But when his father was in the water with his arms outstretched, the boy jumped right in. The pastor continued saying that there are many who believe in God and believe what the Bible says, yet they lack the faith to take the plunge, which is what Christ is calling us to do. It is not easy to take the leap, for it requires great faith. By His Grace, Tim P.S. My humble apologies to Pastor Paul for butchering his sermon so. |
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184 | Could Moses have done better? | Heb 11:24 | Timothy Paul | 71588 | ||
Could Moses have done bettter for his people by accepting his rightful inheritance, since the Pharoe's daughter was an only child, Moses would have become a great ruler, and by freeing his people from slavery and giving them a just wage, and it most likely would have been accomplished in less than 40 years? | ||||||
185 | Does Jesus dispise manmade crosses? | Heb 12:2 | Timothy Paul | 60513 | ||
Good answer, Emmaus. My thoughts are that God does not hate inanimate objects, but the sin that is produced when the object is used for an unholy purpose. A cross is a tree, formed into a structure by man. Who is the despicable one here? |
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186 | Should We Get Married Again? | Heb 13:4 | Timothy Paul | 55473 | ||
Hi A B and welcome :o) It is terribly sad that the enemy succeeded in tearing apart your marriage after such a long time together. Ecc 4:12 relates, "And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken" (The third member in the cord of course is Jesus). While God hates divorce(Mal 2:16), He still loves the divorced. The reason that I feel He hates divorce is because of the sin that we are tempted into committing after the seperation. -okay, ONE of the reasons anyway. I hope your daughter is well and feel bad that it took a tragedy to draw you two to consider reconciliation. If your husband refuses to do devotions w/you, you should respect his feelings and give it time for his reasons to surface. After all, do you want him to do this w/you unwillingly? Matt. 6:6, "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." Being a divorced addict, I can sympathize w/your dilemna. After being saved and teaching my ex about the biblical view of divorce, she accepted a ring from me but that did not last either. This time I feel her pride kept her from respecting me enough to accept my past failures, but that would only be a part of it so I won't give you a one sided story. It is well that you two go to church together so for now I would suggest you trust in Jesus to send you the Counsel of the Holy Spirit, remember the fruit of the Spirit (Eph. 5:9; Gal. 5:22, -notice the word fruit is singular, not plural) Also, memorize (and try your best to practice 1Cor 13:4-5): "4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. I sincerely hope I have given some useful biblical advice here, there is lots more where that came from. Bless God and God bless. Tim |
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187 | How should i biblically choose my friend | James 4:4 | Timothy Paul | 63304 | ||
Dear swaynesworld, I have always heard that to find a friend we must be a friend. Here is a good site to find practical biblical principles for not only being a good friend, but also for making good friends: http://www.sermoncentral.com/keyword_search_results.asp God Bless You in your search, my friend, Tim |
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188 | any thought s on this | 1 Pet 3:19 | Timothy Paul | 56095 | ||
Hi Christian7, thanks for the interesting question. You are able to do a 'quick search'and enter ID# 24390 to see an excellent response by Tim Moran, as brother Tim points out, this may very well lead to more questions than answers. This leads me to search favorite commentaries, and to quote David Guzic, he says, a. Apparently, this work was done in the period after Jesus' death, but before His first appearance as resurrected to the disciples; Jesus went to Hades - the abode of the dead - and preached to the spirits there b. Are these spirits demonic spirits or human spirits? Their disobedience was in the days of Noah; we have evidence that this was a time of gross sin for both demons and humans, when there was an ungodly co-mingling of humans and demons (Genesis 6:1-2) c. Why would Jesus preach to these imprisoned spirits? In all probability, this was preaching (the proclamation of God's message) but not evangelism (the proclamation of good news); Jesus probably preached judgment to these disobedient spirits d. Some feel that this preaching was done by Jesus to the people of Noah's time, in Noah's time; when Peter refers to their imprisonment, he refers to their current state, not their state when Jesus preached to them - preaching through Noah (or Enoch) i. "This passage, once cleared of misunderstanding, should also function today as an encouragement to us to be bold in our witness (as Noah was), to be confident that, though we may be few, God will certainly save us (as he did Noah), and to remind us that just as certainly as the flood eventually came, so final judgment will certainly come to our world as well, and Christ will ultimately triumph over all evil in the universe." (Grudem) I hope this has what you were looking for, God Bless, Tim |
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189 | any thought s on this | 1 Pet 3:19 | Timothy Paul | 56122 | ||
christian7, more thoughts on the verse from Peter, whose name comes from 'petra' and means stone, Peter refers to Christ as the 'Living stone'(1Pe 2:4) and we, vs.5, are like living stones. God sent His Son as the cornerstone in the spiritual temple that is being built to this day. Jesus is the foundation, support and underpinning of the church, and is the most critical piece of the structure. This cornerstone posseses invincible strength and everlasting duration and we are able to rely on Him for protection and security. We are also capable of using this stone as a weapon against the enemy. My point here is, instead of trying to establish who the spirits were that Jesus went to preach to, we should be compelled towards discovering the message that was preached to these souls. This message likely had much to do with how we are inclined to follow the majority, yet we are commanded otherwise. Just think of the 8 that were saved in the ark, who received everlasting life, and the 8 million who perished and received eternal damnation. Thank you for your time in sharing these thoughts, may God Bless all of you and all of yours. |
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190 | sin is the absence of right behavior? | 1 John 3:4 | Timothy Paul | 60283 | ||
Hi inheavenseyes, love your handle (o: It helps me if I put sin into two categories: there are sins of comission, (ones that we commit) and sins of omission, (when we fail to do our duty) Sin is simply disobeying God, as Adam and Eve painfully found out in the 3rd chapter of Genesis. Yet, sin also includes any unintended trespasses. (my definition of trespass is to step over the line) see Lev. 4:1-2,"AND THE Lord said to Moses, Say to the Israelites, If anyone shall sin through error or unwittingly in any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them-- (AMP) So, even if it is unintentional, it is still sin. Sometimes we may sin and not even realize it until later. This is why God's laws are such an important gift. They are there to teach and guide us so we don't keep repeating the same sin. We must remember that sin is our nature and it is the universal separation of people from God. Romans 6:23 says For the wages which sin pays is death, but the [bountiful] free gift of God is eternal life through (in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord.(AMP) For God so loved the world , He gave His only Son... and He did this while we were yet sinners. Sorry, but my answer has to be No. There is no effort on our part capable of making us sinless. We must trust the truth that Jesus was sent to break through the barrier that separated us from God. When Jesus hung dying and said "It is finished" the curtain that separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place was torn in two, effectively removing the barrier between God and humanity. We still commit sin, but forgiveness is an ongoing process. Peace, Tim |
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191 | follow-up | 1 John 3:4 | Timothy Paul | 60406 | ||
Hi inheavenseyes, Yes, I guess I do feel that sin is based on behavior, but many times sinful thoughts will creep into my head and this is what is uncontrollable (at least for me). I believe we do sin in thought as well as deed. See Mat 5:28 "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." What we do have control over is whether these sinful thoughts will lead to sinful actions and, I admit, many times they have and most likely will again. Although not in reference to the above sin, but there are so many others, that I have been known to act hastily and commit a violation even before I am aware of it. This is why I do not think that the human brain, or willpower for that matter, is powerful enough to list every sin and be careful enough to never transgress another law again. Does this answer your question a little more clearly? May your hope and strength flourish, Tim |
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192 | follow-up | 1 John 3:4 | Timothy Paul | 60423 | ||
Thank you inheavenseyes, You have a very interesting thread going here and I appreciate your inviting responses. your promise to share the reason is intriguing as well. Please feel free to write to timl@wi.rr.com if you ever wish. Peace and Agape, Tim |
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193 | follow-up | 1 John 3:4 | Timothy Paul | 60455 | ||
inheavenseyes, my belief is that sin is not only an offense against God, sin is a condition of being guilty of sin, which is the nature of our flesh. St. Paul sums this up in Romans chap 7, For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. (7:14) For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. (7:15) Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. (7:20) O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? (7:24) Peace, Tim |
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194 | sin is the absence of right behavior? | 1 John 3:4 | Timothy Paul | 76319 | ||
Hi, disciplerami, Thank you for your thoughts, I enjoyed your perspective,and while I do not entirely disagree, I must defend my original position. The reason is, I feel that you may be confusing instinct with desire. While my dog's instinct is to eat without being told, he would much rather eat food that is offered from my hand, and not as healthy as the choice that is next to him in the dish. Although this is the wrong choice. This is our nature as well. We would sooner take the choice to satisfy our immediate desire, (which often involves lying, adultery, stealing, etc.), unless it has been explained to us that this would rob us of our inheritance, and we rethink our course. We must be taught to make the right decisions while we have the chance, or our corrupt nature will undoubtably get the best of us. We must agree that having a nature that can sin is not the same as having a nature that is predisposed to sin. Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, said, "It is necessary to impose upon children the doctrines and discipline of a particular church. Man is naturally an ungovernable animal. …" Proverbs 22:6 helps to guide us towards right behavior; "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Otherwise, the bias of our corrupt hearts would draw them away and it would be all the more difficult to restore us to a righteous lifestyle. Peace and Blessings, Tim |
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195 | obedience begins at the new birth | 1 John 3:10 | Timothy Paul | 60511 | ||
Hi teragram123, Yes I agree, because the freedom to obey comes through the grace of God and not of our own power. And remaining obedient when we do not understand is true freedom. This leads to peace. The above thoughts are gleaned from THE HANDBOOK OF BIBLE APPLICATION. TYNEDALE 1992 Peace to you, Tim |
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196 | Which of the seven vials of the beasts? | Revelation | Timothy Paul | 57600 | ||
angelface, your answer is found in Rev chap 15:7,8, and 16:1,10,11, Rev 15:7, And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. Rev 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. Rev 16:1, And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. Rev 16:10,And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, Rev 16:11, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. May our Lord annoint your curiosity and bless you with much wisdom, tim |
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197 | Which of the seven vials of the beasts? | Revelation | Timothy Paul | 57601 | ||
angelface, your answer is found in Rev chap 15:7,8, and 16:1,10,11, Rev 15:7, And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. Rev 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. Rev 16:1, And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. Rev 16:10,And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, Rev 16:11, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. May our Lord annoint your curiosity and bless you with much wisdom, tim |
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198 | "Read and hear" or "read and understand" | Rev 1:3 | Timothy Paul | 57955 | ||
Good question, hp (: I must agree w/Steve Here is how I arrived at this conclusion, feel free to air your own points: The first two meanings of HEAR (vt), in Webster's New World College Dictionary are, 1, to perceive sounds through auditory stimulation, 2, to listen and consider, a,)to take notice of; pay attention b,) to listen to officially, also e,) to understand. so HEAR also means to understand, hence we are instructed to read as well as hear. Let me relate something I read in gradeschool, "To understand is to stand under, which is to look up to, which is a good way to understand." I do agree w/you as the latter translation being better (clearer) than the former, but to truly understand, we must take into consideration the age and culture in which God chose to hand these words down to us for our benefit. Thank Him for His illumination as you read His words (Psa. 119:105)and the wisdom that comes from above (James 3:17) shall be pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. May God Bless, Tim |
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199 | WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST | Rev 13:17 | Timothy Paul | 64756 | ||
It is probable that the mark, the name, and the number of the beast, may all signify the same thing, which is receiving the mark in their forehead, and that they oblige themselves to the enemy's authority, which means receiving the mark in their right hands. (This, I have paraphrased from Matthew Henry's Commentary) Jesus points us in the right direction as He explains in Matt24: 11-13 11)And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12) And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13)But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. My advice is to not spend time wondering what the mark may look like, but spend sincere effort in avoiding having the mark affixed to your own flesh, and this can be done only, in my view, by trusting in Jesus as He promises to protect us |
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200 | what are we freed for?(chapter 7) | Rev 22:17 | Timothy Paul | 48097 | ||
And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing -- let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting -- let him come; and he who is willing -let him take the water of life freely.- Darby's Dear goodlilgirl723, There are likely thousands of ways to explain freedom, but the one that comes to mind at the moment is, freed from the darness.Freed for a life in the light, which is Christ. When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (Jn. 8:12) Or, in Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners |
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