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181 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187397 | ||
Hi S, 1. believers (Faithful men) 2.in case that (Perhaps: maybe; possibly) 3. Rom 3:11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; 1 Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. Gen 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. I would encourage every one who is intersted in the condition of the unrepentant man, to enter "heart and "wicked" into the search box. It is breathtaking! It is absolutely ledgitimate to consult the whole of God's Word for further enlightenment Thanks Searcher, Hoppy |
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182 | God grant repentance? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187443 | ||
Dear Lookn, I beg your pardon my friend, but Paul goes a bit further than your post seems to indicate. Quote: "As I read it, all it says is that the man, as a sinner, does not value God's word and, therefore, rejects it because he has no spiritual apprehension of it's significance; that is basically it." 1Cor2:14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. The unsaved individual ,not only does not esteem the God's Word, but he cannot even bear listening to it, nevermind understand it. Remember, we are speaking about a creature that is a spiritual cadaver. To his way of thinking, the Gospel is a joke; something made up by religious fanatics! I'm sure that in your own experience in evangelizing, that you have found youself, so to speak, talking to a "stone wall"! That is why we pray that God will change this person's heart! A changed heart will result in a changed will, don't you see. God bless you, Old 'Hopalong |
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183 | God grant repentance? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187460 | ||
Dear Friend, it appears that the "bone of contention" beteween you and I is regeneration itself. We both know that being "born again" entails a radical change. The question is at what stage of our conversion was our nature changed. From our studies in 1 Cor 2, we learned that the unsaved (natural) man is dead to spiritual things. To him the things of god are foolishness; that by his very nature, he is incapable of even understanding spiritual things. That being the case, repentance must be granted as a gracious gift to this helpless enemy of God. From 2 Tim 2:25, Paul shows that this helpless rebel, this slave to Satan, this man whose very will is captive to evil, is not beyond the saving power of God Almighty! For the Scripture proclaims:..." perhaps God may grant them repentance". Ezek 36:26 "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. That is the kind of change that I was speaking of. That is the kind of change that changes the natural man to the spiritual man. Hoppy |
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184 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187463 | ||
What do mean Searcher? Jer 13:23 "Can the Ethiopian change his skin Or the leopard his spots? Then you also can do good Who are accustomed to doing evil. Remember my friend, salvation is by grace. Any correction would be the work of the Holy Spirit. Hopalong Hoppy |
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185 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187464 | ||
Please Searcher, Tell me why the condition of the human heart has no bearing on our study of repentance? I see nothing wrong with consulting the whle counsel of God's word as long as it germane and helps us to know our Lord better than we do. Hopalong |
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186 | God grant repentance? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187477 | ||
NASB: with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, (NASB ©1995) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GWT: He must be gentle in correcting those who oppose the Good News. Maybe God will allow them to change the way they think and act and lead them to know the truth. (GOD'S WORD®) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KJV: In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASV: in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BBE: Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DBY: in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEY: He must speak in a gentle tone when correcting the errors of opponents, in the hope that God will at last give them repentance, for them to come to a full knowledge of the truth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WBS: In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God perhaps will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEB: in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YLT: in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth, |
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187 | God grant repentance? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187498 | ||
No Mark...the text does not expicitely say the that unsaved "cannot even bear listening to God's Word"? That attitude is( from my own experience) common in evangelism and was a generalization on my part. I apologize for not framing my response more fully than I did. Lookn's characterization of the natural man was (IMO) a grave underestmation of the condition of unsaved man. The point I was attempting to make was this ...apart from the work of the Holy Sprit, the unsaved (natural) man considers the Gospel as foolishness. That being spiritually dead, the person can only understand carnal things.And that, spritual things can only be believed by those who themselves are spiritual persons. Those who have the Spirit indwelling their hearts and minds. Thanks, Hoppy |
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188 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187507 | ||
Hi Mark, "The Nature of Fallen Humanity This chapter explores whether the Wesleyan concept of prevenient grace can be supported from the Scriptures. Before examining this question, I want to emphasize that there is a significant area of common ground between Wesleyans and Calvinists. The disagreements that we have in some areas can cause us to overlook the extent to which we agree on major doctrines. In one arena of theology, namely, anthropology, the harmony between Wesleyans and Calvinists is of the utmost importance and our harmony in this area should be celebrated. Both camps acknowledge that fallen human beings are born with a corrupt nature that is in bondage to sin, and that human beings can do no good apart from the grace of God." To read more, go to http://www.biblelighthouse.com/sovereignty/StillSovereign.htm I hope to read more of this article after Church today. Hoppy John |
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189 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187531 | ||
this is what happens when people ask vague questions, and the respondent has to take a guess at what he thinks they are asking. Live and learn is what my pappy used to say. Of course it nay be I'm just getting older and denser! :-) PS I would never intentionaly lead a child of God (or a child of the devil, for that matter) astray by twisting the Word of Almighty God. Peace, Hoppy |
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190 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | hopalong | 187558 | ||
Thanks Mark, I do appreciate your willingness to to approch this doctrinal division within the church by actually giving thought to the opinions and conclusions of the opposing side. I was struck by thought that we all are powerfully influenced by our pre-suppositionns. Our proclivity is to read our Bibles in the light of our established doctrines. Oh that the Holy Spirit would give us fresh eyes each time we break open Holy Writ! After all is said and done, we must embrace the fact that we are fallible creatures whose only hope is in the grace of God. I wonder how often we actually pray for those whom with which we disagree. I have to get ready for work, but will lookfoward to continuing our discussion. God Bless, Hoppy |
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191 | once saved, always saved | Ephesians | hopalong | 221386 | ||
they are called "mere professers" Hoppy |
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192 | Theological Term: Predestination | Eph 1:5 | hopalong | 204721 | ||
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God." (Acts 20:26,27 KJV). Dear Searcher, I belive that your objection has some validity to it. However, it seems to me, that a strict rule which forbids discussion of litgitmate doctrines may be likened to "throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Would it not be better to chasten those who are offensive rather than banning great chunks of God's Holy Word? Just a suggestion. Hoppy |
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193 | Can you lose your salvation? | Eph 1:13 | hopalong | 187913 | ||
Dear lookn, I agree with both You and Psalm. Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Eph 1:4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. So in a very real sense , in God's mind, we were sealed! However, that "sealing was not made manifest til we repented an believed the Gospel. Hoppy |
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194 | Can I go to Heaven if I smoke? | Eph 2:8 | hopalong | 190337 | ||
Dear Jeanne, are you familiar with the term "Legalism"? If you are not , I would recommend that you learn all you can about it. you may want to begin by going to...http://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-Christian-legalism.html. You may also profit from posting a question on this forum "What is legalism"? Hoppy |
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195 | Can MY faith in Christ save me? | Eph 2:8 | hopalong | 193068 | ||
" it is inaccurate to suggest that God gives men a special gift of faith so that they may be saved and subsequently sanctified. Instead, God has sent His Holy Spirit into the world to convict men of sin and to enlighten darkened and depraved minds to the saving truths contained in Scripture (John 16:8; Rom 10:17; Eph 3:9). When one is regenerated, it is yieldedness to the filling ministry of the Holy Spirit, not infused faith, that results in good works. From Ephesians 2:8 and the collective whole of NT data, God is presented as the gracious initiator who, through His Holy Spirit, woos and wins men to Himself. Man is depicted as the responder who, in his spiritually destitute state, is convicted and enlightened by the Holy Spirit, and answers in simple faith to the promises of the Gospel. In view of such exquisite grace, it is only fitting to contend that salvation is a superlative expression of divine favor, yea, even a gift of God!" Gary L. Nebeker |
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196 | Who constitutes the church? | Eph 4:3 | hopalong | 206039 | ||
Dear Immanuelsown The Elect of God,past,present and future. Hoppy |
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197 | Who constitutes the church? | Eph 4:3 | hopalong | 206040 | ||
Dear Val, Salvation of GOD. read John 6:39 "This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. Those who reject their salvation were never born again to begin with. God Bless Hoppy |
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198 | Who constitutes the church? | Eph 4:3 | hopalong | 206095 | ||
Hi Tim, Although the church generally agreed that Pelagius' teachings were not correct, Augustine's teachings were not universally accepted either. Whereas Pelagius was condemned for being too positive in his views concerning human nature, Augustine was said by some to be too negative. Vitalis of Carthage and a community of monks at Hadrumetum, Africa (about 427 A.D.), contested some of Augustine's principles, asserting that they destroyed freedom of the will and all moral responsibility. The issue became heated in the fifth century when some monks in southern Gaul, led by John Cassian, joined in the controversy. These men objected to a number of points in the Augustinian doctrine of sin and grace, namely, the assertion of the total bondage of the will, of the priority and irresistibility of grace, and of rigid predestination. Hence a compromise was sought, leading to what later became known as "Semi-Pelagianism." On three primary points of issue, Semi-Pelagianism settled for the following positions: Human nature is neither good nor bad, but injured. Just as an injured person can't quite do whatever he'd like to do, so likewise because of original sin, man's moral abilities became restricted. His free will remained, but was weakened by the Fall. Man, then, can still decide to seek and receive help. Man's need for grace: Although Semi-Pelagianism believes in man's need for God's grace (for man is too weak to help himself), man by his own free will is able to decide whether he wants God's grace. Whereas Pelagius taught that salvation is totally man's own doing, and Augustine taught that salvation is totally from God, Semi-Pelagianism teaches that salvation is a combination of the efforts of both man and God. According to Semi-Pelagianism, salvation is accomplished when man decides to co-operate with God and accepts the grace God offers him. This is often viewed as a synergistic concept of salvation. God's sovereignty: Semi-Pelagianism essentially maintains that the sovereignty of God is limited by man's decision to co-operate with God or not. God's gospel of salvation in Christ can be rejected by man and so return to God empty. Though God may wish to save someone, He can only do so if that person chooses to accept it and cooperate with grace. Over the course of time, Semi-Pelagian doctrine (although couched in terms of grace) became the dominant theological perspective of the Roman Catholic Church, and essentially remains so today. (theopedia) I hope that the above will be helpful in our definations. Hoppy |
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199 | Who constitutes the church? | Eph 4:3 | hopalong | 206096 | ||
Hi Tim, Although the church generally agreed that Pelagius' teachings were not correct, Augustine's teachings were not universally accepted either. Whereas Pelagius was condemned for being too positive in his views concerning human nature, Augustine was said by some to be too negative. Vitalis of Carthage and a community of monks at Hadrumetum, Africa (about 427 A.D.), contested some of Augustine's principles, asserting that they destroyed freedom of the will and all moral responsibility. The issue became heated in the fifth century when some monks in southern Gaul, led by John Cassian, joined in the controversy. These men objected to a number of points in the Augustinian doctrine of sin and grace, namely, the assertion of the total bondage of the will, of the priority and irresistibility of grace, and of rigid predestination. Hence a compromise was sought, leading to what later became known as "Semi-Pelagianism." On three primary points of issue, Semi-Pelagianism settled for the following positions: 1.Human nature is neither good nor bad, but injured. Just as an injured person can't quite do whatever he'd like to do, so likewise because of original sin, man's moral abilities became restricted. His free will remained, but was weakened by the Fall. Man, then, can still decide to seek and receive help. 2.Man's need for grace: Although Semi-Pelagianism believes in man's need for God's grace (for man is too weak to help himself), man by his own free will is able to decide whether he wants God's grace. Whereas Pelagius taught that salvation is totally man's own doing, and Augustine taught that salvation is totally from God, Semi-Pelagianism teaches that salvation is a combination of the efforts of both man and God. According to Semi-Pelagianism, salvation is accomplished when man decides to co-operate with God and accepts the grace God offers him. This is often viewed as a synergistic concept of salvation. 3.God's sovereignty: Semi-Pelagianism essentially maintains that the sovereignty of God is limited by man's decision to co-operate with God or not. God's gospel of salvation in Christ can be rejected by man and so return to God empty. Though God may wish to save someone, He can only do so if that person chooses to accept it and cooperate with grace. Over the course of time, Semi-Pelagian doctrine (although couched in terms of grace) became the dominant theological perspective of the Roman Catholic Church, and essentially remains so today. (theopedia) I hope that the above will be helpful in our defining our terms Hoppy |
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200 | Rejection means never knew? | Eph 4:3 | hopalong | 206100 | ||
Thank you for your service to God and Country! My nephhew left for basic training yesterday. We love you guys and gals and pray for your saftey and the success of your mission. Matt 7:15 "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Matt 7:16 "You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they HOPPY |
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