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201 | explain the doctrine of predistination | Rom 9:13 | ebrain | 164987 | ||
My understanding of 1 John 5:1, is that everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ, has been born again, in other words, one has to be born again in order to believe. I do not see how any other interpritation is possible. John 3:16, is probably the most well known of all verses in the Bible, now please tell me how many converts do you think there would be if you were to quote this verse to a crowd of lets say 100 non christians? More later, must close now. In Him. Edwin. |
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202 | explain the doctrine of predistination | Rom 9:13 | ebrain | 164995 | ||
All in this verse menas all without distinction, and not all without exception, in other words all kinds, or sorts of people, not everybody. If it ment everybody, then it would make nonsence of John 6 vs 44 and 65. Continuing now with my last post. John 3:16, and the first 8 verses of this Chapter are better understood against the background of the following verses. 1 Cor 2:14, Matt 19:25-26, and Matt 16:16-18. "Born again" is a spiritual concept, and as 1 Cor 2:14, indicates spiritual things have to be spiritually discerned, and the unconverted are spiritually dead, and cannot understand them. This leads to the problem that humans have as expressed at Mat 19:25, "How then can any flesh be saved", our Lord assures them "That with men it is impossible, but that with God all things are possible". An explanation of just how God does this is illustrated at Matt 16:16-18, where Jesus makes it quite clear that Perer was only able to say "You are the Christ, the Son of the livind God" as a result of direct Devine intervention, and not as a result of "flesh and blood", i.e. human ability. In John Ch 3 Jesus is talking about two kinds of life, physical life, and spiritual life, and the method by which you get into each one, i.e. by birth. Now how did you get into the physical world, well by birth of course, and how much contribution did you make to your physical birth?, non whatsoever, you owe your existance entirly to the activity of your human father. Strange though it may seem your entry into the spiritual world is also by birth, and again you are not able to make any contribution to it, this time it is due entirely to the activity of the one who thereby becomes your Heavenly Father. This is your second birth, the first time you were born of woman, the second time, you are born from above, born of God, and now that you are living in the spiritual world, you can understand for the first time spiritual things, and are able to receive Jesus as your Saviour. To be continued. God bless you all. Edwin Brain. |
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203 | explain the doctrine of predistination | Rom 9:13 | ebrain | 164999 | ||
Hi Atdcross. Please read my post of 11.32 am to-day, sent to Morant61. God bless you. Edwin. |
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204 | explain the doctrine of predistination | Rom 9:13 | ebrain | 165006 | ||
Thank you Tim, for your post. In my Bible (ESV) John 6:65, reads "no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father". What is the point in saying this, if God calls everyone?. In Romans 8:30, He only calls thoes that He has predestinated, and predestination is as a result of Devine foreknowledge, why say this, if He calls everybody?. All cannot possibly mean all mankind, otherwise the Word of God would contradict itself, and that is impossible. I have no problem with Rom 3:23. At 2 Peter 3:9, the words are "not willing", which means that there is no energy raidating from God pushing people away from Him, and salvation. John 6:37 reads "All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out". What is the point in saying this if God calls everybody, and Jesus never casts anyboby out, in this case all mankind would be saved, and this is clearly not the teaching of Scripture, see below. Matt 7:13-14, clearly indicates that only a few are saved, and that many are lost. As I have said before the Bible does not contridict itself. In Him. Edwin. |
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205 | explain the doctrine of predistination | Rom 9:13 | ebrain | 165035 | ||
Predestination, or their understanding of it is indeed part of Calvinist Teaching, that however is not the point. If you are saying that Calvinism/Arminianism is not to be discussed on this website, then I agree with you wholehartedly, however, Predestination/Election is a Biblical Doctrine, and I see no reason why it should not be discussed here. |
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206 | No need to keep the ceremonial law | Rom 10:4 | ebrain | 161971 | ||
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness As above, See also Rom 2:15, 4:13, 4:16, and 8:3. I do hope that this is of help, God bless you. |
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207 | How To Hear The Lord | Rom 10:17 | ebrain | 163153 | ||
Heb 11:6, not only requires you to acknowledge His existance, but also believe that if you seek Him then you will indeed be rewarded. Can you in fact truthfully say that you do know that seeking Him, you will find Him? If you can say yes, then He will most certainly make contact with you, I have no Idea how, or when, but it is impossibile for God not to do what He clearly says in His Word He will do. |
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208 | Can you tell me what is a "living sacrif | Rom 12:1 | ebrain | 167155 | ||
Also remember that Jesus is our living sacrifice, He who died, that we might live. | ||||||
209 | Are we all born with the Holy Spirit? | 1 Cor 2:14 | ebrain | 187532 | ||
Hi manish. Yousaid. Answer: no we never born with the holy spirit caz eph.2:1 says we born in inquity. even david saya i was brought forth in inquity. You are right of course, however, the above verses refer to the first birth, and not to the second birth, for which see bellow. John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 1:13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. ebrain. |
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210 | What does 1 Cor 13:10, mean? | 1 Cor 13:9 | ebrain | 183069 | ||
Thank you Doc for your most help full post. May the Lord bless you. Edwin. |
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211 | is jesus god? | 1 Cor 15:28 | ebrain | 165314 | ||
Thank you Mark. I will read the material you recommend, and no doubt respond in due course. I have misplaced your e-mail address, perhaps you would be kind enough to let me have it again. Mine is pabrain@indent.co.uk. Every blessing. Edwin. |
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212 | is jesus god? | 1 Cor 15:28 | ebrain | 165372 | ||
Thanks again Mark. Here is another one for you to comment on. Philippians 2:9. "the name that is above every name". How can you give someone what they have allready have? Mind you if you read the next verse, and also Isaiah 45:23, it might help. |
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213 | is jesus god? | 1 Cor 15:28 | ebrain | 165386 | ||
Mark. I also believe that Jesus and Jehovah are one and the same. Who do you think Isaiah saw,as recorded at Ch 6 vs 1-6, he tells us a v 6 that he saw Jehovah, the "King the LORD of hosts!". Whereas John tells us that Isaiah saw Jesus, see Ch 12 vs 37-41. How about that then. More later, must close now. In Him. Edwin. |
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214 | is jesus god? | 1 Cor 15:28 | ebrain | 165389 | ||
You ask, what do I think. Well regarding Phil 2:5-11, I often wonder why almost all quotations of this passage stop at v 11, and do not continue on with vs12-13. A long time ago I was told that whenever the word "Therefore" appears, we are to ask ourselves what the word therefore is there for, I believe that Paul intended v 13, to be understood in light of vs 5-11, where it it quite clear that Jesus, as one might say took a back seat, and allowed His Father who dwelt in Him (John 14:10)to do the work, and that we likewise are to do the same. Note that in v 13 we are told that it is God in us who both wills (gives us the will, reveals His will, makes us willing), and to work, note it is God who works, not us, all we are required to do "Therefore" is to let Him get on with it. There is no other way, you carn't He can, so let Him, and letting Him is what the Bible calls faith, "For without faith etc, etc",,, Heb 11:6. Every blessing Mark. Edwin. |
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215 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180371 | ||
I must confess that I did hesitate somewhat before sending my second post of yesterday, as I anticipated that it might provoke adverse comments, which of course it has, and in view of this I am quite happy for that post to be removed from this website, if the Moderators feel that it would be best to do so. I recently received the e-mail below, on a topic related to this one, and I would greatly value your advice on how to respond to same. Thank you. ebrain. Hello Edwin, I trust you are well. My daughter asked me a question the other night and I am unsure of the answer,thought you may be able to help us out. Samuel the Prophet when the witch called him up for Saul,told Saul that he and his sons would be with him the next day.Why did Saul and Samuel go to the same place?When Saul turned from the Lord. Surely Samuel would have gone to heaven as the thief on the cross was told by our Lord,"Today you will be with me in paradise" Ilook forward to your reply God Bless Tina 1Sa 28:19 "Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The LORD will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines |
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216 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180506 | ||
would like to say somthing more on the subject of "Soul Sleep", and the necessity for a "Body". At the start God said at Gen 1:26 "Let Us make man in Our image, acording to Our likness". Man was made a Triunity, See 1Th 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now I am well aware that some will say that the soul and the spirit are one and the same, I have no problem with this as it in no way affects what I intend to say. Man as an entity has a psychical part, his body, and a non psychical part which I will refer to as his soul. Now why one might ask has God chosen to give man a body? answer, in order that the soul of a man might be able to, see, hear, touch, taste, talk, and so on,,, be able to make contact with others, and especially to be able to interact with his Maker. At this point. I would like you to read the following extracts before I say anything further. Question: In Revelation 9 concerning the 5th trumpet judgment, what is your view on men committing suicide and not being able to die? Someone asked if a person threw himself into a furnace and became a pile of ash, how would he be tormented? Also is there a clear Scripture that states the devil enters the Antichrist? Answer: Revelation 9:6 states that all attempts of suicide will simply fail. It does not give us the specifics but the fact that God is in control of human affairs shows that he can accomplish these things accordingly. For example, if a man tries to shoot himself in the head, God can easily cause the gun to fail to fire. So no matter what man tries to do to die in order to avoid suffering, he will simply fail. All attempts of suicide simply will not succeed. The correlation to Satan and the Antichrist is found in passages such as II Thessalonians 2:9; Daniel 8:23- 25; 11:36-39. What these passages show is that the Antichrist would be Satan controlled and a Satan energized being trying to set up a world conquest. These passages clearly show that Satan is controlling this person. There is no passage that says Satan actually enters him, but these other passages will indicate the possibility. Even if he does not enter him, it still shows that he is under total satanic control. Furthermore, the Bible does state that Satan entered Judas and also calls him the “son of perdition”. The same title is given to the Antichrist which can also imply that he will be Satan indwelled. To be continued. |
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217 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180507 | ||
Continuation Part 2, Question: I don’t understand the White Throne Judgment, the Judgment Seat of Christ and the Final Judgment. In what order will they occur and briefly explain each one? Answer: Here is the chronological order. The Judgment Seat of Christ: This is the judgment of Church saints that will happen after the Rapture to Heaven and before the actual wedding ceremony in Heaven. The purpose of this judgment is not to put our sins on display since our sins are covered forever by the blood of Messiah, but rather an evaluation judgment as to how we lived once we were saved. If we were serving the Lord, we would be building with gold, silver and precious stone, but those times when we were not serving the Lord we would be building with wood, hay, and stubble. At this judgment the wood, hay, and stubble would simply be burned away and the gold, silver and precious stone will be purified. What is left will determine our reward and our position in the Messianic Kingdom. Thus by the time of the wedding ceremony, all that is showing on the bride will be the “righteous acts of the saints”. The Scriptures for this include, Romans 14:10-12; II Corinthians 5:10; I Corinthians 3:10-15; Revelation 19:6-8. The Final Judgment:This is a special judgment of all Gentiles who survive the Tribulation and will be held at the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the valley that separates Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. The basis of the judgment is anti-Semitism or pro- Semitism (how these people treated the Jews during this period). The believers of the Tribulation evidenced by their pro-Semitism will be the ones to enter the Messianic Kingdom and populate the Gentile nations of the kingdom. The goat Gentiles are the unbelievers of the Tribulation who showed their lack of faith by their anti-Semitic works and therefore they will be killed and not enter the Messianic Kingdom. It is over the sheep Gentiles that the Church saints will co-rule. The Scriptures include Joel 3:1-3; Matthew 25:31-46. The Great White Throne Judgment: This is what is meant when people talk about “The Final Judgment” but it is a judgment of all unbelievers of all time, not to determine whether they were saved or not, but to determine the degree of their punishment in the Lake of Fire. Their names have been blotted out of the Book of Life, showing that they never believed and therefore were worthy to stand the judgment. The “other books” and their biographies that will in turn determine their degree of punishment. The Scriptures here include Revelation 20:11-15. For more details see our book entitled The Footsteps of the Messiah: The Study of the Sequence of Prophetic Events. As you can see from Rev 9:6 above, man must retain his body, in order to experience the pain of punishment for those who are not saved, and conversely the indescrible joys of Heaven in the presance of Our Lord Jesus, for those who are saved. |
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218 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180508 | ||
Continuation Part 3. Jhn 4:24 "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." In order for God who is Spirit, to pay the penalty for your sin, and mine, He must have a body. Hbr 10:5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. As the events described at 1 Thes 4:13-18, have not as yet taken place, then thoes believers who have gong to be with Jesus, cannot possibly have bodies, and therfore will not be able to see, hear, touch, taste, talk, and so on,,, be able to make contact with others, and especially to be able to interact with his Maker. They will as Scripture says "be asleep in Christ". As the Judgement seat of Christ is also still future, then if those "who sleep in Jesus" are not really asleep at all, then some of them will have waited almost 2000 years to be Judged. ebrain. |
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219 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180551 | ||
Hi BradK. Thank you for your post, which I found both helpfull, and informative. I have a question in respect of Luke 16:19-31, on which I would value your advice. How is the rich man's soul able to "see" Lazarus, when it is no longer in his body? Thank you. Edwin. (ebrain) |
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220 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180552 | ||
Hi Tim. Thank you for your post. which I found helpfull, although I doubt if Saul ended up in paradise, at the risk of being judgmental, I think it more than likely that his destination would have been hades. May the Lord bless you.. Edwin. (ebrain) |
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