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201 | The Gospel According to Dake | Matt 24:11 | gracefull | 91712 | ||
Interesting....Thanks for the info! God bless |
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202 | The Gospel According to Dake | Matt 24:11 | gracefull | 91691 | ||
Hi, I understand your statement, but I was actually asking if you had read the Bible and knew the position of Dake on this subject. I am sorry for the poor wording of my post. God bless |
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203 | The Gospel According to Dake | Matt 24:11 | gracefull | 91684 | ||
hi radioman, having never read the Dake Bible, would you explain, without getting into a yea or nay discussion, what Joe meant by this statement? What is Dake's take on the 'tongues thing?' Just curious thanks God bless |
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204 | marriage, divorce and remarriage 2nd. | 1 Cor 7:15 | gracefull | 91682 | ||
Hi Jackson, I have two observations for your comment, if you care to. 1st you said," Why do I think the "thou" is the divorced person, look at the rest of the vs, it talks about a virgin marrying. We all know that it's not a sin for a "First" time marriage" My question is that when you look at the last part of that vers it says that if you marry you will have difficulty in the flesh. My take on this concluding statement is that to 'remain unmarried' is to remain 'inactive'. While that could apply to a divorced man, it would more likely apply to a 'virgin male'. Which would take this thou back up to verse 7a 7 "Yet I wish that all men were (5) even as I myself am." Paul said this refering to the fact that he was a eunich. That would mean this verse (28) is simply saying marriage itself is not a sin. The reason this makes sense is that why would ANYONE question the marriage of a virgin as possibly being sin? 1 Corinthians 7:28 But if you do marry, you do not sin [in doing so], and if a virgin marries, she does not sin [in doing so]. Yet those who marry will have physical and earthly troubles, and I would like to spare you that. My second point is that the thou may actually be going back to verse 24 which states, "Brethren, each one is to remain with God in that condition in which he was called." To paraphrase a possibility...Each one should remain with God in the condition he is called, however, if one does marry, they have not sinned. God bless |
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205 | How does any Homosexual believe they are | Rom 1:19 | gracefull | 91679 | ||
I agree 100 percent. To not blow the trumpet of warning would be to have their blood on our hands. To blow the trumpet and have the truth rejected, we are free from their blood. Ezekiel 33 God bless |
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206 | know Him? | Matt 5:14 | gracefull | 91599 | ||
Good afternoon angel, 1.Many do not recognize that they CAN know Him, 2. and others are affraid because they do not clearly understand the grace of God and the relationship they have come into. 3. Some avoid the light because of sin they are not willing to release. At the mount the Israelites drew back from the presence of God and begged Moses to go in for them...they were affraid. Relationship is coming into the light. That has been my observation. God bless |
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207 | blasphemy against the holy spirit.... | Matt 12:24 | gracefull | 91597 | ||
The key begins in verse 24. Matthew 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is not recognizing Him as the Spirit of God, rejecting Him who is the one who draws us to Christ. If we reject the Holy Spirit calling Him evil as the Pharasees did, we can't come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. God bless |
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208 | How does any Homosexual believe they are | Rom 1:19 | gracefull | 91571 | ||
"Do any of you so willing to cast stones actually have any ground to stand on." Let's look at this lesson Jesus taught and see if the lesson fits here.. John 8:5-11 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. 1. What does it mean to 'cast stones' as is depicted here? It means to CONDEMN TO DEATH or to punish the offender. 2. Did Jesus compromise the fact that adultery is a sin? No, He stated "Go and sin no more." As believers we are obligated to search out the truth about what is sin and what is not sin scripturally, and to WARN the world.This is not judging. Judging is to assess someone's relationship with the Lord based on their eternal actions which can be deceptive either way, good or bad. The Gosepel is the good news that Jesus paid for the sins of mankind The Gospel is not the good news that God ignores sin and no longer holds one accountable for their sin. This scripture is very much misquoted, most of the time in defense of sin. The Pharasees did not bring the woman to Jesus and say, "This woman was caught in the act of adultery. Do you agree that adultery is a sin?" No, they said, that this woman was caught and should be stoned...what say ye? Jesus did not come to comdemn the world to hell but rather to offer the world already condemned a way out! When believers tell others that something is sin, they are not 'stoning' them, but rather warning them. If sinners do not hear that all are sinners in need of a saviour, they will not know they need to turn much less that there is somewhere to turn. Now here lies the difference. There is a very active move in the homosexual community to call evil good and try to force everyone else through legal and any other means they can use to agree with that call. Practicing homosexals want to be told their sin is not sin. They wnat to convince others that their sin is not sin. Let's look at this from another perspective. Let's say a pastor stands before his congregation and says, "I am married and I am having sexual relations with another 'Christian' woman. This is not sin and you can't cast stones at me. I will continue as your pastor because I am not committing a sin, therefore you have to accept me. Also, you all must remember that God is a God of love and understands my needs." Or maybe he is a thief..and he stands and tells his congregation that he has been taking money from the treasury without anyone knowing, and now he has decided to tell them because he does not believe it is a sin because he needed the money and they did not pay him enough. And he intends to continue to take whatever he feels he needs and they have no right to cast any stones so he intends to continue stealing and remain their pastor.. How would you respond? This pastor is embracing his sin not acknowledging it, not allowing conviction in his heart, and not repenting. He is calling evil good and asking his congregation to agree with him by remaining silent. This is the message from the homosexual community. We are not sinning, and even if we are you have no right to say so. We can't be silent concerning sin, and not so much for the sinner, but for the young ones coming up who do not know..if we are silent, they will not know the TRUTH of the scriptures concerning this and all other sins. Now a repentant man or woman is just as forgiven as you or me, and is just as responsible to allow the Holy Spirit to transform them into the image of Christ as we are. But when someone does not want to repent, scripture tells us to not associate with them as brothers until they repent. God bless |
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209 | Release and Faith Question | Rev 22:18 | gracefull | 91563 | ||
hi Graceful-thx for reply-I was with you right up "to that "grace is womb" statement.the word is clear that grace is a gift that we accept by entering through the Door-Jesus- and are born at that time. we have already been "delivered" when we are born of the Spirit. in Him angel9" You are correct...we born again spirits.. This is an ANALOGY of the protecting ongoing grace of God while we abide here in the flesh. When I believe the Lord dropped it in my spirit, I too hesitated..but then began to see what it means in scripture. The baby in the womb is protected from the 'world' just as we as believers have been protected from eternal damnation. We are encircled by the grace of God. This grace (womb) provides a safe haven from fear of death(spiritual and physical because we KNOW we are heaven bound) allowing us to grow up in Christ. While we are still in the world we are not OF the world. And although persections and trials may come..our spirit man is safe in the womb of grace...and if we sin we have an advocate, we repent...but we remain safe spiritually within the womb of grace. And last but not least...the umbilical cord of the Holy Spirit is the connection with the Father constantly 'feeding' us in the Word of truth, our spiritual food. He is seal of the promise of a safe delivery to our Father... If it still does not make sense, maybe it will later. I find it very comforting knowing God's grace is 'surrounding' me. If this analogy does not work for you, just toss it! God bless |
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210 | Knocked out by holy spirit | Matt 16:6 | gracefull | 91545 | ||
Ed, what was the other book...? I asked earlier but I guess you missed it. God bless |
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211 | Searching for the truth | Genesis | gracefull | 91540 | ||
I do not believe so. The Holy Spirit is a person, the third person of the trinity. We are spirit beings created in the image of God (Genesis) who is Spirit. John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The new birth takes place when the Holy Spirit regenerates or makes alive our dead spirit (seperated from God/ reunited with God equals death and life) Also, when reading the following scriptures in context notice two things. 1. Phillip has preached the gospel and these were saved and baptized BEFORE Peter and John laid hands on them to receive the Holy Spirit infilling. 2. There was odviously some extraordinary orrurance when these believers received the Holy Spirit because Simon wanted to BUY the ability to lay hands on people to receive the Holy Spirit. Notice he did not want to buy the Holy Spirit himself. I say this based on his background. Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. 18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, 19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. Some points to pray about in your prayer/study time. God bless |
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212 | Release and Faith Question | Rev 22:18 | gracefull | 91523 | ||
Hi angel9, We are righteous before God through FAITH in Jesus.Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: We are justified by FAITH in Jesus. Galatians 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. The process of sanctification is the process of growing up in Him according to His purpose for each of us and is the product OF already being under His grace. Grace is the WOMB we are in as we grow up and develop into the image of Jesus. When we deliver, we will see Him face to face! God bless |
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213 | release and faith | NT general Archive 1 | gracefull | 91519 | ||
Hello fran1946, Thank you for the response. This is a very important topic as all the provisions of the will Christ has given us (the New Covenant) must be received through faith. And as you pointed out..beginning with the new birth into the kingdom of God. Purhaps some have difficulty with the concept of 'receive by faith' because we do not add faith in what or who.. I believe we receive all the promises of the New Covenant through faith in the Word of God which is His will and testament to us, and without faith which works or acts we receive nothing even though it has been provided. God bless |
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214 | release and faith | NT general Archive 1 | gracefull | 91518 | ||
P.S. Thank you radioman for sharing your thoughts. God bless |
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215 | release and faith | NT general Archive 1 | gracefull | 91517 | ||
"My answer is: Yes, God would have been able to do what He did even if the people did not have faith. God's power and ability are not dependent on anything in man. For example, if the Lord had kept His promise to Abraham throughout the generations based on the faith of the Israelites, they never would've survived as long as they have" Explain this statement scripturally. What promise are you speaking of? The one I see promised his seed would continue forever.. Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. Acts 13:23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: Romans 4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, The promise to Abraham regarding his seed extended to Christ and then with Christ birthed the body of Christ...both Jew and Gentile who are of faith are Abraham's. "God is perfect and complete in Himself. He needs nothing from man. He needs nothing -- period. If He did, then He would not be perfect and complete in Himself." It is misconception that the WOF teaches that God is not sovereign. I have had lengthy conversations regarding this. The difference in what you are sayong and what I am saying can be summed up in this statement. You say God is sovereign regardless of His Word, and I say God is sovereign through His Word. The Word of God is all we have to base our faith upon...if we base our faith on anything other than the Word, we are subject to great misconceptions of God's nature and will. God states throughout the Bible and especially the New Testament how every move He makes in the earth with mankind is through FAITH. Had Abraham not had the faith to act on the Word God spoke to him, he would not have not been the father of the promise. God would have sought another who would believe Him and act upon His Word. Yes, His will would have been done but not through Abraham... Acting upon God's Word by faith is OBEDIENCE, acting on the Word by faith is OBEDIENCE. God speaks His Word...Do this and be blessed, or do that and be cursed...We choose to place faith either in the promised blessing and step in faith into the promised blessing, or we choose to place our faith in the curse and step into the promised curse. Is God's will fulfilled when we reject Christ? No, scripture tells us it is the will of the Father that all be saved 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Will all of God's prophesies be fulfilled? Absolutely...but God will accomplish it through men and women of faith. The question is...Who will believe His Word as Peter did...when he challenged Jesus "If it is you, beckon me to come". There is a powerful statement here...Peter knew when Jesus spoke a command he would be empowered to accomlish the task...apart from the Word spoken into our spirit by the Holy Spirit and us responding by faith...we can receive nothing from God, and not because it is not His will, but rather because we did act by faith in the Word. Yes Radioman, we are brothers and sisters in Christ and will always be. We are here to grow.. God bless |
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216 | release and faith | NT general Archive 1 | gracefull | 91430 | ||
God, through the avenue of His Word mixed with faith. God bless |
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217 | release and faith | NT general Archive 1 | gracefull | 91429 | ||
Yes, and His WORD is His will. What God SAID He will do. The men of faith were acting in response to God's Words...had they not, His WORDS to them would have not been fulfilled. God indeed does not NEED man, but according to the Word He chose to covenant WITH man so He is bound by His Word. God bless |
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218 | release and faith | NT general Archive 1 | gracefull | 91421 | ||
That really is the bottom line of the matter is it not? So Abraham would have received a son whether he had faith or not? What prompted him to obedience? Would Noah have escaped the flood had he not had faith in God's Word and built the boat? I would have expected this response from John Reformed. Needless to say, I totally disagree. Faith(that works) in God's promises from Adam and Eve to Mary and Joseph paved the path for Jesus to enter this world. God bless |
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219 | release and faith | NT general Archive 1 | gracefull | 91408 | ||
I realize your post contains much more than this simple statement...but we have discussed all this in the past and your questions have not changed and neither have my answerw, so I am leaving that alone. but I do have one question regarding the following statement... "But, their faith did not produce the fulfillment of the promises. God did that!" Would God have been able to fulfill His promises in these people's lives had they NOT had faith? God bless |
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220 | Ask for a cold, and ye shall receive it? | Matt 16:6 | gracefull | 91403 | ||
Sorry Ken, My handle is 'graceful' as you can see under the author column. Click on the name and you can read my profile. I was reading down the thread and came to your post and there was an abrupt halt. Your post left questions so I just thought I would ask for some scriptural references to give me insight into what you are saying. God bless |
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