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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: ChristLifer2001 Ordered by Verse |
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21 | God forgive no matter what | 2 Cor 5:8 | ChristLifer2001 | 44563 | ||
ChristianLuv, After the cross, there is only one sin that God will not forgive - the sin of rejecting the Son of God as your Savior. Forgiveness of sins is found in Christ and His work alone. Therefore, rejecting Him is forfeiting the forgiveness of sins that He offers. This is why Hebrews 10:26 says, "For is we go on sinning (not believing in Christ) willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth (the gospel message), there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, (though these Hebrews had the gospel preached to them, they were tempted to go back to the temple and offer their Old Covenant sacrifices to cover their sins) but a certain terrifying expectation of judgment, and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. The person who has rejected Christ has, according to verse 29, trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the (new) covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace. This is the post-cross unpardonable sin. The sin of unbelief in Christ's sacrifice cannot be forgiven, it must be repented of. If we have not accepted Him and His once-for-all sacrifice, then we must or suffer eternal separation from God. Hope this helps. ChristLifer2001 |
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22 | after death, right then, what? | 2 Cor 5:8 | ChristLifer2001 | 47330 | ||
Farout, This is an interesting question. I think that answer may be open to a some speculation. But I also think that there are a few givens: The Bible does say that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. So the question becomes, when are we absent from the body? Does our soul sleep in our body (or it's eventual decayed remains)? I think that maybe part of the answer lies in understanding the spirit and the soul. Do this components of man remain with the body after death? Consider Acts 8:59: Stephen was being stoned and, somehow, saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God the Father. (Obviously, the crowd could not see this as they stoned him anyway.) But Stephen also cries out, "Lord Jesus, recieve my spirit." So it is implied that, at death, our spirit immediately is received by Jesus Christ. In fact, Jesus cried out the same thing from the cross, "Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit." So there is pretty solid biblical evidence that our spirit goes immediately into God's presence. What about our souls? Rev 6:9 seems to speak of dis-embodied souls under the altar (in heaven) waiting to be avenged and clothed with their bodies again. There are given white robes to wear in the meantime. Well, Farout, that's just a couple of my thoughts. If we are most fundamentally spiritual beings with human experiences, instead of vice-versa, then it would seem that who we really are goes directly into God's presence at physical death. Hope this helps. ChristLifer2001 |
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23 | Christians don't take Jews seriously, y? | Gal 6:15 | ChristLifer2001 | 45268 | ||
Ramy, From God's point of view, there is now no Jew or Gentile, there is no longer that circumcised/uncircumcised distinction. We are either "in Christ" or we are "in Adam". Of course the Jews would like to disregard the Christians, Jesus Christ is a stumbling block for them because they seek to be justified by the Law and attain their own righteousness apart from Christ. And there is much of Christianity that seeks to bring Judaism into the church. Paul calls this Galatianism. Paul makes it clear that the only thing that matters know is whether or not we have placed our faith and trust in Christ alone. In Christ, Jew and Gentile can become one - one new creation indwelt by Christ. Our "gospel", as Christians, should not be to preach anti-Jewish beliefs. Our responsibility, as Paul exhorts us, is to preach Christ. Preach the truth and let it dispel the darkness. Hope this helps. ChristLifer2001 |
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24 | which nation actually resembles God? | Gal 6:15 | ChristLifer2001 | 49732 | ||
Aurrance, Skin color is not an issue with God, my friend. God's essence is Spirit - John 4:24. Man looks (and often judges) by the outward appearance but God looks at the heart. When God created Adam, He did not create him to reflect God's skin-tone. "In God's image" means that Adam (and the rest of us) are eternal spirit beings, as God is a Spirit Being. Adam didn't even know he was naked until AFTER he sinned. This was when Adam and Eve became self-concious instead of God-concious. There are only two "races" now, my friend. You have either placed your faith and trust in Jesus Christ and are "in Christ" or you are ignorant of or reject Him and are still "in Adam." Read the books of Romans. Being "in Adam" and his image is not a good thing. Being "in Christ" and in His image by being spiritually born-again is what matters. Flesh and blood will not inherit the kingdom of God, Aurrance, only those who are born from above - see John 3:3-6. Skin tone is irrelevant according to God. What really matters is being a new creation "in Christ" - Gal 6:15. Have you placed your faith and trust in Christ alone, my friend? Hope this helps. ChristLifer2001 |
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25 | God knows everything Why except the date | Phil 2:5 | ChristLifer2001 | 49221 | ||
Ivory313, The short answer is that while Jesus was on earth, He did not exercise His divine rights as God. Instead, He operated as a human man who was completely dependant, not upon Himself, but upon His Father. He said things like, "I do nothing unless the Father tells Me to do it. I say nothing unless the Father tells Me to say it. I do nothing of My own initiative but only what the Father tells Me." Yes, Christ was (and is) fully God. But during His incarnation, He "emptied Himself" of acting out of His divinity. Although He was fully God, He chose to function as a man who completely abided in the Father. And He now calls us to do the same. He said, "As I have abided in My Father, so you are to abide in Me." Of course there were times when Jesus would know, humanly speaking, unrevealed things. But these were revelations from His Father to His spirit. Now that our Savior is glorified and all power in heaven and earth has been given unto Him, He does know when He will return. He is full of grace and truth. But He chose to limit Himself while here on earth 2000 years ago to demostrate to us what a man who completely abided in His heavenly Father looked and acted like. And of course He became our once-for-all sin offering. He is now all-in-all. I hope this helps. ChristLifer2001 |
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26 | Can we say that all of the scriptures | 2 Tim 3:16 | ChristLifer2001 | 46559 | ||
Faithfolk, We would also do well to remember that though Paul talks about ALL scripture in reference to the Old Testament, he was concious that what he preached was directly from the Lord. Consider Galatians 1:11,12: For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. Paul's writings in the New Testament carry just as much weight as Jesus' words in the gospels. Why? Because they had the same Author. After his conversion, Paul did not immediately go to Jerusalem to visit the other disciples and apostles of our Lord to get the "scoop". He was not taught what he knew by men. He was taught be direct revelation from Christ Himself. Therefore, even Paul's writings are just as inspired as the OT or any other portion of scripture. ChristLifer2001 |
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27 | What is God's covenant with believers | Hebrews | ChristLifer2001 | 45124 | ||
Wilson, Welcome to the forum! The covenant that you are under as a believer in Christ is called the New Covenant. This is what the words "The New Testament" mean. This New Covenant went into effect when Christ died - Heb 9:16-22. The New Covenant is vastly superior to the old covenant - it is a better covenant because it is unilateral - Heb 8:7,8. God announced the New Covenant - Heb 8:8-12, the Holy Spirit testified to it - Heb 10:15-18, and Jesus Christ proclaimed during His earthly ministry that it was coming - Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25. The New Covenant replaced the old - Heb 10:8-10; Heb 7:18,19; Heb 8:13. There is a new priesthood, a New High Priest - Jesus Christ, and a new once-for-all sacrifice. The most important benefit of this New Covenant is that God has given us a new heart and a new spirit and He remembers our sins no more - Heb 10:17,18. There is no longer a sacrifice for sins - It is finished! We are now, as believers, ministers of the New Covenant, not of the Law - 2 Corinthians 3:6-11. I'll close with a quote from Spurgeon: According to this gracious covenant, the Lord treats His people as if they had never sinned. Practically, He forgets all their trespasses. Sins of all kinds He treats as if they had never been; as if they were quite erased from His memory. O miracle of grace! God here does that which is certain aspects is impossible to Him. His mercy works miracles which far transcends all other miracles. Our God ignores our sin now that the sacrifice of Jesus has ratified the covenant. We may rejoice in Him without fear that He will be provoked to anger against us because of our iniquities. See! He puts us among the children ; He accepts us as righteous; He takes delight in us as if we were perfectly holy. He even puts us in places of trust; makes us guardians of His honor, trustees of the crown jewels, stewards of the gospel. He counts us worthy, and gives us a ministry; this is the highest and most special proof that He does not remember our sins. Even when we forgive an enemy, we are very slow to trust him; we judge it to be imprudent to do so. But the Lord forgets our sins, and treats us as if we had never erred. O my soul, what a promise is this! Believe it and be happy. - Charles H. Spurgeon Hope this helps. ChristLifer2001 |
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28 | how many times should we repent. | 2 Pet 3:9 | ChristLifer2001 | 44334 | ||
Dear Elder, To repent, in the simplest definition, means to change your mind about something. Most of the time in the OT, repentance was changing the mind about sin. This was the purpose of the Law, to show people that they were sinners and not holy like God. In the gospels, John the Baptist's message of repentance was to change your mind about how you were justified by God i.e. turn from trying to keep the Law to accepting the Lamb of God as your justification. After Christ's death and resurrection, repentance is often associated with how we (sinful men) can get to a holy God. There is only one way - through Christ. So in that sense, there is only one repentance - turning from whatever system or religion we use to get to God to God's only provision - Christ - 2 Pet 3:9. There is also a repentance in the way of changing your mind about sins. This can be a daily thing but it is not a prerogrative for coming to God. God, in Christ, has forgiven all of our sins so they no longer stand in the way between us and Him. They do, however, still have consequences that we can suffer and they can grieve and quench the Holy Spirit's working in our lives. But while we are in these bodies of flesh, we will never perfectly repent of every sin. If we could, we would have no need of a Savior. Hope this helps. |
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