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21 | What is considered an Idol | Bible general Archive 2 | Aspiring Overseer | 140802 | ||
Colin, If I understand you correctly, your question is whether it is a sin to visualize an image of a crucifix within your mind. My first reaction is, "Why would a person want to do this?". If the common method of execution during that time had been the electric chair, would we wish to visualize a chair? I understand that the significance of the cross is the symbol of Christ's death; mankind's only avenue to salvation; but the physical cross, itself, is nothing. Thus visualizing a cross within your mind, while lawful, may be less than profitable. AO |
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22 | Scriptural support? | Bible general Archive 2 | Aspiring Overseer | 140777 | ||
Kalos, The difference is THEY were commanded by God. AO |
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23 | What is considered an Idol | Bible general Archive 2 | Aspiring Overseer | 140754 | ||
Lionheart, I appreciate your intent in what you wrote. I think the following verses are key in Romans 14: Rom 14:16-20 16Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil; 17for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. 19So then let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. NAS If all foods are acceptable for consumption, but a Christian brother has yet to reach that understanding, should the mature Christian eat those foods considered by the immature to be unclean? I would expect you would agree that the mature should not do something that will create a barrier between himself and a brother. Why then would the mature wear a symbol which might be considered a sin? Is this to demonstrate their love for their brother or flaunt their disregard? How does this foster God's command that we be of the same mind in spiritual matters? In the end, Chrisitians must know what is acceptable to God and act accordingly. We refrain from creating any stumbling block to others in Christ, because we serve the Lord, not ourselves. We are our brother's keeper, however, so act to turn the brother who sins back to God. AO |
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24 | What is considered an Idol | Bible general Archive 2 | Aspiring Overseer | 140728 | ||
Tim, Your assertions do not simply square with reality. Simply argueing that God will consider the display of "WWJD" braclets and "Christian fish" as something different than "deeds to be noticed by men" (MT 23:5) is, at best, wishful thinking. AO |
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25 | Those who died before Jesus' death | 1 Pet 3:18 | Aspiring Overseer | 138813 | ||
Lisa, If someone has not heard it is because they have not asked God (i.e. they are not seeking). AO |
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26 | woman pastors | Matt 14:30 | Aspiring Overseer | 136955 | ||
Is a disciple of Christ not also sent by God? By your definition we would still have Apostles today. I am not aware of any who claim to be Apostles other than in denominations. AO |
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27 | woman pastors | Matt 14:30 | Aspiring Overseer | 136923 | ||
Angel, I was with you until your last sentence where you state that the Apostles initiated others as Apostles. Have I understood you correctly or did you mean disciples? I am unfamiliar with any Apostle being appointed by anyone other than Christ. AO |
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28 | to serve god | Matthew | Aspiring Overseer | 136922 | ||
Lissa, We can also address the service question with Romans 12:1-2: Rom 12:1-2 12:1 I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. NAS Our spiritual service of worship is to present our bodies as living and holy scarifies, as you say, "by loving Him..", but what does it mean to love God? Is it to tell Him we love Him or to show Him we love Him? P.S. You must be a night owl! AO |
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29 | References to His Command | Ps 27:8 | Aspiring Overseer | 136920 | ||
Lissa, You are certainly welcome. I commend you on your daily prayer to seek God and encourage you to keep alert to those who He will put in your path. Best wishes, AO |
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30 | why was the thief saved without baptism? | Luke 23:43 | Aspiring Overseer | 132660 | ||
Thank you for your comments and encouragement. AO |
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31 | Doesn't NT forbid all images-somewhere? | NT general Archive 1 | Aspiring Overseer | 132638 | ||
Hi, Doc, The difference is the picture is specifically prohibited by God while the use and replacement of your bible, is not. It does not matter how we feel about them, if scripture prohibits their creation and use, I must go with scripture. Thanks for your input. AO |
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32 | why was the thief saved without baptism? | Luke 23:43 | Aspiring Overseer | 132637 | ||
J. Elkins, Welcome to the forum! In reading your posts I thought a response I had drafted earlier regarding whether just the Apostles or the 120 received the baptism of the HS, as evidenced by the miraculous gift of speaking in tongues, might be of interest. Here goes: "Remember that the chapter and verses we have in our translations today were not in the original letter. Keeping that in mind, Acts 1:26 specifically identifies the apostles. Acts 2:1-15 continues the narrative concerning the same people (and not necessarily the same or next day). How do we know the "they" in Acts 2:4 were not the 120? Aside from using proper grammatical rules, we must acknowledge that Jesus had disciples from all of the various regions He visited during His ministry. Acts 1:14 also tells us some of the 120 disciples present were women. With these points in mind consider Acts 2:7 and Acts 2:14-15. One tells us those speaking in tongues were "all" Galileans. Would all of the 120 been Galileans? We know the apostles were. Were only Galilean disciples faithful to Jesus or would the 120 include Judean and Perean Jews, as well? Secondly, Peter acknowledges those mocked in verse 13 were all "men". If 120 people spoke in tongues, might it been unusual to separate the 12 from them so quickly and at the same time identify the group displaying this miraculous gift as consisting solely of men? Why would Peter leave out the other 108? Was he a male chauvinist? Maybe he desired public attention only be focused on the apostles? Could it be that 108 of the disciples did not receive the HS baptism?" This may be "old hat" to you as your argument is more than adequate, but I though it might be something to add to your arsenal! AO |
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33 | Do all men belong to God? | Job 33:6 | Aspiring Overseer | 132596 | ||
Momma, I am sorry for the delay in responding. You pose two excellent questions. The first, "Do men have a need to "belong"?", is answered in Acts. Acts 17:24-28 24"The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 25neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all life and breath and all things; 26and He made from one, every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times, and the boundaries of their habitation, 27that they should seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said,' For we also are His offspring.' NAS We see that all mankind was created "that they should seek God". Not just some, but all. Why must we seek God? God desires His creation to chose Him! OT examples: Ex 32:25-27 25Now when Moses saw that the people were out of control-- for Aaron had let them get out of control to be a derision among their enemies-- 26then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, "Whoever is for the LORD, come to me!" And all the sons of Levi gathered together to him. 27And he said to them, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Every man of you put his sword upon his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate in the camp, and kill every man his brother, and every man his friend, and every man his neighbor.'" NAS Josh 24:14 15And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." NAS God tells us to seek Him: 1 Chron 16:11 11Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually. NAS And Prov 8:17 17"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. NAS Jesus tells us to seek His kingdom above all else: Matt 6:33 33"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. NAS A person must seek with sincerity and truth otherwise God will not draw them to Him. 1 Cor 1:18-19 18For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside." NAS John 6:60-65 60Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard this said, "This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?" 61But Jesus, conscious that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble? 62"What then if you should behold the Son of Man ascending where He was before? 63"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. 64"But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him. 65And He was saying, "For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me, unless it has been granted him from the Father." NAS The Father grants access to Christ (the opportunity for spiritual life) only to those who obey His commands. God sets the standard for all people to either follow or ignore. Here lies the answer to your second question, "Does our response to this "need" determine to WHOM we belong?". Yes, those who choose to seek God, sincerely, will belong to Him. Those who choose to ignore God or to seek Him without understanding, will belong to Satan. Be careful to understand, however, that it is US who have the ability to chose which path we will follow. God does not direct or predispose some to choosing and some not to choosing. Each of us has the same test as the above verses demonstrate. I hope this is not too late for assisting you with your study. I am at your service should you desire to discuss this further. AO |
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34 | Fruit vs. Works: the same or different? | Gal 5:22 | Aspiring Overseer | 130634 | ||
Doc, What need is there for "believers (to make) their election and calling sure, careful(ly) and fearfully judging themselves to be sure they are members of the house of faith"? If they find they are lacking, can they then do something to correct the situation? AO |
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35 | Fruit vs. Works: the same or different? | Gal 5:22 | Aspiring Overseer | 130000 | ||
Hi Karen, I look forward to continuing our discussion when you are ready. AO |
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36 | Fruit vs. Works: the same or different? | Gal 5:22 | Aspiring Overseer | 129888 | ||
Hi Karen, Thank you for your quick response. Is God then unjust? John 15:1-2 15:1"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2"Every branch in Me (in Christ) that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes (disciplines) it, that it may bear more fruit. If people wish to be part of the "true vine" must they not be "in Christ"; that is to be covered by the atoning sacrifice of His blood? Why does John 15 tell us that some of those very people, who were in the "true vine"; those branches already "in Christ"; were taken away? These branches (Christians) were "in Christ" (i.e. saved and having full knowledge of the goodness of God) yet they did not bear fruit and thus lost their salvation! Why did they bear no fruit? Was not God able to perform all the works necessary in them? John 15:8-10 15:8 "By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. 9 "Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. 10 "If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love. NAS Should not Christians put forth the effort to prove themselves as Christ’s disciples just as Christ put forth the effort to obey God the Father? AO |
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37 | Is infant baptism scriptural? | NT general Archive 1 | Aspiring Overseer | 129866 | ||
Did the member infer that those who did not agree were not welcome or that all would be welcomed, even those who practiced infant baptism? AO |
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38 | why was the thief saved without baptism? | Luke 23:43 | Aspiring Overseer | 129852 | ||
It has been asked in regard to baptism, "Do we seek in Scripture ways to justify our preconceptions and misconceptions, or do we found our faith and practice solely on Scripture?". The asserted conclusion is against the need for baptism. Let’s see what scripture tells us regarding the topic of baptism. Acts 2:38 38And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. NAS Acts 8:36 36And as they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?" NAS Acts 16:32-34 33And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. NAS Acts 18:7-8 8And Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized. NAS Were these verses imprudently crafted by the author or were they commanded by God? If they are commanded by God, should we neglect these because we feel that baptism runs counter to the faith we are called to have as Christians? Is it not easy to be baptized? Is not the real fear, the fear of all proponents of man-made doctrine, that they must do something more than believe? AO |
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39 | Fruit vs. Works: the same or different? | Gal 5:22 | Aspiring Overseer | 129844 | ||
Karen, What do people believe is the "fruit" mentioned in John 15:5? Is it good works; righteous attributes or something else? AO |
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40 | Grace AND? | Matt 6:20 | Aspiring Overseer | 120438 | ||
Momma, Judgement day is NOT for the believer? Rom 14:10 10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God. NAS AO |
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