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21 | Do sinners have at least some guilt. | OT general | Bill Richardson | 231030 | ||
I'm in absolute and full agreement with that. Only Jesus could provide the Perfect Sacrifice and His Blood to pay for our's, you, me and the rest of the world. As you've alluded, God's Absolute Sense of Complete Justice Demands that someone pay for our sins and that Someone is our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Rom 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law 13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; Rom 5:16 And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification. As always, Go with God in all things. Bill |
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22 | Prophecies in Isaiah | OT general | Bill Richardson | 231043 | ||
We're all christians like those in Antioch. Go with God in all things, Bill |
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23 | Hosea and the significance of three | OT general | Bill Richardson | 231045 | ||
The most powerful example showing significence of three days, at least in my mind, is that of Christ spending "three days in the heart of the earth" as He compared this to that of Jonah. Matt 12:38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here. Man lusts for signs and miracles but Jesus was disappointed in the immaturity of these people. He wanted them to grow up and recognize all the signs and miracles He had already performed and accept Him as God as we do in this timeframe. As He said, Jesus' most powerful miracle would be His own Ressurection. Yes, there had been people in the past who had been raised from the dead but this was a first. No one had ever raised Himself from the dead as cited in... Col 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. This event was absolutely unique in the entire History of the World. And of course it is one of the principle foundations of our faith as described in... 1 Cor 15:12 Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. 15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. Yes, Totally Awesome. Go with God in all things, Bill |
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24 | Prophecies in Isaiah | OT general | Bill Richardson | 231048 | ||
I do what I can, when I'm able. Thanks for the interest. Bill |
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25 | Prophecies in Isaiah | OT general | Bill Richardson | 231053 | ||
I always like to wrap up my posts on the Forum with a reminder from Paul... Col 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Go with God in all things, my friend. Bill |
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26 | Affecting the Vatican | NT general | Bill Richardson | 230739 | ||
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm just your humble servant. I'm anticipating you may have difficulty in locating a copy of that book; I purchased mine many years ago. I used it in coming up with my outline and teaching a class on the subject. If you're interested as well as anyone else reading, I'd be glad to send you a copy of my outline; just let me know. I followed Bro. Cox's book as closely as I could. Go with God in all things and He will bless you. Bill |
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27 | What about seeing Moses and Elijas after | NT general | Bill Richardson | 230823 | ||
Mike: All I'm trying to do is make this conversation productive for both of us. When a person comes to a Bible Forum such as this, we all have to assume we're conversing with adults. No one likes to be taken for granted but I will try to be open minded to you one more time. Your previous post was far from being clear. I tried to give you some hint(s) as to which of my posts to which you referring. Even with the assumption as I mentioned before, I would need to know exactly what it is about my post which you question. Please specify exactly if you would. Also it's helpful if you can offer a verse in support of your position on your particular point. Please advise on all the above. Thanks in advance and go with God in all things. Bill PS: One more item...you have a couple of different options for access to a Bible online. You can choose the Bible Window in the right hand column on the right side of your screen. Or you can go with my preference with BibleGateway.com with over a 100 different versions and a very quick and efficient Search Engine. With a little practice, you will gain some proficiency in using the Search Engine. I sincerely hope this helps. |
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28 | What is the meaning? | NT general | Bill Richardson | 230827 | ||
Quoted for reference: Matt 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. 6 “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces. First of all, it must be said this passage is one of the most controversial and misunderstood sections in the Bible. I've been taught this way. In the first 5 verses, Jesus is referring to the constant tendacy of mankind to make up our minds about one another based on what we see in our first impression of another fellow human being. It takes patience and much time and effort to ask the right questions with an open mind, gathering all the facts and then make a seasoned judgment, usually after a little more time to interview other pertinent parties about their side of the story. And of course sometimes, it's just not possible to make an absolute, faultless judgment so it's always a good option to just admit it and say "I just don't know." Now that's NOT to say Jesus does expect us to make a good and righteous judgment concerning someone whose sin is obvious just as we do with inspecting a spoiled carton of milk and instantly make up our minds not to drink of it. BUT we should approach such a person in love, God's Love and attempt to teach them, remind them of what's right and wrong and persuade them to repent. IF they insist on NOT following God's Word, then they should be marked as Jude provides in... Jude 3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. Like I mentioned this kind of action MUST be preceded by much work and effort to avoid making a mistake. And when in doubt, we should err on the side of caution until we have more facts or see conclusive action(s) making clear their need of such conseling. Now of the latter verse 6 from Matthew, this verse is in my mind pretty straight forward and easy to understand. Again in the case of a person who is absolutely unGodly in every way and shows early on in such a conversation, he's just not going to listen to a child of God or to God in His Word, then we should NOT waste any more of our precious time and let him be. In this instance, our continued attempts to share God's Will for all mankind would literally be like "throwing pearls to swine" and a waste of our time. I'm thinking Paul was our best example of this kind of thinking as shown in... Matt 13:48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. 51 But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. And as indorsed by Jesus' Words in Mark 6:11. Go with God in all things. Bill |
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29 | What is the meaning? | NT general | Bill Richardson | 230832 | ||
Just a correction on the post above: Matt 13:48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. 51 But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. This quote is from the Book of Acts, not Matthew; the chapter and verse are correct however. Sometimes my keyboard just needs retraining. Ha-Ha. Thanks for your patience. Proofreading is sometimes a challenge. Go with God always. Bill |
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30 | Church and addiction | NT general | Bill Richardson | 230841 | ||
I'm thinking the perfect analogy to all this is the one from our Lord... Matt 9:10 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “THOSE WHO ARE WELL HAVE NO NEED OF A PHYSICIAN, BUT THOSE WHO ARE SICK. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” When we as patients go to our doctor, we rely on him/her to figure out our ailment, prescribe the correct medicine and/or treatment, i.e. therapy, etc. IF we don't follow the doctor's instructions, we can't blame him if we don't get well. We only have ourselves to blame. In the same line of reasoning, our Lord knows our problem and has issued the prescription for all mankind. It's up to us to accept His Wisdom and follow His Commands to rid our souls of the dark blight of sin. IF we don't follow His Commands, then we only have ourselves to blame on Judgment Day. Good discussion. Go with God and all His Commands and He'll Bless us with His Home in Heaven. Bill |
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31 | Church and addiction | NT general | Bill Richardson | 230843 | ||
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32 | Church and addiction | NT general | Bill Richardson | 230855 | ||
I must admit; I don't know exactly to respond to all this. I posted my response to you just this morning, 9:18 AM with over a dozen scriptures to support my position. I go to Bible Class and Worship with fellow christians and come back to the Forum, discover my latest post has been deleted. Whew! All that work, copying and pasting wasted. And now you ask me about this other fellow, Inquisitor. Am I to infer some hidden message here? Am I being punished without a proper hearing or trial? Can you please explain all this to me? Did you delete my previous post? If so, please tell me why. And you call this "Speaking the Truth in Love"? Please elaborate how your words and actions qualifies in this regard. A little disappointed in my fellow children of God. Bill |
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33 | Church and addiction | NT general | Bill Richardson | 230892 | ||
Dear Beja, Sorry, I'm just another christian. Are my posts on this Forum really that repulsive to you and to BradK? Please tell me how they are so repulsive and I'll do my best to improve. Please, Please, PLEASE advise. Very sincerely, Bill |
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34 | Church and addiction | NT general | Bill Richardson | 230894 | ||
What I'm trying to figure out is why there is such a big need for such a question. That sudden question from you coupled with the deletion of my previous post on this thread of conversation seemed terribly suggestive. Do you have any idea as why or who deleted my post? If so, I'd like to know the reasons as to why and how to avoid so much waste of my time and effort in the future. Please advise. Thanks in advance. Go with God in all things. Bill |
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35 | When did the hebrew become jew and why | Gen 11:16 | Bill Richardson | 230729 | ||
MJH, I agree with your answer for the most part but I thought I might add a little something. God did provide for an alternate way for a Gentile to become part of God's Jewish family although most Jews didn't seem to appreciate the idea. The two most prominent were 1) Rahab the harlot who hid the spies for the conquering nation as they spied out Jericho, Joshua 2 and 2) Ruth who became a wife to Boaz and literally becomes part of the lineage to Christ Himself. The Book of Ruth is really one of the most powerful love stories in the Bible. So it was quite possible for a Gentile to become a Jew. The Israelite nation never did appreciate God's sentiment in this matter as indicated in... Is 66:18 “For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory. 19 I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. AND THEY SHALL DECLARE MY GLORY AMOUNG THE GENTILES. 20 Then they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the LORD out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD. (My emphasis with all caps above.) Go with God in all things, my friend. Bill |
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36 | When did the hebrew become jew and why | Gen 11:16 | Bill Richardson | 230767 | ||
I think our Lord summed it up rather succinctly in... Matt 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, 9 AND DO NOT THINK TO SAY TO YOURSELVES, ‘WE HAVE ABRAHAM AS OUR FATHER.’ FOR I SAY TO YOU THAT GOD IS ABLE RAISE UP CHILDREN FROM THESE STONES. 10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” (Emphais with all caps is mine.) One of man's oldest and most difficult sins to discard is that of the "pride of life," especially as it relates to racial prejudice. It started with Cain and will dominate this planet until its very last day in the universe. It's always been facinating to me how the elite of old would look at an American Native or an African black man with their red flowing blood and then declare somehow they were superior. Same ole problem between the Jews and Samaritans or the Gentiles. God installed His Image in all of us; Paul makes this so clear in... Col 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, 11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. God's Way truly is the best way for all of us. Bill |
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37 | Saved by Grace or Acts? | Lev 6:2 | Bill Richardson | 230610 | ||
Then there's also a little more on this topic from James, the "Straw Epistle" as descriped in the past. James makes it very clear by using the conjuction "and." James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? Notice even the demons believe in the existance of Jesus Christ but they choose NOT to obey. We MUST follow the Commands of Christ; in obedience, we must adopt the lifestyle of a genuine christian with deeds of kindness and devotion for our Lord's sake. This is the way people of the world will see Christ in our lives by being that "light in the world of darkness" or the "salt of the earth," influencing the world for good and motivating them to inquire as to why we choose to live such a life. Notice ancient Samuel revealed this basic truth to King Saul and he too chose NOT to obey. 1 Sam 15:22 So Samuel said: “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. So yes indeed we must put in faith in God to save us AND we must obey Him in acting and behaving as a true, genuine child of God. BUT we must never think we can earn our way to Heaven. No this attitude is also put down rather harshly in... Rom 2:5 But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who “will render to each one according to his deeds”: 7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; 8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; 10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God. 2 Cor 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 1 Pet 1:17 And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear; Now on the other question about repentance as one of the steps in getting salvation. Throughout the Bible the concept of repentance has always included the attempt of restoration. Thus a theif must return the stolen goods to their rightful owners or do his best to do so. A murderer should feel obligated to ask forgiveness from the family and attempt to restore the manpower as represented by his victim to that family, again as best he/she can within his/her ability. Why is this necessary? God's basic Principle of "Reaping what we've sown in life." Gal 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. Are we forgiven by God? Sure BUT that doesn't mean He releases us from this basic principle. How long after being saved must this repentance or restoration process last? I really can't say for certain but I wouldn't want to approach God on Judgment Day and come up short when He asks that question. Ex 22:1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. 3 If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. He should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4 If the theft is certainly found alive in his hand, whether it is an ox or donkey or sheep, he shall restore double. 5 “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed, and lets loose his animal, and it feeds in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard. Lev 24:18 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal. Go with God, my friend, Bill |
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38 | Saved by Grace or Acts? | Lev 6:2 | Bill Richardson | 230798 | ||
I was just responding to Brent's post. I'm not of the Unification faith. I guess you noticed I left out all the quotes from all those other non-Christian faiths out since this Forum is dedicated to the Bible. I do think it's interesting that all those other faiths from around the world coincide and agree with the basic sentiment of what I was trying to say. I guess one would have to say I'm a practical kind of guy. 1 Cor 9:19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; 20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; 22 to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I HAVE BECOME ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN, THAT I MIGHT BY ALL MEANS SAVE SOME. 23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you. Of course the statement in all caps above is the ideal for me as well as all of us. But what do you think of the whole matter? Go with God in all things, Bill |
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39 | Saved by Grace or Acts? | Lev 6:2 | Bill Richardson | 230801 | ||
But Brad, wouldn't you agree that we as obedient children of God MUST comply with the terms and conditions of Jesus' Last Will and Testament as reflected in... Heb 9:16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17 For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives. If we're agreed on that then we must agree to God's other Commands as given by His Son and His Apostles listed in... Matt 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. and Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” I agree with you Repentance in of itself doesn't save us just like the act of Baptism doesn't save us. It's the fact that we're willing to humbly submit ourselves to God's Requirements so that we can receive the Gift of Salvation. This is made so clear by Jesus Himself in... Jn 14:21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered and said to him, “IF ANYONE LOVES ME, HE WILL KEEP MY WORD; AND MY FATHER WILL LOVE HIM, AND WE WILL COME TO HIM AND AND MAKE OUR HOME WITH HIM. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me. (As usual, all caps above are mine for emphasis.) I don't see how God's Word could make it any more clear. Repentance is most certainly REQUIRED of us IF we want to be saved from our sins. Go with God in all things, Bill |
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40 | Saved by Grace or Acts? | Lev 6:2 | Bill Richardson | 230812 | ||
Yes Beja, I agree with your statement. Very well said. Our faith MUST be real and genuine. As you say, it must be shown to be genuine to our God by our deeds as His obedient children. As you mentioned James makes this so very clear. BUT also, just as clearly you mentioned, we must NEVER think we can reach the point whereby we've earned this salvation or justification. If we start to develop that attitude, it leads to following the wrong path which leads away from our God and to certain eternal death. God Bless you my brother. Bill |
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