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21 | Power of the Holy Spirit | 1 Cor 2:4 | EdB | 244011 | ||
When We Stammer and Stutter D. L. Moody was preaching in a theater in London, packed with noblemen and noblewomen, including a prominent member of the royal family. Mr. Moody stood and attempted to read Luke 4:27, “And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet.†When he came to the name of Eliseus, he stammered and stuttered over the pronunciation. He attempted again to read the verse, but he could not properly pronounce “Eliseus.†Even after a third attempt, Moody still faltered. He then closed his Bible with deep emotion, and looking up, said, “Oh, God, use this stammering tongue to preach Christ crucified to these people.†The power of God then came upon him, and those in attendance, who had heard him before, stated that they had never seen such an anointing on Moody as they saw that night. His words began to flow with eloquence, and the whole audience was melted by the power of God’s Word. “My preaching was not with persuasive words, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power†(1 Corinthians 2:4). “God’s strength is made perfect in weakness. The weaker I became, the more powerful became the preaching†(BillyGraham). Excerpt from David Arnold's High Honor Too many today try to convince, persuade others of God and the need for salvation by using eloquent speech instead of relying on the Power of the Holy Spirit. |
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22 | Good Sheperd | John 10:11 | EdB | 244008 | ||
WHERE JUSTICE AND MERCY MEET Pastor Tom Carter told how, a day or two before he was to preach at the Crystal Palace, he went to decide where the pulpit should be placed. To test the acoustics of the building, he shouted with a loud voice, “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!†A man who knew nothing of what he was doing was working in one of the balconies. He heard the words, and they were like a message from Heaven to him. He was overcome with conviction for his sin, laid down his tools, went home, and surrendered his life to Christ. He later, on his deathbed, told a friend of this incident. R. Whitson Seaman said, “It is at the cross where Justice and Mercy meet.†Such words as crux, crucial, and excruciating come from the Latin word for cross, expressing excruciating, terrible pain. In John 10:11, Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.†The word “gives†is usually translated “lays down.†“For the sheep†signifies “on their behalf.†The good Shepherd gave His life freely, and voluntarily, that He might deliver them from death and have eternal life. The Ethiopic Version reads, “The good Shepherd gives His life for the redemption of the sheep.†“Down headlong from their native skies The rebel angels fell, And thunderbolts of flaming wrath Pursued them deep to hell. Down from the top of earthly bliss Rebellious man was hurled; And Jesus stooped beneath the grave To reach a sinking world.†It is twice blessed: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. ‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest. It becomes The throned monarch better than his crown. His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings, But mercy is above this sceptered sway. It is enthroned in the hearts of kings. It is an attribute to God Himself, And earthly power doth then show likest God’s When mercy seasons justice.†“Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy†(Micah 7:18). Excerpt from David Arnold's Morning Muse |
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23 | Affirming the TOU | Col 3:14 | EdB | 244004 | ||
Too bad the truth gets deleted! | ||||||
24 | Known by their Fruit (Spirit or Flesh?) | 1 Cor 2:12 | EdB | 244000 | ||
Seems like we may have stutter here, 4 copies of the same thing. | ||||||
25 | Isn't time to say good night? | Rev 22:21 | EdB | 243990 | ||
Justme I totally agree! AMEN! |
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26 | Let Go of Offenses and Resentments | Deut 6:3 | EdB | 243988 | ||
It is not who,or what we quote that makes us Christ like. It is how we live. Do we seek to conform to the rules under which we move or do we seek to present our agenda. Denominational dogma, denominational attempts to debase another denomination, attempts to mock another's theology has no place on this forum. Conformity to the stated guidelines do much to contribute to peace among all. |
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27 | Let Go of Offenses and Resentments | Deut 6:3 | EdB | 243986 | ||
Wow! I thought you would like to know you were repeating quotes. The fact they are boring and draining I thought everyone knew, sorry if it was news to you. |
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28 | False Prophets in Sheep's Clothing! | Matt 7:28 | EdB | 243985 | ||
I would give that quote a hardy Amen! | ||||||
29 | Let Go of Offenses and Resentments | Deut 6:3 | EdB | 243982 | ||
This is a repeat. See post# 243964. Constant quotes are draining and repeated quotes are even more so. |
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30 | Preach the Word | Luke 3:3 | EdB | 243979 | ||
John Wesley did a great work for God among the miners of Cornwall. Whole villages were transformed from gambling, swearing, and Sabbath-breaking people to men and women of sobriety and godliness. In every home was to be found a picture of John Wesley, the man whom they all loved. One day, a stranger visiting one of these humble homes, seeing John Wesley’s picture on the wall, said, “Whose picture is that?†The old miner reverently lifted his hat, and said, “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.†“The Word of God [concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God] came to John son of Zachariah in the wilderness (desert). And he went into all the country round about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance (of hearty amending of their ways, with abhorrence of past wrongdoing) unto forgiveness of sin, crying, Prepare the way of the Lord†(Luke 3:2 – 4). Excerpt from David Arnold's High Honor |
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31 | No examples | Matt 28:1 | EdB | 243963 | ||
I would agree that some believe that but I believe them to be wrong. A crucifixion on the Jewish sabbath would have caused a uproar and possible rebellion of the Jews. Certainly the Jews would not have participated as shown they did in scripture. The Sabbath runs from sun down Friday to sundown Saturday. Also because it was The Passover there would have been a Sabbath from sun down Thursday to sun down Friday. That convinces me Jesus was crucified before sun down Thursday and remained in the grave until Sunday. Thus 3 days and three nights in the grave. However tradition teaches Jesus was crucified before Sundown Fri and arose Sunday. To me that let's us a night short Thursday day, Sabbath night and day Saturday night and day arose If h had been crucified Wed. It would be Wednesday, Thursday night and day which was the The Passover Sabbath, Friday night and day which would be the weekly Sabbath and arose Sunday. That is the only way there would be three days and three nights. Most people miss the title of scripture of The Sabbath John 19:31. There is only one The Sabbath in Jewish culture it is the The Sabbath of the Passover. Many will try to refute using all kinds of fabricated explanations and that is okay. Make your own decision. What is important Jesus, innocent of all sin was crucified, His blood poured out as a perfect sacrifice for our sin, thus saving us. And He arose proving that death had no hold and all that would arise again in the resurrection. Some to eternal damnation and some to eternal heaven. John 3:16 tells to be saved we must believe. Do not let any concern over days and nights or other doctrines/traditions of man make you lose focus on that truth. The Blood of Jesus was the eternal perfect sacrifice for your sin and you must accept this to be saved. |
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32 | Watch your soul | Phil 4:8 | EdB | 243954 | ||
Be careful what books you read, for as water tastes of the soil it runs through, so does the soul taste of the authors that a man reads. -- John Trapp | ||||||
33 | Wolves Among the Sheep | Ezek 22:27 | EdB | 243952 | ||
Problem as in the parable of wheat and tares only God or the Angels so charged can make accurate determination. Unless someone denies Jesus, denies the resurrection, denies the truth of the gospels it is nearly impossible to find the wolves. Many people think they can but most are bitter, bigoted and hateful that want people to think they are deeply Christian. They want to be fruit inspectors but were never given the job. If a person confesses Jesus as Lord only God knows for sure if he is sheep or wolf. |
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34 | Judgment Against False Doctrine | Zech 5:4 | EdB | 243951 | ||
What is false doctrine when talking about orthodox Christianity? Anything that denies the theology you hold? If you are a Calvinist then anything else is false. If you are an Armenianist then anything else is false doctrine. If you are a Dispensationalist then anything else is false. If you are a millennialist then anything else is false. If you are Ammillennial then anything else is false. If you are a true Christian your particular theology really does not matter as long as you are looking to Jesus for your salvation. |
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35 | Judgment Against False Doctrine | Zech 5:4 | EdB | 243950 | ||
The question remains who decides what is false doctrine? Is the doctrine of the Baptist false? Is the doctrine of the United Methodist false? Is the doctrine of the Presbyterian false? Is the doctrine of the Wesleyan false? Is Calvinism correct? Is Arminianism correct? The list goes on which is false and which one the one correct one? Who says and who makes the call? Then we can take it further Is Dispensationalism false? Is the belief in the rapture wrong? Is millenninialism false. Is covenant theology wrong? Is perterist wrong? And again the lists goes on. Should we baptize in the name of Father Son and Holy Spirit or just in Jesus name. Should we dunk or sprinkle for baptism? Should we pray to God the father or to Jesus. Does the Holy Spirit have a complete ministry or just a part? And the list goes on Since there isn't anyway to determine which is correct we pick the one the fits our belief system and as long as it meets the requirements of orthodox Christianity it makes no difference. Debating which is correct or even most correct leads to anger and strife so why do it? |
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36 | Liberalism, Despite Different Names | Jer 32:33 | EdB | 243947 | ||
There is nothing wrong with doctrine. Discussion of doctrine becomes problematic when done in such a that all aspects of the discussion can not be done fairly presented. A forum such as this is not the place. |
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37 | The Word Gifted to the People of God | 2 Pet 1:17 | EdB | 243943 | ||
Beja If theology is considered to be valid within the scope of orthodox Christianity should it be called wrong? Or simply different. I am no talking of cultic theology but Protestant theology that does not stray the boundaries of orthodoxy. Differences can and will be seen but to label them as anything other than differences usually leads to misunderstandings, arguements, hurt feeling and outright nastiness. To refuse to down play those differences and in fact to focus upon them leads to strife, division and the appearance to the unknowing as confusion and division.. |
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38 | The Word Gifted to the People of God | 2 Pet 1:17 | EdB | 243941 | ||
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39 | The Word Gifted to the People of God | 2 Pet 1:17 | EdB | 243938 | ||
That statement is untrue and unfair. Yes there has always been heresies but the major change came when social/political/religion entities came together and decided to construct new theologies. Are these theologies all wrong? No! I never said they were. What I said is they did however open doors that never before existed and never should have been opened. End result division within the body of Christ and the appearance of confusion within the body by the observing world. The real problem is this forum was not constructed to fairly allow denominational differences in discussions/debates. That is the exact reason why the Terms of Useage says there should not be any attempt to push a denominational agenda. However there are those among us that insist they must denigrate other denominations within the forum at the expense of this forum. I say make all discussions of the difference in denominations and theology doctrine cease. We should be standing united not discussing the things that divide us. My humble opinion! However that opinion has been mocked, ridiculed and it has been attempted to make it look foolish unlearned, unread, and without thought. Sad! |
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40 | The Word Gifted to the People of God | 2 Pet 1:17 | EdB | 243937 | ||
Notice in Job 32:1 it was the friends that were wrong. The two verses in Proverbs are excellent but who do they apply to? I'm sure either side looks at the other as the fool. The problem is arguing over theology. Both sides believe they have the truth and the other is wrong. Better to live Christ like and let man made theology alone. Only a fool insists theology and denominational doctrine must be discussed in arena that was made to cater to all orthodox theologies and denominations. | ||||||
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