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21 | Living Prophets? | Bible general Archive 2 | stjones | 108978 | ||
Hi, mommapbs; I was afraid that I'd been a little too direct in my response. Glad to see you feel pretty much the same way. I suppose we should treat such foolish posts as trolls and just ignore them. -Indy |
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22 | Living Prophets? | Bible general Archive 2 | stjones | 108968 | ||
Paraclete; This is a Bible study forum. Joseph Smith's novel is irrelevant. Indeed, any book that begins with this monumental lie has no place here: "I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book." (Joseph Smith, Introduction to the Book of Mormon) Pardon me if I sound unpleasant, but nowhere does the Bible tell us to tolerate false teachers: "But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute." (2 Peter 2:1-2) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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23 | How to love others as commanded | 1 John 3:11 | stjones | 108906 | ||
Hi, Kichmon; Sorry, I should have stated that I was looking for some kind of Biblical basis for your ideas. Given the nature of this forum, I would have thought that was obvious. But I confess, I knew no Bibical validation would be forthcoming anyway. I guess that makes us both trolls of sorts, but only one of us guilty of false teaching. Perhaps you can clear the New Age clutter from your mind and see what the Bible says. On the other hand, if you don't consider the Bible reliable and authoritative, then at least have the decency to free the bandwidth for people who do. -Indy |
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24 | How to love others as commanded | 1 John 3:11 | stjones | 108875 | ||
Hi, Kichmon; Couple of questions: (1) Are you a person "who is aware of [your] own divinity? (2) Mary's been dead for 2,000 years (well, maybe 1,950), how can she be with anybody? Ok, three questions. (3) What good would Mary do if she were with somebody? Thanks. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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25 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108534 | ||
Hi, Norm; Thanks for the passage. I'm not sure where you were going with it, though. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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26 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108532 | ||
Hi, Natasha/punkiedo; I'm sorry you think I'm looking for a fight. If your doctrine were based on truth, it could account for the physical reality of one of the most important events in Jesus' life. I must assume that it can't and that it is in error. I will mirror your comment "I pray God opens your eyes and mind so he can teach you." Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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27 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108194 | ||
Hi, Taleb; Well said. Thanks for jumping in with more scriptures. As I said in an earlier post, the more this thread goes on, the more I study and the more convinced I am that the Bible clearly and unambiguously distinguishes among the three Persons of the Godhead. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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28 | Why remain defeated? | Heb 10:14 | stjones | 108192 | ||
Hi, Makarios; I know from past disagreements that I can count on you for a response! ;-) I also know that when you disagree with me, I need to switch to Berean mode; you just might be right. ;-) I wish you a happy and blessed New Year in the Lord. And keep on posting; you usually are right. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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29 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108190 | ||
Hi, Natasha; You can claim that my belief is something I have been taught. To make that claim, you have to continue to ignore the scriptures I have provided because they are the basis of my belief. You claim that no one else saw Jesus' baptism, but Luke says "When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too". But you ignored that scripture as well. Your most telling statement is this: "There is One God, not three". That tells me that you simply do not understand the Trinity doctrine. That is probably because you have been taught to believe that the Trinity doctrine says there are three Gods. It doesn't. But once again, you ignored what I said in my last post "there is indeed only one God". That is what the doctrine says. One God. I'll ask you once more to explain the presence of three distinct divine persons at Jesus' baptism. Let's look at Luke 3:21-22 since he describes the same scene but includes "all the people" as well. Did Jesus as the Holy Spirit descend bodily on himself? Did Jesus speak as God the Father from heaven and announce that he (Jesus) was his (God's) own son and that he was well pleased with himself? Jesus taught the truth; why did he construct this elaborate deception? Can you provide a biblical answer to these specific questions? Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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30 | How does John 3:13 fit with Genesis 5:24 | John 3:13 | stjones | 108124 | ||
Hi, Tim; Just a note to tell you that, as always, I admire your calm and reasoned approach to discussions such as this. We have disagreed now and then but you are among a handful on this forum whose opposing view is always worthy of close examination. At the end of the day, I may still disagree with you but I can understand and respect the process that led you to your wrong conclusion. :-) Keep up the good work. -Indy |
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31 | virgin birth | Matt 1:19 | stjones | 108044 | ||
Why, thanks. Encouragement is always appreciated. I think we need more of that around here. And I say that knowing that I am among the worst - always ready to disagree but seldom popping in with a word of support or encouragement. Maybe it's a waste of bandwidth, but it might help visitors to know that an answer given by one person is agreed to by others. Just my two one-hundredths of a dollar. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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32 | virgin birth | Matt 1:19 | stjones | 108042 | ||
Hi, Schimc; I suspect that I won't be the only person on this forum to pray for you and your brothers. I pray that the God of all Truth will make himself known to your brothers and that he will prepare you with whatever defense you need. And I hope you'll stick around and contribute your own thoughts and ideas to this little free-for-all. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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33 | Why not Baptize as Jesus said to? | Acts 19:5 | stjones | 108000 | ||
Hi, punkiedo; I think you'll find others here who care passionately about Jesus and don't like to see his plain words distorted in order to make him something he is not. Why adhere to a doctrine that makes him out to be liar? At his baptism, this doctrine turns him into a ventriloquist, pretending to be his own father in heaven and announcing that he is his own son and he is well pleased with himself - deliberately misleading many witnesses (Luke 3:21). At the last supper (John 14-16), this docrtine has him telling countless lies about his father in heaven when he's really just talking about himself - misleading his disciples. Even after his resurrection, he's at it again; he didn't really mean for his followers to baptize "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19), he meant us to baptize in the name of Jesus and of Jesus and of Jesus - misleading his disciples yet again. No, the doctrine is false. Jesus did not lie about the existence of his Father, or their relationship with one another, or our relationship with God the Father through Jesus the Son. He did not lie about the Holy Spirit and his role as teacher and comforter. I apologize if I've insulted you or hurt your feelings. In fact, I thank you for introducing this doctrine and the web site that promotes it. You gave me cause to go back into the Bible and re-discover Jesus' clear words on this subject. I'm more certain than ever that God is indeed a triune God, that there is indeed only one God and that there are indeed three distinct Persons who comprise the Godhead. Thanks again. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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34 | Was God the Protector of the Israelites? | Ex 13:21 | stjones | 107968 | ||
Hi, punkiedo; Thanks for the reply. -Indy |
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35 | Was God the Protector of the Israelites? | Ex 13:21 | stjones | 107863 | ||
Hi, punkiedo; No, I'm sorry; it just won't do. God was not the ground; Moses did not take off his sandals and walk on God. And God was not the bush; God spoke from within the burning bush: "God called to him from within the bush" (Exodus 3:4) So, yes; I would like you to respond to my question about Matthew 3:16-17. This passage describes the interaction of three distinct persons - Jesus on earth, God the Father in heaven, and the Holy Spirit descending from heaven to earth. Your explanation seems be that upon coming out of the water, Jesus (as the Holy Spirit) descended upon himself and then from heaven (speaking as God the Father) proclaimed that he was his own son and that he was well pleased with himself. But I don't want to badger you about this. From what you have said (or not said) it appears that the Oneness Doctrine cannot account for this passage. There seems to be no point in dragging this out any longer. I hope you will take the time to study Jesus' baptism, the Transfiguration, and Jesus' many prayers - not to himself on earth but to his Father in heaven. And please consider this prayer of Paul: "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms". (Ephesians 1:17-20) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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36 | Issues with LDS religion | Gal 5:7 | stjones | 107820 | ||
Hi, Chochma; You want contradictions in the Bible? I could point you to several sophomoric web sites that claim to reveal "contradictions". They are all hosted by people who can read words but can't understand them. There are not many on this forum who are fooled by them. I'll reply to your alleged "contradictions", but please - no more. Deuteronomy 4:2 instructs the Israelites not to change the Law given to Moses. Neither Joshua nor Jesus did so. God certainly did not say that he would be silent from that point on. God's continued involvement with humanity is what the rest of the Bible is about. James does not contradict the doctrine of savlation by faith alone. James says that faith does not sit idly by, it shows outward signs. No outward signs, no faith. We certainly shall strike Luther Calvin, and Zwingli if we are seeking God's word. Unlike Muhammad and Joseph Smith, they did not claim to be recipients of a private divine revelation. I agree that believers can and sometimes do turn the Bible into an idol; I've said so myself on this forum. But it is not the greatest idol of all. The human intellect and its worldly products are the greatest idols of all. God is not contained in a book; his word is. It is reliable; the human intellect is not. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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37 | What is God saying in this verse? | Gen 3:15 | stjones | 107787 | ||
Hi, Tim; Ok, this is probably not in keeping the guidelines .... Perhaps you've heard the story of the seminary student walking across the darkened campus late at night and finding an old night watchman reading Revelation. The student said, as students will, "Revelation is pretty heavy stuff. Do you understand it?" The watchman nodded. Skeptical, the student asked him to explain it. The watchman replied, "God wins." Happy New Year! Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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38 | People want answers! | Prov 3:5 | stjones | 107724 | ||
If I may be so bold.... Perhaps this is not the place to find definitive answers. This forum encourages the exchange of ideas - good, bad, foolish, insightful, even evil perhaps. As soon as you have a panel of "experts", you kill the interchange of ideas. Once the "expert" provides the "correct" interpretation, the dialog ends. No thanks. I have learned from most of the old hands around here. And I have disagreed with every one of them at one time or another. I don't consider any of them - or all of them - qualified to answer every question. I'm sure they all agree that I'm not qualified either. I promise that if the Holy Spirit starts posting answers here, I'll re-think my position. Anyone care to stake that claim? Worse, your proposal relieves all participants of the obligation to be good Bereans and to question every word posted here. The Lockman Foundation does a decent job of sending most of the kooks and whackos packing. They warn visitors that the opinions expressed may not represent commonly-held views. But iron doesn't sharpen iron without friction, heat, and sparks. You can't do serious Bible study by asking questions and passively accepting the answers. The Bereans didn't; I won't either. I commend the Lockman Foundation for having the courage and the faith to make this forum available. You folks are asking for a different web site with a different purpose. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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39 | Issues with LDS religion | Gal 5:7 | stjones | 107712 | ||
Hi, Chochma; Based on your profile, you seem to believe in almost everything. That is the logical equivalent of believing in nothing. The problem with alleged sequels to the Bible (the most famous being the Qur'an and the Book of Mormon) is that to believe them is to disbelieve the Bible they claim as their basis. Both of these books say, in effect, "my foundation is the Bible; however, the Bible is wrong". What kind of doublespeak is that? If the Bible is true, the sequels are false; if a sequel is true, the Bible and the other sequels are false. Belief in what these books say is akin to a famous logical conundrum: "The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false." If the first is true, the second is also true; but if the second is true, then the first is false. If the first is false, then so is the second and if it's false then the first is true. And so it goes. Perhaps you can make sense of these sentences. I can't. Likewise, I can't make sense of a book that says the Bible is true and then contradicts it. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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40 | why is Acts 2:44 not practiced today | Acts 2:44 | stjones | 107711 | ||
Ah, I love these sweeping condemnations. Can you explain how I can be together and have everything in common with my brother in Kenya or my sister in Korea? Thanks. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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