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21 | cut off | Rom 11:22 | Curtnsally | 34307 | ||
Hi Zach Sorry... I misunderstood you. In Romans 11, Paul is talking to gentiles about the covenant with the Jewish people. Thus, one would think he is talking about national Israel being cut off and the gentiles being grafted in. John 15 is less clear to me, but seems similar. Is Jesus condemning the Jews (as a group) for their unbelief? I think so, but with the caveat that this is given as a warning to all people. The question is... does the warning apply to only people groups, or also to individual salvation. I tend to believe the former. I base this on Paul's text, which is clearly speaking of people groups. I also think the metaphor of a tree with branches is more likely representative of people groups than individuals. In John 15, Jesus is laying out large principles about God, the Kingdom, and those who would be followers of Him. It is difficult to discern whether He means individuals or groups, or perhaps even both. Maybe verse 16 gives us a clue: 16 "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name." Were the ones who did not bear fruit not chosen? :-) Blessings Cur†|
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22 | please include specific scripture. | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34302 | ||
God given right? Why did Native Americans fight among themselves? Different gods giving different rights to different tribes? No, they fought over the land like humans everywhere have done throughout history... no different than the Europeans who came here... peacefully at first, but not peacefully as conflicts arose. Plenty of blame to go around. Your logic seems to say "whoever is here first wins." Using this logic, white people should not permit black people to move into their neighborhood. Is this the white person's "God-given" right? No, we learn to put our differences behind us and live together. Love your neighbor as yourself... this is our God-given right. Admittedly, we have failed many times at this... but we don't lower the bar... we continue to teach love, strive for it, and hope we do better. Curt |
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23 | Why did Paul sacrifice in Temple? | Rom 14:20 | Curtnsally | 34272 | ||
Paul very much believed, "when in Rome, do as the Romans." He did not think that religious tradition should become a stumbling block to finding Christ. I don't have time to develop this fully, but look at Romans 14... 19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall. Also, do a word search on "stumble" in Paul's writing. When Paul preached to the Romans, he was very tolerant of their starting point... and then gently brought them toward Christ. Likewise, when around Jews, he was careful not to throw up a wall which, for them, was impenetrable (ie not holding to certain customs of the faith). Rather, he would teach Christ, and let the sidebar doctrine take care of itself. Of course, Paul taught continually that we are not saved by the law but by grace. Sorry I can't take this further now, but it is an interesting question. Blessings Curt |
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24 | Double portion is really only two-thirds | 2 Kin 2:9 | Curtnsally | 34269 | ||
Hi Indy I do remember Walt Ungerer... and we supported his nomination. One of our members is on the Board of Presby's Pro-Life, who I believe also supported his nominaton. Anyway, I can certainly relate to your frustration... b u t, I will take humble exception to your statement "bureaucracy and the seminaries it supports seem beyond redemption". Absolutely true, they s e e m beyond redemption, but as we both know, nothing is beyond the power of God! He is sovereign, even over the PCUSA. And I know you believe this, so don't go feeling like I'm calling you out... just making a statement about the biggness of our God and the smallness of the issue from that perspective. One of the things that we do struggle with is that the evangelicals keep trickling out, albeit for absolutely good reasons, but leaving behind fewer to press the battle. I don't say this as a downer, because I respect the decision of those who feel called to move on. I do believe that the victory, at some point, will be doubly sweet just because it has been such a long uphill battle. Right now, the Covenant Network is getting it derrier handed to it with the vote in Presbyteries, and there are several overtures coming up for next GA that will try to table the issue for 10 years. This might be the factor that sends Covenant Networkers to some other venue for their agenda. I agree that many of the offenses are defrockable, if we could get the PJC to do its job. Slowly, but surely, the money is drying up and Louisville is withering under budget cuts. it is also squeezing out some of the liberal cling-ons who are not active pastors. This will ultimately, I think, give the evangelicals an opportunity to regain a voice at the national level. As I mentioned in my previous note, we have just gotten one of our elders elected as a commissioner to GA. In ultraliberal Baltimore Presbytery, this is unheard of. But one voice at a time, the denomination will be (and is being)brought back. My family is Scotch-Irish Presbyterian back to the 1600's, with many pastors along the way settling from Philadelphia all the way down the Shenandoah valley and beyond. We built churches, founded schools and sent missionaries to far off places when they really were far off. I can tell you... I'm not giving up the denomination to a bunch of liberal new-age whackos who have a social agenda and don't know Jesus... I'll stay and teach five point Calvinism to whoever walks in the door, and when I'm done, either they'll know Jesus or they'll kill me! But that's just me. (Scots always were a little militant) As always, we continue to fight the good fight, try to love everyone into the Kingdom, and try to be faithful witnesses. Blessings Curt |
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25 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Curtnsally | 34263 | ||
Curt - Baltimore MD USA - Go Terps! | ||||||
26 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34182 | ||
It's comforting to know that, while I am sleeping, you are guarding the forum with wise counsel and Scripture! :-) I know what you mean about keeping up with posts... I have learned pretty quickly that there is a pyramid effect (for every post I write, four come back for comment... for every comment, four more for further comment, etc, ad nauseum). Apology not necessary... I just wanted to set the record straight for foundational purposes :-) so as not to be confused in future discussions. Hope you are sleeping comfortably as I write this! zzzzzzzzzzz Blessings in Him Curt PS I am a five point Calvinist, with occasional brain hiccups. |
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27 | cut off | Rom 11:22 | Curtnsally | 34178 | ||
Where does it say in John 15 that they are still in Him? It says that some are pruned, and some are cut off. The pruned ones stay in Him, and bear fruit. The cut off ones disappear from the text. Thoughts? Curt |
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28 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34176 | ||
Thanks Hank I've read enough of your stuff to know better than to doubt you on key theological points... you just threw me for a loop with the wording. Thanks for the clarification! I agree wholeheartedly with your closing comment. Blessings Curt |
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29 | please include specific scripture. | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34174 | ||
The flaw in you logic is that you appear to hold God accountable for the sins of man. That aside, are you trying to say that Native Americans were peaceful? If so, you should review the history of the Iriquois, Shawnee, Sioux and others Native American warriors who were constantly at battle with each other, often brutally. The truth is that there are no people groups that have a spotless past. Should we then say that there is no hope? Of course not. We should continue to work toward improving the relationships between people groups. The past cannot be changed, but a better future is within our grasp. Blessings Curt |
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30 | Thoughts on Romans 9 | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34053 | ||
Exactly... BUT... I believe God chooses each one that He chooses for a purpose... a particular call. Not enough time to flesh this out with scripture, but wanted to register the thought. Blessings Curt |
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31 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34050 | ||
Hank, my friend Am I understanding your question right? What price do you think Jesus paid for us? (I'm not asking this rhetorically). When Jesus hung on the cross and asked the Father, "Why have You forsaken Me" ... what did He mean? Isn't separation from God one characteristic of hell? Could Jesus really pay for our sins any other way... would any other way be sufficient payment for all the sins of everyone throughout history? Certainly physical death on the cross wasn't the sum total of the payment... there had to be a spiritual element to it as well? Help me out here... I want to understand what you think. Blessings Curt If this was already answered in previous posts, my apologies, as it is late and I dont have time to read all. |
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32 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34048 | ||
Zach Not to be too dogmatic, but can you support that with scripture? Blessings Curt |
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33 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 34047 | ||
Charis I absolutely agree with you. You misunderstood the two posts previous, in which I was trying to define the doctrine of free will for someone else. The first post juxtaposed free will vs pre-destination or election. I am a five point Calvinist, and have actually been pretty vocal on this forum about election. Iwas, however, trying to define free will for the other person without prejudice as to what I believed. Maybe I was a little too casual. Blessings Curt |
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34 | having to work the sabbath | Matt 12:1 | Curtnsally | 34046 | ||
There's three kinds of Protestants... those who can count and those who can't! Blessings Curt |
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35 | Muselim Religious | Eph 2:8 | Curtnsally | 34044 | ||
One other thing... the Islamic leaders portray Islam as the religion of the downtrodden in Asia... it is a faith that permits and encourages war against those who are non-believers... whom Islamic leaders blame for the ills of society. It has become the politically correct religion of those who want to rise up against other countries who are successful. We see this within the Arab world with fighting between various countries... the haves and the have nots. With closed societies, theocracies that control the press and harsh penalties to those who would be missionaries for other faiths, is it any wonder we see the Middle East as the most difficult mission field? Blessings Curt |
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36 | Double portion is really only two-thirds | 2 Kin 2:9 | Curtnsally | 33955 | ||
Hi Indiana Just a sidebar... I take it you are fellow believer in the PCUSA. Glad to know there's another one on this forum, as I am too. Actually, the vote is going quite well for evangelicals in the PCUSA right now, running about 2 to 1 in favor of leaving the "fidelity and chastity" verbage in the Book of Order. God is more mighty than the one of this world! I will also relate that I am on a search committee for a new pastor for our church, Central Pres Baltimore (www.Centralpc.org) Our pastor accepted a call to Highland Park Dallas, 3rd largest in the PCUSA... God is placing strong evangelical pastors in the "high steeple" churches of the denom... a great sign! Anyway, I have been very pleasantly surprised by the quality and number of evangelical pastors in the denom. I think we get disillusioned by all the noise coming from a very small group within the denom who are well versed at manipulating the system to their advantage. Did you know that the number of "more light" and "covenant network" churches... the openly pro gay churches... number less than 100 out of 12,000 churches in the denomination? Contrast this to the thousands of churches that have pro-actively signed on to the "Confessing Church" movement (the pro-evangelical position). In my study of the denomination, I have seen a very strong undercurrent moving back toward the authority of Scripture, the deity of Christ and the core values of the faith. While our church is often the lone voice in the very liberal Baltimore Presbytery, we did manage to get one of our elders elected to represent us at the next General Assembly. This is the first in almost 50 years. Though our church is one of the largest, we have traditionally been boxed out by the liberals. Not this time! My encouragement is growing. By the way, we anoint folks with oil at our healing service... yes, in the PCUSA! Blessings Curt |
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37 | WHAT A BLESSING!! | Bible general Archive 1 | Curtnsally | 33951 | ||
Denise I have just prayed that prayer for you and yours, and trust that God will answer according to His sovereign grace! Blessings to you Curt |
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38 | New Testament..God speak to anyone else | Rom 16:25 | Curtnsally | 33894 | ||
God speaks to all Rev 15 4 "Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed." Blessings Curt |
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39 | Double portion is really only two-thirds | 2 Kin 2:9 | Curtnsally | 33889 | ||
Hi Tim! So, just to play along, if there were 3 children, did the firstborn get: 50 percent (plus 25 plus 25) ie twice the amount of each? or 66 percent (plus 16.5 plus 16.5) ie twice the amount of both? That's my 6 cents worth (after compound interest!) PS Math is hard to relate when all math symbols are illegal characters! Blessings Curt |
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40 | having to work the sabbath | Matt 12:1 | Curtnsally | 33886 | ||
Excellent answer, Charis! I feel compelled to add this: The fifth of the Ten Commandments is Exodus 20 8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy." This elevates the importance of maintaining the Sabbath to that of things like "you shall have no other gods before Me" or "don't murder", etc. Unfortunately, our culture has forgotten how to be holy, which makes it difficult for those who want to at least try. Blessings Curt |
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