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21 | Baptized by Holy Spirit? | Matt 3:11 | Ed O. | 239577 | ||
Doc, I was disappointed in your reply because you never answered my questions.----- In Acts 8:17, very clearly states,"Then Peter and John placed their hands on them , and they received the Holy Spirit." It appears to me that these new believers recieved a second blessing beyond their initial blessing when they first believed. ----- Acts 9:17, states, "Then Ananias went to the house and enterted it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, 'Brother Saul, the Lord --Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here---has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.'" Again by the laying of hands Saul/Paul received the Holy Spirit and was healed when the scales fell off his eyes.----- Acts 19:2, Paul asked some new believers, " Did you recieved the Holy Spirit when you believed "? They answered,"No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." v6 "When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied." Again these new believers received the Holy Spirit by the laying of Pauls hands. ------ Then Paul in Heb 6:2, speaks about the elementary teaching of baptisms (plural) and the laying of hands.----- So what's up? I came here in good faith seeking the truth and asking you to confirm your statement of, "This is not a reference to some kind of "second blessing" 239537 but the only information that I received thus far is that your are not too fond of Benny Hinn and Creflow Dollar which I'm not either but there must be something related to the receiving of the baptism of the Holy Spirit by the laying of the hands as you can see from what I posted above. So what does George Fee say about this matter? In Christ, Ed O.. |
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22 | Baptized by Holy Spirit? | Matt 3:11 | Ed O. | 239555 | ||
Hi Doc. Please forgive me and I humbly apologize if I had irritated you in any way and I'm sorry that you had pre-judged me as being a pentecostal from your previous post ( Gordon Fee being a pentecostal too) What caught my eye when I first came onto this forum was your statement about the baptism in the Holy Spirit was not a second blessing. I wanted to learn more as to how you come to that conclusion. Could it be true or false since there's two schools of thought about that subject? Just like Edb said in a prior post people don't want to talk about it. Why? Because some associate the speaking in tongues with it. In Acts 1:8, did Jesus tell His apostles to wait in Jerusalem to be baptized with the Holy Spirit so that they can speak in tongues? NO! So that they can receive power to witness about Him. Evidence of that power, Peter filled with the Holy Sprit preached and 3,000 people got saved Acts 2:41. What I get out of Acts 8:17, is, when Peter and John (who were already baptized with that power) and prayed for the new believers, that power by faith was then transmitted unto them by the laying of the apostles hands. In 2Tim 1:6-7, Pauls speaks, "For this reason I remind you to fan into flames the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. v7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline. Heb 6:1-2, Paul states,"Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ ----v2 instructions about baptisms, (plural) the laying on the hands ---" It appears to me from these Scriptures that the baptism is transmitted by faith by those who are filled with the Holy Spirit by the laying of hands. Could it then be a second blessing of power which we need for witnessing? Please, I'm asking not debating. Ed O. |
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23 | Baptized by Holy Spirit? | Matt 3:11 | Ed O. | 239544 | ||
Hi Doc, thank you for your reply. Yes, I agree that Pentecost was a one time occurrence. In Acts 8:12,Phillip preached the gospel, the people believed it and got saved and should have received the Holy Spirit because of their belief. They also were water baptized. However; a few verses down v16 states that these people haven't received the Holy Spirit until Peter and John came down from Jerusalem, laid hands on them and prayed that they received the Holy Spirit which they apparently did because Simon saw or heard something to make him want to buy that power.To my way of thinking because Peter and John traveled all the way from Jerusalem it must have been pretty important. This was also a one time occurrence, however I take it to mean that it should be done to every believer. What do you say? In Christ Ed O. . | ||||||
24 | Who are the nicholitan | Rev 2:6 | Ed O. | 239538 | ||
Hi Doc, I didn't ask this question that you are addressing to me. My note was in reference to number 239528. In Christ, Ed O. | ||||||
25 | Baptized by Holy Spirit? | Matt 3:11 | Ed O. | 239537 | ||
Doc, speaking about the Holy Spirit this is what you had posted,---"This not a reference to some kind of "second blessing" -- nor are there any didactic references to such a teaching. Rather, the Holy Spirit comes upon and indwells a person upon salvation (Titus 3:5-7)."----- My question is this, prior to Pentecost, the 120 people who were there were saved and had the Holy Spirit based on the belief in Jesus. In fact some of them received the Holy Spirit when Jesus breathed on them per John 20:22, so why wasn't being baptized at Pentecost a "second blessing" and something a believer should want to seek? In Christ, Ed O. | ||||||
26 | Waterb equals what? | John 3:5 | Ed O. | 239528 | ||
Hi Doc, Thanks for your reply, however consider this:In John 3:3 Jesus tells Nicodemus a person has to be born again in order to enter the kingdom of God. ( Jesus does not say how, when or where that is to be done.) v 4 Because Nicodemus thinks in terms of only a physical birth having to go back into the mother's womb. v5 Jesus then clarifies Nicodemus' thought by explaining to him that a person is composed of two parts 1) water (physical) 2) and the spirit. v6 Jesus further explains the water part is flesh which gives birth to flesh while the spirit gives birth to the spirit. That should explain what Jesus means by born of water. The question now for us should be "Why does Jesus refer to physical birth as water(flesh)? The answer to that question is, a person's body is mostly composed of water. Flesh is the largest organ of a person's body which consists of more than 70 percent of water. The next question we should ask, is water ever used as a metaphor for people in other places of the Bible? The answer to that question is Yes. Ps 144:7, Isa 8:6-7, Jer 47:2 and Rev 17:15 states, Then the angel said to me, "The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages." That's as clear as it can be as to why Jesus refers to people as water. Here's a good verse that clarifies how we receive the Spirit Gal 3:5, "Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you have observed the law, or because you believe what you heard? The answer to that question is, believed what you heard. 1 Pet 1:23, " For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring Word of God." In Christ ED O |
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27 | Waterb equals what? | Not Specified | Ed O. | 239511 | ||
In John 3:5 Jesus said, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of "water" and the spirit. What is meant by water? | ||||||
28 | Waterb equals what? | John 3:5 | Ed O. | 239522 | ||
In John 3:5 Jesus said, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of "water" and the spirit. What is meant by water? | ||||||
29 | Mystery Resurrection For Holy Ones | Rev 20:5 | Ed O. | 239286 | ||
Hi Beja, Please answer my one question which is: In Zech 14:5 How did the holy ones get to heaven so that they now return with Christ? Ed O. | ||||||
30 | First resurrection happens twice | Rev 20:5 | Ed O. | 239281 | ||
Hi Beja, you say,"1.) The assertion is that the phrase, "I will keep you from" the hour of trial necessarily means that they will be taken away from this hour of trial so that they will not have to face it." ----Well said. What better place to be but in heaven rather than to face it. Ed O, | ||||||
31 | First resurrection happens twice | Rev 20:5 | Ed O. | 239280 | ||
Hi Beja, your question states,"On 'rely on common sense' ... what is your basis? Even if you have studied the three views, it could be clouded by what someone else has said.'" Yes, you are right. but my basis for using common sense is, we all should read the Bible by using common sense by reading what's there. for example: Rev 8:11 states that many men died of wormwood water, my common sense tells me that must include woman too rather than researching the word "men". When we come across a Scripture that its meaning isn't very clear my common sense tells me to rely on other Scriptures that clarifies it for me more so rather than trying to figure out what's the meaning of one word of the verse. Here's another example: Zech 14:5 states when Christ returns all the holy ones will return with Him. My common sense tells me that the holy ones would have had to be resurrected in order to be able to return.---Having said that, there were many times that I had to research a single word when all other means had failed. Ed O. |
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32 | First resurrection happens twice | Rev 20:5 | Ed O. | 239267 | ||
Hi Beja, you say, "1.) Do a search on the greek word for "keep" in Rev 3:10 and see the only other place where John uses the word. Does it mean that he will remove them from the problem or keep them through the midst of it?" ---- That's a good question.---- But my reasons for being a pre-trib are as follows: Why would God want to keep us in the "mist" of all that's going to take place when there's no good reason for Christians to remain down here any more? ---- God already states in Rev 7, that He will have sealed off 144,000 Jewish servants to do His work.---- One of the reasons for us to read the OT is for us to see how God dealt with the people back there.---- He took Noah and his family out before the flood.--- God spared Nineveh when they repented.--- God would have spared Sodom and Gomorrah had there been 10 good people, there were not so He took Lot out.--- There's a pattern of God's mercy being shown here. Shouldn't we expect the same mercy seeing that Jesus' Spirit is within us. 2Cor.2:15 states, we are the aroma of Christ. Also because we trust in Jesus, He thinks much of us, He even says so, speaking to Thomas in John 20:29,"Because you have seem me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." --- Having said all of this and I know that God can do anything but nevertheless, during the Great Tribulation Rev 8:11 states, " Third Part of the waters became wormwood" many died.--- From where would Christians get water? --- Rev 8:8-9 states, Third part of the sea became blood. --- Would you eat any sea food knowing that?--- Rev 9:10 states, Locusts, with the power of scorpions, came upon the earth and stung people for five months.--- How could Christians avoid them?--- Rev 16:9 states, The sun will scorch the earth.--- How could Christians escape that?--- There are more plagues but are you getting the picture? Why would God, as you say, want to keep us in the "mist" of all of this when there would be no reason too?--- In fact rather than having to go through all of this wouldn't be better to be behead and make a quick exit out? ----Now we can play around much with the meaning of words but I hardly believe that God wanted us to become Greek scholars. Sometimes it's better for us to be less intellectual and rely on common sense wouldn't you think so? --- After doing much research on post-trib, mid-trib I'm still a pre-trib. Ed O. |
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33 | First resurrection happens twice | Rev 20:5 | Ed O. | 239265 | ||
Hi Beja, I respectfully disagree with your No.2 for this reason. When Christ comes, He's coming with all His Holy ones per Zech.14:5. Col 3:4 says, "When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory." Jude 14 says Christ will come with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones. Rev 19:14 The armies of heaven will follow Christ to earth. All of these Scriptures take place at the end of the Great Tribulation. The question then is: How did these people get to heaven to be able to come down with Christ unless they were resurrected prior to the end of the tribulation? Ed O. | ||||||
34 | 13 Apostles to sit on 12 thrones? | Bible general Archive 4 | Ed O. | 239264 | ||
Hi Jalek, That's an interesting post. But Jesus is specifically telling his apostles that they will be sitting on the twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel Mat 19:28 and Lk 22:30. Then in Rev.21:10-14 coming down from heaven was the new city of Jerusalem with high walls. It had twelve gates written on them were the twelve tribes of Israel. The wall had twelve foundations, written on them were the names of the twelve apostles. Ed O. | ||||||
35 | 13 Apostles to sit on 12 thrones? | Not Specified | Ed O. | 239240 | ||
Jesus states in Luke 22:30 and Mat 19:28 that His apostles will sit on the twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel. Rev 21:14 states, The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles. Did Peter and the other apostles acted too soon by appointing Matthias as an apostle, which will make thirteen apostles for twelve thrones?----- Acts 1:24-26 states they prayed about who to choose and also cast lots. Why cast lots when they prayed? Ed O. |
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36 | 13 Apostles to sit on 12 thrones? | Bible general Archive 4 | Ed O. | 239241 | ||
Jesus states in Luke 22:30 and Mat 19:28 that His apostles will sit on the twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel. Rev 21:14 states, The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles. Did Peter and the other apostles acted too soon by appointing Matthias as an apostle, which will make thirteen apostles for twelve thrones?----- Acts 1:24-26 states they prayed about who to choose and also cast lots. Why cast lots when they prayed? Ed O. |
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37 | First resurrection happens twice | Rev 20:5 | Ed O. | 239239 | ||
Beja, Thanks for your reply. However; I'm a pri-trib believer relying upon these verses. Rev 3:10,which states, "Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth." Also I believe 1Thes 4:13-18 and 5:1-3 takes place prior to the Great Tribulation because it says, Christ will come as a thief in the night, while people are saying "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly. In other words the rapture came and destruction hasn't come yet. Also Christ is to come as a thief in the night (meaning un-expecting). Should he come at the end of the seven year period, one would know exactly when to expect Him. | ||||||
38 | scripture on the rapture of the church | Rev 20:5 | Ed O. | 239237 | ||
Rev.3:10,"Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth."-----This verse makes me a pri-tribber. |
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39 | First resurrection happens twice | Rev 20:5 | Ed O. | 239219 | ||
During the Great Tribulation souls will be saved but will be beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and who rejected the mark. Rev 20:5b states, "this is the first resurrection." Could this be better understood by saying these are the last group of people who are saved in the first resurrection since many people who died prior to this time would have already been resurrected in the rapture. ( pre-trib) In other words I take this to mean the first resurrection is for the saints, while the second resurrection is for the lost. |
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40 | OT saints went Paradise when they died | Not Specified | Ed O. | 239216 | ||
Except for Enoch, Elijah and Moses which are special cases, all the rest of the OT saints, when they died, went to a place called Abraham's Bosom sometimes called Paradise. They remained there until the resurrection of Christ and then were transported to heaven. After the resurrection, all the saved people now go directly to heaven. Is this correct? | ||||||
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