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21 | Un-repented Sin | Heb 6:6 | Vintage68 | 217510 | ||
Hi Doc I asked the question, looking for an honest answer. If you feel as though I was leading the exegesis into a direction, then I humbly apologize for any misunderstanding you may have had. The question, as stated originally, then amended for clarification, I will attempt to put into a perspective that would not give you any more problems, as far as to the intent of the question. I have from time to time, on this Forum, seen posts that say things like, "There are sins that I commit over, and over again, but I always make it a point to confess my sins, in my nightly prayers, before I go to sleep." Have these Christians then not deviated from the faith? So the question arose. If a Christian believing they are saved by Grace, and also believing in the doctrine of "once saved always saved", then confessing to having sin in their lives, whereby they confess, asking forgiveness for those sins committed on a daily basis. "What would happen to these Christians if they died, before they could confess those sins?" Is that not a legitimate question? I for one cannot understand how these things can be. As you have so aptly stated., "How fearful it must be to contemplate each night that one may have neglected to confess some sin or another." But you on the other hand have apparently reconciled this question, where upon you have made the following statement. "Repentance is continually manifested in the life of one who is regenerate." Could you direct me as to the place, or places in scripture where this teaching can be found? Vintage68 |
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22 | Un-repented Sin | Heb 6:6 | Vintage68 | 217505 | ||
Hi Lionheart un, a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some action or state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning. repented, To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done, be contrite. To feel such regret for past conduct as to change one's mind regarding it: To make a change for the better as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins. To feel regret or self-reproach for: repent one's sins. OK it isn't a word, but it should be:-) I would then say. If Christians die with un-confessed sin, not having expressed their remorse for said sin, how will they be judged? A Christian commits a sin in the morning, then another sin at noon, but before they could confess these sins,asking for forgiveness, when they say their nightly prayers they die. Vintage68 |
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23 | Un-repented Sin | Heb 6:6 | Vintage68 | 217502 | ||
If Christians die with un-repented sin, how will they be judged? Vintage68 |
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24 | By What Law | Rom 3:23 | Vintage68 | 217473 | ||
Hi MJH Thank you for your answer. Your answers to the ( 3 ) questions I asked, did give a clear understanding, even without any scripture references. I fully understand what you were saying. The thrust of these questions, were to see if it could be determined from the whole canon of scripture, wether or not there was a Spiritual difference as far as sin was concerned, between the Jews' as a people, when they were in Egypt, and the people the Jews' called Gentiles, after they had received the Law, and inherited the Land promised to Abraham. My query was wether or not "all men" were only under the Law of Sin and Death, inherited from Adam. I personally don't believe there is any definitive verse, or verses that give the answer, that's why I asked the questions the way I did. It would come to more of an educated school, of thought, understanding, and knowledge of the scriptures, rather than just a pat answer out of some one's commentary, or doctrine. Thanks again Vintage68 |
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25 | Does prayer change God's mind? | Jon 3:10 | Vintage68 | 217453 | ||
Hi Montana mom Your question, "If God already knows beginning to end, how does prayer change his mind? Or does it?" My question would be, do you have something more specific your thinking of? Matt. 6:25,33 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. The three areas of our life mentioned above, Jesus tells us if we seek His kingdom He will provide these things to us. Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. It appears as though, both Physical, and Spiritual things that are supplied to us, we keep:-) At this point then, what is left, that you might pray for, attempting to change Gods' mind? This has been a very thought provoking question, on the grounds, there are things we might attribute to God, that we pray about all the time, Therefore the question remains, will prayer change Gods' mind, if it is something He has given us? Vintage68 |
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26 | Benefits of Afflictions | Ps 119:67 | Vintage68 | 217393 | ||
Hi Doc, I feel that was Sir Isaac Newton. Be Blessed Vintage68 |
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27 | By What Law | Rom 3:23 | Vintage68 | 217346 | ||
Part 2 of 2 Matthew 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, Or fat, become stupid and sottish, and without understanding; and so incapable of taking in the true sense and meaning of what they saw with their eyes, and heard with their ears; for they had their outward senses of hearing and seeing, and yet their intellectual powers were stupefied. And their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; which is expressive of the blindness and hardness, which were partly brought upon themselves by their own wilfulness and obstinacy, against such clear evidence as arose from the doctrine and miracles of Christ; and partly from the righteous judgment of God, giving them up, for their perverseness, to judicial blindness and obduracy; John 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. and are in the prophet ascribed to the ministry of the word; that being despised, was in righteous judgment, the savour of death unto death, unto them; and they under it, as clay, under the influence of the sun, grew harder and harder by it, stopping their ears, and shutting their eyes against it: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart: Which may be understood either of God's intention, and view, in giving them up to judicial blindness, and hardness of heart, under such miracles, and such a ministry, as a punishment for their wilful contempt of them; that so they might never have any true sight, hearing, and understanding of these things, and be turned from the evil of their ways, have repentance unto life, and remission of sins; which seems to be the sense of the other evangelists, (Mark 4:12) That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. (Luke 8:10) And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. (John 12:40) 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. or, as if these people purposely stupefied themselves, stopped their ears, and pulled away the shoulder, and wilfully shut their eyes; fearing they should receive some conviction, light, and knowledge, and be converted by the power and grace of God: and I should heal them; or, as in Mark, " and their sins should be forgiven them"; for healing of diseases, and forgiveness of sins, are, in Scripture language, one and the same thing; and this sense of the phrase here, is justified by the Chaldee paraphrase, which renders it, (Nwhl qbtvyw) , "and they be forgiven", or "it be forgiven them", and by a Jewish commentator on the place; who interprets healing, of the healing of the soul, and adds (hxyloh ayhw) , "and this is pardon"- - - www.searchgodsword.org Vintage68 |
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28 | By What Law | Rom 3:23 | Vintage68 | 217344 | ||
Hi John Thought you might like a good read. Part 1 of 2 Matthew 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias… In (Isaiah 6:9,10) which saith, which runs, or may be read thus, by hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive. The words are a prophecy concerning the people of the Jews, which began to be accomplished in the times of Isaiah; and were again fulfilled in the times of some after prophets; and had been in part fulfilled under the more plain and easy ministry of Christ; and was to have a further accomplishment under this parabolical way of preaching; as it also was to have, and had, a yet further completion under the ministry of the apostles; (Acts 28:26-28) 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. Romans 11:7,8) 7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. and the judicial blindness here predicted was to go on among them, until the land of Judea was utterly destroyed by the Romans, and the cities and houses thereof left without any inhabitants; all which accordingly came to pass: for that this prophecy refers to the times of the Messiah, and to the people of the Jews, is clear from this one observation made by Christ himself, that Esaias foretold those things when he saw the glory of the Messiah, and spake of him, John 12:39-41) 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. 41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. and because it was to have, and had, its accomplishment over and over again in that people, therefore the word (anaplhroutai) , which may be rendered "is fulfilled again", is made use of. The sense of the prophecy is, with respect to the times of the Messiah, that the Jews, whilst hearing the sermons preached by him, whether with, or without parables, should hear his voice, and the sound of it, but not understand his words internally, spiritually, and experimentally; and whilst they saw, with the eyes of their bodies, the miracles he wrought, they should see the facts done, which could not be denied and gainsayed by them, but should not take in the clear evidence, full proof, and certain demonstration given thereby, of his Messiahship. In the prophecy of Isaiah, the words run in the imperative, "hear ye, see ye"… but are here rendered in the future, "shall hear, shall see"… which rendering of the words is supported and established by the version of the Septuagint, by the Chaldee paraphrase, and by many Jewish commentators; who allow, that the words in Isaiah may be so understood, which is sufficient to vindicate the citation of them, by the evangelist, in this form of them. Vintage68 |
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29 | Why is the Christian Church so divided? | Bible general Archive 4 | Vintage68 | 217340 | ||
Hi John I concur with you 100 per. cent. when you say, "Plenty of folks today can read the same word of God and not see though they see and not hear though we can read it to them. Most of the world at large is spiritually blind and deaf to God's word as we speak." But when you say this, your just wrong. "The Scriptures do not say it was only for that generation, but I think common sense would dictate only that it applied to them at that time." Mat 13:14,15 14 ( And ( in them ) is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, ) which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 ( For ( this peoples ) heart is waxed gross, ) and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. When Jesus himself says in them the prophesy is fulfilled, and this peoples heart is waxed gross. There is no mistaking who Jesus is talking about, it isn't a piece of scripture that is given to interpretation, it says what it says.This was the beginning point of the blindness of the Jews, towards the Gospel, Paul says. Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. The rendering only apply's to the Jews. They as a people cannot come to the knowledge of the truth, every other nation could if it wanted to. People in general are blind as you say, but GOD has blinded the Jews. Vintage68 |
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30 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Luke 6:38 | Vintage68 | 217339 | ||
Hi Tenmakk You say "He has a "but" for each of these that indicates to me that he is correcting the Old Testament passages, or changing them, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you." Jesus didn't change or nullify anything contained in the law. He fulfilled it, He was showing by example a better way, His way, the New covenant way. His example to us was, everything He did was motivated by LOVE. Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. He came to earth because of LOVE, He lived a life of LOVE, He died for our sins out of LOVE. His example was we are to treat others, as we would be treated. We are to walk in love. Rom 7:1-4 1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? 2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. 3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. 4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. Your fruit comes by walking in love. To put it simply, can you think of a way you could take someone's eye, out of love for them? Vintage68 |
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31 | Why is the Christian Church so divided? | Bible general Archive 4 | Vintage68 | 217335 | ||
Hi John you say Though not all Scripture is written to us, and words spokin are not all spoken to us, it is all still for us. 2 Tim 3:16 "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;" You seem to have a full understanding of Matt.13:14,15 . Please, apply 2 Tim. 3:16. Just how can these verses concern us, other than knowing, "That Generation" were blinded, as Prophesied in Isaiah? Vintage68 |
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32 | By What Law | Rom 3:23 | Vintage68 | 217333 | ||
Hi rakpak How do your statements answer the questions I asked? These are the questions. 1.) By what measure were the Gentiles, deemed to be sinners? 2.) Were the Jews' different than the gentiles, before they received the law by Moses? 3.) By what law were the gentiles held to be sinners? Was it only by the law of sin, and death, having been passed down from Adam? Vintage68 |
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33 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Luke 6:38 | Vintage68 | 217332 | ||
Hi Tenmakk Very simply, Jesus shows us through the rest of the chapter, that we are to not be respecters of persons, we are to treat all men equally, saved, and unsaved. Jesus Himself gives us these examples of how this love is to be demonstrated, even today. Human nature is no different today than it was 2000 yrs. ago, we all want vengeance for wrongs done. Through the love you show, that is what differentiates us from the world, for we are the children of our Father which is in heaven. We are His representatives here on earth. Matthew 5:38-48 38) Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39) But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40) And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41) And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42) Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43) Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44) But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45) That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46) For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47) And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48) Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Vintage68 |
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34 | By What Law | Rom 3:23 | Vintage68 | 217331 | ||
But Doc, the context of the vs'. you cited, (Matt.13:14,15) are referring to the Jews, of that time, and why they were being spoken to in parables. These vs' are not referring to anyone else after them at all as you suppose. Especially those who are living today. This was Jesus direct answer to a question He was asked by the disciples, about the Jews. If you would take note in vs. 14 it says (Brackets have been added) ( "In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled ), which says, You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive. Then in vs. 15 it says ( For the heart of this people has become dull ), with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they would see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and return and I would heal them. Vintage68 |
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35 | By What Law | Not Specified | Vintage68 | 217315 | ||
1.) Using both New, and Old Test. understandings, How were the Gentiles, deemed to be sinners? 2.) Were not the Jews' as a people, no different than the gentiles, until they received the law by Moses? Romans 7:7-9 7.) What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8.) But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9.) For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. The Jews' having been called out by God to be separate unto Him, gave unto them the law. 3.) So then by what law were the gentiles held to be sinners? Was it only by the law of sin, and death, having been passed down from Adam? Vintage68 |
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36 | By What Law | Rom 3:23 | Vintage68 | 217317 | ||
1.) Using both New, and Old Test. understandings, How were the Gentiles, deemed to be sinners? 2.) Were not the Jews' as a people, no different than the gentiles, until they received the law by Moses? Romans 7:7-9 7.) What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8.) But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9.) For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. The Jews' having been called out by God to be separate unto Him, gave unto them the law. 3.) So then by what law were the gentiles held to be sinners? Was it only by the law of sin, and death, having been passed down from Adam? Vintage68 |
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37 | how to serve (quantity-wise) at church | Rom 12:7 | Vintage68 | 216955 | ||
Hi Asure I see that Paul's emphasis is on the persons motive. Having a humble spirit, willing to serve. Not trying to run everything. Rom.12:3,6 3.) For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, (not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think); but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 4.) For as we have many members in one body, and (all members have not the same office): 6.) (Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us), whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; In answer to your specific question, I don't feel that there is anything wrong in a person filling in positions that are vacant, if they have that gift also, until such a time as the Lord fills that position for the Church. When the Church is in order, the Holy Spirit can then lead the Church, in the right direction. The Holy Spirit will raise up what the Church needs, that your less comely parts, may have more comeliness. The attributing of both quantity, and quality, should be the same understanding here. Vintage68 |
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38 | Lying is a sin. Rahab did it for the en, | James 2:25 | Vintage68 | 216954 | ||
Hi Doc You say, 'In theology this is an area called ethics. The notion of setting aside one command in order to achieve a greater good is called the teleological suspension of the ethical." Within this theological model, is it inclusive of all people? Or do we only consider those that are within the theological understanding of the theories put forth. In other words, are there people included within this model that do not have the spiritual capacity to understand spiritual truth, (Unsaved)? you say, "For example, we are commanded to obey the laws of the land." While this is true, Rahab was not in the position, of deciding whether to follow Mans' or Gods' command, such as the Apostle were. As far as Rahab was concerned, in the situation she found herself, I think she perfectly fits the "Machiavellian principle of "the end justifies the means." The fact that God in His Sovereignty used her to save the lives of the spies, she was unaware of, in her mind she was only thinking of herself, and what she could do to benefit herself and her family. I am of the belief that the society she lived in, was an "A" Moral society. The Canaanites were not a righteous people. So the "LIE" she told fell on deaf ears. My point is that she was not under the same law the Jews were. "No Law No Sin." But the fact remains that God revealed to this woman, something that nobody else in the entire city of Jericho understood. He did it for the express purpose of saving the lives of the spies, God has proven time and again that He will use any vessel at hand. In doing so, God helped her fulfill the law for her, thus becoming Righteous in His sight. She put her faith in the spies, that what they had promised was true, so her Faith then coupled with her works. She therefore unwittingly fulfilled Matthew 22:39 and Matthew 7:12 Vintage68 |
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39 | Lying is a sin. Rahab did it for the en, | James 2:25 | Vintage68 | 216947 | ||
Hi Doc Will you still love me if I said thank you but no thank you. Since it is of interest to you, look at my new and improved profile. Should answer a lot of questions you might have, or it might do just the opposite, causing you to have a few more. Vintage68 |
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40 | Lying is a sin. Rahab did it for the en, | James 2:25 | Vintage68 | 216945 | ||
Hi Can the lie that Rahab spoke be justified by, the righteous her act? Can our sin be nullified by, our good deeds? What makes what Rahab spoke a sin? By what measure do you judge it as such? Can we be saved, justified, or become righteous, by works, without faith? James 2:21,26 Vintage68 |
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