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21 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169519 | ||
Tiz true, tis how I feel... I put in II.8.31-34 as a heading, and it didn't come out. I tried to edit, and... this forum is the only one i've ever seen that won't allow editing. |
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22 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169509 | ||
I am now feel the responsibility to stay a little longer on this because some restless spirits are making such an outcry about the observance of the Lord’s day. Some say Saturday, I feel that they are trying to follow Judaism, because of observance of a particular day is retained. I’m replying that those days are observed by us because in this matter we differ widely from the Jews. We do not celebrate it with most minute formality, as a ceremony by which we imagine that a spiritual mystery is typified—although we should—as it is a commandment, but we have adopted it as a necessary remedy for preserving order in the Church. Paul informs us that Christians are not to be judged in respect of its observance, because it is a shadow of something to come (Col 2:16); and, accordingly, he expresses a fear lest his labor among the Galatians should prove in vain, because they still observed days (Gal 4:10, Gal 4:11). And he tells the Romans that it is superstitious to make one day differ from another (Rom 14:5). But who does not see what the observance is to which the Apostle refers? It is to those persons had no regard to that politic and ecclesiastical arrangement, but by retaining the days as types of spiritual things, they in so far obscured the glory of Christ, and the light of the Gospel. They did not desist from manual labor on the ground of its interfering with sacred study and meditation, but as a kind of religious observance; because they dreamed that by their cessation from labor, they were cultivating the mysteries which had of old been committed to them. It was, I say, against this preposterous observance of days that the Apostle inveighs, and not against that legitimate selection which is subservient to the peace of Christian society. For in the churches established by him, this was the use for which the Sabbath was retained. He tells the Corinthians to set the first day apart for collecting contributions for the relief of their brethren at Jerusalem (1Co 16:2). If superstition is dreaded, there was more danger in keeping the Jewish Sabbath than the Lord’s day as Christians now do. It being expedient to overthrow superstition, the Jewish holy day was abolished; and as a thing necessary to retain decency, orders and peace, in the Church, another day was appointed for that purpose. It was not, however, without a reason that the early Christians substituted what we call the Lord’s day [Sunday] for the Sabbath. The resurrection of our Lord being the end and accomplishment of that true rest which the ancient Sabbath typified, this day, by which types were abolished serves to warn Christians against adhering to a shadowy ceremony. I do not cling so to the number seven as to bring the Church under bondage to it, nor do I condemn churches for holding their meetings on other solemn days, provided they guard against superstition. This they will do if they employ those days merely for the observance of discipline and regular order. The whole may be thus summed up: As the truth was delivered typically to the Jews, so it is imparted to us without figure; first, that during our whole lives we may aim at a constant rest from our own works, in order that the Lord may work in us by his Spirit; secondly that every individual, as he has opportunity, may diligently exercise himself in private, in pious meditation on the works of God, and, at the same time, that all may observe the legitimate order appointed by the Church, for the hearing of the word, the administration of the sacraments, and public prayer: And, thirdly, that we may avoid oppressing those who are subject to us. In this way, we get quit of the trifling of the false prophets, who in later times instilled Jewish ideas into the people, alleging that nothing was abrogated but what was ceremonial in the commandment (this they term in their language the taxation of the seventh day), while the moral part remains, namely, the observance of one day in seven. But this is nothing else than to insult the Jews, by changing the day, and yet mentally attributing to it the same sanctity; thus retaining the same typical distinction of days as had place among the Jews. And of a truth, we see what profit they have made by such a doctrine. Those who cling to their constitutions go three times as far as the Jews in the gross and carnal superstition of worshiping not on the Sabbath but worshiping the Sabbath itself! So that the rebukes which we read in Isaiah (Isaiah 1:13; Isaiah 58:13) apply as much to those of the present day, as to those to whom the Prophet addressed them. We must be careful, however, to observe the general doctrine, namely., in order that religion may neither be lost nor languish among us, we must diligently attend on our religious assemblies, and duly avail ourselves of those external aids which tend to promote the worship of God. |
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23 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169504 | ||
I know you respect the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, on what day did he give this--his first recorded sermon? The Immutability of God A Sermon (No. 1) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, January 7th, 1855, by the REV. C. H. Spurgeon At New Park Street Chapel, Southwark. (ref can be found at: http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0001.htm) I believe that the Sabbath has moved from the Jewish celebrated Saturday to the Christian celebrated Sunday because Jesus rose from the dead on Sudnay. And if the Rev. Spurgeon can call Sunday the Sabbath day, then I believe that I can also. Your brother in Christ, Russ |
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24 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169497 | ||
I like to quote the scriptures, and many times what I do, how I write my quotes are embedded, and supplying a reference destroys the continunity of my thought process. Posting here is not as easy as on many other fourms because of the way this one is set up, you cant use certain symbols that we can use other places so I have a hard time cutting and pasting what I've saved in word because it won't take the 'and' symbol that I use for etc. |
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25 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169495 | ||
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26 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169492 | ||
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27 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169491 | ||
Brad, I was answering the question about the scripture, then I was asked to back up what I'd said. My discourse simply backed up my original answer. This being such a legalistic board and all, people wanted scriptures to prove each word. So, I provided what they asked for. I am your Brother in Christ, Russ |
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28 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169489 | ||
Huh??? Are you serious? Lev 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. |
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29 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169480 | ||
Let me ask you; "Are you sinless?" If you are then cast that first rock, I'll stand still for you, and praise will not falter from my lips for I will be smitten by a sinless person. I'm here to say that, no matter how you interpertate what I just wrote, sin is no longer my master! I do not live to sin! I live to serve Christ. I sin because I'm human, not because I desire to. But, I do live under Grace, as the LORD, my saviour, preserves me. teteremenois as used in Jude 1:1 "Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sactifified by God the Father, and preserved (teteremenois) in Jesus Christ, and called: (KJV). Believers are 'preserved' in Jesus Christ. God keeps the believer, guards and watches over him. The believer is a person who: ... is watched over by God. ... is strengthened by God to walk through all of the trials and temptations of life. ... is protected from all of the enemies of life--or death. ... is to be escorted into heaven quicker than a 'twinkle of an eye'. ... is given life, both abundant and eternal. ... is given assurance of God's presence and love all through his life. The true believer is preserved and kept by God. He is a person who is looked after and cared by Jesus. But note: it is in Jesus Christ that God keeps us. We get this preserverance by trusting in Jesus, by placing our faith in Him and the work He did on the Cross. By believing that His blood saves us--washes us clean. |
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30 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169475 | ||
Compare what I've said with Oswalt Chambers for March 21st Identified or Simply Interested? I have been crucified with Christ . . . —Galatians 2:20 The inescapable spiritual need each of us has is the need to sign the death certificate of our sin nature. I must take my emotional opinions and intellectual beliefs and be willing to turn them into a moral verdict against the nature of sin; that is, against any claim I have to my right to myself. Paul said, "I have been crucified with Christ . . . ." He did not say, "I have made a determination to imitate Jesus Christ," or, "I will really make an effort to follow Him"-but-"I have been identified with Him in His death." Once I reach this moral decision and act on it, all that Christ accomplished for me on the Cross is accomplished in me. My unrestrained commitment of myself to God gives the Holy Spirit the opportunity to grant to me the holiness of Jesus Christ. ". . . it is no longer I who live . . . ." My individuality remains, but my primary motivation for living and the nature that rules me are radically changed. I have the same human body, but the old satanic right to myself has been destroyed. ". . . and the life which I now live in the flesh," not the life which I long to live or even pray that I live, but the life I now live in my mortal flesh-the life which others can see, "I live by faith in the Son of God . . . ." This faith was not Paul’s own faith in Jesus Christ, but the faith the Son God had given to him (see Ephesians 2:8 ). It is no longer a faith in faith, but a faith that transcends all imaginable limits-a faith that comes only from the Son of God. --Oswalt Chambers for Today, March 21st! |
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31 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169474 | ||
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32 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169473 | ||
We lie to ourselves that we’re perfect, that we don’t lie, we don’t covet, we aren’t prideful. We might not murder, rape and pillage. We might not commit adultery, nor do we go out and make our living by being a thief. We might not even provide false witness but we do lie about taking a paper clip from work, we might even take an ink pen or staples. How about those few pages of copy paper that you copied a receipt on or a recipe? We don’t even think about it. Look at a man’s law of speeding. We have different speed zones they are all set up. They are laws—Man’s Law. We go zooming down the highway at 70 in a 70… ever go 71? 72? 75? 80? We go cruising down a street at 40… but the speed limit is 35—ever do that? Sure you have. We’re stopping at a stop sign, ever coast thru, making it a yield instead? These we’re all guilty of—admit it! We’re all guilty of breaking man’s most simple laws. We’re all, all of us, we are definitely guilty of breaking God’s laws. YOU WILL HAVE NO GODS BEFORE ME! What about money? Is that a god for you? Do you play the stock market as a day trader? What about your job? Is that a god for you? Do you work harder at your job than you do at anything else? What about your hobby? Do you spend more time doing your hobby than anything else? Think about it! If you do any of these, then they have become a god for you and you’re putting Jehovah on the back burner. YOU WILL HAVE NO GRAVEN IMAGE! What about your PDA? Your Razor (cell phone)? Your MP3? Your Lexus, Honda, Izuzu? That new boat? A new computer? Do you worship these things? Do you have to have the best—the latest—the greatest? How about that new camper, motorhome? It doesn’t have to be an image of a golden calf, and don’t worship these things thinking they’ll bring happiness. Nay, they won’t for you’ll always want more! But guess what, we do. THOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THY LORD THY GOD IN VAIN! What happens when we say; “Oh, God!” What happens when we say “Jesus!” Do you say that when something happens to you? It’s not just saying the curse words that we all know, but the simple utterance of: “My God!” that we hear everyone say every day! This is just like speeding at 71 over 70 or 36 over 35, but it’s still breaking the law. REMEMBER THE SABBATH AND KEEP IT HOLY! Do we do that? Do you mow the grass on Sunday? Do you go to a movie on Sunday? Do you honor your God on Sunday? Not just go to church, but do you rest on Sunday as was commanded? Do you paint that room? Do you work in the garden? All of these were forbidden by the LAW of Moses. HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER! Do you? Do you honor your mother and father? Do you question their judgment? No matter how old you are, do you actually honor everything your mother and father has done for you? THOU SHALT NOT MURDER! Some translations say kill, but that could be anything… the snake that tried to bite you, the bear who tried to molest you… the wasp who stung you. But, the bible actually says “murder” in the Hebrew language. That does not mean killing in war or in self defense, but actually planning and carrying out the cold-blooded murder of one’s human brother/sister, just like Cain did or even King David! Not many of us—thankfully—murder anyone, thank God!, but some do—I don’t. THOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTRY! Be faithful to one man/woman. Jesus defined this even further in Matthew v:26-27 when He said to even look at another woman was to commit adultery with her in your mind. What on television anymore doesn’t put that thought in a guy’s head? Internet? Even some song lyrics on the radio! Goes the same for you girls out there! Soap operas are as bad about giving thoughts as anything else. Romantic novels? etc. THOU SHALT NOT STEAL! Paper clips, staples, a copy of this or that, who hasn’t done that? Sure, it’s not Ken Lay stealing millions (Enron), nor is it Robin Hood stealing from the Sheriff of Nottingham, but it’s still theft! THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS! “Little Johnny did it!” or “Sue ate the ice cream!” when it was actually you. “The dog ate the homework!” when you didn’t do your home work. These are all false witness—and Lying all in one! You can carry it on to any level you want, but this is the basic, elementary aspects that we’ve all done at one time or another. cont... |
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33 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169472 | ||
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34 | kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent? | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169471 | ||
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35 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169455 | ||
Q. What do you do when you sin? A. You repent. Q. What are you doing when you repent? A. You are worshiping God. |
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36 | Mark 5:13, Where did demons go? | Mark 5:13 | kw5kw | 169452 | ||
the scripture does not tell us, but is it not enough to know that Jesus vanquished them? | ||||||
37 | Paul's evil practices Pre or PostJesus | Rom 7:19 | kw5kw | 169449 | ||
I believe in my humble opinion, that Romans 7: 14ff is about Paul both before and after his conversion on the road of Damascus. It is to God's Glory that we worship Him, and if we have no reason to worship Him, then we become blameless, at least in our own eyes, and become as the fallen morning star, aka Lucifer, the dragon, Satan, for then great iniquity could be found in us as it was Satan. Sin, something we do not wish to do, breaking the Law of God, is however a necessary evil that brings us actually closer to the worship of God. If it wasn't for sin, would we understand this: "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."? What did our Lord mean when He told this to Paul? Our worship of God is because we sin--at least in our human life it will be. Once we get to heaven, then our spiritual worship of our God will be entirely different and never ending. No matter how you look at it we are free from the Law, and placed under His Grace. By being set free from the law we are no longer under it's punishment. That doesn't mean that we no longer have to follow the law, for we still can't murder, rape, commit adultry. We should not have idols, or anything before God. We need to honor our fathers and mothers. We should not steal, nor covet or lie. But we do, maybe not all but some. It's the small sins that will keep us --as humans-- close to God. |
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38 | What is the Jordan river? | Matt 3:5 | kw5kw | 163573 | ||
a really good short article can be found on the web here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river | ||||||
39 | are we just too blind to see? | Heb 1:1 | kw5kw | 163572 | ||
Greetings Doc, Thanks for the reply. I'm struggling heavily with this issue, the more and more I read, the more I kinda understand that: (1) God treated Adam differently than anyone else ever. (2) God treated Noah thru Gideon differently by appearing directly to them. (3) After Samuel and to the cross He mainly talked through certain prophets and not directly to the leaders. (4) After the Jesus died on the cross, He considers us (the last 2000 years) a bit differently by saving us thru Grace. (5) After Jesus comes back, then there will be still another way in which we are treated in heaven when we have no sin (compared to this age). Covenant theory does indicate at least two dispensations anyway. My 'Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commenaries' along with my 'Barnes Notes on the Bible' tend to lean towards (and use the word dispensations) in their commentaries. I know, I hear people say that it's a "new" teaching that only appeared on the scene in the 19th Century. But, how long did we go before Luther pinned his 95 on the door of the church? Some 1500(plus) years, right! Then Calvin was along, these reforms, aren't exactly old compared to the church. We're discovering something new about the way that God reveals his word that has been there all along, were we were just too blind to see? Russ |
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40 | Do I have this right? | Heb 1:1 | kw5kw | 163519 | ||
1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: 4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Heb. 1:1 sundry: polumeros: at many times and many ways. divers: polutropos: in many manners; in many parts (polus: much; tropos: manner or way) Heb 1:2 universe (or world): aion: the aggregrate of things continued in time; an age; a period of time. Heb 1:3 upholding/sustaining: phero: the preserver of the universe; to burden; to carry. word: rhema: utterance, to take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God; His omnipotent command. purged:poieo and katharismos: a clensing from the guilt of sins by the exiatory sacrifice of Christ resulting in a purifying in the moral sense from sins. After studying these verses, do not they just affirm the views about different ages, i.e. dispensationalism? |
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