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21 | Abba, Father Now; Continuous Hymn Then | Rom 8:15 | srbaegon | 235802 | ||
But we do now receive a certain portion of His Spirit, tending towards perfection, and preparing us for incorruption, being little by little accustomed to receive and bear God; which also the apostle terms “an earnest,” that is, a part of the honor which has been promised us by God, where he says in the Epistle to the Ephesians, “In which ye also, having heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation, believing in which we have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance.” This earnest, therefore, thus dwelling in us, renders us spiritual even now, and the mortal is swallowed up by immortality. “For you,” he declares, “are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.” This, however does not take place by a casting away of the flesh, but by the impartation of the Spirit. For those to whom he was writing were not without flesh, but they were those who had received the Spirit of God, “by which we cry, Abba, Father.” If therefore, at the present time, having the earnest, we do cry, “Abba, Father,” what shall it be when, on rising again, we behold Him face to face; when all the members shall burst out into a continuous hymn of triumph, glorifying Him who raised them from the dead, and gave the gift of eternal life? For if the earnest, gathering man into itself, does even now cause him to cry, “Abba, Father,” what shall the complete grace of the Spirit effect, which shall be given to men by God? It will render us like unto Him, and accomplish the will of the Father; for it shall make man after the image and likeness of God. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, 5.8.1-2 |
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22 | Truth is Found in God | John 8:32 | srbaegon | 235748 | ||
Doc, I agree with your admiration and assessment. A little more Christian mentoring for both these men would have reaped much. Nonetheless, there is much to admire. Steve |
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23 | which cult dREW Christianity baPTISM | Bible general Archive 4 | srbaegon | 235747 | ||
Hello, Christianity did not draw these things from any cult. Steve |
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24 | Suffering for Christ Has Its Reward | Rom 8:17 | srbaegon | 235745 | ||
Here again he shows us that our sufferings are less than their rewards. Now, since it is through the flesh that we suffer with Christ—for it is the property of the flesh to be worn by sufferings—to the same flesh belongs the recompense which is promised for suffering with Christ. Accordingly, when he is going to assign afflictions to the flesh as its especial liability—according to the statement he had already made—he says, “When we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest;” then, in order to make the soul a fellow-sufferer with the body, he adds, “We were troubled on every side; without were fightings,” which of course warred down the flesh, “within were fears,” which afflicted the soul. Although, therefore, the outward man decays—not in the sense of missing the resurrection, but of enduring tribulation—it will be understood from this scripture that it is not exposed to its suffering without the inward man. Both therefore, will be glorified together, even as they have suffered together. In parallel with their participation in troubles, must necessarily run their association also in rewards. Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, XL |
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25 | Truth is Found in God | John 8:32 | srbaegon | 235580 | ||
That depends on the topic. Clement of Rome and Ignatius of Antioch are very pastoral and encouraging. For a defense of the faith: Epistle to Diognetus is concise, while Justin and Irenaeus are more comprehensive. They each have their strengths and weaknesses. It would be like choosing your favorite child. Steve |
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26 | Truth is Found in God | John 8:32 | srbaegon | 235437 | ||
The word of truth is free, and carries its own authority, disdaining to fall under any skilful argument, or to endure the logical scrutiny of its hearers. But it would be believed for its own nobility, and for the confidence due to Him who sends it. Now the word of truth is sent from God, therefore the freedom claimed by the truth is not arrogant. For being sent with authority, it would not be proper that it should be required to produce proof of what is said; since neither is there any proof beyond itself, which is God.… And God, the Father of the universe, who is the perfect intelligence, is the truth. And the Word, being His Son, came to us, having put on flesh, revealing both Himself and the Father, giving to us in Himself resurrection from the dead, and eternal life afterwards. And this is Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. He, therefore, is Himself both the faith and the proof of Himself and of all things. Therefore those who follow Him, and know Him, having faith in Him as their proof, shall rest in Him. Justin Martyr, On the Resurrection, I |
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27 | Ridding myself of guilt and fear | James 5:16 | srbaegon | 235307 | ||
I think you mistook my words. I did not define obedient faith that way, but assumed you defined it that way because of the language you used. In fact your response solidifies my assumption, because you clearly state a four-fold obligation by a person in order to become and remain Christ's: 1) "We are Christ's when we clothe ourselves with Christ by being buried with Him in baptism and 2) putting to death our old self by no longer 'allowing' sin to rule over us; 3) sacrificing 'self' to Live for Christ; and 4) we continue to be Christ's when we choose to live in the spirit by not continuing willfully to commit acts that are ungodly..." I agree with the first, because it comes straight out of Romans 6, but even there, you have lumped the whole together to make the entire act of salvation one of your works. Or to say it differently, you appear to be saying that the Lord Jesus made a way possible to be saved, but we have to work our very hardest to become and remain saved. What am I missing? Steve |
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28 | Luther on the Sabbath Commandment | Ex 20:8 | srbaegon | 235304 | ||
This commandment, therefore, according to its literal sense, does not concern us Christians; for it is altogether an external matter, like other ordinances of the Old Testament, which were attached to particular customs, persons, times, and places, and now have been made free through Christ. But to grasp a Christian meaning for the simple as to what God requires in this commandment, note that we keep holy days not for the sake of intelligent and learned Christians (for they have no need of it), but first of all for bodily causes and necessities, which nature teaches and requires; for the common people, man-servants and maid-servants, who have been attending to their work and trade the whole week, that for a day they may retire in order to rest and be refreshed. Secondly, and most especially, that on such day of rest (since we can get no other opportunity) freedom and time be taken to attend divine service, so that we come together to hear and treat of God's Word, and then to praise God, to sing and pray. Luther's Large Catechism, 82-84 |
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29 | Ridding myself of guilt and fear | James 5:16 | srbaegon | 235295 | ||
Hello happy soul, You write as one who believes that if a person believes, then that one will obey completely in all that the Lord commands. And if that one is disobedient in anything, he or she is not a Christian. If this is correct, then I as a baptized believer on the Lord Jesus Christ these 40-plus years have no hope of heaven. Sin works in my members, and the older I get, the more this fact is evident. Who will save me from this body of death? Steve |
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30 | why did she slap him with a sandle | Bible general Archive 4 | srbaegon | 235294 | ||
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31 | this woman slaped a man with his sandle | Bible general Archive 4 | srbaegon | 235292 | ||
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32 | what is wrong with eatting a stunk | Bible general Archive 4 | srbaegon | 235290 | ||
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33 | Messiah's Priesthood | Ps 110:4 | srbaegon | 235138 | ||
For by this statement, "The Lord has sworn, and will not repent: You are a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek," with an oath God has shown Him (on account of your unbelief) to be the High Priest after the order of Melchizedek; i.e., as Melchizedek was described by Moses as the priest of the Most High, and he was a priest of those who were in uncircumcision, and blessed the circumcised Abraham who brought him tithes, so God has shown that His everlasting Priest, called also by the Holy Spirit Lord, would be Priest of those in uncircumcision. Those too in circumcision who approach Him, that is, believing Him and seeking blessings from Him, He will both receive and bless. And that He shall be first humble as a man, and then exalted, these words at the end of the Psalm show: "He shall drink of the brook in the way," and then, "Therefore shall He lift up the head." Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, 33 |
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34 | Need help remembering a story of 2 men | James | srbaegon | 235099 | ||
Hello, Perhaps you are thinking of this passage from James 4:13-15? Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." Steve |
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35 | Righteousness Solely through Christ | Phil 3:9 | srbaegon | 235097 | ||
For Isaiah did not send you to a bath, there to wash away murder and other sins, which not even all the water of the sea were sufficient to purge. But, as might have been expected, this was that saving bath of the olden time which followed those who repented, and who no longer were purified by the blood of goats and of sheep, or by the ashes of an heifer, or by the offerings of fine flour, but by faith through the blood of Christ, and through His death, who died for this very reason, as Isaiah himself said, when he spoke thus: "The Lord shall make bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the nations and the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God. Depart, depart, depart, go out from there, and touch no unclean thing; go out of the midst of her, be clean you that bear the vessels of the Lord, for you go not with haste. For the Lord shall go before you; and the Lord, the God of Israel, shall gather you together." Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, 13 |
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36 | How blessed and wonderful are His gifts | James 1:17 | srbaegon | 235044 | ||
How blessed and wonderful, beloved, are the gifts of God! Life in immortality, splendor in righteousness, truth in perfect confidence, faith in assurance, self-control in holiness! And all these fall under the cognizance of our understandings; what then shall those things be which are prepared for such as wait for Him? The Creator and Father of all worlds, the Most Holy, alone knows their amount and their beauty. (1 Clement 35) | ||||||
37 | Mar 5:15 | Bible general Archive 4 | srbaegon | 234162 | ||
I apologize for not replying sooner. I did not see the e-mail that you had replied. When I say that context is king, I am saying that the author's original use of the text should govern meaning. In this case, because Plutarch or any other extra-biblical writer uses a word in a particular way, we cannot assume the Biblical author uses it in exactly the same way. There are shades of meaning based on the context of the paragraph. A short perusal of any good lexicon will bear this out. Extra-biblical usage helps understanding biblical use but does not define it. Steve |
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38 | Mar 5:15 | Bible general Archive 4 | srbaegon | 234004 | ||
Hello Heman, It appears you are saying that when we read scripture, we need to take more account of the cultural context in which it was written. Is that correct? Also, you mentioned Plutarch's use of a word. We need to be as careful about Plutarch's use as scriptural use. The two may not be directly equivalent. Context is king. You keep writing that "right mind" should be translated "spiritual mind." Actually, the proper translation is "right mind" or "sound mind." The main intent is to show the person is self-controlled and rational. However, I agree that someone who is spiritual has within himself the most sound mind, that being set on Christ. Steve |
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39 | O.T. saints vs people never head Jesus | Bible general Archive 4 | srbaegon | 233959 | ||
Hello JCAMMAN, You have two scenarios that are not equivalent. The OT saint may not have had Jesus, but he had the Scriptures which explain the One, true God who Jesus is. Also, the OT speaks of Jesus (Luke 24:27). The jungle native can see how God is revealed in creation (Psalm 19:1-6; Rom 1:19:20). Yet faith comes only through God's revealed word (Gen 15:6; Hab 2:4), which plainly says that only the God can forgive the great burden of sin (Psalm 32:1-4). After the Jesus (the Word made flesh) came into this world, his atoning sacrifice was the last, complete sacrifice for sin. No other can be given, because none is acceptable. Since he gave the final sacrifice, only by believing in his work on my behalf can I be saved (Rom 10:13). But to believe the gospel, I need to hear it first (Rom 10:14-17). Steve |
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40 | StudyBibleForum's intended purpose | Bible general Archive 4 | srbaegon | 233957 | ||
Hello Heman, Yes, that is true from my experience. Steve |
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