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21 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 217409 | ||
I am absolutely positive Francis Roberts wrote that. Just not the Francis Roberts you are thinking of. I am however puzzled by the statement "very solidly Scriptural, Puritan". I find the two to be at odds, unless you wish to return to the law. | ||||||
22 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 217451 | ||
Doc, I apologize, my tone and response to you was not very Christian like. I have not studied Puritanism very much, but I have read a little history. Until you mentioned it I had never heard of Dr. Francis Roberts, so his writings are unfamiliar to me. However when someone makes a statement that there are no Puritan writings or writings from Dr. Frances Roberts contrary to scripture I think that is foolish at best. There are plenty of court documents and historical writings that tend not to lend themselves kindly to American Puritist movement. Dr. Francis Roberts may or may not have had anything to do with these events, I do not know. To address what you said of her writings, they were never intended to be scripture, just conversations she had with God throughout her life. They were only her interpretation of those conversations and published only to inspire others that dialogue with God is truly a two way conversation. I'm sure most of the Saints who wrote the Bible had many such conversations with God, however God saw fit to include only small snippets into the Bible, which were Scripture. Francis J Roberts writing were not and are not Scripture and should never be mistaken for such. Searcher56, Thank you, Francis J Roberts passed away a little after 1pm June 23, 2009. She never allowed a biography of herself to be published as she did not want recognition for the things she did in her life. I learned much about my Grandmother at her funeral where many people told stories of how she had served them, most of which immediate family was not aware. I truly learned a lot about what it means to truly unselfishly serve Christ. One of the Pastors who spoke said these kind words, "a sermon reference the Bible, and a Eulogy references a persons life. In the case of Francis, the two are difficult to tell apart." In Him, Mike Roberts |
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23 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 217474 | ||
Doc, I speak from ignorance, so apologize in advance. I will do more reading as I am sure the Puritans have many treasures to offer the modern Church. Without much knowledge of the Puritans, at face value my "opinion" is they spent much of their time doing "works" out of fear. They do not seem to have a confidence in the Salvation of Christ toward all who believe, but rather lean toward predestination and live their lives in fear that they may not be predestined. Something that the Baptist Church has a firm grasp on. They know they are saved and only do good works out the abundance of that knowledge. The puritans seem motivated by fear, and when fear is the motivation it has been my experience something is lacking. Now this is only my opinion out of a very cursory study of Puritans. Please feel free to correct me if I misunderstand something. In Love, Mike |
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24 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 217492 | ||
It is Frances, sorry, I have a 2 month old daughter... A little lacking in the sleep department. | ||||||
25 | Why read the bible? What scriptures | Bible general Archive 4 | strts5 | 218278 | ||
I was thinking of buying a parallel NASB/Amplified. I know the Amplified may not be very accurate, but are there any major issues with it? In Him Mike |
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26 | Word of Faith | Bible general Archive 3 | strts5 | 192429 | ||
Hopefully this is not misconstrued, but does anyone know of any threads dealing with some of the teachings of the Word of Faith movement? Just looking for some threads, not a new one... Just searching for truth. Thanks, Mike R |
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27 | Hebrew language? | Bible general Archive 3 | strts5 | 192715 | ||
2 Timothy 2:15 (King James Version) Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. I am definitely the ultra curious type and want to know everything, so I decided it may help to study the Old Testament to know, or at least get a fair understanding of the language (Hebrew). I found a website (hebrew4christians.com), is anyone familiar with it. The reason I ask is because it gets very deep very fast drawing out all kinds of parallels not only of scripture and individual words, but even individual letters. It is very fascinating, however is it accurate? Mike R ps In a post a couple of days ago about evolution it may have sounded like I was siding with evolutionist, I wasn't. I have friends who believe "big bang, evolution, etc organized by God. ie, Intelligent Design". My side , creation. |
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28 | NASB 1995 pub. errors; Holy; my concern | Bible general Archive 2 | strts5 | 218351 | ||
Off Topic... Just ordered my NASB/Amplified parallel from a "Christian bookstore" online... said 1-2 weeks shipping, after ordering received E-mail that it is back ordered. Oh well, looking forward to getting it anyway!!! |
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29 | Supportive scripture for woman preachers | NT general | strts5 | 218297 | ||
I know this doesn't fit perfectly with the question, but what about Acts 21:9. Now if you look at this in light of Eph 4:11-13, Obviously in this light a Prophet is someone with biblical authority and there are women Prophets according to Acts 21:9 In Him, Mike |
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30 | (still) God created evil? | Genesis | strts5 | 192544 | ||
Thought of some constructive criticism. Where it said, "but many couldnt see past their key boards and stayed infected to different degrees of corruption", could be changed to, 'put there automatic updates on manual configuration, read the updates, but never downloaded them. Just a thought, however it is pretty brilliant. Mike R. |
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31 | Leave possesions to realize GOD | Genesis | strts5 | 215108 | ||
One other thing to consider about the rich young ruler. Notice the guy says to Jesus, "I have kept all the commandments". I'm sure Jesus looked at the guy and knew this wasn't true, he was boasting in his ability to fulfill the Law. So Jesus points to an area of the Law where he had failed. He is trying to show the need for a Savior, not tell the guy to give away all he had or he couldn't go to heaven. Hope that helps Mike |
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32 | Leave possesions to realize GOD | Genesis | strts5 | 215114 | ||
Steve, Thank you, and I couldn't agree more. Just read ten minutes ago a quote from Spurgeon about Grace. Good stuff! Mike |
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33 | Resurrection Day, not easter! | Exodus | strts5 | 215268 | ||
Hi all, Great info from everyone! Disclaimer: I do have a link to add, now please do not think I am endorsing his ministry, I am not, I only listen to him for some of his Jewish historical information. This is for information only and please let me know any historical errors he makes. Anything sounds factual until you have the truth! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v (add equals here and take out spaces) bLlABElJPk-E I do believe many of the practices of Easter here in America ( I don't know how it is celebrated elsewhere)do have their origins in pagan religion, however the word, as I have read here sounds like it does not. Thanks, Mike |
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34 | debt free | Lev 25:52 | strts5 | 193029 | ||
Gal 5:1 It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. I am in deep financial debt from living a past sinful lifestyle. looking for some scripture on Gods providence for getting out of debt. I believe it is His will, but will He help me? |
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35 | Totally off topic! | Judg 10:13 | strts5 | 193020 | ||
Not a real question, and totally off topic, just wanted to share. "NEPAL'S troubled national carrier has taken a spiritual approach to recent maintenance troubles with one of its Boeing 757s by sacrificing two goats in front of the plane to appease a Hindu god." Mike R |
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36 | number 5 means in the bible. | 1 Sam 17:40 | strts5 | 218566 | ||
shree30 Is this in regards to YHVH? Mike R |
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37 | talk with lord | Prov 3:5 | strts5 | 215316 | ||
Rajeeb, I have found this to be one of the most difficult things to understand and accomplish. The bible has some good instruction on this. I'll list a couple of verses that I think will help. The first says God put specific people in the church to help you with this and to guide you until you learn to do it for yourself. The second verse says to acknowledge Him in Everything, trust Him in Everything and He will direct your path. Ephesians 4:10-13(New International Version) 10He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) 11It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Proverbs 3:5-6 (Amplified Bible) 5Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. 6In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. Hearing from God and obeying is something we learn that takes a lifetime, I'm still not there yet, but I'm working on it! In Him, Mike |
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38 | Celebrate Recovery | Is 40:31 | strts5 | 192458 | ||
Any thoughts on this program, perhaps someone is familiar with it. I was also told by someone it does not give room to Christ to actually change a persons heart??? You can check for other things I've posted here and am still in the same place, I want to change but don't know how. I've "thrust" myself into church, prayer, being active in the body, but always end up backsliding. I am also fairly versed in the bible and no amount of head knowledge has helped much either. I'm thinking I need to submit myself to a good pastor, shut up, and just do what he asks. Eight Recovery Principles based on the BEATITUDES by Pastor Rick Warren Principle 1 - Realize I'm not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and my life is unmanageable. "Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor" Principle 2 - Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to him, and that he has the power to help me recover. "Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted" Principle 3 - Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ's care and control. "Happy are the meek" Principle 4 - Openly examine and confess my faults to God, to myself, and to someone I trust. "Happy are the pure in heart" Principle 5 - Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. "Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires" Principle 6 - Evaluate all my relationships; Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I've done to others except when to do so would harm them or others. "Happy are the merciful" "Happy are the peacemakers" Principle 7 - Reserve a daily time with God for self examination, Bible readings and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. Principle 8 - Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words. "Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires" |
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39 | Is 53:5 | Is 53:5 | strts5 | 217741 | ||
Young's Literal Translation Is 53:5 And he is pierced for our transgressions, Bruised for our iniquities, The chastisement of our peace is on him, And by his bruise there is healing to us. I'm sure this scripture has been discussed, does someone have an ID# before I ask a question. Thanks |
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40 | salved? | Joel 2:32 | strts5 | 182883 | ||
I have popped in and out periodically of this site. Hopefully this isn't to far off topic, not being a "study" question. I grew up in the church but have been a very consistent backslider my whole life. Season hot, season cold, etc... for my whole life and I'm just past the thirty mark and do not wish to continue. I have always been a believer without question, it's settled in my heart. I try to tell myself that God is faithful to finish the work He began, however sometimes use this as an excuse to continue in a sinful behavior. I have heard it all from pastors and other Christians, baptism in the Holy Spirit, pray more, read the bible more do this, do that. I'm tired of screwing up, but I'm so good at it. I am the life of the party! I really do want to serve God. I day dream about it. I even think I'm called to ministry (don't laugh). I have had several people tell me through out my life that I am called, some well known preachers and evangelists from different denominations. I have argued with God about this many times, He always wins! At the same time I have a fear that I will stand before God and say I did this or that and He will say I never knew you. Any thoughts... constructive only please. |
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