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21 | Good start in Bible for new Christian? | Luke | tortoise | 112551 | ||
Hi mamabear, You are on the right track already, hungering for the Word of God. I would recommend an introductory workbook, such as Operation Timothy offered by CBMC (International Christian Business Men's Committee). It is basicly a study of major themes running through the Bible that have immediate impact on your life. There are 2 very short books in the series, Part 1 and 2. It asks a few insightful questions and has you answer them by looking up Scripture verses, and has preprinted memory cards in the back. You may contact them for a copy of these publications at: CBMC P.O. Box 3239 Chattanooga, TN 37404 God bless as you walk with Him, tortoise |
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22 | Jn20:23Permision to Judge yes or no? | John | tortoise | 112140 | ||
Hi some1sbubba, Good question. Has someone taken the authority of judgment out of the hands of the Father? I think they have. Do you remember the story of Peter preaching to the Greek centurion Cornelius, Acts 10:42 "And He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead." Peter preached salvation in Christ, and they believed and the Holy Spirit fell on those who heard and believd. Outside the church forgiveness always comes through the cross. Inside the church there may be cause to believe that the elders possess authority to mediate disputes and make judgments which those who hear better take to heart, Matt 18:16-18 may be an example of this. But salvation is the NT is offered to the world through the gospel. Rom 10:13 'for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." Rom 10:14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?' We then offer salvation which Christ has bought to the world. He has commissioned us to do this. God bless, tortoise |
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23 | relationship of OT law and NT believer | Rom 3:31 | tortoise | 113296 | ||
Since we are justified by faith without the works of the law, (Rom 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law), then in what sense is the law established in this Rom 3:31? | ||||||
24 | have been enabled to fulfill? | Rom 3:31 | tortoise | 113314 | ||
Hi Ray, I am getting 2 things from your answer. First from Rom 2:29, that one is not circumsized in the heart by keeping the law but having been circumsized by faith we are now able to keep the law. Mt 5:19 says it is very important to keep all righteousness, that is not sin, and to solemnly point all others in the same direction. There is great urgency in this command. Does not Rom 8:4 say that He has enabled US fulfill the righteous requirements of the law? Rom 8:4 "so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." Have I got your meaning? tortoise |
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25 | have been enabled to fulfill? | Rom 3:31 | tortoise | 113327 | ||
TMW, Wonderful explanation of the apostles understanding. Yes, the other NT letters are like addendum's to the great mass of teaching by Paul. Amazing, I will certainly remember this! Thanks, tortoise |
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26 | have been enabled to fulfill? | Rom 3:31 | tortoise | 113372 | ||
Thanks Ray, It seems like then that I am forever and always just a sinner saved by grace. Yet He has saved me, and as a new creature then, who is dead to sin and alive to God (Rom 6:11), I live for Him, seeking first His kingdom and His righteous (Mt 6:33). tortoise |
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27 | relationship of OT law and NT believer | Rom 3:31 | tortoise | 113695 | ||
Yes, kalos, Your point 1 appears to be very significant. A tension existed between sin and the law because man was in violation of the law. Would the law give up its demands and yield to the sinner? In which case sin would have been justified. The law required a payment for sin. Payment had not been made until Christ made it on the cross. The condemnation of sin through the payment established the law as righteous and immovable. So Christ satisfied, fulfilled, justified, and established the law while reconciling us to God. He is certainly worthy of all adoration and praise for now and all eternity! tortoise |
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28 | Does ignorance excuse accountability? | Rom 4:15 | tortoise | 112813 | ||
mommapbs, I don't think so. In Romans 1: 16-18 it says that they know who God is but have turned away in willful ignorance. Elsewhere it says if we are guilty of one law we are quilty of all and have earned death. So I don't see any escape from the penalty. |
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29 | Where would there be no transgression? | Rom 4:15 | tortoise | 112850 | ||
Luke 12:47 "And that slave who knew his master's will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes, Luke 12:48 but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. |
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30 | please explain | Rom 5:4 | tortoise | 114368 | ||
Hi leonore, Please also see rom 8:28, and James 1:2-4. When we go through trials and hang in there knowing God is in control and seeking his leading we develop inner strength based on what God can do. We learn to trust him. When we are strengthened by this method we say, wow the rest of lifes problems are small stuff for God, so our outlook on life brightens, that's hope. God bless, tortoise |
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31 | Why Jesus called Savior? | Rom 6:23 | tortoise | 112554 | ||
Hi cryst9m, Would you like Him to save you? He will you know, John 1:12 says, "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name". In Christ's love, tortoise |
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32 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | tortoise | 113712 | ||
What do we need to know to be saved? a) Do we need to know that we have sinned and that sin is displeasing to God? Is this sufficient? (Some people see a few external sins but do not see the internal sins and the sick condition of the soul that Jesus spoke of.) b) Do we also need to know and comprehend that sin results in death, judgement and condemnation in order to be saved? c) Failing to grasp the full sense of our sins (a) and/or the result of sin (b), above, is it sufficient to know that Christ died for us and that it was a really big deal and to be assured of His love for us and to hold onto this knowledge? |
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33 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | tortoise | 113760 | ||
Hi Makarios, The reason I ask is because a new person at church who is diligently getting into the Word, etc, cannot figure out how death results from sin. We were in a Bible study. After I and others tried to explain it for a while someone suggested that this hell and fire stuff is over stressed referring to their RC background. The study leader then said that if we can't understand the sin and death stuff that what we do is hold onto the knowledge that Christ died for us out of His love for us. I don't disagree with what the leader said. It doesn't mean that they are saved. But it says that we accept you, we don't count you as not one of us, and that if you hang in there you will get it by and by. I thought the leader gave a tenderhearted answer, because there didn't seem to be anything I could say that would draw the searcher in. I was in church for many years before I got that straightened out, and I am glad others made me feel welcome until I got it. tortoise |
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34 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Rom 6:23 | tortoise | 113896 | ||
Dear Makarios, Thanks for you input. Much appreciated. :) tortoise |
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35 | verse says no longer bound by old test? | Rom 8:1 | tortoise | 112086 | ||
Sure is! When you accept Jesus as your Savior you are forgiven forever and that is it. You cannot break a law that will bring down God's judgment on you (no condemnation or judgment). But God has many guidelines for His children. Are you His child? Then do you want to follow Him and please your heavenly Father. You do know that He loves YOU so much that Jesus laid down His life to deliver you from destruction. It's not about a bunch of rules but the power of God to help you live your life. | ||||||
36 | tortoise, How does Rom 8:1 relate to OT | Rom 8:1 | tortoise | 112136 | ||
When you say bound, what do you mean? Do you mean that we are required to keep and obey them? Then what do you mean by required? What will God do if you do not keep them? Everyone will be judged by their works, whether good or evil. But when one receives Christ as their forgiver and leader they will no longer be brought under judgment and punishment for sin. Before one accepts Christ if they break the law at all they must die. The law has lost it's deadly grip on you; it can no longer kill you, and you are free from it. So you are not bound by the law as you once were. But does the moral law still represent the righteousness of God? Yes. Should Christians still walk in righteousness? Yes. But not out of compulsion, rather out of love for what Christ as done for you. Furthermore before you accept Christ the Bible says, Romans 6, that you were slaves to sin. That is you were bound by sins grip and you could not escape, but now, praise His Holy Name, we have been loosed from sins deadly grip and are free to serve God. But we must deny ourselves and choose to serve God. Does this explain how as Christians we are free from the law, death and sin? And for the asking He will fill us with His Holy Spirit and help us live for Him. John 8:36 "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. | ||||||
37 | verse says no longer bound by old test? | Rom 8:1 | tortoise | 112142 | ||
No, we are not unrestrained by the law. Rom 6:1 makes that clear. Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? Rom 6:2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Rom 6:10 says, "For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. " Christ died to set us free from the law, remember, "no condemnation", see "once for all"? If you are not free from sin how are you free to serve God? Rom 6:22 But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. Rom 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Is it not the gift that has set us free to serve God? Without the gift there is no freedom to serve God. John 8:36 "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. |
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38 | tortoise, How does Rom 8:1 relate to OT | Rom 8:1 | tortoise | 112146 | ||
friend, Is 2 pet 2:2 describing a Christian? 1 John 1: 5-10 is talking to Christians whoever. There is a deep consciousness of sin for the believer. And a struggle to walk with God because of the forces that would pull us down. But, if you are not standing securely in the Father's love for you, you have no chance to survive. Please take a look with me at Romans chapter 7. Paul uses an illustration because sometimes they are easier to get our hands around. v1 "the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives", (go back in your mind to Rom 6:3-10, rememember we died with Christ), v2 "for the woman who has a husband is BOUND by the law to her husband as long as he lives." There is our word bound that we are discussing. v3 "...but if her husband dies, she is free from that law". v4 "Therefore, my bretheren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, ...". The law no longer holds you in its sway. Good thing too, see what v5 says. "For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death." See, this freedom from the law is a good thing to enable us to serve Christ. v6 "But now we have been delivered form the law, having died to what we were held by...so that we should should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter". Our esential relationship to the law has changed wouldn't you say? Remember we are saved by grace alone, but saving grace is never alone. I am not under the law, but I am free to serve God instead. tortoise |
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39 | verse says no longer bound by old test? | Rom 8:1 | tortoise | 113755 | ||
Hi kalos, True. But are we "bound" by it rom 7:1-6 (see argument I made to rowdy) or are we "under" it, rom 6:11, gal 3:24-25, or is there now any condemnation in Christ Jesus? I don't see how we can have it both ways, it is either grace or works. Rom 11:6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace. Aren't we saved by grace and the works are a result of our faith? Yes we should do good works, but if we don't are we not still saved even "as by fire", 1 Cor 3:15? tortoise |
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40 | verse says no longer bound by old test? | Rom 8:1 | tortoise | 113821 | ||
hey kalos, The reason we say that is because we feel we are free from the law, Rom 7:3. Which verse says we are no longer bound by OT law? I have a couple for you. Rom 7:6 "But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter." We are free and release from the law to which we were once bound. If we were once bound does not that mean that we are no longer bound? Likewise, Rom 6:14-15 says, "For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!" Rom 3:19 says, "Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God". If we are no longer under the law does not the law, therefore, no longer speak to us? Even though there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus it doesn't give us permission to sin. As God's children sin doesn't fit who we are. Your brother in Christ, tortoise |
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