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2101 | what's your preference | Heb 12:6 | azurelaw | 202735 | ||
Dear gospel--, Welcome to the forum. You say: The problem, of course, is that not all of His children acknowledge Him. But, that doesn't stop them from being His children - His creation. ... He is still our Father - whether we acknowledge Him or not. Please read Roman chapter 8, especially v14-17. God is only the Father of the believers, the elect. However, He is the Creator of all, the One God of all as you have said. If I have misunderstood you, kindly advise. Shalom Azure |
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2102 | what's your preference | Heb 12:6 | azurelaw | 202736 | ||
Dear Brother Steve, Thank you for the fine answer. I think so, too. The 2 examples are what I have had in mind as well. I believe it is the ultimate pain of Jesus (Mark 15:34) to experience the "absence" from His Father. Shalom Azure |
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2103 | what's your preference | Heb 12:6 | azurelaw | 202737 | ||
Dear gospel--, Thank you very much for your thought. You might have noticed I used the quotation marks for the word absence since I lack the suitable word to address my question poperly. My intent of the question was not on the discussion about God's attribution, rather is more on the experiential aspect of a believer in his/her earthly life and spiritual walk. I believe Brother Steve (searcher) understood my question well. Once again, welcome to the forum and hope you stay around that we may learn together :-) Shalom Azure |
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2104 | what's your preference | Heb 12:6 | azurelaw | 202746 | ||
Dear gospel--, No, you did not offend anyone :-) We all come here to learn (and be corrected when necessary) and share what we have learnt on a biblical ground. Shalom Azure |
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2105 | what's your preference | Heb 12:6 | azurelaw | 202748 | ||
Dear Brother John, Lead weight in the pockets!...LOL Psalm 27:4 :-) Shalom Azure |
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2106 | what's your preference | Heb 12:6 | azurelaw | 202761 | ||
Dear Brother Doc, Thank you very much for the quotes. Is it possible to access the book online to read? If not, is it still sold at bookstores? Shalom Azure |
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2107 | Are Catholic members consider Christian? | Heb 12:23 | azurelaw | 217156 | ||
Professor Doc, Any recommendation for him, sir? :-) Az |
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2108 | married | Heb 13:4 | azurelaw | 206715 | ||
Hi Cody, A belated welcome to you! After I followed the thread, let me try to re-organize the possible elements pertaining to the original question asked. 1/ Married, but not live together 2/ Married and live together 3/ Not married but live together I believe Brad's reply meant in support of pt. 2 just like what your have said in your post (206646)"It is perfectly fine for a man to marry a woman and the two live together." Therefore, I don't quite get what you mean or what is your stand when you say "This verse doesnt say they cant live together" in your post 206635. Shalom Azure |
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2109 | dating what is to far? | Heb 13:4 | azurelaw | 228480 | ||
Dear Waterlilly, What do you mean "...who can't get remarriage"? Are you Christians? It seems that you don't want to marry, too. Let's see what does the Bible say in concern with our lust:- 1 Cor 7:9 But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. Heb 13:4 Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. My advice to you is : 1/ stop such behaviour and pray for repentance. 2/ prepare yourself to be a godly woman and introspect and learn seriously on the issue of God-ordained marriage. 3/ find a guy who is a godly man and is serious about marriage. Shalom Azure |
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2110 | Crucified outside city gates | Heb 13:11 | azurelaw | 221954 | ||
Dear JNash, Here are some citations for your reference and I hope they are helpful. **** Lev. 4:8-12 The remainder of the offering, the disassembly or cutting up of the bull is the same as for the peace offering except for the outer portions, the skin and the carcass of the bull itself. The fat portions, the two kidneys, and the covering of the liver, are returned to the alter and burned thereon. The remainder of the bull is taken out of the tabernacle court area to a place outside and burned outside. This place is the same location where the ashes are dumped. Jesus was taken outside of the city. He had been betrayed by all of His followers, all of the priests, all of His friends and acquaintances. There was no one who would stand up and speak for Him during His several trials and even up to the point of the Cross. No one came forward. Man has no part in the work of God. When it came right down to His time of need, only God was there for Him, and no one else. Thus the carcass was taken outside of the tabernacle to be burned. The ashes speak of the completed sacrifice. When there are ashes only, then the work is done. The ashes speak of the finished work of Christ on the Cross. This description of the sin offering is explained in Heb. 13:11-13, with respect to the body being burned outside the camp, likewise Christ was crucified outside the city gate. He had been forsaken by all. Forsaken by the Levitical priesthood which had by this time thoroughly compromised and distorted the whole Levitical ritual process and ceremonial feasts, Forsaken by His apostles and disciples who had lived with him for two plus years, hearing Jesus speak, seeing Him perform miracles almost on a daily basis. Forsaken by God the Father and God the Spirit on the Cross during those three final hours. All of this while outside the city, out in the sticks, humiliated and dishonored by all. So Jesus Christ became a total and complete rejection by all. It was thus that He performed the greatest work in all of history, and for each one of us though none of deserved it. (source : dailybiblestudy.org) ***** The direction in which He is led is outside the city. He must not die in Jerusalem, though multitudes of Prophets had perished there. Though the Temple was the central place of sacrifice, yet the Son of God must not be offered there, for He was an offering of another kind and must not lie upon their altars. He must be led outside the city because, by the Jews, He was treated as a flagrant offender who must be executed at the Tyburn of the city, in the appointed place of doom known as Calvary or Golgotha. When Naboth was unjustly condemned for blasphemy, they carried him forth out of the city and stoned him with stones that he died. And afterwards Stephen—when they cried out against him as a blasphemer, they cast him out of the city and there they stoned him. Our Savior, therefore, must die in the ordinary place of execution, that in all respects He might be numbered with the transgressors. The rulers of the city so loathed and detested their great Reprover that they rejected Him and would not suffer Him to die within their city walls! Alas, poor Jerusalem, in casting out the Son of David, you did cast out your last hope—now are you bound over to desolation! He was led outside of the city because, from that time on, no acceptable sacrifice could be offered there. They might go on with their offering of daily lambs and they might sacrifice their bullocks and burn the fat of fed beasts—but from that day the substance of the sacrifice had gone away from them and Israel’s offerings were vain oblations. --- C. H. Spurgeon (source: spurgeongems.org) ***** Shalom Azure |
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2111 | Who was James writing to? | James | azurelaw | 195530 | ||
Dear JRV, Welcome to the forum. Hope the below commentary from John Gill helpful to you. "This epistle is called 'general,' because not written to any particular person, as the epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon are; nor to any particular churches, as the epistles to the Romans, Corinthians... but to the believing Jews in general, wherever they were." Shalom Azure |
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2112 | lest by any means they exalt themselves | James 1:2 | azurelaw | 212939 | ||
Dear Brother John, Thank you so much for the quote. I don't remember since when I started meditating the Gospel (Christ and His Cross) daily. Every time I do the meditation, I am in awe and can never be untouched by its power - the power that changes a believer's heart continuously, the power that makes the commandments meaningful to me (over-ruling the legalistic and moralistic proponents on the pulpit), the power that draws my focus on Christ that I am completely insignificant. I have received the below beautiful quote recently and would like to share it with you. "Keep your heart, O believer, much beneath the cross, your conscience in frequent and close contact with the blood, and the slightest touch of sin will make you restless and unhappy until you have confessed, and God has forgiven. This is the secret -- which, alas! few see, or care to know -- of preserving the garments white amid pollution, the mind serene amid turmoil, the heart happy amid sorrow, the life radiant and transparent as the sun, and the spirit, temper, and carriage Christ-loving, and Christ-like. Oh the wonders of the precious blood of Christ! Who can exalt it too highly, adore it too profoundly, love, magnify, and honor it too deeply and exclusively? Will it not constitute the theme of our study, the burden of our song, and the source of our bliss as ages roll on, and never cease to roll? Beloved, the surprise then will be, that here below we should have prized it so little, traveled to it so infrequently, and glorified it so imperfectly, and have regarded it with an affection so fickle and so cold!" --Octavius Winslow Psalm 25:5 Shalom Azure |
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2113 | How will I hear God's answer? | James 1:5 | azurelaw | 179691 | ||
You say: ......Most often it's in a still, small voice..... Why? Dear Joanna, you are not the only one I heard of such saying. Is it really always the way God speaks to us? Why in small voice? I would be glad to see your quote of more relevant scriptures. I don't think God often chooses to speak to us in small voice but with shouts and cries instead (see Proverb 1:20 to 21). Thanks for your help. Azure |
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2114 | How will I hear God's answer? | James 1:5 | azurelaw | 179730 | ||
Dear Brother Doc, Thank you. I have never had experiences of hearing a small/soft voice from God. Most of the time, He either stays silent or reveals to me CLEARLY through the Scriptures. Quite contrary that I have experienced tempting soft voice from my inner self on my own desire. I can understand that people think that God speaks in soft voice due to their projection of God as a kind and loving father (yes, He is indeed), and when we (His children) suffer, He will comfort us with tender and soft words. But is it really the way? I would render the thought that instead of His speaking to us softly to comfort us, He gave His son and His Word to us for healing, guiding and comforting. I also think of another example : Job, how he had experienced his great trauma. He was in desperate need of comfort and answer from God. Did God talk to him in soft and small voice? No. (Job 38:1, Job 40:6). What about God's calling on Samuel when he was sleeping? Could the voice be loud enough to wake him? Shalom Azure :) |
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2115 | Scripture alone? | James 1:5 | azurelaw | 191948 | ||
Ah....in that case, we are of the same grade, dear Sister Cheri. :-) Shalom Azure |
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2116 | Is it God speaking?? | James 1:5 | azurelaw | 213323 | ||
Dear lissamz, "Feelings come, and feelings go, but feelings are deceiving, I trust alone in the Word of God, nothing else is worth believing." --Martin Luther I truly wish you be blessed with the Holy Word abundantly. I mean no disrespect, when I carefully read the lyrics of most contemparory so-call worshipper song, I always find them either lacking the support from scripture or sugar-coated with false concept. Since the melody easily gets into and stays on our mind together with the lyrics, we have to be very careful about the message and the hidden idea. For the one you cited, not only that it streses so much on one's feeling, I also have problem with the last 2 lines for it looks like putting our Lord and Saviour to the lowest priority :-( Matt 16:24 Stay around and let us grow together :-) Shalom Azure |
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2117 | Prayer request | James 1:12 | azurelaw | 220126 | ||
Thank you for the prayer request. I believe those who have read your post will be praying for your friend Tim. May his faith be strengthened in the affliction. Shalom Azure |
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2118 | Abraham, Gods first choice??? | James 1:17 | azurelaw | 193253 | ||
Dear Mike, James 1:17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, WITH WHOM THERE IS NO VARIATION OR SHIFTING SHADOW. (caps are for my emphasis) God made the decision, then the choice was made. From Gen 11:26 to Gen 12:1, there is no indication about 1st or 2nd choice or 3rd... Next time you better ask that "someone" to give you scriptural support for the statement. Shalom Azure |
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2119 | AMm I UnTeachable? | James 1:19 | azurelaw | 196178 | ||
Dear Rapture, Welcome to the forum. I am a bit cautious to encourage you to stand firm in face of the comments from your fellow member as we do not understand the whole story or background. However, Bible teaches us not to believe every spirit but to test if they are from God (1 John 4:1). So, this constitutes to our discerning of the false prophet. And if you will stay with the forum long enough, you will notice that many of the forum users quote 2 Tim 2:15 as this verse is very important for reminding believers to rightly handle the Word. While, as what you have said you would always verify teachings by God's Word, I think this is a correct and biblical attitude. However, if your issue is not something about false prophet (we would never give way to false prophets) but just a different attitude hold within fellow members toward the handling of teaching received, I would prefer to raise your attention to your own attitude (this I mean could it be possible that you have been misunderstood as being arrogant or pride by your fellow members?) when you have your fellowship with your brothers and sisters. You have to understand that God has granted each of us with different gifts (Eph 4:11) and with which we are required to build up the body of Christ. We have to also trust those God has ordained, even sometimes we might find the problem of mishandling of the Word - and this we should speak the truth in love (Eph 4:15). And with this unity through sincere fellowship (Eph 4:2-3), edification through those with different gifts, we can grow together and will no longer be children as easily deceited. (Eph 4:14) Well, I might not be much helpful. Just my 2 cents to share with you. Keep you in my prayer. Shalom Azure |
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2120 | AMm I UnTeachable? | James 1:19 | azurelaw | 196346 | ||
Dear Pedro, Could you please provide biblical reference to your answer? Thanks and Shalom Azure |
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