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2181 | Do we use Paul's writings for doctrine? | 2 Cor 5:16 | Hank | 6227 | ||
Yes, Bill, we use Paul's writings for doctrine, because they constitute a significant part of the New Testament canon. But not Paul's writings only, but the entire body of Scripture, because all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching (doctrine), for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim.3:16,17) We know Jesus today, not in the flesh as the Apostles knew him, but through His word and through the Spirit that indwells in the heart of every regenerate believer. --Hank | ||||||
2182 | Would you explain your action? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 6010 | ||
EdB, Truly can I sense your concern about the voting matter involving the person who calls himself orthodoxy. While you may be right in your assessment that it was, in your view, unwarranted -- I come not to address the merits or demerits of this question -- I submit that the the voting process is, and of right ought to be, by secret ballot, a procedure we hold dear in the United States. Were it otherwise and each voter were to be compelled to "sign his name" to his vote, it would create an atmosphere that no one, I believe, wants to see on this forum. Here's the scenario: A casts an unfavorable vote on B. B then does the same for A. C, D, and E think A is being unfair to B, so they gang up against A and give him more bad votes. Before you know it, we have a voting war raging. Lockman has chosen, and I think wisely, to set up the rating system by secret ballot. I do not know who the voter (or voters) was in this instance and would in no wise publish it on this forum even if I did, because it would do no good and merely result in ill-will and dissention, neither of which we covet in any manner. I believe the ratng system that Lockman has installed can be good provided it is used fairly and judiciously. No one should vote out of spite, vindictiveness, or in anger at another forum user. Neither should one cast an unfavorabe vote merely on the basis that what was said was not necessarily wrong, but it did not parallel the voter's personal view of the issue. But one should not hesitate to cast an unfavorable ballot to a posting that is clearly meant to incite divisiveness, promote and abet false doctrine, or in any manner seek to blaspheme God or His holy word. EdB, I hold you in esteem as a Christian man of honor; I respect your viewpoint on this issue and empathize with you in your frustration. But nonetheless I think that calling for the voter (or voters) to come forth and "fess up" would not serve the best interests of the voter, orthodoxy, or this forum.....The issue at hand is in regard to unfavorable votes, but please let me say a word about favorable votes also. They have a place too. I think I've voted only about three times. Two were favorable and the other was unfavorable on a posting that I saw as an outrageous attempt to incite divisiveness. But the two favorable votes I've cast -- and there should have been more -- were one way to express my thanks for a particularly well-prepared, accurate and lucid answer or note. Perhaps a favorable vote may be better in some instances than a pat-on-the-back posted note. And lastly, EdB, I quite agree with you, everyone carries some denominational bias -- everyone, at any rate, who professes to belong to any church. And isn't it remarkable the number of Christians who are willing to admit, in all humility of course, that theirs is, after all, the right view? --Hank | ||||||
2183 | Babies/Those Who Haven't Heard Destinies | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5989 | ||
Steve, to your first question, "What is the criterion for going to heaven?" my answer would have to reflect what Jesus said in John 14:6. Your second question about babies going to heaven being conditional is beyond my scope, because I'm not not sure what you mean by "conditional." Are you talking about election?....Your next question asks at what age do children know right from wrong? Since the concepts "right" and "wrong" may mean different things to different people, would you permit me to reword it thusly: "At what age are children able to respond in a meaningful way to the message of the Gospel of Christ?" Certainly no infant yet has this ability. At what point along the time line of his life a child attains this ability would vary, it seems to me, from child to child. There is no absolute rule of thumb that I know of....And to your final question, "Did I believe too early?" my answer must be that that is for you to say. --Hank | ||||||
2184 | big sins / litle sins | Rom 3:23 | Hank | 5835 | ||
In human eyes, yes, there are clearly gradations of sin. We have "white lies" and "whoppers" for example. To steal an apple is not viewed as being as bad as stealing an automobile, and the punitive actions are not equal. Our legal system metes out varying degrees of punishment for infractions of civil and criminal law. But the Bible teaches that sin is sin, and the wages of it is death. Sin is disobedience to God's commands and brings condemnation no matter what "size" the sin or what form it takes. --Hank | ||||||
2185 | Urgent and swift help needed!! | Eph 6:12 | Hank | 5829 | ||
Theresa, while it is impossible to know all the things that may or may not be going on in your church, and consequently any suggested remedies that anyone on this forum can legitimately offer are necessarily general ones. If your pastor tells you he is not any more responsible to the flock than you and your husband, he clearly is abdicating his sacred vow that surely he must have taken when he was ordained as a pastor. He should lead the movement to put down heresy in the congregation with whose spiritual feeding he has been charged. Are there other factors in this equation, perhaps? Does the troublemaker, for example, wield a heavy hand over the pastor and the congregation because, for example, of financial or political power? You mention that this person is a "founder" of your church. It's sad to say that "founders" can, and do, come to think of the church as "mine" instead of the Lord's. Vanity has been around a long time....Another question popped into my mind when I read your plea. To what extent are other members of your church irate about what is happening? Your husband is a deacon. What do the other deacons think about this? Is the offender himself currently on the deacon board? I don't know what your church's government is. In the church I attend, the local congregation is autonomous; that is, we are not governed by church hierarchy....If the majority of your congregation is either neutral on this issue, or supportive of the person you clearly see as a heretic, and you and your husband can no longer tolerate the conditions, clearly you have no viable choice but to absent yourselves from this church and seek another, with the guidance of the Spirit, that is more in line with your convictions. That's precisely what my wife and I, along with some 40 other members of a church of about 200, had to do some four years ago. The issues were not the same as yours, but the principle is the same. I might add that not for one moment have we had any cause to regret the decision we made. If anything, we rue the fact that we did not make it sooner than we did. Please don't construe my words to mean advocacy of flight over a valiant effort to effect reconciliation. Pray earnestly over the matter and do everything you can to mend the breach short of sacrificing your honest convictions. Try to rally as much support for your cause as you can. Suggest a meeting with the parties involved, including the troublesome person, the deacons, and your pastor. Try to bring everything out into the open and deal with it firmly and frankly, but in the spirit of Christian charity. Then, having done all, if the situation continues to prevail, for your soul's health you and your husband would probably be wise to cast your nets in another pond. I shall remember you and your church in my prayers. --Hank | ||||||
2186 | Of what race are the Gilonites? | 2 Sam 15:12 | Hank | 5738 | ||
The Gilonites were citizens of Giloh, a town in the hill country of Judah, believed to have been located some few miles south of Hebron. Also mentioned in Joshua 15:48,51. --Hank | ||||||
2187 | A divorced pastor in ministry? | Luke 16:18 | Hank | 5736 | ||
Some pertinent New Testament teaching on divorce can be found in Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-9; Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18; and 1 Cor. 7:10-11. To attempt to speak to the issue you raised strikes me as singularly unwise in the absence of any detailed knowledge of the circumstances involved. --Hank | ||||||
2188 | Why did Jesus walk on water? | John 6:19 | Hank | 5674 | ||
Cephas, would you believe that I'd meant to post this very question on the Forum today but got sidetracked and never got back to it? Now I'm on the "answering" side and will do my best. First, I certainly agree with you that Jesus never did anything by chance. I personally believe that every minute detail of His life on earth was planned before the foundation of the world. Now to your question. One of the comments on this verse that I like very much is given by John MacArthur (The MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing): "The Son of God who made the world was in control of its forces, and in this case He suspended the law of gravity. The act was not frivolous on Jesus' part, for it constituted a dramatic object lesson to the disciples of Jesus' true identity as the Sovereign Lord of all creation." Cephas, this verse has a special meaning for me. When I was about 12 years old I went to a summer camp at a large lake near Chattanooga, Tennessee, where I grew up. One day I ventured too far out into deep water and, not being much of a swimmer, almost drowned. Had it not been for one of the camp directors, I probably would have drowned. The camp director kept my head above water, brought me safely ashore, and saved me. Two years later I became a Christian. Jesus saved me and kept me from drowning in my sins. The camp director kept me from dying a physical death, but Jesus keeps me from dying a spiritual death. Whenever I read about Jesus walking on water, I cannot help but think of the terror I felt when I thought I was going to drown. But I came to know a Savior who walked on water. He has sustained me, comforted me, and kept me safe in the deep, stormy waters of life for 52 years, and I am confident that He will sustain me for all eternity. Thanks for asking this fine question, Cephas, and I hope the answer will, in some small measure, give glory to the Man of Galilee who walked on water. --Hank | ||||||
2189 | Am I being censored? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5637 | ||
This is, or is supposed to be, a Study Bible Forum, Cephas. What is to be accomplished by "weird" questions that can only be addressed by "weird" answers, neither of which fall within the parameters of God's word? --Hank | ||||||
2190 | Which method of baptism Bible supported? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5591 | ||
Nolan, our English word "baptize" is a transliteration of the Greek word "baptizo." The following definition is from the Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible; Spiros Zodhiates, executive editor; AMG Publishers, Chattanooga, TN: "Baptizo, to immerse, submerge for a religious purpose (John 1:25); to baptize or immerse in or wash with water in token of purification from sin and from spiritual pollution." Paul in Romans 6:4 and Colossians 2:12 uses the term "buried with Him (Christ) in (or by) baptism." Clearly this indicates immersion; it is inarguable to suppose that "to sprinke" or "to pour" are synonymous terms for "to bury." --Hank | ||||||
2191 | Did God create wives for Cain and Abel? | Gen 4:17 | Hank | 5562 | ||
Please go to Search at the top left of the home page, type in "Cain" and you will be able to read a large number of entries on this subject. --Hank | ||||||
2192 | What was Eve's sin? | Gen 3:6 | Hank | 5350 | ||
Lionstrong, are you saying that we no longer have free will to choose, or that because of our fallen nature, we do not have it to the extent that Adam and Eve did before the fall? Is it any harder, or easier, to resist temptation today than it was for Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden? How does the Bible speak on this issue? --Hank | ||||||
2193 | Were Eve's desires sinful? | Gen 3:6 | Hank | 5326 | ||
Eve (and Adam) were not sinners from the time God created them. What then caused them to become sinners? Was it the serpent? Or was it something having to do with the power to choose? Eve clearly had a choice. She could listen to the serpent and thereby fall prey to his trickery, or she could listen to God. The serpent (Satan) didn't make her do what she did. She had the power to choose, and she made her choice in complete awareness of what God had said she must not do. Her sin, like all sin, can be reduced to the common denominator of disobedience of God's commands. Eve was obviously unwilling to accept responsibility for her disobedience, so she blamed the serpent. Adam was likewise unwilling to accept his, so he blamed Eve. The buck passing had begun....Satan used every trick in his arsenal to tempt Christ and failed. Satan failed because Christ chose to obey the commands of God the Father. Adam and Eve chose to disobey. God is still around. Satan is still around. The choice of whom to obey is still around and is ours to make. --Hank | ||||||
2194 | What is meant by this passage? | James 4:5 | Hank | 5321 | ||
This verse is a pretty little problem all right, and you are obviously a person with keen observaton to notice it. As it reads in the NASB, it strikes me as ambiguous. It pains me to say that, because I hold this translation in extremely high regard. I'm afraid I can't agree that the insertion of a comma after Spirit would fix things. The sentence would still be murky. It really needs to be recast. Commas can be dangerous little critters. For example, suppose we insert a comma after "Spirit" and another after "made" -- wow! what a dramatic change in the dynamic occurs. We have cured the ambiguity, but we have changed the meaning. It now says something we know is not right. Another problem I see is that "Spirit" is capitalized (denoting Holy Spirit) but the relative pronoun that follows (and refers to Spirit) is "which" and not "whom", as it should be in modern English usage, if "Spirit" is understood to be the Holy Spirit A third problem with this verse is this: Is it Spirit or spirit -- Holy Spirit or man's spirit? I looked at other translatons. NKJV. like NASB, understands "Spirit", and so does the new Holman Christian Standard Bible. But NIV and the New English Bible render "spirit," as did the grand-daddy KJV...The verse is fairly clear in both the NKJV and the NIV; they have structured the sentence so as to eliminate possible ambiguity. The best exegesis I could find was John MacArthur's in his study Bible, published by Word: This difficult phrase is best understood by seeing the "spirit" as a reference not to the Holy Spirit, but to the human spirit, and translating the phrase "yearns jealously" in the negative sense of "lusts to envy." James' point is that an unbelieving person's spirit (inner person) is bent on evil. Those who think otherwise defy the biblical diagnosis of fallen human nature; and those who live in worldly lusts give evidence that their faith is not genuine....(MacArthur's note refers to the NKJV text)....You might wish to contact the Lockman Foundation with your question and I would urge you to do so, because I know that they value feedback from readers of the NASB and am confident they would welcome your questions and concerns. They give an address on their web site. which is Lockman.org. Not long ago, I posed a question to them about the translation of a verse in Ecclesiates, and they answered it thoroughly, scholarly, and even thanked me for asking! That's what we here in Arkansas call real nice folks...I see this is your first post, so welcome to the Forum. Good questions are welcome too, and yours was excellent. Drop by anytime and sit a spell! --Hank | ||||||
2195 | what is his image? | Gen 1:26 | Hank | 5269 | ||
Good question, Buf. God made man in His image, but what is God's image? Since we know God to be spiritual and not of flesh and blood as we, His image must necessarily be measured by spiritual attributes. But God is transcendent; there is none like Him; there is no basis for comparision; there is no meaningful way to say, "God is like this or like that." In the words of 1 Samuel 2:2, "There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed there is no one besides You, nor is there any rock like our God." In many places throughout the Bible, God is variously described as the Creator, as being full of grace, as holy, as loving, as sovereign. Jesus is the best example we have, or will ever have, of what the Father is like. Philip asked Jesus to show him and the other disciples the Father in Matthew 14:8. In the next verse Jesus tells Philip, "He who has seen me has seen the Father." It follows, then, that the more we know about Jesus the better the image we have of the Father. So, Buf, as a line in an old hymn puts it, "More about Jesus would I know, more of His grace to others show; Spirit of God my teacher be, showing the things of Christ to me." There is a good thought for the saints, laden with hope, in 1 Corinthians 13:12, "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face." How awesome to consider that one day we shall meet the Almighty God face to face! --Hank | ||||||
2196 | Baptism by w/o faith in BtismalSalvation | 1 Pet 3:21 | Hank | 5259 | ||
If I interpret your question properly, aren't you really asking, Who or what is the saving agent: the baptizer or the baptism? If that is the question, I would say neither. In the first place, what does the belief of someone else, the baptizer in this instance, have to do with your salvation? If my pastor believes that baptism is merely a way to get a free bath, or that Paul was a Portuguese pygmy, I can't see either of his views as affecting my salvation. In the first chapter of his Philippian letter, Paul endorses the preaching of Christ even by preachers who themselves may be envious, selfish, or insincere. The message is more important than the messenger. In the second place, does the act of baptism itself save? I hold that the Bible teaches that Jesus, not water, saves. If water saves, why would it have been necessary for Christ to suffer on the cross, shed His blood, and die? By grace are we saved through faith in Christ Jesus. There is a great deal of additional material on baptism posted elsewhere on this Forum. You might want to use the Search feature and enter "baptism" or "baptize" to read more. --Hank | ||||||
2197 | Kingdom of God | 1 Cor 15:24 | Hank | 5229 | ||
This verse refers to Christ's second coming. The events that will accompany it include Christ's handing over the kingdom to the Father. Subsequent to this action, Christ will destroy the power and authority of all forces that oppose Him, including the devil and his minions. To your second question, why wouldn't there be a Son then, since He is eternal. To your third question, John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD" (emphasis mine). --Hank | ||||||
2198 | Who then can be saved | Rom 8:6 | Hank | 5226 | ||
The person whose mind is set on things of the flesh is dead spiritually (compare 1 Cor.2:14; Eph.2:1). The mind set on the Spirit has life and peace. This describes every true Christian, who is very much spiritually alive and at peace with God (See Eph.2:5). You ask, Can a carnal man be saved? If the answer were to be no, then no one could be saved, because we are all carnal, all of the flesh. Yes, the carnal man can be saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus. But the unregenerate carnal man who rejects Christ's offer of salvation will be condemned. --Hank | ||||||
2199 | DOES YOUR PASTOR BELIEVE THE BIBLE? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5159 | ||
These statistics are very alarming, that's for sure. One would only hope that somehow the survey is in error, but it in fact may not be. The churches are in deep trouble across the land, not unlike the Israelites were of old when they chose to abandon God's truth and go chasing after false gods. It bodes ill when churches themselves become a prime target for, not the source of, evangelism and revival. Thanks for sharing this message, albeit frightening and disconcerting. It's something real Christians should be aware of, pray over, and take whatever steps they can to bring the church and its leadership back to the revealed, inerrant truth of God's word. May we never forget 2 Timothy 3:16. It's good to hear from you again, Hugger. --Hank | ||||||
2200 | Reformation Bible Episcopal? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5132 | ||
Shorty, if the Geneva Study Bible you are referring to is the one edited by R.C.Sproul, then the doctrinal notes would likely be more in the Reformed and Presbyterian traditions. --Hank | ||||||
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