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221 | can you lose your salvation? | Gen 1:1 | Robert Nicholson | 32298 | ||
SP31 I agree with you, although I know this is a subject of contraversey by some. The Bible teaches: "That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast..." (Hebrews 6:18) The imagery of an anchor would remind us of a soul in the waters of life. Before we were saved we were tossed as the troubled sea and were going to perish. Yet God by his grace in his mercy and love offered us a lifeline in Christ and when we rested upon him by faith we are connected to Christ who is the anchor and we are safe in him. In John 10:9 the Lord Jesus promised "I am the door by me if any one enter in, he/she shall be saved..." When we are saved Jesus said,"My sheep hear my voice and they follow me and I give unto them eternal life and they shall NEVER perish" John 10:27-28 As a young boy before I was saved a song haunted me. "One door and only one Yet its sides are two Inside and outside On which side are you One door and only one Yet its sides are two I"m on the inside On which side are you I knew that I could not truthfully sing the second verse. However, on Mar. 11, 1954 I trusted Christ and was able to sing that song with joy in my soul. It is wonderful to know that God cannot lie. That when he saves us, he gives us eternal life and places us by adoption into his family. "We have an anchor that keeps the soul, Stedfast and sure though the billows roll Fastened to the rock, which cannot move Grounded firm and deep in our Saviour's Love. Praise his name. Robert |
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222 | self examination | Gen 22:14 | Robert Nicholson | 32294 | ||
SP31 The Lord Jesus told his diciples in discussion of temporal verses spiritual things "Seek you first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. Luke 12:31 The Lord would like us to set priorities in our lives which would put him first. He will provide all our needs and not necessarily our wants. When God's people ask for something, God always answers their prayer in one of three ways. 1. yes 2. no or 3. wait. I believe every exercised Christian will always look for purpose in the things which happen in our lives. Sometimes, it would appear that the Lord has forgotten us and yet he allows us to go through trials that we might grow and become more dependent on him. I think that in your note you mention "listen and act on God's Word". Indeed, if we want to know his will in our lives we must be prepared to do so. " Godliness with contentment is great gain" 1 Tim. 6:6 What exactly do you mean by self examination ? Peace in our Lord Robert |
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223 | Born on the way to destruction ? | Matt 7:13 | Robert Nicholson | 32257 | ||
Dear Curt: Thank you for your response. I agree with you that long before we came to Christ his eye was upon us. It is not my intention to argue Calvinism verses Arminism. I also realize that their are many Christians who cannot give the exact date of their conversion to God, but they will know that "they have passed from death unto life".(John 5:24) As a young boy I rested my all upon the promise of John 3:16 and I believe that my sins were forgiven and I was placed into the family of God. However, I had a lot of growing up to do and made some major side tracks, in retrospect I can see his hand upon me even when I thought I had lost my way. He is faithful to his promise and I believe once a son, always a son for which I praise his precious name. In regards to the disciples. I would agree that all l2 followed him when he called them. However, it would appear that profession does not always make one a true disciple as in the case of Judas. Would you not think that he is an example of an apostate; he professed to follow Christ, he acted as the other disciples, and was numbered with them. The problem was, that he did not really know who Jesus was, had he known him he would not of sold him out. There is a great difference between Judas and Peter. Peter was the one who said to the Lord Jesus "Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God". The Holy Spirit had revealled this to him and he believed it. Peter denyed the Lord three times out of fear, and yet his repentance was genuine as he wept bitterly as Christ looked on him. Do you not think that at the time of our Lord Jesus that things were in transition relative to the gospel. In fact the idea that Jesus would die for the whole world was hid from his people and the prophets of old. As we watch the progression of revealed truth in the Acts it is clear that those who were preached to in those early days, heard the word that they responded to it by accepting or rejecting the truth. Paul would tells us that the day which he came to know Christ was on the road to Damascus. The Philippian Jailor would tell us that it was the night of the earthquake. Lydia would tell us that it was that day by the riverside. Onesimus would tell us that he came to know Christ as a runaway slave in Rome. Curt, I am not trying to be argumentive. I know that God is sovereign, and that by his spirit he speaks to the hearts of men and women in their lives with the intent that they would come to Christ. Jesus said in his day "Strive to enter in at the strait gate". Peace in his name Robert |
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224 | Born on the way to destruction ? | Matt 7:13 | Robert Nicholson | 32256 | ||
Makarios Thank you for your answer. There may be many things which people cannot understand about the Bible. It would appear however, the most important issues are made clear, especially in the words of the Lord Jesus himself. In Romans 3:23 "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" would show us that we can never reach to God's standard on our own. That we are separated from God because of our sins. To stop at this point would leave humankind in a hopeless state. In Romans 6:23 I believe God wants us to know that there are consequences for being content to live in our sin. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The gift of God which is given to those who will accept Jesus Christ is eternal life. A free gift of eternal life which was purchased by the Lord Jesus himself on Calvary. Our sins meant the death of the cross for him; whereas, his death for our sins means lives for those who accept it. The "broad road" that Jesus talks about is the road of life which upon each are born. However, the good news is that God in his grace and love has provided a way which allows us to turn from our way downward and enter through the stait gate which is Christ and bring our Christian journey home on the narrow way to life. I believe that these roads are totally separate and that we as individuals are on one or the other. Repentance, is to stop our downward path and turn to Christ who said " I am the door by me if any one enter in he/she shall be saved" Stepping through the door is a step of faith and by his grace and his sacrifice alone we are saved. Thank God for his grace, Robert |
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225 | Isn't Jesus the ONLY WAY to heaven? | John 14:6 | Robert Nicholson | 31858 | ||
Curtnsally: The first commandment is to "Worship the Lord thy God with all thy soul and with all thy heart." We should not and cannot elevate humans who have made a mark for God. They are only sinners saved by his grace. They are often role models, but never objects of worship. We worship God through our great high priest our Lord Jesus Christ who has entered into the holiest of all with his own precious blood and is our mediator with God. We bow in worship to he who is worthy, and has redeemed us to God by his precious blood. |
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226 | Mary is Sinless? | Luke 2:24 | Robert Nicholson | 31850 | ||
I am not throwing stones at the Catholic Church. However, Mary was a sinner like you and I. When the angel gave her this meassage "Hail thou art highly favored, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women." Luke 1:28 Mary not because of any merit of her own experienced the grace of God in that she was the chosen vessel to bring his only Son into the world. She could say "my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior" The genealogy of Mary is traced back to Adam in Luke 3:23-38 and is the fulfilment of Gen. 3:15 in which we find that through the seed of the women the deliverer shall come. It is amazing that God by his grace has used ordinary humans to bring about his plans and purposes. In the case of Mary she was the vessel upon whom the Holy Spirit came and she had the blessing of being the one throught whom the Son of God, God manifest in the flesh should come. The important thing to remember is that there is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.(1 Tim. 2:5) It is Christ who is the saviour of sinners, it is he who links the sinner to God by faith in his sacrifice alone. Mary like all who love Christ was redeemed by his precious blood. |
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227 | What do you think of Jesus? | Ps 22:1 | Robert Nicholson | 31837 | ||
Dear Lamplight: Your poem is excellent and reflects the feelings which I have concerning this Psalm. The depths of the suffering of Christ at the hands of humans was terrible and yet the suffering at the hands of a Holy God on account of my sin is beyond words. The hymn writer says "I wonder what he saw in me to suffer such great angony.?" In verse 2 of Psalms 22 we read of the darkness which covered the scene beginning at the noon day hour at calvary. This darkness was miraculous since it could not be explained in human terms and yet the God of heaven veiled the scene in total darkness when his Son was made sin for us. "He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities and the chastisement of our peace was laid upon him; and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5)KJV Why did God forsake his Son? V3 "But thou art holy, O thou that inhabistest the praises of Israel" God turned his back on his Son because he could not look on Sin, Jesus bore the darkness and agony of Calvary that our sins might be forgiven. Because of his sinless sacrifice and his worth a Holy God could look on him and pardon us? "On that cross alone forsaken, where no pitying eye was found, Now to God's right hand exalted, With his praise the heavens resound. Lamplight you are right, he willing gave himself in our stead that we might be his forever. We remember as he anticipated the cross " he could pray being in agony: and his sweat as great drops of blood falling to the ground Luke 22:44 "Saying, Father if thou be willing to remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done."Luke 22:42 The Lord Jesus knew that this cup of suffering could not removed because his purpose in coming to the world was to save sinners such as me, you etc. To think that the God of eternity could not release his Son from the death of the cross expresses to us his love beyond compare. "Such love surpassing human thought, that thou blest lamb of God, could bear sin's curse and interpose thine own most precious blood." I rejoice that his love reached me. Robert |
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228 | Will unbelievers be raised from Sheol? | Rev 21:8 | Robert Nicholson | 31794 | ||
Curtnsally: Amen on your post. We must remember that God's holiness is such that he must judge all sin. If we refuse the substitutionary work of Christ on the cross, such a choice will separate us from God for all eternity and we will suffer for our own sin. According to Rev. 20:11-15 no Christ rejector can escape facing judgment at the Great White Throne. "I saw the dead small and great stand before God..."V12 "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire, this is the second death. It is the "dead" which are in view here, not those who are alive in Christ eternally. It is a solumn truth from which many wish were untrue. The sad thing is "what we think" does not change the truth. In view of this, is it any wonder that we implore our fellow travellers to eternity to come to Christ for forgiveness and life? We will only end up in a lost eternity if we choose to go there. |
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229 | Is not Love The Greatest Commandment? | John 3:16 | Robert Nicholson | 31544 | ||
Dear Lamplight: It is wonderful to leave ourselves in our Father's care since we have confidence that he loves us. The Lord Jesus reminded us that his eye is on even the sparrow, how much more on those whom he has redeemed by his precious blood. How true are your words, that after he saves us, he works on us from the inside out. I read a book by Max Lucado "Just Like Jesus". A quote from the book inspired me "God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you there". In our Christian live we are encouraged "to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ". When we were born again we are placed into the family of God by adoption forever. However, like in many large families at times siblings can be insensitive to one another. In spite of this we should have an inner love for those who belong to Christ. Blessings to you in his precious name. Robert |
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230 | What is "persevering to the end?" | Matt 22:37 | Robert Nicholson | 30204 | ||
Brother Eagle One: I agree that we are overcomers in Christ. "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am pursuaded, that neither principlalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shal be able to separate us from the love of Godwhich is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8 37-39) God bless you Robert |
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231 | Inhabitants of kingdom on earth | Rev 20:4 | Robert Nicholson | 30139 | ||
Dear brother: During the great tribulation God will turn again to Israel nationally and a great number will be saved Rev. 7 4-8. In addition we read "I beheld and lo a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues stood before the throne, and before the lamb, clothed with white robes and palms in their hands. V13 "And one of the elders answered me saying "what are these arrayed in white robes? from whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of the great tribulation, and have wash their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" Rev: 7 14 We know that according 2 Thess 1 that at the end of the great tribulation the Lord Jesus is coming in great power and in glory. "in flaming fire taken vengence on them who obeyed not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. During his coming we know that the saints of the age of grace will be rasied and changed in caught up to him. 1Thess. 4 and we will return with him. He will set up his throne and those who are alive on the earth will be judged. There will be those who are saved Rev. 7 who will go into his earthly kingdom and those who will be damned because they rejected him. I believe that the people who go into God's earthly kingdom are both Jew and Gentile. This just not suggest a second chance for those who reject the gospel now. But explains in part what may happen to those who in this day of grace have never heard the gospel and never rejected Christ. I believe that Rev.7:9 is a clear verse that shows that there will be those who did not receive the mark of the beast. The sad thing for those who have rejected Christ during this day of grace that "God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie; that they might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Peace in our risen Lord Robert |
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232 | Kin, too much ritual in baptism? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Robert Nicholson | 30004 | ||
Love Fountain: Thank you for your touching response. I love and rejoice in the truth of 1Peter 1:22-25. Is it not wonderful, that our God doesn't give us all the answers at once, but he wants us to "grow in grace and in the knowledge of his dear Son"? And is if that were not enough, he will continue to reveal to us the unsearchable riches of Christ throughout all eternity! Happy new year. Your brother by his grace alone Robert |
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233 | Trinity (again)? | Acts 2:38 | Robert Nicholson | 29947 | ||
Johnny You do not offend me. Your reference to Eph.5:31 regarding a man and his wife becoming one flesh. This again is an example of order. The man is the head of the woman, they have distinct spheres and yet they are equal to each other in the Lord. The reference I gave regarding God being the head of Christ again shows order, not inferiority. Dear brother, I am glad that you agree in the 3 persons of the Godhead. Even the mother of the Lord Jesus could say regarding him "my heart doth rejoice in God my Saviour" In John 17 Jesus prays "This is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." God bless you brother Robert |
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234 | God's Forgiveness of Sin | Mic 7:19 | Robert Nicholson | 29923 | ||
Eagle One: Thank you for your kind response. I have read your post to brother Nolan and I have a few comments to make. I agree that "eternal life" is exactly that and that there is no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus. I believe that we should never lose sight of the holiness of God. Sin cannot come into his presence. He must judge sin. I say this reverently, "Not even the love of God can overlook sin". His love is pure and holy as he is. In view of this, God by his grace in his eternal counsels divised a plan whereby he can pardon the guilty sinner by accepting the sustitutionary work of his Son upon the cross who bore the awful load of our sins. For those of us who live in this age of grace we look backward to Calvary by faith, all our sins were future when Christ died. In contrast those saints of the old testament acted by faith and in doing so looked forward to the coming redeemer. We read "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 John 2:2) In other words the sacrifice of Christ is sufficient for the whole world. Will the whole world be saved? No! Why? because of unbelief. Forgiveness of sins is freely offered to the "whosoever" will. Forgiveness of sins cannot be realized until a sinner is willing to acknowledge his sinful need and by faith accept the provision which God has offered through his Son. Brother, I am sorry if I am rambling. I agree that God is going to judge all people by their works. For the unsaved there will be righteous judgement based on the light which they have had during their life time. A good example of this is the words of Jesus to the Pharisees "it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gommorah than you in the day of judgement". Christians will also be accountable for their stewardship since they were saved. We must remember that we have been given the indwelling Holy Spirit to give us power over sin. In addition, "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." (Romans 8:26) and even more wonderful "Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. (Romans 8:34). Sin in the life of the Christian should be an accident and if we sin and confess it we are forgiven by his precious blood. "For we must all appear and be revealed as we are before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive [his pay] according to what he has done in the body, whether good or evil [considering what his purpose and motive have been, and what he has achieved, been busy with, and given himself and his attention to accomplishing]".(1 Cor. 5:10 NASB amplified) Paul in this passage is referring to the "Bema" or the award seat connected with the olympic games. The lives of all Christians will be reviewed through the refining fire of God. Because we are overcomers in him, we will all finish the race, howbeit, some may crawl across the line, whereas, others may have wasted time by being occuppied with the wrong motives in service. Others may lose reward due to a sinful life or worldliness. Yet even though some will be saved as by fire, everyone will have praise of God. Brother, our sins and the punishment for our sins were laid on Christ. Thus, I have difficulty seeing punishment at the judgement seat of Christ. However, we will suffer loss if we fail to commit ourselves to Christ in our lives and allow him to work through us. The awards of that day will be laid at his feet and to his glory forever. The examples which you have given pretain to the Kingdom of Heaven which is the rule of the heavens over the earth in contrast to the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Heaven is a sphere of profession and we find that within professing believers there will be those who are false. When dealing with the Kingdom of Heaven we have the wheat and the tares which sybolize true Christians and false professors. We enter the Kingdom of God by birth from above John 3. We find that there are no tares in the kingdom of God. I will give more thought to this part of the discussion. Your brother by his grace alone Robert |
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235 | Trinity (again)? | Acts 2:38 | Robert Nicholson | 29865 | ||
Good Morning Johnny: I believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who knew no sin and who did no sin. Thus, it is impossible for him to lie, he is the absolute truth. While on this earth his glory was veiled and he walked in perfect submission and obedience to his father. In his humility he acknowledged divine order. It was in this earthly walk which he the perfect man demonstrated total dependence upon his father in heaven. Paul refers to this order in 1 Cor.11:3 "the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God" This divine order does not denote inferiority between Christ and God or between man and woman. Johnney, the persons of the Godhead are in harmoney and are in essence God. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. As I said in my last post, the finite cannot fathom the infinite. We "now see through a glass darkly, but then face to face" (1 Cor. 13:12) The verses which you have quoted from John 10 give me great joy knowing that I am safe in my Saviour's hand and in my heavenly Father's hand. Peace in our Saviour's name Rober |
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236 | Trinity (again)? | Acts 2:38 | Robert Nicholson | 29783 | ||
Johnny: quote: Jesus Christ never claim that they are equal, do you think you good than Him that will come out with the conclusion that they are equal. Jesus said Father is Greater than Him is Jesus a liar? ------------------------------------------------ The subject of the Godhead is an awesome truth which transcends the capability of finite minds. Nevertheless, God in his word has shown us that " For there are three which bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost and these three are one" (1 John 5:7) At his baptism, as the Lord Jesus was lifted "out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: And there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Mark 1:10,11) Jesus demonstrated that he is God manifest in the flesh in the fact that he was able to forgive sins. In Mark 2:5 Jesus declared to the man sick of palsy, "Son thy sins be forgiven thee" Immediately the scribes reasoned in their hearts, accusing Jesus of blasphemy and in their derision spoke the truth "Who can forgive sins, but God only" (v.8) Jesus responded with an answer to their reasonings "That ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins" (v10) He then healed the sick man of his palsy. The writer of the Hebrews writes "Who being the brightness (effulgence) of his glory, and the express image image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" (Heb. 1:3) The Son of God is co-equal and co-eternal, indeed he could say "he that hath seen me hath seen the father" (John 14:9b) Why did Jesus not tell people directly " I am God"? Jesus had nothing to prove, his walk on this earth and his fulfilment of those things written of him in the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms proved beyond a shadow of doubt that he is the "Christ of God" In Philippians 2: 6-9 we read about the Lord Jesus "Who being in the form of God, thought it not a thing to be grasped at to be equal with God" We then read of his lowly stoop into humankind "He made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men..." How then do we understand that the Father is greater than the Son and yet equal? I believe that there is divine Order in the Godhead. Three distinct persons and yet one. a) God is a spirit (John 4:24) b) Jesus Christ is the eternal Son obedient to his father's will. He is God manifest in the flesh. He is the Lamb of God who offered himself without spot unto God as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. c) The Holy Spirit, also known as the comforter is the believer's advocate (Romans 8:26,27) strength, teacher and guide. The Holy Spirit "procedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me (Jesus)" (John 15:26) The Holy Spirit of God "when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and or righteousness and of judgment:" (John 16:8) Peace in his Name Robert |
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237 | God's Forgiveness of Sin | Mic 7:19 | Robert Nicholson | 29774 | ||
Dear brother: An excellent outline on the forgiveness of sin! When I read your note a verse from Col. 1:14 came to mind: "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:..." Is it not amazing that in Christ we are abundantly pardoned and clothed in his righteousness forever. "Forgiven" not in part, but the whole. Robert |
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238 | Again, was Adam there? | Gen 3:6 | Robert Nicholson | 28011 | ||
Dear brother CDBJ Meery Christmas and thank you for the kind response. It is so go for Christians to rejoice together in our Saviour who gives us an inner joy which cannot be found in this world. I read your profile and it is wonderful to hear of yet another person who came to Christ while reading the Bible alone. God's Word is indeed "living and powerful". Your brother by his grace alone Robert |
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239 | Our need for God's protection | John 17:15 | Robert Nicholson | 27970 | ||
I find that the prayer of intercession by the Lord Jesus as he anticipated his leaving for the cross in John 17 is very moving as we get a glimpse into the intimacy with his father and we see his heart of care and love for those who were already his and those that would be his as the result of his atoning death. In V.24 it was his prayer that "I will that they also whom thou has given me, be with me where I am" Tonight as I think of dear love ones which includes sons and daughter-in-law who know not Christ I echo his words "And this is life eternal, that they may know thee, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." John 17:3 Dear fellow believers as we sail the sea of life and even if our sails are tattered and at times we may despair, remember, Jesus Christ is the Captain of our life and he will bring us safe to the other side. Praise his Name! "We have an anchor which keepts the soul, Stedfast and sure though the billows roll Fastened to the rock which cannot move Grounded firm and deep in the Saviour's blood. Robert |
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240 | Can a woman speak in church? | 1 Tim 2:15 | Robert Nicholson | 27900 | ||
Dear brother: I realize that this is not an answer to your primary question. However, I would like to carry on from your last post. "She shall be saved in childbearing "childrearing" How? "If she continue in faith, and charity and holiness and sobriety" V. 15 The word "saved" in this verse actually means she will be perserved. I believe that what Paul means is that a Christian woman who maintains a faithful life before her children, that her testimony will have an impact on her children. And like the woman of Proverbs 31 "her children will rise up, and call her blessed" V. 28. Conversely, the woman who does not maintain a faithful testimony before her children may have great aggravation in childrearing. I have difficulty with the amplified translation on this one. Peace in Our Saviour's Name Robert |
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