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221 | What do you make about love between men | OT general | Sir Pent | 59514 | ||
Clarification ....................................... Dear Searcher, I just wanted to suggest that a more accurate description of David and Johnathon’s love for each other would be “platonic” as opposed to “pure”. The reason for this is two-fold. First is that “platonic” actually means what you are talking about (a love which does not involve sex at all). ....................................... The second is that by using the word “pure” instead, it implies that any sexual relationship would be impure. I know that you don’t mean that, because obviously a sexual relationship between a man and wife who God has joined together, is deffinately a good thing. In fact, I would say that it is an important aspect of their pure love for each other. ....................................... The reason why I make this distinction is because in the early centuries after Christ death there arose a heretical view that all flesh is completely evil. This view was shown to be wrong, but still influences many people today in subtle ways. It also is one of the major tenets of Buddhism. Once again, I know from previous experience with you Searcher, that you don’t support these ideas, I just wanted to clarify for others reading this thread. |
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222 | Not my will? | Rom 5:6 | Sir Pent | 59511 | ||
Personal Note....................................... Dear Hank, Thanks you for the welcome back and especially for your empathy in my wife and my loss. Sadly, I had to go back and update my user profile since I was here last to reflect that we have lost one more child. We have really had to depend on the prayer and support of our relatives, friends, and church family during this time. We have both felt that God has used these tragic circumstances to draw us even closer to Himself and to each other. I would not wish this experience on anyone, but God works all things together for good. |
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223 | Not my will? | Rom 5:6 | Sir Pent | 59436 | ||
Personal Note ............................. Dear Hank, I was unaware of your recent heart problems, and would like to also praise God, who is the "Great Physician", for your healing. |
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224 | Baptism by water is not necessary | 1 Pet 3:21 | Sir Pent | 59434 | ||
Personal Note ........................................ Dear TRJ1221, Thank for sharing your ideas, but this topic has been debated extensively previously on this site. In the future perhaps you could do a search first and add your comments to an existing thread. Starting a whole new one just causes a hanging primary note to stick around for a while. |
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225 | Why does God love the world (us)? | Genesis | Sir Pent | 59343 | ||
Personal Note ........................................... Dear John Reformed, Thanks, but the one thing that separates me from that view is that I believe that God chooses to offer salvation to all people, and equally lead them all to obtain it, if only they would accept. |
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226 | Why does God love the world (us)? | Genesis | Sir Pent | 59340 | ||
Redirection....................................... Dear Cynic, I eartlier incorrectly replied to John Reformed, instead of to you. Please read my post on this thread titled "An Opposing View". ...................................... To clarify my meaning, when I say "free will", I mean, the freedom to do whatever a person wants to do within the limits of their ability. And in God's case I believe their are no limits to His ability. ...................................... I want to reiterate that whether the Calvinist perspective is right or wrong has been covered in previous threads, and needs not be repeated here. |
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227 | is selling in a church building fine? | John 2:13 | Sir Pent | 59335 | ||
Personal Note........................... Dear Justme, There is actually a great deal of information on me. Just click on my name to see what is available. Also, thanks for reminding me that my 1 year anniversary on the forum has just passed. I have been gone for a while due to frustrations with redundancy and lack of organization. However, I have recently felt led to return and ignore much of the chaff while just responding to the messages that are from people truly searching for answers. |
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228 | Feel so lonely and down over this burden | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 59330 | ||
Personal Note................. Dear Mae64,.................... I had a hard time understanding some of what you wrote in your response. From what I could tell, You said that your pastor didn’t visit and pray with your family when your mother died or when your son went to jail. This is sad, but I think that you are taking the right perspective by focusing on the truth that God is with you and that He cares for you more than anyone else even could. ...................... It also sounded like you and another lady visit the sick and elderly in your community. This is terriffic. Praise God that you do this! Perhaps you could also add the jail to your list of places to stop and visit with people. There is an elder lady in our church that visits the jail in our county, and she often shares during testimony time how blessed she has been by seeing God use her there to really bring some light into the people’s lives there. They have been very welcoming to her. ...................... I hope that I have understood your message correctly, and I will pray that you will continue to sense God’s love and guidance in a powerful way! |
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229 | Why does God love the world (us)? | Genesis | Sir Pent | 59329 | ||
An opposing view .................................... Dear Cynic, I must respectfully disagree with my esteemed colleague. John Reformed comes from a theological perspective that does not believe in “free will”. Therefore, I respect his answer to your question as consistent within his worldview. I on the other hand agree with the theological perspective that does believe in the “free will” of mankind. (Which of these perspectives is correct has been covered extensively in other threads, so please don’t anyone start it up again here). Therefore, assuming that mankind was created with a “free will”, it would only make sense that God who created them had “free will” as well. In addition it is logical that a God, who is “almighty” or “all powerful” would have the ability to do anything. This would include loving or not loving us. I see this as making it even greater that God does love us. If He had to, then it would not seem as awesome as it does to know that He chooses to love me. And then to think that He knows me completely for all that I am and chooses to love me anyway, that is even better still. |
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230 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Sir Pent | 36838 | ||
Personal Note ............................................. Dear Tim and Hank, Thanks for the "welcome back". It is good to hear from old friends again. Regretfully, it will be a while yet before I can return to regular posting. Until then, keep running the race as for the prize. P.S. I like the "Circus Maximus" description of the forum, there is truth in that on so many levels! |
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231 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Sir Pent | 36662 | ||
Personal Note ......................................... After being gone for several months, I happened to be passing by today, and with both humor and sadness, I see that the forum is still stuck answering who Cain married. I once (and possibly still do) believe that this forum had so much greater potential. |
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232 | How to know God just from seeing nature? | Rom 1:20 | Sir Pent | 26418 | ||
Dear Nolan, You are correct that it is almost universally accepted in science that everything is in a state of decay. You also wisely conclude that it implies that things were once in a state of perfection. This is not necessarily the case, but it is more likely than any other assumptions to choose from. |
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233 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | Sir Pent | 25272 | ||
Further Concerns ................................ Dear Tim, Thanks for your in depth analysis of "being enlightened", "tasting the heavenly gift", and "sharing in the Holy Spirit". I think that I agree with your perspective on those ideas. The bad news is that I know that they applied to me prior to my "falling away". I also agree that "falling away" or "apostasy" is much more than an occasional sin or backsliding. I too, believe that it is a total rejection of God and His salvation. The bad news is that many years ago, I did just that. This would seem to be very bad for me. One thing that I would appreciate more input on would be the type of verb used for the "falling away". Is it a present progressive type, meaning that as long as you reject God, He won't save you? Or is it a past tense type, meaning that if you ever rejected God (after being a Christian), He won't save you? |
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234 | Hebrews 6:4 | Heb 6:4 | Sir Pent | 24708 | ||
A concern for salvation .......................... Dear Tim, I know that you wrote this 3 months ago, but I would like to revisit it. Nolan recently brought up this passage in another post, and I went back and reread it. I know that you said that you find it hard to imagine a person who would do such a thing, but I believe that I may be one. You can read my experience by doing a quick search for "lost found testimony". The question I have is "Do I fit the criteria?" To know that, I need to know what the criteria are. Therefore, I would appreciate your input. In Hebrews 6:4-6: What does it mean to be "enlightened"? What does it mean to "taste the heavenly gift"? What does it mean to "share in the Holy Spirit"? What does it mean to "taste the goodness of God's Word?" What does it mean to "taste the powers of the coming age?" What does it mean to "fall away"? |
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235 | How do we open eyes to truth? | Deut 7:2 | Sir Pent | 24622 | ||
Personal Note .................................. Dear Hank, I'm feeling better today, and want to once again say that I am not trying to pick on you. I know that you can handle it, and you consistently contribute excellently to this forum. I was a little testy yesturday, and that affected my outlook. As for this particular thread (by the way, why is it being blocked from appearing on the homepage?), I wholeheartedly agree with you that the spiritual lostness of our society is the root cause of all problems. At the same time, I think that individuals have demanded their personal rights and freedoms to the detriment of the society and world as a whole. Don't you agree my friend? |
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236 | Who is Jesus? | Matt 24:28 | Sir Pent | 24442 | ||
Personal Note .............................. Dear Lisa, I am just finishing a book by Steve Sjorgenson (mispelled) called "Conspiracy of Kindness". It is an excellent little book, and has terriffic practical ideas for easy yet effective evangelism for people like yourself who are "confrontational evangelism" challenged :) |
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237 | How do we open eyes to truth? | Deut 7:2 | Sir Pent | 24440 | ||
Contrary view ................................. Dear Hank, I don't want to pick on you, because it seems like many people are saying the same thing you are. I'm just responding to this post, because it's the last one I read. I'm a little tired of everybody talking so much about freedom. Yeah, it's great that we live in a country that has it, but is it really worth killing people over. I'm glad that I can say what I want, and go to a church building in broad daylight, and get as many groceries as I can afford at Wal-Mart. However, none of these things are really necessary. None of them are INHO worth killing someone to hold onto. If I were punished for my speaking, so be it. If I couldn't get anything at Wal-Mart, God would provide. And if I could go to a church building in broad daylight, I could meet in my house at night. If I was caught and killed, so be it. I do not fear those who can kill my body. What I'm trying to say is that in America, we have overvalued freedom and personal rights. This is partly to blame for why our society is so selfish and is falling apart. But it is also why so many good people are confused into thinking that they should kill people just to hold onto those things. It makes me a little upset, and I've been in kind of a bad mood today anyway. So I better leave things for today and come back tommorrow, when I can live up to my name and keep things "Pent" up better. |
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238 | How do we respond to war as Christians? | Deut 7:2 | Sir Pent | 24433 | ||
Contrary View ............................... Dear Tim, I know that we have discussed war in general at length previously on another thread. I don't want to repeat what is there already, but this whole idea of rights and freedoms is IMHO somewhat uncovered. It seems that you are saying that it is wrong for a Christian to kill someone to defend their own rights, but it is right for a Christian to kill someone to defend the rights of another person. However, in the garden, when Peter tried to defend Jesus, he was told to put away his sword. Also although I agree with your overall interpretation that killing is not always wrong (since God commanded it in the OT), I disagree with your burden of proof. Since there is a clear commandment to not kill, and since it is never condoned in the New Testament, I believe the burden of proof lies on those who believe that it is right to kill. As you know, I believe there is a biblical basis for why the killing in the Old Testament was an exception to the rule. I find it hard to imagine discovering a biblical basis for why killing is still appropriate. |
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239 | How do we respond to war as Christians? | Deut 7:2 | Sir Pent | 24367 | ||
Personal Note ................................... Dear Tim, Do you have any thoughts on my recent post regarding killing people to protect our "rights and freedoms"? |
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240 | Lanny, What is your definition of sin? | Rom 6:2 | Sir Pent | 24205 | ||
Attempt at consensus .......................... I suspect we agree more than we disagree here Joe. If we step back from the argument and look at it, it seems to really just be about the definition of the word sin. You seem to be defining "sin" in terms of the attitude of the person. This is a valid perspective most of the time. Jesus often talked of how God looks at the heart when He judges us. From this perspective, it would seem very difficult (if not impossible) to sin accidentally. I am describing "sin" in terms of the actions themselves. This is also a valid perspective most of the time. God has commanded many actions and condemned many other actions in both the Old and New Testaments. Therefore, in general, actions themselves can be classified as either in line with or against the will of God. For instance, prayer to God would be in line with His will, and stealing would be against His will (sin). While both of these perspectives are valid most of the time, they do both have limitations and dangers. The first perspective (that you are supporting) comes dangerously close to relativism at times. When "sin" is defined solely based on a person's attitude (which we can never know completely), it is easy for someone to say, "well that may be wrong for you, but it is not wrong for me". Sometimes this is accurate (ie. meat sacrificed to idols), however, most often this is said by a person trying to rationalize actual sin in their life. The second perspective (that I am supporting) comes dangerously close to legalism at times. When "sin" is defined solely based on a person's actions, it is easy for a person to do the right things with the wrong motivation. Sometimes this is healthy (ie. when we feel like praising God the least is when we need to do it the most). However, if continued for a long period of time, it can lead to pure hypocracy and can rob a person of the joy of true relationship with God. If I had to pick one of these perspectives, I'd choose the second. Better to err on the side caution, and stick to close to the letter of the law, than to err on the side of folly and commit egregious sins. However, the best choice of all is not to pick between these options, but rather to balance them and live by both. That is where we probably agree. I assume that we would both see the value (and danger) in each view independantly, and therefore the wisdom in finding the balance. |
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