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221 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 81205 | ||
"Works of grace in Christ are another kind of work altogether." I see. Is this tied into why you think (as far as I can tell) that circumcision and Levitical sacrifice were not means of grace? --Joe! |
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222 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | Reformer Joe | 81204 | ||
Stick around...I can be quite a troublemaker, myself! --Joe! |
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223 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 81185 | ||
Hello, Emmaus. You quoted: 'Paul never says that we are saved by faith alone, although he does say we are saved by "faith, apart from works of the law."' Paul also says: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast." --Ephesians 2:8-9 You also quoted: 'A closer look at "works of the law" and works in general seems appropriate.' What God-honoring works are not found in the law of God? --Joe! |
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224 | CAIN'S OFERING NOT ACCEPTED | Heb 11:4 | Reformer Joe | 81184 | ||
Obviously God had given Cain and Abel different instructions than he gave the people of Israel. We simply are not given the reason why God didn't accept Cain's offering. It is important to note that the agricultural offerings in Leviticus were not to atone for sins like the animal sacrifices were. In my opinion, this had something to do with the Genesis 4 situation, but ultimately it is just speculation on our part. --Joe! |
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225 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | Reformer Joe | 81182 | ||
Actually, this thread is a very large one, over two years old, that has branched off in several different directions. The temporary restriction may have had nothing to do with your posts at all. It seems as if it has been un-banned, in any case. --Joe! |
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226 | Is having a TV unbiblical? | Phil 4:8 | Reformer Joe | 81179 | ||
I second the book recommendation. --Joe! |
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227 | How do u stay pure but have pleasure | Phil 4:8 | Reformer Joe | 81178 | ||
"Don't worry ... God made as we are...He knows about sex, the Bible says He was tempted in all things common to man...do you think he was never tempted?" When the Bible says Jesus was tempted, that means that externally the world and individuals attempted to influence Him to sin. That does not mean that He had sinful impulses or thoughts at any point during His time on earth. "He was half man..." He became and is 100 percent man, and he has eternally been 100 percent God. --Joe! |
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228 | what sould i do? | 1 John 1:5 | Reformer Joe | 81141 | ||
Hello, SHYCARR. If you do not mind me asking, why do you say you love God and Jesus, but don't show a love for God's people by worshiping with them? Biblically speaking, God has set things up so that in order to become more like Jesus Christ, we must be in communion with other believers. There is no biblical precedent for "solo sanctification." Take a look at these passages: Ephesians 4 Romans 12 1 Peter 2:9-10 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Hebrews 10:23-25 Simply put, the ritual of going to a church saves no one, but God has orchestrated things in such a way that the church is essential for Christian growth. It is where we hear the word preached, pray corporately, exercise the spiritual gifts God has given us for the benefit of God's people, bear one another's burdens, contribute to the needs of the saints and to the extension of God's Kingdom, confess our common faith, celebrate the Lord's Supper, confess our sins together, and corporately sing in praise of our God. Those are not solitary activities, and it is disobedience to God to neglect the communion of saints. You may have been saved as an individual, but the consistent testimony of Scripture is that every Christian is saved INTO the church. "I no my relationship with GOD is still intact" How do you know that without any frame of reference? "in fact i feel iv leard so much more about GOD not attending church" How have you learned more apart from church? "I love GOD and Jesus" If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. --John 14:15 "with thier help i keep myself sinless as posibale" The Holy Spirit works through His people (the church) in order to accomplish that in your life. Your neglecting the communion of saints itself is a sin. "often i find myself alone but effective on my wolk" How so? "i don't feel that everything that churchs do are right so I basicly dissconect myself from it." Of course everything they do isn't right; they are made up of people like you and me. That is no excuse for disobeying God by "disconnecting" oneself from church. One must wonder whether someone who seems to despise God's people so much is one of them herself. "What sould I do?" Find a good church where God's word is proclaimed, where baptism and the Lord's Supper are celebrated, and be the member of Christ's body that God saved you to be. There are tons of good churches in my denomination, so I will offer that as a starting point: http://www.pcanet.org May God's blessings through communal worship be yours. --Joe! |
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229 | Are we back to the absurd view...? | 2 Timothy | Reformer Joe | 81013 | ||
" Maybe you can explain to me why a you may post your opinions all day long, even though your 'unabashed' Calvinism is a divisive as any doctrine?" Because while it is certainly a doctrine which not everyone agrees with (like yours), I do actually post about other things. Click on my name below and look at my posts. You will see that I can actually post without mentioning Reformed doctrine at all. Is the same true for you and baptism? You have made your point regarding baptism, and now you have taken it upon yourself to commandeer every thread, whether it has anything to do with baptism or not, and flood the Forum with your view. "I quote scripture and you quote Calvin." I don't quote Scripture? ;) "Matthew 28:18-20 is the same baptism..." You have made your point, and I agree with you, as a matter of fact. Why do you think repeating this statement in every single one of your posts is going to make it more convincing? "As far as the names go, it's all anonymous. So you've given yourself away as being on the inside. I assume by your other question that you also represent the legal arm of the Lockman foundation?" No, that was just a courteous notice in case you were not aware. While I am in no way affiliated with the Lockman Foundation, I do have to read through your spamming to get to something worthy of a reply. It is simply dishonoring to God to carry on the way you are, even if you are theologically correct. --Joe! |
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230 | Are we back to the absurd view...? | 2 Timothy | Reformer Joe | 80999 | ||
Know what else is an interesting read? http://www.studybibleforum.com/termsreview.php Does your harassing violation of the Terms of Use and false witness bring glory to the God you claim to be representing? Just go away. This is the kind of thing people lose their Internet accounts over, for starters... --Joe! |
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231 | When was the book of Romans written | Romans | Reformer Joe | 80997 | ||
I wonder if the Discipler realizes that spamming a privately-owned Web site is legally actionable behavior. 'It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling. Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, "These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation." She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out at that very moment.' --Acts 16:16-18 --Joe! |
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232 | 2 Corinthians- What is 'suffering' | 2 Cor 1:5 | Reformer Joe | 80992 | ||
"I believe healing is provided through the atonement as stated in Isaiah 53 for all who receive by faith, just as salvation is received by faith in Jesus." I am aware that you believe it. The question remains whether you have good reason to do so. "You call it heresy because it disagrees with 'traditional orthodox teaching'." I don't believe I have used the term "heresy." I do most definitely hold it to be error... "If scripture disagrees with traditional orthodox teaching-so be it." Indeed. But that is a tall order to suggest that 1900 years of the church didn't manage to see what you do so "clearly." While it is not 100 percent impossible for the church to be so wrong for so long, it is so highly unlikely that one must very soberly re-examine one's views before making such a pronouncement. "Religious leaders and then the dark ages of hidden "Word" kept truth suppressed." That is a pretty sweeping (over)generalization of church history. Have you ever studied it in detail? "This truth came back out before television. Television is an instrument for reaching many...Or do you view TV as an instrument of the devil? Or are you simply 'profiling' WOF believers as believers who do not go to church? Most go to church AND study via TV." I was not referring to fans of television per se, but rather to those who live in their comfortable existences and dare to suggest that missionaries who died of illness while bringing the light of Christ to the darkest parts of the world simply died from a "lack of faith" or a "lack of understanding." What do you think of these heroes of the faith? Were they faithless or just unenlightened? --Joe! |
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233 | Hold fast the Scriptures- then memorize? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 80955 | ||
"Riplinger has a B.A.,M.A.,and M.F.A. degrees and has done additional postgraduate study at Harvard and Cornell Universities." I am just curious as to why degrees in INTERIOR DESIGN make anyone a Bible scholar.... "I'LL BET YOU STILL HAVENT PRAYED ABOUT THIS HAVE YOU?" Nope. Haven't prayed over the Book of Mormon, either, making many a missionary disappointed. "I have to agree with The Lord Jesus Christ in Rev.3:16." So do I. 'My stomach can only take so much of this apostate,back slidden,powerless "Christianity".' Ahhh...the smell of empty, ad hominem-ism! "The prisoners that I teach are twenty times closer to The Lord than anything Ive seen on this site since I loged on.I'm outa here!" Nothing like a "captive audience," is there? --Joe! |
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234 | Hold fast the Scriptures- then memorize? | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 80952 | ||
Hmmmm...speaking of apostasy, can anyone name the Bible translation of choice for most of the major cults in the English-speaking world today? Give you a hint: it ain't the NASB or NIV. --Joe! |
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235 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | Reformer Joe | 80951 | ||
"I believe you're in category (b) because you choose to accept God's gift of salvation and not because God implanted in you the idea that that's the only choice you have." I know you do. "Why must you diminish God's free gift to all by spouting that His gift is only for the few Elect and that other people are destined to Hell and have no chance of salvation?" Not that I see it as diminishing anything, but I believe what I do because I am convinced it is what the Bible reveals. "Why can't you see that when they talk about the Elect in the Bible, they are referring to Belivers?" I see that perfectly. "Why can't you see that the predestination mentioned is that, thru Jesus, all people will have access to the Kingdom of God?" Because it isn't in the Bible that way. "Maybe my eyes are just closed for some reason but until God shows me where my interpretations are wrong, I have to stick with what He's shown me so far." And we will respectfully disagree. I don't think that your eyes have been closed, per se. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries was once asked by a skeptic why there were so many denominations in Christianity. His answer makes a good amount of sense: denominations exist because we pick and choose what parts of the Bible we are going to believe. We are all guilty of that in one area or another, because our natural tendency is to try and make God into an idol that we are more comfortable with. When Christians sincerely disagree on an issue, the heart of that disagreement often stems from one or both refusing to let go of some preconceived notion about God and His attributes and the way He operates. I am undoubtedly guilty of that myself, but I am convinced otherwise in this case. "I wish we could actually get together sometime and sitdown for a day or 10 and pray and study the scripture together. I think we would both come out enlightened." Perhaps we would. My experience in most cases is that people just go away frustrated and angry. It would be nice to see less bitterness if we must differ. May God bless you! --Joe! |
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236 | 2 Corinthians- What is 'suffering' | 2 Cor 1:5 | Reformer Joe | 80946 | ||
The quote you gave was not from Matthew Henry's commentary on Isaiah 53, but rather from the IntervArsity Press Commentary volume on the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 8, by Craig Keener: http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/webcommentary Please be more careful with your attributions, because Matthew Henry would never have embraced "health and wealth." Your out-of-sequence cut-and-paste job of this commentary also makes for a very confusing read. Nothing you cited is from Matthew Henry, and it seems you are confusing Carson's quote with Keener's commentary. Speaking of D.A. Carson, his book _Exegetical Fallacies_ would be very instructive here... --Joe! |
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237 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | Reformer Joe | 80897 | ||
"Would you rather have your kids choose to love you or would you rather force them to love you (kind of like Saddam)?" 1. Do you think Saddam forces his own kids to love him? 2. If the two possible outcomes are going to hell and God causing me (and effectual calling does not necessarily involve coercion) to love Him, I am glad to be in category (b). --Joe! |
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238 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | Reformer Joe | 80890 | ||
Hi, you wrote: "I don't believe that God has selected only a few ELECT people to have the opportunity to be saved." I believe in the biblical teachings on election (although your wording of it is pretty ambiguous), but the "once-saved-always-saved" doctrines are held by many on both sides of that debate. 'But back to once saved always saved. If that was true, why then all the warnings to guard your salvation?' Like where? "You mentioned Peter - What if he didn't repent but ran away instead?" What did Jesus say about this? "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." --Luke 22:31-32 Seems like his "turning again" was certain. No "what if's" about it. 'Same for Saul - What if he said "Hey, I'd rather be blind than to promote that Jesus thing."?' What did the Lord say to Ananias? 'But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name's sake."' --Acts 9:15-16 Doesn't seem to be a consultation session with Paul to see what he thinks about it. God chose him, was going to use him to bear His name, and was going to show him how much he must suffer for the sake of Christ. God changed Paul in such a way that he would not walk away. "Some would argue that they [i.e. those who fall away]were never saved in the first place. I would then ask those people how they know that they are truly saved then?" By the changed life that God has wrought in me, and by the fruit that is in keeping with repentance, and by my continued trust in God's promises to preserve me for glory. --Joe! |
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239 | 2 Corinthians- What is 'suffering' | 2 Cor 1:5 | Reformer Joe | 80886 | ||
"However, Jesus did not 'suffer' from sickness and desease...until He took ours." What verse says this? "You will also notice when you read this commentary that although Matthew Henry acknowledges that healing is part of the atonement, he 'issues a disclaimer' which had absolutely NO scriptural references to support the disclaimer. This disclaimer , and I agree, instructs the believer to search the scriptures regarding healing." Could you be more specific as to Henry's "disclaimer"? I read nothing at all which suggests that Henry's understanding of Isaiah 53 leaves any room for a promised "physical healing." http://www.apostolic-churches.net/bible/mhc/MHC23053.HTM Respectfully, I think you are locked into a misunderstanding of the general Christian perspective on sickness. I agree that Paul likely does not have the flu foremost in mind when he is talking about himself being afflicted for the sake of the gospel. However, that is a completely different argument than whether it is God's will that sickness exist or not. You have not made a compelling case at all for the view that all Christians on earth should be physically healthy. Obviously, God allows illness and injury and infirmity in his faithful children, and biblical examples such as Epaphroditus and Timothy demonstrate that lingering illness is not a result of a lack of faith. God can and often does heal, but that act of mercy is neither always promised nor always immediate. The "health-and-wealth gospel" is not a historic Christian doctrine, but rather is a 20th-century phenomenon (unless, of course, you count Christian Science, Unity, and other mind-science cults that started popping up in the 19th-century). In order to even make a case for this teaching, one has to begin with the presumption that it is true before going to Scripture. Then one proceeds to find texts such as 1 Peter 2:24, which contextually have nothing to do with disease, and forces a foreign understanding on them. It is a pernicious doctrine because it denies the sovereignty of God in allowing disease to exist for His glory (Romans 8:28). It also dishonors those who have suffered disease and agony in their service to God. Do you really presume to sit in judgment over pioneering Christian missionaries from ages past who died from malaria, scarlet fever, and the like because they refused to sit at home in comfort and relative safety? Do you really conclude that this doctrine, which was non-existent until the last century, really reflects Christianity? Did God really allow such an important, "MAJOR" element of His gospel to be absent from the church for century upon century until we "enlightened" couch-potato Christians suddenly figured it out? Not terribly likely, in my opinion. You can make all the emotional appeals as you would like, accusing people of "penciling things in" and of denying that Jesus ever healed anyone. When the heat subsides, however, one can step back and look to see that WOF doesn't have very much light at all. --Joe! |
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240 | Did Jesus go to hell? | 1 Peter | Reformer Joe | 80767 | ||
"My friend...what does homosexuality addressed in both the Old covenant and the New covenant have to do with the subject I was addressing." It has to do with your statement: "I do believe all scriptural truth can be traced back to His teachings, although in the other letters, there is often much more detail." The statements of Jesus, while absolutely true, are not more absolutely true than the other absolutely true statements of the Bible. "Jesus, in the gospels did not address homosexuality at all, however he addressed healing and faith almost/if not every chapter of the gospels." While He certainly did address it, I think you may be exagerrating here regarding just how much He did address it. And, as I have pointed out, we need to look at the whole counsel of God, rather than just a verse here and there which can be understood a number of ways outside of its context. So, it is anything but improper to bring in other Scripture passages (as you yourself have done, despite your protests) in order for us to thoroughly and thoughtfully examine the Scriptural support for a doctrine. --Joe! |
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