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2221 | A new beleiver | 2 Pet 3:18 | Hank | 27555 | ||
Top, I welcome you, a new babe in Christ Jesus, and would urge you in the strongest possible terms to study and meditate on God's word regularly, to develop the daily habit of prayer and thanksgiving, and to forsake not the fellowship of the saints at your home church, to be active in the Lord's work, and to let your light shine before the world that the world may see evidence of your changed life...... Now concerning the forum, many (I would say most) of the older "established" users have demonstrated a keen sense of responsibility and maturity in the manner in which they interact with other users. We differ, sometimes strongly, in some of the details of Christian doctrine, but I think it fairly can be said that we most of us have arrived at one common consensus, that we acknowledge Christ as our Lord and Savior, our one and only hope for salvation. Since this is an open and public forum, from time to time new users enter postings that do not seem to share our common view, and these postings are vigorously challenged. When you read a viewpoint from anyone that is not and cannot be backed up by Scripture, discount it, ignore it, don't permit yourself to become side tracked by it. If you should see a half dozen different and conflicting interpretations of the same scriptural passage, you may be sure that at least five of them are flawed. The proper question when approaching God's word is not, What does this passage mean to me, or what is my opinion of it, or how can I fit it in with my preconceived notions and ideas? It is rather, What does this passage actually say, what is the true meaning of it, how is God revealing His eternal truth to me? It is my wish and prayer that you will continue always in His teaching and thereby grow in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. --Hank | ||||||
2222 | LEAVING YOUR CHURCH | 2 Pet 3:18 | Hank | 71560 | ||
If you are not being fed spiritually where you are, you have the right, I would even say the obligation, to move on to greener pastures. I speak from experience. If the description given in 2 Tim. 4:3-4 resembles your present church, you have every reason to leave it in quest of one that is more like 2 Tim. 4:1-2. --Hank | ||||||
2223 | Can we be forgiven for murder? | 1 John 1:7 | Hank | 84075 | ||
Absolutely, Sissy. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses the penitent sinner from all sin. (See 1 John 1:7). ..... "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) "Unrighteousness" is another way of saying "sin." ..... See also Matt. 12:31; Titus 3:3-7; John 3:16. --Hank | ||||||
2224 | Is this possible? | 1 John 1:8 | Hank | 174133 | ||
Bliss, with no intent to be or sound presumptuous or flippant, I'd have to question whose call the young lad responded to, God's or his grandma's. Obedience to grandma is not sufficient; God alone regenerates. But I have used the word "question" here -- not judge. --Hank | ||||||
2225 | who is pure from sin | 1 John 1:9 | Hank | 38001 | ||
bgg, the short answer to the short form of your question is Jesus Christ: His is the only pure, sinless life ever lived on this earth. "There is no man which sinneth not." (2 Chron.6:36) Insofar as I've ever been able to determine, the Bible makes no distinction between 'sinning' and 'living in sin' -- sin is sin, no matter whether it is committed once or a thousand times. One sin has the same capacity to condemn as a multitude of sins. --Hank | ||||||
2226 | Can a person push God too far?? | 1 John 1:9 | Hank | 54938 | ||
Hello, justme. Before I attempt to answer your question, I express my heartfelt admiration for your kind spirit and your tenacity in plugging along faithfully and joyfully in spite of chronic health problems. You are in my prayers, my friend. ..... Now to your question. 1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. No mention of any limitations that God imposes on the number of times he will forgive us, or that he gets tired of hearing our confessions. ..... I'm not clear on what you mean by the phrase "fall from grace." If you are speaking of a regenerate believer "losing" his salvation, then no, he doesn't "fall from grace" when he sins..... But if you are talking about fellowship with God, let's examine verse 6 of 1 John 1: If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not [practice] the truth...... Walk in darkness means walking in sin. John may be describing people who claim to be enjoying a close relationship with the Lord, but the sin in their lives indicates otherwise. Such a conflicting state of affairs, John says boldly, is not possible; such persons are lying. --Hank | ||||||
2227 | can backsliders be forgivin | 1 John 1:9 | Hank | 134444 | ||
Jarell - Indubitably! Here's what the Bible says: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." [1 John 1:9]. It is when we say we have no sins that we are in serious trouble. Look at what the following verse, 1 John 1:10, says: "If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us." In close connection with this topic, it is imperative to bear in mind Jesus' caveat laid down in Matthew 6:14,15 about forgiving others. --Hank | ||||||
2228 | Forgiveness after sinning | 1 John 1:9 | Hank | 147259 | ||
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" [1 John 1:9]. --Hank | ||||||
2229 | will god forgive anyone bout anything? | 1 John 1:9 | Hank | 158979 | ||
Kea13: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness: (1 John 1:9). --Hank | ||||||
2230 | What about song of Soloman? | 1 John 2:16 | Hank | 184363 | ||
Orange - SBF is not designed to be in the marriage counselling business, and I fear a continuation of this discussion is taking us along that route. Still and all, I think no reader of this thread is left without some sense of the frustration you describe and they, like I, would love to be able to help in some way. I shy away from giving specific advice on this Forum in matters such as marital problems, because (1) it is not the purpose of SBF, as I've mentioned, and (2), I'm not qualified. ..... But let me tell you something I've learned about my own marriage -- now, on that I am qualified to speak, because this year my wife and I plan to celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary. Since the beginning of our marriage, we have made it a policy to talk to each other. That may sound a bid odd at first, but think about it. How many couples don't communicate very well, if at all? I know many who don't. My wife and I try to be as open with one another as we possibly can. It is when anger, disappointment, and frustration are bottled up that they begin to grow and fester and eventually inflict their venom in the marriage relationship. ..... So, we have a happy marriage and I attribute it mainly to two things. First, it is a Christ-centered relationship, and we pray together every day. It's the best glue there is to keep a marriage from falling apart. .... Second, we communicate freely with one another. We put our problems on the table and talk them out. But I can tell you this. I wouldn't get to first base if I told my wife all my problems without being willing to listen to hers. .... Actually, a lot of our problems seem to melt away simply because we are willing to share them with one another and with God through prayer. ..... Some of the things jonp told you may sound tough, and believe me they are! But he's right. Marriage is sacred; ordained by God Himself; for the long haul; a lifetime proposition, not something to be terminated as soon as the flower of youth begins to fade a little. ..... Put Christ first in your life and in your marriage. Pray together. Talk things out and listen to one another! And may God richly bless you, your wife, and your marriage, my friend. --Hank | ||||||
2231 | Why the lack of faith in the resurection | 1 John 3:9 | Hank | 93095 | ||
Please, please try to be more specific, more objective and less assumptive in your questions. It is impossible to give an intelligent answer to your question as it is written. --Hank | ||||||
2232 | go to hell if commit suicide | 1 John 3:15 | Hank | 181321 | ||
dd - Hell is the destination of all who die without Christ. See John 3:18. But "whosoever believeth in him [Jesus Christ] should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:15,16, KJV) --Hank | ||||||
2233 | Are silent protests scriptural? | 1 John 3:17 | Hank | 155865 | ||
Bows44: Placing a tape over the mouth with the word "Life" written on it is little if anything more than a Band-Aid approach. It does nothing to solve the underlying problem, which is sin against God and His commandments. In this case it is specifically the Sixth Commandment, "You shall not murder" (Exodus 20:13). We cannot by protesting evil turn it into holiness any more than our legislature can enact laws that turn sinners into saints or our courts ajudicate righteous living and moral conduct from the bench. Christians must learn that the gospel is God's power for salvation to everyone who believes (Rom. 1:16), and regeneration comes from God and from no other (see John 3:3-8). It is therefore our burden to make disciples of all nations, teaching them to observe the Lord's commandments (Matthew 28:19,20). This is what Christians are commanded to do, and this gospel is what God uses to change lives. God changes lives from the inside out through regeneration. And we are called to be heralds of God's Good News which has power to regenerate. We cannot proclaim the message of the gospel by sticking a tape over our mouths. --Hank | ||||||
2234 | Truth or truth? I suggest truth to you. | 1 John 3:19 | Hank | 66428 | ||
Ray, compare John 14:6. "I am the way, the truth, and the life." All three words -- way, truth, and life -- refer to Jesus, of course. They are nouns, but they are not names for Jesus. In English, nouns can be, and in this illustration, are used as modifiers -- functioning more like adjectives than nouns. Neither the NKJV or the NASB capitalizes 'way, truth, and life' in John 14:6; and neither version capitalizes 'truth' in 1 John 3:19. Both capitalize 'He' which is a personal prounoun that refers to Jesus. Both versions, as you know, always capitalize personal prounouns that refer to any member of the Trinity. I believe the translators of both versions were consistent and correct in their approach to capitalization. --Hank | ||||||
2235 | Should Benny throw the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 4:1 | Hank | 2909 | ||
"Beloved, do not believe every spirt, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world." I've seen Benny Hinn in action a couple of times and a few others of his stripe on occasion. I receive more nourishment from eating a hamburger. Ever read "Elmer Gantry"? Biblical? You'll have to make that decision for yourself, I'm afraid. I've long since made mine. | ||||||
2236 | Does God love everything? | 1 John 4:8 | Hank | 97285 | ||
Terrifel - God does not love sin, and the common denominator of all sin is disobedience of God. It's trite but true: God loves the sinner but hates the sin. Fallen celestial beings, including Satan, are of God's creation and were not always fallen. Is it going too far afield to postulate that God loved His celestial beings at least up until the time they fell on account of disobedience, and very possibly afterward? Did God cease to love Adam and Eve in the wake of their disobedience? It's perhaps presumptuous and rather academic to speculate on whether God hates Satan now. The Bible is clear that Satan is at enmity with God and as a consequence of his blatant disobedience will be cast into eternal hell. ..... God loves all mankind (John 3:16) and it is not His will that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9), but that doesn't mean that unrepentent, unregenerate sinners will inherit eternal life. They too will spend eternity in hell. God in His grace has made the only provision there is for man's salvation. By faith in His Son, Christ Jesus, we may find redemption through the shed blood of Christ on the cross. This is the only life boat that man has that can rescue him from eternal damnation. Not good works. Not friends and family. Not the Red Cross or FEMA. Nothing can, nothing but the blood of Jesus. --Hank | ||||||
2237 | Why are our nude bodys shamefull? | 1 John 5:3 | Hank | 119380 | ||
Shadow: __"I have read the Bible and find all these rules set for us, and I don't know why they are there."__ ....... I am not trying to be cute or curt when I say that they are there because the all-wise sovereign God put them there. You say in your heart you can't work out why homosexuality and having multiple sex partners are wrong. Again, God's word says explicitly that they are wrong. He calls homosexuality perversion, promiscuity fornication, and both sin. So the issue boils down to this: do you trust God or what you can work out in your heart? Look at what Jesus says about the human heart: "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man." [Mark 2:21-23]. After reading this, would you say that Jesus credits the human heart with any merit whatever to be a reliable moral compass? ...... Are you a regenerated (born again) follower of Jesus Christ? If you are, friend, why are you apparently having such a problem believing and accepting as authoritative the word of Him whom you profess as your Lord and Savior? --Hank | ||||||
2238 | Overcoming Addiction thru scripture | 1 John 5:4 | Hank | 56399 | ||
Hello, Sufficient Grace. Your question attracted my attention initially when I read that you are a part of the prayer ministry at the church you attend. So am I at First Baptist Church of my home city. Since it is a large church, we are able to staff it with volunteer members 24/7. Each member of the team chooses his hour during the week, and thus someone is engaged in prayer every hour of every day the year round..... If I had your assignment, I believe I'd key in on the word "faith" in 1 John 5:4 and build my talk around what the Bible says about the power of faith -- remember what Jesus said about having faith the size of a mustard seed? We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Surely He who is able to save us by faith alone in Him alone is able to free us from addictions as well -- if we are willing to believe and trust in His power to deliver us from them. I'd look up in a concordance the words "faith" and "believe or belief" and proceed to build my case on the solid ground of what Scripture says about faith and the power of an unswerving and abiding faith in God the Father and in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I would emphasize that you are not talking about having faith in faith (that's humanism), but faith in the power of Almighty God to lead and direct our lives and rescue us from the prison of drug addiction. --Hank | ||||||
2239 | put 1Jn 5:7 BACK where it belongs! | 1 John 5:7 | Hank | 98543 | ||
justanotherchristian - While your concern is understandable, perhaps its to the credit of the NASB translators to acknowledge their marginal notation on 1 John 5:8: "A few late mss. add...in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth, the Spirit..." ..... The NKJV, although it includes the disputed passage in the text, carries this note in the margin: "NU, M omit the words from 'in heaven' (v.7) through 'on earth' (v.8.) Only 4 or 5 very late mss. contain these words in Greek." ..... The annotation on this verse in the Believer's Study Bible (Nelson), which uses the NKJV text, reads as follows: "The words from 'in heaven' (v.7) through 'on earth' (v.8) are only found in a few Greek manuscripts, none dating earlier than the fourteenth century. Furthermore, the passage is not quoted by any of the Greek church fathers. The textual data suggest that these words were absent from the original letter." ..... My comment: This verse is not crucial to the doctrine of the Trinity, because Scripture provides ample support elsewhere in passages that are free of textual dispute. If this verse in John's epistle were the key verse in all Scripture to support the doctrine of the Trinity, and this verse in serious question of being spurious, then Trinitarians would be hard pressed to prove their doctrine. But, of course, this is not the case. ..... This much we know: The verse is not in conflict with any other part of Scripture. But, at the same time, it does suffer from weak textual support. In both cases, I believe the NKJV translators were justified in including it in the text, because it appeared in the manuscript from which they were translating and, conversely, so were the NASB translators justified in omitting it, because it did not appear in the manuscript they were following. Additionally, also in both cases, the translators were careful to note in the margin the reasons for handling it as they did. In neither case do I feel that the NKJV or the NASB translators were tampering with the text but were, on the contrary, being as honest and as forthright as is humanly possible to render into English a work as transparent of the manuscripts as their scholarship and language skills could afford. --Hank | ||||||
2240 | what is trinty ? | 1 John 5:7 | Hank | 157260 | ||
Hello, Luky. The orthdox doctrine of the triunity (trinity) of God is a distinctive and essential Christian doctrine that there is one God in three Persons. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. There is a distinction among the Persons so that the Father is not the Son, the Father is not the Holy Spirit, and the Son is not the Holy Spirit. Each is a Person. The Holy Spirit is never to be envisioned as a mere force or influence. .... Many analogies have been offered over the centuries in an effort to illustrate in human terms the trinitarian doctrine, but all have fallen short and proved inadequate. But the Scriptures teach the doctrine. And even though we cannot fully understand it, we can nevertheless fully believe it. --Hank | ||||||
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