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2261 | Christologically Pregnant Passages | Titus 2:13 | stjohn | 216610 | ||
That was a great post, Tim! Thank you very much! Scripture really is, so remarkably clear and succinct on the issue of Jesus' deity, there can be no dispute. And yet, sadly, there are those whose eyes are blinded. :-( John 1:1 John |
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2262 | Christologically Pregnant Passages | Titus 2:13 | stjohn | 216688 | ||
Hi CDBJ, Amen, any way you look at it, it's GOD'S blood. Pretty simple if you ask me. :-) John |
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2263 | ... | Titus 3:9 | stjohn | 219206 | ||
Dear seadirt, "Both" faith in Christ AND keeping the law, save a person?! No, no no, a thousand times no! No one can be saved by keeping the law! Romans 3:20 and Gal 2:16 are emphatically clear! "because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin." (Romans 3:20) "nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified." (Galatians 2:16) John |
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2264 | Genesis 12 | Hebrews | stjohn | 205433 | ||
Hi Woldem: Nope, Read Hebrews ch 11 God bless John |
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2265 | hebrews 9:27 | Hebrews | stjohn | 207772 | ||
Hi sog... I hope this is not some "technical obvious observation", though I must confess, I have no idea what you might mean by that. I do hope this helps you. Heb 9:27 is what is known as a general rule, because there are found in scripture some obvious exceptions. Elijah and Enoch, being two of them, also Lazarus of, John 11:14 and Tabitha of, Acts 9:40 are two more. There are others as well, Acts 20:9-10 and Mark 5:35-42, are two more exceptions to this rule. John Gill has this to say on Hebrews 9:27 that may be helpful to you. Shalom John Ver. 27. And as it is appointed unto men once to die,.... Not a moral, or what is commonly called a spiritual death, nor an eternal one, but a corporeal one; which does not arise from the constitution of nature, but from the sin of man, and God's decree on account of it; by which it is fixed that men shall die, and how long they shall live, and when they shall die; so that they cannot die sooner nor later; all things antecedent to death, which lead on to it, and issue in it, are appointed by God, and so is death itself, with all its circumstances; men's days can neither be lengthened nor shortened, either by Christ himself, or others: and this statute and appointment of God concerns men, not angels, and reaches to all men, wicked and righteous; and though there have been some exceptions, as Enoch and Elijah; and all will not sleep, or die, some will be found alive at Christ's appearing; yet such will undergo a change which is equivalent to death, as Enoch and Elijah have done: and generally speaking men die but once; it is not usual for men to die, and live again, and then die again; there have been some extraordinary instances of this kind, but they are rare; it is the statute law of heaven in common for men to die and that but once; --John Gill |
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2266 | onced saved always saved | Hebrews | stjohn | 210953 | ||
Dear Dave: A true child of God will repent of their sin and return to Him. He will always restore fellowship with one who is truly His. Luke 15:20 please read in context from 15:11. God bless John |
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2267 | What is the meaning of "the order of..." | Heb 1:1 | stjohn | 209839 | ||
Hello sister Cheri, it's always good to see you posting and studying to find truth in God's word. :-) Here is something that I hope will help you to understand who Melchizedek is, and how he relates to, and is seen as, a type of Christ. --"Melchizedek, whose name means “king of righteousness,” was a king of Salem (Jerusalem) and priest of the Most High God (Genesis 14:18-20; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 5:6-11; 6:20-7:28). Melchizedek's sudden appearance and disappearance in the Book of Genesis are somewhat mysterious. Melchizedek and Abraham first met after Abram's defeat of Chedorlaomer and his three allies. Melchizedek presented bread and wine to Abraham and his weary men, demonstrating friendship. He bestowed a blessing on Abraham in the name of El Elyon ("God Most High"), and praised God for giving Abraham a victory in battle (Genesis 14:18-20). Abraham presented Melchizedek with a tithe (a tenth) of all the items he had gathered. By this act Abraham indicated that he recognized Melchizedek as a fellow-worshiper of the one true God as well as a priest who ranked higher spiritually than himself. Melchizedek's existence shows that there were people other than Abraham and his family who served the true God. In Psalm 110, a messianic psalm written by David (Matthew 22:43), Melchizedek is seen as a type of Christ. This theme is repeated in the Book of Hebrews, where both Melchizedek and Christ are considered kings of righteousness and peace. By citing Melchizedek and his unique priesthood as a type, the writer shows that Christ's new priesthood is superior to the old Levitical order and the priesthood of Aaron (Hebrews 7:1-10). Some propose that Melchizedek was actually a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ. While possible, this view is unlikely. Melchizedek was the king of Salem. Would Jesus Christ have come to earth and ruled as an earthly king over a city? Melchizedek is similar to Christ in that they are both priests and kings; therefore Melchizedek could be called a “type” of Christ, but they are not the same person."--http://www.gotquestions.org I'm not sure that he is or is not the pre-incarnate Christ, it would be hard to totally convince me that he was or wasn't; there are some striking similarities in their name's and priesthood. But we'll see someday! :-) Some of this, maybe, is one of those, Deut 29:29 things. :-) Shalom and God bless John |
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2268 | What is the meaning of "the order of..." | Heb 1:1 | stjohn | 209842 | ||
Hi again Cheri: you mentioned Shem? I don't think so, and here's why: --"Ver. 18. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine,.... Both the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem say, this is Shem the son of Noah, and which is the sense of the Jewish writers in general, and of many Christian ones; but, though it is highly probable he was living at this time, yet it is not easy to account for it why his name should be changed, or that he should reign in a country in the possession of his brother's son; or that he should meet Abram, and congratulate him on the slaughter of one of his own descendants, as Chedorlaomer was; and especially it cannot be said of him that he was without father or mother, or that those were not known, since Shem's parentage and pedigree are famous enough;" -- John Gill want more? .... :-) John |
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2269 | What is the meaning of "the order of..." | Heb 1:1 | stjohn | 209853 | ||
Hi Cheri, if you go to http://www.freegrace.net/gill/ and read Gill's exposition on Hebrews ch7 (he speaks extensively on Melchizedek) Then read that chapter in light of his exposit; I am pretty sure it will give you what you may be looking for, or at least, shed some light of truth on this, mystery of Melchizedek. Happy hunting:-) John |
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2270 | No man can God and live. | Heb 1:3 | stjohn | 215092 | ||
Amen, sister Val! Good post! :-) John |
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2271 | Dichotomy vs Trichotomy | Heb 4:12 | stjohn | 196996 | ||
Hi Doc, It seems to me that perhaps Heb 4:12, would more clearly indicate that the, Word of God, is so sharp, and so powerful, that it can even divide that which is so seemingly indivisible, i.e. Soul/Spirit, and not that it even 'implies', at all, that there is a division. My 2 cents. :-) God bless John |
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2272 | Disection of Self | Heb 4:12 | stjohn | 196998 | ||
Ah yes, and the great surgeon is still at work! | ||||||
2273 | No Joy | Heb 4:12 | stjohn | 199463 | ||
This is a very solemn time. There is no joy in seeing anyone put to shame. Perhaps, the problem is, that those that believe that they need to add to, The Word of God, is that they don’t believe The Word of God, in the first place? I don’t know. Sadly, many are they that go about preaching as if they had all the answers to all the questions that Scripture can conjure. Fact is, they cant. Why is it so hard to just, trust God? Why don’t they just, give out The Word, as it is? Is it trust? Belief? Can you tell me? I don’t know. I do know, that I can do nothing! Apart from God, and His Word, and the Holy Spirit, working through it, there is really nothing, … really, … nothing, … nothing anyone can do, … to save a soul. So... I beseech you my brethren, GIVE OUT THE WORD OF GOD, AS IT IS, AND NO APOLOGIES! oh yeah, use words only when necessary. |
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2274 | Heb6:4-6 Loosing salvation or what? | Heb 6:4 | stjohn | 207612 | ||
Hi Beja, You ask for us to help you out by being comprehensive, clear, and precise in our answers, in order to debunk this passage. Then, your statement about what you believe this passage is NOT to mean, seems pretty clear; You wrote --"Now, for somebody like myself who does NOT believe you can loose your salvation. This is a problem verse. Keep in mind that I'm not arguing that this is how the verse must be understood. Quite the contrary, I intend for us to debunk that understanding of it" (sic) But then you say this; --"I'm leaning at the moment to this person described being saved but clearly I'm open to thoughts on it." (sic) It seems to me you cant have it both ways; what you are saying is quite confusing, if you cant lose your salvation, then this passage cannot be talking about a saved person. Can it? Have you actually got an answer for this debunking process, or are you just trying to work through it? My suggestion would be if you have what you believe to be a clear understanding of the problem then you should just put it down in print so we can see it clearly without the confusion of working through it with a mix of differing opinions. That only seems to add to the confusion. I hope you take no offense but your method isen't helping me at all. God bless John |
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2275 | Un-repented Sin | Heb 6:6 | stjohn | 217523 | ||
Vintage.... Read, John 17, pay attention to the last 6 verses. Now remember.... This is Jesus, God of all, our King -in a sense- prying to Himself, desiring for Himself and the Father, perfect unity with all believers. (cf. John 14:13) The Holy Scriptures, when read in context of it's entire counsel, is rife with verse on God's desire to have eternal, perfect unity, with His saints. Please, get the book. It's FREE-!!! John |
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2276 | Un-repented Sin | Heb 6:6 | stjohn | 217552 | ||
Amen, David! And a warm welcome to the forum! John |
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2277 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | stjohn | 219963 | ||
Dear Beja, Thank you for your well done post. And to Doc as well. I'm on the same page and it has always seemed so since I first believed and read through the Bible. Grace and grace alone has given me a perspective not too muddled by an early life with understanding /misunderstanding, nor association with any instruction in the Scriptures that had been effective in the development my doctrine, false or otherwise; so by grace I believe I've been allowed to see truth for what it is without having to be reprogramed. Glory to God for His mercy. I boast in Christ and Christ only. I'm not saying I know it all nor that I ever will, and I have been wrong quite a bit, but praise God He seems to eventualy lead me to the truth and teaches me humillity in the proses. Something I am in great need of, by the way. This thread on Salvation has reminded me of a quote by the preacher being critiqued, the most eloquent C H Spurgeon. I hope you enjoy it. I read it quite often for inspiration on something I also am in grate need of, i.e. reminding me to be always grateful for His loving mercy. " Having all his life long carried their sicknesses and sorrows, he bore the burden of sin to the place of its annihilation, and by his death he made an end of it. Apart from the atonement, the chosen of God, like other men, lay under sin; the black cloud was over all the race, but Jesus took the dense mass of all the transgressions of his people, past, present, and to come, and obliterated the whole, even as a cloud is blotted out from the face of heaven. Jesus took the whole incalculably ponderous load, all charged with tempest as it was, and bore it all upon those shoulders, which must have been crushed to the earth had they not been divine: on the tree he bore that sin and the wrath which was due to it, feeling all its crowded tempests in his own soul, until in that moment when he had borne all, and ended all, he sent up the victorious shout of "It is finished." Then shone forth the unclouded glory of boundless love; then was gone forever the threatened storm; then righteousness sprang out of the earth, and peace looked down from heaven, and the reconciled ones might well exclaim, "Sing, O heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel." Sin was put away, transgression was cast into the depths of the sea, and loud o'er all rang out the jubilant challenge—"Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? Who is he that condemneth, now that Christ hath died?" I scarcely need to sketch that experience, for, my brethren, you know it well. Oh, the blackness of the darkness above; oh, the horror of the tempest within, in the dreadful hour of conviction of sin, when my weary soul longed for nothingness, that it might escape from its own hell. Oh the dread of the wrath to come. I saw all God's indignation gathering up to spend itself upon me, but glory be to God it spent itself elsewhere! ... "The tempest's awful voice was heard; O Christ, it broke on thee! Thy open bosom was my ward, It braved the storm for me. Thy form was scarred, thy visage marred, Now cloudless peace for me." C. H. Spurgeon John |
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2278 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | stjohn | 220069 | ||
doda, if the folks here at SBF have learned anything form your inane rambling it is -by example- the meaning of non sequitur. All I can honestly say at this point is... Huh? | ||||||
2279 | Is Salvation lump sum? | Heb 7:25 | stjohn | 220070 | ||
Amen, Pastor! Sometimes it is time to realize that, it is time to throw in the towel :-( . A good and very well done effort though, and God bless you for trying! John |
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2280 | Restoration 70 AD or 1948AD | Heb 8:8 | stjohn | 204222 | ||
Hey Doc: It amazes me that there are still so many believing in modern Israel as a fulfillment, without looking close enough at it, to see what's really going on there! I guess two plus two must be five! God bless John |
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