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241 | 2 Cor 4:4 | 2 Cor 4:4 | Mommapbs | 136725 | ||
Tim - I think we give the devil far more credit than he is due! We claim that God is sovereign and then attibute anything we don't understand as a "work of the devil." Oh that we would truly believe God IS who HE SAYS HE IS!! As we examine our emotions and our actions - do they reflect what we SAY we believe about God? As a man thinks in his heart, so is he - Prov 23:7. Blessings, t |
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242 | Is the church is infallible? | 1 Tim 3:15 | Mommapbs | 136723 | ||
Greetings Al - Where do you see the keys to the kingdom of heaven as the Key of David - THE key of authority? Jesus alone holds that Key. imo, I don't see Him sharing that with Peter, the pope or anyone else. I would not entrust anyone with the "key" to my house except the Lord. 2 Tim 1:12 Rev 3:7 He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: Who HAS the key of David; Who is the "HE" in this verse? - it is NOT Peter; it is NOT the pope; it is NOT the RC Church - it is Jesus. How does your position "the church is the truth" compare to what Jesus declared about Himself in John 14:6 (I am the truth) and about God's Word in John 17:17 (Your Word is truth - See also John 1:1)? Are you claiming that the Roman Catholic Church is Divine? Jesus warns us: 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him." Mt 24:23 Re: Mt 16:18. The Roman Catholic Church and the catholic church are two different entities. The "catholic" church of Mt 16:18 is the church universal, the body of Christ; His witnesses. The other is an organization of men based in Rome. We are redeemed of the Lord, but no man is infallible. Only God is infallible; the church, being made up of men and women with sin natures is not infallible. Peter was not infallible, he denied the Lord. He is not the "rock" upon which Christ's Church is built. The ROCK upon which Christ build's His church is the testimony of who He is as revealed by the Holy Spirit to Peter,(v 16). The church builds on the rock - JESUS - by obedience to Christ, not by obedience to any man. Luke 6:46-49. Where does God's Word cite that the Holy Spirit is only given to the Roman Catholic Church? The Holy Spirit is given to all those who believe in Jesus, not just the Roman Catholic Church.(John 7:39). Membership in the body of Christ is a work of God 1 Cor 12:13. Please refrain from witholding the cup from those who are not registered with Rome! Peace to you, mommapbs |
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243 | 2 Cor 4:4 | 2 Cor 4:4 | Mommapbs | 136719 | ||
Greetings Tim - after reading your posts on this verse I have pondered both presentations. I'm wondering, can satan actually "blind" as God has done (Is 6:10 et al)or can he but "deceive" or hide the truth? Blessings to you! t |
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244 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136681 | ||
Greetings Mark - Please forgive me if I don't take the time to go over all that has led me to my pre-wrath position of the rapture of the Church. I was taught that the tribulation period begins Daniel's 70th week and that the rapture would take place before this. This is what I understand to be a PRE- Trib position. Many things have indeed been fulfilled that make us expectant about the Lord's return. We should most certainly live with a heightened sence of anticipation. But I can't reckon the Rapture of the Church until just prior to the beginning of the vial or bowl judgements - this is what I have understood as the outpouring of God's wrath. Pre, Mid, Post-Trib? When we get to Glory - we won't really care now will we? Blessings, mommapbs |
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245 | Smoking oven and Flaming Torch | Gen 15:17 | Mommapbs | 136659 | ||
Greetings Ray - Abram didn't passs between the halves, God's Presence did - represented by the smoking oven and flaming torch v 17. The Galatians reference supports the Gen 15 promise God made to Abram - it was one sided; do you see any conditions that Abram was to fulfill? Knowing that Abram's decendents would reject Him, does this covenant reflect's God's love and mercy? How does this speak to you? As for me, it assures me of the faithfulness of God to me, to keep His promise of my redemption in Christ, even though I am unfaithful to Him. Blessings, mommapbs |
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246 | Significance of animals? | Gen 15:9 | Mommapbs | 136648 | ||
Greetings Emmaus - an interesting reference to be sure! Somehow I am wondering if these animals represented something else though. As we examine the Law and see the sacrifices God required I see the peace, burnt, and sin offerings represented here. Perhaps the heifer represents the the peace offering, the ram as the burnt offering and the goat as the sin offering. A picture of the sacrifice of Christ. I'm still pondering the whole birds. (These were only slain by the priest as a sin offering - I'm reminded that the Holy Spirit descended as a "dove" and Christ willingly laid down His life . . .Christ is our High Priest,) I suspect there is much to be mined from this passage of Scripture. But I'm also thinking about the greatest commandment: love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. In this covenant, the animals were divided (representing our divided heart?)perhaps they also represented what God demanded and presented a picture of how short we fall in our devotion to Him. Since it was He alone who walked between the animals, it demonstrated that He would keep the covenant to restore what was divided? A foreshadowing of the cross of Christ. The smoking pot or oven (an all consuming fire - where there is smoke, something is burning, something is being consumed - sin?)And the torch, not that we would see the effect of the light, but The Light. God is the Source of our restoration and unity IN Him. (Titus 3:3-7 comes to mind here.) Please forgive my ramblings, but this is mostly how I meditate on God's Word - pondering and searching out - going down "rabbit trails" to be sure, but learning a lot along the way . . . now the application . . . Blessings, mommapbs |
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247 | Water flowed from his side. | John 19:34 | Mommapbs | 136646 | ||
In researching the covenant established by God is Gen 15 I found what appears to be a connection between the OT sacrifice and this verse. Ref: Heb 9:13 and Num 19:9 Jesus is represented by the Red Heifer - His blood and His water were comingled for our purification from all sin. Just an observation that you might want to consider. Blessings, mommapbs |
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248 | Smoking oven and Flaming Torch | Gen 15:17 | Mommapbs | 136643 | ||
Thank you for this observation. Note that it was God alone who walked between the halves. This suggests to me not only the finished work of Christ to restore our relationship with Him, but as heat is often used to join two things together, He enables a "fusion" that brings unity to something that was once divided (our hearts?) Anyway, I'm still pondering this. Blessings, mommapbs |
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249 | Smoking oven and Flaming Torch | Gen 15:17 | Mommapbs | 136630 | ||
Thanks Emmaus for that observation! Blessings, mommapbs |
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250 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136573 | ||
Greetings Mark - "The Day of the Lord is the time of wrath from which we are told over and over that we have been rescued." God promises us that He will not suffer us to wrath 1 Thess 1:10 - imo,this is not the same as the "tribulation" period that precedes it." I have struggled with this for a while and am convinced that a Pre- Wrath return of the Lord for His church is worthy of consideration. Blessings, mommapbs |
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251 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136554 | ||
CDBJ - the argument is not when the Lord will return for indeed He will. He could come at any time, yes AFTER the order of these things have taken place. I'm sorry not to be clear on this. I have no doubt that God is on HIS timetable. I'm just wondering about possibilities that we have not contemplated, mostly because we have been fed some "doctrine" which doesn't necessarily square (imo) with what Paul taught. I completely agree with what you wrote:I hope you see the same things in these verses that I do, because a lot of believers are going to have their faith shaken to the core when these thing start to transpire, when the son of perdition shows up and is persecuting the church and we haven’t left the earth yet? It troubles me to the core, yet my own church continues to preach pre-trib theology and I quietly instruct my children that this may not be so and to not be alarmed if and when they are persecuted (yes, even onto death) for their faith in Jesus. Thes western preachers might have a hard time with this in the pulpits of countries where believers are losing their lives. Well, that's my thinking, I hope I've clarified it for you. Blessings, mommapbs |
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252 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136532 | ||
Sorry, I have done the same! Maybe we could ask Lockman to include a "spell check" in their text fields! | ||||||
253 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136531 | ||
Greetings: CDBJ - I don't see this as a matter of "deception" The order of events that precede Christ's return as outlined in 2 Thess 1-5 is not what I was questioning here. IMO, it would be a mark of apostacy to declare that Christ is not coming. Fundamental Christianity has "identified" and taught that the harlot of Revelation is the Roman Church. This. I believe, is because they associate the 7 hills with the city of Rome - but are there not other cities in the world that might also fit this description? Who is being deceived here? Are we being held captive by the "tradition of men" (Col 2:8)? An additional observation is the "doctrine" of the pre-trib "rapture" of the Church. This is a recent addition to Christian "theology." IMO, one who holds to this teaching or rejects it does not an apostate make. Christ is coming, and He has given us "signs of His coming" yet do we "heed those signs?" Jesus said, “You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?” Luke 12:56 “Jews, it is often said, are the canary in the coal mine of civilization. When they become the objects of savagery and hate, it means the air has been poisoned and an explosion is soon to come. If Europeans don't rise up and turn against the Jew-haters, the Jew-haters will rise up and turn against them.” Jeff Jacoby, The Boston Globe, 4/28/02. Mr. Jacoby has made observations and rightly concludes that the Jews seem to be a barometer of peace for the world. God's Word tells us that HE has chosen them; they are the "apple of His eye." (Zech 2:8) If the secular press is able to recognize that the Jews are a special people and that they have a profound effect upon the world, yet why does it seem that the Church is as ignorant as the scribes and other religious leaders in Jesus' day? God said, “I make known the end from the beginning.” (See Isa 46:9-11) He has given us signs from His Word that allows us to interpret “this present time.” To further assist us, God has even told us about our adversary, the devil. Satan also knows what the end of the story is! God tells us that he is like a roaring lion, on the prowl to devour and destroy; the devil is “full of fury because he knows his time is short.” (Rev 12:12) Furthermore, God instructs us: “Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.” Ephesians 5:15-17 Certainly, we can easily identify the things in our world that are evil. But are we looking for signs that enable us also to discern “this present time?” When we, as followers of Jesus, fully appreciate that the Lord could return at any moment, we will wisely use what time there is left to live for Him and His purposes. Blessings, mommapbs |
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254 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136509 | ||
Greetings Mark - God's desire is for us to come to a knowledge of the truth (1 Tim 2:4) He also desires truth in our inner being (Ps 51:6) which I understand as direction to self examination,what do I believe, even wrong things - what are my motives, do I desire God or what I want of Him, etc. Ps 37:4 promises that when we "delight in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart." HIS desires (for us to know the truth, about me and about Him etc) will become OUR desires. So I see a strong connection between our devotion to Christ and knowledge of the truth ("The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom AND knowledge of the Holy One is understanding" also comes to mind.) Apostacy might be the expected result of a life that was complacent toward one's relationship with the Lord. I do think that folks can be sincere in their professed devotion to the Lord, but be sincerely wrong in their knowledge of the truth. I'll process this for a bit. Blessings, mommmapbs PS:I also believe that apostacy can also be the result of false shepherding. |
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255 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136497 | ||
Grace back to you! Great question: "How does one recognize false doctrine if he has not learned true Bible doctrine?" I'm going to play the Post-Modern card of relativity here and ask: What consitutes "true Bible doctrine? So much of the time I suspect that we follow the teaching of others like "groupies" instead of calling out to God to confirm His truth to us in a personal way. All this being said, what God gives to us for OUR edification may or may not be applicable in a corporal setting - imo, here is where discernment also must be active! As evident on this Forum,(ie baptism; works righteousness, some even may think that Sodom and Gomorrah are people etc) lack of Bible knowledge is rampant and Biblical discernment is also often absent. There is so much disagreement - yet I'm not quite ready to label it as as "apostacy." How might we at least encourage unity in this "body?" (imo, too much of the time some responses are a bit lacking in love which promotes defensiveness rather than a teachable spirit.) Blessings in Christ, mommapbs |
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256 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136480 | ||
Thanks for these great posts Kalos - I have no doubt that THE antichrist is waiting in the wings . . . while antichrist is moving across the face of the earth, preparing his way . . . sounds familiar doesn't it?! Blessings, mommapbs PS: Where does apostacy grow best? |
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257 | Christian, or Good Ole Boy? 2 of 2 | Ps 139:23 | Mommapbs | 136436 | ||
Greetings Hank - the posts from GB have not been sent to my e-mail. I found them when I checked back on the thread. Is this a procedure that SBF puts in place when a thread is restricted? I see that GB is continuing to post on other threads so his privileges must not have been revoked. Just wondering? mommapbs |
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258 | Christian, or Good Ole Boy? 2 of 2 | Ps 139:23 | Mommapbs | 136435 | ||
George - I accept your apology. Let us not forget that we are both forgiven. May the peace of the Lord be between us. mommapbs |
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259 | Heed and receive blessing? | Rev 22:7 | Mommapbs | 136427 | ||
Greetings! As we consider the unstable world in which we live - the possibility of terror, anarchy, persecution and even death for believers in some nations - it is comforting to know the "end of the story" - Our God is victorious! (and we are more than conquerers!) Blessings, mommapbs |
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260 | "Two witnesses." When? Who? | Rev 11:3 | Mommapbs | 136421 | ||
Amen to yur post - We base our faith on facts not feelings. Although I sense the leading of the Holy Spirit, I don't always "feel" this and when I sense the leading of the Holy Spirit, I endeavor to be Berean-like in my attitude - I ask God to confirm what He wants me to understand from the text over and over - a weakness to not "get it" the first time? Or perhaps this is my "check" to make sure I am not being led by my emotions or "feelings." I surely see how this could be a problem! I look forward to more discussion with you on my other questions! Blessings, mommapbs |
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