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241 | based on Mt. 5:32 may I marry a divorced | Matt 5:32 | New Creature | 103578 | ||
justme You stated that 1 Cor. 7:15-40 provides the context for remarriage. In that text the only situation for remarriage that I can find is upon the death of ones spouse. As we state in our vows on our wedding day "unto death do we part" Can you specifically show me any verse that gives clear support for the go-ahead for a divorced individual to remarry while the spouse is yet living? Peace New Creature |
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242 | based on Mt. 5:32 may I marry a divorced | Matt 5:32 | New Creature | 103577 | ||
Radioman I agree with you that there are scriptural grounds for divorce. What I fail to find in Scripture is scriptural support that the one who has been divorced should be free to remarry. Can you provide me with scripture that would advise divorced individuals to remarry? Peace New Creature |
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243 | based on Mt. 5:32 may I marry a divorced | Matt 5:32 | New Creature | 103576 | ||
justme Sorry you feel the way you do. I gave an answer which I supported with scripture. Can you provide any other scripture that would disagree with the scripture that I provided. Matt. 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. Peace New Creature |
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244 | based on Mt. 5:32 may I marry a divorced | Matt 5:32 | New Creature | 103492 | ||
Dear Brother Tim; Thank you for your input. I cannot comprehend exactly how Spiros Zodhiates's draws his final conclusions on this topic, but I have read some of his material, and respect his views as well. A couple of years ago I led a small group in a challenging Bible Study of the Epistle of 1 John. Many times I often resorted to Spiros Zodhiates Exegetical Commentary on this Letter for input. However while using this commentary as a tool, I found that while I found myself mostly in agreement with Mr. Zodhiates, there were a couple of instances where I had to disagree with his intrepretation of scripture. Thanks again May God continue to bless you in your service to Him New Creature |
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245 | based on Mt. 5:32 may I marry a divorced | Matt 5:32 | New Creature | 103487 | ||
Dear Brother Tim. Since I highly respect your opinion on spiritual matters, I feel it necessary to ask a question concerning this topic. In your advice to BigJim, you stated: "Scripture allows divorce for adultry. If this were the case, I would say that you could marry her." I agree with you that Scripture does allow for divorce where adultery has been committed, I have yet to find any scripture that would allow the person who is divorced, whether through any fault on their part or not, to be eligible for remarriage, Look at Mt. 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. Unless I am mistaken this verse addresses both the gulity party and the non-guilty party. And the sense is that if either one of these remarry then they have committed adultery. Am I reading this correctly? Blessings my friend New Creature |
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246 | Is our path already doomed? | Genesis | New Creature | 103044 | ||
Jesusman Very nicely worded - Amen Blessings New Creature |
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247 | about taking someone to court | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 103043 | ||
Did you intend this for joel or for me? If for joel then you may want to repost it to joel | ||||||
248 | The origin of evil | Gen 2:17 | New Creature | 102866 | ||
Dear Hank Very well put I couldn't agree more Thank you Blessings friend |
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249 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102690 | ||
Dear John From this reply from you I was going to ask you another question, but I see brother Tim already proposed the same question to you that I had in mind, so I will wait to read your response to Tim Blessings friend New Creature |
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250 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102590 | ||
Dear John All I can say is, that when FOREKNOWLEDGE precedes any FOREORDAINING (such as in Rom. 8:29 and 1 Pet 1:2) then the difficulty of understanding all this disappears, at least to me. The problem is trying to explain it to someone else. I sat here for an hour and tried to think about how I would answer you, and discovered that I doubt that I could give you any satisfactory explanation without writting a book. And I doubt you would care to read any book I could contrive. Just look in Scripture to see how FOREKNOWLEDGE precedes FORE-ORDAINING. P.S. I still disagree with your belief that God fore-ordains sin. Do you truly believe that God is the author of sin? Blessings friend New Creature |
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251 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102570 | ||
Dear John; you asked - "Whats wrong with simply accepting what the verse says, which is that the wicked actions ot those responsible for the crucifixion carried out God's plan even though they thought they were doing it for their own evil reasons." My reply is nothing, I also accept what the verse says. However if you believe that God is omniscient, then it follows that He foreknows all things before they happen. Being omniscient and foreknowing all things in my understanding does not mean God fore-ordained the evil actions of men. It only means He foreknew about the wicked deeds of men, and even permitted the evil acts of men, knowing beforehand that His divine plan would in no way be altered by the actions or inactions of men. By giving His created beings the ability to choose to obey or disobey makes man responsible for his choices. To believe God fore-ordained the evil actions would mean God must be responsible for mens wicked deeds. Thats what I believe. Not because of any single verse of Scripture, but because of the entirety of what I read from Scripture. So whats wrong with believing that God created His beings with the ability to choose good or evil? I cannot at this time agree with you that God fore-ordained sin, since God is not the author of sin. In other words if God fore-ordained sin, therby becoming the author of it, then that would mean that God Himself is a sinner, which of course He isn't Blessings friend New Creature |
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252 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102560 | ||
Dear John You asked what do I believe about Acts 4:28-29 Acts 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, I believe that the determination of God to do something, even the predesting of things is based on His foreknowledge. By that I mean I believe foreknowledge precedes any predesting.(see Rom. 8:29 for example) I have been open and honest with you concerning my beliefs which are based on Scripture, yet you refuse to answer my question as to whether or not you believe God fore-ordained the sinful actions of men. I have not even concluded that I am positively right on the subject, nevertheless, that is my understanding based upon my understanding of Scripture. So now it's your turn to answer a question Did God fore-ordain the sinful actions of men or not? Blessings friend New Creature |
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253 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102527 | ||
Dear John Thanks for the CAPS. I didn't miss the point you were trying to stress. I was merely attempting to establish whether or not you believe that God fore-ordained the sinful acts of man, or whether He fore-knew what would take place. In one of my previous replys to you I stated my belief in the matter which was and still remains as follows. God did not fore-ordain the sinful acts of man, to believe so would mean that I believed that God must also be the author of sin. I do however believe that God in His omniscience fore-knew everything that would happen before it came to pass. I also stated that I also believe that the actions or inactions of God's creatures can never in any way alter God's purpose or divine plan. I was trying to build a basis with you in order to continue further conversation by establishing your beliefs on the topic. Blessings friend New Creature |
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254 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102499 | ||
Dear John Concerning your question does God fore-ordain the wicked deeds of men? According to my understanding, to say that God fore-ordains the wicked sinful deeds of men, would be to say that God is the author of sin, which I don't believe He is. God created all His creatures, and gave them the ability to choose to either obey or disobey. Concerning the origin of sin - Lucifer was the first to use His freedom to rebel and many other angelic beings joined Him in the rebellion. That is why in the New Testament, Satan is called the father of lies. He incited the human race to CHOOSE to disobey God and then all their ancestor's became infected with the fallen or inherited sin nature. We all (me and you and all others) have been born with this fallen sin nature. It seems to me that you believe that God fore-ordained the sinful acts of men. Is that so? Blessings New Creature |
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255 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102429 | ||
Dear John you quoted Easton as saying "The origin of sin is a mystery, and must for ever remain such to us." I personally don't think the origin of sin is such a mystery as Easton makes it out to be. Since God created his beings and gave them the freedom to obey or disobey or rebell, then the origin of sin is no longer a mystery. Satan and his band of followers CHOSE to rebell, and then incited our earthly ancestor's to use their God given freedom to disobey, therefore by these acts of disobedience, sin entered the world, and we now all have been born with an inherited sin nature. That being the case in no way means God is the author of sin, even though he allows or permits it's entrance into the world. Blessings friend New Creature |
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256 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102416 | ||
Dear John In my previous post to you, I asked whether God fore-ordains sin? In your reply you responded by stating; "God is not the author of sin, but, He has ordained that the sinful acts of man (which He fore-ordained) work together for ultimate good." So now I must ask you. How can God who according to this statement of yours fore-ordain the sinful acts of people, and yet somehow not be the author of sin? Blessings friend New Creature |
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257 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102403 | ||
Dear John You asked "Does God's ability to " predict future events accurately and with certaintity" come from His foreseeing of what will occur, or, because He fore-ordained the events themselves?" Sometimes a question must be asked of a question. This is one of those instances. Question Did God fore-ordain sin? Blessings friend New Creature |
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258 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102290 | ||
Dear John God's eternal plan will prevail. He has no alternative plans. I'm sorry you misunderstood me concerning that. As I read Scripture I notice that God is able to predict future events accurately and with certaintity. God alone is able to speak from an eternal perspective. God knows the beginning and end of all things. Nothing can catch Him off guard or by surprise. Before creation, God knew the outcome of all things. In Scripture God often speaks from this eternal perspective. Often He says: "I will" meaning God decress whatever He wills, will come about, regardless of any action or inaction of his created beings. These "I wills" are called Unconditional Covenants. Other times God says; "if my people will do such and such, then I will do the following" (see 2 Chr. 7:14 for example) Such instances are called conditional covenants, because the people can expect a favorable outcome on God's part if the people hear and obey by following the demands laid out by God. But if they choose to disobey, the outcome will be unfavorable. Nevertheless, God from eternity knew what choice the people would make regarding the conditional covenants, even before they made their choice. God was never surprised by the choices the people made using their God given freedom. Also, none of the choices anyone has ever made, have in any way altered God's eternal plan. Somethings in Scripture are just spoken in the present tense of the timing or occurence of the event. Or in real time. As we read Scripture we are reading about past choices people made, and not in real time as they were presented to the people by God's spokesman (i.e. Jeremiah) who lived during the actual time of the events mentioned. However in God's mind these events had already occured before creation. His plan always prevails. His plan willnot and cannot be thwarted. Let me be clear on that. It is because God is Sovereign and in control that He is able to give His creatures such freedom in the areas of conditional covenants. Blessings friend New Creature |
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259 | Is God subject to change? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 102275 | ||
Dear Tim Another good example of God's interactions being conditioned upon man's response to him is: Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and to all the people, saying, "The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. Now therefore amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will change His mind about the misfortune which He has pronounced against you." Jer. 26:13 (NASB) If the people would amend their ways and become obedient then God would choose to be favorable to the people. But if they failed to meet the conditions then God's would bring about misfortune. Nevertheless, the outcome of whether God would resort to plan A or plan B was up to the response of the people. Blessing to you friend New Creature |
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260 | Will suicide condem my soul to hell? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 101465 | ||
justme Soryy about that. Thanks |
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