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241 | Will worshiping the Lord change in Rev? | Deut 11:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 175451 | ||
Just a quick note I wish to add to this. This evening at the dinner table, I posed the question, "What does Lord mean to you?" to my nine year old and my seven year old. My nine year old's response: "King?" My seven year old's response: "Boss" Both stated "ruler or person in charge" when I asked what their responses meant. I thought it was pretty interesting. It took us to a good conversation throughout dinner. I think an assumption is being made that the youth of today cannot comprehend the words in which God uses to describe His own self or others. I think our young understand better than we think they do. Maybe we need to be giving them more credit and emphasizing that in recognition of understanding the meaning to the words, there has to be accountability. Personally, I think many just do not want the accountability and therefore disregard the true meaning. Just some thoughts. WOS |
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242 | Alternative to the term "Jesus is LORD"? | Deut 11:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 175339 | ||
Ephesians 1:15-23: 15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Philippians 2:9-11: 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Revelation 17:14: These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. Revelation 19:16: And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. “for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; he is so by nature, as God and Creator, to whom the kingdom of nature and providence belongs; and by office, as Mediator, being made higher than the kings of the earth; hence he is more than a match for them, they cannot stand before him; this is a reason why he overcomes them, and it cannot be thought it should be otherwise: this Lamb is the lion of the tribe of Judah, and when he rouses himself, and stirs up his wrath, and exerts his power, kings and great men flee from him; see Rev_6:15. This is a proof of Christ's proper deity, the same titles being given to him, the Word and Son of God, as to God himself, Rev_19:16.” – John Gill Considering the above, it seems to me that the names or titles that God puts forth in His Word are nothing less than appropriate. To even consider changing the titles or names He sets for Himself for the sake of those who seem to put awe, reverence and respect in the back seat, is borderline blasphemous in my opinion. Rather than changing God’s word to compliment a modern day mindset, we need to be changing our mindset to live according to God’s eternally perfect Word. WOS |
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243 | Did Cain marry one of his sisters? | Eph 5:25 | Wild Olive Shoot | 174863 | ||
magellan, I did say there is no reason to debate this. I'll keep it there. The verse I posted refutes in total, your entire theory. If your theory contradicts one little teeny piece of God's word, then it is not true. God's word is truth my friend. Eve was and is the mother of all living. Now if you can't understand this in it's simplest terms we are right back at the beginning of this debate because I can in no way explain it any better than that. Please, let's get beyond this subject and on to more enlightening things that God offers us in His truth, His Word. By the way, concerning the usage of hayah and as you say refers to a future event. Well isn’t that obvious? When Adam made the statement, Eve was not yet a mother of anything. Why do you have to take the generations all the way to Noah? At the birth of Cain, this was made true and continued endlessly from that point. WOS |
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244 | Did Cain marry one of his sisters? | Eph 5:25 | Wild Olive Shoot | 174743 | ||
Sorry Magellan, If your theory is correct, then God lied to us in His Word. Genesis 3:20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. I'll take God's Word over yours my friend. No need to debate it any further. That another "people" existed before Adam is not supported biblically. The fact that there were none IS. You take the logical explanation and fantasize it into something that isn't real. You compromise the Word of God and rationalize the Scripture to form an understanding that you can comprehend, neither of which I support. In the end, I agree with you that it is really of no importance from where Cain’s wife originated since it has never been revealed to us by the only authoritative source that we should rely on. If God thinks it insignificant, maybe we should too. WOS |
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245 | Did Cain marry one of his sisters? | Eph 5:25 | Wild Olive Shoot | 174647 | ||
Dear Magellan, You noted the following: "It is adding to the written word of the Bible to presume that Adam and Eve had other children not mentioned here, especially in light of Gen 5:4, which will also be addressed in a moment." And then make the claim: "It is my belief, based on my own careful reading and studying of Genesis, that God did in fact create other people, likely before he created Adam and Eve, and that these others are the ones Cain feared and married." So you imply that adding to the Word is wrong but still do it? Where does God tell us there were others before Adam and Eve? Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Does it say "created man" or "re-created man" Are you adding, changing or simply misusing the Word? WOS |
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246 | Why effects of forgiven sins? | Hebrews | Wild Olive Shoot | 174532 | ||
Dear FytRobert, You can look to 2 Samuel Chapter 12 for an example of what lionheart is referring to, specifically 2 Samuel 12:7 - 25. Although David was still punished for what he had done and had to suffer the consequences of his evil acts, we know that ultimately, he was forgiven of these acts. 2Samuel 12:13, 14: 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. WOS |
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247 | Faith AFTER | John 5:24 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173834 | ||
So wrong my friend. James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. Romans 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Romans 4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. WOS |
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248 | Remaking of the Will | Rom 8:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173668 | ||
Brother Mark, I think what we learn is that the criterion simply is God’s sovereign choice. He calls as He pleases. Galatians 1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, I’ll offer the following to support that claim. 2Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, Ephesians 1:3-6: 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 2Thessalonians 2:13, 14: 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Peter 1:2: Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Actually, my post wasn’t intended to support either side of the discussion. I was simply posting in reference to the question you raised concerning Jeremiah 18:6 and the applicability to individuals. You and I have discussed somewhat in depth, I think, our thoughts pertaining to the will of man and God specifically at regeneration, so I have a pretty good impression of where you currently stand regarding the “remaking of the will”. Again, my post was only in reference to the verse from Jeremiah that was quoted. I haven’t been following closely enough or sadly, put forth much effort for any further discernment on the topic. You’ll excuse my brevity on that account? Just one quick thought however pertaining to God’s instructions of choosing Him, don’t you think that rather than putting the ultimate choice out of His sovereign hands that He is simply commanding obedience and then enables us to carry it out? Just a thought. WOS |
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249 | Remaking of the Will | Rom 8:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173660 | ||
Dear Brother Mark, Referencing Jeremiah 18:6 you asked: “These are God's words to a nation. Does God make the same statement in a form and context applicible individually to each person?” Have you considered God’s word through Paul? Romans 9:20-24: 20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? 21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, 24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? WOS |
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250 | bronze serpent | Num 21:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173251 | ||
Medical symbol: A staff or rod with a snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios), the ancient mythical god of medicine. His Greek name was Asklepios and his Roman name was Aesculapius. In reality, Asklepios may have once lived and been renowned for his gentle, humane remedies and his humane treatment of the mentally ill. His followers established temples called asclepions, temples of Asklepios, temples of healing. The greatest asklepion was in a grove of trees south of Corinth, Greece where the sick had to spend a night while the proper remedies were revealed during a dream to the priests of the temple and the cured had to make a suitable sacrifice (usually a rooster) to the god. According to mythology, Asculapius had a number of children including Hygieia, the goddess of health (from whose name comes the word "hygiene") and Panaceia, the goddess of healing (from whose name comes por word "panacea" for a universal remedy). Today, the staff of Aesculapius is a commonly used symbol of medicine. It is the symbol of the American Medical Association (AMA) and many other medical societies. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey(equals)7863 I fail to see how homage to false gods has anything to do with Christ. The serpent as intended in the logo of the medicinal fields is not a reference to Christ, just the opposite. Because it is similar to something spoke of in our Bible, does not impy that was the intended use. WOS |
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251 | The Law of Moses has been abrogated | Matt 5:17 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173192 | ||
Romans 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Romans 7:6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. Romans 7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 1Timothy 1:8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; “but of the moral law, which must needs be good, since the author of it is God, who is only good; and nothing but good can come from him: the law, strictly moral, is a copy of his nature, transcribed out of himself, as well as with his own hands; and is a declaration of his will, and is stamped with his authority, and therefore must be good: the matter of it is good, it contains good, yea, great and excellent things; the matter of it is honestly and morally good, as to love mercy, do justice, and walk humbly with God: and it is pleasantly good to a regenerate man, who loves it, and delights in it after the inner man, and serves it with his spirit; though the carnal mind cannot be subject to it, but rejects it, and rebels against it: and it is also profitably good; for though obedience to it is not profitable to God, yet it is to men; and though eternal life is not obtained hereby, nor any reward given for keeping it, yet in keeping it there is a reward; and that peace is enjoyed, which the transgressors of it are strangers to: it is good in the uses of it, both to sinners and to saints. To sinners it is useful for the knowledge of sin, to convince of it, and bring them to a sense of it, and concern for it, which is effectually done, when the Spirit of God sets in with it, or brings this commandment home to the heart; and if it has not this use, it is sometimes a means of restraining men from sin, which is the use of civil laws among men; and if it has not this, it is of use however to accuse men rightly of sin, and to pronounce justly guilty before God for it, to curse them as they deserve it, and to sentence to condemnation and death: and to believers it is of use, though they are not under it as in the hands of Moses, and as a covenant of works, and are freed from its curse and condemnation, and under no obligation to seek for life and righteousness by it; to them it is of use, to point out to them what is the will of God, and what should be done, and not done; and it is a rule of walk and conversation to them, as in the hands of Christ; and is as a glass to them to behold their own deformity, the impurity of their nature, the plague of their own hearts, and the imperfection of their obedience; by which they see the insufficiency of their own righteousness, how far they are from perfection, and what carnal creatures they are, when compared with this law: and as this serves to put them out of conceit with themselves, so it tends to make Christ and his righteousness more lovely and valuable in their esteem; who has wrought out a righteousness as broad and as long as the law is, and by which it is magnified and made honourable, and has delivered them from its curse and condemnation. And this law is good as it is holy, in its author, nature, and use; and as it is just, requiring just things, and doing that which is just, by acquitting those who are interested in Christ's righteousness, and in condemning those that have no righteousness; and as it is a spiritual and perfect law, which reaches the spirit and soul of man, and is concerned with inward thoughts and motions, as well as outward actions; and especially the end of it, the fulfilling end of it is good, which is Jesus Christ, who was made under it, came to fulfil it, and has answered all the demands of it: so that it must be good, and which cannot be denied, if a man use it lawfully; for if it is used in order to obtain life, righteousness, and salvation by the works of it, or by obedience to it, it is used unlawfully: for the law does not give life, nor can righteousness come by it; nor are, or can men be saved by the works of it; to use the law for such purposes, is to abuse it, as the false teachers did, and make that which is good in itself, and in its proper use, to do what is evil; namely, to obscure and frustrate the grace of God, and make null and void the sufferings and death of Christ. A lawful use of the law is to obey it, as in the hands of Christ, the King of saints, and lawgiver in his church, from a principle of love to him, in the exercise of faith on him, without any mercenary selfish views, without trusting to, or depending on, what is done in obedience to it, but with a view to the glory of God, to testify our subjection to Christ, and our gratitude to him for favours received from him.” – John Gill |
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252 | Can you break the OT Law? | Matt 5:17 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173191 | ||
“The moral law, in its purity and perfection, was written on the heart of Adam in his first creation; was sadly obliterated by his sin and fall; upon several accounts, and to answer various purposes, a system of laws was written on tables of stone for the use of the Israelites; and in regeneration the law is reinscribed on the hearts of God's people; and even among the Gentiles, and in their hearts, there are some remains of the old law and light of nature, which as by their outward conduct appears, so by the inward motions of their minds,” – John Gill Romans 2:11-16: 11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. So then to the Gentiles who had not the Law of the Jews, what Law was written upon their hearts? What laws are written upon the hearts of the regenerated? Christ fulfilled the Law. We are no longer enslaved by it, to be condemned by it because we can’t live to the letter of it. His own words tell us He did not come to abolish it, so why is it so many now feel the Law, the moral Law of God, is void? WOS |
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253 | Can you break the OT Law? | Matt 5:17 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173171 | ||
Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. “Turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness - Abusing the doctrines of grace so as to give indulgence to corrupt and carnal propensities. That is, probably, they gave this form to their teaching, as Antinomians have often done, that by the gospel they were released from the obligations of the law, and might give indulgence to their sinful passions in order that grace might abound. Antinomianism began early in the world, and has always had a wide prevalence. The liability of the doctrines of grace to be thus abused was foreseen by Paul, and against such abuse he earnestly sought to guard the Christians of his time, Rom_6:1, following.” – Albert Barnes Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 1John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. “if we keep his commandments; not the commandments of men, for the keeping of them arises from ignorance of God, and is a proof of it; nor the commandments of the ceremonial law, which are abolished, particularly circumcision, which is opposed to the keeping of the commandments of God, 1Co_7:19; but either those of the moral law, and which are more particularly the commandments of God the Father; the observance of which, though it cannot be with perfection, yet being in faith, and from love to God, and with a view to his glory, is an evidence of the true knowledge of him and of his will: or else those commandments, which are more especially the commandments of Christ Jesus; such as the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's supper, which are peculiar to the Gospel dispensation; and which being kept as they were delivered by Christ, and in his name and strength, and to his glory, without depending on them for life and salvation, is an argument and proof of the right knowledge of him; and particularly his new commandment of loving one another may be chiefly designed, that being what the apostle has greatly in view throughout this epistle…” – John Gill If nine of the Ten Commandments are repeated in the New Testament, then please explain how “technically” they are not applicable to Christians? WOS |
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254 | The Law of Moses has been abrogated | Matt 5:17 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173169 | ||
Along with what Doc posted in ID# 173168: “The notion that no law is binding on the Christian is a classic form of antinomianism. This type of thinking sets grace against law, as if the two were antithetical. It has some dire theological consequences. It is crucial to understand that in terms of moral standards, grace does not permit what the law prohibits. "Grace" never signifies the lowering of God's moral demands. The word grace in scripture signifies a lot of things, but licentiousness is not one of them. In fact, those who turn the grace of God into promiscuity are expressly condemned as false teachers (Jude 4).– John MacArthur: WOS |
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255 | The Law of Moses has been abrogated | Matt 5:17 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173163 | ||
So then tell me what these "new laws" are. You state that there is a change of the law, that now there is the law of Christ... Tell me what you believe these to be. And also let me know which "OT" laws you find acceptable to disregard and not adhere to. Do you worship idols? Is it okay to murder? Is aldultery now acceptable? And so on. WOS |
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256 | What say you? | Bible general Archive 3 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173026 | ||
Romans 3:9,10: 9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: Galatians 3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. Isaiah 53:3-6: 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:11, 12: 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. “John 19:16 says, "Then delivered he Him, therefore, unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led Him away."… …“One important word in verse 16 is the word "delivered." Pilate "delivered" Jesus to be crucified. Romans 8:32 says, "He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all...." Who delivered Jesus? Not only the governor of Judea, but the Governor of the universe. You say, "Does that mean Pilate and God were working together?" Exactly. In no way does the vileness, unbelief, cowardice, or sin of Pilate alter the plan of God. God's plans are on schedule, whether they operate through sinful men or holy men. God is the author of history. So, God delivered over Jesus, as well as Pilate. The Bible says that He "was delivered for our offenses" (Rom. 4:25a). What men mean for evil, God means for good; and He makes the wrath of men to praise Him (Ps. 76:10a). So many people have the mistaken idea that if you are a sinful man, you will foul up God's plans. Not in any way. God works through men, holy or sinful.” – John MacArthur (Crucifixion and Resurrection / The Crucifixion--Part 1) http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/sg1574.htm “We often think that Jesus bore our sins only when He died, but He also bore our sins in His pain and suffering. He was bearing sin even when He was still alive on the cross. And I also believe that when He was scourged, He was bearing the punishment of sin. Isaiah 53:5 says, "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities...." Even when they hit Him in the face, He was suffering for sin. Isaiah 53:5 concludes: "...the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed." His suffering did not just begin on the cross, it began with all of the punches, the spit, and all of the punishment He suffered prior to the cross.” – John MacArthur (Crucifixion and Resurrection / Shall I Crucify Your King?) http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/sg1573.htm In OUR depravity, we must share the responsibility that under divine direction, Christ was crucified for OUR sins, to set US free, to save US. WOS John 3:16 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. |
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257 | why do the people put down the jews | Bible general Archive 3 | Wild Olive Shoot | 172969 | ||
Are you proclaiming your innocence? Can you elaborate on the “awful crimes” that have been committed? WOS |
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258 | What is the history behind the Holy Trin | Gen 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 172633 | ||
Seems like you don’t quite live up to your user name. http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id(equals)215 Replace (equals) with its proper symbol. Please pay this site a visit. WOS |
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259 | we are all Gods children | NT general Archive 1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 172632 | ||
Please see the following and pray that Truth is revealed to you. I will. http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/cults/rajwd/index.html http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/cults/exposejw/index.html http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/cults/acts/acts_jw.html But prior to this, know God’s Word for yourself. His truth will be revealed to you in His own Word. WOS |
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260 | what meaning has christian passover | Rom 14:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 172561 | ||
…”“Let no man impose those things upon you, for God has not imposed them: if God has made you free, be not you again entangled in that yoke of bondage.” And this the rather because these things were shadows of things to come (Col_2:17), intimating that they had no intrinsic worth in them and that they are now done away. But the body is of Christ: the body, of which they were shadows, has come; and to continue the ceremonial observances, which were only types and shadows of Christ and the gospel, carries an intimation that Christ has not yet come and the gospel state has not yet commenced.” – Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. “The metaphor is taken from oxen put under a yoke, and implicated with it, from which they cannot disengage themselves: some of the members of this church had been Jews, who had formerly been under the yoke of the law, and seemed desirous to return to their former state of bondage, from which the apostle dissuades, and therefore uses the word again: or else he may refer to the bondage of corruption and idolatry, which they as Gentiles were in, before their conversion; and intimates, that to give into the observance of; Jewish rites and ceremonies would be involving themselves in a state of bondage again;… … the observation of days, months, times, and years; the multitude of sacrifices, and which could not take away sin; but proclaimed their guilt and obligation to punishment, and were an handwriting of ordinances against them, and thereby they were held and kept in bondage, and such a yoke is the moral law as delivered by Moses, requiring perfect obedience, but giving no strength to perform, nor pointing where any is to be had; showing a man his sin and misery, and so working wrath in his conscience, but giving not the least intimation of a Saviour, or of life and righteousness by another; accusing, pronouncing guilty, cursing, and condemning; hence such as seek for righteousness by it are in a miserable subjection to it, and are sadly implicated and entangled with the yoke of it: every doctrine and ordinance of men is a yoke of bondage which should not be submitted to; nay, any action whatever, performed in a religious way and in order for a man's acceptance with God, and to obtain his favour, and according to his observance of which he judges of his state, and speaks peace and comfort to himself, or the reverse, is a yoke of bondage: as, for instance prayer at such and so many times a day, reading such a number of chapters in the Bible every day, fasting so many times in the week, and the like; so that what are branches of Christian liberty, such as frequent prayer to God, reading the sacred writings for instruction and comfort, and the free use of the creatures, are turned into a yoke of bondage, which should be guarded against.” – John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible 1 Corinthians 5:7,8: 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Christ is our Passover. We partake in the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of Him until He comes again. To participate in the Jewish Passover seems to be indicative that the Messiah has not yet come, since it was simply a shadow. Christ has in fact come. There is no reason to celebrate this feast and for a Christian to do so, in the original sense of it, is in my humble opinion, not appropriate. WOS |
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