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241 | in Prisons | 1 Pet 3:21 | jlhetrick | 191735 | ||
Rabban- Regarding your statement: "These ‘spirits in prison’ were the angels who sinned in the time of Noah (Genesis 6.1-2)" Would you please provide biblical support. I find nothing in Scripture that suggests that these "spirits" were angels. I'm not aware of any biblical reference showing that the gospel is preached to angels but understand it only as a truth relevant only to the salvation of humans. The context seems to rule out angels as the following verse (1Peter 3:20) clearly relates to the loss of all "human" life with the exception of the eight. Verse 18 is clearly talking about mankind as is verse 20. I couldn't figure a way to misunderstand verse 19 as referring to something else, angels. As I understand it, Scripture does not teach the possibility of fallen angels being saved from their fallen state. If that were the case, we would pray for fallen angels to include Satan himself. If that were the case, the Scripture would teach of salvation being accomplished for and offered too angels as well as mankind. In verse 19 Christ is making a "proclamation" to the "spirits". A proclamation of what? Salvation is the context. There is no Scriptural support that I am aware of that supports that He offers salvation to angels. I am always willing to have my understanding corrected by Scripture. God bless, Jeff |
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242 | How did Christ escape inherent depravity | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 191113 | ||
Thanks inGodITrust for keeping it simple and too the point. An interesting point is- how often the very simple and clearly presented truths of God's word are so easily missed or not comprehended. This case is a good example of how important it is to consider the lineages when they are given in Scripture. Like the whole of Scripture, it was put there for a purpose. God bless, Jeff |
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243 | Bad things, Good People. Prov 4:10 | Prov 4:10 | jlhetrick | 191045 | ||
Dustin, Thank you for clarifying your intent. The explanation was both helpful and much appreciated. Sincerely, Jeff |
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244 | Bad things, Good People. Prov 4:10 | Prov 4:10 | jlhetrick | 191018 | ||
Dustin- You might consider refamiliarizing yourself with the Terms of Use of the forum. Your statements amount to labeling other forum members and name calling; not to mention it appears that you are encouraging divisiveness to a brand new forum member. Furthermore, those involved in dialogue with her, while not infallible of course, have several years and thousands of posts that support their adherence to sound doctrine. I would ask that you be more careful please. God bless, Jeff |
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245 | Keep the Sabbath Holy? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190991 | ||
Hello again and thanks for the response. Based on your belief that there are "so many different flavors to choose from..." regarding Christian tradition I simply disagree; and see your thinking as perhaps the center of your difficulty. Agreeably, today there are many different denominational “flavors” but the truth of Scripture is, and always will be- unchanging. When I mentioned "traditional Christianity" I assumed, perhaps mistakenly, that you had a background in church history and orthodox Christianity. I apologize for that. Now that I have a better idea of where you are at, I believe I have some feedback that may be helpful. We most of us have the experience of some exposure to church attendance growing up and (to agree with you on some level I think) we all have learned various contradictory things. So when I refer to tradition I am speaking to those truths of Scripture long-held and taught by the church. The teachers of our history whose writings and commentaries have been studied and critiqued and found to be in-line with Scripture, relying on the truth of Scripture alone as their foundation. I might throw out a few names here but that would defeat the purpose of what follows. We have to keep in mind here that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Head of the church. When we realize that, we can have confidence that He has stayed true to his word (Isaiah 55:11, John 14:26). There comes a time in every serious bible student’s life when he/she realizes that he/she has a certain amount of beliefs (learned in the home, church, and social environment) that are not in agreement with, or at least are not decisively supported by Scripture. For me it was marked by a period of time that would be best described as faith-shaking and panic. Perhaps that’s where you are now, perhaps not. In any case, I believe the lesson learned, if learned at all, is eventually the same for everyone. Our doctrine does not show the Scriptures to be true, but rather, the Scriptures alone must determine our doctrine. When we study for ourselves we will NOT likely be “…tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; “ The interesting thing is that the more we learn from God's word the easier it is to recognize a teaching that doesn't line up. I hope it's comforting to know that there is not a "which Christian Chruch" issue to be considered. There is only one Christian Chruch, that of which Christ is the head. With that perhaps you will be less interested in the opinions of others. God bless, Jeff |
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246 | Keep the Sabbath Holy? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190972 | ||
onlyme, What I appreciate about your postings here is that you truly appear to have a question that your trying to learn the answer to. What puzzels me at the same time is that you seem to have your mind set on being in conflict with the traditional position of the Christian church and unaccepting of the Sriptural support. Same is true for your inquiring about the 4th commandment. Keeping in mind the sovereignty of God, His holiness, and never-changing attributes- will you please provide Scriptural reference to support your statement: "The Ten Commandments were created for the Israelites who were being rebellios and causing enough anger in God that he nearly destroyed them all." I don't find that in Scripture. Furthermore, the statement seems to suggest that you already had your mind made up before asking: "does the 4'th commandment pertain only to the time period and the audience at the time of the commandments, meaning the Israelites of Moses' day, or does it pertain to all Christians for all time?" Please clarify. God bless, Jeff |
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247 | Burying our dead | Gen 4:10 | jlhetrick | 190857 | ||
Thank you for the encouragement sister- enjoy Japan. Jeff |
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248 | Should Christian men wear a beard? | 1 Chr 19:5 | jlhetrick | 190837 | ||
:-) | ||||||
249 | Should Christian men wear a beard? | 1 Chr 19:5 | jlhetrick | 190801 | ||
"Sorry, what is Godly manly man?" I don't know- we've been told here that he is bearded. I'm trying to establish the remaining parameters so I can work on it. And you ladies though you had it tough! :-) |
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250 | Should Christian men wear a beard? | 1 Chr 19:5 | jlhetrick | 190800 | ||
I have always heard (since a child) that for every person there is another in the world that is close to being identical in appearance. Man, I don't know who to blame for my significant weight gain over the past several months- me or the other guy. He better hope we never meet, I have a thing or two to say to him about his diet. Or maybe he'll say it to me; or maybe will simply sit down together for a hearty meal. :-) |
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251 | Should Christian men wear a beard? | 1 Chr 19:5 | jlhetrick | 190792 | ||
Azure- very good point. Our own Native Americans do not grow facial hair. More appropriately I should say that of the tribes I am familiar with they don't. Furthermore, the more pure their blood-line the more likely the men have no facial hair. Although this might be the most rediculous topic I personally have seen on the forum I felt your point was important enough to be reiterated. By the way- though we have never met face to face, I am a clean shaven, well groomed man and though I've never had a professional manicure- I suddenly have the urge to rush out and have one. I'll need to check my schedule to see if I can squeeze it in. I love the truth of an amazing Creator God who breathed not only life into us but gave us each our very own unique look. It's kinda funny. There are two dogs in my neighborhood that look exactly alike. And those two look exactly like hundreds others of the same label that I have seen in my life. None of them were bearded though. And to think- in 42 years of work and travel I have not yet seen a single human that looks even similar to myself. God bless, Jeff PS. does anyone know the height range for a Godly manly man? |
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252 | Preach Love of Christ or Obiedience | Ps 103:19 | jlhetrick | 190697 | ||
Praise the Lord Todd, I'm glad things seem to be taking on the right focus in the situation at your church. Brother Steve is right- and unfortunately most of us stray from that from time to time. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is above God Himself and His priority and focus for our individual lives and local churches. Sometimes, unfortunately, it takes hard times like your church is having before we realize the need to refocus; or should I say, back off and allow God to have control. God bless, Jeff |
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253 | On Prayer | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190631 | ||
Wow, thanks. didn't know it could be done like that. also, thanks for sharing about your prayer life. |
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254 | On Prayer | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190630 | ||
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255 | On Prayer | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190620 | ||
Thanks Azure- it wasn't a question, I wanted to post the quote for others to reflect on and possibly respond too. After coming across some things rather "accidently" a short while back, I came to realize that my relationship with God was lacking in the prayer department. So I've been studying the Scriptures and reading what I can on prayer. Last night I "accidently" stumbled across something else. John MacArthur Jr's. "Alone With God". Interesting! When I purchased my bible study software libraries I casually skimed over the list of included books to make sure they had what I wanted and needed, ignoring other volumes that I thought I would probably never open but their included in the package so hey. Then you click on a title and a gem opens up. It's amazing to reflect on the seemingly small things that God effects in our lives isn't it. By the way- is it possible to post a "note" that doesn't show up as a question without attaching it to something already posted? God bless sister, Jeff |
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256 | Interpreting Revelation | Revelation | jlhetrick | 190603 | ||
Thanks brother! |
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257 | Interpreting Revelation | Revelation | jlhetrick | 190600 | ||
Thank you brother- and I do offer my forgiveness. God bless, Jeff |
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258 | Interpreting Revelation | Revelation | jlhetrick | 190593 | ||
Thank you for your response- I'm glad we worked it out. Again, I appologize for any offense. And yes, I make no excuses for my ability to become defensive and allow myself to present in a way that is not my true intension. It has for years now been a struggle I pray about. If you knew me before you would say, wow! that guy has come a long way. But since you didn't know me before I hope you will be content to accept my apology. I'm interested to know who you are (your previous username) if you would care to email me with that. God bless, Jeff |
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259 | Interpreting Revelation | Revelation | jlhetrick | 190580 | ||
I believe that one of the strengths of SBF is the ability and willingness of the members to monitor ourselves and for each of us to offer feedback to others when we feel something needs to be addressed. Like you have done in your response to me. So to be specific regarding our exchange I want to address a few points as well as hopefully clarify where I believe I may have been misunderstood. First of all, it is of the highest importance to me, that you fully understand that I did not say nor suggest that you claimed a “new revelation”. Quite the contrary- my comment was meant to express my relief that you in fact did not claim something new evidenced by your pointing out that your conclusions were consistent with what the church has believed for 1800 years. As for me not knowing your “position as I have not revealed it to anyone” I am simply puzzled by that. It seems your position was revealed clearly in more than one post- just not with any biblical support. I stop short of commenting on whether it is consistent with what the church has believed for 1800 years as you claim; other than to say that your not believing in a pre-, middle- or post-tribulation rapture does not seem consistent to me. Admittedly I am no expert regarding escatology. In truth, I am probably little more than a sheep with a simple “baaah” to contribute to a serious conversation of the issue. I have listened to and read/studied some on my own though to include Hank Hanegraaff and Steve Gregg, more current commentators on the topic if those names are not familiar to you. Regarding my response as being the most negative you have seen on this forum in almost 6 years I apologize, sincerely. After rereading it myself I do agree that the tone could definitely be received as being negative, and fairly so. In my line of work I am tasked with resisting being politically correct for fear that it may corrupt me. The truth is far better even at the risk of your intentions being poorly delivered or misunderstood. For that I apologize to you and the other forum members. It was not meant to be negative but redirecting. There really was/is no way for me to know that you are “known for sticking to what I can prove and demanding scriptural references” as prior to my responding to you there just wasn’t that much revealed by researching your history. Actually, instead of almost 6 years, your user profile showed you as having less than 5 months as a forum member and only 20 or so posts at the time of my response. Knowing that members who have their account revoked are not permitted to ever reregister and it is a violation of the Terms of Use to have more than one user profile I’m sure there is a legitimate explanation. That, however, is between you and Lockman and you don’t owe me an explanation of course. RC, the bottom line is this (for me). You complain in your response that you “haven’t seen anyone justify a Dispensationalist point of view yet…” while presenting yourself as one who is known for “sticking to what I can prove and demanding scriptural answers.” Simply put, you didn’t live up to that in a string of post and now your upset because someone challenged that. Perhaps it’s my own biased view that positions me to believe that if there is anything that (I) would expect someone to learn after a serious study of the issue is that it is highly debatable on many points and centuries of scholarship hasn’t resolved it; so what is the point of debating it here? There are significant limitations to a public forum. Finally- the Terms Of Use for the forum are “always” present and yes, including Atheists. We are all responsible for adhering to them and should be active in challenging others to do the same. Have you found a better online forum to participate in? I haven’t; I would like to see this one survive. If you wish to respond further on this issue I believe it would be more appropriate in private. I would have sent this in private but you don’t have a user profile and have not given an option to notify you via email. My email is listed in my user profile. God bless, Jeff |
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260 | Interpreting Revelation | Revelation | jlhetrick | 190538 | ||
RC- with all respect to you my friend might I suggest that you have made your position clear and recommend that you be done with the topic. It is not in accordance with the Terms of Use of this forum to base one's theological position on one's feelings and opinion. You have made several posts (which I have read carefully) where you basically offer to the rest of us that you are in the "right" camp and many or most others are in the "wrong" camp. Your entire argument, thusfar, has been based on feelings, thoughts, and opinion that were supposedly developed over "8 years" of study. Yet, you offer little to nothing from Scripture to support your position. I'm not asking that you do offer support for your position here as that would be, in my opinion, unproductive. After all, you have only studied the topic for 8 years. More correctly put, "at least three to 6 hours for 8 years daily". Personally I can see why you are so impressed with yourself- I have struggled to stay with a single topic for 8 weeks, even 8 days in many cases. Still, if you can appreciate that your 8 years of study really do not compare to centuries of study and debate by greater minds than yours and mine then perhaps you might agree that further debate here would be unproductive. After all, you yourself admitted that you "came to find out after my study that what I came up with is what the Church beleived for 1800 yrs." I'm glad you admit that. It's always concering when one comes along believing that God has given him a personal, special, and new revelation that He hasn't given to His Church. God bless, Jeff |
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