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241 | Being a people pleaser | Luke 6:26 | EdB | 243459 | ||
It is amazing how many people that go out of their way to pay tribute and honor to others. Of then they quote them to make their point but then use scripture as a sword in an attempt to slice others to pieces. Then piously talk about loving people as was Christ’s example. Beware when they speak nice of you, they do the same with the false prophets |
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242 | False Teachers and Prophets | 2 Pet 2:1 | EdB | 243458 | ||
FALSE TEACHERS, TEACHINGS and PROPHETS how to recognize them—Deut 13:1-3; Jer 23:9-14; Mt 7:15; Mk 13:22-23 entice us with subtle temptations—Deut 13:2-11 Elijah confronts them at Mount Carmel—1 Ki 18:19 why Jezebel liked them—1 Ki 19:2 why kings hired them—2 Chr 18:3-8 what caused the people to listen to them?—Jer 14:14 lulled people into a sense of false security—Ezek 13:1ff common today—Mt 7:15 what motivates them—2 Cor 5:12; 2 Pet 2:3; Col 2:22-23; Tit 1:10-14 what they do—Mt 24:11; 2 Pet 2:1 what false teaching leads to—Mt 24:12 teachings not consistent with Bible—Mt 24:23-24; 2 Cor 11:4 sought popularity over truth—Lk 6:26 compare themselves to others rather than God—2 Cor 10:12-13 many seem to make sense at first—2 Cor 11:4; Gal 4:17 not willing to give their lives for the Good News—2 Cor 11:23-29 not connected to Christ—Col 2:19 embroil church in irrelevant disputes—1 Tim 1:3-4(2) dilute the Christian faith—1 Tim 4:1-2 why Paul said they were devil inspired—1 Tim 4:1-5 based on false view of Christ—2 Tim 2:8 denied resurrection of the body—2 Tim 2:18 alive and well today—2 Tim 4:3-5 three warning signs of—2 Pet 2:3 hypocritical actions at Lord's Supper—2 Pet 2:13-14 views about the body—1 Jn 1:6 refuse to take sin seriously—1 Jn 1:8 many claimed they had no sin—1 Jn 1:8-10 claimed a secret knowledge—Jude 1:10 , “FALSE TEACHERS, TEACHINGS and PROPHETS,†in Life Application Study Bible, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1988), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "FALSE TEACHERS, TEACHINGS and PROPHETS". |
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243 | What shouold we fight about | Rom 1:25 | EdB | 243457 | ||
A real danger today. We see people defending denominational doctrines instead of Christ. Hebrews 6:1-3 (KJV) 1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And this will we do, if God permit. Gives us the doctrine we need to be concerned about but I we see wanting to argue repentance, argue if you really need faith toward God, how baptisms should be done, whether laying on of hands is for today or not. Thankfully there is few that argue the resurrection of the dead but many argue if dead are with Jesus or in soul sleep and eternal judgement is disputed. What craziness! We can’t agree with the fundamental doctrines handed down to us. |
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244 | While You Have Light | John 12:36 | EdB | 243456 | ||
It has been said that people were invited here to post theological doctrines in as a means of instruction. And that the need was obvious since there were few that had even the fundamental basics of faith. At the time there were at least 10 full time pastors, two published theological authors, seminary Bible college professors and a missionary in full time work and two missionaries on a part time basis. Yeah huge void of fundamental basics of faith. People in service to the Lord. Anyone want to know what I believe? I believe scripture, all of scripture not just the parts that agree with my theology. |
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245 | Value of experience | Gen 30:27 | EdB | 243453 | ||
Genesis 30:26-27 (KJV) 26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. 27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. It has been said that, “There is no authority in experienceâ€, yet most of the gospels describe what the Disciples experienced. The story of Jesus walking on water was what they experienced, what happened, what occurred, experience. I agree experiences is not always reliable it can and is often influenced by many factors but like everything else it has to be compared to scripture, are there examples in scripture the coincide with the experience? Does the experience edify man’s flesh or man’s spirit? Does it glorify God or man? Does scripture give instruction on the experience? Did the experience remain within the boundaries of scripture? We should not discount anything that glorifies God. Nor should we deny experience as being un-trust worthy. Nothing is to be accepted on face value everything must be tested to see if it lines up with the word of God. |
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246 | The Word, the Doctrine of Christ | John 8:45 | EdB | 243452 | ||
Theology is all that the Word says about any given subject (doctrine). None of this is the teaching of men, for indeed, God has instructed us, that "we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming." If that were true there would not be so many different theologies, so many different books on theology, some many perceptions of what theology say. Most Christian theology was not crafted by the trickery of man or deceitful scheming. Most come from a pure heart that believes they have interpreted scripture most purely and correctly. It was once said that if a person was left on an island to read the Bible that after so many years they would have a Christian theology. I believe this because the Bible is true. But what we know for sure their theology would not line up with the theology of one denomination or another. It may have points of one but it most assuredly would have points that would conflict with that one. This is seen most often in missions. Tribe are given bibles for the first time but if they are influenced by Lutheran then their theology aligns with the Lutheran, if they are influenced by Methodist then their theology closes aligns to the Methodist even though their Bible was translated by a group with different theology. |
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247 | The Word, the Doctrine of Christ | John 8:45 | EdB | 243451 | ||
What do we mean by the word doctrine? It is nothing more than God's teaching. If man stopped there it would be totally correct. But denominational doctrine often goes a step beyond that definition; doctrine often becomes slanted to agree with a specific interpretation which is slanted to agree with a specific theology. It is not that we resist what the word says John 8:45 but rather it is most usually done with purest intent however we always run into this danger when we try beyond God’s word to fully explain what He meant. That is why we have 3000 plus different denominational doctrines each believing theirs is most faithful to the word of God. That is what makes being dogmatic about a particular doctrine so dangerous to the unity of the Body of Christ. |
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248 | The SBF what does it need to do? | Bible general | EdB | 243449 | ||
Being a charter member of this forum I have seen and participated in many changes and directions that have taken place on the forum. Early on we had excellent discussions on scripture with input from many people of different, backgrounds, denominations and understandings of scripture. Interestingly I believed I learned the most from our Catholic brothers, especially Emmaus who has since decided to leave the forum. The problem developed when people realized they could use this forum for a soap box from which they could expound their views, beliefs and feelings. Many of these were steeped in cultic falsehoods or Satanism. So controls had to be put into place to control these types of problems. However the good intentioned controls have since been perverted by some to control the forum. People have learned to smack down others making them look foolish or unreasoned to dismiss any idea that does not agree with their agenda or belief or simply make the anything they don’t agree with to disappear. This frustrated people and they saw any effort to bring the forum back to great Bible Study Forum was all but lost, so they left and in many cases never to return again. Over the years we have lost hundreds of treasured posters from this forum, some that displayed insight and knowledge far above what is commonly displayed today. I remain in contact with many today and I know the reason for their departure is what I am saying. Can we bring it back? I think so but I think it will require Lockman to actively get involved again and I’m not sure they want to make that commitment in time and money. When I see the forum today it breaks my heart. There is little or no discussion only point and counter point as if each responder is in a debate. Views need to be posted as views instead of dogmatic indictments of anyone that does not hold that view. Responses have to be carefully worded to prevent a responder from feeling mocked, belittled or intimidated which is often the case today. Frankly I see little reason to post quotes that aren’t indicative of Bible Study and usually fail to elicit further discussion. They are usually pertinent only to the original speakers generation and have little relevance to today’s Christian’s needs. Interestingly many of the old participants of this forum were also supporters and customers of Lockman Foundation, I’m not sure that is true today. |
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249 | Foundational Doctrines of Christianity | Heb 6:1 | EdB | 243445 | ||
Hebrews 6:1-3 (NASB) 1 Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, if God permits. This is the list of foundational doctrines of Christianity. Many denominations add to this list but we have to realize they for the most part are man emphasized rather than foundational to Christianity. This is where we need to be careful what is truly a doctrine and what is man made denomination distinction? Once again this is where the leading and discernment of spirits from the Holy Spirit is so needed, who is being glorified? Is it Jesus Christ or is it a denomination, a creed, doctrinal philosophy, statement of faith, long service to the church, wisdom, intelligence, logic of man. Many piously talk of Christ but their focus is a doctrinal creed or agenda at the expense of all else. |
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250 | Do we need to fear success | Prov 16:18 | EdB | 243444 | ||
Proverbs 16:18 (NASB) 18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling. Proverbs 11:2 (NKJV) 2 When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom. Proverb 16:18 seems to suggest that whenever something is accomplished a time of trial will follow but Proverbs 11:2 which repeats the same warning also says that humbleness will prevent that. The gift of the Spirt was given for our good. If we learn to move and function within our relationship with the Holy Spirit we have nothing to fear. It is only when we deny the power of the Holy Spirit or fail to respond His leading that we have problems. |
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251 | Fruit of Spirit overrides anxiety | Gal 5:22 | EdB | 243443 | ||
Galatians 5:19-24 (NASB) 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Paul’s final comment on the fruit of the Spirit is that there are no exceptions or restrictions to the lifestyle described here. Christians can and must practice these character qualities over and over again. They will never discover a law prohibiting them from living by these principles. Donald C. Stamps and J. Wesley Adams, ed., Fire Bible, (Springfield, MO: Life Publishers International, 2009), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "Study Notes". |
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252 | What are false prophets? | Matt 7:15 | EdB | 243442 | ||
We are told in Matthew 24:5 many will be deceived. 24:5 Many will... deceive many. This first major sign is really an important warning. Toward the end of this present age, religious deception will be openly practiced and taught on the earth. Christ is so concerned that his followers be aware of the coming worldwide spiritual deception that he repeats his warning two more times in this particular address (see v. 11, note; v. 24; see article on THE AGE OF THE ANTICHRIST). Fire Bible This deception will come two ways. Lying spirits that attempt to counterfeit the truth. And denial of the ministry of the Holy Spirit. 1Ti 4:1 Both are destructive and deadly. That is why one of the gifts of the Spirit is discernment. Distinguishing between spirits. This gift is a special Spirit-given ability to properly discern and judge prophecies and to distinguish whether or not a message or spiritual expression is from the Holy Spirit (see 1Co 14:29, note; 1Jn 4:1). During the end times, though the Bible warns that false teachers (see Mt 24:5, note) and the misrepresentation of Biblical Christianity will greatly increase (see 1Ti 4:1, note), this gift will be extremely important for the church. Donald C. Stamps and J. Wesley Adams, ed., Fire Bible, (Springfield, MO: Life Publishers International, 2009), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "Study Notes". |
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253 | What are false prophets? | Matt 7:15 | EdB | 243441 | ||
Distinguishing between spirits. This gift is a special Spirit-given ability to properly discern and judge prophecies and to distinguish whether or not a message or spiritual expression is from the Holy Spirit (see 1Co 14:29, note; 1Jn 4:1). During the end times, though the Bible warns that false teachers (see Mt 24:5, note) and the misrepresentation of Biblical Christianity will greatly increase (see 1Ti 4:1, note), this gift will be extremely important for the church. The others should weigh carefully. All prophecy (or tongues with interpretation) must be evaluated according to what is said. That is to say, the people should not automatically accept a message without using discernment (i.e., godly wisdom and Spirit-guided understanding) and considering whether it is consistent with God’s Word and relevant to their situation. This does not mean that the message will always be pleasant, convenient or easy to apply; but those who are in right relationship with God should be able to discern whether the message is truly from the Lord. This shows that NT prophecy was not infallible (i.e., perfectly reliable and free from error) and at times might need to be corrected. It certainly was never meant to be accepted on the same level with Scripture (i.e., God’s written Word as recorded in the Bible). (1) At times, prophecy and speaking in tongues might not be an authentic, or true, message from God (cf. 1Jn 4:1). People who are caught up in their emotions or sometimes misguided in their sense of direction from the Spirit may give a well-meaning message that is actually from their own mind and motivation. At times, even evil spirits, through the presence of false teachers or prophets, can work in a congregation. Prophesying, speaking in tongues or possessing any supernatural gift is no guarantee that one is a true prophet or even a true Christian (see article on FALSE TEACHERS) because Satan can counterfeit and imitate spiritual gifts (Mt 24:24; 2Th 2:9-12; Rev 13:13-14). Even if one possesses legitimate spiritual gifts from God, there is no guarantee that the person will always exercise their gifts properly. (2) If the church has not established proper and orderly ways (cf. v. 40) to apply and evaluate prophecies, it has failed to follow Biblical guidelines. Notice also that prophecy was not considered an uncontrollable urge of the Spirit; the speaker could control the impulse because only one prophet could speak at a time (vv. 30-32). (3) What should be the church’s attitude toward prophetic messages? (a) All prophecy must be tested according to the standard of Biblical truth (cf. Dt 13:1-3). If the prophecy has to do with something in the future, believers should look for its fulfillment before passing final judgment (cf. Dt 18:22). This includes preparing themselves for the possibility that the prophecy may or may not be fulfilled. (b) If the word of prophecy is an exhortation (i.e., a word of challenge or encouragement), the congregation needs to ask, “What must we do to obey the Spirit’s will and purpose?†(4) In order to properly evaluate and guide the use of spiritual gifts and expressions, church leaders must pray for godly discernment (i.e., divine wisdom and Spirit-guided understanding). In addition, the people in the church should not take offense at times when leaders offer correction or guidance in a worship service or to individuals in private. Such interaction is to be expected at times. Believers must never be so proud as to assume that they know exactly how to use the gifts of the Spirit at all times without guidance and correction. This does not mean that God is displeased or that leaders are upset with the people. Keep in mind that many of the NT letters—such as this one to the Corinthians—contained large portions on guidance and correction about such issues. And these instructions came from leaders who loved the people deeply and respected the ministry God was doing among them. Donald C. Stamps and J. Wesley Adams, ed., Fire Bible, (Springfield, MO: Life Publishers International, 2009), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "Study Notes". |
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254 | Fear of praying in public out loud? | John 11:42 | EdB | 243440 | ||
Dear Justme How great it is to have you on this forum. You have been a faithful friend and responder on this forum and I know that you like me have a great love for truth and this forum. We all thank you for your wisdom and patience with those that want to run the forum their way under their agenda. I think many that are reluctant to pray aloud may be from a feeling of being inadequate. They may have a fear of public speaking or and most probably have heard the long flowing wordy prayers of those that like to be heard and feel they are unable to match such a prayer. If we look at the prayers recorded throughout scripture most are simple to the point petitions of God or worship of his majesty. None contain words that many people need a dictionary or thesaurus to fully understand. Many people feel to pray adequately they must get high and holy or long using many words and this cause many to pause when the opportunity to pray arises. I think the second obstacle is the fact many people are rarely if ever given the opportunity to pray aloud, therefore they feel ill at ease when the time comes for them to do so. Pastors are to equip the saints for the work of the Lord Eph 4:11-12 and this often just is not getting done. |
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255 | Biblical reasons for divorce? | 1 Cor 7:15 | EdB | 243432 | ||
Not to feel guilty. Not to be a slave of guilt, a failure. | ||||||
256 | Prophecy Fulfilled | Acts 20:30 | EdB | 243431 | ||
Bingo I think you identified the problem I have with Reformed philosophy. That being it is founded on doctrine instead of being founded on the Rock that being Jesus Christ. When we allow doctrine to define us we have allowed walls to be placed between us but when defined by the Rock "Jesus Christ" we live loving those that hate us, those that persecute us, those that mock and malign us. The problem in today's church people want only to avoid damnation, they fail to dispise sin and seek freedom from it. Let only want to do what they are told is needed rather that being self motivated, which causes them to do little or nothing because they have been told holiness is not needed. |
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257 | Protecting the Unborn? | Ex 20:13 | EdB | 243428 | ||
I do not believe anyone can justify abortion either scripturally or morally. This passage speaks directly to death of a unborn infant. Exodus 21:22-25 (NASB) 22 "If men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that she gives birth prematurely, yet there is no injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman's husband may demand of him, and he shall pay as the judges decide. 23 "But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. I think many people will one day stand before God, to their dismay, with the blood of millions of aborted babies on their hands, put there because they voted not their conscious but for the things of this world. They voted for a man that supported abortion, supported homosexuality, supported drunkenness. They choose instead to ignore sin in exchange for the promise of more money in their pockets or simply more of anything of this world. Mark 8:36 (NASB) 36 "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? |
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258 | Why not practice footwashing? | NT general | EdB | 243426 | ||
I know foot washing is often used in the Pentecostal doctrine. Most often it is seen when there is a restoration of a once broken relationship. Howver it is often used to teach humbleness. Having experienced both being a washer and one having his foot washed, I can tell you it is very humbling to have someone wash your feet. It is usually a special service and often predicated by a restoration of relationships. |
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259 | Biblical reasons for divorce? | 1 Cor 7:15 | EdB | 243425 | ||
I do not believe 1 Cor. 7:12-15 and in particular verse 15 is okaying divorce with the implication that the righteous person can remarry. It simply says let the unbeliever go if they want to. Now if that person then commits adultery the vow of marriage is broken and divorce is warranted. |
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260 | Justme's questions | John 9:41 | EdB | 243417 | ||
Justme you asked four really good questions, but I doubt you will get many responses. I believe two things have impacted many of the areas you addressed. Easy Believism or super grace teaching that you don,t have to do anything, sure Christians are called servants of God but most are taught they don,t have to do anything. The second is teaching that you can't lose your salvation, it secure so sit back and relax. But let us see what responses you do get. |
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