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241 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16724 | ||
Chill..there was no passage being discussed untill you brought some up. And besides, you said most emphatically that you would not respond to anything unless it dealt with the specific comment or question about the passage. So I guess I should not have heard from you. Unless you mean from now on you will not respond.Shall we play dualing scriptures? What you wrote does not make sense to me. Not because you said it in a senseless manner, but because I am too dense to get it. I apologize if you think me a mocker. Sorry. Say, by the way, does your church use wine or grape juice as a Communion element? I'm new to the Forum and am kind of taking a survey. Seriously! God Bless, Jim |
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242 | Response to Sept. 11, 2001 events | Matt 5:39 | Jensen | 16720 | ||
I think we may be out of cheeks :-) | ||||||
243 | Creation vs Evolutionists | 2 Pet 2:1 | Jensen | 16718 | ||
Never heard him, and never heard of him untill maybe 4 months ago when someone gave me all his PowerPoint slides (which he approves of). Jim |
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244 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16717 | ||
Wow..Why don't you tell us how you really feal:-) | ||||||
245 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16716 | ||
You make my point..Thanks 1.Janie didn't say that gambling was going to be a means of securing a retirement. 2.The image we portray can make easy or difficult the road that leads to a presentation of the Gospel. Janie sounds like a regular person. I heard the Gospel from a regular guy. I was not saved at a church picnic (oh sorry..there goes that sensetivity thing again :-)) 3."(Holy Spirit) perfected Christian life" -yes. The "perfect" Christian life would include winning souls to Christ which would not be a reason for a church split. A reason for a split may be for some Christians to suggest that they themselves are the standard of which the Scripture speaks. But those people I find usually are not "gifted" in bringing souls to Christ. That must sound a little mean, but I do not mean it to be so. I am somewhat passionate about not being a "stumbling block" and if we refuse to ( INSERT AMUSEMENT CHOICE HERE) then we may just become a stumbling block because we seem, I said seem, to be a wet blanket. Go where the sinners are :-) But do not sin. 4. This grape juice thing is curious to me coming from someone who sees in Scripture that you should not play a football pool (and it's not there), and does not see that Jesus blessed the wine not the juice (which is there.) You are by far not the only one to think that somehow wine as a Communion element would be missing the mark. I just find cognitive disonance(sp?) a muse ing :-) 5.What seems to be "outlandish" is always just around the corner. But I got a bit extreme in a poor attempt to make a point. 6. I believe we both have a problem with writing a last paragraph - you pretty much did what you said I did. If it was written with the intent of showing me how I sound sometimes, point well taken. We really are speaking of serious issues. May God bless you and yours, Jim |
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246 | who wrote the Bible? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Jensen | 16707 | ||
For you Leroy, 2 Timothy 3:16 should be sufficient. But for unbelievers you can not give that answer since the Bible can not testify concerning itself to anyone who does not believe the Bible in the first place. Do you understand what I mean? The Bible was indeed written by men so they are right. Several men in fact. So how do you approach your brothers in arms in a way that will lead to a presentation of the Gospel. You are trying to "Win a Soul" to Christ, are you not? God will use you in this and His Spirit will prompt you all the way. You may already know that there are over 1300 prophecies in the old testament that have come to pass. Some prophecies were made hundreds of years before they came to pass. Your approach then may be to open a discussion concerning Nostrodamus(sp?) or Jean Dixon. "What do you think about Nostrodamus and some of the things he predicted?" may be an opening question. "How do you think they knew these things?" may serve as a follow up question. They may even talk about someone else who claimed to know future world events. That would be good. Let them run with it. You should know that many, if not most of the predictions by people like Nostro and Dixon were false. Flat out wrong. With a little effort on your part, and this web site, you should be able to demonstrate that eventhough the Bible was written by men, just as they say, these men must have had some "supernatural" help in order for every single prophecy to be accurate (not considering those that still are pending like the end times etc.) Once they agree, and they will, that there must have been some supernatural help you can then ask "If you died now, do you know that you would go to heaven?", and then, "Would you like to know?" and so on. Your focus should not be on anything that does not lead to a presentation of the "Good News". If you would like to have a "road map" to take them through some Bible verses please let me know. I pray for you even now that God will pour out His blessings on you and that He will guide you in your most important quest. In the Creator's Service, Jim |
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247 | Creation vs Evolutionists | 2 Pet 2:1 | Jensen | 16696 | ||
The Genesis record is not credible, unless you are a Bible believing Christian or an Orthodox Jew. The record is "credible" if you have a Biblical worldview. It is not "credible" if you have an Evolution worldview. Both views are supported by the evidence of modern science. Creation, and a young Earth, actually have most of the scientific evidence on it's side. Creation, like Evolution, is a theory since no one was there when it(either?) happened. The incessant attacks are made simply because people do not want God. If there really is a God then He may hold me accountable for my life. So it is easier to not believe in a Creator. So perhaps your question should be "Why should I believe the Bible to be true?" Genesis is the foundational book of the Bible. If there was no Adam, there is no need for a Jesus. But we know that, according to the Bible, Adam lived less than 12,000 years ago-not millions and billions. So either Adam existed, and was a real honest to goodness man, or he did not exist at all. Either Jesus died for our sins, and rose from the dead, or He did not. The Bible says that sin entered the world through one man, Adam. Do you believe that? If you do not, then you will also tend to believe in Evolutionary Theory. I would be happy to try to explain in greater detail the scientific evidence for Creation and a young Earth if you are interested. I know that I have given a brief answer and that it may fall short of what you were looking for. Take heart-you will have other replies. In the Creator's Service, Jim |
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248 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16688 | ||
Dear charis Thank you for weighing in on my response to Janie. It is correct that we have a responsibility to others but you seem to be saying that any form of a-muse-ment (not thinking activity) is somehow always a "area of weakness" and with that, if that is what you suggest, I disagree. And if that is not what you suggest then disregard the rest of this note. But if you are choosing "gambling" as an area of weakness then just as the fat man said as he crawled under the barbed wire fence, "Just a couple points and I'll be through." Reading C.S. Lewis's science fiction books is a form of amusement that I should not pursue since my "children" will be influenced to flights of imagination. We do not want them to escape, even for a moment, the harsh realities of a cruel and death ridden world. However, you may accept that Lewis may be alright but dancing is not. Dancing arouses our base instincts and leads to sexual intamcy outside of marriage. And so that we are not tempted to dance we should never build a large room that would hold lots of dancers - especially those pesky square dancers. And to avoid the temptation of building a large room, that may lead to dancing, that may lead to sexual intamacy outside of marriage we should avoid living indoors altogether. That will surly keep us from sin. Differences of opinion on what may constitute an "area of weakness" is what brings about splits in His church. Concentrating on His Word, and not the opinions of what some Christians say are weaknesses, is paramount. I am certain that Janie knows that Jesus died for her sins. Did not the Apostles "gamble" when casting lots to see who would replace Judas. Or is that different because they asked God to give them a "winner." They were serious "gamblers", Janie came off as sounding like someone who wanted to know if a simple office pool on "How much will Sally's baby weigh at birth" is somehow "missing the mark." If I thought for one moment that Janie had a gambling "problem" I would not have answered the way I did. By the way charis, does your church use wine? In the Creator's service, Jim |
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249 | Did we witness a miracle this week? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16680 | ||
Dear Brother; Do you remember the pictures of the first moon landing where the first man to step foot on the moon actually had to jump off the ladder to land on the moon? The ladder was designed to be that way, without rungs all the way down to it's bottom, because, "scientifically"(read-statistically) the moon was covered in at least 18 inches of dust. And those disc shaped "feet" on the lunar lander were shaped that way so as to compact all that dust that had to be there. But there was no dust, or very little. There is no precedent for a 100 plus story building and all the statistics are based on buildings that did not incorporate the archetectural design of those buildings. The design was evident when it fell straight down, no "falling" over. Did you notice? There are miracles to be sure. And there were miracles to be sure on that day. We must resist looking at a water stained window and seeing the Virgin Mary. Jim |
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250 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16669 | ||
You can not find it because it is not there. Many will talk of stewardship or how it is not your money after all. I agree with those positions. Gambling as a form of entertainment, they will claim, is missing the mark. So ask this. "What forms of entertainment am I allowed to buy with HIS money. May I use HIS money to go to a show or a ball game with my children? My I use HIS money for any form of entertainment at all?" Some would say no. They are part of a particular denomination of Christianity perhaps. They are the same as those who would have us not drink wine,such as our Lord did, with a meal.(There are many churches that use grape juice for wine even though the Bible is very, very clear on what constitutes the elements. And please don't let them tell you that the wine of HIS day was weaker-it was not as weak as their argument is.) If you are not being entertained by gambling then you may be doing it for any of several "wrong" reasons, and then there is plenty in Scripture to rely on. But for entertainment purposes - it's HIS money (and representing your effort)and HE really does want you to enjoy your life. | ||||||
251 | Where was God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16657 | ||
"I was there"....GOD Jim |
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252 | Did we witness a miracle this week? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16656 | ||
A good question that I ask myself everytime I here of a disaster. "Did the Lord save lives (from physical death)?" There was no apparent supernatural intervention evident to your specific point. i.e. the number of deaths. I believe that the Lord's intervention may have come before, or even during and after the attack and that prayers were answered. We have no way of proving how many people "should have died." The collapse of the buildings was a direct result of it's design. It could not have "[fallen] a little left or right." God gave us intelligence, the building was an intelligent design. It was not designed to collapse, of course, but only He knew that it would. God Bless America! | ||||||
253 | May I baptize? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16647 | ||
Dear Steve; Yes - several times a week actually. I do believe that the Great Commission is a command. Is it not? Are you being picky since we both know that I can not SAVE anyone. Are you just mincing words a little. You know what is meant by " [you] go out and make disciples.." do you not? Are you one of those Christians who lay in the weeds, ready to pounce? Please pray on it and chill. Chill with love of course. LOL. Jim |
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254 | This is in regard to this forum.. | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16644 | ||
You do not know if the answer received to a question is from someone that is "educated" in the Bible. That is why Scriptural evidence is usually given to support the answer to the question you may ask. I do not recognize a Teaching Magisterium(sp?) but only the Word of God. People will make errors. Having said that, I will, in many cases, stand on the work of those who have come before me. I do not know Greek or Hebrew or Aramic. The rule for me is to never compromise on the foundational doctrines. But as for the rest, we may agree to disagree - agreeably. Please believe me when I say that there are countless Christians (monitors you said)at this site who will endevor to respond to anything that is not Scriptural. They will offer the evidence to you. You must weigh all the evidence and pray for understanding. And, yes, there are a bunch of those pesky "false prophets" as well. You will come to know the difference - almost instantly. Many people (non-believers?) just try to get under the skin of Christians. But they do not know that they can not do it. Because of who we are, and where we find the answers. I do not always know where to find some of the answers but someone at this site inevitably will. | ||||||
255 | May I baptize? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16639 | ||
It seems to me that anyone who goes out to "make disciples of all nations" has the authority to baptize. If I, for whatever reason, do not belong to a local church, then according to your logic the Great Commission would not apply to me. I am relieved of the responsibility to present the Gospel since I do not belong to a local church. That just does not sound correct to me. I do believe, as a Bible believing Christian, that I have a command to try to save people. Perhaps I just do not understand what your note means. It would not be the first time I had a wrong interpretation. | ||||||
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