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261 | What do you mean | Bible general Archive 1 | Asis | 82312 | ||
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262 | Does that happen today | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82309 | ||
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263 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82308 | ||
Books and Men stuff are not the enemy. Please do not think that is what I think. Some of my best friends are books (that was for my mother). It is just that some times I wonder what was the first meeting in Solomon's porch was like. They didn't have bulletins nor did they have bibles. That is what I wondering. Ever think about that? I am a studier, a reader, a listener. I read all I can especially the Word of God. Although of late God has had me rely on him for the messages (studies) I lead. I prefer to have a good outline and all the T's crossed and I's dotted. I still must study to put His info in so He can bring it out the way he wants it brought out. It is a way He causes me to trust in Him. He has never and will never let me down. -- Jeff | ||||||
264 | What do you mean | Not Specified | Asis | 82297 | ||
Pastor Glenn what do you mean by this statement "However, I also know that attaining perfection is NOT possible for salvation." |
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265 | What do you mean | Bible general Archive 1 | Asis | 82310 | ||
Pastor Glenn what do you mean by this statement "However, I also know that attaining perfection is NOT possible for salvation." |
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266 | What benefit does Paul afford the Jews? | Rom 3:1 | Asis | 82280 | ||
The Jew brought forth the word of God. Everything we call the Bible came from the Jew. Yeah yeah Luke was a Greek but he wrote down what he knew from the Jews. Yes some of Acts was personal expirience but the rest came from those who were Jews. Paul, Peter, James, Jude, Barnabas, John, Mark, all were Jews. And we have become Jews. For it is not a circumcision outwardly (physically) that makes one a Jew but it is one whose heart is circumcised who is a Jew. Romans 2:29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. If this is true then it is a great benefit to be a Jew. Welcome to the family u all. |
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267 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82273 | ||
"Without contextual definition, words and the ideas expressed by them can be, and frequently are, subjects of misunderstanding and misinterpretation of what the writer actually is saying" So have patience with me. The context of scripture is both grammatical and historical. The words without the circumstances are easily misinterpreted. One must know what is a figure of speach of the time or one will be misled. The Original Greek as I am told had no punctuation. I know Hebrew has none. Consider this, when we read scripture and use all the gramatical elements at our disposal, the placement of just one comma can change the whole meaning. For example: Isaiah 59:19 So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. Notice the comma after flood. If you place the comma after the word "in" the meaning changes from the enemy coming in like a flood to after the enemy comes in the Spirit of the Lord comes in like a flood. So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in, like a flood the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. And as I said ancient Hebrew has no punctuation. It is also my understanding that Chapter and verse is a recent invention to scripture. Having occurred in the last 1300? years. Just because someone decided to put chapter two where chapter two appears does not mean that that is where chapter two is supposed to be. The thoughts expressed in chapters sometimes runs over into the begining of the next chapter. In fact translators have added words (they appear in italics) to scripture and by removing them we can get a different meaning from the scripture. I know I'm not telling you anything new but all of these factors have to be taken into consideration before a accurate meaning can be gleaned from the word. Take it all in, then go to God for His stamp of approval. The Holy Spirit is the final word on the mind of God, isn't He? It is all so complicated or is it. Do you think that God made it hard so only "scholars" could understand His rule book, His contract, His constitution, His covenant? I wonder sometimes if it is us who make it so difficult to understand. How did Christianity survive before we had all these dictionaries and commentaries and lexicons and translations. It has to be God. I have to admit I was getting very frustrated with all U all. You seemed (notice the past tense is used) to be more interested in tearing down someones understanding of the word than deepening their understanding. I prefer to confront what I consider error with truth in love. I also know that the truth needs no defending. It defends itself. After all the truth is . . . well the truth. I also know that we can agree to disagree. I realize now that what I was hearing was the sound of iron against iron. As all U all have made me think, I hope that I in turn have made you think. After all God is still renewing our minds or are you dead? |
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268 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82229 | ||
Tim I would like to find a tenth grade english book from 40 years ago or a website where I can reaquaint myself with the English Language. I should let you know I tend to talk in colloquialisms and over use the comma. We need to lighten up and smile occasionally. Jesus is a happy man. Now don't get down on me because I said Jesus was a man and not God/man. You either Hank |
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269 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82223 | ||
Hank I agree |
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270 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82222 | ||
Hank my brother At the time Paul was writing 2 Timothy 3:16 there was no New Testament. How could Scripture refer to something that didn't exist. 2 Peter 3:16,15 qualified Paul's writing as scripture. Hence that which is the New Testament is scripture. Read some history along with the bible, it is helpful. Paul wrote 2 Tim about 68 AD while 2 Pet was written between and around 61 to 65 AD. Do you think Paul knew he was writing scripture? Did John? Did James? Did Jude? Did Peter? That my friend is a heady thing. We, on the other hand, look back into the writings of the New Testament and we see scripture from our vantaqge point. How did the Bible we use come into the form we have today. By the way I never said the New Testament was not scripture. You are trying to put words in my mouth. |
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271 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82221 | ||
Hank my brother At the time Paul was writing 2 Timothy 3:16 there was no New Testament. How could Scripture refer to something that didn't exist. 2 Peter 3:16,15 qualified Paul's writing as scripture. Hence that which is the New Testament is scripture. Read some history along with the bible, it is helpful. Paul wrote 2 Tim about 68 AD while 2 Pet was written between and around 61 to 65 AD. Do you think Paul knew he was writing scripture? Did John? Did James? Did Jude? Did Peter? That my friend is a heady thing. We, on the other hand, look back into the writings of the New Testament and we see scripture from our vantaqge point. How did the Bible we use come into the form we have today. By the way I never said the New Testament was not scripture. You are trying to put words in my mouth. |
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272 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82187 | ||
Isn't your explanation of scripture according to your denomination. You know as I reread what I wrote "I think we need to keep in mind when questions of doctrine come up we should explain the doctrine of our denomination." I was trying (pitifully I might add) to say that our explanation is according to our denomination's doctrine and should reveal that. If you don't believe or adhere to your denominations doctrine then why do you belong to that denomination. Isn't that why we have denminations. To keep us separate. A friend once said, "to keep us from being unequally yoked." |
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273 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82186 | ||
At the time it was written all scripture was the Old Testament. It was not until Peter wrote as you have rightly quoted that Paul's writings could be look at as Scripture. We must remember that the Bible is an Middle eastern book, written by middle eastern men. To understand it we must understand them and how they thought. It is dangerous to take the context and transpose it into the way we think today. Take the word fammine. When a fammine came upon the land in the Bible it meant an economic collapse. So to look at any prophecy that may be being fulfilled today we need to look at "fammine" as fammine and economic collapse. Just an example, not an explaination of some particular scripture. We need to understande grammar, yes sirree. I have often expressed woe that I do not remember how to diagram sentences to help me understand what I am reading. All this (education)is important and even essential to being a disciple of Jesus. However, (here is where I contradict myself)when the church was formed at Pentecost how many of the those 3000 that were saved do you think could read. How many of the apostles could read. Did everyone who met on the day after Pentecost have their bibles tucked under their arm? Scrolls of scripture were kept in the Synagogue. Most towns were lucky to have even a portion of the Torah. How were these trained up in the Lord. I wonder if we don't have too much and it causes us to become spiritually constipated. Thank you Tim for your insight every time I read a response It causes me to reflect on just what I believe and teach. I enjoy reading your notes. IN CHRIST Jeff |
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274 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82184 | ||
I was just using similar language as Paul. Our zeal for the Lord is duplicated in those we encourage to seek after the Lord to be IN CHRIST not in Jeff. I would hope that your life and would be an encouragement to others to imitate your zest for God. The Holy Bible, Darby’s New Translation 1 Cor. 4:15 through 1 Cor. 4:16 (DNT) 15For if ye should have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the glad tidings. 16I entreat you therefore, be my imitators. Radioman2 stop screaming at me |
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275 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82168 | ||
Tim here is Part 2 I have never heard that Kenneth Copeland or any other “Faith” preachers have attacked the doctrine of Tim Moran. Nor have I every heard or read any of the “Faith” preachers say they have the answer and all else is wrong. You may be confusing preaching with authority with exalting your own wisdom. Don’t you preach or teach with authority? Here is something to think about. You referred to 2 Tim 3:16. The scripture referred to is the Old Testament because there was no New Testament yet. Those who do not feel the need to be in the word are in need of conversion. I am mentoring a few men. One came to me because He wanted more of God in his life. He was under conviction that he was not doing what God wanted him to do. My role became to open the scriptures to him to encourage him to read them and ask the Holy Spirit to instruct him as to the true meaning not just what I say and to show him how to apply them to his life. It was his choice to seek after what God has for Him. If he wasn’t after him there is nothing we can do. I once had another man ask me to mentor him (actually it was his wife who wanted it) and I asked him to read the bible 10 minutes a day. We met once a week for over a month and he never did read the bible for even ten minutes a day. His choice. One man we can disciple and the other we can encourage. It is between God and the second man I cannot change the second man. God changed the first. I am encouraged by the tone of your answer. I think we need to keep in mind when questions of doctrine come up we should explain the doctrine of our denomination and let God show the questioner the correctness. After all we are told not to be of Appolos or Paul or Cephas. We are of Christ, you and me and all the others. Let us then call Him Lord, Lord and do what He says. |
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276 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82167 | ||
Greetings Tim We come into this forum either as a seeker (one desiring to understand the things of God, but still part of the world, an unbeliever) or as a believer (One who believes God, believes Romans 10:8,9,10, or if you prefer, one who has said "The Sinners Prayer"). When you believe you are changed (2 Cor 5:17,18a, Romans 3:21,22, Romans 8:15-18, and many others). The seeker is looking for a new way but does not know the way. The believer has found it. They come to the forum to receive Godly knowledge, Godly understanding, and Godly wisdom. If you are concerned that new believers do not dig deep into the Word of God your concern is correct. It our job to make disciples not believers. We were all believers at one time. God changed us into disciples. Our commitment to God surpassed our commitment to all else. We chose and He responded. As we progressed in our discipleship a time came where we duplicated ourselves. The Forum is a place where we can duplicate ourselves. We must teach those we teach to be like the Bereans. Take it to the Scriptures. Read the Scriptures. But we should not become so entrenched in the literal that we have fail to take Paul’s warning. 2 Cor. 3:6 (KJV) 6Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. God gave us a picture of how He works in Exodus. The pillar of fire and the pillar of smoke lead the people to where God wanted them. The pillar may not have moved for months but one day it would start and we either followed and went to a new place or stayed where we were comfortable and familiar with the terrain. Example: The church preaches that you get to heaven by paying for it. Buying ones loved ones out of purgatory and into heaven is church doctrine. Then comes Martin Luther. How many of the preachers of the day defended the faith against this doctrine of saved by faith. They had the same Word as Luther yet they did not see what He saw. The pillar of fire had moved but they had not moved with it. We do the same thing. Are we teaching that we know everything that the Bible says and understand everything that there are no mysteries left to be revealed. Do we teach how to rightly divide the word. Are we responsible for guarding the body of Christ from outside or erring influences. Are we not to be imitators of Paul who had judizers following Him everywhere he went teaching false doctrine. Does He attach them in any of His letters outright or does he teach the body in the truth. Isn’t God capable of brining us out of error. It is our job to be “ASIS DEFENDER OF THE FAITH”, or is our job “DISCIPLEMAKER TEACHER OF THE FAITH.” Point 2) is that God stuff can only be discerned by the spirit. When I was conformed to the world, I used my mind to reason what God was doing. I was never right. I finally had to let go and let God. I do not battle against the world’s wisdom. That battle belongs to the LORD. When I believe God, I have turned away, repented, from the world view and turned to the God view. If I am converted (new heart) and have not just made a decision (and many who become converted start out with just a decision) I am after the God stuff not the man stuff. The man stuff never seems to satisfy any more. The God stuff is in the Bible. The Spirit leads me to spend time in the word. Learn the word, the will of God. As I put the word in God renews my mind. He uses His word as a two-edged sword cutting asunder the division between soul (mind will and emotions) and the spirit (that part of me that was born again). I begin to think like Him. His will and my will become the same. My mind thinks thoughts that are His word. It is my spirit that begins to lead my life. Before it was my flesh, my mind, will, emotions and body. Through the renewing of my mind I am lead by my spirit which is lead by the Spirit of God. It is through God’s Spirit that I can have the mind of Christ. 1 Cor. 2:12-16 |
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277 | Where's the LOVE | Matt 12:34 | Asis | 82095 | ||
Where is the love? I have been reading the forum for about a month and what I see is not the love of Christ. I have read about how this person or that person is teaching error but there is no love behind it. Words like "stench", "arcane" Truths half truths about this ones ministry and that ones ministry. If someone doesn't agree with someone else the go personal. Just read the string about revelation knowledge. The Bibles I read are very clear that God does speak to His people. I am one of His people. God speaks to me. Sometimes He speaks to me through one of You. But I know he doesn't use comdemnation to reveal one of His mysteries. God uses love. We have a command not an option from the Lord. John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another. The things of God are not figured out by reason. They are things of the heart. Big discussion about study, reason, use your mind but what does God say. 1 Cor. 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Last time I LOOKED my mind was part of my natural man. We above all people, being disciples of our Lord, should be living walking and talking like Him. We call ourselves Christians. What does that mean? It means little Christ. Why were they first called Christians? Because the walked and talked and acted like Christ. If someone looked at you would they know you were a Christian without you telling them? He came to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God Luke 4:43 and in the kingdom there righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. We have been transfered from the domain of darkness into the kingdom of God's son. ALL WHO BELIEVE. We are fellows who are supposed to love one another. Do you? Do you love Copeland? Hinn? Hannerhan? Blackaby? Radioman2? Hank? edb? Graceful? Bethoven? Me? I'll tell you there have been times when I have read what you have to say to me and have not felt the love of Christ. LET GO OF YOUR PRIDE. BE LIKE CHRIST. Philip. 2:4-8 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. [5] Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: [6] Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: [7] But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: [8] And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Is the above you? What is the fullness of your heart? Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? |
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278 | Jesus followed Jewish laws until His cru | Col 2:16 | Asis | 81797 | ||
Jesus is Jewish and is obedient to the commands of His Father. The commands like Exodus 12:14 (speaking of the Passover) And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. This command was to the Jew, the descendants of Abraham. Even to those, Jews, who recognize that Jesus is the Messiah and follow Him, NOT to non Jews who follow the Messiah. The law was fulfilled in Jesus. He is the culmination of the Law and the prophets. He is the Passover, He is the Yom Kippur, He is the Rosh Hashonah, He is the sabbath, He is the new moon, He is all in all. |
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279 | Are all interpretations equal? | Rom 3:4 | Asis | 81735 | ||
Peter received his knowledge of scripture by some arcane mode of special revelation. Paul received his understanding of scripture by some arcane mode of special revelation. If God is the same yesterday, today, and forever Then He will renew my mind (Romans 12:2) like He renewed theirs. I put it in and He writes it on the heart of flesh He transplanted for my heart of stone. Peter: Acts 4:13 (NASB) 13Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus. Acts 2:14 through Acts 2:36 Paul: Rom. 16:25 through Rom. 16:27 (KJV) 25Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: 27To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. 1 Cor. 14:6 (KJV) 6Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? Gal. 1:10 through Gal. 1:12 (KJV) 10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. 11But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. 12For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Gal. 2:1 through Gal. 2:2 (KJV) 1Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. 2And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. US: Eph. 1:17 through Eph. 1:18 (KJV) 17That 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: 18The 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, Jesus revealed the scriptures to the men on the road to Emmaus. Luke 24:25 through Luke 24:27 (NASB) 25And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26“Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?” 27Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. Now we have the Holy Spirit to instruct us. It is important for us to read the word of God in english and greek and Aramaic and MacCarther and Stanley and Capps and Hagin and Barnes and Finney and Wesley and Fox and any other version. But when I open my mouth, I want to teach, preach what Jesus teaches, preaches - The unshakeable kingdom of God and the unchanging person of Jesus. I want to die to self and let God use me as an instrament of rightousness. Lord speak through me, teach through me. Not I who live but You in me |
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280 | Are all interpretations equal? | Rom 3:4 | Asis | 81713 | ||
Radioman2 I guess, maybe I didn't understand your question. I've come to rely on the word of God instead of others to tell me how to think. Any higher education, and I don't know exactly what that is, should teach us how to think not what to think. How to question. Any professor has a point of view and teaches his subject with the idea that his point of view is the correct and true point of view. Unfortunately they are mere men and if they move to another point, their point of view changes. My God sees all points of view and has the only correct view because He made all the points. We do not teach our students to think we teach them to regurgitate. If they think - they fail. So they come to believe that there is no absolute truth. When it comes to the way (Christianity) there IS absolute truth. It is what God has said. When this is refuted, when a relative truth is made doctrine, then it is not Christianity. If I have been saved, converted, filled with the Holy Ghost, made righteous, made a new creation, made a child of God, a joint heir with Christ, etc. Then I KNOW what the TRUTH is and am set FREE. So "Are all interpretation equal?" NO |
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