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2961 | Is Jesus the 'Eternal Father'? | Is 9:6 | Ray | 5479 | ||
Hi Nolan Keck, Can you tell me why scripture translators need a son of man? Can you tell me why Isa 9:6 in our beloved NASB has every pronoun capitalized except "a Child" and "a Son"? What are the scriptures that prove Christ was fully man? | ||||||
2962 | Pre-Forum thinking? | Acts 2:38 | Ray | 5409 | ||
Hi Buf, I'd like to talk to you about Col 3:17 of which you and charis have been talking concerning the name of the Lord Jesus. Verse sixteen talks about "singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God." Then, "do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks... to God the Father." Notice "giving thanks through Him to God the Father." I would like to compare and contrast a verse in Hebrews 13:14, "Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. And do not neglect doing good and sharing; for with such sacrifices God is pleased." I think that we would do well to remember that the one sent is not greater than the one who sent him. I couldn't find the verse. I was led to John 7:15. NASB "The Jews then were astonished, saying, "How has this man become learned, having never been educated? So Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me. If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself. He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. Did not Moses give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why do you seek to kill Me?" They were seeking to kill this unlearned Man because they didn't know Him. If you, Buf, don't know who gave Him the authority to do the things that He did, and rely simply on the man, Jesus, then you are not judging with righteous judgment but according to appearance. |
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2963 | Is Jesus the 'Eternal Father'? | Is 9:6 | Ray | 5309 | ||
Hi Nolan Keck, You have some very good postings here. Thank you. I have written in this forum about how I like to interpret John 20:22 and appreciate your literal Greek of "I and the Father we are one". I can go along with that one too. I believe that there should be three pronouns whether it be "I and the Father are One", or I and My Father are one", or "I and the Father, We are one." I don't know if you have read my posting or not. I don't agree with you that Jesus is not the Holy Spirit. He was born of the Holy Spirit, God is Spirit, He is God. He came to earth as a Man, and to me that means heavenly Man as per NKJ 1Cor 15:48,49. 1Cor 15:45 "So it is written, 'The first man Adam, became a living soul.' The last Adam became a life-giving spirit." Compare that with your 2Cor 3:6, "...for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." Jesus didn't come with the glory of the Father and the Spirit for He humbled Himself and found Himself as a Man, emptying Himself. But the Spirit rested on Him for the mission He had to perform. And I believe He was filled with the holy spirit, power from on high. A Spirit is shown by scriptures in Christ being the Son of Man, Son of David, Son of Abraham, Son of Joseph, last Adam, heavenly Man, Holy One... Later, Ray Thanks again. |
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2964 | Why do we grow old? | Ps 90:12 | Ray | 5237 | ||
Hi Elijah, Do you have a scripture in mind? Psalm 90:12 says, "So teach us to number our days, That we may present to Thee a heart of wisdom." | ||||||
2965 | Folks, It's Time for A Change! | Phil 2:14 | Ray | 5232 | ||
Hi Jim, I love to talk about the Oneness of God because that's what got me into the study of the Trinity years ago. I'll be glad to talk about it anytime. If you do talk to me about anything, you'll have to remember that I'm involved in capitalization. For instance, you write that you are afraid that people will decide "that God was anything but one." What would you say if I'm afraid that people will decide "that God is anything but One?" The NASB reads in John 10:30,"I and the Father are one." I hope that in a new copyright translation that they will capitalize the word One. The NKJ John l0:30 reads, "I and My Father are one." That is an acceptable translation to me also. It is harder to understand how "I and My" can be be linked together as one, but no one said that the coming of God to earth was a simple thing to explain. In other words, any discussion is only fruitful if the Deity of Christ is accepted by the parties. Can I talk to you about another word that you did not capitalize? I capitalize the word Truth; for instance, John 8:32, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the Truth, and the Truth will make you free." and v.36, ...the Son does remain forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.'" I do believe that we should all continue to search for and proclaim the truth as you have stated. Now, maybe you can help me decide on another capitalization problem I haven't decided on. Phil 2:16 reads, actually it is the end of the sentence of the scripture of this tree, "...holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may have cause to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain." You capitalized the word "Life" with 2Timothy 2:14 in mind, "handling accurately the word of truth.'" As I said above we should all continue to search for the truth in God's word. I think that I agree with your capitalization. I was also considering capitalizing Philippians 1:27, "standing firm in one Spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel." So my question to you is this, "Which one of these words would you think should be capitalized as speaking of the Deity of Christ?" |
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2966 | Jesus earth: God/man or just man? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 5143 | ||
Hi adonastorg, I'm still looking for a disciple of the Man, Jesus Christ. I'm trying to instill in people the knowledge of the Deity of this Man. Again, I pay close attention to capitalization. In your response you had three "words". Two were capitalized and one was lower case. Were you saying that the Word and the word are the same? I believe that the three Persons can indeed be separated in the sense that we as people can be separated into three parts; body, mind, and spirit. If we as people are three in one in a sense, so is God. But I say also, and this is not from the Lord (as Paul would say), that there are three individual Persons who are fully individual and three in one in the sense of mind, body, and spirit, coequal, and collectively Three in One. Father, Son, and Spirit; Son, Father and Spirit Spirit, Spirit, and Spirit The above arrangement is the way I visualize the Triune God. In my mind I would need nine words to totally encompass the Godhead. Three for each Person in other words. Nine words, but they are all one Word. Look at John 1:1. There are three words of Word. There are nine pronouns in the first verses. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This One was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that came into being." John 1:14, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,..." verse 30, "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'" Thus, I say that Jesus is the God/Man. Feedback from anyone please. |
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2967 | Christ rose bodily, didn't he? | 1 Cor 15:21 | Ray | 5142 | ||
Hi Elijah, I see an excess of words here and no excuse for not answering questions. Where are your bible references? I think that is a reasonable request of any man on this forum. | ||||||
2968 | Jesus name baptism fulflls matt 28 | Matt 28:19 | Ray | 5092 | ||
Hi everyone, There are churches that believe that Matt 28:19 was a commission to the Jewish believers and that baptism is a work that believers do not need to perform. They would say that Paul did not stress it. We are saved by grace alone. Whether this is true or not, the churches that I had contact with in this Grace Movement were bible believing and loved the Lord. Their lack of water baptism will not exclude them from heaven any more than the "right words" from your ministers in a baptism service will assure members immediate approval for heaven. |
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2969 | Why five words? | 1 Cor 14:19 | Ray | 4955 | ||
Hi Hank, The difference between ten thousand and five isn't what is important. If that were the case Paul should have used the number one. What is important is that the ten thousand were not understood and the five can be if sought out. Sooner, Ray P.S. There is a difference between numerology and the significance of numbers in the bible. | ||||||
2970 | what is put to death is dead | 1 Cor 15:21 | Ray | 4896 | ||
Hi Elijah, I'll have to answer later. Please give me your reference verse. Ray | ||||||
2971 | Is there another helper? | John 5:43 | Ray | 4894 | ||
Hi Hank, I'm sorry I didn't thank you for your reply right away. What did your commentators say about Another as an adjective? What did they say about the false Christ coming in His name? What do you think about John 7:52? |
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2972 | did Jesus raise himself from the dead? | 1 Cor 15:21 | Ray | 4889 | ||
Hi, If you know who Jesus is then you know that the answer is yes. 1 Cor 15:15, "Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised." If you have witnessed Jesus, you know that He is God. He is Lord. He is the Holy One. 1 Cor 15:20, "But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man came death, by a Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive." By a Man also--so also in Christ all will be made alive. 1 Cor. 15:45,"The last Adam became a life-giving spirit...The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man." NKJ Jesus on the cross gave up His spirit, but He is also Spirit. See Rom 6:5, "For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection..." Verse 4 says "Christ was raised through the glory of the Father." Rom 8:10, And if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the Spirit (Capital not NASB) is alive because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies, through His Spirit who indwells you." So I would say that your John 2:19 passage was about the authority He has. I'm going to have to leave the NASB for verse 18, "So the Jews answered and said to Him, "What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?"NKJ Or, with a capital, "What sign do You show us as Your authority for doing these things?"NASB |
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2973 | Have I misunderstood your question? | John 6:56 | Ray | 4873 | ||
Hi JVH, We have a "debate" starting today and it could be that it needs at least a couple of moderators, or "media" people to give their views as the debate is in progress. Or should we rate them afterwards for their references, demeanor, bias or whatever? First, I think our viewers need to know that the scripture at hand is 2 Corinthians 5:19, "namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He (or having committed) has committed to us the word of reconciliation." The comparison verse seems to be John 6:56, "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him." So what do you think JVH? Are the rules going to be followed? Any time limits here? Just limitted to scripture, right? It appears that sharp hasn't answered the question posed yet but he has set forth some of his basic thoughts. Sharp, if you can hear a moderator or one from the crowd, "Who was Jesus praying to in the gospel of John?" That would have been chapter seventeen, right, JVH? JVH, your Baker Topical Guide to the Bible is very good, isn't it? You know though that I with my interest in capitalization would wish that men and angels were lower case. But I understand the outline and the title main words capitalized, etc. Later, Ray P.S. I'll get back with you if I still have a job. |
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2974 | Have I misunderstood your question? | John 6:56 | Ray | 4867 | ||
I wish I had a double post (instead of that deletion of the best thoughts a person has ever had.) :) | ||||||
2975 | Scripture is clear if we are open, right | Acts 11:1 | Ray | 4821 | ||
Hi Phillip, Thanks for your note and I praise God with you. He is good. I don't believe that we need to speak in tongues in order to show that we have the Holy Spirit or salvation. I thought that perhaps that was what sharp was alluding to. I think that there are times when people lump the filling, resting, falling upon, indwelling of, the Holy Spirit or even holy spirit into one type of experience. And they can be very different. I think that we both can fine tune what the difference of the indwelling and the baptism of the Holy Spirit is for us according to the scriptures. I might say right now that I believe that the being filled with the holy spirit should be lower case although I believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Later, Ray |
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2976 | Have I misunderstood your question? | John 6:56 | Ray | 4817 | ||
Hi sharp, I'll ask you what I have asked others in the forum. Can I get you to capitalize the man Christ Jesus? When you get to heaven and see your God is he going to be a man? | ||||||
2977 | Scripture is clear if we are open, right | Acts 11:1 | Ray | 4796 | ||
I suppose that you are saying that we must speak in tongues to prove that we have received the Holy Spirit and that we must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Would comparisons of scripture point out just as well that we must receive the word of God Act 11:1 and that we should speak the mighty deeds of God Acts 2:12, and praise and exalt God, and speak the word of God with boldness Acts 4:31, and obey Him Acts 5:32, and proclaim Jesus Acts 9:20, and repent. All of these were present at scriptures concerning the Holy Spirit. |
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2978 | Is there another helper? | John 5:43 | Ray | 4792 | ||
Hi Hank, I thank you very much for your reply to my question. My short question reads another helper and in that case the word another would be an adjective. But I believe that Another is as much a personal pronoun as the He of the end of the verse. Most but not all pronouns are capitalized in the NASB and certainly the last copyright has more than the original. I think that there is too much between verse 32 and the testimony of the Father in verse 38 for Him to be speaking of the Father's words. In other words the verses in between talk of John's testimony and the testimony of the works done. I thank you for your reference to Matthew 24:3 for it compares very well with John 5:43. Mt 24:3b, "Tell us, when will theses things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" compared with Jn 5:43, "..if Another comes..." Let me tell you why I don't think that this another speaks of the false Christs. John 5:43 reads, "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him." If another were the false Christ he wouldn't be coming in his own name, but in Christ's name. But you are right, "See that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying 'I am the Christ', and will mislead many." Jesus said "I am" and we know who He is. The trouble is, many can be misled because English does not allow us to say "i am He". Truth does not allow us to say that. But it sure does show the contrast between man and the Man, Jesus doesn't it? Do you see why capitalization is important? |
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2979 | Baptism, Trinity, and Teachers? | Acts 2:38 | Ray | 4782 | ||
Hi jim, My thinking on Acts 2 is that this is the baptism of the Spirit. Verse 17, "pour forth of My Spirit on all mankind." They realized who this Man was. Verse 28, "You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of gladness with Your presence." Verse 36, they "know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified." They were sorry for their sins individually and collectively for not knowing who He was and for what they had done. They accepted as true the scriptures quoted to them and received the gift of the Holy Spirit. Verse 39,"For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself." Verse 41, "So then, those who had received his word were baptized;..." That was what was expected, believe and be baptized. So I found comparison of verse 28 and 39 and Acts 3:17-19 meaningful for me. Personally, baptism wasn't an option for me. I had been baptized as a baby and one baptism was enough for my church. I expressed faith in Christ as my Savior, and Lord as was expected for membership and that was it. If I had been a new believer without a Christian tradition and not baptized as a baby, then I would have been required to be baptized also. I believe that that is the way of most denominations who believe in infant baptism. |
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2980 | Is there another helper? | John 5:43 | Ray | 4778 | ||
John 5:32 says,"There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true. John 5:43 says, "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him." What would be your objection to capitalizing the word "another"? Would you agree with ..."if Another comes in His own name, you will receive Him." | ||||||
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