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3081 | COULD A BELIEVER LOSE THEIR SALVATION? | Hebrews | kalos | 1210 | ||
ONCE LOST, ALWAYS LOST. If you can't see to agree on the following, then you're either ignoring Heb. 6:4 entirely or you simply don't understand English. Save the standard allegation that we're taking it out of context -- an allegation that's made every time someone cites a clear verse of Scripture without adding "what if" questions or questions that begin with "Well, if that's true, then . . ." Save all that stuff for the blind and their blind guides. . . . Once salvation is lost, it's always lost Note Heb 6:4 JVH0212 Tue 02/27/01, 2:24pm " . . . logically v. 4 implies that if salvation were to be lost, it would be impossible for that person to be born again, lose it, and then be born again again. This much is clear: whoever openly and consciously rejects Jesus Christ is unregenerate even if he seemed to have been saved ealier." Whether he had lost his salvation or never had it to begin with, "either way, the result is identical." (note at Heb. 6:4ff, NRSV Harper Study Bible) |
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3082 | Names of the 4 generals after Alexander. | Daniel | kalos | 1160 | ||
Dan. 8:22. Four men assumed rule over 4 Grecian sectors of the empire: 1) Cassander, over Macedonia; 2)Lysimachus, over Thrace and Asia Minor; 3) Seleucus, over Syria and Bablyonia; 4) Ptolemy, over Egypt and Arabia. | ||||||
3083 | Are you kidding? | Revelation | kalos | 1150 | ||
If Elijah is indeed the Elijah of the OT come back to earth, then I guess he has earned the right to make such an absolute declaration as "No one has ever done it." ...However, being a mere mortal, I was constrained to include in my answer the phrase, "In my opinion." Bless us, Charis. Elijah hath come. I only hope I am ready for his advent. |
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3084 | BEST COMMENTARY ON REVELATION? | Revelation | kalos | 1142 | ||
To answer your question, first I would like to point out: 1)The Bible is its own best interpreter. 2) The BEST COMMENTARY is a good translation. . . . Now to answer your question more specifically, my opinion (and you did ask a subjective question -- there could be no such thing as an objective answer to your question), my opinion is this: I don't know about the best verse by verse commentary on the book of Revelation. . . . However, the study Bible that provides the most extensive, thorough, Scripture-based, detailed commentary on every page of the Bible, including the Book of Revelation, is: The MacArthur Study Bible, by John MacArthur, author and general editor, published by Word Publishing, copyright 1997. . . . To me, this Study Bible is like a one-volume commentary that includes the text of the Bible on each page. Nothing wrong with that. It goes right along with the author's stated purpose in writing this work. . . . (MacArthur is in the process of writing single volume commentaries on books of the Bible. He may have already completed the one on Revelation.) . . . None of us would agree on every last explanatory note in any Study Bible or commentary. But bear in mind, this man, a pastor, has studied the Bible 30 hours a week for 30 years in the original languages. Check it out for yourself at your favorite Christian bookstore. If it's not for you, well, maybe another forum member will suggest one you will like. Thanks for your question. Hope you'll find my reply helpful. Hope you like this forum and will come back often. |
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3085 | Eternal Security and 2 Peter 2:20 ??? | 2 Peter | kalos | 1048 | ||
No, I neither could nor would quote 2 Peter 2:20 to prove Eternal Security. Besides, I don't need to. There are more than enough Scriptures to support Eternal Security to any open minded person. I would no more use 2 Peter 2:20 in support of Eternal Security than you would use Luke 14:2 to prove Eternal Insecurity. | ||||||
3086 | Arminian viewpoint? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 1046 | ||
Are there any Arminians among us? Yes. Are any of them able to shed light on this subject? Good question. We shall see. | ||||||
3087 | Eternal Security and 2 Peter 2:20 ??? | 2 Peter | kalos | 1045 | ||
If you CAN read,...I mean, if you WILL read 2 Peter 2:1, you will plainly see, if you are acquainted with the English language, that the chapter is speaking of "false teachers...who will secretly bring in destructive heresies." FALSE TEACHERS, not born again, blood washed, Holy Spirit sealed believers. . . . The reason I FIRMLY believe that we are saved by faith alone and NOT by any works is because the Bible repeatedly says so in plain, unambiguous English. See Rom 3:28; Eph 2:8,9. . . . Your question: "How can you honestly, (logically and spiritually) not believe that ANYONE and EVERYONE has been given the opportunity to be saved?" . . . My answer: I NEVER said that I did not believe that ANYONE and EVERYONE has been given the opportunity to be saved. . . . Hello? At 2:53 PM today, I posted the following: . . . What I agree with is the plain and clear teaching of the Bible that says: "whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:15,16 KJV). Many Scripture verses teach the same truth. (See Mt 10:32; 12:50; 16:25; Mark 8:34; 12:8; John 4:14; 11:26; 12:46; Acts 2:21; 10:43; Rom 9:33; 10:13; 1 John 4:15; 5:1; Rev. 22:17.) . . . We learn what the Bible MEANS by what it SAYS. . . . In other Answers and Notes on this website, I have quoted many Scriptures to define and defend the Bible doctrine of election. I said "Bible doctrine of election." I did not say "Calvinism." To throw out that buzzword is to confuse the issue of the Bible doctrine of election. . . . Does the Bible teach hyper-Calvinism? Some say yes, others say no. I say the Bible DOES teach a doctrine of election, label that doctrine what you will. . . . jg8ball, my final word to you is "Good-bye". Adios. Sayanora. |
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3088 | Denying the Master | 2 Peter | kalos | 1037 | ||
This brief reply will not answer every part of your question. But I just wanted to thank you very much for using the term "Biblical doctrine of election." It's the same term I use. However, whenever I address the Biblical doctrine of election, people reply using the word Calvinism, although my definition and defense of election never uses the term Calvinism. . . . It is as if those who don't believe in Calvinism also don't believe in ANY doctrine of election. They deny that election is a Bible doctrine. They deny the existence of the elect. . . . This, in spite of the fact that in the NIV, for example, the words elect, election, choose, chosen and chose appear 250 times. While not always referring to election for salvation, the majority of the occurences of the words choose or chosen are speaking of God's choosing, not man's. On the other hand the word "freewill" is used 22 times in the entire Bible and always in connection with the word "offering(s)". . . . This mentality actually surprises me. I always thought that while not every Christian defines election in the same way, at least every Christian does believe in election, define it as you will. Guess I was wrong. . . . If you read the attacks on election at this website, you may be dismayed at the closed-mindedness of the opponents of election. It seems that, in general, those who attack election have no clear understanding of what it is or what it means. But that doesn't stop them from having very strong emotional reactions when you use the word "election." . . . Surprisingly, I've seen little or no debate over Eternal Security vs. Eternal Insecurity. Once that gets started you will have more people talking without listening. . . . I was brought up to believe in the idea that a believer can fall from grace and lose his salvation. When I was 20 years old, the first time anyone told me about Eternal Security, it seemed so Scriptural AND logical, that I had no trouble accepting it. But, I must say it has taken decades to get rid of all the old thinking that you have to do something to get, keep, or add to your salvation. Now I know that Romans 3:28 and Ephesians 2:8,9 are the final word on the subject. Both of them are saying in plain English that we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Or, put another way, we are saved by grace through faith plus nothing. Thank you so much for your input. I hope to read more Q. and A. that you submit. |
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3089 | Does Bible support capital punishment? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 1034 | ||
Ge 9:6 (KJV) "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man." Granted this is a very controversial question. And granted that the above verse is from the O.T. However, I find nothing in the N.T. that cancels or abolishes the above principle. As a Christian, I don't care about the fairness, inhumane-ness, unpopularity or popularity of capital punishment. I am concerned only with what the Bible has to say on the subject -- with what God has to say. What I WOULD like to know is: does the Bible support prison systems as a means of punishment? Is there anything in the Mosaic law that establishes long prison sentences or incarceration as punishment for crimes committed? What I do see in the Law is restitution, monetary and otherwise, exile, and execution as punishments -- not imprisonment. What are your views on this, JMR? |
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3090 | Who has the opportunity to be saved? | Job 38:1 | kalos | 1030 | ||
What I agree with is the plain and clear teaching of the Bible that says: "whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:15,16 KJV). Many Scripture verses teach the same truth. (See Mt 10:32; 12:50; 16:25; Mark 8:34; 12:8; John 4:14; 11:26; 12:46; Acts 2:21; 10:43; Rom 9:33; 10:13; 1 John 4:15; 5:1; Rev. 22:17.) . . . Whatever you are told by an elder or anyone else must line up with the plain teaching of the Bible on that subject. We learn what the Bible MEANS by what it SAYS. . . . In other Answers and Notes on this website, I have quoted many Scriptures to define and defend the Bible doctrine of election. I said "Bible doctrine of election." I did not say "Calvinism." To throw out that buzzword is to confuse the issue of the Bible doctrine of election. . . . If you want Scriptures to back up the Bible doctrine of election, please use Search on this website to go to the following Questions, Answers and Notes, which contain many Scripture references on election: . . . First, thanks for the excel... Note JVH0212 03-07-01 . . . I want to thank you for the... Answer Luke 8:13 JVH0212 02-28-01 . . .WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH A... JVH0212 02-28-01 . . . Does the Bible teach hyper-Calvinism? Some say yes, others say no. I say the Bible DOES teach a doctrine of election, label that doctrine what you will. Personally, in the lengthy articles I quote on election, the word "Calvinism" is never used. . . . Thank you for your question. JVH0212 |
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3091 | making wine.Did Jesus make a mistake. | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 1025 | ||
Could you please expand on your question just a little? I don't doubt that the Bible somewhere says, "touch not the wine." I just don't know off the top of my head: where does it say that? Could you add the reference (book, chapter and verse) to the Bible passage to which you are referring? Thank you. | ||||||
3092 | where has this verse gone | 1 John 5:7 | kalos | 959 | ||
Why? Because "It is generally agreed that this verse has no manuscript authority and has been inserted" (note at 1 John 5:7, C.I. Scofield, New Scofield Reference Bible; New York: Oxford University Press, 1967. . . . If one doubts that "it is generally agreed," then he need only pick any number of modern translations of the Bible at random. In the footnotes, marginal notes, or translators' notes, one will find that indeed it is generally agreed that this verse has no manuscript authority and has been inserted. . . . (For much more detailed information on v. 7, see note at 1 John 5:7-8, John MacArthur, MacArthur Sudy Bible; Nashville: Word, 1997) |
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3093 | Who or what should never be honored? | Proverbs | kalos | 919 | ||
Persons in the Bible who have no honor or who are not to be honored include, but are not limited to: the person of the mighty, King Uzziah, and anyone who is a fool. . . . Generally, I limit my answers to what the Bible SAYS or what it clearly teaches when all relevant passages are considered. However, other persons who are not to be honored would obviously include: any man or woman with the spirit of antichirst, evildoers, workers of abominable and detestable things, false prophets and teachers, anyone whom the Lord does not honor, etc. . . . NOTE: The Bible warns us, in Jude verses 8-10, not to revile nor prounounce "railing judgment" against "angelic majesties." Verse 9 (NASB): But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil...did not dare to pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" (This does not imply that we should honor the devil, but that we should NOT pronounce a railing judgment against him.) . . . I do not claim that this list is complete or that it includes EVERY person the Bible forbids us to honor. In the Bible there are other persons whom the Lord himself does not honor. This is merely the partial results of an online search in one concordance in one version of the Bible. "Partial results" means verses which did not seem to apply to your question were omitted from this list. . . . The following are some of the results of an online search (in a concordance in the OT, New King James Version) for verses containing the words "honor" and "not." . . . Le 19:15 'You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor. . . . 2Ch 26:18 And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from the Lord God." . . . Pr 26:1 As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. . . . |
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3094 | Where there trees just after the deluge | Genesis | kalos | 916 | ||
Comparing your short question with the full question, I am confused. I'm not sure what your question is. Is it "WERE there trees after the deluge?" Or is it "HOWCOME there were trees after the deluge?" | ||||||
3095 | Who should never be honored? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 911 | ||
Since you've repeated your same basic question twice, I hope you won't mind if I repeat my answer once. Offhand, I can't think of anyone whom the Bible specifically says should not be shown honor. I'd like to make a suggestion. In your concordance, look up every occurence of the word "honor". Find out whom we are supposed to honor. Whoever is left is a potential candidate for people whom we are not to honor. . . . Also, look up all the references for "abomination", "detestable", etc. There you will find persons whom we are not to show honor. |
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3096 | Who should not be honored? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 909 | ||
Offhand, I can't think of anyone whom the Bible specifically says should not be shown honor. I'd like to make a suggestion. In your concordance, look up every occurence of the word "honor". Find out whom we are supposed to honor. Whoever is left is a potential candidate for people whom we are not to honor. . . . Also, look up all the references for "abomination", "detestable", etc. There you will find persons whom we are not to show honor. |
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3097 | What is the spiritual gift of faith? | 1 Cor 12:9 | kalos | 903 | ||
1 Cor 12:9 . . . "faith (v.9). I.e., unusual reliance on God." (Ryrie Study Bible, 1976, 1978) Re: your question, "What is the spiritual gift of faith?" I sincerely believe you have answered your own question. In fact, the spiritual gift of faith (Rom 12:6; 1 Cor 12:9) is only given to some believers, while faith (Rom 12:3) is given to all believers when they are born again. I'm not being facetious -- you have answered your own question. If anyone can give further explanation in answer to RWC's question, then I, too, would appreciate learning more about this subject. |
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3098 | What are these spiritual gifts? | 1 Cor 12:8 | kalos | 902 | ||
1 Cor 12:8 . . . "the word of wisdom (v.8). I.e., the communication of spiritual wisdom. . . . "the word of knowledge (v.8). I.e., the communication of practical truth." . . .(Ryrie Study Bible, 1976, 1978) |
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3099 | Calling, contrary to scripture? | 1 Tim 2:12 | kalos | 901 | ||
"Women are not to assume the office of teacher in the church (see 1 Cor 14:34). Women may teach as long as they do not usurp the place of leadership and authority of men in the church. The injunction is based on the relationship of man and woman in the original creation (Gen. 2:18; 3:6)." (Ryrie Study Bible, 1976, 1978) | ||||||
3100 | Why must the devil be released? | Rev 20:3 | kalos | 900 | ||
Revelation 20:7-10 (NIV) . . . "When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever." . . . Why will the devil be released? To "go out to deceive the nations", according to God's plan. . . . What will be the devil's ultimate fate? See verse 10. |
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