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321 | IGNORANCE OF CHRIST BY HEATHENS. | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 90321 | ||
As to the how. NASB Revelation 14:6 And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people; |
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322 | IGNORANCE OF CHRIST BY HEATHENS. | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 90319 | ||
"This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come." (NASB Matthew 24:14) | ||||||
323 | Ricki Lake: Moral Moron | Ps 101:3 | Radioman2 | 90105 | ||
Ricki Lake: Moral Moron ____________________ "I frankly wish there was more clear thinking going on about moral issues, because then people wouldn't put up with moral morons like Ricki Lake. Oh, that's nasty; I'm calling her a name . No, I'm describing her. She is a moral moron. To put on a show that abuses people like this and take money for it is unconscionable. It's also unconscionable for people to watch it and enjoy it and to consider it entertainment." ____________________ |
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324 | What qualifies as "heresy"? | 2 Pet 3:9 | Radioman2 | 89987 | ||
Greetings, Joe ("always Calvinist, sometimes hyper, but NEVER hyper-Calvinist"): I like your parenthetical description of yourself. Always remember: Extremism in the defense of moderation is no vice. And moderation in the defense of extremism is no virtue. :-) Radioman2 |
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325 | Ricki Lake: Moral Moron | Ps 101:3 | Radioman2 | 89845 | ||
Ricki Lake: Moral Moron ____________________ "I frankly wish there was more clear thinking going on about moral issues, because then people wouldn't put up with moral morons like Ricki Lake. Oh, that's nasty; I'm calling her a name . No, I'm describing her. She is a moral moron. To put on a show that abuses people like this and take money for it is unconscionable. It's also unconscionable for people to watch it and enjoy it and to consider it entertainment." ____________________ 'Ricki Lake: Moral Moron 'by Gregory Koukl '. . .if you are one of the voyeurs who watches that show on a regular basis, shame on you. ____________________ 'I have pretty strong feelings about TV. I satisfy those feelings, for the most part, by ignoring it. ____________________ 'I wish most others would as well. I only watch TV once in a while. I watch videos. Occasionally, you'll catch me watching Biography on A and E because oftentimes, if I buy some food to bring home, that's what's on when I'm ready to sit down and eat. That's it. I'm not into network TV whatsoever. 'Every once in a while, though, for one reason or another, I stumble upon something. This first occasion of stumbling upon a particular show that I'm going to tell you about happened last week when I was at a friend's house. She's married and has kids and I just happened to catch a portion of this particular talk show. On the show, there was a reunion between two people. Two people who had been sweethearts in the past, had separated, and the gentleman was upset because he and his sweetheart had been apart for so long. He really wanted a reconciliation, so he arranged to meet his sweetheart on TV. The way the program works, is that the other person is invited to come to the show, yet they don't know what's going on. The first person sets it up for the audience, and then the whole thing is revolved around the sharing of something personal between two people. Everybody watches while the first one tells the audience what is going to happen, then they bring in the unsuspecting second party, the communication follows and the audience interacts with that. 'The problem is, in my view, the kind of communication that goes on here, because in this particular case, there was a young man explaining how his sweetheart was now estranged, he wanted his sweetheart back and on and on and on. They call his sweetheart in. His sweetheart, if you haven't guessed it already, is another man. An older man. The young man is 24, the older man is 33 or 35. The younger man pulls out a teddy bear and a bouquet of roses from underneath his chair, walks over, hands the teddy bear and the bouquet of roses to the other man--his lover--throws his arms around him and kisses him on the neck. They embrace. They come back and sit down and then the one basically proposes to the other in front of an admiring audience. This is called the Ricki Lake Show . 'If there are some of you out there who are listening and you say, "Oh, yeah, I know just what you're talking about," shame on you. Unless you know what I'm talking about because you also just happened to stumble upon that show. But if you are one of the voyeurs who watches that show on a regular basis, shame on you. I have never seen a more disgusting display of applause of immorality, or a more disgusting display of emotional rape of human beings as I saw that day. 'By the way, when I was at my friend's house, the mom was aware of what was going on, kind of in the background, that the kids were watching this show. I was disgusted, after I saw what happened on the show. I walked out of the room and I said "I can't take this. It's so disgusting to me." Mom said, "Yeah, it's really awful. I don't know how people can watch that." I turned around and said to Mom, "It's your TV." For some reason, she got the idea that she had no control over what her teenage children were watching. Everybody was turning up their noses, yet they were all watching and giving their point of view, instead of reaching over and just turning that blasted thing off. If you watch enough of that stuff, it starts to change the way you think. ( . . . ) 'I frankly wish there was more clear thinking going on about moral issues, because then people wouldn't put up with moral morons like Ricki Lake. Oh, that's nasty; I'm calling her a name . No, I'm describing her. She is a moral moron. To put on a show that abuses people like this and take money for it is unconscionable. It's also unconscionable for people to watch it and enjoy it and to consider it entertainment.' ____________________ To read more go to: (http://www.str.org/cgi-bin/daily_commentary.pl) |
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326 | Arethere women prophets today? | Luke 2:36 | Radioman2 | 89325 | ||
Mommapbs: Good to hear from you from Istanbul. One of Mary's specific questions was: "Is it true there are no women prophets according to the bible?" This is the question I attempted to answer in my post -- one that can be answered based on clear passages of Scripture. As for her other questions, this issue is so controversial, I would just as soon not comment on it. On this matter opinions abound here on the forum. They're thick as fleas on a dog's back. :-) Take care and God bless, Radioman2 |
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327 | special revelation vs general revelation | Ps 19:1 | Radioman2 | 89252 | ||
tj: Posting to the forum is not a right; it is a privilege. To abuse it is to lose it. I KID YOU NOT! Radioman2 |
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328 | A Private Hot Line to God? | Ps 119:105 | Radioman2 | 89226 | ||
If you need wisdom - if you want to know what God wants you to do - ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. (New Living Translation James 1:5) gracefull: Are we not to pray and ask the Lord for guidance? Radioman2: Yes, we are to pray and ask the Lord for guidance. gracefull: Does not the Lord answer when we pray? Radioman2: Yes, the Lord does answer when we pray. gracefull: Is His answer merely manifested solutions to a problem or does He 'direct' us with His instructions? Radioman2: Yes, the Lord does lead, guide and direct us. ____________________ Psalm 48:14 (ESV) that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever. Isaiah 28:26 (ESV) For he is rightly instructed; his God teaches him. Proverbs 3:6 (ESV) In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Psalm 32:8 (ESV) I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Psalm 73:23-24 (ESV) Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. [24] You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. ____________________ gracefull: The way you say it and the way I understand it, I must say that I generally agree with your Note, ID# 89087. Grace and peace, Radioman2 |
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329 | special revelation vs general revelation | Ps 19:1 | Radioman2 | 89203 | ||
From the writings of tj57h@cs.com: Posted by tj57h@cs.com ON Sat 07/12/03, 3:14pm: 'I believe you have misunderstood. I have not said anything about denominations leading people to hell.' Posted by tj57h@cs.com PRIOR TO Sat 07/12/03, 3:14pm: 'Why do Christian denominations practice " do not do this, do not do that, wear this don't wear that" When the bible clearly teaches not to?' 'Do you gentlemen belong to a denomination that does not practice works based doctrines OR actually teaches walking in the Spirit?' 'I did ask a question, do you have an answer? Why do Christian denominations practice " do not do this, do not do that, wear this don't wear that" When the bible clearly teaches not to?' 'I do have a problem with all denominations and leaders that have dropped and continue to drop the ball in the area of discipleship and walking in faith, through Christ, by the Spirit.' 'Go ahead and glorify denominations and I will Glorify Christ.' 'Denominations are divisions and they have excepted creeds, most which are not totally Biblical, that makes them Sin. 'Do I go to a Church that calls its self a name? Yes. We do not hold ourselves, and I do not hold my self as divided. Most who are in denominations do.' 'John Wesley if you have ever read about him, walked in the Spirit with a mighty testimony! 'When he died 3 denominations developed Wesleyn, Nazarene, and Methodist. If he only knew what people did with his life testimony. I have been in attendance of all three of these denominations and what they teach is a far cry from what John Wesley believed and walked in, I know I studied his life. 'I have a theory, when mighty men of God die, people go about teaching and preaching his revelations and what he did, instead of walking in the Spirit for them selves. This I believe is the greatest downfall of denominations, People stop hearing from God themselves and put God in a box.' 'The truth is division is sin and to a certain degree we ALL are a part of it. We need to stand up for Christ not divisions/denominations.' |
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330 | special revelation vs general revelation | Ps 19:1 | Radioman2 | 89070 | ||
BradK: Thank you for consistently speaking the truth in your postings. Oftentimes readers post their ideas in love, but their ideas aint necessarily so -- not always. Sincerely, Radioman2 |
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331 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | Radioman2 | 89065 | ||
Tim: You write: "Too often we make statements that are based upon assumptions, but present them as though they are Biblical statements." Amen! As it has been said on this forum 100 times, WE KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE MEANS BY WHAT IT SAYS. Your brother, Radioman2 |
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332 | A Private Hot Line to God? | Ps 119:105 | Radioman2 | 89061 | ||
God's specialized instructions are clear: They are not mumbled, whispered, or nudged. --Gregory Koukl ____________________ gracefull: Question: If we believe the gifts are still active today in the body of Christ, then what do you suppose Gregory Koukl meant when he concluded with,"'My answer is nowhere does the Bible give us that liberty. It does not enjoin us to assess our feelings and then judge whether they are a manifestation of the voice of God or not.'" Answer (1): To determine for oneself what Gregory Koukl means in his writings, it is helpful to read those writings. Hence, my suggestion "To read more go to: (http://www.str.org/free/commentaries/life/aprivate.htm)" and "(www.str.org/free/commentaries/theology/actsvoic.htm)" Grace to you, Radioman2 ____________________ Answer (2): In Koukl's own words: 'I feel bad about that because I have no intention of quenching the work of the Holy Spirit. My entire goal is to be very, very careful and look closely at the specifics of what's being held to be true to see if they do, in fact, line up with the directives given in the Scriptures. Or, are we drawing some wrong conclusions that cause us to go over the edge and maybe do some spiritual damage to ourselves and others?... ( . . . ) 'Secondly, God sometimes does give specialized instructions, so I'm not saying that God can't do that and I'm not putting God in a box. He does sometimes give specialized instructions. He did in Biblical times and He does in the present. But when we read in the Bible especially in the New Testament, which is what our discussion is about today when He has done it, such specialized instructions are clear first of all. They are not mumbled. They are not whispered. They are not nudged. And they are, almost without exception in the New Testament, a sovereign intrusion by God into the circumstances rather than something that is first sought by a Christian. 'Thirdly, God's intrusion in these cases is sometimes through special gifts in the body that I believe are in full operation today, but are by very nature individual. In other words, every person has his own gift and each person does not have every gift. So this working through gifts can't be a means of every Christian hearing from God. In other words, sometimes God intervenes with a prophetic word, but since prophetic words only come through those people who have the gift of prophecy, it's not the kind of thing we all have to cultivate, to learn to do. 'Finally, there are clearly workings of the Spirit in the area of teaching, conviction of sin and comforting of individual Christians. I admit that those workings are private, individual and tailored to individual people. Those kinds of things are not in question here.' ____________________ Acts and the Voice of God by Gregory Koukl To read more go to: (www.str.org/free/commentaries/theology/actsvoic.htm) |
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333 | A Private Hot Line to God? | Ps 119:105 | Radioman2 | 89056 | ||
"Be filled with the Spirit" and "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly" Question: How do we walk in the Spirit? Answer: Ephes. 5:18-19 (KJV) And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; [19] Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Col. 3:16 (KJV) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. |
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334 | special revelation vs general revelation | Ps 19:1 | Radioman2 | 89034 | ||
There is no new revelation. The canon of Scripture is complete. "I'd put my confidence any day in the teacher who's tough enough and dedicated enough to have spent years in the study of the Bible as over against the guy who claims to have received his spiritual insights by some arcane mode of special revelation." --Hank (ID# 81725) I would have to agree with Hank. The use of the term revelation in reference to one's own teaching incorrectly implies that such teaching is directly from God and thus infallible. Revelation is the wrong term to apply to one's own spiritual insights. *Illumination* is the ministry of the Holy Spirit which makes clear the truth of the written *revelation* in the Bible. In reference to the Bible, *revelation* relates to its content; *inspiration* to the method of recording that content; and *illumination* to the meaning of the record. Notice WHAT and WHERE revelation is; it is WRITTEN and it is IN THE BIBLE. There is no new revelation. The canon of Scripture is complete and has been complete for approximately 2,000 years.See Heb. 1:1,2. |
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335 | Must we keep the law to be saved? | Rom 3:28 | Radioman2 | 88993 | ||
"Salvation is not a reward" Matt: You write: "But when does a person truly obtain salvation. God said that his reward is coming with him on the last day. Most men have not received this reward yet." My reply: Ephesians 2:8-9 New Living Translation (NLT) God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Grace and peace, Radioman2 |
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336 | Must we keep the law to be saved? | Rom 3:28 | Radioman2 | 88972 | ||
We must keep the law in order to be saved? [Note: All of the following is a direct quote from (www.carm.org/dialogues/keep_law.htm)] This short dialogue was in a chat room on paltalk.com. He was rabidly against the teaching of once saved always saved. I began this dialogue with him after he said the following: If Calvinism is the gospel or supported the gospel, then it's followers could correctly call themselves Christians, but because it DENIES the gospel, then it's ANOTHER Gospel I'm not here to defend or deny Calvinism per se, but Calvinism does not deny the gospel which is the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. The gospel is what saves us (1 Cor. 15:1-4). Larry (not his real name) is simply wrong. I began to dialogue with him about this issue and he said "Preachers today are teaching people to sin by teaching Luther and Calvin." Of course, this intrigued me and I began a conversation with him after he started talking about it being necessary to keep the law to be saved. Following is the brief conversation before he stopped talking to me. Matt: Must we keep the commandments of God to be saved? Larry: Yes, you must. Matt: Okay, then may I ask which commandments we must keep in order to become saved? Larry: All of them. Matt: Are you keeping all the commandments? Larry: I strive. Matt: Excuse me, but if you are striving, that means you are not keeping them all. Then doesn't that mean you are not saved? Larry: Why not let God judge? Matt: But, if you must keep all the commandments to be saved, and you are not keeping them, then doesn't that mean you aren't saved? Larry: Rahab lied to hide the spies, did she perish for lying? Matt: Are you saying it was okay for Rahab to lie? After all, if she did and she didn't go to hell, then she stayed saved without keeping the commandments. Larry: That's right. Matt: But isn't that a contradiction? You said you must keep the commandments and yet she did not and she is saved. So which is it? Must we keep the commandments to be saved or not? Larry: Go search out the book of the Lord and read. Matt: Are we justified by faith or by keeping the commandments? Larry: I already showed you the truth that Rahab lied and was JUSTIFIED for her faith, Matt: I know, but please be patient with me. Was Rahab's lie NOT a sin? Larry: No, it was not sin. Matt: If the Bible says to not lie and she lied, how could it not be a sin? Larry: Rahab was justified by faith. If you don't understand that, all I can say is that that is what the scriptures say. If you say that the scriptures contradict themselves, it appears so. But I do not believe so. Matt: So then, the lie of Rahab was not a lie? Larry: My advice to you is to pray about it and to ask the Lord to open it up to you. Matt: Are we justified by the law then? Larry: Look at what justified Abraham in James 2, but we are not justified by keeping the law. But Rahab, look at what Rahab did. She lied to save others and she was still justified. Matt: Are you saying that it is okay to lie depending on the situation? Larry: Yes, I am. Matt: Please excuse me, but it sounds like you are saying that grace allows us to sin since you said it was okay to lie depending on the situation. Larry: They said Paul was saying that too, but he wasn't any more than me. They said Paul preached "let us sin that grace may abound." No, he didn't teach sin that grace may abound, but he DID SAY that some said he said it. Matt: I see what you are typing Larry, but, I can't help but think that you are saying it is okay to lie, depending on the circumstance, because the grace of God allows us to. Is that right? Larry: You are saved by grace, and grace teaches, and you must obey grace. Preachers today are teaching people to sin by teaching Luther and Calvin. Matt: But, isn't grace that which is not of the law? Larry stopped talking to me at this point. I suspect it is because he cannot make his system of thought work very well. By way of correction, we are justified before God by faith, not by works (Rom. 5:1; Eph. 2:8-9). The reason we do good works is because we are saved, not to get saved and not to keep ourselves saved. (www.carm.org/dialogues/keep_law.htm) |
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337 | One example of loosing salvation NT | Luke 8:13 | Radioman2 | 88907 | ||
"The doctrine of eternal security rests on a proper concept of what God actually does when He saves a soul." - - - - - - - - - - - - - "In order to lose one's salvation all of these works of God would have to be undone, and THE BIBLE NOWHERE EVEN HINTS THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE." ____________________ John Reformed: Thank you for an excellent post. In agreement with you, I offer the following: 'THE SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER 'A. The Issue. Can a true believer ever lose his salvation by sinning, ceasing to believe, or in any other way? 'B. The Proof of Security. The doctrine of eternal security rests on a proper concept of what God actually does when He saves a soul. '1. He loves to the uttermost. '2. He purposes to keep in spite of everything. '3. He intends to present us faultless before Himself. '4. His Son ever lives to make intercession to keep us saved. '5. His Spirit has placed us into the Body of Christ. '6. His Spirit has sealed us until the day of redemption. '7. His Word guarantees that nothing (including ourselves) can separate us from Christ. 'In order to lose one's salvation all of these works of God would have to be undone, and THE BIBLE NOWHERE EVEN HINTS THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE. 'C. The Problem Passages. '1. Hebrews 6:4-6. If this teaches that one can lose his salvation, it also teaches that one can never be saved a second time. '2. John 15:6. Probably refers to the judgment seat of Christ. '3. James 2:14-26. Nonworking faith is not a faith that saves in the first place. '4. 2 Peter 2 and Jude are referring to false teachers, who in Jude's estimation were not true believers (Jude 19; compare Rom. 8:9). '5. Matthew 24:13. End of what? (The Great Tribulation.)' ____________________ (Scripture references for section B.) 1. John 13:1 2. John 10:28-30 3. Jude 24 4. Heb. 7:25; 1 John 2:1 5. 1 Cor. 12:13 6. Eph. 4:30 7. Rom. 8:28-39 (ISBN 0-8024-7462-4, Moody Press, 1976, 1978) (Emphasis added.) Radioman2 |
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338 | Reading epistles we understand mystery! | Eph 3:4 | Radioman2 | 88844 | ||
This is what I am asking: Can just anyone understand the mystery by reading Paul's epistles? Or is it only the chosen few who receive special revelation via their personal hotline to God -- those who are untainted with traditional religious doctrines or any other knowledge? |
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339 | Reading epistles we understand mystery! | Eph 3:4 | Radioman2 | 88831 | ||
Can just anyone understand the mystery by reading Paul's epistles? Or is it only the chosen few who receive special revelation via their personal hotline to God -- those who are untainted with traditional religious doctrines or any other knowledge? | ||||||
340 | Did God create evil? | Is 45:7 | Radioman2 | 88821 | ||
'Occasionally someone will quote Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) and claim it proves God made evil as a part of His creation: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things" (emphasis added). 'But the New American Standard Bible gives the sense of Isaiah 45:6-7 more clearly: "There is no one besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other, the One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these." In other words, God devises calamity as a judgment for the wicked. But in no sense is He the author of evil.' 'Scripture says that when God finished His creation, He saw everything and declared it "very good" (Genesis 1:31). Many Scriptures affirm that God is not the author of evil: '"God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone" (James 1:13). '"God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all" (1 John 1:5). '"God is not the author of confusion" (1 Corinthians 14:33)--and if that is true, He cannot in any way be the author of evil.' ____________________ For further study: Jay Adams, The Grand Demonstration (Santa Barbara CA: Eastgate,1991). (www.gty.org) |
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