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321 | Bless Israel - say "God bless Israel"? | Gen 12:3 | stjones | 42431 | ||
Yes but he gave those territories to a nation he created, a nation clearly divided among the tribes, a nation that ultimately rejected his kingship, rejected his law, and rejected his Son. This modern state is one that the U.N. created; its borders were established by treaty and war, not by God's directive. It is a secular nation, ruled by politicians, not priests or prophets. It's just another country. The only Israel that matters is the one that lives in the hearts and bones and minds of Abraham's descendants. This Israel has no borders, no army, no parliament, and no ruler but God himself. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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322 | Faith apart from reading the Bible? | Rom 10:17 | stjones | 42248 | ||
Hi, Scribe; Thanks for the reply. And your great testimony. God speaks to us as he chooses. He gave us the Bible not only as a means to communicate with us but to provide a measure by which we can judge these experiences. God revealed nothing to me that was not already revealed in the Bible; it sounds as though the same is true in your case. In this way we can be confident that the message is of God even though it may have passed through many messengers to get to us. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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323 | Who can refute reasoning? | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 37082 | ||
Hi, CDBJ; I wouldn't think that such sarcasm would be appropriate in this forum. Jesus taught us to love one another. Paul taught in 1 Corinthians 13 that love is patient and kind. I must admit that armygrunt's posts seem to contribute little to the purposes of this forum, but perhaps there is a good reason for that. I have no idea what motivates him (or her). IMHO, your contemptuous reference to the "futile thinking" of others who do make more substantive contributions says more about you than it does about us. (I include myself because I have disagreed with you in another post.) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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324 | Do you have any themes regarding Job? | Job 13:15 | stjones | 34962 | ||
Hi, Lapdog; Junior high! Tough audience. Sounds like a good approach though. God bless you. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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325 | Why did Peter deny Jesus? | Matt 26:34 | stjones | 34798 | ||
Greetings, Clay, my brother; Thanks for your comments. The first paragraph applies to me in its entirety. Thanks for your honesty; it's also an encouragement. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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326 | Drawing the line | Col 2:21 | stjones | 34792 | ||
Hi, Tim; It's called legalism and the comparison with the Pharisees is valid. I once heard a radio Bible teacher (name of Malcolm Smith maybe?) discuss this at a time when I was a new Christian and really obsessing over what was expected of me. He said that he had grown up in an environment similar to the one you described. He found no joy and no encouragement in his faith only rules. Then he read Jeremiah 31:31-34: '"The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them," declares the LORD. "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."' He went on to say that he realized that it was his realtionship with God, not adherence to rules, that mattered. He concluded by saying you can put all the religions in the world into a barrel labled "Try and Do"; you can put Christianity all by itself into another barrel labled "Trust and Done". I nearly drove off the road such was my relief an joy. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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327 | JOSHUA NOT MENTIONED IN HEB. CH.11? | Heb 11:32 | stjones | 34065 | ||
Hi, Rev; Thanks for the note. I'd gotten that impression from other posts but perhaps JM will clarify. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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328 | Double portion is really only two-thirds | 2 Kin 2:9 | stjones | 34064 | ||
Hi, Curt; I'm happy to say our church joined the CCM several months ago. You may recall a pastor named Walt Ungerer who ran for Moderator a few years ago - a staunch evangelical. He was our senior pastor until he retired last year. Many congregations and presbyteries do remain faithful but the bureaucracy and the seminaries it supports seem beyond redemption. About a quarter of the "people in the pews" support the current pro-gay initiative while half of the ordained ministers do. Support is even greater among ministers who do not pastor a church. Come to think of it, I guess that's a good thing - the most misguided ones are not in a position to mislead a congregation week in and week out with their screwball theology. ;-) Still, the Covenant Network has promised to bring this up every year until they succeed. After a while, you'd think charges would be brought for willful disruption of the "peace, unity, and purity of the church" (a de-frockable offense, I believe). I'm not holding my breath. :-( Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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329 | Double portion is really only two-thirds | 2 Kin 2:9 | stjones | 34063 | ||
Hi, charis; Too much time on our hands - our Korean and African brothers and sisters have told our denominational leaders as much. The absence of theologians is probably a good thing. Most of the modern variety seem to approach the Bible with an attitude of "what can I find in here to back up my position?". Oh, well. I'm a panmillenialist - it'll all pan out in the end (old joke, but true). Our church supports a missionary in the vicinity of Tokyo. She teaches music at a Christian school and pastors a small house church. Just so you'll know you're not the only former Hoosier in Japan. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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330 | How is the end really going to happen? | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 34032 | ||
Hi, Heisthe1; Thanks for the note. The trumpet will be enough notice for me. And I'm sure I'll be surprised if I'm still alive when it happens. In the meantime, I'll have to try to strike a balance between looking up and looking elsewhere - kinda hard to drive to church when you're looking up. ;-) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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331 | TRINITY | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 34021 | ||
Elijah(?!); You started out ok but stumbled when you interchanged "firstborn" and "created". People bear/beget children, they don't "create" them. So, seemingly, it is with God. Jesus was the begotten Son of God, not a creation of God. Since Jesus was present at the Creation, he was obviously born/begotten before the universe was created. How else explain "Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made"? John, of course, had it right. The rest of your note kind of goes downhill from there. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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332 | Double portion is really only two-thirds | 2 Kin 2:9 | stjones | 33942 | ||
Hi, charis; Without intending to be critical of either of you or Searcher, this, um, discussion illustrates a pet peeve of mine. I get a little nervous when folks who don't read ancient Hebrew (or Greek) start to interpret the meaning of a specific word in a specific passage. Strong's proves both of you right (which I've noticed is often the case in this kind of discussion). The real meaning of the word only becomes clear in the context of the original ancient Hebrew (or Greek) and maybe not even then. The English word "anoint" (which no Biblical writer ever heard of) clearly has multiple meanings. Which shade of meaning applies in this passage or that is better left up to the translators. Which is why having only one translation of the Bible is like archery with one hand tied behind your back. At any rate, I can't imagine what could possibly be the theological significance of whether or not "anoint" applies in this passage. BTW, I belong to a mainstream denomination and, trust me, the meaning of "anoint" isn't even on the radar screen. Our leadership is busy tring to figure out what we mean when we say ministers, elders, and deacons are supposed to be in faithful, heterosexual marriage or chaste. You folks go ahead and split hairs over "anoint"; we're busy splitting atoms over "chaste". Sigh. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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333 | JOSHUA NOT MENTIONED IN HEB. CH.11? | Heb 11:32 | stjones | 33941 | ||
Hi, JMSCOTT; Are you saying that Joshua was Jesus? Thanks. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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334 | Politics source? | Mark 13:28 | stjones | 33615 | ||
Thanks, SRN; that explains a lot. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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335 | Politics source? | Mark 13:28 | stjones | 33215 | ||
Hi, SRN; Ok, you have an audience. What is this Fig Tree group you keep referring to? What connection did it have with Jesus? And, assuming the source is not your thumb, what is your source? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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336 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjones | 33205 | ||
Hi, Makarios; No crusade, just hope for a little more grace shown to people and institutions who have in the past served faithfully and will undoubtedly continue to do so in the future. I think I'll go out and buy another NIV. ;-) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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337 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjones | 33188 | ||
Hi, Makarios; After re-reading my message, I find no insult to anybody and precious little sarcasm. The NLT (Tyndale) and TEV (ABS) do contain language similar to the TNIV and so should be similarly reviled. And, yes, I have been following this thread; I have found little more than sarcasm and insults in most of the responses to the publication of the TNIV. I have been observing a truly shameful attack on the motives, honesty, scholarship, and integrity of two institutions that have done a great deal of service over the years by publishing and distributing bibles and other materials throughout the world. I'm no expert on Zondervan, but I do know that in addition to the very well-respected NIV, they publish other versions and ancillary materials as well. I know they have given voice to some of the greatest contemporary Christian writers around. I know of at least one evangelical Christian university (Taylor) whose library was built in large part with a gift from Zondervan. I'm not even going to waste my time defending the International Bible Society and its work. It's one thing to oppose, protest, dislike, or boycott the TNIV. If he agreed that it distorts his word, I am sure Jesus would do the same. But Zondervan and the IBS are made up of people, many of whom I am sure love God and his Word as much as anybody on this forum. It's hard for me to imagine that Jesus would join in this forum's vicious, hateful (yes, hateful), attack on organizations and people that have served him and his church so well over so many years. And I'd guess that if he approved of the NIV 20 years ago, he wouldn't now burn it, throw it away, or hide it from his sight. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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338 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjones | 33132 | ||
Hello, Makarios; I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on the meaning and relative importance of those terms. But while we're excoriating bible publishers, I assume we should add Tyndale to the list of money-grubbing, world-loving publishers who have sold out to the feminists. The NLT is also gender-inclusive. See, for example, Matthew 7:8-9: "For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks. You parents - if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?" Not a "he", "him", or "son" in sight. And don't try to excuse their perfidy by saying it's a paraphrase. It says it's a translation. So they too have played fast and loose with God's Word. The same can be said of the Good News (TEV) too. That just leaves our hosts' publishing arm, Foundation Publications. Ooops, no; they're in bed with Zondervan to publish the NASB. Guess we'd all better start learning Aramaic. ;-) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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339 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjones | 33106 | ||
Hi, Makarios; Well, I had to ask. ;-) I've read enough of the TNIV to not get too excited about it, not enough to render a thoughtful judgment on its merits. I haven't read the NIVI and have no interest in defending (or excusing) it. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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340 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjones | 33104 | ||
Hello, Makarios; I honestly have no interest in the NIVI; I'm perfectly willing to accept that it is the abomination folks think it is. I did download and read parts of the TNIV NT. I also visited some of the sites that are critical of it. You may have noticed that I have reserved judgment on the TNIV (other than pointing out that it disappoints the feminists by letting God pick his own gender). When it becomes available in print, I will probably buy the NT. (The more than 300 pages in the download would be the death of my old laser printer.) I will read it and think about it and decide for myself. I do think Zondervan and the IBS deserve a thoughtful evaluation of the entire product. They certainly have earned that - not the hysteria, attacks on the integrity of the translators and editors, and appeal to authority arguments that have characterized this thread. And it won't bother me at all to hand over 15 or 20 dollars to the Evil Empire (Zondervan/HarperCollins). ;-) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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