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3301 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | BradK | 89760 | ||
Tuggy, Come now, you keep the entire law, ALL 10 Commandments? I find that difficult to believe! Let me ask you a few questions- and I'm not trying to be snide. Do you keep the 10 Commandments? How long have you kept them? You've not stumbled in one point? Are we really saved by grace, or is it grace plus the law? I'm a little confused by your statement "They are so valid that only those who "do His Commandments" will "have right to the tree of life, and enter in through the gates into the city" (Rev 22:14)." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3302 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | BradK | 89723 | ||
Hank, Your words are well spoken and hit at the heart of this matter. Having just concluded 4 weeks in our adult Sunday school class dealing with the foundations of the Calvinist/Arminianist positions, I see merit to both. Having said that, I do consider myself a Calvinist ( to the delight of some and chagrin of others). With that said, 500 years of Church History should be enough to tell us we have not and will not solve this dilemma. I've learned from both sides. I think Spurgeon- though an avowed Calvinist-said it well, "DO NOT IMAGINE for an instant that I pretend to be able thoroughly to elucidate the great mysteries of predestination. There are some men who claim to know all about the matter. They twist it round their fingers as easily as if it were an everyday thing; but depend upon it, he who thinks he knows all about this mystery, knows but very little. It is but the shallowness of his mind that permits him to see the bottom of his knowledge; he who dives deep, finds that there is in the lowest depth to which he can attain a deeper depth still. The fact is, that the great questions about man's responsibility, free-will, and predestination, have been fought over, and over, and over again, and have been answered in ten thousand different ways; and the result has been, that we know just as much about the matter as when we first began." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3303 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | BradK | 89720 | ||
Jibbs, Thanks too for your comments and reply:-) In answer to your question "Are you into reading Van Til or Bahnsen?" No. I'm not familiar with either of them. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3304 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | BradK | 89694 | ||
Tuggy, I don't believe that I misinterpreted you nor missed the point! You advocate the "believer" or Christian to be in the position of Galatians 3. We appear to be diametrically opposed in our approach to how we as believers in Christ are to walk. Mine is an advocacy of grace, yours of law. How exactly does or can a believer "keep" the 10 Commandments? I would humbly submit that you are proposing an excersize in futility and impossibility.As Christ is the fulfillment of the law (Rom.10:4), and we are "in Him", is not our fulfillment of the law found in Him as well? Is not Titus 2:11-12 our greatest motivation to live Godly? I submit that it is:-) Brother, in all honesty I must conclude that you fall under 1 Timothy 1:5-7. Good luck! Speaking The Truth in Love, BradK |
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3305 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | BradK | 89664 | ||
Dear Jibbs, I think you're being a little hard on our brother Tim:-) He has spoken with wisdom and shows a scriptural basis for his views. Though I would consider myself a "Calvinist", and have followed this thread, the majority of what Tim has stated I would agree with. Jibbs, when you say "When it comes down to exegesis, the Reformed position is the only one that stands SOLA SCRIPTURA, while the Arminian view must, by sheer necessity, import something into the text that is either outside Scripture or a blatant misuse of CONTEXT.", I have to say that's an overstatement at best. Without attempting to be drawn into this fray, allow me to offer a couple brief observations for thought. What we're really dealing with is one's foundation of interpretation, is it not? 1. To be true to the principle of Sola Scriptura, we must allow the Bible to be its own interpreter. It would seem, in practice that this principle is largely ignored, We can see both Catholic and Protestant churches that interpret the Bible in light of the historical teachings of their church or confessional statements; 2. Absolute objectivity is practically impossible. None of us approaches the study of the Bible empty-headed. Calvinists, Arminians, Lutherans, Protestants,Charismatics, etc. approach the study of the Bible with a mind set already conditioned by traditional interpretations. We certainly should strive for objectivity by controlling our presuppositions, with the goal being that of understanding what scripture says, rather than reading into the text, our own presuppositions. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3306 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | BradK | 89633 | ||
Tuggy, You ask "Do you believe in the fall of angels and human beings for breaking God's commandments?" Not if they're saved. Your argument seems to intimate that nobody is really saved until the end when you state "But we can win at the judgment of the living just before Christ’s return." Am I correct to assume this? As I see scripture, we've ALL been judged guilty before God (Rom. 3:19-23). In brief, the entire argument of Romans 1-3 is we are sinners and guilty before God. Justification has been provided in Rom. 4. Salvation accomplished in Rom. 5. I have been convicted, judged, and sentence pronounced in Romans. Christ died in my place! My position of sin has been replaced with His of righteousness ( 1 Cor. 1:30) Could you possibly clarify your statement by scripture that "Satan’s “life insurance” depends on Christ’s inability to have a commandment-keeping church at the judgment of the living." My friend, God is able!( Luke 3:8, Heb.2:18,7:25, 11:19) There is simply no such thing as Christ's "inability". We have been judged! Judgement predominately is future for the unbeliever (Rev. 20). There is a very specific sense that we'll be judged based upon our walk- not with regard to salvation- but reward (1 Cor. 3:10-15). I would have to call into question your choice of words in saying that "Christ can plead progress, but in the judgment of the living, He has a problem:" The "problem" is one of sinful mankind, not of a sovereign, loving, merciful God dependent on His creation to perform! Any performance, was accomplished on the cross, when Jesus said, "It is finished!" (John 19:30). Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3307 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | BradK | 89623 | ||
Tuggy, Welcome to the Forum! You state "The Ten Commandments is an unalterable law. Therefore, all ten precepts (including the Sabbath) stand fast forever, and are binding upon every person who claims the name of Christ (see Matthew 5:17,18). We must walk as He walked. Disregarding any one of the ten precepts is serious offence to God (see Matthew 5:19)." I agree, yet what of Paul's treatise in Romans 4 on Justification by Faith? How does that enter in to the mix? As Galatians 3:11-13 says "Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “The righteous man shall live by faith,However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, “He who practices them shall live by them.”Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”" The whole argument of Galatians 3 is that of beginning in the Spirit, are we now being perfected by the flesh? (3:3) Does not the argument of believers needing to keep the law, find its' answer in Romans 8:3-4?: "For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." You further state "While keeping the whole law is required of us (James 2:10), it does not save us." Do you propose that it is possible for a "believer" to keep the law- even though it is Christ alone who fullfilled it? Romans 10:4 states "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." I'm not clear on your remark that "Let me also note that our faith in Jesus does not negate our responsibility to keep the law of God." Do you and have you kept the law of God? My friend, the law accomplishes 2 things. It shows us how holy God is, and it points to our NEED of a Savior. If I claim to have kept the law, do I not have something in which to boast? ( Rom.4:2, 1 Cor. 1:31) As Christ is the fulfillment of the law, and my righteousness is being found "in Him", is not my mandate now to "walk by faith?" (2 Cor. 5:7) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3308 | Who was David's mother? give scripture | 2 Sam 17:25 | BradK | 89498 | ||
nonniej316, Welcome to the Forum! In answer to your question, we don't know who David's mother was. According to Easton's Bible Dictionary his father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 [Easton, M. G., M. A. D. D., Easton’s Bible Dictionary, (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.) 1996.] I hope this helps, BradK |
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3309 | Adult Question young people please do no | Eph 5:25 | BradK | 89370 | ||
cherryappleberry, I don't believe there is a definitive scriptural answer to your question. Sodomy appears to be defined as acts of homosexuality in these verses: Deut. 23:17; 1 Kings 14:24; Rom. 1:26, 27. However, there are some principles set forth. We are admonished in Eph. 5:22-25 to "Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body. But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her," 1 Corinthians 7:1-5 gives us general guidelines pertaining to sex within the marriage relationship. Outside of that, I think the best guide is James 4:17: "Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3310 | special revelation vs general revelation | Ps 19:1 | BradK | 89178 | ||
Tim, I think we have established some common ground. I agree with the majority of what you posted, my friend:-) You speak correctly of the need for discernment and grounding ourselves in the Word of God. I think we are simply approaching our "understanding" from different perspectives. I can't speak for others, but I'm most certainly here to both learn and seek further understanding as well as to contribute. As there are a variety of denomination views and backgrounds represented, disagreement is inevitable. However, we can handle our disagreements in love. So, having said that, I don't think it true or representative that there should be a "concern for many on this forum is they seem to downplay Spiritual enlightenment and discernment." My friend, you've only posted on this Forum for a little over a week. You don't know many of the fine members who are as diligently seeking the Lord as you appear to be. Communication only occurs when both parties clearly understand the other. Finally, I offer this advice- in the spirit of love- in answer to your rhetorical statement that "I could be wrong but it seems as if our forum brethren see Spiritual understanding as unbiblical." Tim, you're simply assuming too much and over-generalizing in stating this. I assure you from my perspective (despite disagreements) that this Forum is not bereft of spiritual understanding, nor is it unbiblical! My blessings to you. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3311 | Must we keep the law to be saved? | Rom 3:28 | BradK | 89117 | ||
Hi Matthew, You ask many questions, my friend:-) I'll do my best to answer you as consisely as possible for times sake. You ask "Does this statement mean that God never loved Pharoh or Judas." The only answer I can give is to refer you to scripture itself in Romans 9:13-18. I might add a slight correction for your statement "But he does chose us according to our faithfulness". Remember, God is the faithful one, not us ( 2 Tim. 2:10, 1 Thess. 5:24) We are saved based upon our faith in what God promises, not our faithfulness. "Do you think that Christ blood saved "all" men from the power of the second death? " I believe His death was sufficient for all, though not all are "saved". I'm staying clear of the Cand A debate;-) We are saved by grace through faith when we believe upon Him. "How should a Christian work out his salvation?" Phil.2:12-13 answers this: " So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." I hope this helps. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3312 | special revelation vs general revelation | Ps 19:1 | BradK | 89059 | ||
Tim, In all honesty, I'm not exactly sure if you're asking a question or making a statement. My feelings are that, again you're assuming too much:-) First of all, may I ask did you agree or disagree with my comments to Hank and Radioman2? You state "If we do not hear form God on a regular basis, then How do we walk in the Spirit? If we do not walk in the Spirit, we must be practicing dead works handed down from the traditions of man or by the letter, which kills, it is the spirit that gives life." Well, we "hear" from God through His Word primarily. We do this by study and meditation. We also hear from God through prayer. Both the study of Gods' Word and Prayer are vital to the Christian life. As Hebrews 4:12 states: "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Tim, I honestly believe (from empirical evidence) that Gods' Word, faithfully and acurately proclaimed WILL without question change the hearer- if the hearer is diligent and humble in seeking Him! That's what Heb 4:12 is saying. Further, you also state "Anyone Born again, by Spiritual revelation can understand the Mystery" May I ask what this "Mystery" is or means to you? In other words, can you define for me what your understanding of this is so as I can better understand where you're coming from? Finally, yes God did speak to all these men- without doubt. However, if you're asking me if He's still giving direct "revelation" to us today, I would answer unequivocally, NO! This type of revelation, is again HIGHLY subjective. We have the completed, infallible, immutable canon of scripture. In that I stand firm. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3313 | Must we keep the law to be saved? | Rom 3:28 | BradK | 89042 | ||
Matthew, I'm glad those verses were of help:-) Rest assured the our salvation and position in Christ are secure!( Rom.8:38-39) However, scripture is also equally clear that our faith (not our salvation) will be tested. See James 1:2-3 and Romans 5:3-5. We only need to look at the ever-increasing persecution of Christians in other parts of the world to know that this indeed is true. We can thank God that we're not experiencing this type of persecution-yet! Speaking The Truth In Love, Bradk |
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3314 | special revelation vs general revelation | Ps 19:1 | BradK | 89041 | ||
Radioman2 and Hank, Excellent insights on this topic of continued revelation. My biggest challenge to it is that SCRIPTURE does in fact speak against this (Heb.1:1-2), and the VERY subjective nature it entails. We are in fact putting "special revelation" on par with the Word of God when this practice is embraced. I certainly KNOW that the Bible, the Word of God is truth (John 17:17) but am not at all comfortable with so-and-sos' "revelation from God". It is simply too subjective. This also begs the question: If God has spoken to us through His Word, and His Word is truth, why do we seek or need any further revelation? Is the Bible alone not enough? As Jude writes "...I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints." ( Jude 3) Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3315 | Must we keep the law to be saved? | Rom 3:28 | BradK | 88992 | ||
Hi Mathew, You ask "But when does a person truly obtain salvation." First and foremost, Ps. 3:8 tells us "Salvation belongs to the Lord." I think there is a sense in which salvation is both present ( to those who belive) and future. Scripture tells us plainly in Eph. 2:8 ,2 Tim. 1:9 and Titus 3:5 that our salvation is an accomplished fact. "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;" "who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity," "He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit," Our future (salvation) is "to be in the presence of the Lord"( 2 Cor. 5:8). The Glorification in Romans 8:30 is both present and future: "and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified." Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3316 | What purpose does The Holy Spirit serve? | Luke 11:13 | BradK | 88884 | ||
Tim, As best I can answer you is this: the context of Luke 11 is dealing with prayer. As JFB notes: "In the corresponding passage in Luke (see on Lu 11:13), instead of “good things,” our Lord asks whether He will not much more give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him. At this early stage of His ministry, and before such an audience, He seems to avoid such sharp doctrinal teaching as was more accordant with His plan at the riper stage indicated in Luke, and in addressing His own disciples exclusively." [Jamieson, Robert; Fausset, A.R.; and Brown, David, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] The role of the Holy Spirit is noted in John 14:16-17: "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you." The promise of the Spirit follows in John 14:26: "“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you." We see that advent of the Holy Spirit at Pentacost in Acts 2. I would submit that the role of the Holy Spirit in Acts has since changed, and is not the same as Paul refers to in his epistles, specifically 1 Cor.12:13. I believe a study of the contrasts between Acts and the Pauline Epistles bear this out. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3317 | Born again son asking for Holy Ghost. | Luke 11:13 | BradK | 88876 | ||
Forum: What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit? The Baptism by the Spirit We will look at the Greek text of 1 Cor. 12:13,” By one Spirit are we all baptized into one body.” The body here is clearly the Mystical Body of Christ of which He is the Head and all believers from Pentecost to the Rapture, namely, from the time the Church was formed until the Church is taken up to Heaven at the descent of the Lord into the air, are members. The word “Spirit” is in the instrumental case in Greek. Personal agency is expressed occasionally by the instrumental case. At such times the verb is always in the passive or middle voice. The Greek construction here follows this rule of Greek grammar. The personal agent in this case who does the baptizing is the Holy Spirit. He places or introduces the believing sinner into the Body of which the Lord Jesus is the living head. The verb is in the past tense, referring to a past action, and is aorist, referring to a once-for-all act. This occurred potentially to all believers of this Age of Grace at Pentecost. It is the fulfillment of our Lord’s words, “Ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence” (Acts 1:5) Thus, the meaning of the Greek word, “to place” or “introduce into” gives us the purpose of the baptism by means of the Spirit, namely, the introduction of a believing sinner into the body of Christ. This brings us to a careful distinction which we must make. It is not the baptism with the Spirit or of the Spirit, in the sense that the Holy Spirit is the element which is applied to us. It is the baptism by the Spirit. This baptism does not bring the Spirit to us in the sense that God places the Spirit upon us or in us. Rather, this baptism brings the believer into vital union with Jesus Christ. It is the baptism with the Spirit in the sense that God the Father does the baptizing through His personal agent, the Holy Spirit. In Matthew 3:11 we have John the Baptist saying, “I indeed baptize you with water because of repentance… He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.” The word “with” is from a preposition which is used with the locative and instrumental cases in Greek. The particular classification of the locative here is “the locative of place.” The limits here are spatial. John literally said, “I place you in water.” His introduction of the believer into water is because of his repentance. Not only did John place them in water, but this placing in water was a ceremony or a rite. He not only baptized them into the water, but he baptized them by means of or with the water. The water was the element with or by which the believer was baptized. But when we come to the phrase, “baptized with the Spirit,” we find that the Greek grammatical construction will not allow us to interpret it as meaning that the Holy Spirit is the element with which we are baptized. Therefore the phrase, “baptized with the Spirit” does not mean that in this baptism, the Holy Spirit is applied to the believer as water is applied in the case of water baptism. In other words, there is no application of the Holy Spirit to the believer. Since there is no application of the Spirit in baptism, there is no power imparted in the act of baptizing with the Spirit. This baptism is only for the purpose of uniting the believing sinner with the Head of the Body, Christ Jesus, and thus making him a member of that body. The Spirit baptism to which John referred is the same one which Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 12:13. It is a baptism with the Spirit in the sense that it is connected, not with water, but with the Spirit who Himself does the baptizing. The phrase “with the Spirit” therefore defines what baptism is referred to, and the words, “by means of the Spirit,” speak of the fact that the Holy Spirit is the divine Agent who Himself baptizes, the purpose of which baptism is to place the believing sinner into vital union with Jesus Christ and thus making him a member of the Body of which Christ is the living Head. The reader will observe that our study of the significance of Spirit baptism has been based upon a careful adherence to the rules of Greek grammar. This is a most scientific method of interpretation. It is a most sure method. A.T. Robertson quotes Dr. A. M. Fairbairn as saying, “He is no theologian who is not first a grammarian.” All correct theology must pay careful attention to the grammar of the Greek text, for a person is correctly understood only when his hearer or reader applies the rules of grammar which the speaker or writer uses. [Kenneth S. Wuest/Word Studies from the Greek New Testament/ W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.] Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3318 | You need baptism of the Holy Ghost! | Acts 19:2 | BradK | 88763 | ||
Tim, I believe you have misunderstood my intent, brother. Please don't hear what I'm not saying. Have you not read my posts or responses? Neither have I put you down. (Eph.4:15) Perhaps the King James version should have been used in quoting Rom. 14:1. What I meant to emphasize was the "disputable matters". As you obviously took it wrong the fault is on my part. Please forgive me. In my humble estimation, the "fierce opposition" you speak of is none other than public discourse on the Forum! As there are a variety of views within Orthodox Christianity espoused here, you and me are likely to encounter some challenges to our statements. Don't take it as an affront to you personally, but rather realize that there is room for disagreement. If one attempts to be dogmatic in their support for a view Orthodox or not, they will likely be challenged. Hence, Rom. 14:1. Tim, my reason for responding to you in the manner in which I did, was that you presumed far too much and that your presumptions were and are incorrect. Please feel free to check out my user profile, as it may help you to better know me. Rest assured that "put downs" and "intimidation ploys" are hardly representative of my posts! You might try reading some to get a better feel before you offer up conjecture-that my friend is not becoming nor a Godly attribute. I take seriously, both how I response and with what I respond. Posting is a priviledge that comes with responsiblity. As such, 2 Tim 2:15 carries a great deal of weight in my walk. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3319 | You need baptism of the Holy Ghost! | Acts 19:2 | BradK | 88743 | ||
Tim, You need not loose any sleep or pour your heart out over any perceived "loss" on my part. I assure you of that:-) I'm complete in Him according to Col. 2:10. I most certainly understand the liberty I have in Christ!( Gal.5:1,13) That liberty also allows me the spirit of Rom. 14:1. "Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions." My brother, if you are truly seeking truth revealed from the Spirit of God, may you find it. The Study Bible Forum is a tremendous source of biblical knowledge and experience. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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3320 | You need baptism of the Holy Ghost! | Acts 19:2 | BradK | 88738 | ||
Graceful, I believe Hank spoke well to this situation, but since you asked me, I'll gladly provide an answer. We most certainly agree that scripture does not and cannot contradict. As I've stated before I do not view Acts as a DOCTRINAL book ( it is very much as inspired as the rest of the Word of God, though). As such I don't derive our doctrine of salvation ( soteriology) from it! Was it true then? Absolutely. However, I see Paul as laying out and elucidating these doctrines under which we now operate in the tremendous book of Romans! I do believe there is such thing as progressive revelation in scripture ( not extra-biblical) whereby we can understand and explain Acts 8:13-15 in its' context. I hope that adequately explains my views. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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