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341 | ghosts? | Eph 6:12 | Radioman2 | 102010 | ||
No, I do not believe in ghosts. Nor do I believe in leprechauns or unicorns. --Radioman2 |
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342 | What is meant by "pray in the spirit". | Eph 6:18 | Radioman2 | 80049 | ||
Does the Holy Spirit pray *through* us? Good question. Whatever the answer may be, the Bible plainly says: "The Spirit Himself intercedes *for* us." (NASB, emphasis added) AMPLIFIED Romans 8:26 So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. |
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343 | Am I saved until Christ returns? | Phil 1:6 | Radioman2 | 82761 | ||
Eternal life, by definition, is not temporary. AMPLIFIED Philippians 1:6 And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you. NASB John 5:24"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." AMPLIFIED John 5:24 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the person whose ears are open to My words [who listens to My message] and believes and trusts in and clings to and relies on Him Who sent Me has (possesses now) eternal life. And he does not come into judgment [does not incur sentence of judgment, will not come under condemnation], but he has already passed over out of death into life. AMPLIFIED John 10:27-29 The sheep that are My own hear and are listening to My voice; and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never lose it or perish throughout the ages. [To all eternity they shall never by any means be destroyed.] And no one is able to snatch them out of My hand. My Father, Who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all [else]; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father's hand. AMPLIFIED Romans 8:35 Who shall ever separate us from Christ's love? Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? Or calamity and distress? Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword? AMPLIFIED Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, AMPLIFIED Romans 8:39 Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. AMPLIFIED 1 Peter 1:4-5 [Born anew] into an inheritance which is beyond the reach of change and decay [imperishable], unsullied and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, Who are being guarded (garrisoned) by God's power through [your] faith [till you fully inherit that final] salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time. AMPLIFIED Hebrews 13:5b for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!] [Josh. 1:5.] |
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344 | Preaching from envy and strife? | Phil 1:15 | Radioman2 | 86589 | ||
Jman: The Message Philippians 1:15-17 15 It's true that some here preach Christ because with me out of the way, they think they'll step right into the spotlight. But the others do it with the best heart in the world. 16 One group is motivated by pure love, knowing that I am here defending the Message, wanting to help. 17 The others, now that I'm out of the picture, are merely greedy, hoping to get something out of it for themselves. Their motives are bad. They see me as their competition, and so the worse it goes for me, the better--they think--for them. R-man2 |
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345 | Mark 13:32 and 1 Corinthians 15:24,28 | Phil 2:6 | Radioman2 | 76141 | ||
If Jesus is God, then why did He not know the time of His return? In Matt. 24:35-36 (../kjv/Matt/matt_24.htm) Jesus said, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah." If Jesus is God in flesh, then shouldn't He know what the day and hour of his return would be? After all, God knows all things. Therefore, if Jesus doesn't know all things, then He cannot be God. This objection is most often raised by the Jehovah's Witnesses (../witnesses.htm) but is also echoed by the Christadelphians (../christadelphian.htm). It is a good question. Jesus was both God and man. He had two natures. He was divine and human at the same time. This teaching is known as the hypostatic union (../dictionary/dic_g-h.htm); that is, the coming-together of two natures in one person. In Heb. 2:9 (../kjv/Heb/Heb_2.htm) that Jesus was ". . . made for a little while lower than the angels . . ." Also in Phil. 2:5-8 (../kjv/Phil/phil_2.htm), it says that Jesus "emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men . . ." Col. 2:9 (../kjv/Col/col_2.htm) says, "For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form." Jesus was both God and man at the same time. As a man, Jesus cooperated with the limitations of being a man. That is why we have verses like Luke 2:52 (../kjv/Luke/luke_2.htm) that says "Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men." Therefore, at this point in his ministry he could say He did not know the day nor hour of His return. It is not a denial of His being God, but a confirmation of Him being man. Also, the logic that Jesus could not be God because He did not know all things works both ways. If we could find a scripture where Jesus does know all things, then that would prove that He was God, wouldn't it? He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus *said to him, "Tend My sheep" (John 21:17 (../kjv/John/john_21.htm) - NASB). Jesus did not correct Peter and say, "Hold on Peter, I do not know all things." He let Peter continue on with his statement that Jesus knew all things. Therefore, it must be true. But, if we have a verse that says that Jesus did not know all things and another that says he did know all things, then isn't that a contradiction? No. It is not. Before Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection He said the Father alone knew the day and hour of His return. It wasn't until after Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection that omniscience is attributed to Jesus. As I said before, Jesus was cooperating with the limitations of being a man and completed His ministry on this earth. He was then glorified in His resurrection. Yet, He was still a man (cf. Col. 2:9; 1 Tim. 2:5. After Jesus' resurrection, He was able to appear and disappear at will. This is not the normal ability of a man. But, it is, apparently, the normal ability of a resurrected and glorified man. Jesus was different after the resurrection. There had been a change. He was still a man and He knew all things. For further reading please see the two natures of Jesus. (../doctrine/2natures.htm) (www.carm.org/witnesses.htm) |
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346 | Verification on Charles Taze Russell | Col 2:9 | Radioman2 | 82631 | ||
Watchtower 12/1/1916, page 357 'Russell never claimed to be the "Faithful and Discreet Slave." 'God's Kingdom of a thousand years has approached, 1973, p.345-47 '"The Slave who lived to see the sign" '"From this it is clearly seen that the editor and publisher of Zion's Watch Tower disavowed any claim to being individually, in his person, that "faithful and wise servant." He never did claim to be such." (God's Kingdom of a thousand years has approached, 1973, p.346). 'COMMENT: This contradicts Watchtower 12/1/1916, page 357 where the watchtower states Russell did in fact claim to be the Faithful and Discreet slave. "Thousands of the readers of Pastor Russell's writings believe that he filled the office of 'that faithful and wise servant,' and that his great work was giving to the household of faith meat in due season. His modesty and humility precluded him from openly claiming this title, but he admitted as much in private conversation," (Watchtower 12/1/1916, page. 357.) ______________________ (http://www.carm.org/jw/docs/1000years_p346.htm) |
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347 | Eastern Orthodoxy Interest | 1 Thess 1:1 | Radioman2 | 97850 | ||
Eastern Orthodoxy Summary 'Recent years have witnessed a surge of Western Christians joining the Orthodox Church. With its emphasis on mystical union with God, its rich history, and its beautiful icons (sacred images) and liturgies, Orthodoxy appeals to those who long for a deeper sense of wonder in their worship and faith. Yet behind the appeal lie some hard realities. The Orthodox world is not monolithic, and one cannot become Orthodox in general. The Orthodox tradition is not entirely apostolic, and consequently the claim to represent the true church of Christ is triumphalistic. Orthodoxy follows a different theological paradigm; for example, within Orthodoxy the doctrine of salvation has a different meaning than within Catholicism or Protestantism. Protestant evangelicals who have joined the Orthodox church often display an inadequate understanding of the faith they have embraced. (...) 'The Orthodox view that Adam was a child and that his sin is to be understood merely as missing the road diminishes the gravity of sin and its consequences. Accordingly, Adam’s descendants inherited corruption and mortality, but not guilt. Each child remains innocent until he or she personally sins. According to Orthodox belief, baptism imparts new and immortal life, and since Orthodoxy practices infant baptism it follows that repentance and faith are not essential. Salvation understood mystically as deification and not as forensic justification by faith obscures the biblical records about Christ’s vicarious death. 'Although it is clear from Peter Gillquist’s writings that he and his colleagues do not have a clear understanding of the Orthodox faith in its complexity, their claims to have discovered the true apostolic faith can mislead others, whose search for religious experience is influenced by limited knowledge and the current American hunger for mystical realities. A close look at Orthodoxy can help both the sincere searchers and the Orthodox churches themselves to avoid adding members to a romanticized, idealized church of the Western imagination rather than the real Orthodox churches.' ____________________ To read more go to: (www.equip.org/free/DE177.htm) STATEMENT DE177 SEARCHING FOR THE TRUE APOSTOLIC CHURCH: What Evangelicals Should Know about Eastern Orthodoxy by Paul Negrut --Radioman2 |
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348 | Searching for the truth | 1 Thess 4:17 | Radioman2 | 89541 | ||
And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, (NASB Hebrews 9:27) If one means to interpret Heb 9:27, as many honest and sincere folks do, to mean that every individual must die once and only once, this is easily refuted by our general knowledge of the Bible together with common sense. In his Study Bible, John MacArthur comments on Heb 9:27: '*to die once*. This is a general rule for all mankind. There have been very rare EXCEPTIONS (e.g., Lazarus and the multitude who were resuscitated at Christ's resurrection died twice; compare John 11:43,44; Matt 27:51-53). Those, like Lazarus, who were raised from the dead by a miraculous act of our Lord were not resurrected to a glorified body and unending life. They only experienced resuscitation. 'Another exception will be those who don't die even once, but who will be "caught up...to meet the Lord in the air" (1 Thess 4:17; compare Enoch, Gen. 5:24; Elijah, 2 Kin. 2:11).' (Emphasis added.) |
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349 | Who is "they" in 2 Tim 4:3-4 ? | 2 Thess 2:11 | Radioman2 | 100283 | ||
Question: Who is "they" in 2 Tim 4:3-4 ? Answer: people. For the time is coming when [PEOPLE] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold, AMPLIFIED 2 Timothy 4:3 (emphasis added) |
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350 | is matted hair inappropriate for woman | 1 Tim 2:9 | Radioman2 | 86293 | ||
Your adornment must not be merely external--braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; 1 Pet 3:3 (NASB) AMPLIFIED 1 Peter 3:3 Let not yours be the [merely] external adorning with [elaborate] interweaving and knotting of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or changes of clothes; If this verse prohibited women from braiding the hair and wearing gold jewelry, then it would also prohibit them from putting on dresses. In 1 Peter 3:3 notice the use of the word "merely". |
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351 | Why use the ambiguous word "Temperate"? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Radioman2 | 83670 | ||
NASB 1 Timothy 3:2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, You ask: 'Why do bible translations use the ambiguous word "temperate"?' Because a word has more than one definition, does that really make it ambiguous? If so, then most of the words in the dictionary are ambiguous. Perhaps these "dishonest(?) translators" use the English word 'temperate' because one of its defintions is : '1 : marked by moderation: as...c : moderate in the use of intoxicating liquors'. |
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352 | Is there support for deaconesses? | 1 Tim 3:11 | Radioman2 | 85729 | ||
Strong's Number: 1135 Original Word: gune Word Origin: probably from the base of (1096) 'Definition '1. a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow '2. a wife' 'NAS Word Usage - Total: 214 bride 1, wife 71, wife's 1, wives 11, woman 96, woman's 1, women 33' King James Word Usage - Total: 221 women 129, wife 92 [Note that in the KJV the same Greek word is more often translated "women" than it is "wife."] ___________________ Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/NewTestamentGreek/) |
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353 | Getting spiritually "wierd".. | 1 Tim 4:16 | Radioman2 | 83761 | ||
Sammy: Thank you for that inspiring testimony. I'm glad I was able to post information providing confirmation (even if it was cut and paste). :-) Grace and peace, Radioman2 |
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354 | Church budget not met should they beg? | 1 Tim 5:17 | Radioman2 | 103911 | ||
Churches should not HAVE TO BEG. 'It's unfortunate that so many churches feel they must squeeze money out of people in the name of stewardship. Churches think they must beg and plead and hit folks over the head to get their offering. They offer chicken dinners and fashion shows in order to squeeze out the last drop. They can barely break even because their congregation is so reluctant to give. This shows that something is drastically wrong in the heart. Something is wrong when we don't give money, time, or service to the God who has been so good to us. 'In my ministry, I have committed to teach and preach about stewardship, not squeeze money out of people. But the reality is that unless the church members understand they are stewards of God’s kingdom, the ministry of the kingdom greatly suffers. Stewardship is a matter of the heart.' --Dr. Tony Evans ____________________ http://www.oneplace.com/Ministries/The_Alternative |
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355 | Luke 10:18 | 2 Tim 3:12 | Radioman2 | 103987 | ||
Persecution is not punishment. Persecution that results from following Christ and punishment for disobeying God are two entirely different things. --Radioman2 |
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356 | Is there conflict between Paul and Matt? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Radioman2 | 78099 | ||
Do you believe in the inspiration of the Bible (2 Tim. 3:16)? Every word of the Bible is literally "God-breathed." Not merely the thoughts, but the very words of scripture -- all of them -- are divinely inspired. The notion that parts of the Bible are inspired and other parts are not is foreign to the doctrine of the divine inspiration of the Bible. If you do believe in the inspiration of the Bible, then it would be absurd to assert or imply that one writer of scripture disagrees with or contradicts another. Granted, there are *apparent* contradictions in the Bible, which, when properly understood, are not contradictions at all. But the divine author, God, never contradicts himself. Moreover, the words of Paul, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, are NOT Paul's "theological opinions." They are no man's opinions. Rather, they are the very words of God Himself. |
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357 | holy spirit guide men to write bible | 2 Tim 3:16 | Radioman2 | 80650 | ||
NASB 2 Peter 1:21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. AMPLIFIED 2 Peter 1:21 For no prophecy ever originated because some man willed it [to do so--it never came by human impulse], but men spoke from God who were borne along (moved and impelled) by the Holy Spirit. |
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358 | Inspired by the Holy Spirit | 2 Tim 3:16 | Radioman2 | 80739 | ||
We can safely assume that not every word penned down by human authors of the Bible (e.g. Moses, Isaiah, Luke, Peter, John, Paul) was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Surely their every note to the milkman, memo, recipe, and grocery list was not inspired. This does not mean that their other writings were inaccurate or untrue; it just means they were not God-breathed, not written under divine inspiration. Likewise, there were many ancient books that were authentic and accurate. But they were NOT inspired by God. Just because a book is authentic and accurate does not mean it is to be included in the canon of scripture. |
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359 | Clarification please? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Radioman2 | 94211 | ||
What is Meant by "Inspiration"? "A Definition "My own definition of biblical inspiration is that it is God's superintendence of the human authors so that, using their own individual personalities, they composed and recorded without error His revelation to man in the words of the original autographs. "Several features of the definition are worth emphasizing: "(1) God superintended but did not dictate the material. "(2) He used human authors and their own individual styles. "(3) Nevertheless, the product was, in its original manuscripts, without error" (Ryrie Study Bible, Moody Press, 1976, 1978). --Radioman2 |
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360 | WHY DON'T WE TEACH THE CROSS? | 2 Tim 4:3 | Radioman2 | 96312 | ||
LET GOD ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. | ||||||
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