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361 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | humbledbyhisgrace | 184178 | ||
Greetings Jonp! Thanks for responding! Let me respond to the question regarding the church and satan first. I agree, our only hope against satan and evil is in God. I would think it foolish of us to think on our own we could stand against satan or even our own sinful nature without Him. The word clearly teaches us the lost are dead in their sins, a slave to sin, their hearts hardened against God, unable to please Him and cannot even subject himself to God (Ephesians 2:1; Romans 6:17, John 8:34, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Ephesians 4:18, Romans 8:7-8). So I think it’s safe to say without God we cannot stand against satan. From scripture it would appear to me satan has no opposition from us at all without God interceding. What I would disagree with is the teaching that the church (the body of Christ) even in it’s infancy as you say would not have lasted 5 minutes. The fact is, the head of the Church is Christ Himself (Ephesians 1:22, Ephesians 4:15, Ephesians 5:23, Colossians 1:18). There is no denying satan is powerful, but to say Christ church was or is in danger of not lasting because of him I fear is misleading and could be confusing to some. This could lead to the belief / teaching satan is on equal footing with God which in turn could lead to all kinds of false teachings and beliefs (My opinion). I don’t believe that was your intent so please understand my motives are to try and clarify for myself and others reading along. Your thoughts on this? In regards to “the angelic court are assumed in God's words 'Let us make man in OUR image' (Genesis 1.26)”. Genesis 1:26-27 (NASB) 26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." 27 And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. I don’t see where the text allows for an “angelic court” interpretation. Verse 26 says “…Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…” Verse 27 says “And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him …”. We know from scripture God created man and He created man in His image. Let me make sure I’m not misinterpreting you. When you say “the angelic court are assumed in God's words 'Let us make man in OUR image'” are you saying that it is assumed that God was talking to the angels when he said “Us and Our”? The scriptures you reference (1 Kings 22.19, Daniel 7.9-10) does not support that assumption nor does the text of Genesis 1:26-27 in my opinion. I’m not aware of any scripture that would lead us to believe man was created in the image of God and the angels nor that the angels had any part in the creation of man. Your thoughts? God Bless, Steve |
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362 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | humbledbyhisgrace | 184152 | ||
Greetings Jonp! If you would, can you please explain what you mean by the following? What angelic court is assumed in Genesis 1:26? And also you said "If he had not had him under restraint the church would not have survived for five minutes." Are you referring to the "Church" the body of Christ that which Jesus Christ is the head (Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 4:15, Ephesians 5:23, Colossians 1:18)? If so, what are you basing this on? Thanks and God Bless, Steve |
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363 | evolving or devolving? | Matt 16:28 | humbledbyhisgrace | 183828 | ||
Greetings jonp! Perhaps the discussion has reached a point it is no longer productive. It appears it has lead to assumptions that cannot be proven by scripture and therefore is only one's opinion. The fact is, none of us know what Adam's intellectual knowledge was outside of what the scriptures reveal to us. Anything after that is speculation at best. Was Adam born a child? Are you assuming what he understood was "learned" like a new born child? Assumptions that cannot be argued from scripture leads to bad teaching. Keep in mind there are many who read along with the post and when we become none scriptural we run a great risk of confusing and/or misleading others. I don't think that is your intent but unfortunately that is where we end up when we become dogmatic on things that cannot be proven by scripture. By Faith, Steve |
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364 | The Tree of Life...? | Gen 2:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 183586 | ||
Yes, this is why I was confused by the statement "prolonged life". As I understood the scripture to mean literally "live for ever". Prolonged life as I understand it doesn't mean "for ever" so I was looking for clarification on what you understood it to mean. I looked at an outline of biblical usage for "for ever" and your choice of words "prolonged life" and wondered if you understood this scripture to mean something different then they way I was understanding it. That may sound silly to some but consider the outline of biblical use found on the blueletterbible.com web site for "for ever". 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world a) ancient time, long time (of past) b) (of future) 1) for ever, always 2) continuous existence, perpetual 3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity Can you see my confusion? :-) By Faith, Steve |
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365 | The Tree of Life...? | Gen 2:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 183584 | ||
Greetings Brother! Can you clarify what you mean by the statement "the potential benefit of prolonged life it might have provided was removed" The part that is throwing me off is "prolonged life". Thanks! By Faith, Steve |
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366 | Abiding in Christ | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 183411 | ||
Greetings Brother! My understanding is it is essential that we abide in Him! In so doing the Father is glorified and our joy will be made full! We will experience spiritual growth! When we do not we are fruitless and can do nothing! We are to submit to Him as Lord and truly become His disciple! John 15:1-11 Our walk should be as His walk (Complete obedience!) doing all that has been commanded of us! (1 John 2:6, John 6:38, Philippians 2:8, John 8:29,28, John 5:30, John 4:34, John 12:49, John 14:31 to list a few!) I would agree with Murray in regards to the great loss. Consider the contrast of abiding in Him and not. John 15:6-7 6"If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned. 7"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." I think Murray’s point regarding the loss sums it up well. Help us and teach us to abide in you Lord! Amen! By Faith, Steve |
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367 | Baptized before serving in choir | 1 Cor 12:13 | humbledbyhisgrace | 183304 | ||
Greetings Brother! Amen and Amen! To all that I say Amen! Understanding of our own nature has been one of the greatest blessing I have been given. Although it is ugly to see, so much growth I believe has come from this understanding in my own life. It clearly shows us how far off the mark we really are. It serves to keep us humbled and also gives great insight to the changes God himself is making in us. Of course that should serve to strengthen our faith as it becomes clear He is truly working in us and teaching us to hate sin and turn from it. Praise the Holy Father for his Grace and Mercy! Excellent point Brother! By Faith, Steve |
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368 | NASB with blank pages for notes? | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 182785 | ||
I hear ya brother! I get excited when I read the word too!!! ;-) | ||||||
369 | NISB | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 182690 | ||
Greetings Brother! I highly recommend the ESV Reformation Study Bible. I got one for Christmas from my wife this year. I LOVE IT! It's put together well and get this, whoooo hooooooo it's got the word of God in it. I had to add that :-) The only complaint I have is the small type. I'm approaching that age where I find myself struggling to focus on the small type. It's not too bad yet but I can tell it's coming :-( I don't know if they make one with the large print or not. I never found one. Praise God for the Audio Bible, preachers and teachers! Steve |
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370 | DEPRESSION AND CHURCH ATTENDANCE | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 182685 | ||
I did look into purchasing one recently for a sister in Christ who wanted a study bible. I opted for a different one only because I couldn't find anywhere local to check it out. Sort of what your going through now :-) It is a different method of study based on what I read. I think I might like to have one also to complement the others I have. Sooner or later I probably will :-) Here is a link to Amazon.com and the NISB. It will allow you to take a glimpse of the NISB and the layout. Maybe this will be helpful. http://www.amazon.com/New-Inductive-Study-Bible/dp/0736900160 By Faith Sister!, Steve |
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371 | DEPRESSION AND CHURCH ATTENDANCE | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 182677 | ||
Greetings Cuddle! Well said! I had the same thoughts when I read the post :-) By Faith, Steve |
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372 | If we have any knowledge | 1 Cor 12:7 | humbledbyhisgrace | 181937 | ||
Greetings Azure! Thank you for the kind words and blessings and I too wish you a blessed year. In regards to the quote by Matthew Henry it was a good reminder to me as well and my hope was it would be a good reminder to others. We need to be ever mindful that any gift we have was given to us by God and it is for His glory. In light of Brother Hank's post 181928 where he shared from his prayer journal I'll share this short but in my case many times necessary prayer as it fits well with the quote from Matthew Henry. Father, forgive me for what I make of it some times! Azure I have read your post as you have engaged in this forum and one thing that stands out to me is you are very gracious and kind to all. Another great reminder to everyone I might add! God bless you Sister, Steve |
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373 | If we have any knowledge | 1 Cor 12:7 | humbledbyhisgrace | 181919 | ||
"If we have any knowledge of the truth, or any power to make it known, we must give all the glory of God. The greater the gifts are, the more the possessor is exposed to temptations, and the larger is the measure of grace needed to keep him humble and spiritual; and he will meet with more painful experiences and humbling dispensations. We have little cause to glory in any gifts bestowed on us, or to despise those who have them not".—Matthew Henry | ||||||
374 | The Name /One Lord | Matt 28:19 | humbledbyhisgrace | 181909 | ||
Okay shing, it's obvious you don't understand the scriptures very well and are unable to teach. Perhaps it would be good for you to find someone you trust to help you understand the scriptures. Perhaps a young lady like you should find an older godly woman in your local church to help you with this. Your conduct and the way you play with God's word doesn't speak well of you. James 3:1 (ESV) Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. God bless you shing, Steve |
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375 | The Name /One Lord | Matt 28:19 | humbledbyhisgrace | 181906 | ||
shing, thanks for trying but sorry I'm still unsure what you mean by your statement "I can better understand the term three operations of one God". When you made that statement and pointed to verse 6 for reference it confused me. Perhaps you could just explain what the three operations are you are talking about and how that ties in with 1 Corinthians 12:6 By the way, I am a brother in Christ. Are you a Brother or Sister in Christ? By Faith, Steve |
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376 | The Name /One Lord | Matt 28:19 | humbledbyhisgrace | 181893 | ||
shing, Can you explain a little more what you mean by this? I understand what your saying about questioning the word person. What I'm looking for is clarification on is the rest of the post. You said "I can better understand the term three operations of one God. 1 Corinthians 12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all." Are you saying you better understand three operations of one God from this one verse? If so, please help me understand what you mean by that. I may be misunderstanding you but I'm having trouble understanding what you mean by three operations of one God from this verse. By Faith, Steve |
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377 | Is Jesus Angry everyday? | John 3:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 181888 | ||
shing, I think you mean Proverbs 22:24 (ESV) Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, I'm sure that was just a typo but I wanted to add the correct scripture reference for others that may read along :-) By the way, I'm not angry. I was only trying to discuss the word of God with you. It is good for brothers and sisters to discuss the word of God and help each other understand. For one, none of us know it all so to conduct oneself as if they do is helpful to no one. There are many who read along with each post so it is good to ensure we do the best we can to accurately teach and discuss the word. And when another brother or sister points us to scripture that clearly teaches something different then what we are teaching or believe to be true we must be willing to forego our pride and accept the truth taught in scripture. If you disagree with a teaching then your disagreement should be backed up with scripture in order to bring out the truth. Even then we (the brothers and sisters in Christ) still may find ourselves in disagreement. However, I believe that God will bless us through our honest attempt to understand His truth and will lead us into that truth as we all continue to seek it. As I said, I'm not angry so please don't confuse what I say as anger. I have tried to discuss the word of God with you, I have also read your post to others. You come across as if you are unwilling to be taught by scripture. I pray that is not true but so far it appears to be so. By Faith, Steve |
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378 | Is Jesus Angry everyday? | John 3:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 181800 | ||
Shing, You have an interesting approach to discussing the word of God for a sinless person. You make the point I am trying to make to you. You make a false claim you cannot back with scripture. When confronted with scripture you fail to address it, i.e. you are not willing to be taught by scripture. You instead do as you accuse me of doing and that is, you reject the clear teaching of scripture. You are the one who chooses to pick and choose the scriptures. If not then why do you continue to avoid the scriptures presented in this discussion? I don’t wish to play games with God’s word. There are more then enough people out there twisting it and playing with it as if it’s a toy. I believe it to be the very word of God given to mankind. I am humbled by it, awed by it, amazed at it, ever trying to learn and understand it, but I refuse to play games with it as I believe we are to respect it and seek to learn and understand it and to help others to do so as well. I make no claims to be the authority over it, but I grow tired of so many so called “sinless”, “Christian” people and their games. This forum is intended for Bible Study. We as brothers and sisters in Christ may not agree on everything but the intent here is to study and discuss the word of God. It’s not a stage for false teachings. By Faith, Steve |
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379 | Is Jesus Angry everyday? | John 3:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 181750 | ||
Greetings shing! You said "What I would do with 1 Cor is first of all know what Paul writing about and why. These are spirital babies, who have allowed sin in the church. Paul is trying to counsel and discipline God's children that haven't grown up yet." Would you agree that these "spiritual babies" are Christians, born again believers every bit as much a child of God as you or any other child of God is? You said "2Cor Pauling is defending himself and telling the church to grow up and act like mature children of God without sin like we are suppose to be." Again, are these not believers, born again children of God Paul is speaking to? shing, if these are born again children of God which the scriptures clearly say they are do you still maintain the believer does not sin? By Faith, Steve |
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380 | Is Jesus Angry everyday? | John 3:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 181721 | ||
Greetings once again shing! Thank you for your blessings and yes, I am too thankful for all the Lord God has done for us and continues to do for us. I have to say though, I fear your teaching for yourself and for others you may teach this to. Based on your statement "Those are the sinners my friend. Praise God I am not a sinner." what would you do with this passage of scripture? 1 John 1:8-10 (ESV) 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1:10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Who do you think 1 John was written to, believers or none believers ? (Believers!) Also, consider 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (ESV) 3:1 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 3:2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, 3:3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? The above passage is written to believers (See 1 Corinthians 1:2). 2 Corinthians 7:1 (ESV) Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. Again, the above passage is speaking to believers, yet evidently believers still contending with sin. There are other scriptures as well which speak to believers yet believers with sin found in them. For your consideration! God bless, Steve |
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