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361 | Can we enter the Kingdom now? | Matt 6:33 | Tamara Brewington | 204232 | ||
no problem, you were't cold; whatdoyoubelieve@hotmail.com tamaratamarino@aol.com use either one, its ok... Tamara |
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362 | Can we enter the Kingdom now? | Matt 6:33 | Tamara Brewington | 204231 | ||
No problem about the time frame answering a post, most people are working stiffs. Working backwards here; 1)Ephesians 1:13,14 In Him, you aslo, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation - having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory. Contrary to popular belief based on Acts 2:38, this scripture states that as soon as you hear the message of the gospel, having believed, you are sealed in the Holy Spirit. Try this one as well; Acts 10:34-48 in this passage Cornelius and his whole household hear the gospel and even before Peter can finish preaching it everyone is saved having believed and the Holy Spirit entered them before they were able to be baptized in water. So according to these two scriptures it is possible to receive the Holy Spirit because you believe the message of the gospel without first being baptized. 2)There is the kingdom of the devil composed of demons and this earth which he rules. And there is the kingdom of God which is composed of every angel that did not fall who serve God and every saint who got saved, both OT and NT whether dead or alive. Both kingdoms are spiritual kingdoms, on this I believe we agree. 3)Pilate was asking Jesus if He was king of the Jews because the only legal king was Ceasar and to claim another king was treason. So Jesus says His kingdom is not of this world (inhabitants #2889, world) and at the end of verse 18:35 it does not say realm actualy it says hence (not from either side, #1782, hence). You seem to be pointing out a difference between earth and world as making a difference about where Jesus kingdom was while He was walking around on earth. Luke 17:21 says that behold the kingdom is in your midst because Jesus is the ruler of the kingdom and where ever He is is where the kingdom resides. His kingdom is spiritual, yes and we enter it when we get saved and the Holy Spirit enters in, but it goes with His where ever He goes. Right now at this very moment the whole world or earth, I am using them interchangeably, belongs to Satan, the world as it is now is ruled by Satan. Jesus even says Satan is the king of this world. This world does not become the part of the kingdom of Jesus until He comes back and sets up His kingdom, which He took with Him to heaven. This is what I meant by when Jesus was walking around the kingdom was in their midst and that Jesus was preaching the kingdom is at hand, it means He is in their midst as the ruler of that kingdom and their salvation has come. John said John came baptizing with water, but that Jesus would baptize with the Holy Spirit. We enter into the kingdom through the baptism of the Holy Spirit of Jesus, not water by John. We get baptized in obedience to Christ as an outward sign of our death and resurrection in Christ. Not everyone sees John 3:5 as that the water is referring to water baptism, some of us see it as the water of the womb becuase Nicodemus had just asked if one has to go second time into his mother's womb. Remember Jesus baptism is not with water but with the Holy Spirit. Jesus even goes on to say in John 3:6 that that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit. Some of us take that to mean that the water of the womb only births flesh but that the spirit births spirit. 4)The Israelites were well familiar with the term Son of Man (see a commentary or two an exegetical one not a devotional one) and understood it to mean the Messiah. The Pharisees, scribes and Sadducees understood the Son of God to mean that Jesus was saying He was equal to God and was therefore also God, see John 5:18-23 and that is why they killed Him for blasphemy. The Jews had no concept of their Messiah also being God, to them Messiah was called the Son of Man and they were expecting him. They were not expecting the Son of God a human equal to God because He was of the same material and nature as God. The fact is the Jews were fighting the idea that Jesus was their Messiah and rejecting the idea altogether that He was God. See Mathew 16:13,14 for who the crowds were saying the Son of Man was the commentators say that the reason for this is becuase some though Elijah was coming back to establish the kingdom and some thought that John the Baptist had come to establish the kingdom and others were waiting for one of the prophets to come and establish the kingdom. God Bless, Tamara |
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363 | Let This Post Stand For A While. | 1 Cor 11:5 | Tamara Brewington | 204208 | ||
I respectfuly ask that this post go unanswered for a while so that others who catch the thread of the subject about hats will read it before they post notes about the original post and subsequent notes. I am not insulted, just dismayed at the lack of respect the subject generated, it is a legitimate Bible study subject and in and of itself does not generate debate. But Christians who are opposed to the practice become judgmental and devicive if it comes up. 1)This is a disclaimer. 2)There has been much thread about hats. 3)The original question was whether or not Paul intended it to be a moral issue (contrary to popular current beliefs about whether it is or is not in the church today) for all Christians at all times, or whether it is to be understood as purely an historical event. 4)The context of the question and exploration into the entire passage concerning this was not posed to foster dissent among Christians whatever the believe about it, create an ongoing debate, make sarcastic remarks about those who don't believe it is necessary, or imply that external symbolism mattered more than internal examamination. 5)There was outright derision, unwarranted humor, and judgmental comments posted, which is not in keeping with this site's guidelines. 6)The question posted was consistently igonored or glossed over, over and over again, by everyone except user Carlos who was the only one interested in answering the actual question. |
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364 | Why are they future. | Rev 17:10 | Tamara Brewington | 204207 | ||
Is this in response to something? Or is this an original question? The verse is there for us to see what you are looking at to base your question on, but what do you mean by, "they are out of the future, when none of the others are', is not clear. Did you mean that now in the present the five kings have fallen, as if somehow any part of Revelation has happened yet? Or did you mean that it is not possible for the five kings to have fallen in the future when Revelation will come to pass as the text says before the one that is there functioning and the one that will come because of something else you see in another passage of Revelation? If it is the first case, then the answer would be none of Revelation has happened yet except chapters 2,3, only wars and rumors... If it is the second case then could you please be mnore specific about where else in Revelation you are seeing that, none of the the others are out of the future? This is why we are supposed to not use brevity, so others can see the total context of the question in order to try to answer it. But of course this may have been a note to someone, in which case remember to choose note so that it doesn't appear as a post. God, Bless, Tamara |
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365 | How do these accounts reconcile? | Bible general Archive 4 | Tamara Brewington | 204206 | ||
Ok Doc point taken, when we evangelize our sucess depends not on whether they take the word they received and get saved, but whether or not we did what we were commanded. Is that why you included Luke 17:9,10? Oh, my I hope you don't think I was looking for browny points... Someone else who looked at the tracts felt it was too much information at one time. God Bless, Tamara | ||||||
366 | Order of books into the canon and when? | NT general | Tamara Brewington | 204204 | ||
Thanks alot Doc, once again you are a gold mine. By the way I went to the last link you gave me on this, just so you know I followed up. God Bless, Tamara | ||||||
367 | Acts 13:1 | Bible general Archive 4 | Tamara Brewington | 204203 | ||
Dear Jamison, plese don't keep quiet! This is an open forum and I am willing to hear what other Christians veiw things like. I don't know which part of the thread you caught, somewhere in there I acknowledged that they get this belief from a number of verses later on in the thread. In that same note I said that Jesus used the word sleep as a euphimism and that so did those in the OT use it as a euphimism. Somehow we need to find out not what our context is based on our theology, but what the historical context of the authors and the subjects of the stories were in order to understand how they were using the words. That should be driving how we understand what they said, not our theology today. It is your business if you see something say it, we are all trying to understand the Bible, there is room for unity in tolerance and room for unity in coming to understanding what each of us views things like. God Bless, Tamara | ||||||
368 | How do these accounts reconcile? | Bible general Archive 4 | Tamara Brewington | 204201 | ||
Dear John, thanks for the link, I appreciate that John. This is a question that comes up often when I am talking to middle eastern Muslims, New York is full of em. I had tried to get Doc, Hank and Lionheart to take a look at my Islam tracts in order to give me an opinion of the contents, but got no answers back. I need help with this issue of answering their accusations and observations instead of continually telling them that if they don't take Jesus blood they are going to hell. That doesn't address their concerns about their inability to believe what our scriptures say. I don't assume you will be interested in helping out with this, but if you are my email drop is; whatdoyoubelieve@hotmail.com. God Bless, Tamara | ||||||
369 | Wisodom has the power to save? | Rom 10:17 | Tamara Brewington | 204178 | ||
Dear John, 1)Mathew 18:15 says If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. Sinning is simply missing the mark, when we don't give the lost the saving message of the Gospel when we are teaching them the scriptures we are missing the mark. All I was doing was pointing out to him this point, not having a confrontational attitude toward my techer. This teacher and I had a running open conversation about this via email for two solid weeks in the spirit opennes and of getting at the truth. This is what I meant by confronting him, I did it in a gentle manner, I started by asking him some questions, not blasting him out of the water. 2)The ubelievers heard the parables because Jesus intended that their ears and eyes whould remain closed because they rejected the messenger, He told the disciples that the parables were for them to understand the msyteries. 3)The Sermon on the Mount is one example of Jesus preaching about the kingdom having come in their midst which was the way people were getting saved then, by repenting of their sins and believing that Jesus was God. 4)Revelation of God and Christ is progressive, from the OT to the NT and from when Jesus was walking around preaching repentance and the kingdom is come to Pentecost after which the disciples stopped preaching repentance and the kingdom is come and started preaching repentance and the crucufixion of Christ. Which should be the gospel we preach to get people saved? 5)I have noticed that I am seen in here at least as being confrontational if I am willing to give an answer for the hope that lies within me, for lack of a better way of stating it. Why is that? 6)When I was gathered with the unbelievers I went along with the program without pointing out anything, or segueing into the gospel message, I waited until we were in private. 7)Glad you are still willing to communicate, God Bless, Tamara |
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370 | Define wine, please? | Rev 17:2 | Tamara Brewington | 204175 | ||
Dear Thomas, 1)The word wine as in intoxicated is used consistently as #3631 in the NT as the only word listed. 2)Contrary to modern belief the wine at the Lord's supper was not watered down, see how in I Corinthians 11 they were getting drunk at the Lord' supper? 3)When Jesus changed the water to wine it wasn't watered down and we can assume He was drinking it along with the guests. 4)At the Last supper Jesus and the disciples were drinking real wine, not watered down wine. 5)At that time in history the water was largely no good and while it is true that sometimes wine was watered down to ensure that the water was cleansed and drinkable real wine was common at the supper table unwatered down for everyone. 6)There may be a term in Koine Greek for watered down wine, but you won't find it anywhere in the NT. God Bless, Tamara |
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371 | Why does theology matter? | 1 Pet 3:15 | Tamara Brewington | 204173 | ||
OK Thanks, God Bless, Tamara | ||||||
372 | Was Judas forordained to betray Jesus? | Acts 1:16 | Tamara Brewington | 204170 | ||
Thanks John, God Bless, Tamara | ||||||
373 | Mathias a real apostle qualifications? | Acts 1:1 | Tamara Brewington | 204169 | ||
Dear Kemmy, 1)By those qualifications then people can be apostles today. 2)Is that what you mean for me to understand? God bless, Tamara |
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374 | Wisodom has the power to save? | Rom 10:17 | Tamara Brewington | 204167 | ||
So the Word of Christ is scriputre, OK got that. 1)II Timothy 3:17,17 is talking about all scriputre being profitable to the man of God, to the saved... 2)Not to the unbeliever, to them it's foolishness I Corinthians 1:18. I agree we need to use sound judgment in choosing a scripture to evangelize. 3)I agree that if you use a scripture and then lead into the message of crucifixion then any scripture can be used, but this guy was not doing that, which I specified in my context. 4)That is why I asked can the wisdom of Jesus alone from the Parables or the Sermon on the Mount have the power to draw people salvifically to Christ? God Bless, Tamara |
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375 | Should Women Wear Hats? | 1 Cor 11:4 | Tamara Brewington | 204146 | ||
Dear Val, I finally found out how to use the threads and found your comments to others about what I said. Yeah your comment made me think back to something I said to John, that my pastor was teaching about this but was unwilling to make a fight about it because he had other bigger fights to fight (not me, the other women were fighting about it in Bible study and believe me the majority do not wear hats). No one in my church is required to wear hats, nor do I advocate others wear hats just becuase I do. I am sorry you can't see over the hats in your church, hats should not be fine huge things with braided pearls, that ain't modest. I wonder if you thought I was advocating hats from your comment here about putting stumbling blocks? Or that becuase I was concerned about maybe being obedient to excersising the symbol the same way we do baptism or the Lord's supper (I know it ain't on that level honey, but its the priciple). I thought Doc said something interesting about sin and was very surprised that he actually thinks I am walking around wearing a hat and not examining my heart just because I wear a hat. I didn't expect that kind of bias in here especialy from him. John made himself clear, to him it was a big waste of time and a laugh, funny thing about John, he made his strongest comments to me, rather than to the rest of you. Knowledge does puff up so does judging one another's motives. I doubt any one of you took me seriously as someone who was honestly seeking to understand something no one in all their alofness has bothered to answer yet. The question stands, is it just normal to first century Christians, or as Paul describes should we consider it to be a moral issue. When we take scripture and decide it doesn't apply anymore because society has changed that is called transference, taking scripture and changing its application to fit what we believe based on what society is doing today. And that was the basis of my question, not strife causing, not pride, not an unwillingness to examine my heart. I got another notice from you and am trying to comply by numbering the contexts of my questions, the scriptures, if any, and my questions. Now I would like to say, I appreciated it when you told me what you thought... | ||||||
376 | Should Women Wear Hats? | 1 Cor 11:4 | Tamara Brewington | 204145 | ||
Dear Doc, this is Tam, just caught on to how the threads work. Interesting that you and Val chose to say the things I am finding here, but were both unwilling to say them directly to me... As I said to John, I hope I am still teachable to you... If I see a scripture that applies to something I ask something or use it in a reply which is why the thread got so long (John complained to me that I took up too much space and was making a big deal out of nothing important). If someone mentions a scripture to me I say something in return if I see something about that scripture... I wish you had chosen to correct me if you felt I was treating the original scripture as a mere external practice in order not to see my own hearts rebellious nature. You out of every one I did not expect to find something like this here. | ||||||
377 | Strong's context of verse in passage? | 2 Cor 5:14 | Tamara Brewington | 204144 | ||
What is the context of the verse in light of the Strong's translation of the word control and also in light of the whole passage from start to finish? | ||||||
378 | Mathias a real apostle qualifications? | Acts 1:1 | Tamara Brewington | 204143 | ||
Was Mathias in Acts realy an apostle and what are the qualifications of being an apostle? | ||||||
379 | Full of the Holy Spirit full time? | Acts 1:1 | Tamara Brewington | 204142 | ||
Was anyone in the Bible full of the Holy Spirit all of the time, anybody know? | ||||||
380 | Full of the Holy Spirit full time? | Acts 1:1 | Tamara Brewington | 204141 | ||
Was anyone in the Bible full of the Holy Spirit all of the time, anybody know? | ||||||
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