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4081 | but in John's Gospel. | John 3:16 | Hank | 10556 | ||
Monsieur ou Mademoiselle Richilou:Bienvenue au forum. Etes-vous des Francais, ou peut-etra canadien? Vous ecrivez l'anglais bien, et vos commentaires eclairalent tres. Veuillez visiter le forum encore. Dieu vous benissent dans votre travail chretien................ Welcome to the forum. Are you French, or perhaps Canadian? You write English well, and your comments were enlightening. Please visit the forum again. God bless you in your Christian work. --Hank | ||||||
4082 | "The Disciple's Prayer"? | Luke 11:2 | Hank | 10431 | ||
Steve, while I most certainly appreciate your respect accorded to me, the ancient one, by addressing me as Mr. Hank, you have my special permission to continue calling me merely Hank :-) What you say about respect of the younger generation for the older in our society is by and large the case these days. But I am ever so much more grieved by the lack of reverence to God by our people in this land -- to God, to His Name, to His Holy Word. We've seen, on occasion, God's word challenged, maligned and treated with abject disrespect even on this, what purports to be a forum for Bible study...... Now, I'm not a Roman Catholic, I'm a Bible-thumping Southern Baptist, but I am always deeply impressed when I see a Catholic priest, at the end of his reading from the Bible, kiss it before he puts it down..... And Yes, Steve, a thousand times Yes, we should honor the name of our Holy God, not make it common and certainly not use it in vain. The Jews were in such awe of the covenant Name that they dared not utter it. Don't you love that old hymn, "Blessed be the name, blessed be the name, blessed be the name of the Lord." --Hank | ||||||
4083 | "The Disciple's Prayer"? | Luke 11:2 | Hank | 10427 | ||
Picking up your theme about the desirability of memorization, Ed, I'm taken back in time to my days as a student in elementary school -- a time when, in our city at least, Bible was taught in the public schools; and you know, in view of what is happening in our schools today, that must have been long ago. It was. A half century ago in fact. We were taught to memorize verses of Scripture, lyrics to favorite old hymns, and the names of the books of the Bible in their proper order. I can still recite many verses word-perfect that I learned then, and words to hymns, and the books of the Bible in order. In church I often see people in the pews around me searching for a book in the Bible. I can find mine because I learned years ago where it was located in the Bible. It is a source of exquisite and enduring delight and spiritual enrichment to have one's mind stored with many passages from God's eternal Book, the wonderful words of life. Not nearly enough stress is placed on memorization these days. --Hank | ||||||
4084 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Hank | 10405 | ||
The problem I have with your reasoning, Brian, is not with intercessory prayers but to whom they should be addressed. The Bible is full of commands as well as examples of intercessory prayer. Jesus set an example (Luke 22:32; John 17:9-24); Paul commanded it (1 Tim.2:1 and elsewhere); it was exemplified by, among others, Abraham, Moses, Samuel, Solomon, Isaiah, David, Ezekiel, Daniel, Peter, John, and Paul. In every biblical example, without exception, all the intercessors were living human beings, their feet firmly planted on terra firma. They were living human beings praying to God and God alone, for other living human beings In not one instance was any of them a dead saint residing in heaven. And in not one instance was any of them praying to a dead saint residing in heaven. Find me a Scripture reference that plainly teaches that dead saints have been given the command, option or ability to intercede for us earthlings. Find me a Scripture that teaches that dead saints can even hear our prayers. Find one that teaches us to navigate our prayers in any direction save but to God himself through our true and only High Priest, His only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. --Hank | ||||||
4085 | "The Disciple's Prayer"? | Luke 11:2 | Hank | 10397 | ||
Nolan and Steve: A brief footnote on your observations about "parrot" recitation of the so-called "Lord's Prayer" -- I sat in the pew of a certain church for 35 years and we "said" the prayer in unison every Sunday morning, as well as the Apostles' Creed. Did I say we "said" it? Mumbled it is more like it. And not once during all those years do I recall the pastor or anyone else ever elaborating on the meaning and significance of the prayer or the creed. The irony of it all is that not until my wife and I changed our membership from this "mainline" denomination to Southern Baptist did I ever hear an expository, exegetical sermon on Jesus' model prayer, but they never use it in corporate worship. I learned more about Jesus' didactic prayer from one good Bible-based sermon than I had learned by reciting it ritually for 1,820 Sundays. --Hank | ||||||
4086 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Hank | 10371 | ||
Well written post, Brian, and one to which you have given care and thought. Whether everyone agrees with your views does not detract from the fact that you have stated them with dignity. --Hank | ||||||
4087 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Hank | 10367 | ||
Brian, I await your response to the questions and don't see how my understanding of the phrase "keys of the kindgom of heaven" would assist you at this time. --Hank | ||||||
4088 | did the wine from the water make you dr | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 10304 | ||
Truly outstanding post, Tim. I've known a number of alcoholics personally and have seen at first-hand the utter devastation that alcohol can inflict not only upon its victim, but his family, his friends, and everyone else with whom he has an association. Anyone who thinks alcohol is a harmless social beverage has not seen what I have. --Hank | ||||||
4089 | What is Legalism? | Matt 5:20 | Hank | 10231 | ||
Good, Jules, good definition of legalism. To our litany of modern-day legalisms, could one not add any practice that is engaged in woodenly, slavishly and mechanically in conformity to church tradition or out of mere habit, but without spirit? This could include, for example, liturgies, prayers, communion, daily devotionals, or even the worship service -- performed regularly, flawlessly, in letter-perfect manner, but without spirit. --Hank | ||||||
4090 | Congratulations, Nolan Keck | Eccl 12:10 | Hank | 10230 | ||
Not so long ago I had the pleasure of posting a note to draw the forum's attention to the first user to reach 1,000 postings, my friend and brother in the Lord, JVH0212. That magic number of 1,000 posts has been reached by another user, a fine young Hoosier named Nolan Keck..... But the thing I admire most about these two men is not the number of their posts, impressive though it is, but the quality of their posts which clearly reflects the degree of work and devotion that they selflessly have given to this forum. We are all of us who love and use this web site made richer and more knowledgeable of the word of God because of the contributions of these two very fine and very dedicated Christian gentlemen. God go with you, Nolan and John. --Hank | ||||||
4091 | Babies and young children a distraction? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 10172 | ||
Norrie, while I don't have an answer to your dilemma with your daughter, I believe there is one and pray that God will lead you to it. As a father of three, I can emphathize with you in your observation that children have a way of being "brats" with parents on occasion and models of perfect behavior with their teachers, a phenomenon which I lay no claim to understanding. I was a child once and did much the same, so it confirms I suppose that there is nothing new under the sun. --Hank | ||||||
4092 | Babies and young children a distraction? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 10164 | ||
Customs and opinions vary on the issue of allowing infants and young children to be present in the worship service. Perhaps infants should be provided for in a separate nursery, but I believe that children should, at the earliest possible age, be placed alongside their parents, and older siblings if there are any. It affords an excellent opportunity for parents to teach discipline and for the small fry to learn it. It is easy to under-estimate the potential of the young child to absorb what is being said and sung during the worship service. I can still recall experiences that I had in the worship service when I was very young. Of course, I didn't get it all (who does?), but I was led to believe that Jesus was the Son of God and that Paul must have been an important guy. In song, I learned about "bringing in the sheep" -- later amended to "bringing in the sheaves." Eventually I learned what sheaves were and why they were brought in. ...... In short, who is to say what basic foundation was being laid in my life by those worship services of my tender years? --Hank | ||||||
4093 | WILL WE HAVE BODIES? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 10138 | ||
The computer must have really liked my former post: I entered once and it appears twice. We had a like problem once before, and I hope we don't have it again. If we do, I'll notify Lockman about it. --Hank | ||||||
4094 | WILL WE HAVE BODIES? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 10137 | ||
Hello, Joe! Actual houses in heaven? Well, if we are given actual houses for our celestial domicile, I'm not prepared to quibble about the number of square feet or how many rooms. As for me, I'd rather live in a shack in heaven in the presence of the Lord than in a castle in the other place :-). Joe, it seems like old times. It's good to have you back on the forum. --Hank | ||||||
4095 | WILL WE HAVE BODIES? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 10136 | ||
Hello, Joe! Actual houses in heaven? Well, if we are given actual houses for our celestial domicile, I'm not prepared to quibble about the number of square feet or how many rooms. As for me, I'd rather live in a shack in heaven in the presence of the Lord than in a castle in the other place :-). Joe, it seems like old times. It's good to have you back on the forum. --Hank | ||||||
4096 | Atheists Are Believers Too | Ps 14:1 | Hank | 10068 | ||
In my lifetime I've personally known but two atheists, both of whom coincidentally happened to be attorneys. What follows, in dialogue format, is a distillation of what I learned from these two men (I am Q (questioner) and they are A (answerer)...... Q. Do you believe God exists? A. No...... Q. How do you explain your existence and the existence of the universe around you? A. I can't. It just happened. Evolution, I suppose..... Q. How did man originate? A. Evolved from primordial ooze, I guess...... Q. Where did the primordial ooze come from? A. Like I said, it just happened, the way everything else happened. ...... Q. And how was that? A. I don't know, by mere chance, I suppose..... Q. Can you prove that God doesn't exist? A. No. Can you prove that he does? (My answer was No, I can't prove that, but I fervently believe that God exists) ..... Q. But you believe that God does not exist, although you can't prove it, is that right? A. Yes..... Q. So you are also a believer? ..... A. Well, yes, if you put it that way......... Q. So you believe that God does not exist and I believe that He does. Since neither of us can prove his position, we must rely more or less on faith, isn't that true? A. Well, it doesn't require any faith to be an atheist..... Q. But you agreed you had no proof that God does not exist. It's merely what you believe, isn't that true? A. Yes, that's what I believe...... Q. So you believe that and since you can't prove it, you are walking by faith, much the same as I am, right?.....A. I suppose so....... Q. Since I believe that God exists and that He created all things, I think the amount of faith required of me is much less than yours. A. Much less? What do you mean?......My final response: You must come up with answers about how the heavens and earth got here, how you got here, what your purpose is, and where you're going. How did all the laws of nature come about? A thousand and one questions pop up for which you have not a single answer. You have to have more faith to believe that there is no Creator for all this than I do to believe there is. I can come up with far more reasons for believing in God than you can for not believing in Him. For example (and I started naming off reason after reason ...... It was along about here that both of the skeptics became increasingly uncomfortable and wanted to change the topic of conversation. --Hank | ||||||
4097 | Extreme Views Are Nothing New | Titus 3:10 | Hank | 10057 | ||
Nolan, Paul could have had Gnosticism in mind when he issued this apostolic command against the inroads of heresy, but Gnosticism in apolostic times was still in a rather unorganized, embryonic stage. More probably, it seems to me, that it is a blanket command encompassing all deviant teachings, and there were many in Paul's time as there are in ours. Circumcision, eating meat, profaning the observance of the Lord's Supper, immorality -- these are but a few of the challenges and pitfalls with which the early church had to grapple. The church throughout its history has faced a myriad of threats from within and from without, and faces them still. It has prevailed, battle worn and scarred perhaps, but prevailed. And it ever shall, until our Lord returns. --Hank | ||||||
4098 | Extreme Views Are Nothing New | Titus 3:10 | Hank | 10031 | ||
Titus 3:10 "Reject a factious man after a first and second warning." ..... The Greek for the phrase "factious man" became a technical term in the early church for a type of heretic who promoted dissention by propagating extreme views of legitimate Christian truths. (from NASB Study Bible: Zondervan) --Hank | ||||||
4099 | Foolish controversies worthless? | Titus 3:9 | Hank | 10030 | ||
JVH, you're up to your usual "stunts" of giving us something worthwhile to ponder over. I'm glad you added verse 10 to verse 9 of Titus 3 in your answer. And in verse 11 Paul calls this "factious man" perverted, a sinner, and self-condemned. Paul came down hard on teachers of false doctrine, didn't he? I mean he called a spade a spade, certainly pulled no punches, and couldn't have cared less about being socially or politically correct. All of which leads one to wonder, Are Christians, those in the pew and those in the pulpit, too soft on false teaching lest they offend the delicate feelings of someone or be accused of bigotry and right-wing religious extremism? Yes, it is something to ponder over. It's something we'd better ponder over. --Hank | ||||||
4100 | Christ entered the Holy or most Holy?... | Heb 9:12 | Hank | 9924 | ||
Ed, this is what I'd call good dialogue between you and newcomer Jerry. The thought came to mind that it might be interesting to see how the New World Translation renders Hebrews 9:12 and possibly a verse or two before or after it. Do you have access to a copy of the NWT, Ed, with which you could compare its rendering of this passage to, say, the NASB or other reliable translatons? --Hank | ||||||
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