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41 | No Rules, Just Right! | Ps 34:8 | Lionstrong | 16771 | ||
For the Forum's consideration: Is God good because he conforms to some set of rules? Or are there no rules for God? Example: Man's goodness is determined by the law. But if there were no law, then anything man did would be ok. Everything man did would be good and right. Now, for God, are there no rules for him so that anything he chooses to do is right, or are there rules for God to which he must conform in order to be good? Lionstrong |
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42 | No Rules, Just Right! | Ps 34:8 | Lionstrong | 16757 | ||
For the Forum's consideration: Is God good because he conforms to some set of rules? Or are there no rules for God? Example: Man's goodness is determined by the law. But if there were no law, then anything man did would be ok. Everything man did would be good and right. Now, for God, are there no rules for him so that anything he chooses to do is right, or are there rules for God to which he must conform in order to be good? Lionstrong |
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43 | No Rules, Just Right! | Ps 34:8 | Lionstrong | 16712 | ||
No Rules, Just Right "O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!" Ps. 34:8 Are there rules that God must keep by which he is counted good? If God had given no rules to man, the conformity to which his righteousness was determined, then nothing man did would be wrong, and everything he did would be right. Are there rules which God must keep, the conformity to which his goodness is recognized? For you consideration, Lionstrong |
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44 | Sin and the Flesh, How are they related? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 14565 | ||
Dear Steve, What? It seems that your main point is that flesh and sin can be related. This point, however, is already assumed in my question. So, your comments leave my question unanswered. Thanks for you response, though. For whom in the forum has this been a question, and would you care to share your thoughts? One point of clarification: the Greek word translated "flesh" that I'm talking about is "sarx." Peace, Lionstrong |
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45 | Sin and the Flesh, How are they related? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 14502 | ||
Sin and the Flesh Do our present corrupted mortal bodies in any way influence us to sin? How? What is the relationship between our mortal bodies and indwelling sin? What generated this question is that sometimes I have to be careful about what I do or say when I’m tired, and I suspect that sometimes my feelings of depression are brought on by an occasional lack of physical well-being. But is there more to it than that? Sin is spiritual, not physical. It is internal. It originates from a corrupted heart (not emotions, but intellect). Now, Paul and others use the word translated “flesh” in several senses, sometimes to mean person, sometimes to mean body, etc., but it’s curious how they sometimes uses the word to mean something sinful. If I had to pick a word or phrase to substitute for this negative meaning I would choose “fallen human nature,” although sometimes it only fits awkwardly into a sentence. But the apostolic writers inspired by the Holy Spirit chose this word, curiously enough. Could they not have chosen another? Our present bodies will not make it to glory (1 Cor. 15). They will be planted like a seed when we depart to be with the Lord. And the dissimilarity between the body that is planted and the glorious one that will be resurrected will be like that of a seed and the plant that grows from it. So do the Apostles, that is, the Holy Spirit through the Apostles, use the word flesh because there’s more to our mortal body than flesh and blood? |
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46 | A few more things? | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 13614 | ||
Dear Norrie, I fail to find where God created a few more things after he made Adam. What is your reference, Norrie? Man was the final creature and crown of God's creation. And what's the different order? Verse 19 of chapter 2 is not a new set of created animals. It is a reference to the animals God had already made during the days of creation. I'm sure Man already knew he was a creature without having to see God make more creatures in front of him. Peace, Lionstrong |
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47 | Mercy Essential? | Rom 9:15 | Lionstrong | 13573 | ||
According to this verse, does God have to be merciful? Romans 9:15 For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION." The answer is no. God's essential nature is goodness, not mercy. God can be merciful because he's good, but he's not obligated to show mercy. It is totally up to him. Ps 34:8, "O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!" Peace, Lionstrong |
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48 | One land mass? | Gen 1:9 | Lionstrong | 13570 | ||
Was there one land mass before the flood? The wording of this verse seems to suggest it, because the the waters were gathered to one place. If this is the case, the Flood radically altered the earth's surface. | ||||||
49 | What are those laws? | Matt 5:17 | Lionstrong | 12389 | ||
Dear Yitzhak, What are the laws of Moses that overlap with the Spirit's laws. And what are the laws of the Spirit that do not overlap with Moses'? Peace, Lionstrong |
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50 | What commands imply gambling a sin? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 12182 | ||
Is Gambling Sin? Dear Forum, Is gambling sin? To be specific, are there any commands of God whereby one may deduce that gambling is sin? For we know that there is no command of God expressly forbidding the practice of gambling. But just because there is no express command, it does not mean that such a prohibition is not implied in other commands of God. For example, on the basis of the Fifth Commandment, which says we are to HONOR our parents, Paul says children are to OBEY their parents. Also, on the basis of this same commandment, Jesus teaches that it is sin not to financially help our parents. So from this one command the Scripture itself deduces two others. I presently hold gambling on a level with drinking. Whereas the Bible gives ample warning of the dangers of the use of intoxicating substances, it does not forbid the use of them. (As an aside, it is also interesting to note that although the practice of gambling is probably as old as drinking, the omniscient God did not see fit to give man any warnings of its dangers, in contrast to the warnings our pastors give us.) Hence, we partake of the fruit of the vine at the Lord’s Table. One may extol the virtues of the stewardship of our funds, and others may decry the evils of gambling addiction, but none may call sin what God does not. This is what I’m afraid some well-meaning Christians do. And an activity is sin only when it violates an express OR implied command of God. And the question is, what is/are the command(s)? |
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51 | Don't sweat..............continued | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9929 | ||
You're welcome, Jim D, ................ But I'm still looking for an answer to my question in "Don't sweat the small stuff?" Now I have expanded on that question: ........... First, is my restating of your position ok? Second, if the restatement is satisfactory, how do you determine what historical details are important, and how do you know the important historical events are true? |
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52 | Did God Create Man Mortal? | Gen 1:26 | Lionstrong | 9915 | ||
Did God Create Man Mortal? If God didn’t create man mortal, why did he make a tree that could impart immortality? Part One. 1. The Purpose of the Tree of Life. Some in the Forum believe man was created mortal based on the existence of the Tree of Life (Gen. 3:22), and what is taken as merely a passing reference to man’s death in the curse (Gen. 3:19). Based on these two things, they also believe that the death that God threatened for disobedience was spiritual only and not both physical and spiritual. They believe that God made the Tree to sustain man physically, while man’s obedience would sustain him spiritually. Makes sense, doesn’t it? But is it true? So, what was the purpose, rather, what was God’s purpose in creating the Tree of Life? He doesn’t say, does He? Some may say, “Well, God says, ‘he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever,’ doesn’t He?” Yes, He does, but is that a purpose statement, or is it simply stating what the tree could do? It is a statement of fact, not of purpose. The tree could impart immortality; therefore God put man out of the garden to prevent man from eating from it. Why? The reason God prevented man from becoming immortal was so that his curse would be fulfilled, so that curse of death would be completed or culminated. It should also be noted that if God had let man eat of the tree, man would have live forever in a fallen state. Now THAT would have been a nightmare! Again, God does not say WHY He made the Tree of Life. The whole purpose of the other thread on this subject was to try to answer that question. But to conclude that God MUST have made the Tree of Life because He made man mortal is not justified unless one can first prove from Scripture that man was in fact created mortal in the first place. What I’m saying is that the reasoning is backward. It starts with the supposed purpose of the tree, then reasons backward to postulate man’s mortality. Man’s mortality came as a RESULT of God’s curse for Adam’s sin, not as a result of being created that way, which I will write about more later. “(T)hrough one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men…” Rom. 5. Also, the Tree of Life mentioned in Revelation will not be for the purpose of sustaining man physically either, because according to 1Cor. 15 we will be resurrected with immortal bodies. 1 Cor. 15:42, 52-54 “So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body… and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory.” Revelation does say that “the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” Rev. 22:2 |
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53 | No one or no force? | Luke 8:13 | Lionstrong | 9808 | ||
"Continue reading past verse 27. Wow! context, context, context. No external force can drive me out of the fathers hand. Jesus was not convering the free choice of man." Hello, KM, How do get from "one" in Jn 10:28, 29 to "force?" |
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54 | Result of sin physical or spiritual? | Gen 3:22 | Lionstrong | 9724 | ||
Hi, Ed, Which one is it? Does sin result in physical death, or does sin not result in physical death? The curse for disobedience was death of the whole man, both spiritual (which occurred first) and physical (which occurred later). The gap between the beginning and end of death is not as important as that it included the whole man, body and soul. The order is the same in salvation. The relationship is restored first (the spiritual, the soul). The incorruptible body is resurrected later. So, everlasting life includes the whole man, body and soul. The death is total, and the life He gives is to the whole man also. God is not Platonic such that he is only concerned about the soul (I'm not saying that you're saying this.) He created Man body and soul; He will redeem man through Christ body and soul. |
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55 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9720 | ||
Hello, Jim D: Yes, it does. Some unimportant historical details in the Bible are false, but the important stuff is true. The false stuff is unimportant, so don't sweat it. How do you know the important historical events are true? |
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56 | No one or no thing? | Luke 8:13 | Lionstrong | 9714 | ||
John 10:27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; John 10:28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. John 10:29 "My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. Hi, KM, "No external force can drive me out of the fathers hand. Jesus was not convering the free choice of man." So, "no ONE" means "no external FORCE." Jesus said "one", and you say "external force." Jesus is talking about someONE, and you are saying it means someTHING. How do you get from "one" to "force?" |
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57 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9707 | ||
Hello, Jim D: Yes, it does. Some unimportant historical details in the Bible are false, but the important stuff is true. The false stuff is unimportant, so don't sweat it. How do you know the important historical events are true? |
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58 | What are our options? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9699 | ||
(Sorry, Let me try this again :) "But does it necessarily follow that the blow-by-blow description of the creation story is a completely factual recounting of what happened? I don't believe so. All I'm saying is that we don't know" Hi Jim, If Genesis is not a COMPLETELY FACTUAL recounting of creation, then you DO know at least what it is not. It is not a completely factual recounting of creation. If it is not factual, then what are our non-factual options, myth, allegory, fable? |
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59 | What are our options? | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9698 | ||
"But does it necessarily follow that the blow-by-blow description of the creation story is a completely factual recounting of what happened? I don't believe so. All I'm saying is that we don't know" Hi Jim, If Genesis is not a COMPLETELY FACTUAL recounting of creation, then you DO know at least what is not. It not a completely factual recounting of creation. If it is not factual, then what are our non-factual options, myth, allegory, fable? |
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60 | Result of sin physical or spiritual? | Gen 3:22 | Lionstrong | 9680 | ||
"The curse of sin does not carry physical death but rather spiritual death. Physical death occurs as a result of sin..." Hi, Ed, Which one is it? Does sin result in physical death, or does sin not result in physical death? The curse for disobedience was death of the whole man, both spiritual (which occurred first) and physical (which occurred later). The gap between the beginning and end of death is not as important as that it included the whole man, body and soul. The order is the same in salvation. The relationship is restored first (the spiritual, the soul). The incorruptible body is resurrected later. So, everlasting life includes the whole man, body and soul. The death is total, and the life He gives is to the whole man also. God is not Platonic such that he is only concerned about the soul (I'm not saying that you're saying this.) He created Man body and soul; He will redeem man through Christ body and soul. |
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