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41 | Private Interpretations | 2 Pet 1:20 | BradK | 234670 | ||
Hello Ed, Neither. You missed my point. Follow some of the recent discussion/remraks by fringe groups here on the SBF and my comments should make more sense in that light! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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42 | Private Interpretations | 2 Pet 1:20 | BradK | 234665 | ||
"It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others. My chat this afternoon is not for these great originals, but for you who are content to learn of holy men, taught of God, and mighty in the Scriptures. The temptations of our times lie rather in empty pretensions to novelty of sentiment, than in a slavish following of accepted guides. A respectable acquaintance with the opinions of the giants of the past, might have saved many an erratic thinker from wild interpretations and outrageous inferences. Usually, we have found the despisers of commentaries to be men who have no sort of acquaintance with them; in their case, it is the opposite of familiarity which has bred contempt." [C.H. Spurgeon- Commenting and Commentaries; Lecture 1: A Chat about Commentaries] |
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43 | Man before the Bible. | Gen 12:10 | BradK | 234638 | ||
Hi Tim, Frankly, that's a great non-answer and beating around the bush if I've ever heard it. Why don't you just be forthright and answer the question? You are or you aren't a JW! Our God is a holy God, and also a God who does not lie (Tit. 1:2). I find most JW's seem to like to skirt around answering who they are and there affiliations. This is not being honest. In short, they're deceptive. So, I will not play this game. I strongly encourage you if you haven't done so already to familiarize yourself with the Terms of Use and About Forum as provided by our gracious host, the Lockman Foundation. You implicitly agree to these terms and conditions when you register. This saves us from wasting needless time in dealing with matters already clearly set forth by Lockman. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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44 | Truth or Deception? | Eph 4:25 | BradK | 234634 | ||
In Ephesians 4:25, the beleiver is admonished, "Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another." (NASB) The opposite of this is a Deception: 1. the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived. 2. something that deceives or is intended to deceive; fraud; artifice. (Dictionary.com) The true believer, one who has a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ is to be truthful in his manner and conduct. Deception has no part for those who name the name of Jesus! It is dis-honoring to God to purposefully practice such behavior. BradK |
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45 | Man before the Bible. | Gen 12:10 | BradK | 234629 | ||
Hello TMcCully, Welcome to the Forum. I noticed your user profile. Might I ask a few directed questions of your statements? 1. You said "Genesis One is supposed to teach why God is worthy, but those traditional word translations obscure the lessons which are foundational for understanding who God is.." OK, but how did YOU determine that Genesis One is supposed to teach that God is worthy? How do you know this is what's it's "supposed to teach"? Says who? 2. How did you determine that "...traditional word translations obscure the lessons which are foundational for understanding who God is"? According to who? To which translations do you refer? Using what hermeneutic method? How do your results line up with general Orthodoxy and/or known scholas views? Are you skilled or trained in Hebrew grammer? Strong's Concordance and the BlueLetterBible may indeed be helpful tools, but they don't make you a qualified, credible "expert"! 3. Are you a JW or associated with the Watchtower Organization in any way? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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46 | Was the blind man God? | John 8:24 | BradK | 234545 | ||
Dear Andy, Please forgive me for what I said. I will respectfully bow out of further input on this topic. Have s Happy Thanksgiving! Ps. 92:1 BradK |
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47 | Was the blind man God? | John 8:24 | BradK | 234500 | ||
Hello Andy, I'm going to leave my final say on these points: 1. I never said I agreed with Tim. Those are your words. I don't disagree with his stated views on John 8:24, but I don't recall he or anyone else saying anything about belief in a "Binity" being required for salvation! This is your terminology. I'm not sure what leads you to make this linkage? You feel I'm in direct violation of #2! Hogwash, my friend. 2. I'm not at all aware the Orthodoxy holds or requires a belief in the Trinity to be saved. Not-withstanding the initial paragraph of the Athanasian Creed, I certainly don't believe that; 3. I would rather let him speak, but you're putting words in Tim's mouth to state he believes "that you need to believe in a Binity to be saved"; 4. I'm not clear on exactly what you mean by referring to this "Trinitarian Protestant religion". Can you explain better what you mean by this?; 5. Do I want to "waste my time" talking about credentials or do you want to join me in trying to figure out the truth to the gospel? That depends. Hear me out on this, because it's a very important point you seem to have overlooked. I don't wish to waste my time in dialoging with someone I know nothing about. Respect is earned. You've been on this forum all of 3 days. Repoire is built over time. Authoring some dozen posts doesn't get you that, young man. 6. Lastly, you've entirely lacking in transparency. My question again: Who is Andy S? We know nothing of your church or denominational background. Are you attending Bible college or are you a seminary graduate? What are your theological presuppositions? Do you have an agenda? Andy, 3 days on the Study Bible Forum does not gain you instant credibilty. You're a fool if you think otherwise. Unless you can do a better job in being more candid in your intentions, laying your cards on the table and being upfront about who you are, I will not waste any further time with you! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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48 | Is your religion a true religion? | John 8:24 | BradK | 234485 | ||
Hello DP, If I may, your explanation is anything but simple. I'm curious as to where you came up with your "theology of the Trinity"? It doesn't square with the Nicene or Athanasian Creeds! This is a fair question to ask, but are you just being rhetorical? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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49 | when Christ became sin for us,and how? | NT general | BradK | 234484 | ||
Hello DP, You ask, "One question though where in scripture does it say Jesus “became sin"? Romans 8:3 tells us what God did: "...sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin". So, Christ came similar to, or in the appearance of sinful flesh, though being the God-man He did not posses a sinful nature. 2 Cor. 5:21 says, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (NASB) The Amplified reads, "For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness]." Paul is saying that Jesus did not commit sin or have any personal aquaintence with it. As Robertson notes, "God "treated as sin" the one "who knew no sin." [Word Pictures] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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50 | Is your religion a true religion? | John 8:24 | BradK | 234475 | ||
Hello DP, You do realize you're making a theological statement by saying what you are about the Trinity? :-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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51 | I am Who I am in New Testament | John 8:24 | BradK | 234454 | ||
Hello Andy, You're answering a question that is some 11 years old. It is very doubtful you'll get any response! I'm challenging your answer: On what basis? Are you an Old Testament or Hebrew scholar? Perhaps a JW? Please familiarize yourself with the Terms of Use and About Forum if you haven't done so. This saves all of us from wasting time. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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52 | Which is first, wrath or Grace? | Rom 2:2 | BradK | 234422 | ||
Hello DP, I will respectfully agree to disagree at this point! I'm referring to how we believe now, 21st Century! Unless we can define our terms and you provide some foundation for discussion, we're just spinning our wheels! Forgive me as this is a Study Bible Forum, but I've apparently lost your point in this whole matter... Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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53 | Which is first, wrath or Grace? | Rom 2:2 | BradK | 234419 | ||
Hello DP Martin, I'm not sure where we're getting off-track here? I'm not referring to mere "theism". I'm speaking of theology as it relates to the believer! The matter related to a Biblical theology is Christ-centered, not theistic! There's a big difference. You ask, "So what “maturity” is there in holding on to something that may be contrary to what the Lord God thinks and knows?" That would depend what your talking about. I'm not positive of what answer you're looking for, but there is most definitely a "biblical maturity" that's spoken of. That again is what I'm referring to. We get to know our faith- our Saviour through the written Word, not experientially. Note: Eph 4:13-14, "until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;" Heb 5:12-14, "For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil." (NASB) Heb 6:1 "Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God," All of this relates to our theology whether we're aware of it or not! Perhaps you could share a bit about yourself in the User Profile? Knowing something about your "theological" background, beliefs, i.e. church affiliation can be helpful in a discussion such as this:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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54 | Which is first, wrath or Grace? | Rom 2:2 | BradK | 234414 | ||
Hello D P Marin, You stated, "The trouble is, theology makes people ignorant of the Lord God’s Presence." At best, that's only partially true... but let's not throw the proverbial baby out with the bath water:-) Maybe better said errant or mis-directed theology makes people ignorant of God! Psalm 18:2 is a theological statement:-) At it's core, theology is simply the study or science of God. I firmly believe it is crucial for the life of the church that sound theology is articulated, preached and written. Biblical theology should be Christ-centered. Ultimately, the aim of theology is worship. As Dr.Sam Storms writes in his article, "The Ultimate Aim of Theology", 'The ultimate goal of theology is not knowledge, but worship. If our learning and knowledge of God do not lead to the joyful praise of God, we have failed. We learn only that we might laud. Another way of putting it is to say that theology without doxology is idolatry. The only theology worth studying is a theology that can be sung. Jonathan Edwards put it this way: "Now what is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed? An understanding of the perfections of God, merely, cannot be the end of the creation; for he had as good not understand it, as see it and not be at all moved with joy at the sight. Neither can the highest end of creation be the declaring God's glory to others; for the declaring God's glory is good for nothing otherwise than to raise joy in ourselves and others at what is declared" (Miscellanies 3; Yale 13:200)." The mature Christian can't (and shouldn't) divorce his theology from the love and worship of his Savior. They are interrelated. (Phil. 3:10) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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55 | Which is first, wrath or Grace? | Rom 2:2 | BradK | 234405 | ||
Hello DP Martin, I think Beja has provided you a solid response:-) If I may, I too am "not quite following you" with the multiple points your making. Maybe you could clarify? You stated, "Sorry its your belief that God's wrath comes in response to sin. If that were true then what is Jesus’ offering on the Cross all about?" Perhaps you're confusing things a bit? My question would be, why isn't this true? Doesn't scripture state clearly in Rom. 1:18 "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness," (NASB) So, His wrath is against, all ungodliness and unrighteousness... in other words, sin! Wrath is one of the lesser understood attributes of God! It's certainly not popular in our culture. Allow me to share one of my favorites quotes form A. W. Pink in his book, "The Attributes of God"- "It is sad to find so many professing Christians who appear to regard the wrath of God as something for which they need to make an apology, or at least they wish there were no such thing. While some would not go so far as to openly admit that they consider it a blemish on the Divine character, yet they are far from regarding it with delight, they like not to think about it, and they rarely hear it mentioned without a secret resentment rising up in their hearts against it. Even with those who are more sober in their judgment, not a few seem to imagine that there is a severity about the Divine wrath which is too terrifying to form a theme for profitable contemplation. Others harbor the delusion that God’s wrath is not consistent with His goodness, and so seek to banish it from their thoughts... You also said, "Nobody said there isn’t wrath, but most of that has been men to men, not God to men." That's not quite true biblically, as Pink continues, "A study of the concordance will show that there are more references in Scripture to the anger, fury, and wrath of God, than there are to His love and tenderness. Because God is holy, He hates all sin; And because He hates all sin, His anger burns against the sinner: Psalm 7:11... Now the wrath of God is as much a Divine perfection as is His faithfulness, power, or mercy. It must be so, for there is no blemish whatever, not the slightest defect in the character of God; yet there would be if "wrath" were absent from Him!" Perhaps this will shed some light on your question. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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56 | is barack obama the antichrist? | 1 John 2:18 | BradK | 234383 | ||
Hello Larry, You said "i do thank is the last president" (sic). Are you referring to Obama and saying you think he is the last president we will have? If so, on what do you base that comment? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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57 | 3 levels of Christianity as per Ephesian | Eph 1:3 | BradK | 234330 | ||
Hello Bmoezee, I'm not aware of "3 levels of Christianity" in Ephesians! Paul addresses it, "To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus" One is either "in Christ' (en Christo) or not. There are levels of maturity among believers, as noted by Paul in 4:14. In 4:15, we are instructed, "but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ," I hope this helps, BradK |
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58 | what does the word conversation | 1 Peter | BradK | 234263 | ||
Hello ramzweb, You're "question" is posting as a note! hYou've only given a partial statement and/or question? I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. Could you please clarify? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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59 | If not saved and suicide done Lost??? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 234148 | ||
Hello G Preston, Where do we find in scripture that eternal life is not received until after death? John 5:24 says, "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. Here "has eternal life" is in the present tense, so grammatically and scripturally, one who believes has eternal life at the point of their belief! Further, John 3:36 tells us, "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." So, it would be more acurate to say that one has (posseses) eternal life now but will not enter into their eternal state until after death. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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60 | Man's understanding is not always God's | Prov 21:2 | BradK | 233626 | ||
Hello Ed, Forgive me, but I'm hearing a lot of generalities in rgards to divisions. How do you see that we propose to bridge this gap of division? What are the solutions? With regard to someone who supports abortion, I'd have to say that this persons(s) does not fully understand what scripture teaches. They've failed to adapt a biblical theology. By that, I mean that popular culture has played a significant role in shaping our theology, rather than the reverse. The Church has tended to adopt what "Culture" says is right instead of what Scripture teaches. Ultimately, they (we) don't have a high view of the Bible and view it as authoritative! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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