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41 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | Scribe | 86133 | ||
I have a strong inclination to interpret this passage as having nothing to do with the sabbath. Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, I think it makes more sense to view it as John saying that He was translated by the Spirit into that Day of the Lord. And so he is just introducing to us what the whole series of visions had to do with.. The Day of the Lord .. the prophesied Day of the Lord to come in which the wrath of God is poured out on the world and all that is prophesied concerning the Day of the Lord will come to pass. This is why we know the book is future and not fulfilled after 70AD because the Day of the Lord is still future and just so no one would be confused as to what time these things would take place he begins with "I was translated by the Spirit into the Day of the Lord" My paraphrase. |
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42 | Is this just a fable or is there any sub | Ex 28:35 | Scribe | 64730 | ||
Thanks for the information EdB. I also noticed that if a person responds to an often asked question with a particular verse in the proper scripture field, then that becomes part of the notes on that verse. This is a wonderful way to collect different views on scripture. It is very refreshing to read these views that are not constrained by trained ways of thinking. Keep up the good work. | ||||||
43 | Moses shining face | Ex 34:29 | Scribe | 42487 | ||
Ex 34:30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him. Ex 34:31 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them. Makarios has explained how 2 Cor 3 tells us it was a fading glory. But did you notice something about this story. The fact that the people were afraid of the shining and would not draw nigh. It was not a good thing that Moses had to wear a viel. The viel was a testimony against the unbelief and hardness of heart of the people. Also notice in 2 Cor 3 that he constrasts that fading glory that was visible to them with an unfading glory which is invisible (for now in this life) for us, made available to us who have faith and not a fearful unbelieving heart. Even today we must examine ourselves to make sure we are of the company of the "open face" and not of the number of those that shrink back. |
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44 | Anyone have thoughts about Jabez? | 1 Chr 4:9 | Scribe | 86623 | ||
LOL. It might Hank. A title is often the reason for why a book sells or doesn't. "Where did Cain Get His Wife"? Just might be a hot item. | ||||||
45 | Take Your Holy Spirit from me? | Ps 51:11 | Scribe | 43055 | ||
The Holy Spirit will not abide in an unrepentant murderer, in the OT or the NT. But if a man is repentant then he has promise of the Holy Spirit adiding with him forever. Why is this point important? Because there are those that are fornicating behind the backs of their mates today while going to church on Sunday and saying they believe in a doctrine that they are still going to heaven but they will just loose some rewards when they get there. They obviously do not have the Holy Spirit even now if they really believe this. |
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46 | Take Your Holy Spirit from me? | Ps 51:11 | Scribe | 43109 | ||
Now don't get huffy :) | ||||||
47 | Is "Revival" A Biblical Concept? | Ps 85:6 | Scribe | 56062 | ||
It is probably a post book of Acts concept since the book of Acts is the ideal (inspite of the imperfections) we would not read of a need for a revival until we get to Revelation chapters 2-3 then we see Jesus calling the church to return to their first love (even if that applied only to the church of Ephesus, we still see that there was a call to return on a local assembly level) So if we are speaking of a local church being called to repent and return to what they once learned and knew then yes it is biblical. |
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48 | Don't understand Jesus's view on alcohol | Prov 20:1 | Scribe | 85381 | ||
Acts22 You state "There is little doubt that our Lord Jesus drank wine at His Passover supper" Luke 22:18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. Mark 14:23-25 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. Matthew 26:27-29 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. You know I have not researched this before now, I always thought it was clear that Jesus did not drink wine at the Lord's Supper. |
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49 | What about those who never hear gospel? | Prov 24:12 | Scribe | 85974 | ||
Good word. I like it. It is so true. Of course I would add that I am of the persuasion that the native is born with the ability to seek after God, God does not make him unable from birth to seek after God, he only would become unable by his own "I dont care attitudes" which would in time give him over to a reprobate mind. Acts 17:26-28 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. |
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50 | What about those who never hear gospel? | Prov 24:12 | Scribe | 86084 | ||
I see no contradiction. I have never once seen a contradiction in the sinfulness of man and the fact that he can attempt to be moral and choose to do well. That fact does not make him innocent or make up for the wrongs he has done or will do. I never even heard of another idea (man can't choose) until I had been a committed christian for over 5 years. Not until I met a Calvanist did I know anyone thought that way. And he was a drinker, so I never gave it much thought. My point is you have to be trained by other men to think in terms of men not being able to choose to do well. They have still all failed. | ||||||
51 | and the earth shall cast out the dead. | Is 26:19 | Scribe | 42679 | ||
Thank you. Then if this verse applies to the promise spoken about the glorification of the saints, wouldn't it be good exegesis to apply the rest of the passage event surrounding this rising of the saints. Isaiah 26:19-21 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. According to this passage, immediatlly after the rising of the saints, what happens? Does the world immediatly enter into the 1000 year reign? NO Look at what happens after the saints rise... Isaiah 26:20-21 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. So we see a time of outpouring of judgment on the world while the saints are hidden by God. Sounds as though this foundational prophecy that Paul got his revelation from is pre-trib in scope. Again I am not dogmatic about that which might be beyond human grasp. May God bless you in your study of His Word. |
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52 | Stars do cease to exist...Isa 40:26? | Is 40:26 | Scribe | 44094 | ||
I agree. It does not mean not one of them stops shinning. It simply says they do not fail. I take this as that they do not fail in what God intends for them. | ||||||
53 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 45913 | ||
This post and your additional post concerning Paul and the statements he made is exceptional and some of the best reading I have come across in this forumn so far. You should put these thoughts in a book and give it to people who are sick. I believe you have clearly laid out what the Bible says and what I understood when I read it without human intervention. The only conclusion a fair treatment of scripture yields in this subject is that Paul must be speaking of wounds from persecutions and we never read of him being sick. You have let scripture interpret scripture. The idea that saints have become sick and even died of their sickness does not make void the Word of God. I am glad you took the time to post these verses. Don't let the gain sayers, doubters, and unbelievers keep you from posting. There will be thousands that might believe on the The Lord because of your faith filled words. This is what we should use these forums for to post faith filled words that others might read and be drawn closer to Christ. The harsh accusations and arguing spirits are not of God but of the flesh. The servant of the Lord must not strive but be gentle toward all men, apt to teach.. God Bless you and Thank you. | ||||||
54 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46195 | ||
I am not sure which group out there says that we are all supposed to be the picture of health. Believing in the Bible stories of how people were healed who had faith in Christ to heal them during his ministry on earth and afterwards in the stories in Acts and other passages does not mean a saint will never get sick. There must needs be sickness that healing be manifest. If there were no sickness there would be no need for healing. But now we see sickness and therefore we still need healing. When that which is perfect is come and we see him face to face in our bodily resurrection then we will have perfect health and there will be no more need for healing. It is pleasing to God for a handicapped person to give their whole heart to Christ and be content to serve Him in their bodily infirmity. It is not Pleasing to God to blame bodily infirmity on God. It is Pleasing to God to have faith. It is never pleasing to God to say God Can't Heal today. God is not limited by any so called "dispensation" a theologian tries to construct. And I am glad for that. How many miracles would have been left undone if God listened to the theologians that we have left the despensation of miracles behind. If you do not believe in healing for today it does not mean you are not saved or cannot be saved. Howbeit I do not see how a saved saint can limit the Grace and Power of God and think to themselves "God is not willing to heal" and think that they are not possibly at some fault in thinking so. It only takes a casual reading of the Gospels to see that a lesson seems to be repeated over and over again, "Have Faith in God" and in nearly every account the lesson is "having faith in God to do the impossible" Calm the stormy wind with His Word, Open blind eyes that were blind from birth, heal the incurable leper whose flesh was already gone, heal a lame man lame forty years whos legs were not doubt atrophied, Raise the dead and reverse the effects of rigormortus, And such things were not only done by Jesus but he sent the apostles to do the same, and not the apostles only but we see even men such as Phillip the evangelist and one of the seven deacons who reveal the qualification of these signs and wonders in that it was said they were mean full of FAITH and the HOLY GHOST. And all this agrees with Mark 16 of which some would like to rip from the pages of their bibles but nevertheless it remains to this day.. "these signs shall follow them that believe.. they shall lay hands on the sick and the sick shall be healed." Yes God can heal a wheel chair bound person today and it does not matter if her legs are atrophied by disuse any more than it did when Peter said.. silver and Gold have I none but such as I have give I thee, in the name of Jesus Rise up and walk!" But when Jesus comes back will He find faith on the earth? Or will he find a church that has constructed religous sounding nice explanations about why we should not have faith for such things today. A people that will say they have faith in a God who is far off and of whom they do not expect anything today is lip service and demonstrates no faith at all. It is one thing to say God if it be they will heal me one day in the future. It is another to go out on a limb and say I believe I receive RIGHT NOW and expect something to happen. CONTINUED NEXT POST |
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55 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46197 | ||
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST But then what if I don't get it? you say? This is not the kind of faith that recieves healing. The faith that recieves from God is the faith that will not be denied. Consider the parable of the widow and the unjust Judge, it is in this context that Jesus said when the Son of Man returns will he find faith on the earth. The answer to most scholars is that of a negative. No. Well some yes but not as it should be. Few will have this faith of this widow that keeps coming back and will not be denied what is hers. I see this as very pleasing to God. Let the theologians that know more than you tell you that God expects us to go by the word today and does not need to manifest miracles, as these signs were only for confirming the message of the apostles until the word of God was written (howbeit they had the scriptures always) Let the doubtful and fearful and unbelieving think what they will, but be different in these last days and declare that you will be a believer in God and His power on earth and not just in Heaven. Be different and say God you are no respector of persons and you change not, if faith moved you then then faith will move you today. I will cryout to God to recieve healing, wisdom, spiritual growth, and all things I need for life and godliness and I will not be denied, even as this widow would not be denied and you asked when Jesus comes again will He find such a one. I would have you say, here am I Lord, find me!! What do you think it is more pleasing to God to say I believe! or I doubt. It is always God's will to bless the beleiver, even when it was not the plan of God to send Jesus to any but the lost sheep of the House of Israel the woman that came to Him said Truth Lord but the dogs eat of the crumbs, as if she was saying You are so Great I only need a crumb and my daughter will be healed. And what was the answer of Christ to her? Was it "it is not the will of God" for in all truth it was not at this time the will of God. But Faith moved God to grant it anyway!!! Oh my dear brothers and sisters, let not your faith be quenched by the sad stories or soft words of well meaning but carnal thinking man. Rise up in faith and lay hold if it were on just the hem of His garment and you shall be healed. May God Bless you in your study of His Word. |
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56 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46198 | ||
Continued from previous post Believing in the Bible stories of how people were healed who had faith in Christ to heal them during his ministry on earth and afterwards in the stories in Acts and other passages does not mean a saint will never get sick. There must needs be sickness that healing be manifest. If there were no sickness there would be no need for healing. But now we see sickness and therefore we still need healing. When that which is perfect is come and we see him face to face in our bodily resurrection then we will have perfect health and there will be no more need for healing. It is pleasing to God for a handicapped person to give their whole heart to Christ and be content to serve Him in their bodily infirmity. It is not Pleasing to God to blame bodily infirmity on God. It is Pleasing to God to have faith. It is never pleasing to God to say God Can't Heal today. God is not limited by any so called "dispensation" a theologian tries to construct. And I am glad for that. How many miracles would have been left undone if God listened to the theologians that we have left the despensation of miracles behind. If you do not believe in healing for today it does not mean you are not saved or cannot be saved. Howbeit I do not see how a saved saint can limit the Grace and Power of God and think to themselves "God is not willing to heal" and think that they are not possibly at some fault in thinking so. It only takes a casual reading of the Gospels to see that a lesson seems to be repeated over and over again, "Have Faith in God" and in nearly every account the lesson is "having faith in God to do the impossible" Calm the stormy wind with His Word, Open blind eyes that were blind from birth, heal the incurable leper whose flesh was already gone, heal a lame man lame forty years whos legs were not doubt atrophied, Raise the dead and reverse the effects of rigormortus, And such things were not only done by Jesus but he sent the apostles to do the same, and not the apostles only but we see even men such as Phillip the evangelist and one of the seven deacons who reveal the qualification of these signs and wonders in that it was said they were mean full of FAITH and the HOLY GHOST. And all this agrees with Mark 16 of which some would like to rip from the pages of their bibles but nevertheless it remains to this day.. "these signs shall follow them that believe.. they shall lay hands on the sick and the sick shall be healed." Yes God can heal a wheel chair bound person today and it does not matter if her legs are atrophied by disuse any more than it did when Peter said.. silver and Gold have I none but such as I have give I thee, in the name of Jesus Rise up and walk!" But when Jesus comes back will He find faith on the earth? Or will he find a church that has constructed religous sounding nice explanations about why we should not have faith for such things today. A people that will say they have faith in a God who is far off and of whom they do not expect anything today is lip service and demonstrates no faith at all. It is one thing to say God if it be they will heal me one day in the future. It is another to go out on a limb and say I believe I receive RIGHT NOW and expect something to happen. But then what if I don't get it? you say? This is not the kind of faith that recieves healing. The faith that recieves from God is the faith that will not be denied. Continued on next post |
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57 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46199 | ||
Continued from previous post Consider the parable of the widow and the unjust Judge, it is in this context that Jesus said when the Son of Man returns will he find faith on the earth. The answer to most scholars is that of a negative. No. Well some yes but not as it should be. Few will have this faith of this widow that keeps coming back and will not be denied what is hers. I see this as very pleasing to God. Let the theologians that know more than you tell you that God expects us to go by the word today and does not need to manifest miracles, as these signs were only for confirming the message of the apostles until the word of God was written (howbeit they had the scriptures always) Let the doubtful and fearful and unbelieving think what they will, but be different in these last days and declare that you will be a believer in God and His power on earth and not just in Heaven. Be different and say God you are no respector of persons and you change not, if faith moved you then then faith will move you today. I will cryout to God to recieve healing, wisdom, spiritual growth, and all things I need for life and godliness and I will not be denied, even as this widow would not be denied and you asked when Jesus comes again will He find such a one. I would have you say, here am I Lord, find me!! What do you think it is more pleasing to God to say I believe! or I doubt. It is always God's will to bless the beleiver, even when it was not the plan of God to send Jesus to any but the lost sheep of the House of Israel the woman that came to Him said Truth Lord but the dogs eat of the crumbs, as if she was saying You are so Great I only need a crumb and my daughter will be healed. And what was the answer of Christ to her? Was it "it is not the will of God" for in all truth it was not at this time the will of God. But Faith moved God to grant it anyway!!! Oh my dear brothers and sisters, let not your faith be quenched by the sad stories or soft words of well meaning but carnal thinking man. Rise up in faith and lay hold if it were on just the hem of His garment and you shall be healed. May God Bless you in your study of His Word. |
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58 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46207 | ||
I understand your skepticism as a result of an unscrupulous or even false prophets that will continue and increase in these last days. However let us consider the Word of God as our only rule of faith and practice as it pertains to doctrine of healing. Now we see Jesus the apostles and non apostles such as Phillip, and others doing signs and wonders, never bringing glory to themselves but to the name and faith of Jesus Christ. Never once did they say this will only last until the John writes Revelation so to say so is a guess on our part and not a word from the Lord. We see in the scripture God's method was to use men to lay hands or other acts of faith. Stacking them up like cord wood? I don't know about that but I do see in the Bible that they gathered along the way so that just Peter's shadow passing by would be a point of contact for them and did the Glory go to Peter? Well the catholics would say so but we know better, the glory always went to Christ. We see Paul having handkerchiefs (sweat cloths) taken from his body and used as pointd of contact , points of faith so that those that touched them were healed. Why does God need laying on of hands from a man or a cloth or a shadow of a man to heal? He chose to use man to minister the things of God. The man is not the power the Lord is. God chose to use praying as a means of obtaining from God what we desire. Doesn't God know what we need before we ask? Yes but he still waits for us to ask in faith before He gives it. God has chosen the foolishness of preaching the Gospel to save them that believe. Can God save a man without another preaching to him, sure but somewhere along the way even if it is from the bible alone, someone preached. That God chooses laying on of hands or other such means, yes even prayer cloths or shadows passing by to heal the one with faith in Christ is not for us to complain about. God knows what He is doing. If you are following the pattern of the Word then you can have faith for laying on of hands, a shadow of a faith filled man passing by or even cloths sent from his body in faith. If you are making up your own ideas how can you have faith for that? The Holy Spirit is always speaking faith, never does the Holy Spirit say doubt. If doubt comes into our minds it is not the voice of the Spirit. Is there a precedence of New Testament stories of peoples being healed alone with no point of contact from other believers? Maybe you can find one somewhere but is not the obvious pattern that of "faith to faith?" Even as I write these words I pray that there will be someone somewhere in all the world that will begin to believe God as never before and that my faith will affect their faith and that we may be comforted together by the mutual faith of both them and I. May God Bless you in your Study of His Word. |
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59 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46475 | ||
I am interested in your thoughts on binding and loosing. Is it as my charismatic friends understand it, to bind and loose spiritual powers as it were or is it about forgiveness. Or is it both. Does it have to do with asking the Lord to forgive a person that has wronged you adn thus giving that person a greater chance of salvation? So that when a saint prays and intercedes and asks the Lord to save and deliver people they are loosing, and if they hold someone accountable for their wrong doing they are binding? Or is it that of saying "I bind the spirit of alcohol" and such like that I often hear, but do not see an example of in the scripture. I am interested in scriptural dialog about this. Thanks | ||||||
60 | Thorn in the flesh | Is 57:1 | Scribe | 46557 | ||
All that you have stated is true that is what I normally see when I hear my brothers and sisters in the Charismatic church praying and binding and loosing. This is why I do not have a problem with the application they use of binding and loosing. If they are praying for someone to be free from the bondage of anything and they are praying that God will bless them with His liberty and they are full of the Love of God and Faith by being filled with the Spirit, it does not matter much the exact words they are using. If they are saying binding and loosing then I do not really care. But if that is what these verses mean I can not see it. Becuase I do not see Paul or others ever praying that way. It seems to me that there is an authority given to saints from these verses but my understanding cannot seem to get it. I see that if I pray for the brother to be free from alcohol and I pray that this brother be holy and know that power of Christ that is in him as a result of faith that I am accomplishing the same thing in the spirit realm that the brother who says I BIND, and I Loose thinks he is doing. I only see satan addressed a few times and told get behind me or the Lord rebuke you and it never seems to be while the saint is praying as I see it done so often by the charismatics. Don't get me wrong I believe in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit for the Church as defined in the NT but I don't see an example of saints addressing satan in one breath and praying to the Father in another while in coorporate prayer. As a matter of fact this sort of bothers me. However I do not think God is limited by such things, He still hears the heart and faith of the praying saints that are doing this. I think praying "God grant thy children boldness" is scriptural but then in the next breath saying "We bind the spirit of fear" seems somewhat senseless. If it causes the saint to have faith I suppose it has value, but where can I see in the scripture that saying "I bind the spirit of fear" does anything that "God grant me boldness" has not already accomplished. If the binding and loosing verses mean what the charismatics think, then I want to do it. If the authority that is given to saint when Jesus says whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven (and I do not see the greek saying "must already be bound in heaven") is an authority that is over the powers of darkness which would fit the often mentioned promises of Christ to the believer then do I exercise it in instances of say demon possession, casting them out? WOW! I just had a revelation! Jesus was talking about binding the strongman. In that context he was saying He was greater than the devil, and John repeats this when he says Greater is He that is in you than He that is in the world. I think I am seeing it as I write these words. This has to do with a legal battle. The devil is the accuser. The power the devil has is legal the devil can do things or is allowed to do things through legal accusation. We can bind his access to a heavenly realm or courtroom of accusation. WOW!!! Consider the story of Job. Consider the passage about satan being cast down in Rev not allowed to accuse the saints before God (some heavenly level). We can file motions as it were to keep the devil barred from entering in the courtroom to accuse a brother that has sinned against us? I think there are things going on in the spirit realm that we effect in prayer and intercession even if we do not use the words binding and loosing. And also there is something to the context about kicking out the one that will not repent. So when he goes out from the church after given every chance the Lord lets satan do things to his life that he was once protected from with the hope that the brother will repent and come back having been disciplined by the misery of sin. The spiritual darkness that want to destroy may be held back not by his past relationship with God but on our account that walk with God, so when we tell him go out of the church and do not comeback until you are ready to repent only then can the powers of darkness do what they want with him. This is very sobering. |
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