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41 | All have Sinned ( Men and Women) | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 75882 | ||
disciplerami: "For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one Jesus Christ. Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life". Romans 5:17-18 "He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath no believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:18) "By the offense of one (Adam)judgment came upon all men" This is not my idea, this is what God says in his word in many different ways. It is God who finds all the world "guilty" Romans 3:19 It is God through Paul who writes "We have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin" Rom. 3:9 The Lord Jesus reminds that those who have not believed on him are "condemned already" John 3:18 In the state which we were born we are already found guilty. Our sinful nature proves itself in our actions "There is none that understandeth, there is none which seeketh after God" Rom. 3:11 If God were to leave us alone we would remain in our guilty state throughout our life and would die condemned. This is where the grace of God comes in and even though we are undeserving of such love, he works within our hearts by his Spirit and many who were guilty are justified (cleared of all guilt) through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the reason I used the word "legally". Adam had broken God's law and as such plunged the entire human race into a place of condemnation before God. In contrast, the Lord Jesus Christ in his obedience even to the death of the cross has brought life and justification to those who believe. |
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42 | Can a toddler go to heaven? NOTE | Deut 1:39 | Robert Nicholson | 75772 | ||
brother and Fellow Heir: Am excellent reference to Deut. 1:39 and also to other scriptures which show how God deals with people in righteousness. I was 8 years of age when I knew that I was lost and needed to be saved. We know that God does work with people when they are tender hearted and reminds us "To remember now our Creator in the days of our youth". It gives me such joy to think of the millions of little ones who have coming the blessing of God and who will praise him forever. I praise his name Robert |
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43 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 75761 | ||
Sniper: Not accountable does not mean innocent. I believe that Romans 5:12 teaches that all are born sinners. As you have quoted Rom. 3:23 "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God" There is nothing within the human in their natural state which would make them right with God. It is all of God's grace in that he has provided a way whereby those who did not deserve any of his love can be redeemed and made alive in Christ. How does God accept those who cannot accept him because of age or mental competance? God is sovereign and he can save whom he will, he is not answerable to us. As brother cyclist has pointed out there is not much direct scripture on little children. Abraham said "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" The wrath of God is coming against "those who know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" 2 Thess. 1:8 |
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44 | Can a toddler go to heaven? | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 75668 | ||
Sniper: I believe that all souls who go to be with Christ are redeemed by his precious blood. His sacrifice satisfied the Holy and Righteous claims of God's throne and provided a ground whereby he forgive sinners. One example in scripture is that of King David whose infant son died. David said "Now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me" 2 Sam. 2:23 It would appear that David believed his child was with the Lord and that the day was coming when he would go to be with him. I realize that there is much debate on this issue. However, when we consider the words of Jesus "Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not". Little children, aborted babies and people who are born mentally incompetant are not accountable to God. I believe that they are covered with the blood and that millions are with Christ today. Consider the stat that 1 baby dies every 33 seconds in this world today. Some are born into a world of extreme poverty and war. We think it a great tragedy when they die and yet if we think about it they are with the Lord Jesus. We have to take care in setting ages and leave it with God who knows the heart of all. Just a few thoughts |
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45 | If you are saved can you lose it | Heb 6:6 | Robert Nicholson | 75662 | ||
Sniper: It is not my intention to be unkind. As I am sure you are aware there is different points of view on Simon the Sorcerer. It tells us he "also believed and was baptized" However, the fruit of his life seemed to indicate something different. His motives for professing Christianity were uncovered. As we see from the chapter that the gospel caused him in his previous occuppation as a "great man" to be undermined. He no longer had power with the people and thought that if he could buy this new power (the Holy Spirit) this would put him back in the place of favor. His heart is exposed and the language used to describe him does not reflect that of a person born again. Demas of 2 Tim 4 had forsaken Paul and the Lord's work. This does not suggest that he lost his salvation and we are not told whether or not he was brought back to God. I believe there is a difference between: Falling and falling away. We have many examples of believers from both the old and new testaments which fell. Some fell to the point in which we would probably wonder if they were saved at all. Yet the Lord chastened them in their lives and brought them back into fellowship with himself. When we fall we do not lose our eternal salvation, but we do mar the fellowship we have with God and our testimony to those without. I know that in my own life I have had times when I was cold in heart and away from the Lord. But he never left me alone. There is nothing more miserable than a Christian away from the Lord. We find that when we were saved that we are spoiled for the world. We may for a while try to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. There is nothing in this world however, that will satisfy our hungry soul. Christ is the only one who satifies. Peace in his name Robert |
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46 | Should not perish or shall not perish? | John 3:16 | Robert Nicholson | 75653 | ||
Disciplerami: Please consider the following: For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life." (John 3:16) amplified In your last post to me you indicated that my KJV rendering "should not perish" suggested some doubt. In the KJV "we read should not perish, but have everlasting life" Since we are told we have everlasting life than we shall not perish. I believe the amplified version makes this very plain. You also suggested that based on John 12:42 that some believed and lost it because of other cares. I do not believe this is what this verse is suggesting. In fact we have Nicodemus who came to Jesus by night who was a secret disciple who was used of God and mentioned at the buriel of the Lord Jesus. I do not believe we have a clear biblical example of a person who was born again who lost their soul's salvation. We must also remember there is believing and there is believing. There are those who believe about Jesus, who would see him as a good man who lived and died, but they do not know him as their Savior. On the other hand there are those who have believed by placing their total trust in his sacrifice on the cross for them. Their heart is changed, as they are given new life within by the Holy Spirit as they rejoice in a living and glorified Savior. |
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47 | Can we be uncreated? | 2 Cor 5:17 | Robert Nicholson | 75649 | ||
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." I quote the words of C.H. Spurgeon "I am an old creature by nature; God creates me into a new thing, he makes me a new creature. I cannot go back into an old creature, for I cannot be uncreated." |
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48 | If you are saved can you lose it | Heb 6:6 | Robert Nicholson | 75648 | ||
Sniper: Please note the correction to the final paragraph to you in my last post. You have suggested that the Bible teaches you can turn away from God's gift. I do not know of any examples in scripture in which people who have received the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord and then turned away from it. Robert |
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49 | If you are saved can you lose it | Heb 6:6 | Robert Nicholson | 75647 | ||
Sniper: It is not my intention to strive with the scriptures. I apologize for my inability to communicate. However, the audience to whom the writer is communicating to is in V.9 "Beloved we are persuaded better things of you..." The preceding warning is covering the question if they were able to turn away. I would recommend a sermon by C.H. Spurgeon on the topic. It is found at http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0075.htm In Heb. 10:38 I never suggested that "those who draw back" were never saved. The writer is emphasizing in V. 39 "We are not of them who draw back unto judgement, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul" How can we perervere? How can we be overcomers? In both cases we are dependent upon God for our perserverence. Peter writes "Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Peter 1:5) Your last point. "I do not believe there are any examples in scripture of people who accepted the gift of God which is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23) Peace in his name Robert |
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50 | If you are saved can you lose it | Heb 6:6 | Robert Nicholson | 75604 | ||
Sniper: I do not believe that God's word supports the idea that a person can lose that which he has given. We know that as children of God we have "been redeemed with the precious blood of Christ a lamb without blemish and without sport" (1Peter 1:19) As spiritual members in the family of God we cannot give up that relationship because our acceptance is not based on our Christian walk, but "he hath made us to be accepted in the beloved".Eph. 1:6 Paul continues "...in whom after you believed, you were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession..."Eph. 1:13-14. Our walk in Christ or as you have mentioned our walking in the light will effect our fellowship with God our Father, but will never put us out of the family. According to 1 John 1 we will sin and we can be forgiven to keep our fellowship clear with the Father. Not only that "we have an advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteousness" ( 1John 2:1) who is seated at the right hand of God. I do not ignore Heb. 6, Heb. 10:36-39 or 12:15-17 Nor do I overlook Gal. 4: 7-9 However, when studying the scriptures I am aware that there is no contradictions in the scriptures and if I find a verse which does not seem to fit with the overall truth of the scripture, than we must look to God for the interpretation. As you are aware there are at least 3 views on Heb.6: 1-9. First of all Hebrews was written to the professing Jewish believers who were undergoing extreme persecution for the name of Christ. There was the danger of some going back to Judaism especially if they were mere professors in Christ. In the opening verses of Heb. 6, the writer is not accusing anyone of going back or turning away from their faith in Christ, but is encouraging them "let us go on unto maturity (perfection) in Christ. In v. 3-8 is stressing a hpypothetical situation of what would happen to a saved person if they could fall away. To be born again and indwelt by the Spirit of God and to somehow fall away, they would be in action be saying that the blood of Christ is not sufficient to keep them once and for all. They put to open shame the work of the Son of God.V.6 However, the writer of the Heb. addresses those who are saved "But beloved, we are confident (persuaded) better things of you, and things that accompany salvation" v.9 In Heb. 10:38 "Now the just shall live by faith: but if any draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him" However in v.39 we read "But we are not of them who draw back unto judgement; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. In verse 38 the writer is setting down the principles of God. He emphasizes that those who are saved "are not of them who draw back into judgment" In Heb. 12:15-17 We are given the example of an apostate which is pictured in Esau who looked on his birthright not a worthy thing. He had no faith in what God had for him. He sold himself out and when he looked for what was his inheritance, he found that he made an irreversible choice. I do not think Paul is referring to turn away from their salvation in this passage. In v. 7 we are reminded of our position in Christ. "if a son, then an heir of God through Christ". The problem with the Galation was that they had experienced the freedom which is found in Christ. They had been freed from their sin and the curse of the Law chp. 3:13 He reminds them that they are heirs of the free. However, there were those who were trying to bring them back under the bondage of the law from which they had been freed. Thus he says "How turn you again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto you desire again to be in bondage."V.9 In Chp. 5 we are exhorted "Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." Gal. 5:1 Before we were saved we were the bondservants of sin (Rom. 6:17) But in Christ we are "made free from sin and became the bondservants of righteousness. (Rom. 6:18) I believe that my eternal security depends upon the work and worth of Christ in whom I rest my all. I believe that all born again people are indwelt with the Spirit of God and as such walk in the Spirit who will guide us and give us power to live for Christ. Robert |
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51 | If you are saved can you lose it | Heb 6:6 | Robert Nicholson | 75582 | ||
You state "the doctrine of eternal security is false". I find that when professing Christians make quick comments such as this the warning flags go up for me. Why can I not rest upon the Words of the Lord Jesus in which he speaks of giving eternal life? In fact as Peter said, "to whom shall we go for thou hast the words of eternal life?"(John 6:68) The life which Christ gives to the guilty sinner is not temporary or dependent on the works or faithfulness of the person who needs a Savior. The reason we need such a savior is that we are condemned already, we are without strength and we cannot earn or keep our salvation. God's salvation rests upon the finished work of Christ on the cross who "offered one sacrifice for sins for ever..."(Heb. 10:12) Eternal or everlasting life becomes the possession of those who rest where God has rested in the work and worth of the sacrifice of Christ. According to Eph. 2:1 we "who were dead in tresspasses and sins" have been quickened or made alive in Christ. In John 1:13 speaking of those who received him and believed on his name "Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God" This is reinforced by the Lord Jesus who taught Nicodemus that "we must be born from above" (John 3:3,5,7) "For by grace are ye saved (we are saved), through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God not of works lest any should boast" Eph. 2:8-9 God wants us to have eternal life and he wants us to know for sure that we have it. One verse which comes to mind is "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that you have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God" How can we suggest eternal security is false in the face of the words of Jesus himself "Whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life." On Christ salvation rests secure The rock of ages must endure Nor can the faith be overthrown Which rests upon the living Stone. Robert |
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52 | All have Sinned ( Men and Women) | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 75357 | ||
Mommapbs: Amen: Adam is the head of the human race through is disobedience and indifference to God's moral law, gave us Sin, Death and the Law in contrast to Christ who in his obedience and sacrifice gave us Righteousnes, Life and Grace. What a Savior! God bless Robert |
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53 | All have Sinned ( Men and Women) | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 75330 | ||
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54 | All have Sinned ( Men and Women) | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 75227 | ||
When Adam disobeyed God, the entire human race both men and women were brought under sin. Legally they were condemned, Spiritually they were dead to God and Physically all men would die. In Genesis 3:21 we see the grace of God in that he clothed their shame and nakedness with the skins of animals, nevertheless, they were both sinners in need of a redeemer which was promised in Gen.3:15 The First man Adam and his wife Eve the mother of all living could only reproduce children like themselves, sinners. Sinners by birth, sinners by choice and sinners by practice. In Romans 3 God makes it clear "That there is none righteous, no not one; there is not that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable..."Romans 3:10-12 It is very humbling to our human pride to realize that unless God works with us by his Spirit that we are totally dead to God, that we will not seek him and that we will choose evil rather than Good. This why Paul summerizes all, "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23 Much distraction is caused in deciding if sin is passed on by the female or the male. It would make sense that since both are sinners and that part of each comes together in the formation of a new child, that we could say the child is a product of his/parents. The Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God is eternal. As the eternal son of God the time came when in obedience to his Father's will he took his downward journey into this world via the virgins womb. At his incarnation "he took upon himself the form of a bond servant and was made in the likeness of men" (Phil. 2:7) The Lord told Joseph "for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost". There is no question that this is the One of whom Micah prophesied. ""But thou Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of the shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruller in Israel: whose goings forth have been from old, from everlasting" (Micah 5.2) Mary the mother of Jesus was honored to be the vessel who would bring God's son into this world. Nevertheless, Mary was born a sinner and needed a Savior like everyone else. Mary's words would teach us that she was aware of this "My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior." (Luke 1:46-47) "The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" Romans 6:23 Robert |
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55 | some believe in rapture and some dont? | John 14:3 | Robert Nicholson | 75073 | ||
Greetings trica: I would say that all who have trusted Christ as their Savior have the hope of his coming again "for" and "with" his people. That being said all do not agree as to the timing of this momentous event. The sad things is that believers become distracted with their differences of interpretation and lose sight of the hope that our Saviour and Lord is coming again to receive us unto himself! The Lord Jesus made it abundantly clear "I will come again and receive you unto myself" (John 14:3) When our risen Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven from the mount of Olives in Jerusalem the disciples were given this promise: "...this same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11) Paul reminds the Thessalonians of their experience in Christ and breaks it into 3 areas: 1. "How you turned to God from idols" (their repentance and faith in Christ) 2. "to serve the living and true God" ( their present life and responsibility) 3. "And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus which delivered us from the wrath to come" (1 Thess. 1:8,9) The important point here is that our salvation includes the redemption of our bodies at his coming. How is this going to happen? Paul introduces the truth that "we will not all(sleep) die, but we all shall be changed (translated)" It is new truth or a mystery which was not know clearly before this time. What is it? "Behold I show you a mystery: we shall not all die, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised..." (1 Cor. 15: 51,52) We see from this verse that there is a MOMENT coming when All believers will be changed or translated and given an body like unto his glorious body. This includes the resurrection of those who sleep in Christ. This scripture is reinforced by ( Thess. 4:16 - 18)"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with voice of archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall BE CAUGHT UP to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord" 1. It is Jesus himself who will come! 2. He is coming from heaven. 3. The dead will rise. The living believers will be changed. 4. All will be caught up together 5. To meet the Lord in the air. What a hope is ours! When will this happen? We do not know the date. Acts 1:7 At the "last trump" 1 Cor. 15:52 the trump 1 Thess. 4:16 The word "rapture" means to be "caught up". We will be caught up to our Lord Jesus Christ when he comes. God's word teaches us that Christ is coming again. He came the first time as the meek and lowly Jesus and he is coming again as our risen and glorified Lord, he is coming in power and in glory. He left from the mount of olives, he is coming back to the mount of olives; "And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst..." (Zechariah 14:4) This is a huge topic which cannot be covered in one posting. |
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56 | Spirit or spirit? | Matt 12:28 | Robert Nicholson | 74998 | ||
Brother Ray: Thanks for the excellent response. I agree that my original post should have read "by His Spirit" I was wondering why it is that you use lower captilization for "spirit" as in the Spirit(spirit) of God...? I realize that if I were writing about "the power of God" I would not capitalize "power" I agree that this Man is the Son of David, He is the promised Messiah. In Christ Robert |
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57 | Difference between sin and sins? | Rom 5:12 | Robert Nicholson | 74691 | ||
Greetings CDBJ: Thanks for the response. When I posed the question I was not playing on words. I believe that "sin" refers to our condition before God in contrast to our actions or "sins" resulting from that condition. "Wherefore as by one man sin entered the world and death by sin so that death was passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" Romans 5:6 What is our condition before God? In Romans 3 it is clear that in our natural condition we are against God and our walk is away from him. In Romans 6:17 we are reminded that before we were saved "you were the (bond)servants of sin" in this state we had no freedom in fact we were dead to God Eph. 2:1 In Romans 5 we are reminded that by Adam's disobedience to God, "sin entered the world and death by sin..." As noted by innmyheart, physical death was passed upon the human race. However, I believe that spiritual death was passed upon all men. In Romans 5:6 in our sinful state we are described as "without strength". Which would high light the truth which has been mentioned many times that there is absolutely no way whereby we can please God in our natural condition as far as our salvation is concerned. In Eph. 2:1 we read "you hath he quickened (made alive) who were dead in tresspasses and in sin" Just a few thoughts Robert |
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58 | Spirit or spirit? | Matt 12:28 | Robert Nicholson | 74661 | ||
Dear brother Ray: As always an interesting question. In Luke 11:20 would you not think that "finger" is a metaphor for God's directed power by his Spirit? Just a thought brother. Robert |
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59 | Difference between sin and sins? | Rom 5:12 | Robert Nicholson | 74660 | ||
What is the difference between sin and sins? Robert |
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60 | How can one deal with death? | 1 Thess 4:13 | Robert Nicholson | 74658 | ||
Greetings Sally: I rejoice with you "that we do not sorrow as those who have no hope." However, there is sadness in the parting as they make their way into the personal presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. Sometimes we refer to it as a promotion to glory. Nevertheless, their is a sting to death but we look forward to that day when Christ comes and we shall be changed "then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written "Death is swallowed up in Victory! O Death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory? Each time we lose a loved one who belongs to Christ we can take comfort "that it is only 'til he come" Thank God for the triumphs of our Savior! Robert |
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