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41 | how far does a pastors authority go in a | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 238177 | ||
Hi and welcome to the Forum. A pastor may be looked at as a leader but he is not the authority. That role is God's alone. He has given us His word, the Bible, so that we know how to live our lives. Pastors might participate with the church elders to shepherd the church which might include biblically based discipline. Both the shepherding and the discipline is not on the authority of the pastor but that of Scripture. Hope this helps |
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42 | To whom does this refer to? | 2 Tim 3:1 | jlhetrick | 238167 | ||
Hi, and welcome to the Forum. The characteristics of those referred to in this passage can not be referring to the true church. This is because truly saved people have been changed by the saving work of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. See 2 Corinthians 5 and begin reading at verse 1 but pay special attention to verse 17. This is not to say true Christians are sinless, we continue a struggle against the "flesh". I recommend some study on Sanctification to help understand this. With that said we should keep in mind that the physical or local churches that we all attend do have unsaved people in them (some churches may be mostly filled with the unsaved) so we are seeing (and have been since the early Church) teachings that are far from consistent with Scripture. In addition, we see gross, sinful behaviors from church "members" to include leadership. We see the truth of the gospel watered down and even largely ignored and replaced by gimmicks and orchestrated deliveries of "entertainment" and, of course, an aggressive attempt (often successful) to rob members of their money. In 2 Timothy 3:5 we see Paul saying that these spoken of in the preceding verses have the "appearance" of godliness but deny it's power (the saving and changing power of the work of Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit). Finally, in the same verse Paul warns to "avoid such men as these" (NASB). Paul would never advise to avoid true Christians but instead would (and does in Matthew chapter 18) require that we intervene with misbehaving (sinning) Christians in order to restore them. Hope this helps. |
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43 | At the Beginning of His Story | Deut 4:10 | jlhetrick | 238049 | ||
I remember when I had a couple years of real study under my belt I had the feeling (if not the attitude?) that I had much of it figured out. The more I learn to the point of knowing the bigger it all becomes. The bigger it gets the more I realize my years of study are like a razor blade slightly scraping away a layer of dust. Someday I may get far enough along to do the sanding and, who knows, may even get a chance to do some painting. | ||||||
44 | this is part of my study on genesis | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 238009 | ||
Hi Shawn - welcome to the forum. Respectfully, the way you are presenting this it appears as though these are possibly test questions or answers you might need to complete an assignment. If I am wrong please forgive me. If I'm right I would like to recommend that you make the effort to study and seek the answers for yourself. The benefit will be much greater. | ||||||
45 | Stagnated spiritual growth | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 238007 | ||
glad my response was helpful. | ||||||
46 | Stagnated spiritual growth | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 237988 | ||
I don't today but I have to admit that I do from time to time. Without exception those times are always preceded by being distracted from Bible study and allowing myself to be more focused on other things. An interesting thing here is that if you look up the word "Stagnate" in the dictionary you will find "cease developing; become inactive or dull...' as part of the definition. Ephesians 2:10 (ESV) 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. We can only walk in them (the good works we were created for) if we know what they are. We can only know what they are by being in fellowship with God through prayerful study of His Word and having fellowship with other believers. I find that when I am feeling "stagnate" it's because I'm not giving proper attention to those things... every single time. |
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47 | how to pray for a backslidder | Matt 7:18 | jlhetrick | 237823 | ||
Amen to that Doc | ||||||
48 | can i pray for God to help me win a trip | Luke | jlhetrick | 237822 | ||
Hi Jessie - I like Azure's answer and agree fully with it. I might add that when you fix on God's will and pray accordingly He might also bless you with many things beyond needs. In other words He can and does bless us with circumstances and things that we don't necessarily need. What we shouldn't do though is expect Him to. Contrary to what many might say we have no authority to "name it and claim it" in the name of God (not that you are saying that, you don't appear to be). Another way of looking at the Disney trip specifically is this. I don't see that praying to God and sharing your desire to win is in itself sinful. Of course, He already knows you want to win. Don't expect Him to deliver that though. You might also consider how many other true Christians might have entered to win the same trip and may also be praying about it. |
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49 | Born of water and spirit | John 3:5 | jlhetrick | 237763 | ||
Hi - please look on the right side of your screen in the box that is says "Bible Text" at the top. At the bottom of that box you will see a search field under "Book Chapter:verse. Type in John 3:5 there for much discussion on this. You may still want to ask additional question after your reading. | ||||||
50 | Good evil and evil good? | 2 Tim 4:1 | jlhetrick | 237761 | ||
Hi - Scripture vividly describes how people have called good evil and evil good since the very beginning. For example, see Genesis chapter 3 starting with verse 6. God had already said that Adam could not eat from a particular tree. But he agreed with Eve who agreed with the serpent that the tree was "good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise" and so they ate of it in disobedience to God's command. You may be thinking of 2 Timothy 4:3 which says "for the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires" (NASB). This, I believe, is speaking specifically of the church; read the entire chapter for context. |
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51 | what man hit his Ass? | OT general | jlhetrick | 237272 | ||
you may be thinking about Numbers 22:23-27 | ||||||
52 | Cities visited by paul | NT general | jlhetrick | 237214 | ||
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53 | about pcychics | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 237204 | ||
...Duplicate Question | ||||||
54 | psychic | Leviticus | jlhetrick | 237202 | ||
Hi and welcome to the Forum. Start with Leviticus 19:31 | ||||||
55 | is jesus God. | John 1:1 | jlhetrick | 237189 | ||
Hello dimilo - welcome to the Forum. Yes, Jesus is God. This fact is interwoven throughout the whole of Scripture. One place you might start reading to clearly understand this is the Book of John. Start at chapter 1 and read all 21 chapters. While the truth of Jesus being God is established, as mentioned above, throughout the Bible (most clearly in the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) it's my opinion that John puts a significant degree of emphasis on the deity of Jesus. |
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56 | Cities visited by paul | NT general | jlhetrick | 237185 | ||
This is as far as I could get before my contacts dried out and I couldn't read anymore. I think I duplicated Doc once or twice. Felt like I was doing a homework assignment :-) Tarsus, Judea, Miletus, Caesarea, Antioch, Seleucia, Cyprus, Salamis, Paphos, Perga, Iconium, Derbe, Pisidia, Pamphylia, Perga, Attalia, Cilicia, Phrygia, Galatia, Mysia, Troas, Samothracia, Neapolis, Amphipolis, Apollonia, Berea, Phrygia, Assos, Mitylene, Chios, Samos, Trogyllium, Miletus, Coos, Rhodes, Patara, Tyre, Ptolemais |
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57 | What does it mean to be "in Christ"? | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 237164 | ||
Yes sir, it's exciting. And it helps to know that this isn't figurative language, it is literal. | ||||||
58 | What does it mean to be "in Christ"? | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 237162 | ||
Yes sir, I agree. This is one of the most discussed topics I believe. And simple too when held up to the penetrating light of the whole of Scripture. Yet so many have misunderstood, misinterpreted, and even questioned their faith because they don't understand what it truly means to be dead to sin. | ||||||
59 | What does it mean to be "in Christ"? | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 237158 | ||
In a verse, “But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,” (1Cor. 1:30) Continue reading in John Chapter 15:1-11 for further insight and then follow up with a new post if you would like more discussion. | ||||||
60 | Who is in heaven with Jesus right now? | Rev 7:9 | jlhetrick | 237152 | ||
Hi Jasper72 - Regarding your statement "As Chirst has said, these things which must shortly come to pass, they havent' happend yet" allow me to give a brief response. There are many who believe that most (if not all) of the prophecies in Revelation have been fulfilled. This is known as the “Preterist” view. There are many varying views and even within each view (Preterist, Historicist, Futurist, Spiritual - the main views as I understand it) there are varying degrees and positions taken. Years ago I read a book entitled Revelation: Four Views. I found it very informative in describing the approach taken by those holding the four “main views” though it didn’t necessarily help me arrive at my own conclusion. I eventually abandoned my developing fascination with prophecy for a more focused effort toward understanding and applying the essential doctrines related to salvation and discipleship. Others will be more equipped to give further insight here. |
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