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4101 | Are pastors angels? | Rev 2:1 | kalos | 178359 | ||
Elders NASB Titus 1:5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you, (Source: Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)) ‘Elder (presbuteros) and bishop (episcopos is translated "overseer") designate the same office (cf Titus 1:7; Acts 20:17; 20:28) the former referring to the man, the latter to a function of the office. The eldership in the apostolic local churches was always plural. There is no instance of one elder in a local church. ‘The functions of the elders are: ‘to rule (1 Timothy 3:4,5; 5:17) ‘to guard the body of revealed truth from perversion and error Titus 1:9 ‘to "oversee" the church as a shepherd his flock ; Acts 20:28; John 21:16; Hebrews 13:17. 1 Peter 5:2. ‘Elders are made or "set" in the churches by the Holy Spirit Acts 20:28 but great stress is laid upon their due appointment; Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5. At first they were ordained (Greek - procheirotoneo," "to elect," "to designate with the hand,") by an apostle; (e.g. Acts 14:23), but in Titus and First Timothy the qualifications of an elder become part of the Scriptures for the guidance of the churches in such appointment. 1 Timothy 3:1-7.’ ____________________ Bibliography Information Scofield, C. I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Titus 1". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". http://studylight.org |
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4102 | Are pastors angels? | Rev 2:1 | kalos | 178412 | ||
Bereaniam, Thanks for the encouragement. I will be praying for the situation with your pastor that God will work things out. Grace to you, John |
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4103 | Book of Life "will never be altered." | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 6975 | ||
God's pencil has no eraser. Rev 3:5 "Book of Life." A divine journal records the names of all those whom God has chosen to save and who, therefore, are to possess eternal life ( Rev 13:8; 17:8; 20:12, 15; 21:27,: 22:19; compare Dan 12:1; Luke 10:20). Under no circumstances will He erase those names . . . , as city officials often did of undesirable people on their roles. (MacArthur Study Bible, p. 1996) Phil 4:3. "Book of Life." In eternity past, God registered all the names of His elect in that book which identifies those inheritors of eternal life . . . (MacArthur Study Bible, p. 1828). When were our names written in the book of life? "From the foundation of the world." Before the first man was ever born, the names of the elect were written in the book of life. Rev 17:8 NASB "The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come." Rev 13:8 (NASB) All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. "Lamb slain". The Lord Jesus who died to purchase the salvation of those whom God had chosen was fulfilling an eternal plan. "from the foundation of the world". According to God's eternal, electing purpose before creation, the death of Christ seals the redemption of the elect forever (compare Acts 2:23; 4:27, 28). Antichrist can never take away the salvation of the elect. The eternal registry of the elect will never be altered, nor will the saved in the Antichrist's day worship him. (MacArthur Study Bible, p. 2010) |
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4104 | God's pencil has no eraser | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 134616 | ||
He who overcomes shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life. Revelation 3:5 "It is unfortunate that this passage in Revelation has become a focal point of controversy. The result has been a fixation on what the verse does not say rather than what it does say. This verse was never intended as a warning. Within its context there is nothing negative or foreboding about these words. In fact, it makes a strong statement in favor of eternal security. It is a passage of encouragement and praise. "The comments are directed to a group of faithful believers from the church in Sardis. Unlike the majority of the folks in their congregation, this handful of members had remained unsoiled by the world around them. The verse in question contains Christ's commendation to this group for their consistent walk. "To assume from what is said here that God will possibly erase names from the book of life is to read into the text a concept clearly not present. At best, it is an argument from silence, for the verse simply reads, "And I will not erase his name from the book of life." If this statement raises doubts for some about eternal security, they would do well to search the Scriptures for an answer. But to base one's answer to this important question on this verse is to adopt a method of study with the potential of leading to all kinds of problematic conclusions." (...) "The good news is, God's pencil has no eraser. Before you breathed your first word, God knew how you would respond to His offer of grace. According to His foreknowledge, He wrote your name in the book of life. And there it shall remain forever. Jesus said it this way: "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand. John 10.27-28 "And as if that were not clear enough: "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. John 10.29 " (To read the entire article, which I suggest you do before you post questions, go to: http://www.intouch.org/myintouch/exploring/bible_says/eternal_security/erase_149096.html) |
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4105 | God's pencil has no eraser | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 134617 | ||
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4106 | "I will not erase his name..." | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 149613 | ||
"I will not erase his name..." Revelation 3:5-6 'He who overcomes shall thus be clothed in (1) white garments; and I will not (2) erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels. He, who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. '1. White garments: bright white garments are the clothing of the heavenly (Luke 9:29, Rev. 19:8). '2. Erase his name from the book of life is a debated phrase. For those who believe one can lose his or her salvation, the meaning is clear. For those of us who see eternal life as just that—eternal life, we struggle. 'The book of life can refer to two concepts: (1) physical life on earth, or (2) spiritual (eternal) life from God. The first occurrence of a "book" containing the names of the righteous is Exodus 32:30-35. Moses offers the erasure of his name from God’s book in exchange for the forgiveness of the people who had sinned. Among the sinners, were both Aaron (the chief priest) and the people (some saved and some not saved) indicating that the book contains the names of both sinners and saints. This book is therefore, a book of the physically alive on the earth. This is born out by the fact that every explicit reference to the book of life in the Old Testament refers to those physically alive on the earth (Exe 32:32ff; Ps. 69:28; Isa 4:3; Dan 12:1; Mal 3:16-17). 'The Lamb’s book of life, however, refers to those eternally elected. Revelation 13:8 states, "All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the lamb who has been slain." '"All who dwell on the earth" is a technical phrase used in the book of Revelation to refer to unsaved men in opposition to God and His people. "Written from the foundation of the world" indicates that the earth-dwellers were never written in "the book of life of the Lamb." Therefore, their names could never be erased. Those written in the book cannot be erased because God knows the end from the beginning. Therefore, God would have known any event that would result in the erasure of a name from the foundation of the world. That God would have waited until the event occurs to erase their name is nonsense. Therefore, the book of life of the Lamb refers to the spiritually elect.' ____________________ http://www.revelationcommentary.org/03_chapter.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * www.seekfind.org Christian Search Engine The mission of SeekFind.org is to provide God-honoring, Biblically-based, and theologically-sound Christian search engine results in a highly accurate and well-organized format. |
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4107 | Book of Life | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 171323 | ||
Please tell us in what BOOK, CHAPTER AND VERSE of the Bible does it say that your name is written in the Book of Life when you make Jesus your Lord and saviour . . . repented from your sins. Grace to you, Kalos |
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4108 | Book of Life | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 171497 | ||
VanAswegen: Question: When is your name written in the Book of Life? Answer: "written from the foundation (creation) of the world" Rev 13:8 NASB All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation (creation) of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. "written in the book of life from the foundation (creation) of the world" Rev 17:8 NASB "The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation (creation) of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. Grace to you, Kalos |
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4109 | Blotted Out If We Reject Him | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 171526 | ||
'God's pencil has no eraser' Searcher: He who overcomes shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life. Revelation 3:5 Charles Stanley writes: 'It is unfortunate that this passage in Revelation has become a focal point of controversy. The result has been a fixation on what the verse does not say rather than what it does say. ... 'To assume from what is said here that God will possibly erase names from the book of life is to read into the text a concept clearly not present. At best, it is an argument from silence, for the verse simply reads, "And I will not erase his name from the book of life"'... ____________________ To read more, which I suggest you do before you post a reply, go to: ID# 171274 or www.intouch.org/myintouch/exploring/ bible_says/eternal_security/ erase_149096.html Grace to you, Kalos |
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4110 | Blotted Out If We Reject Him | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 171547 | ||
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Ephesians 1:4 Steve: Ephesians 1:4 is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. Another favorite is Romans 3:28, "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law." I appreciate your not using my birth name. Grace to you, John |
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4111 | Blotted Out If We Reject Him | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 171561 | ||
Tim: What's the point of God promising us, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Heb 13:5b)? Might it not be to encourage us? Grace to you, Kalos |
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4112 | what about the K J V | Rev 3:10 | kalos | 24946 | ||
Preacher man: I use the KJV, almost daily. It is not the only translation I use, but I do continue to use it. I have trusted, respected, read, known, loved, memorized, quoted from, learned from, taught from and prayed from the KJV for as far back as I can remember -- since the middle of the previous century. There is much to be said in favor of the KJV, including the fact that it contains a remarkable degree of general accuracy. I cannot imagine ever being without my own copy of the KJV. Nor can I imagine that I would ever put it away and cease using it side by side with other translations. kalos |
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4113 | what about the K J V | Rev 3:10 | kalos | 24961 | ||
Steve: I agree with you. What you have written here is good common sense. I can't imagine the average reader attempting on his own to go back to the original languages when he studies the Bible. The "average" reader has enough trouble reading, writing, spelling, understanding and speaking English. And you are so right: "People who use lexicons as a substitute for learning the ancient languages can be led astray." If anyone reading this has ever studied a foreign language and has any idea what is involved in the translation process, then he would know that there is much more involved in the work of translation than merely a knowledge of the Greek and/or Hebrew language. If one has knowledge of the source language, that alone does not qualify him to do the work of a translator. There is nothing wrong with using a lexicon as an "aid" in studying the Bible. However, "a little learning is a dangerous thing." |
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4114 | what about the K J V | Rev 3:10 | kalos | 24963 | ||
King James himself did not personally translate nor was he involved in the process of translation of the King James Bible. He no more translated the Bible than did the Pope himself grab a paint brush and get up on the scaffold alongside the artist who painted the Sistine Chapel. | ||||||
4115 | what about the K J V | Rev 3:10 | kalos | 25003 | ||
Hank: You make an excellent point, one with which I agree completely. Further, it seems to me that if one were to carry the false principle of solo Scriptura ("me and my Bible" as opposed to the true sola Scriptura, "Scripture only") to its logical conclusion -- i.e., if it were true that all I need is my Bible and the Holy Spirit and nothing else -- then why bother with any English translation? If ALL my understanding of the text is provided by the genie in the lamp (i.e., God), then if all I have is the Greek text (with no knowledge of Greek), then surely God will miraculously enable me to read Greek and I won't need ANY English translation.) No one in this thread has advocated solo Scriptura (me and my Bible), but this is a closely related issue and I took this opportunity to comment on it. kalos |
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4116 | what about the K J V | Rev 3:10 | kalos | 25025 | ||
Joe: I can't take credit for "SOLO Scriptura." I heard the term recently on Christian radio, but I don't remember which preacher said it. But I love it. People who think they can go into isolation with nothing but their Bible and come out with perfect understanding of every doctrine in the Bible -- these people kill me. If that theory were correct, then how does one account for the people who put it to the test, yet come out disagreeing with others who have done the same? Wouldn't all the solo Scriptura people agree with each other, if this method really worked? Duh! Merely holding to this irrational notion proves the ignorance of the person who does so. kalos |
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4117 | what about the K J V | Rev 3:10 | kalos | 25049 | ||
Joe: Speaking of Bible translations, I am very curious to see more of the new ESV (without buying a copy, of course). When you are ready, please update us on your reaction to the ESV. I'm probably going out on a limb here, but I must say: I purchased a copy of the Holman Christian Standard Bible. I've been reading it for months. I just finished reading the entire book of Revelation in this translation. Speaking only for myself, I am developing a strong preference for the HCSB. I will make the tentative observation that: at this point in my reading of the HCSB I find it to be as accurate (though not as literal) as the NASB and clearer (possessing more clarity) than the NIV. (Again, this is only my opinion, but I strongly feel this way about the HCSB. Others will disagree and that is their privilege. My opinion is no better and no worse than anyone else's. I speak only for myself here.) |
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4118 | what about the K J V | Rev 3:10 | kalos | 25051 | ||
Nolan: Thank you for an excellent introduction to the ESV. After reading your posting, I am tempted to purchase a copy of it and give it a test drive. The stated objectives and goals of the publisher and translators are very impressive. And again, thanks for the web address you previously posted for more info on the ESV. I've already been to the website and plan to continue to visit it. kalos |
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4119 | what about the K J V | Rev 3:10 | kalos | 25055 | ||
Nolan: As far as I know, the answer is No. The entire (Old and New Testament) Holman Christian Standard Bible is not available yet. If you have other questions about the HCSB or my preference for it, email me, OK? kalos |
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4120 | what about the K J V | Rev 3:10 | kalos | 25112 | ||
Nolan and Ed: I hope I can say this without appearing to take sides. I respect Nolan's judgment and right to choose. I also have great respect for EdB's judgment and his right to choose. Which is better, translation A or translation B, is, in part, a matter of objective fact (when judged by certain criteria), and, in part, a matter of opinion. In my opinion, the NLT is not one of my favorites either. I don't own one, I don't use it, and I don't recommend it. On the other hand, if someone chooses to use it, I have no problem with that. Grace to Nolan and Ed, kalos |
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