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461 | Who is speaking in Luke 19:27? | Luke 19:27 | stjohn | 217954 | ||
Hi Jim, Verse 25 is in the form of a question, so the contextual concept of the parable would not make sense to end on verse 25. Verse 25 being a question, certainly would beg an answer from the nobleman, which is in vv 26-27. Remember that this parable is giving us a picture of God/Jesus judging His servants, so it would also make sense that these words are spoken by Him in the first person in other verses/places found in the NT. I hope that helps. John |
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462 | Who is speaking in Luke 19:27? | Luke 19:27 | stjohn | 217978 | ||
VV 26-27 are second person narrative. see post 217954 | ||||||
463 | "God gives breath and controls destiny | Luke 20:25 | stjohn | 189875 | ||
Hi Stever1111, Welcome. Hows this for starters,.... Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. I'd say the maker would be the owner. Wouldn't you? God bless. John |
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464 | Why is communion a sin for sinners? | Luke 22:19 | stjohn | 210574 | ||
Dear Keliy: It sounds very much to me that the non denominational and the denominational Church were both saying the same thing, only just putting the words in a different order. When we partake in The Lord's Super, we are certainly supposed to have a conversation with God, search ourselves, ask God to search us, and of course to the best of our knowledge, make sure we are not doing this with unconfessed sin. I personally can't imagine someone having communion with God without doing this. In short, yes, it would be wrong. God bless John |
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465 | Curious about meaning of John 20:22,23 | John | stjohn | 210237 | ||
Hi lost without Him: I think John Gill says it pretty well, so I'll just let him do the talking on this one. God bless John --"Verse 22. And when he had said this,.... That is, declared he sent them forth in like manner as his Father sent him: he breathed on them; in allusion to God's breathing the breath of life into man, at his creation; or rather, to the Spirit himself, who is the breath of God, and proceeds from him, as from the Father; and who breathes both upon persons in regeneration, and in qualifying for ministerial service, at the instance and influence of Christ: and such an opinion the Jews have of the Spirit of the Messiah, who say that, "the Spirit went from between the wings of the cherubim, "and breathed upon him" (Menasseh) by the decree, or order of the word of the Lord." And saith unto them, receive ye the Holy Ghost; meaning not the grace of the Holy Ghost in regeneration, which they had received already; but the gifts of the Spirit, to qualify them for the work he now sent them to do, and which were not now actually bestowed; but this breathing on them, and the words that attended it, were a symbol, pledge, and confirmation, of what they were to receive on the day of Pentecost: hence it appears, that it is the Spirit of God, who, by his gifts and grace, makes and qualifies men to be ministers of the Gospel; and our Lord by this action, and these words, gives a very considerable proof of his deity: the Papists show their impudence and wickedness, in imitating Christ by their insufflations, or breathing on men; pretending thereby to convey the Holy Spirit to them. Verse 23. "Whose soever sins ye remit",.... God only can forgive sins, and Christ being God, has a power to do so likewise; but he never communicated any such power to his apostles; nor did they ever assume any such power to themselves, or pretend to exercise it; it is the mark of antichrist, to attempt anything of the kind; who, in so doing, usurps the divine prerogative, places himself in his seat, and shows himself as if he was God: but this is to be understood only in a doctrinal, or ministerial way, by preaching the full and free remission of sins, through the blood of Christ, according to the riches of God's grace, to such as repent of their sins, and believe in Christ; declaring, that all such persons as do so repent and believe, all their sins are forgiven for Christ's sake: and accordingly, they are remitted unto them; in agreement with Christ's own words, in his declaration and commission to his disciples; see Mr 16:16. On the other hand he signifies that, whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained: that is, that whatsoever sins ye declare are not forgiven, they are not forgiven; which is the case of all final unbelievers, and impenitent sinners; who dying without repentance towards God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, according to the Gospel declaration, shall be damned, and are damned; for God stands by, and will stand by and confirm the Gospel of his Son, faithfully preached by his ministering servants; and all the world will sooner or later be convinced of the validity, truth, and certainty, of the declarations on each of these heads, made by them."--John Gill http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/john/gill |
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466 | Who is "Us"? | John 1:1 | stjohn | 184865 | ||
Hi harmsway; I believe, as do many other Christians, that this perhaps is a reference to what is known as the trinity, or, the three persons of God. Hence, "Let Us" and "Our image" Hear is Scripture that is in support of the belief in the Trinity. There are many in the Bible that support this. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This is clear evidence that Jesus is God. John 1:32 John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. 1:33 "I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' These are obviously referring to The Holly Spirt. I hope this helps you God bless stj |
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467 | Mmm, not really an answer to the questio | John 1:1 | stjohn | 196471 | ||
Hello oxtobyd, I think Val has indeed answered the question well. The problem is, our puny human understanding. It is difficult, nay, it is impossible, for us to see that Jesus and the Father are, 'truly one', in the most profound sense. Jesus can truly say, when he is looking at the Father, He is looking at Himself! John 14:7 "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him." John 14:9 Jesus *said to him, "Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father'? I hope this helps. God bless John |
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468 | Supreme example of imitating God? | John 1:1 | stjohn | 207027 | ||
Dear Beverly: Jesus Christ most definitely did not "imitate" God.... He was, and is, God. John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." The verse above is referring to Jesus Christ. Verse 3 also shows Him very clearly as the creator of all things, which we can compare to, Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." I hope this helps you. John |
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469 | Does Jesus teach OT doctrine? | John 1:1 | stjohn | 211556 | ||
Hi Robbert: Welcome! Just my humble opinion, sir, and certainly not to disparage the pastor, but perhaps it would be substantively efficacious for your pastor friend to find something Just a little more instructive to teach on, rather then digging around looking for ways to relabel the books of the Bible. His assertions are quite a stretch, to say the least. It seems to me he skimmed right over Jesus' death and resurrection, while looking for something rather obscure or arcane, perhaps in order to appear astute. I think it's a lot more edifying to focus on Jesus Christ; "For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Cor 2:2 "For indeed He was crucified because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the power of God directed toward you. Jesus and Him crusifide." 2 Cor 13:4 "Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." Rom 6:4 "knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him." Rom 6:9 "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." Rom 8:11 Just my two cents John |
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470 | is jesus god? | John 1:1 | stjohn | 212703 | ||
Yes! The verse above is speaking of Jesus. He is the Word of God manifest in the flesh. John |
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471 | Jacob's Ladders,stairway in the dream | John 1:51 | stjohn | 195015 | ||
Hi Mae, I believe we can see a picture of our Lord in Jacob's dream. Jesus is speaking of himself here. John 1:51 And He said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." God bless John |
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472 | Cana wedding | John 2:1 | stjohn | 212485 | ||
Hi TM... Welcome to the forum! You can read the story in John 2 John |
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473 | Was Nicodemus saved? | John 3:1 | stjohn | 204163 | ||
Dear Tamara: We, by his compassionate, careful treatment, of our Lord's body, can see quite plainly, that he was most probably saved indeed. Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. John 19:39 Also see: John 7:50 and all of chapter 7 Shalom and God bless John |
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474 | You have to be born of water and spirit | John 3:5 | stjohn | 185780 | ||
Hello Daily... I am not familiar with that book but hear is something to ponder. I believe that Jesus is referring to the Word, when he is speaking of water. How Indeed can one be born again of the Spirit, without first hearing the Word? They must go together. And when we read carefully, we can see that they are indeed joined together, and, (although they are two different things, they are part of the same package, so to speak.) John 3, verse 5, Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth no one can enter the Kingdom of God Unless he is born of Water and the Spirit. Note that He does not say Born of Water and (of) the Spirit, But, He links them together, "Water and the Spirit," Now if I may we'll look at v 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, But the Spirit gives birth to spirit. I know that may look like Our Lord is explaining that the water he is referring to is natural birth, but frankly I think that is kind of a stretch. I have heard this explanation for the water referring to natural birth, and think it is a good one. However, consider this. To be saved, we must first hear the Word, faith comes by hearing. The water is the Word that washes us clean. Faith we know is a gift, but that gift cannot be received without first hearing the Word/Water. Then by the gift of faith after hearing the Word/Water, we can receive God's Spirit and be Born again. That is why our Lord said. Born of water and of Spirit. John 4:10 "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he and would have given you living water." The Word of God is often referred to as living water. V, 13-14 Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." These verses and the revelation of the meaning of the water in John 3, have given me a thirst. But not a thirst for drinking liquid water, but a thirst for reading God's Word/Water. I am in no way dogmatic about this. Just an opinion. God bless. John |
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475 | new version | John 3:16 | stjohn | 192253 | ||
Hello babi, I hope this is not too brief, of course much more can be said on this subject. Suppose a man of power and authority catches you stealing and cheating, but instead of putting you in jail he lets you go free. .... That would be mercy. Now, imagine that he gives you the most wonderful and valuable gift, a gift you could keep forever, and all you have to do is receive it.... That would be grace. In place of getting what you deserve, and that would be jail... You get a gift instead. Now thats GRACE! God bless John |
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476 | living in sin(out of wedlock) ministry? | John 3:16 | stjohn | 196760 | ||
Dear Delivered, Welcome to the forum! I wouldn't want to be in his spot, that would be tempting indeed, to say the least! You are in a tough spot too, yes? First I'd like to say, I agree with Val, take him/her at their word. No sense in accusing. I'm encouraged to hear you are praying about this, I pray with you. But, also, you may try to, gently show them, even though they, "say", they are platonic in their relationship, it does look bad, and although, just looking bad may not seem so bad to us, the Word of God, has this to say: Eph 5:3 "But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;" So you see, their, position, living together, regardless, may not be appropriate, at all, for the body of Christ. As saints, we mustn't even give the, 'slightest impression', of sexual impurity. I hope this helps you. God bless John |
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477 | But.... | John 3:16 | stjohn | 208105 | ||
Hi t, I'd say "eternal life" being forever, is quite specific, but you may be looking for something like John ch 17 Welcome to the forum, by the way. God bless John |
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478 | Rom 6:2Certainly not! We have died to si | John 3:16 | stjohn | 213739 | ||
I haven't met one that has attained that lofty goal yet... Have you? 1 John1:10 |
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479 | Reformers Say God's Mot. Of Salvatation? | John 3:16 | stjohn | 215400 | ||
Hi brothersmith, Welcome to the forum! If you would like to learn about reformed theology visit this cite ( http://www.monergism.com/ ) and click on "Reformed Theology" at the top left of the home page. God has only ever had one motivation to save sinners; And that is LOVE-!! "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16 Reformed Theology teaches nothing different then that about God's motivation for saving sinners. John |
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480 | Inherited Sin Nature | John 3:16 | stjohn | 219778 | ||
Henry, In order for it to be true that, satan is collecting souls for destruction, would smack pretty hard in the face of divine sovereignty. Since we don't know who God's elect are, then we cannot know which unborn babies are headed for perdition. It sounds to me that if satan were doing what you assert he is doing, then God would have to be just, kinda sovereign, and the devil, would have possession of some of that power, power which he doesn't posses, by the way. Usurping God's divine sovereignty is really quite out of the question. You cannot say that God is sovereign and then give some of that ultimate power away. We need to mobilize our axioms when devising our doctrine. John |
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