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461 | LEFT BEHIND? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 60159 | ||
kalos; The Tim LaHaye interview was conducted on a program by the name of 100 Huntley Street. You may be able to obtain a transcript of that interview through them. Their web-site is located at - http://www.crossroads.ca/broadcas/about100.htm Shalom |
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462 | Order of events | NT general Archive 1 | New Creature | 60154 | ||
Makarios; Thank you for putting these events in the order in which you believe they occur. My hope is that others also will rspond and hopefully some good discussion will arise as the result God Bless ya |
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463 | LEFT BEHIND? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 60127 | ||
I saw Tim LaHaye being interviewed on a Christian television program. The host of the show, asked Tim LaHaye, "what percent of the Left Behind" series is fact, and what percent is fiction." Tim LaHaye, thought for a second and replied; "I would have to say, 50 percent is fact, and the other 50 percent is fiction. As for me: I have never read any of the Left Behind books. |
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464 | Question for Church of Christ. | John 1:12 | New Creature | 59594 | ||
1 Cor. 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned. From the above verse, I can say that the unregenerate person cannot know or understand the things of God. So to say obedience brings salvation would be putting the cart before the horse. I agree with you Hank, when you say obedience is for those who have been regenerated. Amen |
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465 | Only church | James 1:27 | New Creature | 59592 | ||
kalos; Your welcome Grace Peace be unto you |
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466 | please, where do races come from ? | 1 Corinthians | New Creature | 59394 | ||
thank you thats awesome amen |
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467 | Jesus departed into Galilee | 1 Corinthians | New Creature | 57866 | ||
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468 | Jesus departed into Galilee | 1 Corinthians | New Creature | 57840 | ||
inmyheart Thank you for your answer. And a very good one by the way. But can we know for sure that Jesus "departed to avoid the pious Pharisees" or can we only assume that as one of many possibilities. Or do you have some specific scripture that I am not aware of that would bring us to that conclusion? Thanks again |
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469 | does this mean we aren't born of God. | 1 John 3:9 | New Creature | 56891 | ||
Dear Elice; Here is an excerpt from Spiros Zodhiates commentary on the Epistle of 1 John 3:9 Who ever has been born of God does not practice sin, for His seed abides in him and he cannot be habitually sinning, because he has been born of God. This verse starts with (pas - 3956), whoever or every one. It refers not only to one individual, but to every individual within the group of all those who have been born of God: "whoever has been born (ho ge-gennemenos) of God." (See also 1 John 2:29; 3:3 (twice), 9; 4:7; 5:1 (thrice), 4, 18 (twice). Ho gegennemenos is a participal noun with the definite article ho (3588), the one; gegennemenos, the perfect participle passive singular of gennao (1080), to beget or bear. Thus we have one who has been born of God and is now His child, indicating a specific time when the new birth (John 3:1-12) occurred which resulted in the possession of eternal life (John 3:16). John uses the perfect tense consistently when indicating those who were born of God and continue to be in Him (2:29; 3:9; 4:7; 5:1,4,18). God does not give birth to children and then abandon them. In 1 John 5:1 we find gegennetai, has been born, the perfect third person singular, in the expression, "Whoever (pas) believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God." And the verse continues, "and whosoever (pas) loves Him who gave birth (ton gegennemenon, the perfect participle passive of (gennao)." When it comes to God who gives birth to the believer, it is the aorist active that is used, gennesanta, Him who begot or gave birth to, which indicates the importance of the actual giving of life to everyone who believes and loves. The stress in 1 John 3:9 is on the believer who was born of God and now possesses the life of God. He is a child of God. The one who has been born of God does not (ou (3756), the absolute not) practice sin (poiei, the present indicative of poieo (4160), to practice, do habitually, hamartian, the accusative of hamartia (266) without the definite article, indicating sin of any kind). This is a statement of fact. A born- again believer has God's Spirit in him and does not habitually sin. He is asked not to sin. He simply does not. Why? Because God's seed (sperma (4690), sperm, a seed or germ of the divine life) abides in him (menei, the present indicative of meno (3306), to remain, abide, a favorite word in the epistles of John (1 John 2:6,10,14,17,19,24 (thrice), 27 (twice), 28; 3:6,9,14,15,17,24 (twice); 4:12,13,15,16 (twice); 2 John 1:2,9 (twice). It is the Holy Spirit in the believer who abhors sin and does not permit him to engage in habitual sin. Then John goes one step further. "And he cannot be habitually sinning." Here we have the absolute negative ou, not, and dunatai, the present indicative of dunamai (1410), to be able; thus he cannot be sinning because he is born of God, and God's Spirit indwells him (see 2 Pet. 1:4). Regrettably, the believer may fall into sin. 1 John 2:1 states, "and if one were to fall into sin (hamarte)." The verb is the subjunctive aorist which means the falling into an occasional sin for which there is confession (1 John 1:9) and forgiveness. A person who sins habitually without a sense of conviction and repentance cannot claim to have the Holy Spirit within him, and he who has Him cannot sin habitually. The two states are mutually exclusive. The reason for the inability to habitually sin is that he has been born (gegennetai, the perfect indicative passive of gennao) of God. From Spiros Zodhiates Th.d (pages 183-185 of the Exegetical Commentary Series - The Epistles of John) - ISBN 0-89957-107-7 |
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470 | Who is this One who even forgives sins? | Mark 4:35 | New Creature | 56795 | ||
Concerning the Son's identity the following verse comes to mind. Matt. 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Jesus was Emmanuel -meaning God with us. Jesus can be said to be the God-man. Fully God and fully man The Holy Spirit is God in us. The Holy Spirit is the life giving Spirit. I don't fully understand the Trinity, but I believe it. One day we will more fully understand |
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471 | are we saved by grace or baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | New Creature | 56792 | ||
Hank; Thanks for noticing my error in wording. I totally agree with you about baptism being a command and ordinance. Thank you very much Hank Blessings |
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472 | Does this apply? | Col 3:11 | New Creature | 56617 | ||
Doctrinal differences have always divided churches, and the result is new denominations and off-shoots of denominations. The doctrinal differences can arise because of issues like baptism. Some believe in "baptismal regeneration" others don't. Some believe in pre-tribulation rapture of the church, while others believe in mid-tribulation, post-tribulation rapture, and others in pre-wrath rapture. Many churches water down and sugar-coat the word of God, and even become liberal in their theology. The Reformation period brought about division and separation of the Reformers from the papist church of Rome, which was followed by persecution and martyrdom for the quite a few of the Reformers at the hands of the Catholic church of Rome. The Reformers like Luther, Calvin and others divided over what they believed were false teachings of the church of Rome.People like Luther and others wanted to get the Bible written from Latin into a common language which the common people could read for themselves to which the church in Rome objected to very strongly. The Reformers them-selves faced divison when the Remonstrant's also called Arminian's could no longer fully agree with all of the Calvinistic teachings. I don't see division as bad. I do believe we should be united on the essentials of our Christian faith. By essentials I mean, that which is stated in the Apostles Creed - "I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* (meaning one universal church) Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen." Then there are less-essentials which we can disagree on without causing division. And other things we often argue about that may be classified as non-essentials, which we will not all agree on - the timing of the rapture could be listed as one of these. I think unity is especially good whereever it is found. But just get into any Christian forum or chat room and how much unity do you notice? Churches continue to split and divide, and new denominations continue to pop up. Many false teachings prevail these days that appeal to those with itching ears, who only want to hear sweet sugar-coated messages. Peter said; there SHALL BE false teachers AMONG you. 2 Pet. 2:1 In my opinion - I agree with what I heard Dr. D. James Kennedy say as I was watching him one morning. Dr. Kennedy said - "I'd rather be divided by truth, than united by error." Unity yes! But not at the expense of compromising the unchangeable truth of God's word. |
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473 | Can sinnners inherit the kingdom of God? | 1 Cor 6:9 | New Creature | 56613 | ||
Dear billk; I admire your honesty. By admitting you sin, and fail in doing what God would desire you to do, is a good first step. If you feel like you can't overcome these sins in your own strength, and power, then thats a plus also. Scripture says - "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.( James 4:7 ) The devil will tempt us to be sure. Even Jesus was tempted by Satan . (Matthew Chapter 4:1-11) Jesus set the example for us when He was tempted by the devil. Jesus resisted the devil in these verses and the result was, the devil fled from Him. Scripture tells us: - that when we are tempted, the Lord has provided an exit out of the temptation - "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it]." (1Cor. 10:13) Being tempted is not sin. but giving in to the temptation instead of resisting is sin, and in that case we need to repent, with the desire to turn from that particular sin. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. (James 1:14) Rom. 6:23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. We need to follow the clear direction in 1 John 1 where we are told that we need to confess our sin. Sin separates us from God, and takes us out of fellowship with Him. If we confess and forsake sin in our lives, and walk in the light as He is in the light then the blood of Jesus cleanses us from sin. Carefully read the following verses - 1John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 ΒΆ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Pray to the Lord and tell Him from a sincere heart that you sincerely want to turn from your sin. Tell Him to give you the power to help you overcome the sin in your life. And then trust Him. Surrender to Him today. If you continue to have trouble with certain sin(s) in your life you may also want to become part of an accountability group at your church if you have one. If not ask if you can speak to your Pastor May God bless |
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474 | Can sinnners inherit the kingdom of God? | 1 Cor 6:9 | New Creature | 56573 | ||
Dear billk; you asked "but are we not all loathsome sinners who "deliberately, knowingly, and habitually practices sin." I belive that Christian's should not habitually practice sin. 1 John 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. (KJV) On that verse Spiros Zodhiates makes this comment - "This verse declares that when Jesus Christ takes away sin, the believer, the one so freed from sin, does not live in sin anymore as before. Whoever is dwelling (ho menon), a participal noun which means the one dwelling or abiding from meno (3306), to abide). None is excluded. Pas (3956), anyone, in reality means all or everyone. In actuality, though, it refers to each individual within a group, and it also refers to all those in the group which is the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13). Nobody who sins habitually is permanently abiding (the present participle menon) in Christ, because no one who sins habitually is in Christ's body.Whoever abides in Him does not habitually sin. It is not possible to abide in Christ and to also live a sinful lifestyle This does not refer to an occasional sin into which a believer may fall and from which he repents and confesses and receives forgiveness (1 John 1:8-10; 2:1) Here is another verse - 1John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. (KJV) concerning that verse Spiros Zodhiates rendition of it is as follows - "Whoever has been born of God does not practice sin, for His seed abides in him and he cannot be habitually sinning, because he has been born of God." Hope this helps you May God Bless |
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475 | Can sinnners inherit the kingdom of God? | 1 Cor 6:9 | New Creature | 56484 | ||
Rom. 6:1 Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? Rom. 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Rom. 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. Rom. 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Rom. 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? |
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476 | Pre-Wrath Rapture? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 56043 | ||
Parousia: In my early Christian life, the Pre-trib rapture position was drummed into my noggin by preachers, radio programs, and books, and Sunday school teachers. The more I studied God's word the more things I saw that made me begin questioning the Pre-trib position. For instance God's word says Jesus delivered us from the wrath to come 1 Thess. 1:10 and 1 Thess. 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, I began seeing that there is a difference between tribulation and wrath It appears to me that tribulation is Satan's wrath against God's people And the wrath of God is that which will come upon the ungodly and those who do not obey the gospel. 2 Thess. 1:7-9 I believe the timing of the rapture is clearly mentioned in Matthew 24 Mt 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. In verse 29 we see that it says "Immediately AFTER the tribulation," what would take place is as follows: 1.all the tribes of the earth shall see the Son of man coming - again notice it says immediately AFTER the tribulation, not before, or in the middle of it.(verses - 29-30 refer to His second coming) 2. And then shall the gathering of the elect take place. verse 31 (we see that the elect are still here after the tribulation) Even in the parable of the wheat and the tares we see that the tares are gathered before the wheat - not vice versa. "Gather ye together first the tares," Matthew 13:30 These reasons and others which I have not mentioned are Bibical proof to me that the Pre-tribulation rapture theory was not the teaching of the early church, but is a more recent theological invention. Just thought I'd share a few thoughts on this topic with you and others who may be interested. May God bless you New Creature |
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477 | Parallel Greek, English N. T. | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 55819 | ||
The web-site address you gave does not work. The correct address is: http://bibles.com/ This address will take you to the desired site |
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478 | If any man destroys the temple | 1 Cor 3:16 | New Creature | 55511 | ||
prayon: Thanks. In your response it says - "Greetings new creature, In my bible there is a footnote that says that these verses are a severe warning to any one who would try to interfere with or destroy the building of the church on the foundation of Christ. Since the body of Christ is the church possible it means that no one should try to defile the church body" At this time I would have to disagree with that footnote, because I believe it is our bodies that Scripture refers to as His temple, not a building. The Spirit of God does not dwell inside of a building, but rather inside of His people, both individually, corperately and collectively. 1 Cor. 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are. 1 Cor. 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. What are your thougts? God Bless New Creature |
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479 | If any man destroys the temple | 1 Cor 3:16 | New Creature | 55455 | ||
Makarios - thanks for the commentary. The part that makes it difficult to understand is in verse 17 where it says - "If any man (singular) defile the temple of God, him (not them) shall God destroy; So can one person defile the temple to which point God must destroy that one individual? |
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480 | Can a person push God too far?? | Luke | New Creature | 55069 | ||
Dear Diane; I reposted the quote and gave you the proper credit which is due. And also listed the source and web-site. Once again I ask you to accept my sincere apology and regrets, for this error on my part. In the future I will make sure to give you credit for your insightful words I feel so bad. Once again I am sorry and ask for your forgiveness. God Bless you Diane New Creature |
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