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461 | God Intentionaly Made Bible Difficult? | Heb 4:12 | Robert Nicholson | 31577 | ||
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."(Psalms 119:105) The Bible is one book, written by many authors who were guided by the Holy Spirit of God. God is the ultimate Author. 2 Tim. 3:16 The depths of God's word is something we will never completely fathom. Yet to Timothy Paul writes "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth". 2 Tim. 2:15 The Lord Jesus prayed "that they may know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent" John 17:3 I believe that the important trues of the Bible are clear and plain and that God by his Spirit will reveal himself to us if we seek him. For those who know him as Savior we can apply his promise to his disciples to ourselves: "When he the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth..." John 16:13. I do not think that God intended to set up a puzzle for us, but rather some of the difficulty is due to the passage of time. In other words we must try to see it through the eyes to whom the word was given in order to understand the message in its original context. I have seen it illustrated this way: God (sends the message) --to his prophet-- who presents it to the intended audience---to present day readers. Present day readers will better understand what God was saying if they understand the historical and cultural background of the original audience. Divisions in the early church were not caused by the Bible, but were due to people who refused the truth or tried to add to it. I agree however, that today we have many denominations etc. which are made up of many of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Do you not think that the important message from the Bible is: That God wants us to know him and to have a personal relationship with him through Jesus Christ? Still searching Robert |
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462 | Any info on the Human side of Jesus? | Heb 4:15 | Robert Nicholson | 34834 | ||
I think the most important thing to understand is that Jesus is God incarnate. He is truly a man and he is truly God manifest in the flesh. Beginning at his birth, he was given the outside place a stable, yet he knew the love and adoration of those around him. In his years of growing up it was tradition that he would learn the trade of his earthly father Joseph. He knew what it was like to be misunderstood even by his parents. At the age of 12 he was able to discuss the Holy Scriptures with the doctors and lawyers as he went about his heavenly father's business. We would say in human terms he was gifted intellectually and yet those of his own people were envious of his knowledge and insight. After his baptism when God announced from heaven "This is my well beloved Son in whom I am well pleased" After this public declaration he knew what it was to fast in the desert 40 days. During this time when he would be physically tired and hungry Satan came to tempt him. He answered Satan's temptations with the word of God. During his public ministry and he knew what it was to be a prophet "without honor in his own country". He showed righteous anger as he drove the money changers out of the temple. However, his general attitude toward his fellow man was one of kindness and care; doing good on every hand. There were many times however, when he had to stand his ground and answer the hypocrites sharply when they tried to bring him down to their level. He did not tolerate people who professed to be religious and yet lived self promoting lives. He was very poor "he could say the foxes have their holes, the birds of the air their nest, and the Son of Man hath nowhere to lie his head". He knew what it was to be surrounded by needy people, those who flocked to him for help. He wept with those who wept as was seen when his friend Lazarus died. He could also rejoice with others at a wedding feast. He showed great sympathy to those who did not seem to know their need and continued on in life without hope. He also knew that he would soon die and he knew how terrible that death would be and yet he spent his last days making sure that his disciples had instructions which would help them cope after he was gone. He gave them great comfort in his words as he sense their sadness. He sat with them at the supper and knowing that his hour was come and suffered the sadness of being sold out by his friend for 30 pieces of silver. After the supper he went out into the quietness of the garden to pray to his father God. His disciples went out to comfort him and yet they fell asleep. All alone before God he prayed being in agony, asking God to remove this awful death, and yet knowing this was not possible, he was willing to bow to the will of his father God. He experienced the fear as the soldiers came to take him away and yet he did not fight against them. In the Judgement halls he was falsely accused, tormented and mocked. The great leaders of the day had no pity for him and even though he had done no wrong they delivered him to be crucified. His heart was deeply saddened as he looked at those who were dear to him, especially his mother as she watched the awful shameful death of her firstborn son. His friend Peter denyed knowing him and as Jesus looked at him "he went out and wept bitterly". There was nothing anyone could do to help him. In fact most people were treating his suffering and death as a time of celebration. On the cross he suffered the thorns, the nails, the beatings of man, the thirst and the shame. In his agony he listened to the taunts of his fellowman who hated him without a cause. He was alone, abandoned even by God as the earth was closed in darkness in the mid-day for 3 hours. I would suggest Psalam 22 as a reference of the sufferings of Christ. As the perfect man, Christ Jesus, he demonstrated unconditional, unselfish love toward those who despised him by offering himself as a sacrifice to God for our sins. He died with a sure hope, knowing that God would raise him from the dead. We should be cautious in trying to separate his human side from his spiritual side. He as a total man, a perfect man who lived as God intended all men to live. He is the Spotless Lamb of God. He is the uncomparable Christ, who knows our need and sympathises with our sorrows, because he too has passed that way. Yet without sin. Just a few thoughts Robert. |
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463 | Jesus experienced every kind of trial? | Heb 4:15 | Robert Nicholson | 68564 | ||
Greetings Cheryl: Heb 4:15 comes to mind "For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." Heb. 4:18 The important thing to notice is that he was tempted "yet without sin" Because he is God he could not be tempted to do evil, however, this does not prevent him from empathizing with our weakness and needs. Heb. 2: 17-18 speak of Christ in a similar way. God Bless Robert |
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464 | Can He sympathize with EVERY weakness? | Heb 4:15 | Robert Nicholson | 68576 | ||
Cheryl: I think we have to remember that Jesus was truly man and truly God. However, we should not try to divide him into two persons, he was the man Christ Jesus a man amongst men. When we think of him as a child who did not suffer any of the restrictions of sin. In a natural sense what an intellect was his. As he grew up in a carpenters shop he would know what it was to learn a trade. Imagine the Creator of the world making a bench out of the trees his hands had made. At a very young age we find him among the doctors and teachers both asking them questions and teaching them. As he grew into manhood, no one noticed a difference in him, because he "made himself of no reputation" Phil 2 It was not until his baptism that the Spirit of God decends and rest upon him and the Father announces "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. This was the public declaration of his earthly ministry. He was immediately tested in the desert and for 40 days went without food and in his weakened state was tested by Satan. This test was not to prove who he was, but simply to show to satan that he had lost the battle, he could not trip up the Son of God. As we watch him in his earthly journey, he had no home of his own "he said the foxes have holes and the birds of the air there nests, but the Son of Man hath nowhere to lie his head" His poverty was show further when they were testing him on whether one should pay taxes, he had to ask "show me a penny". As his earthly ministry increase he knew what it was to be rejected and dispised by his own people, they hated him without a cause. With his disciples and his friends he experienced their joys and sorrows. At the marriage feast he rejoiced with them, at the grace of Lazarus he wept. Within him the cross was always before him, he knew his hour was coming when he would endure suffering never known to man. He experience worship of the people as he rode into the city on what is called palm Sunday, and yet he knew that these same people would soon be "crying crucify him, crucify him". He knew that even within his own 12, that one who was his friend would sell him out for thirty pieces of silver, the price of a slave. We read of his goodbyes to his diciples as he tried to explain to them what he must endure. In John 17 we are given a picture of his care for them as he prays to his father for them. What sorrow was his as in the garden of Gethsemane alone with God and as he sweat great drops of blood like sweat falling to the ground he could pray "Father if it be possible let this cup pass from me, nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. This was not a sign of weakness but his intimate communication with his father who sent an angel to strengthen him. When we consider what he suffered as a man at the hand of man, the ridicule, the spitting, the beating, the false reports, the crown of thorns and then to be taken out to the ultimate place of shame and be lifted up on the cross in the place of the curse between two sinners. In those 3 hours when God laid on him our sins, the sense was clothed in total darksness. No one can understand or even speculate the sufferings which were his when he was made sin for us. I may have missed many things, however, it provides us an overview of what the Lord Jesus went through experiencially that he might become our faithful high priest who is touched with the feelings of our infirmities. Remember, the hairs of our heads are numbered, he sees the sparrow fall and he looks after the lilys of the field, how much more does he love and care for those he has redeemed by his precious blood. Just a few thoughts. Robert |
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465 | Can He sympathize with EVERY weakness? | Heb 4:15 | Robert Nicholson | 68578 | ||
Cheryl One more thought. Some will say "how can Jesus be a sympathetic high priest since he never sinned etc. How can he sympathize with the immoral person etc. What we must remember that although Jesus never sinned and could not sin, that upon Calvarys cross, he was made sin for us, and as such he experience the punishment on the cross for those sins. He knows the consequences of sins, because he bore them upon the cross. Praise his name. Robert |
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466 | The suffering of Jesus | Heb 4:15 | Robert Nicholson | 68712 | ||
Good morning Cheryl: When we think of Christ in this way it makes all the petty things we argue about seem trivial. When we meditate on the cross we read about the people "sitting down they watched him there" What a sight. I am reminded of the following verse: "Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger" Lamnetations 1:12 The amazing thing there was a purpose to it all. Christ had the ultimate victory. He saw the big picture and the joy that would follow as the result of his suffering. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. It is wonderful that we who love him can say in the words of this hymn: My redeemer O what beauties In thy lovely name appear None but Jesus in his glory Shall the honored title wear My redeemer! thou hast my salvation wrought! God's riches blessing upon you Robert |
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467 | 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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468 | 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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469 | 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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470 | 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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471 | 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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472 | Does the Bible ever lie? | Heb 6:18 | Robert Nicholson | 33249 | ||
Hi Praisemaster: I believe that people who read the Bible sometimes lie and abuse the Bible to their own selfish ends. Other mistakenly try to intrepret the Bible and find themselves lost with seeming contradictions, all because they have not learned that "scripture interprets scripture". The Word of God which we call the Bible does not and cannot lie. It is God breathed by the Holy Spirit. However, when we read the Bible we must try to understand each book through the eyes to those to whom it was given within the context of their culture and social framework. We also must remember that although the Bible has many authors who where moved by the Holy Spirit to write down God's message to humankind, behind all of these authors we have the divine Author, God himself. The Bible consists of many individual books and yet is one book in itself. I am not sure of the purpose of your question. It may be due to seeming inconsistences which we may find when we read the Bible. We must remember that no one "scripture is of private interpretation" (2 Peter 1:20),but must be interpreted in harmony with the entire book. I believe this is why Paul speaks to Timothy saying "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman which needth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15) Paul also writes " All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be mature, throughly furnished unto all good works" 2 Tim. 3:16-17 Finally, I believe there are translations of the Bible which are more accurate than others. That is why we must compare translations and try to go back to original languages where and if possible. What do you think Praisemaster, does the Bible lie? God bless you Robert |
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473 | Does the Bible ever lie? | Heb 6:18 | Robert Nicholson | 33367 | ||
Dear brother Praise Master I would suggest that God's Word is true in its report of Satan, his lies and his distortion of the truth. I agree that the words of Satan and his followers are lies. The Bible exposes him and records his treachery. Satan is one of the most under-estimated evil powers of whom we are warned over and over again, "we are not ignorant of his devices" (1 Cor. 2:11) In Gen. 3 we are introduced to Satan in the from of the subtle serpent who questions the Word of God: "hath God said?" In Job we see him as the accuser of God's servant. He challenges God regarding Job's motives for loving God and walking in his ways. We know that this was a lie. However, God allowed Job to suffer terrible persecution, only to prove to Satan in the words of Job " Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him..."Job 13:15 In the New Testament we have Satan quoting scripture to the Lord Jesus the Son of God trying to trip him up and mar him as the perfect man. This of course shows that Satan does not know all and he most certainly did not know Christ. The Lord Jesus simply quoted the appropriate scripture back to him and shut his mouth. The warnings by the Lord Jesus and the apostles regarding the work and attacks of Satan must be heeded and yet the Christian should not despair. John teaches "greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." (1 John 4:4) In other words when we are saved we are given the Holy Spirit within who is greater than Satan. We have also been given the armour of God to withstand the wicked one. We could discuss his many guises etc, but that is a different topic, howbeit necessary in these evil days. The truth of the Word of God is seen in the way it reports and exposes the sins of humans through the centuries and the disobedience of his own people along with the short comings of those who are saved. The Bible does not lie, but it reports those that do and shows their folly with the hope that we who read it would benefit from it. God's blessings to you Robert |
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474 | diccerence between old test and new test | Heb 8:6 | Robert Nicholson | 72791 | ||
Greetings ladyappleman: This is a great topic, I will give you a few thoughts on it. It has been suggested that the truths in the Old Testament which appear to be concealed, that the same trues are revealed in the New Testament. The events of the Old Testament cover a much greater time than those of the New Testament. It is important to remember that both Testaments are interwoven and would be incomplete seperately. When we consider the Old and New Testaments we find that Jesus Christ is the central figure and the ultimate fulfilment of the scriptures which were written of him. The risen Christ said to his disciples "These are the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms (writings) concerning me. In the Old Testament we are shown types, pictures and prophecies concerning the coming Messiah and Savior over a great period of time and in many different ways. The central theme throughout the Old Testament focuses on redemption by blood and is fulfilled in the sacrifice of Christ the lamb of God. Old Testament saints looked forward to the coming promise, they did not see it clearly, but by faith they believed God and died in faith.(Hebrews 11:13) We see here that it is through faith that we come to God whether we are from the Old or New Testament. Christ is the redeemer who died for their sins as well of those of us under the New Testament, who look backward to Calvary by faith. Is the God of the Old Testament different than the God of the New Testament? Some suggest that he is seen as a more loving God in the New Testament compared to the old. God is eternal, he is not subject to time and space. He is Sovereign, in absolute Control, he is Mercy, he is Grace, he is Love, he is Longsuffering, he is Holy, he is Pure, he is Truth, and he is Judge. (I may have missed some) God is infinite in all of his attributes. In the old testament in Gen1:1 "in the beginning God". In the New Testament we read "In the beginning was The Word" In the Old Testament we see his hand in creation, in the New Testament we are reminded of Christ "all things were made by him" In Genesis we see God's desire to communicate with humankind, we see his grace to humans after they became sinners by disobedience. Throughout the Old Testament we see the failure of humans in many ways and God again by his grace provides a way whereby they can be at peace with him. God is righteous and Holy, but sin must be judged. In the Old Testament we see the judgement of those who turned their backs on him and after much longsuffering he brought calamity into their lives. In the New Testament we see his holiness, righteousness and his love at Calvary when he punished his Son on the cross. In the New Testament we are reminded of judgment to come for those who reject Christ. God is still trying to communicate his love to us in these last days in his Son (Heb. 1:2)By his Spirit he deals with the hearts of men, he strives with them and is longsuffering, however, he has showed us by his word that time will end and the opportunity for peace with God will end. Were there specific questions which you had in mind? Peace in his Name Robert |
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475 | what does ITimothy 2:5 mean? | Heb 9:12 | Robert Nicholson | 138035 | ||
Greetings Perrin: I would add "What is Jesus Christ still doing as mediator? In your question you have defined the word "Between God and man. He is the one who came between and filled the gap which exists between God and man because of sin. The book of Hebrews covers this in detail. In Hebrews 9:14-15 we read "How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot unto God, purged your conscience from dead works to serve the living God" "And for this cause he (Christ) is the mediator of the new testament or covenant..." By his sacrifical death and resurrection the Lord Jesus Christ came between God and the guilty sinner. His work on the cross made it possible for a Holy God to forgive the guilty and declare them righteous in his sight. In John 14 Jesus made it clear that he is the only mediator between God and man when he said "I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the father but by me"(John 14:6) What is he doing today for those who have trusted him as Savior? He is our Advocate and our great high priest. It is through him that we approach God. It is through him that we enter into the holiest of all which under the old covenant was not possible for the common man. He is continually in tune with our needs and provides us with strength to walk the christian life. This is a topic which one could go on and on. We thank God for the Mediator our Lord Jesus Christ! Your brother in Christ Robert |
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476 | Is Time a Dressing Room for Eternity? | Heb 9:27 | Robert Nicholson | 38946 | ||
Would we not understand from this verse that we die only once and that after that death the judgment? We know that this is an appointment which we will keep. After death there is no room for appeal. Robert |
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477 | Is Time a Dressing Room for Eternity? | Heb 9:27 | Robert Nicholson | 39012 | ||
Heistthe1 Thank you for the references. We were born dead in sin and yet God by his grace has offered us eternal life as a free gift through our Lord Jesus Christ. The tragedy, is that there are many who are dead in sin and will die physically without Christ. "Behold now is the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation"(2 Cor. 6:2) God bless his word Robert |
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478 | Which epsitle states this phrase? | Heb 9:27 | Robert Nicholson | 64721 | ||
"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" Heb. 9:27 |
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479 | Judgement, Sheol, and Hades | Heb 9:27 | Robert Nicholson | 73656 | ||
Greetings John: Welcome to the forum and thank you for your well written comments and questions. I believe the scripture supports that there are several judgments. The Judgment Seat of Christ (1 Cor. 3:13-15)(2 Cor. 5:10) and (Romans 14:10) In the three references the people involved are believers who will be judged according to their work since they have been saved. You have referred to (1 Cor. 3:13) which is discussing spiritual builders in the church. This work will be tested by fire and only the work which abides receives a reward. In looking at the three references we will notice that motives for our work is judged. However, we find that although we suffer loss for work which does not abide we are saved. This judgment has nothing to do with judgment for sin. The people represented here are redeemed and forgiven by the blood of Christ who bore the judgment for our sins upon the cross. It is interesting to note that the believer who dies is referred to as "those who sleep in Jesus" The Judgment of the Living Nations: We know that at the end of the age the Lord Jesus himself is coming in power and glory and will judge those living on the earth that have rejected him and reward those who have been saved during the great tribulation. As promised in Acts 1:11 "this same Jesus which is taken up into heaven shall come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven" The feet of Jesus will rest upon the mount of olives from whence he left. It is at this point he will separate the sheep from the goats or the saved from the unsaved.(Matt. 25:33-46) Those who are saved will go into the millenial kingdom and those who are not saved will be cast into hades to await judgment. The Great White Throne Judgment: This is the final judgment of unbelievers who are dead to God. (Rev. 20:11-15) It is the "dead" small and great who stand before God. It is made clear that no unbeliever can escape this judgment. "The sea gave up the dead, death and hades gave up the dead which were in them."v.13 At this judgment the books are open, each is judged according to their works. The Lamb's book of life is open to show that their name is not written there. "whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire"V.15 (this is the second death) In Luke 16:19-31 Jesus holds back the curtain into hades (place of departed spirits) and shows us two men in life and two men in death. I do not believe this is a parable since Jesus names them as a "certain rich man and a beggar called Lazarus. The rich man in question is conciously suffering, has memory and a sense of his awful state. In contrast Lazarus is in Abraham's bosum a place of comfort. Hades is divided into 2 compartments with a great gulf between which prevents anyone from passing over from one side to the other. You ask why would such lost people be called up to judgment at a later day? I believe this is to show the righteous judgment of God, in that day they will agree that they are getting what they deserve. I think that your observation is correct in that God has revealed more truth regarding those who have died through Christ and through his apostles. I do not believe that the scripture supports soul sleep. The body of the Lord Jesus Christ was placed in Joseph's new tomb. He went to paradise which is the equivelant of Abraham's bosum, a place of comfort. The prophecy of Psalm 16:10 speaks of the soul of the Lord Jesus and the body of the Lord Jesus: "For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell(Sheol); neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption." Paul in his letter to the Corinthians speaks about our physical body as being a temporary or "tent" In other words we are not a body with a soul, but a soul with a body. In (2Cor. 5:8) "...willing to be absent from the body and present with Lord" Paul also writes "For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:" Phil. 1:23) In both cases Paul gives us the sense that we "are present with the Lord" not in a sense of sleep. Finally, in Rev.6:9) we find that "the souls of them that were slain for the word of God"v.9 are crying out to be avenged. There is no hint of soul sleep here. This is a serious subject which many would mock. God is longsuffering, patient and by his Spirit he works with the souls of humans. The sin which separates humans from God for eternity is the disobedience to the gospel of his grace. Peace in his Name Robert |
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480 | as death finds you so shall the judgment | Heb 9:27 | Robert Nicholson | 137921 | ||
Greetings: Would this verse be what you are looking for? Heb.9:27 "...it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes the judgment" |
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