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481 | Number 216 | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 157738 | ||
Hey Brad, I understand and I truly understand the heart felt passion many have when it comes to our God and His word. In regards to the regulars. I thank God for them! I've learned much from many on this forum. I read this forum daily and usually several times a day. This forum is a great place for learning there is no doubt about it and there are some good teachers here. I agree the heart of most of the regulars are in the right place most of the time. I pray my post did not come across as if they were not. Something I would like everyone to consider. When someone makes a post instead of taking the defensive approach simply give them the truth in God's word. No one, including the devil can defeat the truth. Regardless of what they say, the truth will always stand out and there is no need for pride or defensive language or sarcasm to strengthen it. If someone feels the need to defend God's word then it should be done as God has instructed 1 Pet. 3:15. The word of God will stand on it's own every time. When I think about God's word and it's power I always think about Hebrews 4:12 and Isaiah 55:11. Is that not some awesome scripture! What more could we possibly do to it to improve on that? Also Brad, I don't exclude myself from any of this. Not just on the forum but in my daily life as well. I'm just as guilty. You know it's funny how easy it is to recognize something when you are so familiar with it, good or bad. |
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482 | Number 216 | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 157731 | ||
Oh I understood the post with no problem. And the key is called discernment. I agree, there should be no games played here. Doc had already pointed out to the poster, this is a bible study forum. However, they simply ask the question are any biblical references or meanings behind the number. I fail to see any reason to assume the poster was playing games. If I missed something then please correct me. Could have simply been they were seeking the truth and instead found sarcasm. What kind of message does that send? Should we not instead try and draw them in, to discuss the truth with them? It's as if this has become too widely accepted on this forum. Why I don't know when there are so many of you that participate on this forum with so much knowledge of the scriptures that can be shared with others. I guess knowledge of scripture and wisdom don't always go hand in hand. I don't know if you have spent much time looking around the internet, but this is one of the best if not the best bible forums out there. Lot's of knowledge on this forum! But it's as if something is creeping into this place. We can either resist it are allow it to take over. I'm sorry brother, I don't want to be at odds with you or anyone else on this forum. The problem is too much of this goes on and I wonder how many realize the number of people that are reading along and never post. I also can't help but wonder how many are run off after reading some of the post. I know it's not my forum and I don't dictate the rules. I'm just concerned about some of the things I see. When you can't find God in it, then you have to wonder what it's doing here??? |
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483 | Number 216 | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 157726 | ||
Just trying to understand who your talking about??? | ||||||
484 | Number 216 | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 157724 | ||
Are you talking about Peter, Paul and Mary the singing group? | ||||||
485 | Why did God block access to the tree of | Gen 3:24 | humbledbyhisgrace | 157164 | ||
Interesting point Doc that you bring up this act of mercy. One might ask, how could it possibly be merciful of God to block access to this tree of life? After all, if one could "eat" of it then one would live forever. Isn't that what we want? Doesn't man want to live for ever? But do we want to live for ever in this life that is tainted with sin and suffering and prevents us from enjoying the relationship with our Lord as it was intended in the beginning? Or do we want to have everlasting life in heaven with our Lord and enjoy the relationship with Him where we are in His presence at all times and there is no sin or suffering? God truly is merciful! Looking back on my post I'm afraid I may have used a poor choice of words and approach. I was thinking bigger picture (access to eternal life with Christ) when I said the tree of life is not blocked and sort of took the scripture out of context. I'm thankful for your post because it allowed me to see how hastily I posted and basically miss represented the actual scripture. Thank God for His mercy and thank you for your post! |
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486 | please help. | Romans | humbledbyhisgrace | 156844 | ||
talmid, Please explain how Luke 14:26 is the foundation of being a Christian. Also, if you would explain, why you would point this verse out to someone that is questioning their faith as the foundation of being a Christian and not put it into context. |
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487 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156484 | ||
My post is a little late responding to your question. I see several have already responded. Much of what I was thinking has already been said. Either way, I'll try and give my thoughts without repeating others that have responded. Well, I don't know much about this Pope and I have never followed any of his writings so I'm basing my opinion on his Homily and what I see in his written words. It appears throughout the Homily the Pope is pushing the importance of God, Son, Holy Spirit, God's Word, and urging the young people to get back in church. These are five things I believe in myself and think all Christians should spend much time pushing these things. In regards to your question "What do you think "the faith of the Church" is, and how does it open for us the meaning of Scripture?" Looking at the text, I can only assume he is referring to God, Son, and Holy Spirit when he talks about "faith". And as he goes on to say, "It is the Holy Spirit who guides the Church as her faith grows, causing her to enter ever more deeply into the truth ". For the sake of this discussion, what do you think he meant by "the faith of the Church" is, and how does it open for us the meaning of Scripture?" And, how do you think this relates to the original post about what the Pope said? |
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488 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156440 | ||
What did the Pope really say? Has anyone looked for themself? Is Doc's statment taken out of context? Or is this a hidden message from the Pope? You decide! Here is a portion of his statments. You will find in this portion what Doc is refering to. Then if you still don't get a clear picture. Try reading the complete Homily to get a clear picture of what this Pope has to say about the "true star". Here is a link to the complete Homily. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20050821_20th-world-youth-day_en.html Portion of the Pope's Homily: Anyone who has discovered Christ must lead others to him. A great joy cannot be kept to oneself. It has to be passed on. In vast areas of the world today there is a strange forgetfulness of God. It seems as if everything would be just the same even without him. But at the same time there is a feeling of frustration, a sense of dissatisfaction with everyone and everything. People tend to exclaim: “This cannot be what life is about!†Indeed not. And so, together with forgetfulness of God there is a kind of new explosion of religion. I have no wish to discredit all the manifestations of this phenomenon. There may be sincere joy in the discovery. Yet if it is pushed too far, religion becomes almost a consumer product. People choose what they like, and some are even able to make a profit from it. But religion constructed on a “do-it-yourself†basis cannot ultimately help us. It may be comfortable, but at times of crisis we are left to ourselves. Help people to discover the true star which points out the way to us: Jesus Christ! Let us seek to know him better and better, so as to be able to guide others to him with conviction. This is why love for Sacred Scripture is so important, and in consequence, it is important to know the faith of the Church which opens up for us the meaning of Scripture. It is the Holy Spirit who guides the Church as her faith grows, causing her to enter ever more deeply into the truth (cf. Jn 16:13). |
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489 | inherit the sin of Adam | Ps 51:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156284 | ||
Thanks for the feedback! Hope the wedding went well and God bless your son and his new wife. Starting in verse 4 and going through verse 20 we see each person is responsible to God for their own sins and that no one is held responsible for the sins of others. You stated, "the doctrinal truth we may properly derive from this passage are that individuals are responsible for their own actions before the face of God." I believe we have to go farther then that and it would not be proper exegesis to stop here and not take into account the rest of the scriptures. In verses 21-32 it does speak of repentance as you say. But proper context would not exclude these verses from verses 4-20. As a matter of fact, the life and death spoken of in verses 4, 9, 13, 17, 18, 19, and 20 are also speaking of eternal life and the second death. Are they not? Now, I think we agree that verses 4-20 are teaching us that we are responsible for our own sins. I think where I might be seeing this differently is the rest of the scriptures and the context issue. I think verses 21-32 are also pointing to this same truth. To say they are speaking of repentance is correct, but to stop there and not consider verses 4-20 is not proper context. Notice in verse 21 it speaks of HIS sins that he hath committed... and in verse 22 all of HIS transgressions... verse 24 But when the righteous turneth away from HIS righteousness, Verse 26 When a righteous man turneth away from HIS righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for HIS iniquity that HE hath done shall HE die... Verse 27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from HIS wickedness that HE hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, HE shall save his soul alive... Verse 28 Because HE considereth, and turneth away from all HIS transgressions that HE hath committed, HE shall surely live, HE shall not die. Verse 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the LORD is not equal. O HOUSE OF ISRAEL, ARE NOT MY WAYS EQUAL? are not your ways unequal?... Verse 30 Therefore I will judge YOU, O house of Israel, EVERY ONE according to HIS ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all YOUR transgressions; so iniquity shall not be YOUR ruin... Verse 31 Cast away from you all YOUR transgressions, whereby YE have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? All the verses listed above are speaking to the individual (HE, HIS, YOUR, etc...). So, in my understanding, proper context would point to the fact we are responsible to God for our own sins and our eternal life or death is not based on the sins of others. Our God is a just God. These truths are revealed in verses 4-32. I fail to see how pointing to verse 2 changes the truths revealed in verses 4-32. I'm not saying verse 2 is not important. But to point to verse 2 as if that changes in anyway the truths in the rest of the chapter appears one would have to believe these scriptures only apply to the Jews in captivity. And even if that were true and they did only apply to the Jews in captivity, where does the sins of Adam condemn the captive Jews to eternal damnation? This of course leads me to a couple of more questions. We know the scriptures do not contradict themselves as some would try to claim. So, for a biblical doctrine to stand, can we also say that biblical doctrines do not conflict with each other? If this is true, then is it not also true that any other biblical doctrine would have to compliment each other and not change it? I guess where I am having a problem with all this is the other verses you pointed out (e.g., Rom 5:12-19; 1 Cor 15:21-22, 45, 49; Psalms 51:5; Job 14:4; Eph 2:3; Heb 2:14, 15; 1 Thes 1:10). Maybe the forum can discuss these verses and what they mean and how it relates to what we are taught in Ezekiel 18 if anyone is interested. I for one am trying to understand this, not teach it. So, if anyone has any input on this I would love to see it. |
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490 | inherit the sin of Adam | Ps 51:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156221 | ||
Thanks Doc! I just saw your post. I've got to run but I'll come back and read it latter. And you don't have to worry about your English with me. I'm from Alabama and people say we talk funny. I don't get it??? Sounds okay to me. :) Not to mention if it wasn't for MS Word and the spell check feature you would probably never understand anything I write. Thanks angain for the reply! God Bless!!! |
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491 | inherit the sin of Adam | Ps 51:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156216 | ||
Great scripture Mark! Well said! These are the things that should be seen when others read these post. You never know who may be reading and what their relationship with the Lord is. We should never try to eat the meat without having the milk to wash it down with. |
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492 | inherit the sin of Adam | Ps 51:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156186 | ||
Hey Doc, I'm trying to follow along with this conversation and wonder if you can clear this up for me. I've added part of your post here for reference and have a few questions to follow. "A proper exegesis of the verse in Ezekiel will take into account the reasons that this prophet was speaking to the Jews in captivity. Remember, the importance of context cannot be underemphasized. God was responding to a specific statement of the Jews. Look up there at verse 2: they were denying the justice of God. They were, in essence, saying "We are suffering in captivity because of the sins of our forefathers. They are dead, and here we are having to face their penalty for breaking covenant with God. So, the Lord is not being just." (cf verse 25) God is saying with great clarity, "You are suffering the captivity because of your own sin. You are the ones that are not just. You are the ones who deserve even more than what has come upon you." "By using sound exegesis, you cannot come to the conclusion that Ezekiel was attempting to deny imputation. Unfortunately, this passage does not suit your intended purpose. It cannot be made to say what you are asserting without quoting it outside of its original context." I guess I'm not following what you mean by saying proper exegesis of the verse in Ezekiel and then pointing to verse 2 to say Jeff took anything out of context. From the way I read it, Jeff could have used verses 3 - 32 to make the point that we are accountable for our own sins and not the sins of someone else. So, do I misunderstand you? It appears to me that you are saying the proper context of verse 20 that Jeff used and therefore all the verses from 3 - 32 only apply to the Jews in captivity. If not, what other context are you talking about? Can you help me with this? Thanks! |
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493 | What happens to the milk? | Heb 5:14 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155921 | ||
Thanks Doc for your reply! I understand the concept. What I want to know is, in the forums opinion, when is someone ready for the meat and what happens to the milk? I guess another way of asking this is, when has a Christian matured enough for the meat and what happens to the milk once one has reached that maturity level? I'm interested in hearing yours and other Christians opinions on this subject. |
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494 | Do you believe obi1kanobi? | Rom 10:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155542 | ||
Obi, How does one become saved? Who is Jesus to you? Where does Jesus fit into the plan of salvation? |
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495 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155381 | ||
We might as well through this in the mix. Colossians 4:5-6 Question, is an outsider the same as one who willfully walks in evil. By that I mean one that sets out to temp others, their intent is to be evil and deceitful, knowingly practice evil with the intent to attach Christianity? This is not an easy question dealing with an outsider or is it? |
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496 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155378 | ||
Here is another one I would like to discuss. 1 Timothy 5:20 Sorry about the first response. I got a little trigger happy before I was ready. Anyway, I would like to hear some thoughts on Deuteronomy 19:15 and 1 Timothy 5:20 in regards to this issue. Also, I was actually looking into this issue when addressing ominous and I kept being drawn back to 2 Corinthians 4 for some reason. I'm still looking into this one but if you have any thoughts on this chapter in regards to this issue I would also like to here them as well. One question I do have, is 1 Timothy 5:20 referring to a brother in Christ? I'll go ahead and lay this on the line so you and who ever else decides to get involved will know what you have gotten into. I am here to learn. Not to teach. I have been a Christian for less then 6 months and have very little background in Bible study. However, it is without a doubt my favorite pass time and I can't get enough so I am eager to learn. I will probably have more questions then thoughts. |
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497 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155376 | ||
Deuteronomy 19:15 2 Corinthians 4 |
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498 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155371 | ||
ominous, I agree with a lot of what you said. I want to address a few of your questions and statements. Your question: "so why discourage someone at the first sign of non-conformity?" I don't believe we should. I think you are absolutely correct on this. But, the case with Obi does not fit into this category. Obi is a classic case of intentional false teaching. There is no other way to say it. Obi was attempting to teach not discuss and he did it with deceit which is nothing more then evil. What he was teaching was false. Not because I don't agree with him. But most importantly, the scriptures don't agree with him. Regardless of how smart one may think himself to be, the power of God's word and the truth in them cannot be hidden with lies and deceit. I have complete confidence in this fact. Hebrews 4:12 Your statement: "there is however a difference between rebuking a brother, and convincing a gainsayer, or one looking for answers. there is a difference in misinterpretation and deliberate twisting, but is it being done deliberately, or is that what he was taught?" Again, I agree with your comments about rebuking a brother etc... I think that would be a very good discussion that should be started on this forum. You raised several good points. Maybe you can get this started since it was your question. I would love to see the response myself in hopes that I too could have a better understanding of this issue and what others think about these things. Back to your statement. The point in your statement I want to key on is the part where you say "but is it being done deliberately, or is that what he was taught?" This is an excellent question. I believe it shows that your heart is in the right place on this whole issue. But it also underlines the importance of why we should call evil for what it is when we see it. What about those that did not understand what was going on and what Obi was up to? And to answer your question, it was obvious it was being done deliberately and you can rest assured it was what he/she was taught. The fact Obi was taught this practice of deceit and fallowed through on it is not an excuse for his/her actions. As a matter of fact, it should highlight to others where Obi's church stands and highlight the fact it is not a Christian church regardless of what they claim or call it. It would be much different if someone believed in something because they were taught it and that was that. But when delivered with deceit and with the intentions of twisting God's words (and this is their practice and they are taught these things and their church is built on the intentional twisting of God's word) a Christian I believe should be ready to call it for what it is and reject it. Now if someone was taught something that just happened to not line up with scripture, and they engaged in an honest discussion about it. You would be absolutely correct in how we as Christians should react. ominous, I can honestly say, I took no pride in these things with Obi. But the things seen in his/her actions were not of God. These are the things we rebuke. For Obi I have a heavy heart that prays to our merciful and Holy Father that he will speak to his/her heart and open the eye's. May God bless you! |
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499 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155303 | ||
Please take the time to really read the post of Obi and those that responded. If you cannot see the deceit in Obi's post and the intentional twisting of God's word in Obi's post then you need to understand this. Obi was exposed for false teachings and deceitful practices. There is a good reason for this. It's for anyone who may not be able to see the evil intent. To expose it for what it is. There is a difference in someone misinterpreting the scriptures and someone twisting the word of God. There is even a difference in people differing on the scriptures. But Obi's actions go beyond discussing and differing. I pray that you can understand this and I pray that Obi will one day see the truth in what he is doing. I ask you, is a Christian to be humble in the face of evil? |
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500 | AUTHORITY, ORGINISATION | Matt 16:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155046 | ||
I apologize for all the misspelled words in my post. And if they cause any confusion please let me know and I will correct. | ||||||
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