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501 | Does a person who never hears about Jesu | Rom 2:14 | Wild Olive Shoot | 152242 | ||
Blessings were made known to believers, by the Lord's showing to them the mystery of his sovereign will, and the method of redemption and salvation. But these must have been for ever hidden from us, if God had not made them known by his written word, preached gospel, and Spirit of truth. Christ united the two differing parties, God and man, in his own person, and satisfied for that wrong which caused the separation. He wrought, by his Spirit, those graces of faith and love, whereby we are made one with God, and among ourselves. He dispenses all his blessings, according to his good pleasure. His Divine teaching led whom he pleased to see the glory of those truths, which others were left to blaspheme. What a gracious promise that is, which secures the gift of the Holy Ghost to those who ask him! The sanctifying and comforting influences of the Holy Spirit seal believers as the children of God, and heirs of heaven. These are the first-fruits of holy happiness. For this we were made, and for this we were redeemed; this is the great design of God in all that he has done for us; let all be ascribed unto the praise of his glory.—Matthew Henry ”The enmity of men's hearts to this doctrine of predestination was seen in the House of Common, not a fortnight ago, when one who ought to have known better talked about "the gloomy tenets of Calvin." I know nothing of Calvin's gloomy tenets; but I do know that I read here of predestination, and I read here that God hath his own way, and his own will, and that he reigns and rules, and so he will until the world's end; and all who are loyal subjects wish God to rule. He is a traitor who would not have God to be King; for who is infinitely good and kind as God is? Let him have his divine will. Who wishes to restrain him? Whether we wish is or not, however, the Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice, and let his adversaries tremble. Our predestination is "according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will." ”Those who believe in Christ have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them: the Holy Spirit is a part of heaven, "the earnest of our inheritance"; and wherever he dwells, it is not possible that the heart should lose the inheritance. It is entailed upon those in whom the Spirit dwells. Judge, there, dear brethren, whether the Spirit of God dwells in you or no.” – C. H. Spurgeon “God's sovereign choice works, but it does not exclude human cooperation; these ones who were so sovereignly chosen were also the ones who trusted, heard the word of truth, and believed” –David Guzik 1 Timothy 2:5 (NASB) 5For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, “Those who are saved must come to the knowledge of the truth, for that is God's appointed way to save sinners: if we do not know the truth, we cannot be ruled by it.” – Matthew Henry Acts 4:12(NASB) 12"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." Hebrews 9:15 (NASB) 15For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. John 6:40(NASB) 40"For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day." “The discovery of their guilt, danger, and remedy, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, makes men willing and glad to come, and to give up every thing which hinders applying to him for salvation. The Father's will is, that not one of those who were given to the Son, should be rejected or lost by him. No one will come, till Divine grace has subdued, and in part changed his heart; therefore no one who comes will ever be cast out. The gospel finds none willing to be saved in the humbling, holy manner, made known therein; but God draws with his word and the Holy Ghost; and man's duty is to hear and learn; that is to say, to receive the grace offered, and consent to the promise. None had seen the Father but his beloved Son; and the Jews must expect to be taught by his inward power upon their minds, and by his word, and the ministers whom he sent among them.” – Matthew Henry I understand the many references to Romans 1:20-23. What may need to be explained and I haven’t searched to see if it was addressed, is help in understanding those verses in correlation to the fact that Salvation is through Christ alone. It is our faith that His blood was sufficient, in redeeming and reconciling us with God that saves us. Kalos and Doc, it appears that you two are on a similar path, as well as some others. Maybe you two can address that? WOS |
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502 | Does a person who never hears about Jesu | Rom 2:14 | Wild Olive Shoot | 152235 | ||
Doesn’t Ephesians 1:13 have some weight here? To be included in Christ, first you hear the Word, then you believe and then you are marked with His seal, the Holy Spirit. But prior to that, weren’t we chosen to hear? Ephesians 1:11-14(NIV) 11In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory. WOS |
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503 | Again on blaspheming the Holy Spirit? | Luke 12:10 | Wild Olive Shoot | 152009 | ||
How about unbelief? Spurgeon spoke on unbelief as the only sin for which there is no atonement for. “And now to close this point—for I have been already too long—let me remark that you will observe the heinous nature of unbelief in this—that it is the damning sin. There is one sin for which Christ never died; it is the sin against the Holy Ghost. There is one other sin for which Christ never made atonement. Mention every crime in the calendar of evil, and I will show you persons who have found forgiveness for it. But ask me whether the man who died in unbelief can be saved, and I reply there is no atonement for that man. There is an atonement made for the unbelief of a Christian, because it is temporary; but the final unbelief—the unbelief with which men die—never was atoned for. You may turn over this whole Book, and you will find that there is no atonement for the man who died in unbelief; there is no mercy for him. Had he been guilty of every other sin, if he had but believed, he would have been pardoned; but this is the damning exception—he had no faith. Devils seize him! O fiends of the pit, drag him downward to his doom! He is faithless and unbelieving, and such are the tenants for whom hell was built. It is their portion, their prison, they are the chief prisoners, the fetters are marked with their names, and for ever shall they know that, "he that believeth not shall be damned." Spurgeon, Charles. "The Sin of Unbelief." The New Park Street Pulpit. Blue Letter Bible. 18 Apr 2001. 5 Jun 2005. http://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/charles_spurgeon/sermons/0003.html I would recommend for anyone to read the sermon in its entirety. WOS. |
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504 | Why can we not just be Christians? | 1 Pet 1:2 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151984 | ||
Not yet, You stated in your recent post: “I am of no "opinion" not depicted in scripture.” Then closed with: “Respectfully defending the faith.” May I ask whose faith you are defending? From what Scripture shows us, God is more than capable of defending His own. A few selected verses: Jeremiah 50:34 (NIV) Yet their Redeemer is strong; the LORD Almighty is his name. He will vigorously defend their cause so that he may bring rest to their land, but unrest to those who live in Babylon. Zechariah 9:8 (NIV) But I will defend my house against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch. Luke 12:10-12 (NIV) 10And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11"When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, 12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say." Zechariah 12:8 (NASB) "In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. 1 Corrinthians 1:7-9 (NIV) 7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 8He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. WOS |
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505 | Should we be thankful for Judas Iscariot | Eph 5:20 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151914 | ||
Interesting perspective Doc. It seems also to be apparent with what happened concerning the persecution of the early church. After the martyrdom of Stephen and the eruption of persecution, God used that persecution in part to further His purpose in broadening His church. It appears that persecution brought untold blessing to thousands as it forced the believers out of Jerusalem and into the Gentile world as the were scattered abroad like seeds and sown into new ground. It could be pointed out also, that Stephan’s death left a profound impact on Saul / Paul, who was yet to become the greatest missionary. God used the results of Satan’s persecution of Christ’s Church along with individual persecution and martyrdom to set off the exodus of believers from Jerusalem to the effect of expanding and broadening His church. John 12:24 (NIV)24I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. WOS |
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506 | Sprinkling vs. Immersion | Rom 6:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151719 | ||
Furthermore, let me refer you to the following verses, keeping in mind when you read them that Scripture does not contradict itself: John 3:16 Titus 3:5 If Baptism is a requirement for salvation, then please explain the following: 1 Corinthians 1:14 1 Corinthians 1:17 So the cross of Christ does not have the power? Is that what you claim? How about the following verses in The Gospel of John alone, in which we are told to “believe”, and never once does it mention being baptized: John 1:12 John 3:16 John 3:18 John 3:36 John 5:24 John 11:25-26 John 12:44 John 20:31 Also realize the following with Mark 16:16: “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” Only the first half of that verse speaks of belief and baptism. The second half only speaks of belief. It does NOT say, “but whoever does not believe or is not baptized will be condemned.” Baptism is a step in obedience, and an important one. However YOU cannot make it a requirement. WOS |
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507 | Sprinkling vs. Immersion | Rom 6:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151715 | ||
Nick, You need to take your own advice in which you quoted Matthew 22:29: “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God” Read Ephesians 2:8-9. Seams to me that you boast you are saved due to some kind of work in which you did. Understand that the power of God means the power of God. Your salvation is not dependant on anything you do for which to earn it by. It is a gift. WOS |
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508 | Theological Term: Conversion | John 12:40 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151662 | ||
Doc, 1 John 3:9 would then apply to us in our state of glory based on (1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith)? Or do we take that verse in slightly different context to support the quote from John Owen? (He removes all obstacles, overcomes all oppositions, and infallibly produces the intended effect.") Or is the “intended effect” Owen refers to actually our state of glory in which the Holy Spirit enables us to obtain through the ability of increased knowledge and the resulting increased effectual faith to (renounce and forsake sin and, instead, to walk in obedience to Christ)? I think you’ve answered my question regarding that particular verse, if I am grasping correctly. Am I? WOS |
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509 | Heb 6:4-6 | Matt 12:31 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151648 | ||
It's much easier to tear someone down than it is to build them up. The high road is the hard road. Let's walk it together. WOS |
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510 | Heb 6:4-6 | Matt 12:31 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151646 | ||
candy lee, If I may, please let me refer you to a site in which I found most helpful regarding "lost salvation". http://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/lewis_chafer/salvation/ A breif preview that I found enlightening: Not only is it revealed that God is disposed to keep the one whom He has saved, but the true child of God is also a gift of the Father to the Son (Jhn 10:29; 17:6, 9, 11) and has been committed to the keeping power of the Father by the prayer of the Son. "Holy Father keep." That prayer will be answered. Thus it may be concluded that should the saved one be lost, the eternal purpose of God will have been thwarted. Admitting this, it must be concluded that He Who can design a universe whose remotest star shall not deviate by a second from its appointments throughout the ages; Who can plan the universe from the highest arch-angel to the marvelous organism of the smallest insect; Whose purpose has never yet been known to fail—that such a God may be defeated by the mere creature His hands have made. If the saved one is finally lost, it must also be concluded that God is, to that degree, lacking in power. He Who has testified that not one of His sheep will ever perish, must yet retract His bold assertions and humbly submit to a power that is greater than His own. He Who created and holds the universe in His hands; Who calls things that are not as though they were; Who could speak the word and dismiss every atom of matter and life from existence forever must retire before the over-lordship of some creature of His hand. And, lastly, admitting the revelation concerning God's eternal purpose and His infinite power to accomplish that purpose, if it could still be proven that the saved one might be lost we would be shut up to the one and final conclusion that it could be so only because the All-powerful God did not sufficiently care to keep those whom His power had created as new-born children. But what do we find? The revelation is full of testimony concerning that very care. Who can measure the revealed devotion of His boundless love toward the objects of His saving grace? Who will dare claim that He will not answer the prayer of His Son? – Lewis Sperry Chafer WOS |
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511 | I hope you don't get weary of my ?'s | Ex 28:3 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151586 | ||
Thanks Doc, I would not have been able to word it as easily as you did. Don’t ever hesitate to “jump in” with me. I would rather defer to someone who can more adequately answer. Sometimes, I’m okay as far as developing a response in my mind, but getting it into type, in a way that makes sense, is another story altogether. WOS |
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512 | Theological Terms: Regeneration | Titus 3:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151495 | ||
Doc, I've found your posts to be thought provoking, enlightening and edifying in the short time I've participated in this forum. Don't sell yourself short. Some, like Eutychus, will fall asleep no matter who is speaking. :) WOS |
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513 | Theological Terms: Regeneration | Titus 3:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151487 | ||
Doc, Wow, have you been busy. Please allow me, for the purpose of my own edification, to follow up with the reasoning of my question for clarification. If 1 John 3:9 applies to the regenerate at the time of regeneration and not during glorification, then why are we warned not to quench the spirit? Referencing 1 Thessalonians 5:19 as well as Ephesians 4:23-30. If we have the ability to quench the Spirit, then after regeneration, wouldn’t we have the ability to sin again? Doesn’t Colossians 3:10 show us that there should be a continual renewal? Matthew Henry wrote: “Quench not the Spirit. Christians are said to be baptized with the Holy Ghost and with fire. He worketh as fire, by enlightening, enlivening, and purifying the souls of men. As fire is put out by taking away fuel, and as it is quenched by pouring water, or putting a great deal of earth upon it; so we must be careful not to quench the Holy Spirit, by indulging carnal lusts and affections, minding only earthly things. Believers often hinder their growth in grace, by not giving themselves up to the spiritual affections raised in their hearts by the Holy Spirit. By prophesyings, here understand the preaching of the word, the interpreting and applying the Scriptures. We must not despise preaching, though it is plain, and we are told no more than what we knew before. We must search the Scriptures. And proving all things must be to hold fast that which is good. We should abstain from sin, and whatever looks like sin, leads to it, and borders upon it. He who is not shy of the appearances of sin, who shuns not the occasions of it, and who avoids not the temptations and approaches to it, will not long keep from doing sin.” I guess my question is more along the lines of: Since death entered through sin and death came to all because all sinned (Romans 5:12), once the ability to sin is removed, after regeneration, wouldn’t death also removed? We are told that the last enemy to be defeated is death (1 Corinthians 15:26). Since the wages of sin are death (Romans 6:23), when death is defeated, will it be then, that sin is removed as well therefore making it so we will be unable to sin. However, if all of that takes place at the time of regeneration, why do we still die (physically)? Since death (being the wages of sin) is not defeated until Christ returns, doesn’t even the regenerated Christian have the ability to continue sinning until that time, until we are glorified with Christ? (Colossians 3:4) And at that point, there will be no more death? No need to answer if you will touch upon this topic later. Just wanted to elaborate as to why I had raised the question to begin with. Again, I’m not disagreeing with anything you have stated, just trying to take it all in and gain a better understanding. Thanks a bunch Doc. WOS |
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514 | Theological Terms: Regeneration | Titus 3:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151477 | ||
Hi Doc, Can you help me understand something if you will? You quoted 1 John 3:9 at the end of your post: Every one having been begotten from God is not practicing sin, because His seed abides in him, and he is not able to be sinning, because he has been begotten from God. (1 John 3:9 ALT) Are you implying this is applicable during regeneration or glorification? WOS |
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515 | Walking in the light of the Lord. | Eph 5:8 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151440 | ||
Ray, I see many, many posts in which you seem to be hung up on capitalization and non-capitalization of certain words. I’m really at a loss I guess, because I fail to see why this is such an area of concern. Does the presentation of the text, in terms of punctuation and correct grammar, really pose that much of a stumbling block? Maybe an audio rendition of the Word, and to hear it spoken instead of being read may be a better route to take. (Unless you are prone to being particular about pronunciation) I mean, when Christ, Peter, Paul and the others spoke to those that they spoke to, I’m sure they weren’t interrupted and asked whether or not a particular word should be capitalized. Hear the word bother. The message that God has revealed should be far more important than the punctuation used or whether or not a certain word is capitalized. Just my thoughts. WOS |
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516 | Who are the lost sheep of israel? | Matt 15:24 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151369 | ||
Jesus' 'personal mission prior to his death and resurrection was only to the Jews, God's people. Kalos, just want to point out that although Jesus’ “primary” mission was to the Jews, He did make exceptions: Matthew 8:10-13 (NASB) 10Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel. 11"I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; 12but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 13And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed that very moment. Matthew 15:22-28 (NASB) 22And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed." 23But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us." 24But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." 25But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" 26And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." 27But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." 28Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once. He didn’t actively seek out the Gentiles, but did minister to them as scripture shows and thus (for one) points out that ethnic and cultural prejudice must be eliminated in missionary work. The early church, I’m sure, saw this example and followed it. WOS |
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517 | Can we not ask God to forgive another? | John | Wild Olive Shoot | 150976 | ||
Christ gave the authority to the Apostles to announce forgiveness and warn of guilt. As Christ’s ambassadors, they didn’t provide forgiveness, only proclaimed it. If a person confesses and turns to Christ, they can be assured that God forgives their sins. However, should they refuse to confess they are to be warned they will face the judgment of God. As pointed out in Mark 2, only God has the “right” to forgive sin. We can only proclaim it. WOS |
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518 | Can we not ask God to forgive another? | John | Wild Olive Shoot | 150965 | ||
If you wrong me in some way, and you ask for my forgiveness and I don’t offer it, what effect does that have on you? What effect does that have on you if I do extend forgiveness? But, refuse the atoning power of the blood of Christ and do not seek God’s forgiveness and tell me what effect that would have on an individual. There seems to me to be a rather enormous difference. WOS |
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519 | Can we not ask God to forgive another? | John | Wild Olive Shoot | 150964 | ||
mommapbs, It wasn’t my intent to insinuate that you were equating God’s forgiveness with man’s nor was I being accusatory. As I read through the posts that originated from jen2000, I read were she was informed that she should “ask God to forgive” the person who trespassed against her. A follow up post stated, that remark was unscriptural and pointed out that Jesus had the authority as God the Son to request God the Father’s forgiveness we however, do not. It further pointed out that, referencing The Lord’s Prayer, “This verse teaches us two things: that we are to pray for the forgiveness of our own debts [same as 'sins' in Luke 11:4], and that we are to forgive our debtors, i.e., "others for their transgressions" as Jesus points out in Matthew 6:14. But it says nothing about asking God to forgive someone else. “ After that point, it seemed to me anyhow, that the discussion started, not necessarily comparing God’s forgiveness of man and our forgiveness of man, but intertwined the two. My point is that, and I agree with you concerning. “Since this post was to be a source of encouragement to one who was offended, I would prefer to look to God for a response that will glorify Him”, while encouraging another, there as well runs the risk of further confusing that person. All I wanted to do is point out that there is a difference between the two. Whether or not we forgive another has only an effect on our own relationship with God, not necessarily the offender’s. However, God’s forgiveness has an eternal effect. With God’s forgiveness, we must first have faith, then confess and repent. Through the blood of Christ we have atonement. But just as you stated, we can forgive another without them even asking and probably should. I know many that would never “stoop” to apologizing and asking for forgiveness when they harm another, intentionally or not. But when Paul wrote to the Church in Corinth about forgiving the sinner, it is never mentioned that the sinner repented yet they were still instructed to forgive and comfort. (2 Corinthians 2:7) I think it is important to distinguish between the two for the sake of the person who initiated the question. WOS |
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520 | Can we not ask God to forgive another? | John | Wild Olive Shoot | 150953 | ||
If I may be so bold as to interject, I think the discussion may be an amalgamation of two very distinct topics: 1. Our forgiveness of our fellow man; 2. God’s forgiveness of man. The first is mentioned in Matthew 6:14,15 / Matthew 18:21,22 / Matthew 18:34,35 / Mark 11:24-26 / Luke 17:3,4 / Colossians 3:13, and I’m sure other places as well. The latter is mentioned in Matthew 26:27,28 / Mark 2:9-11 / Acts 2:38 / Acts 13:38 / Ephesians 1:7 / Colossians 1:14 / Hebrews 8:12, and again, other places as well. We can forgive others for their trespasses against us, but only God can forgive trespasses against God. I think they are to very different applications of forgiveness one, from us to others, and the other, from God to us. We should continue to forgive those who wrong us so long as they repent. God on the other hand has granted us forgiveness of sins eternally through the blood of Jesus, should we confess and repent 1 John 1:9. I don’t know if I presented my thoughts eloquently enough to properly convey them. Maybe another who can more easily convey this thought can help or correct my understanding of the two? WOS |
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