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541 | abide | 1 John 2:3 | MJH | 217247 | ||
Holding to the view that God's Law, or any part of it, is in mind when Paul speaks of "nailing IT to the cross" is the most gross error in hermanutics imaginable. MJH |
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542 | abide | 1 John 2:3 | MJH | 217257 | ||
John, You asked for an explanation of Peter's hypocrisy and so I delivered. Of course I know you won’t agree so if by your question you meant, "Tell me something that will convince." Then that I can not do. I can only explain what the Text meant to the original readers and therefore to us today. I did spend a good deal of time explaining Col. 2, and was a bit disappointed with the dismissive response. I say this because it truly does perplex me how the correct understanding can not be obvious to everyone who reads it. Even should you feel the way you do about “ceremonial” laws, there is no reason to force that into this Text and make it say God’s Law is nailed to the cross. I have in the past hesitated to say this, but I personally believe it is heretical to make Col. 2:14 claim to nail the Mosaic Law to the cross and to put any part of God’s Law in the same camp as hollow worldly wisdom. Some of my understandings of the specifics of Col. 2 may need adjustments, but this error in interpretation simply can not be over looked by the mainstream church. MJH -intended with all due respect. |
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543 | abide | 1 John 2:3 | MJH | 217264 | ||
Thanks John, I do understand that you stand by the "moral law" which is found within the Mosaic Law. But you do say you believe the "ceremonial law" is "nailed to the cross" and that is also a part of the Mosaic Law. In that view, you are placing a "part" (though not all) of the Mosaic Law on the same grounds as philosophy "according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ." This is my main problem with your view of Col 2:14. No part, not even one small command from God can be placed in the flow of Paul’s argument in-as-much-as nailing it to the cross. Let me try to explain more clearly. Let us assume that God said through Paul, “You are no longer bound by nor required to participate in the ceremonial laws such as food, festivals, Sabbath, new moons.” Now, I think such a statement would violate the very law spoken of (Deut. 12:32), but I realize you don’t share that understanding. So lets assume he does this…cuts out and removes certain commands found in the covenant. Okay, fine. We stop following those commands. But, (and this is my point), would God ever have His Spirit speak through Paul and say, “That part of the law is based on human tradition and empty philosophies of this world?” Would he ever declare that these parts of the law are “against you?” Or, the same as “the elemental spirits of this world?” May it never be! If I were you, and I once was in thought, I’d say Paul was speaking against empty teachings (whether from Jews or Greeks it makes not difference) which are opposed to God’s Law which is the Law of Christ. Stop looking to this world for “special knowledge and spiritual esoteric encounters.” Jesus lived in a fleshly body and died and rose again in a fleshly body. He put to death these empty principles and triumphed over them by the cross. Therefore, since you were called to live a special king of life within God’s Kingdom, stop judging one another on disputable matters. One follows the Sabbath and one does not. Live in unity and remain in Jesus, but by all means stay away from those empty teachings based on human dogma. Does that make since? That at least holds God’s teaching found in Deuteronomy with respect, while still providing an option that God’s Law can be divided up into parts, some we follow, and some we do not. Eagerly looking forward to your response. This is helping me think these passages out again in some more depth. MJH |
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544 | abide | 1 John 2:3 | MJH | 217299 | ||
Tim, (quick note for now.) In regards to "a" I will return to answer. I've been meditating on this some more and have an idea that needs to be tested. Pluss I'm short on time. In regards to "b", Vs. 16-17 are not the same as vs. 14. Maybe an outline of Paul's flow in argument, as I understand it, would help. I'll put one together later when I have time. And "c". Eph 2:15 is a whole different connected discussion, but in short, I believe the "wall" spoken of is traditional laws taught that separated Gentiles and Jews from communion together (which is why Paul uses “dogma” again). These are not found in the actual Law of God. One can not find Gentiles removed from God's people because they are not physical Israel (Ruth is a perfect example.) The “ger [stranger] who sojourns with you” was not an Israelite but considered a full member and equally responsible towards the Law and had equal access to the Temple. Some have said the "wall" was the wall that Gentiles could not pass in the Temple, but the Greek word is different from that found in the Temple notice. I thought you did some research on "dogma" in the past and found one reference in a Jewish writing not included in the cannon, but maybe it was someone else or a different word? MJH I look forward to seeing what you come up with. |
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545 | What is the role of sex-drive/beauty? | 1 John 2:16 | MJH | 184750 | ||
Maybe the new book by Rob Bell Jr. would be helpful. It is entitled "Sex God" and no, it is not an autobiography. I have not read it all yet, but I have heard several audio messages about the topic and I think it would do you well to read or get from the Library. MJH |
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546 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | MJH | 213918 | ||
live4jc316 Thanks for your question. I think that DocTrinsograce did a great job answering your question, but since it's not linked to your question directly, I thought you may have missed it. Put 213874 in the box under Search Word(s) or ID and you will go right to his answer, which is spot on. To sum up. Heaven is not our ultimate destination. We will be with the Lord in an intermediary state while we wait eagerly for the resurrection of our earthly bodies and to live ON EARTH with the Lord eternally. Our ultimate destination is for God to dwell with us on a physical Earth that has been restored to its pure state. MJH |
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547 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | MJH | 213960 | ||
John, I have to admit that I am a bit stupefied as to why you would ask this question. I'm struggling to understand it. "our mobility for Earth to Heaven..."? "gates of Heaven will be closed..."? I am not sure what you’re really even asking. I'll still try to sum up, but forgive me if I am not answering what you are asking. Rev. 21 is a good place to start, although the teaching in Rev. 21 runs through the Bible. God's dwelling will be with mankind. If by Heaven you mean some place "up" in the sky, then no, people will not be there in the End Times (or the World to Come.) We were created to live on Earth (or if you will, a New Earth.) God comes down to dwell with us here. If by Heaven you mean the "holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God" (Rev 21:10) where "its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb." (Rev 21:22) Then yes, the gates of that city will be open to all who are "written in the Lamb's book of life." (Rev 21:27) But again, I am not sure if I am interpreting your question correctly. I know that many of the other religions and particularly the Greek religions of the 1st-3rd century believed that after death, peoples’ spirits would travel to the heavens with the gods, but they also didn’t believe in the resurrection of the dead. They did believed the body to be the jail house of the soul. Once the soul was released, it would never wish to be confined to the flesh again. That is contrary to everything in Scriptures which teaches a physical resurrection of the body and a reuniting of the body and soul. I know that many Christians adopt this sort of “pagan” view of living in heaven as an Angel or spirit for eternity, but that’s because they lack any good teaching. Plus pastors are always using phrases such as “living with God in heaven for eternity” which given the general publics understanding of what heaven is, a place out in space somewhere, it propagates a misunderstanding and even a false idea. We will not live in that idea of heaven for eternity. We will live in a physical body on a physical Earth. Gravity still holds us in place…no floating around with harps on clouds. I’m not trying to be condescending. I must be reading you wrong because based on your posts here; I would not expect a question like this from you. MJH |
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548 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | MJH | 213972 | ||
John, Well now this sounds much better. I didn't think we were as far apart on this as it seemed. Thanks for clarifying. I will stipulate that you may be correct. I do agree with you on the "many rooms" analogy although I'd put the "rooms" on Earth, if not in Jerusalem itself. Any differences we have would be rather minor in the end. The main reason I'm not going to pursue those right now is because I am time pressed. I just got a new book I need to devour. God bless and again, thanks for clarifying. MJH ps. I have a real love for astronomy, and I'd LOVE to visit many of God's marvelous creations out there some day...I'm hoping eternal life will give me that opportunity:-) |
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549 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | MJH | 214047 | ||
bill, I've read a good number of your posts, though not all, and I have to say that you are, I believe, following the rules of the forum. While I'm not going to agree with all of your conclusions, you've made your argument from scripture and tried to do that well. Your approach is one of sincerity, I believe, and you've attempted to be gracious most the time. This is probably why you have, unlike others, not been deleted. I have found that the forum is open to different views and even sometimes those that are a bit far outside of the main stream as long as the person is gracious and attempts as best as they can to back up what they believe with good hermeneutics. I hope that you stick around awhile. I've been here for a number of years now, on and off, and I can assure you that I have not always held to the normative theology of our day, yet I have almost always felt welcome and even appreciated. I'm guessing you would be too. God bless in your studies. MJH |
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550 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | MJH | 214048 | ||
Okay.... Some of your posts would qualify as outside the rules. But I'd still love to have you stick around. It might be nice to discuss somethings. Like, how could Jesus disagree with Moses......That's quite an impossibility unless he isn't the Messiah. Look forward to where this could go? MJH |
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551 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | MJH | 214071 | ||
This is rather unfortunate. I am sorry that you should leave so soon, before you even get a chance to get to know anyone. Should it be your desire, you can email me for a more civil discussion. After all, trying to debate 10 different people at one time is like trying to hit a target with a shot gun. It's a bit messy. MJH |
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552 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | MJH | 214095 | ||
John, Fair question. I do have an email that I occasionally use for such occasions. It's an email that is seperate from my personal use email of course. If Bill was intersted he could simple ask. I doubt anything would come of it. As far as knowing him. No. And no, I've only been MJH here too. MJH |
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553 | Matt 7:21 criteria for heaven | 1 John 3:9 | MJH | 144345 | ||
In understanding Matt 7:21 one must understand what Jesus means by "Kingdom of Heaven." First, the term Heaven in Jesus time often was used to refer to God since to even mention God's Name outside the Temple was too close to blaspheming It. Therefore “Kingdom of Heaven” and “Kingdom of God” are the same thing. Second, the Kingdom of Heaven is (among other things) a condition of the heart. Also to say, "The Kingdom of Heaven is near," would not mean "near" in the sense of time, but rather in the sense of being near by. Third, the Kingdom of Heaven is often revered to in the New Testament in two seemingly contradictory ways. 1) that the Kingdom of God is present right now (meaning in Jesus time), and 2) that it would be established in the future. Often when Jesus speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven and entering it (or not) and who is in it and who is not, refers to the condition of people's heart and how such condition places them within the Kingship of God (and the Messiah). For example: the prostitutes by virtue of their turning away from their sin and towards a renewed relationship with God and His Word, were in reality experiencing the Kingdom of Heaven (God) in their lives. They had God as their King and Ruler, whereas the Pharisees (not all, but many) were not repentant of sin and not turning toward the correct way to live out the Word of God (ie. mercy, love, compassion) and as a result their lives were not experiencing the reality of being in the Kingdom of God and having God as their true King. (They were Kings of themselves by their high view of themselves for following the minute "traditions of the elders" while missing the main thrust of God's Word to show mercy, compassion and love to all His people.) Therefore the answer to your questions is this: By doing the will of the father, you will experience the reality of being in the Kingdom of God, and He will be King of your life. It is NOT saying that those who fail to follow the law perfectly will not enter heaven. However, to say you believe, but to live an INTENTIONALLY sinful life is not possible. Belief and action are one and the same, at least they were in the mind of a Jew like Jesus and James (Jam 1:22 "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.") For James, a Jew from birth, to even say this shows that he was quite failure with Greek thinking by this time. For a Jew could not say this otherwise. For a Jew to "hear" the Word, meant to "do" the word. There wasn't a dichotomy of thought and action. The same is true in Matt 7:20-27 and 1 John 3:9. You can not be the one without being the other. You can not believe without action. Matt 25:31-46 also reveal this. Did I help or just serve to confuse? MJH |
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554 | Hereing from God | 1 John 3:22 | MJH | 213267 | ||
I've read most of this thread and here is what impression I am getting. Does God speak to people like he spoke to those who penned Scripture still, or not? I'd put my "vote" into the not category. (It’s not really up for vote though.) I believe Scripture to be a closed canon, at least until the return of Jesus. However; does God speak through His Spirit to individuals? I'd say a strong YES to this. The reason why is because of experience. While I have, and would never accept any "new" teaching from some voice, I would accept aide in knowing how to help others. The problem is that these are all anecdotal. There is no empirical evidence, usually, to say if someone heard from God or not. I am skeptical by nature, and even when I hear, I remain a skeptic when maybe I shouldn't. But, when I have listened, I have been truly shocked at how precise the event ended up being. In my own mind, this couldn't have been manufactured by my own psyche. Plus, the positive outcome, when I have been blessed to see it, was truly good. I have also been on the receiving end of this sort of listening. When someone comes to you who knows nothing of your private pain, and tells you what they heard you needed, you first almost fall over; and when you realize what just happened, you find out that God must truly love you! He took the effort to lead one of His children to go to you with encouragement that could have come from no one but Him. So maybe some are approaching this topic from the idea of adding to Scripture or getting new revelation, and others like you are approaching this topic from the idea of God stepping into our lives through the voice of His Spirit. MJH |
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555 | Hereing from God | 1 John 3:22 | MJH | 213282 | ||
None taken. I thought maybe some might be speaking of one, while the other another. As I said, I am a skeptic first.... MJH |
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556 | Is it mt 26:60-61 happening today? | 1 John 4:2 | MJH | 157156 | ||
Possibly the book, "Velvet Elvis : Repainting the Christian Faith" by Rob Bell would be a worth while read. MJH |
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557 | What commandments? Torah? Yes-No? | 2 John 1:6 | MJH | 140379 | ||
I've read this many times, but it caught me a bit by surprise this time. It seems to be saying that we ought to walk according to the Torah, or the Mosaic Law. 1 John 2:4-6 also says, Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. We know that Jesus walked according to the Torah--as it ought to have been interpreted. These texts seem to be saying that the commandments of the Mosaic Law were to be "walked" the way Jesus "walked" them. The phrase, "just as you have heard from the beginning" seems to suggest this as well. Then what are the commandments of Jesus, if they are not His "yoke" or His interpretation of the Torah? And His interpretation always came out of love, but it was still centered on the Torah (first 5 books). What am I missing? MJH |
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558 | What commandments? Torah? yes-no? | 2 John 1:6 | MJH | 140380 | ||
I've read this many times, but it caught me a bit by surprise this time. It seems to be saying that we ought to walk according to the Torah, or the Mosaic Law. 1 John 2:4-6 also says, Whoever says "I know him" but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may be sure that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. We know that Jesus walked according to the Torah--as it ought to have been interpreted. These texts seem to be saying that the commandments of the Mosaic Law were to be "walked" the way Jesus "walked" them. The phrase, "just as you have heard from the beginning" seems to suggest this as well. Then what are the commandments of Jesus, if they are not His "yoke" or His interpretation of the Torah? And His interpretation always came out of love, but it was still centered on the Torah (first 5 books). What am I missing? MJH |
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559 | What commandments? Torah? Yes-No? | 2 John 1:6 | MJH | 140381 | ||
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560 | Enoch's prophesy in OT? | Jude 1:14 | MJH | 138387 | ||
Jude does quote Enoch (the book of): "See the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone and convict the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done" (Book of Enoch 1:9) "Enoch the Seventh from Adam prophesied ... 'See the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone and convict the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done'." (Jude 14-15) I do not believe this means that Jude held the book up as authoritative, but I understand that most educated Jews, including Jesus, would have been quite familiar with the book. I am unable to comment any more than this as I have just begun to study the subject, thus bringing be to this forum. God Bless. |
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