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601 | Hold fast the Scriptures- then memorize? | NT general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80950 | ||
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602 | Interesting Rendering | Gen 22:5 | Radioman2 | 80949 | ||
CHICK PUBLICATIONS? "Chick Publications has, since its inception, been a bit sensationalistic at times. We do not believe that their approach is the best to use in presenting the gospel. For example, in a number of their volumes in The Crusaders comic series, they use John Todd as an authority on witchcraft and related subjects, and Todd has been proved to be a “teller of tales” (to put it mildly). "Also, the volume entitled Sabotage, where the King James Version is purported to be the only accurate translation -- all others being Roman Catholic perversions -- is also inaccurate and unreliable. "Furthermore, the two issues entitled Alberto and Double Cross are historically inaccurate, unreliable in content, and unchristian in approach. "So, we do not endorse or promote Chick Publications. ...based on the above observations as well as on the whole, we do not feel they are a reliable tool." (http://www.equip.org/search/) Christian Research Institute, P.O. Box 7000, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 |
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603 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | Radioman2 | 80948 | ||
Jeanne1: I'm sorry that I misunderstood your previous posts. I did not realize these were not your questions, that instead they are someone else's. As for the paragraph I quoted from your post, you did not enclose it with quotation marks. Nor did you say in the post that these were someone elses's questions. So I didn't know that you were quoting someone else. So if I have misinterpreted your post or your position on these issues, I am truly sorry. I would not knowingly misquote or misrepresent another person's writings. In the post to which I am now replying it says: '..we don't have to go around "testing" people.' I couldn't agree with you more. You are exactly right. Neither I nor the writer of the article is saying that we should test others as to whether they are saved. I've never advocated such a thing. The intent of the article I quoted was not to teach us how to test other people. It is to help us examine ourselves, according to 2 Cor 13:5, which says in part: "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves..." Examine and test yourselves -- not other people. That's what the verse says and that is what I was referring to. Regardless of any misunderstanding over that one post, I still say your writing is good, helpful and worth reading. I appreciate you and your participation in this forum. Grace and peace, Radioman2 |
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604 | Hold fast the Scriptures- then memorize? | NT general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80937 | ||
I, too, have a book I'd like to point out. I do not recommend it; I merely point it out. New Age Bible Versions G. A. Riplinger (A. V. Publications, 1993) 'Riplinger's book 'goes beyond previous works, however, by developing a conspiracy theory for the KJV-only view. Author G. A. Riplinger believes that lying behind modern versions (especially the NASB and NIV, apparently) is New Age influence.' (...) 'Riplinger rejects [the] earlier manuscripts and urges us to return to the Bible of the precritical era. 'If there is anything good to say about Riplinger’s New Age Bible Versions (hereafter NABV), it is that the book is not any longer than it is and that the foolishness of its various claims are transparent when one takes the time to study them... 'NABV is replete with logical, philosophical, theological, biblical, and technical errors. Riplinger lacks the proper training to write this book (her MA. and M.F.A. in “Home Economics” notwithstanding). Many of her errors arise from a lack of understanding of Old and New Testament textual criticism as well as biblical and theological studies...She hesitatingly admitted that she really could not read Greek. '...Simply comparing the KJV with the NIV and NASB through endless charts does not prove a thing. She needs to demonstrate that the specific translations she accepts are really better textual renditions than the alternatives she rejects, rather than merely assuming the superiority of the majority text type or the KJV. (...) 'The bottom line in Riplinger’s mind is that the King James Version of 1611 is alone the Word of God. Anything prior to or after that specific translation is in some measure not really the Word of God. We are back to the absurd view that the KJV is the Bible of Paul and the apostles. 'A volume the size of NABV would be required to point out Riplinger’s misunderstanding of theology, translation technique, and her fascination with New Age conspiracy and its association with modern versions. This book will cause a temporary stir. Hopefully, however, most Christians will recognize NABV as an ill-begotten book and will turn back to a study of the Word of God in the language of the people today. In so doing they will fulfill the prayers of godly translators of centuries past, including the very ones who translated the King James Version of the Bible.' [This article has been edited to fit here. To read the entire article, see (www.equip.org/free/DB015.htm)] |
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605 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | Radioman2 | 80930 | ||
Jeanne1: In the following quote from your post you ask a good question and then proceed to give an excellent answer, one with which I agree. Good work. I would like to reply to what you have written with a quotation in support of your answer. You write: "But what about those people that walked and talked the path to God thru Jesus, accepted Him fully, was baptized, attended church and church funtions, witnessed to others, etc... but later because of maybe a loss of children or spouse or maybe over time because he though that he could not lose his salvation became stagnant and fell into the ways of the world and forgot about God over time and then died. Are they still saved?" The following quote, in support of your answer, is excerpted from an article on The Evidences of Genuine Saving Faith found at the Grace to You website. 'Conditions that do not prove or disprove genuine saving faith. '1. Visible Morality There are some people who just seem to be good people. They can be religious, moral, honest, and forthright [trustworthy] in their dealings with people. They may seem to be grateful, loving, kind and tenderhearted toward others. They have visible virtues and an external morality. The Pharisees of Jesus day rested on visible morality for their hope and yet some of Christ's harshest words were directed at them for this very thing. 'Many who possess visible morality know nothing of sincere love for God. Whatever good works they appear to possess, they know nothing of serving the true God and living for His glory. Whatever the person does or leaves undone does not involve God. They're honest in their dealings with everyone-but God. They won't rob anyone-but God. They're thankful and loyal to everyone-but God. They speak contemptuously and reproachfully of no one-but God. They have good relationships with everyone-but God. They are like the rich young ruler who said, "All these things [conditions] have I kept, what do I lack?" Their focus is on visible morality, but that visible morality doesn't necessarily mean salvation. Jesus told one of the Pharisees "you must be born again" (John 3:6), not "you must put on an external morality." People can "clean up their act" by reformation rather than regeneration-so reformation in itself is not a mark of saving faith. '2. Intellectual Knowledge Another condition that can be misleading is intellectual knowledge. People can possess an intellectual understanding and knowledge of the truth and yet not be saved. While the knowledge of the truth is necessary for salvation, and visible morality is a fruit of salvation, neither of these conditions by themselves translate into true saving faith. People can know all about God, all about Jesus, who He was, that He came into the world, that He died on the cross, that He rose again, that He's coming again, and even many details about the life of Christ-and still turn their backs on Him. 'That's what the writer of Hebrews was warning against in Hebrews 6:4-6. There were people in the church who knew all about God and understood gospel truths. They even had a measure of experience with gospel truth. They'd seen the ministry of the Holy Spirit at work in people's lives-and yet knowing all of that, they stood in grave danger of turning away and rejecting Christ. 'In Hebrews 10 the writer warns this kind of man that he is treading underfoot the blood of Christ by not believing what he knows to be true. There are many people who know the Scriptures but are on their way to hell! A man cannot be saved without the knowledge of the truth, but possessing that knowledge alone does not save. '3. Religious Involvement Religious involvement is not necessarily a proof of true faith. According to Paul there are people who possess an outward form (a mere external appearance) of godliness but who have denied the power of it. They have an empty form of religion. Jesus illustrated this when He told of the virgins in Matthew 25. They waited and waited and waited for the coming of the bridegroom, who is Christ. And even though they waited a long time, when He came they didn't go in. They had everything together except the oil in their lamps. That which was most necessary was missing. The oil is probably emblematic of the new life; the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. They weren't regenerate. They had religious involvement but were not regenerate. A person can be visibly moral, know the truth, be religiously involved, and yet not possess genuine saving faith.' (From an article by John MacArthur)(www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/archive/genuinefaith.htm) - - - - - - - - - - Grace and peace, Radioman2 |
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606 | Are we back to the absurd view...? | 2 Timothy | Radioman2 | 80921 | ||
justme: Thank you for replying to my question. It's always good to hear from you. Yours is an excellent post in which you make a number of good points -- points that all of us would do well to heed. In my opinion, everyone, regardless of which translation they prefer, would profit from reading and considering what you have posted here. Grace and peace to you. Radioman2 |
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607 | Ps109:1 | Matt 6:1 | Radioman2 | 80888 | ||
fast (Greek: nesteuo, Strong's# 3522) Definition: to abstain as a religious exercise from FOOD AND DRINK: either entirely, if the fast lasted but a single day, or from customary and choice nourishment, if it continued several days (Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Nesteuo". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". Emphasis added.) (www.biblestudytools.net/Lexicons/) - - - - - - - - - - fast 1 : to abstain from FOOD 2 : to eat sparingly or abstain from some FOODS (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) (Emphasis added.) |
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608 | Is Easter mentioned in the Bible? | NT general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80883 | ||
The word translated "Easter" in the KJV is the Greek word that literally means "the Passover." The word "Easter" is not mentioned in many places in the Bible. In fact, it's mentioned only once and only in one translation that I've seen. And even there it is the word that literally means "the Passover." |
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609 | Faith and Works: Paul vs. James | Rom 4:3 | Radioman2 | 80824 | ||
Faith and Works: Paul vs. James 'There is a way to reconcile what Paul and James say. The key to reconciling them is that the word "justified" has more than one meaning. Paul uses it with one meaning in Romans 4 and James uses it with a different meaning in James 2. It is not uncommon that a word has more than one meaning. In fact, it is common that any given word would have a multitude of meanings. Look in a dictionary and you can see that almost every word has more than one meaning, almost without exception. It is the context that dictates what meaning is in view. (...) 'There is a difference between when God justifies a man and when a man justifies himself. When I say to you, "Justify yourself," what am I asking you to do? I' m asking you to justify your actions, prove to me something about the nature of your actions. You are being asked to show me something. 'When God justifies a man, He doesn't show them something. He gives them something; He gives them righteousness. 'So justification has two meanings. God justifies the ungodly. What does that mean? He gives them righteousness. He applies it to their account. He "reckons them righteous" is how Paul puts it. So one meaning of the word justify is to GIVE RIGHTEOUSNESS. The second meaning of the word justify is to PROVE TO BE RIGHTEOUS. It has to do with a demonstration, just like when I tell you to justify yourself. 'How do I know that there are two different meanings that are in view? Both Paul and James quote Abraham, but they quote different periods of his life. Paul in Romans 4 quotes Genesis 15:4 and that passage says that "Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to him as righteousness." Another way of putting it is that's when Abraham got saved. Abraham gets saved in Genesis 15. 'Later on in his life, long after this event, we see God testing Abraham in Genesis 22. Take Isaac and offer him as a sacrifice on the altar. When he obeys God and does what he is told to do, God stops him in the middle of it and says, You don't have to do this anymore, I have provided a substitute. God makes a very important statement. In verse 12 of Genesis 22 He says, "Now I know that you fear God since you have not withheld your son, your only son from Me." By the way, the word "know" in the Old Testament communicates a sense of a deep, personal experience, not just intellectual knowledge. When James quotes Abraham's justification, he doesn't quote from Genesis 15 when Abraham was reckoned righteous--He quotes from Genesis 22 when Abraham demonstrated his righteousness, proved himself to be righteous. 'Further, what' s interesting is that not only does he quote Genesis 22, but he sees Genesis 22 as an outworking or a fulfillment of his salvation in Genesis 15. In fact, James quotes the passage. He paraphrases, "Was not Abraham our father justified, proven to be righteous by his works, when he offered up Isaac his son at the altar? You see that faith was working with his works and as a result of the works, faith was perfected and the Scripture was fulfilled, which says Abraham believed God and was reckoned to him as righteousness." 'Abraham obeyed God's command.' (Faith and Works: Paul vs. James by Gregory Koukl) (www.str.org/free/commentaries/theology/works.htm) |
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610 | Do you have to be baptized to be saved? | Rom 6:3 | Radioman2 | 80821 | ||
Faith and Works: Paul vs. James [Tim: I think you will find the following to be of interest.] 'There is a way to reconcile what Paul and James say. The key to reconciling them is that the word "justified" has more than one meaning. Paul uses it with one meaning in Romans 4 and James uses it with a different meaning in James 2. It is not uncommon that a word has more than one meaning. In fact, it is common that any given word would have a multitude of meanings. Look in a dictionary and you can see that almost every word has more than one meaning, almost without exception. It is the context that dictates what meaning is in view. (...) 'There is a difference between when God justifies a man and when a man justifies himself. When I say to you, "Justify yourself," what am I asking you to do? I' m asking you to justify your actions, prove to me something about the nature of your actions. You are being asked to show me something. 'When God justifies a man, He doesn't show them something. He gives them something; He gives them righteousness. 'So justification has two meanings. God justifies the ungodly. What does that mean? He gives them righteousness. He applies it to their account. He "reckons them righteous" is how Paul puts it. So one meaning of the word justify is to GIVE RIGHTEOUSNESS. The second meaning of the word justify is to PROVE TO BE RIGHTEOUS. It has to do with a demonstration, just like when I tell you to justify yourself. 'How do I know that there are two different meanings that are in view? Both Paul and James quote Abraham, but they quote different periods of his life. Paul in Romans 4 quotes Genesis 15:4 and that passage says that "Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to him as righteous." Another way of putting it is that's when Abraham got saved. Abraham gets saved in Genesis 15. 'Later on in his life, long after this event, we see God testing Abraham in Genesis 22. Take Isaac and offer him as a sacrifice on the altar. When he obeys God and does what he is told to do, God stops him in the middle of it and says, You don't have to do this anymore, I have provided a substitute. God makes a very important statement. In verse 12 of Genesis 22 He says, "Now I know that you fear God since you have not withheld your son, your only son from Me." By the way, the word "know" in the Old Testament communicates a sense of a deep, personal experience, not just intellectual knowledge. When James quotes Abraham's justification, he doesn't quote from Genesis 15 when Abraham was reckoned righteous--He quotes from Genesis 22 when Abraham demonstrated his righteousness, proved himself to be righteous. 'Further, what's interesting is that not only does he quote Genesis 22, but he sees Genesis 22 as an outworking or a fulfillment of his salvation in Genesis 15. In fact, James quotes the passage. He paraphrases, "Was not Abraham our father justified, proven to be righteous by his works, when he offered up Isaac his son at the altar? You see that faith was working with his works and as a result of the works, faith was perfected and the Scripture was fulfilled, which says Abraham believed God and was reckoned to him as righteousness." 'Abraham obeyed God's command.' (Faith and Works: Paul vs. James by Gregory Koukl) (www.str.org/free/commentaries/theology/works.htm) |
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611 | Is your modern translation corrupt? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80809 | ||
Thank you for giving us a clear example of what is meant by the phrase "the emotionally charged rhetoric of KJV Only advocates." |
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612 | Is your modern translation corrupt? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80806 | ||
Do I detect a note of hostility in your posted reply? | ||||||
613 | Is your modern translation corrupt? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80805 | ||
Do I detect a note of hostility in your posted reply? | ||||||
614 | why do we sin when sin has no mastery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80803 | ||
No, I would never say that! :-) And sometimes I have to deal with them more often than daily. :-( | ||||||
615 | why do we sin when sin has no mastery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80780 | ||
You write: "We must choose to crucify the flesh daily." Yet Paul writes in (NASB) Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." "I HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED" -- not "I crucify the flesh DAILY." "I HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED" (past tense). Again, writing in (NASB) Colossians 3:3 Paul says: "For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God." "You have died" -- not "you ought to die." "HAVE DIED" (past tense). NASB Romans 6:11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. AMPLIFIED Romans 6:11 Even so consider yourselves also dead to sin and your relation to it broken, but alive to God [living in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus. |
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616 | Is your modern translation corrupt? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80777 | ||
You write: "I think all translations lead us wrongly." How helpful your statement is! How edifying and uplifting. Consider the following: "...the claims of KJV Only advocates are liable to deeply trouble many Christians, even to the point of causing them to question the reliability and usefulness of their NIV or NASB Bibles. When believers are wrongly led to doubt the integrity of the translation they have used for years, Christian scholars have a responsibility to set the record straight." ((www.equip.org/free/DK115.htm) IS YOUR MODERN TRANSLATION CORRUPT? Answering the Allegations of KJV Only Advocates) Troubling Christians and creating doubt regarding the Bible -- which gifts of the Spirit are in operation here? 'Is there any weight to the charges being made against the manuscripts used by modern translations? Should one distrust modern translations? Those are the questions we must answer' (www.equip.org/free/DK115.htm) . You assertion that "all translations lead us wrongly" answers nothing. Before you give us the benefit of more unproven accusations, you would do well to read this entire article. Go to (www.equip.org/free/DK115.htm) IS YOUR MODERN TRANSLATION CORRUPT? Answering the Allegations of KJV Only Advocates |
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617 | why do we sin when sin has no mastery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 80770 | ||
"Paul said he crucified the flesh daily." I wonder WHERE (book, chapter and verse) it says that. |
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618 | Did Jesus go to hell? | 1 Peter | Radioman2 | 80766 | ||
Amen. Common sense rules -- especially when combined with the scriptures and reason. | ||||||
619 | Did Jesus go to hell? | 1 Peter | Radioman2 | 80763 | ||
You have some good ideas here. I agree that dumping all these digressions under one thread leads to confusion. It also leads to a long, long cumbersome thread in which it is difficult to find what one is looking for. Rather than go off on tangents under an existing thread, it would be better if people who have a subtopic would start a new and separate thread for it. There is a risk of such a separate thread getting lost in the shuffle and having no one respond to it. This is because often an individual will not respond to a question or note that is not addressed directly to him/her. As a result, one risks starting a new thread (instead of piling on posts to an existing thread) and then having no one respond to it. I suppose it's human nature for folks to do things the way they've always done them, even when it no longer works. Thanks for your input on this problem. |
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620 | What is the morning star here? | Rev 2:28 | Radioman2 | 80721 | ||
Welcome Biblebeliever: In addition to thanking you for your answer, I want to sincerely welcome you to the forum. Grace and peace, Radioman |
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