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61 | Please explain to me? | Titus | EdB | 8658 | ||
Mark your evidently still monitoring this thread. Would you put my heart to ease, please. Explain why you kept overriding my pleas to you, to wait until we got the whole story? What made you feel you had to respond instead of waiting? Why did you feel you had to counter every thing I said? What made you feel you had to attack me? | ||||||
62 | Is God advising you on Donnag? | Titus | EdB | 8436 | ||
Mark you say don’t be ridiculous, I didn’t think I was. I thought I was trying to get to the bottom of the story so I could give Godly, Biblically sound advice. Mark are you telling me God gave you the interpretation of Donnag’s dream? To answer your question have “I” ever cast out demons? No “I” never did, however I have used the authority of Jesus’ name to have them leave. I don’t spend a lot of time with demons since they are the defeated foes. I’m really not too afraid of them because I don’t believe they can cross the blood line. I can not say I have ever been in Donag’s place because I’m still trying to figure out where that is at. I haven’t told Donnag to stay, to leave, to fight, to run, I haven’t done anything yet but ask questions. I just want to know what we are dealing with. |
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63 | Mark what is driving you? | Titus | EdB | 8435 | ||
Mark What do you mean you don't need more details now her husband is involved. Your ginving advice that may be coming between a husband and a wife, without knowing what is going on. |
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64 | Will you tell us more? | Titus | EdB | 8417 | ||
Donnag, You will get a lot of people giving you opinions and I'm amazed how many do so without knowing the complete situation. When you first asked the question you implied you were worried about the size. In this response you mention the pastor curses the people she is trying to minister to and a dream you had. What do you mean she curses the people she is trying to minister to? Does she call them bad names? Does she speak disaster into their lives? Is she not doing what you think should be done? What exactly brought you to the church in the first place? And what is keeping you there? |
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65 | Who was Lemuel? | Prov 31:6 | EdB | 8115 | ||
Okay that's cleared up. Let me ask who was Lemuel and who was his mother? It is a very interesting study of conjecture. | ||||||
66 | Swords and terrorist? | John 18:10 | EdB | 8072 | ||
Cephas, believe me when I say this I’m not trying to start a war here or anything, but I fail to see how you can connect Oklahoma and the cowardly, monstrous, inane action of McViegh’s with “side arms”. Are we going to start saying if we did away with "side arms" we would eliminate the terrorist car bombs in Israel? Terrorism is the lowest form of cowardly action taken by a so called ‘man’. I really don’t think it has anything to do with is thread. Now to address the point, does anyone think Jesus did not know about Peter and his sword? Do we every see Jesus telling Peter or any disciple stop carrying their sword? In Luke 22:49 “When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" I see an implication that more than just Peter had swords. I was raised with side arms (guns) we used them to keep weasels away from the chicken house. Rabbits out the garden, and snakes as far away as I could see them. I had my first 22 at the age of 6. My Dad taught me how to use it, respect it and to the best of my knowledge I never abuses or misused it. A loaded 22 sat by our back door all my childhood and I never touched it, played with it, or aimed at any of my friends. I was taught what it was and what it was for and it never entered my mind to use it for anything other than those purposes. I was taught! What I’m trying to say is to the disciples a sword was a tool that same as shovel or hoe. What Jesus said was those that live by the sword would died by the sword. Matthew 26:51-52 “And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.” Jesus taught them the problem wasn’t the sword. The problem was it was wrong to use it on another person. |
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67 | Mark please more info and no puss :-) | John 10:27 | EdB | 8009 | ||
Please don’t view this as saying I’m right your wrong, or an attempt to defend against the issues you have problems with. I do think most of your problem is with “The Bible Answer Man Program” and probably with Hank Hanegraaff himself rather than CRI itself. I find I can make good use of the resources CRI makes available. Without some of their information I would have no way of knowing what is going on behind the scenes of many ministries. I would rather not learn about it for the first time on 20/20 or 60 Minutes, but rather through a Christian agency presenting it as problem within a ministry rather than ‘look what those crazy Christians are up to now.’ I would have no way of knowing the “rest of the story” of Toronto. Or that other people took exception to a program segment of “West Wing’ like I did. I too have had that small still voice say, “watch out”. And I know we don’t need anything but the Holy Spirit to lead us, but I sometimes find comfort learning there are others that are seeing the same problem I am while the rest of Christianity seems to be in a headlong race toward it. I agree totally that many times differences in education produces buss words that effect the listener completely opposite than the speaker ever intended. I had always believed and still hope that the investigation process that CRI seemingly attempts would eliminate those types of miscommunication. Thanks Mark for letting me know your objections to CRI, I will view their input with yet another filter. Possibly one that will reveal to me the problems you see within the organization. By the way do you have any confirmation on the problems you alluded to. I would be every interested in reading any information. Believe me brother I have no interest in picking your scab I just want to be as informed as I can be. Thanks |
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68 | Mark why do you say that? | John 10:27 | EdB | 7996 | ||
Mark why do you say sorry your no fan of CRI? I always found their work especially when Dr Walter Martin was in reins interesting. They tackle some of the stickiest problems in Christianity today and give an in-depth analysis. I feel their conclusions are not reached without merit. I imagine if you stand on an opposite side of an issue from CRI you would probably disagree but I think you would have to say they presented their case fairly and precisely. |
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69 | Is there middle ground? | Romans | EdB | 7877 | ||
I came across this quote and I had to append it to the forum after all the discussion on Election – Free Will and Calvinism - Arminianism “… in Romans 9, which deals with one of the thorniest theological problems in the Bible: predestination. It comes on very strongly on the side of divine election, which may lead you to conclude that Paul was a Calvinist and not an Armenian. I, however, believe he was both. You see, I believe that in most of the great theological controversies that have separated the Church, there has been light on both sides. Each side quotes the Scriptures that support them and ignores the Scriptures that are against them. I personally believe that it is logically possible to find an interpretation that affirms both truths. I believe it is the inevitable choice you have to make if you believe the whole Bible.” Quote by Derek Prince in the Summer 2001 issue of Christians for Israel Today. Could we all search for that middle ground Derek Prince talks about? I like his last sentence it is something you have to do if you believe the whole Bible. |
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70 | Steve explain worship more? | John 4:24 | EdB | 7742 | ||
JVH0212 why all the hostility? Steve made a point that to him worship is the act of prostrating oneself or at least bowing to the floor in submission. He further said that he sees the words commonly translated as worship to really mean worship through service. Now let me ask everyone that says he is wrong, do you believe many people in the church today worship in humble submission to God? Or do most worship only if they feel okay, the music is just right, this is a song they like, and etc. I will say that Steve’s idea could get dangerously close to works but I think we all understand the difference between that and what Steve is describing. JVH0212 you keep using the argument that to challenge a particular translation we must show or prove to have a superior education. Again I submit there are over 100 Translations of the New Testament and each feels they provide a better translation than they one that preceded them. Language is not cut and dried. I have a friend who is a Greek Orthodox priest that speaks fluent Greek and only uses an original language Bible. We get into many discussions. He would be the first to tell you there are passages where he is not sure what the writer was exactly saying. Body language, inflection, facial expressions are all used to clarify what the user of Greek really means. Now my question to Steve is what exactly do you see as needed for true worship to occur in the church today? |
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71 | Tell me more about your worship | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7702 | ||
Steve wow! You have my interest what do you mean by your statement, “For example, most of the church teaches wrongly about worship. They misdefine worship.”? Maybe we want to take that part of the discussion to another thread but I sure would like to know exactly what your referring to here. Second part you said you found a minister counseling a married man and his fiancé on their upcoming wedding. You infer the Pastor mistakenly thought it was okay. Steve if you find a minister who is counseling a married man and another woman on marriage I think you can safely say the minister either knows exactly what he is doing or he was too stupid to be a Pastor. Nobody that has ever read the Bible can be that ignorant of God’s thoughts on the subject. I think the fact he called someone else to verify what you had told him proves the latter. I’m not be mean here just honest, if the man didn’t know that what he was doing was against everything God intended marriage to be, he was way to stupid to be allowed to pastor a church. Tell me more about your ideas on worship |
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72 | Nolan where was the leader in all of thi | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7701 | ||
Nolan if I can paraphrase what you said, in the case of these two nominal Christians their need for acceptance overrode the warning signs they sometimes saw. How did the leader play into this, would he soothe their concerns or was he unapproachable and therefore intimidating, or did he control and manipulate them into submission? What I’m looking for the role of the leader in all of this. You already said he was teaching junk, was that all? Many times people think to be a false teacher as spoken about various places in the Bible you have to be teaching heresy, I submit you can also be a false teacher by how you influence people. Some false teachers intimidate, control, manipulate, and exploit people to accomplish their desires. |
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73 | Nolan were these new converts? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7677 | ||
Were these other people new converts? Or were they drop outs from some other church? If they were new converts I would love to know more. Did they have a desire for more of God or did the false teacher fill that need? Did they ever question their teaching? | ||||||
74 | What drew him to the group? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7598 | ||
Excellent example, did you find out what drew the man to this group in the first place? Was it relationship? charm of the leaders? desire to be accepted? I would love to know what made him join and stick with them. | ||||||
75 | Is there anyone else who has input? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7597 | ||
Jim thanks for responding your input is important but I kind of figured that you would not have been deceived. I was interested in possibly getting somebody else's responses. |
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76 | Any deceptions stories out there? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7590 | ||
Jim you absolutely right we must check out everything we hear. I'm interested in hearing from people that have experience this deception first hand. I want to know what tried to deceived them, how they realized they had been deceived and what they are now doing to prevent it from happening again. |
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77 | Is it just charisma? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7582 | ||
I guess what I was hoping for was a response that would focus on the charisma of man. It seems lately people are taken with the charm of the man rather than what he really says or does. We have elevated pastors and evangelist to celebrity status and therefore put them above common scrutiny. Could this be the reason we so readily accept their theatrics and never challenge their teachings? | ||||||
78 | Interesting answer any other thoughts? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7551 | ||
Interesting answer any other thoughts? | ||||||
79 | How can Christians listen to this? | Acts 5:34 | EdB | 7529 | ||
I have a question or concern that goes with this thread. Why do people so easily accept the false as truth? As I have said I have seen men teach heresy but use the name of Jesus frequently and have people accept them as men of God. I have asked a listener that was enthralled with such a speaker about what he said and even after showing them the error that he taught, I had them defend and deny that it was so. They either say, “Well I didn’t hear him say that.” Or they say, “He really didn’t mean it that way, you took what he said wrong.” I know genuine Christians that can listen to junk and never hear it. How does that happen? If you question them as to whether they believe a particular falsehood they will instantly say no, yet they just listened to a speaker preach it and they love him. How can that be? |
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80 | Can I express my opinion? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 7388 | ||
JVH0212 I think I understand, I think? I still have the concern that someone that may be looking for direction or an answer to a question and may stumble upon the erroneous response and decide since it hasn’t been challenged by other contributors it must be correct. JVH0212 I think (my opinion) it is fair to challenge another man’s interpretation of the Bible. Many times we read what we are conditioned by environment and previous training to read. We assume more than anyone of us care to imagine. It was said by someone else in the forum and of course it was refuted, but I still believe it to be true. ‘We all have religious beliefs that have been influenced to some degree by others’. All the ideas we have about God, man, sin and salvation are not just ideas formed purely by reading the Bible. I further submit that when we do read the Bible these ideas, beliefs, reconceived notions, and prejudices effect how we comprehend what we are reading. Have you seen the example of the 6 hidden “f’s” in a story. They are hidden in the word “if’ and most people reading English do not focus on “if” as a word therefore they can only find the two or three “f”s in other words used but cannot find the ones in the word “if”. All three men you mentioned are in fact very intelligent theologians, however they too stand at opposite corners, on a few issues. Experts don’t always agree, nor should anyone expect them too. I suspect(I guess)there must be over 100 translations of the Bible, because either a person or a team felt they could do a better job than the previous. The original or manuscript languages are not as cut and dried as many believe. Look how many times there are misunderstandings here in the forum and I think we are all talking English. One of the biggest things in life I learned is that, things that appear obvious to me are not always so obvious to everyone. When someone responds to a question, answer or note different than I did I must first ask myself what did they see that I didn’t and what is it I see they don’t? I have had threads that have ran 20 or more responses and to this day I don’t believe many of the people that responded understood what I was asking. It was because language in fluid and what communicates to one person does not always say the same thing to another. Let me say I'm not trying to convince you on anything or to judge what you did. I just felt a need to express my opinion. |
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