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61 | Is History Reliable? | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 9618 | ||
Hello, Nolan, ................ I don't understand the question. Do you mean, are historical accounts reliable, or do you mean are historical events reliable, or what? .......... Since God "works all things after the counsel of His will," historical events are what they are because God's plan is what it is, as Cornelius Van Til might have said. ............ We can rely on "each day" of history to "(have) enough trouble of its own." So we don't have to worry about tomorrow. ............. And we can rely on the historical future when Christ returns and with a word from his mouth his enemies are slain and we are resurrected to life eternal. |
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62 | Is the Scriptures historically reliable? | 1 Tim 2:11 | Lionstrong | 9580 | ||
Luke 1:1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, Luke 1:2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, Luke 1:3 it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus; Luke 1:4 so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught. (there's that word "truth" again! :-) ) Am I correct in saying that though "(t)he Bible was never meant to be, and certainly isn't, a comprehensive history of the world," it is the only history that can be relied upon to be inerrant? Hank, although you said that the Word alone is inspired, some don't seem to see the implication that that means that the Word is inerrant. I thought I'd make that explicit. |
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63 | Is some truth relative? | John 14:17 | Lionstrong | 8848 | ||
Hello, Nolan, Just a question for clarification: Whereas it is false that ALL truth is relative, is it true that SOME truth is relative? If so, what truths? |
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64 | Do we have a flawed New Testament? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Lionstrong | 8128 | ||
"Do we have a flawed New Testament?" .............. Hank's question is a good one because it is a question lost souls are looking for an answer for. Even new believers are asked this question or have asked it themselves. How can we equip these new believers to answer this question? How can we equip them to explain that the Word is infallible AND that 1 John 1:8 applied to the Apostles? What from the Word will equip (2 Tim 3:17) them with an answer? What from the Word will equip them with an answer for the hope that is in them? (1 Pet 3:15) |
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65 | Light and Good Works | Matt 5:16 | Lionstrong | 8000 | ||
Our light in this context does not mean the life we live, but the truth of the Gospel in particular, and in generalthe truth of God's Word as a whole. It's only through Christ that we become sons of the Father. ........... If men don't see our good works in light of the Gospel, then they will misinterpret them, and not glorify God. They may wrongly think that we do good works not because of the saving grace of Christ, but because we're "good" people. ............. . Some how we must explain the Gospel to people in such a way that they may see our good works (which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Eph 2:10) in their proper light that credit may be giving to whom credit is due, that is, the Father. |
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66 | Light and Stars | Gen 1:16 | Lionstrong | 7993 | ||
Greetings, Nolan; ................ Amen! So what did God do with the light he created on the first day? |
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67 | The Christian and the Law of God | NT general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 7774 | ||
The issue of the fourth commandment has raised the broader issue of the Christian and the Law of God. What is our relation to the law of God? Are we under it? Are we obligated to keep the Law of God, or are we free from it? Which laws are we obligated to keep? Scripture teaches that while we are not under the Law's condemnation, we are not free from our obligation to obey the commands of God as they are summarized in the Ten Commandments, and expanded on in the rest of Scripture. The Ten Commandments are the moral law of God to man. So, while we are freed FROM sin, we are not free TO sin. Christ saved us for holiness, and under the ministry of the Spirit, the law serves "as a rule of life informing (us) of the will of God, and (our) duty,...direct(-ing) and bind(-ing) (us) to walk accordingly; discovering also the sinful pollutions of (our) nature, hearts, and lives; so as examing (our-)selves thereby, (we) may come to further conviction of, humiliation for and hatred against sin, together with a clearer sight of the need (we) have of Christ, and the perfection of His obedience." Westminster Confession of Faith, Chatper 19, paragraph 6. However, God does free the New Testament Church from the civil and ceremonial laws that he gave through Moses to his Old Testament Church. I understand that the dispansationalist Christians following Scofield and others believe that the Scriptures teach that New Testament saints are not obligated to keep the Law as summarized in the Ten Commandments. |
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68 | Is this definition unbiblical? | Josh 10:12 | Lionstrong | 6596 | ||
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69 | Darkness: an Effect or Substance? | Gen 1:4 | Lionstrong | 5976 | ||
God separated light from darkness. Shadows form darkness, but shadows presume light coming from a particular direction and an object to cast a shadow. Was then the light localized (altouhg not in any heavenly body) to cast a shawdow off the earth? Is this the separting that took place? Or is darkess more than the absence of light? In other words is darkness an effect or does it have substance. This is one for the physicists to ponder! (see also Isa 45:7) |
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70 | Where's the line? | 2 Tim 2:23 | Lionstrong | 5499 | ||
Paul does not tell Timothy to refuse speculations, but foolish and ignorant speculations. When do speculations become foolish or ignorant. For example, does one cross the the foolish and ignorant line when he speculates that the will of fallen man is not free? Lionstrong |
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71 | A silly question? | Josh 10:12 | Lionstrong | 5412 | ||
If you count me a fool, Radioman, and count my questions silly, then do as the Scriture says and give me a silly answer to this question: Why do you believe the sun and moon did not stand still? |
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72 | Is whate'er my God ordains right? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 5403 | ||
Forrest, Is that which God does good because He does it? Or does He do it because it's good? In other words: Is whatever God does good? Or is there some standard outside of God by which we can judge what He does good or evil? Lionstrong |
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73 | What obligates to believe earth spinds? | Josh 10:12 | Lionstrong | 5390 | ||
Nolan: Thanks for your comments. In this forum some have used the expression sola scriptura (Scripture only), which I accept. If Scripture, God's word, is our only source of truth, then what can be proven true by science, and mathematics? Then too, can science or math prove ANY biblical statement true or false? With respect to our present discussion in Joshua, what obligates us to believe that the earth spends and then deny that the sun and moon stood still? Unless it can be shown by sound methods of interpretation that the phrase is figurative, we have to accept it as literal. So far, the only reason given to take it as figurative is NOT based on a study of Scripture, but by imposing a belief on the Scripture, a belief whose source is not the Bible, but science. How do you know Jesus loves you? But how do you know the earth spins on its axis? Yours in Him whoes word is the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth (Rom 2:20) Lionstrong |
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74 | What was Eve's sin? | Gen 3:6 | Lionstrong | 5337 | ||
In our choices we are at a decisive disadvantage. Our choices, unlike our first parents, are biased by our indwelling sin. In fact the Bible says we were dead in our sin. Being dead in sin, we could not make a live choice to do the right thing. God had to make us alive in order for us to make the right choice and choose Christ. Our first parents could freely choose between right and wrong because they were unhampered by sin. We are, and our choices are not free of the lethal influence of our fallen nature. | ||||||
75 | What's your point? | Matt 13:46 | Lionstrong | 5314 | ||
Matt 7:22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' Matt 7:23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' What's your point, Jim? Elaborate, please? Lionstrong |
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76 | How do you know? | Josh 10:12 | Lionstrong | 5313 | ||
JV, Answers: 1) It doesn't. And how do you know that water always boils at exactly that place on a thermometer (made in China) marked 212 and freezes exactly at that place marked 32? 2)through 5) are not scientific statements, but its not difficult to find examples in Scripture of wood floating, metal sinking, points of the compass, seasons of the year, and sunny days and dark nights. "...to prove every fact..." How do you know it's a fact, JV? Yours, in Him "in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Lionstrong |
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77 | Were Eve's desires sinful? | Gen 3:6 | Lionstrong | 5305 | ||
These thoughts stem from our discussion of the temptation of Christ, Heb 4:15. Eve's desires were not sinful. At this point she (like Christ) wasn't a sinner. Satan tricked her into fulfilling legitimate desires illegitimately. I've heard preachers site 1 John 2:16 (For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.) This verse is misapplied to Eve. She was tricked into sinnig, but were her desires the sin? What sin broght the curse on mankind? "Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed..." What, then, was her sin? "(From)...the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." Yes, the sin began in her heart, but was her sin her desires or was it saying yes to an illegitimate way of fulfilling legitimate desires? Your thoughts and comments welcome. Lionstrong |
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78 | How much does salvation cost us? | Matt 13:46 | Lionstrong | 5282 | ||
How much does salvation cost us? Nothing and everthing. Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." Only the sacrifice of the sinless, Son of God could ransom us from our enslavement to sin, from our debt to the righteous law of God. Any attempt to pay the debt we owe only cheapens the the blood of Christ and insults the total sufficiency of His finished work on the cross. Salvation costs us nothing. Christ's ransom fully satisfied the justice of God. Phil 3:8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, I disagree that "Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship." Our religion IS a relationship, God reconciled to man through Christ. And as we realize the value of this great pearl, we give up all as rubbish and suffer its loss to gain more of the value of this new relationship. Lionstrong |
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79 | Why do you believe the earth revolves? | Josh 10:12 | Lionstrong | 5277 | ||
JV, why does MacAuthor believe the earth stopped revolving. Why does he believe it was revolving to begin with? Where does the Bible say that the earth revolves? Read my question which I wrote in response to Nolan's question? Lionstrong |
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80 | Which is truth, Science or God's Word? | Josh 10:12 | Lionstrong | 5137 | ||
Yes, Mel, what do you mean? Is science or God's Word truth? Or is one "more true" than the other? If so, which one and why? Lionstrong |
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