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61 | Wisodom has the power to save? | Rom 10:17 | Tamara Brewington | 204147 | ||
Once again I tried to include a scripture up in the appropriate boxes before writing this post, it won't let me do it. This is a question about whether or not wisdom from Jesus, like the parables found in Mathew, and the Sermon on the Mount has the power to salvically draw people to a saving faith in Christ. I am posting this for the second time because no one addressed the question in light of the scriptures which I did include, but gave me good advice and opinions, and because I got complaints that my posts were not concise and were too long. I looked up the Lockman Foundation’s guidelines and it said not to use brevity because it can be confusing and when you go to post a question it says to include all the details of your question, and there is a limit to how many characters you can type, if you exceed the limit it tells you to shorten by a certain amount of characters. There is no bottom line on this to go to; it is not a simple question. 1)On context, I came across a situation in which I was evangelizing with someone. This guy was asking passers by if they would like to discuss The Moral Argument, The Cosmological Argument, The Anthropological Argument, The Teleological Argument. Passers by were presented with an argument for that God exists as The Absolute Moral Law Giver, The Uncaused Cause, The Creator of Man in His Image, The Intelligent Maker of Creation. Then this guy would point out the fatal flaw in the rational of the passer by through setting an intellectual trap by showing them how their view was hypocritical, lacked rationality or otherwise did not measure up to the logic and wisdom of what he had presented as his argument. After pointing out their fatal flaw he would then try to get them to admit God existed, if he could get them to do that, then and only then would he give them the gospel message of Christ's atoning death. 2)On context, He invited me to a get together of believers and nonbelievers to hear a bit of Jesus wisdom from the gospels. The scripture was Mathew 7:1-5. I sat there for two hours while we discussed the elements of the text, like what is a log in your eye and what is a measure of judgment. The unbelievers were never given the gospel message of Christ's atoning death. 3)On context, I confronted this guy and asked why he didn't just give them the message that could save and that it bothered me that we were being unequally yoked with unbelievers studying scripture that has the power to equip the saved with wisdom, but which does not have the information necessary to save. He said the wisdom of Jesus has the power to draw people salvifically to God and that he was doing pre-evangelism. He said there is a mandate to use wisdom to evangelize. He also said Jesus was doing pre-evangelism by humbling or shaming and clarifying the law and the His miracles – these are all wisdom. 4)On context, the apostles did not use the words of Jesus wisdom to evangelize that I can see. In Acts it speaks of Peter and Paul using wisdom while they preached about Christ crucified as the way to salvation and to show from the OT that Jesus is God. 5)On context, He accused me of hiding behind the gospel and being unwilling to deal intellectually with people who can respond to rational, logical wisdom in order to get saved and that my methods of giving people the scriptures and the message of Christ's atonement was running away from the world. 6)The scriptures for my point that the gospel message we and the apostles preach is Christ crucified, I Corinthians 2:1-8, 1:18-31, Colossians 2:2-10, Acts 22:29-36, Acts 3:12-19, Acts 4:2, Acts 10:34-43. 7)The scriptures for his point that the wisdom of Jesus has the power to draw people salvifically to a saving faith in God, Mathew 12:25-28, II Corinthians 10:4, 5, John 20:30, 31, I kings 3:28, II Timothy 3:14, 15. 8)Question; does the wisdom that comes from the parables and the Sermon on the Mount by itself have the power to draw people salvically to a saving faith in God? 9)Question; is studying together with unbelievers without giving them the gospel being unequally yoked in ministry? |
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62 | Gifts of prophecy and tongues passed? | Rom 16:7 | Tamara Brewington | 203939 | ||
Has the gift of prophecy and tongues and knowledge passed away? What are we to make of I Corinthians 13:8-13, but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. Does this verse mean that Christ came and the partial was done away with, and that somehow after the Holy Spirit which was after Christ that the gift was only in operation in the founding of the church? Does this verse mean that when the church was finished the perfect was come and that the gift was only in operation in the founding of the church? Does this verse mean that when Christ returns the perfect state of man will come and that then all the gifts except faith, hope and love will abide because the other gifts will no longer be necessary fir the church to function, because we will be just like Jesus? We know that the gift of being apostle has passed becaue they finished founding the church. In your answer do not confuse the concept of propecy as it functioned in the OT as a precursor to Christ and to lead Israel with Paul's description of the gift in I Corinthians 14:3,4 as being applicable to the functioning of the church membership. | ||||||
63 | Divorced Do Christians Get Remarried? | 1 Cor 6:9 | Tamara Brewington | 205279 | ||
Dear Forum members, First referrnce to go with the question; I Corinthians 6:9,10 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor theives, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Second referrence for the question; Mathew 19:8 Because of the hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery. Mark 10:11,12 And He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery. Third referrence for the question; Hebrews 6:4-6 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then ahve fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. Fourth referrence for the question; Mathe 7:21 Not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord', will enter the kindom of heaven, but he who does the will of the Father who is in heaven will enter. Here is the situation, I have had the pleasure to know a number of wonderfull Christian couples who were previously divorced and then got remarried. Here are variations on this subject that will drive my question; 1)One member of the present marriage was divorced while an unbeliever due to both unbelieving parties committing adultery getting divorced, but repented of committing adultery and getting a divorce and after becoming a Christian got married to a Christians widow. 2)One member of the present marriage got a divorce due to their unbelieving spouse committing adultery and leaving, and then met a wonderful Christian and got married. 3)Both members of the present marriage had previous spouses who committed adultery on them and got divorced and all parties involved were Christians, then they met and got married. All of these marriages are wonderful marriages and these Christians appear to be bearing good fruit and have been married a very long time. Question; does not the Bible teach that when we sin, we have an advocate, but that we have to repent of our sin and walk away from remaining in sin in order for God to truly have grounds for forgiving us? Next question; why do some Christians feel as if once you are divorced you can be in a new marriage because there is nothing you can do about the mess up of the old one, so now it is ok to marry someone else? Jesus said two things up there about divorce; who ever marries a divorced person (without qualifying it) commits adultery, and who ever divorces someone except for immorality and marries another commits adultery. Next question; how then is there any grounds to get remarried at all just because someone committed adultery? By His Grace, Tamara |
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64 | Should Women Wear Hats? | 1 Cor 11:4 | Tamara Brewington | 203926 | ||
Is the scripture in I Corinthians 11:1-16 to be considered normative for Christians as a moraly indicitive imperative, or is to be considered merely historicaly applicable to Biblical times? And is this, as is widely believed, applicable only to married men and women or does the term aner refer to first men and second husband and does the term gune refer to first woman and second wife? And wouldn't all women have had to cover their heads back then or be considered prostitutes with uncovered heads, or as temple prostitutes as ones with hair cut off? And if that was a moral imperative then for all women because of the heirarchy of headship of the whole church in Christ (because weren't all women under the authority of her father or husband or brother as no woman had her own property and no authority?), why is it not seen as such now(notwithstanding that they used a complete covering of a shawl and not a little bonnet or hat as conventions have changed)? We had a rousing discussion in our church in Bible study and most of the women refused to wear hats. But I did decided to after waiting the week after easter, which my pastor asked me to do so that my wearing a hat would not be confused with an easter hat tradition(his wife always wore a hat until she passed away). He did not press the rest, but told them he had given them the scripture and that he would leave it up to them to be convicted or not because he refused to be in the middle of a big fight between those who felt convicted and those who don't, it just was not going to be a battle he would fight because he had other fights currently running he would prefer to be winning. IN Christ always, Tamara | ||||||
65 | Let This Post Stand For A While. | 1 Cor 11:5 | Tamara Brewington | 204208 | ||
I respectfuly ask that this post go unanswered for a while so that others who catch the thread of the subject about hats will read it before they post notes about the original post and subsequent notes. I am not insulted, just dismayed at the lack of respect the subject generated, it is a legitimate Bible study subject and in and of itself does not generate debate. But Christians who are opposed to the practice become judgmental and devicive if it comes up. 1)This is a disclaimer. 2)There has been much thread about hats. 3)The original question was whether or not Paul intended it to be a moral issue (contrary to popular current beliefs about whether it is or is not in the church today) for all Christians at all times, or whether it is to be understood as purely an historical event. 4)The context of the question and exploration into the entire passage concerning this was not posed to foster dissent among Christians whatever the believe about it, create an ongoing debate, make sarcastic remarks about those who don't believe it is necessary, or imply that external symbolism mattered more than internal examamination. 5)There was outright derision, unwarranted humor, and judgmental comments posted, which is not in keeping with this site's guidelines. 6)The question posted was consistently igonored or glossed over, over and over again, by everyone except user Carlos who was the only one interested in answering the actual question. |
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66 | Why Holy | 1 Cor 12:11 | Tamara Brewington | 204151 | ||
Does anybody know why the Holy Spirit only target some people to have fire fall them and speak in tongues? | ||||||
67 | One Body In Christ. | 1 Cor 12:17 | Tamara Brewington | 205858 | ||
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing where would the sense of smell be? But now God has placed the members each one of them, in the body, just as He desired. If they were all one member, where would the body be? But now there are many members, but one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or the again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; and those members of the body we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundandt honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. | ||||||
68 | Strong's context of verse in passage? | 2 Cor 5:14 | Tamara Brewington | 204144 | ||
What is the context of the verse in light of the Strong's translation of the word control and also in light of the whole passage from start to finish? | ||||||
69 | How to Understand andApply this Passage? | 2 Cor 10:12 | Tamara Brewington | 205976 | ||
Dear forum members, How do you think this passage should be understood and applied? God's Day To You, Tamara |
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70 | Mistaken View Or False Doctrine? | Eph 1:13 | Tamara Brewington | 205281 | ||
Dear Forum Members, I have been pondering something lately, please forgive me if I seem to be bringing up something old and please bear with me. I myself have posted several things about false doctrine in here, perhaps even about one or more of these beliefs below, but the good testimonies of some people are leaving me in doubt as to whether they are just mistaken about the process. Do you think that these constitue false doctrine and what scriptures would you give to support that? I know of a few things to support what I believe already, but I am thinking about those scriptures which might shed some light on what the apostles considered to be false doctrine? I have been pondering whether or not certain teachings about Jesus plus within the process of salvation are merely mistaken views about the process or whether they are to be considered false doctrines. I have friends and family members who believe in these Jesus plus concepts about the process of salvation and some of them have been Christians for a very long time and seem to be bearing good fruit. Here are some of the views, I am leaving out the other major 4 Jesus plus beliefs because there is so much about them that is obvious false doctrine that there is no doubt in my mind; Salvation comes by repenting of sins and believing in Jesus, plus it is not completed until baptism, living a sinless life until death and staying in scripture study to keep the Holy Spirit working inside. Salvation comes by repenting of sins and believing in Jesus, plus it is not completed until baptism. Salvation comes by repenting of sins and believing in Jesus, plus tarrying at the altar to get tongues as evidence of having received the Holy Spirit as the sign of salvation. God's Day To You, Tamara |
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71 | How do we get saved, by baptism? | Eph 2:8 | Tamara Brewington | 203718 | ||
What do you believe is the truth about how to get saved, do you believe that it is necessary to get baptized to get saved, or do you believe that salvation is granted as soon as you believe; base your answer on your assessment of Galatians 5:4, Romans 11:2,3, I Peter 1:4,5, Romans 8:37-39? | ||||||
72 | I agree Hank, but how do you reconcile? | Eph 2:8 | Tamara Brewington | 203720 | ||
I agree Hank,God bless you,but how would you reconcile the scriputres Galatians 5:4, Romans 11:2,3, I Peter 1:4,5, Romans 8:37,38? | ||||||
73 | Apology to Lockman and Users | 1 Timothy | Tamara Brewington | 204848 | ||
Apology to the Lockman Foundation and the users of the Forum: Thank you for the reminder Doc, I was so busy gathering I forgot to site the all the various places this part came from and part of the second part too, but the very last part on the second post was all me. I aplogize to every one on the forum and to the Lockman Foundation. I got the majority of the quotes from wikipedia and the Catholic Enyclopedia. All of the parts at the end of the second post that had to do with interpretations whether allegorical or literal with the application was all me. God bless Tamara |
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74 | Apology to Lockman and Users | 1 Timothy | Tamara Brewington | 204846 | ||
Apology to the Lockman Foundation and the users of the Forum: Thank you for the reminder Doc, I was so busy gathering I forgot to site the all the various places this part came from and part of the second part too, but the very last part on the second post was all me. I aplogize to every one on the forum and to the Lockman Foundation. I got the majority of the quotes from wikipedia and the Catholic Enyclopedia. All of the parts at the end of the second post that had to do with interpretations whether allegorical or literal with the application was all me. God bless Tamara |
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75 | What is the Permanent Element? | 1 Tim 3:16 | Tamara Brewington | 205844 | ||
Dear Forum Members, What do you think the permanent element of Christianity should be, the element that prevails? 1.The church as an institution constitutes the permanent element in Christianity by virtue of its traditions. 2.The emotional experience of the Christian believer constitutes the permanent element in Christianity because the world is moving forward and everything in the Bible that was expressed as a belief in things to come does not have to come true in order to embrace the emotional experience of Christianity. 3.The moral lives of the Christian believers constitutes the permanent element in Christianity by the demonstration of adherence to the teachings of Jesus. 4.The doctrine found in the scriptures constitutes the permanent element in Christianity. God's Day To You, Tamara |
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76 | About the Forum and Bible Study. | 2 Tim 2:15 | Tamara Brewington | 205333 | ||
Dear Forum Members, Just a little reveiw of some of our gracious host's guidelines in brotherly love to make this a place to be respected and used for the edification of the whole body of Christ. Quote from, About the Forum - It's like a free study Bible with an unlimited margin, that contained helpful verse notes, and was continually expanding. A resource where you can access and/or contribute to a dynamic repository of verse notes. It's not a discussion group or topical survey, but an ever growing "expository repository" that gives the layman and scholar an opportunity to share truth and contribute wisdom. Postings must be Biblically based and not opposing the Bible's sole authority (sola Scriptura), Christianity, or the deity of Jesus Christ. Let's all respect using the whole counsel of scripture in order to measure what constitutes the interepretation of a passage. Quote, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, by Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart, pg.23 par.3; Exegesis is the careful, systematic study of the Scripture to disover the original, intended meaning. Quote, continued, pg.24, par.1; But one does not have to be an expert to do good exegesis. Quote, continuation, pg. 26, par. 2,3; There are two basic kinds of questions one should ask of every biblical passage: those that relate to the context and those that relate to content. Quote, continuation pg.27, par.2,5; What is the author saying, and why does he or she say it right here? Having made that point, what is he or she saying next, and why? Quote, continuation, pg.29, par.5; The reason for not beginning in the here and now is that the only proper control for hermeneutics is to be found in the original intent of the biblical text. Quote, continuation, pg.74, par.3; You will recall from chapter 1 that we set out as a basic rule the premise that a text cannot mean what it never could have meant to its author of his or her readers. Please remember we are doing Bible study in order build an expository repository of truth and wisdom. God's Day To You. |
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77 | Criteria for Permanence of Doctrine? | 2 Tim 2:15 | Tamara Brewington | 205845 | ||
Dear Forum Members, What do you think should be the criteria for permanence of a doctrine, what things make a doctrine permanent? Please pick a doctrine to do this with, please dont' just give an opinion about doctrine in general. God's Day To You, Tamara |
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78 | Contemporizing Christians Message? | 2 Tim 4:2 | Tamara Brewington | 205848 | ||
Dear Forum Members, What should be done to make the message of the Bible contemporary to be understood by today's hearers, how should we take yesterday's message and make it understandable to today? God's Day To You, Tamara |
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79 | Faith is will, emotion, truth? | Heb 11:1 | Tamara Brewington | 204013 | ||
Next question from the kooky professor... Faith consists of equal parts of will, emotion and truth. I have puzzled over this for a while and am thinking about what Hebrews says about faith consisting of things yet hoped for etc. But what do some of you guys think? God Bless, Tamara | ||||||
80 | Why does theology matter? | 1 Pet 3:15 | Tamara Brewington | 204135 | ||
Why does theology matter anybody know? | ||||||
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