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61 | Family in crisis,only a child helped.. | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242662 | ||
Hi, Don... Welcome to the forum! This would entirely depend on the circumstances. These sorts of things should be handled with the guidance of your pastors and elders. They can know you, the people involved, and the situation. We on the internet can know nothing of these things. Consequently, our advice would be particularly unhelpful. In Him, Doc |
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62 | why do you think there is 24 hours | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242655 | ||
Hi, Mike... I cannot provide you with a specific verse. As I said, the language of Scripture IMPLIES that eternity is a continuous sequence of days as we understand them. I recall in seminary that this question came up while we were studying the 32nd chapter of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. Our professor was very knowledgeable of Biblical languages, especially Greek. He told us about this implication. It was in conjunction with the language in the latter chapters of John's Revelation. I cannot imagine that human beings were ever intended to function save in the context of space and time. This is supported by the frequent mention of the passage of time or the sequencing of events. I believe that this is also true of what we call the interim state (the condition in which we exist between death and resurrection). It certainly is so with language, which cannot make sense without sequence. Even God Himself performs actions, provides for, judges, and reveals Himself to man in a chronological fashion. Nor do I know of any theologians who treat the subject who hold a different opinion concerning time. On the contrary, I can mention several who agree with this view. I think the onus of responsibility would be on the person who would argue some other mechanism that separates events. In Him, Doc |
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63 | How long do sinners spend in hell? | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242649 | ||
Hi, Mike... Welcome to the forum! The duration of damnation is the same as the duration of redemption. The language of Scripture implies that both are an eternally endless series of 24 hour periods. In Him, Doc |
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64 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | Gen 29:31 | DocTrinsograce | 242646 | ||
Sure thing, Robert... Abraham's preference for Isaac over Ishmael. Isaac's preference for Esau over Jacob. Jacob's preference for Rachel over Leah. Jacob's preference for Benjamin and Joseph over his other sons. Elkanah's preference for Hannah over Peninnah. David's preference for Adonijah over his other sons. I wouldn't be surprised if others might be able to come up with more. But maybe they cannot? In Him, Doc |
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65 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | Gen 29:31 | DocTrinsograce | 242626 | ||
Come on, Robert... let's list some of them! I gave you hint by the Scripture above. |
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66 | is eating on graves a sin ? | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242625 | ||
Hi, Poteet... Welcome to the forum! Scripture has nothing to say concerning eating on graves. In fact, it has nothing to say about eating near a grave. In Him, Doc |
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67 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | Gen 29:31 | DocTrinsograce | 242622 | ||
Hi, Robert... Some kinds of favoritism seems appropriate; e.g., in caring for our wives, our children, etc. However, in general, I can think of about five or six examples in Scripture where favoritism led to quite a few issues. Why don't we take this thread and cite them? In Him, Doc |
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68 | Cain feared who would kill him? | Gen 4:13 | DocTrinsograce | 242603 | ||
Hi, Jem... Welcome to the forum! Of whom was Cain afraid? God Himself. No doubt the warning before Cain's sin must have been a difficult thing to hear (Genesis 4:6-7). Compound that with the sin now on Cain's conscience. Furthermore, God had cursed Cain (vv11-12). With all of that, can we not well imagine that he was frightened (though evidently unrepentant)? Certainly someone who committed so horrid a sin as fratricide would expect to be despised in the growing community of men. Nonetheless, notice that Cain does not cry out for pardon. Notice that there is no sign of repentance in his words (vv13-14). Nor is there any evidence of a penitent in his subsequent behavior (vv16-17). Instead, Cain exhibits what Paul later calls a "sorrow of the world [which] produces death (2 Corinthians 7:10). In Him, Doc |
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69 | Are we outside time when we die | Revelation | DocTrinsograce | 242597 | ||
Hi, jkitchens... Human beings cannot exist outside of the universe in which we were created. When this was discussed in Seminary, I was told that eternity can make sense only as an endless succession of 24 hour periods. I am not trained in Biblical languages, but those that are assure me that this notion tends to most closely follow what was written. Note that the interim state -- the state we occupy between death and resurrection -- is an abnormal state. Men were not meant to be beings separate from bodies. Nor were men meant to dwell eternally in heaven. After glorification, when God restores His creation, men will again dwell upon the earth in the state for which they were created. Furthermore, as I pointed out earlier, since there are various activities that take place in the New Heaven and New Earth, involving sequence, no other sense than the passage of time can be properly understood. In Him, Doc |
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70 | Is there chronolgical time in heaven | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 242593 | ||
Dear jkitchen, I should have answered your first question first! You asked about time in Heaven. I believe that Heaven is subject to the passage time. Otherwise, the distinction of events that are described there would make no sense. Instead, they are presented to us as a series. That is, one event precedes another, which is followed by another. There are even passages that speak of the passage of time in heaven, such as Revelation 8:1. In Him, Doc |
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71 | Is there chronolgical time in heaven | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 242592 | ||
Hi, jkitchens... The thologian Loraine Boettner wrote, "We are creatures of time, and often fail to take into consideration the fact that God is not limited as we are. That which appears to us as past, present, and future, is all present to His mind." (Note, that this does not mean that all events of history look to God as if they were really in the present -- for God sees events in time and acts in time -- but rather that all time appears to Him with the same clarity as the present appears to us. All of this is difficult for us to understand because it is an existence that is so different from our own.) Remember that time is an artifact, that is, it was created by God. I am persuaded that time and space is the medium in which His creatures live and have being. Consequently, God will continue to maintain time and space for the benefit of our existence. In Him, Doc |
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72 | What would you do? | 2 Pet 2:13 | DocTrinsograce | 242568 | ||
Hi, Justme... We have been praying for you. We hope that you are improving. I agree that Foxe's Book of Martyrs ought to be read by every believer. It is helpful to see that God's grace is sufficient even to the point of horrid and painful martyrdom. That truth is very comforting to me. Relative to your question there are two passages that spring to mind. First: "Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance, persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me! Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Timothy 3:10-15) We have the certainty of persecution if we are pursuing our Lord in sanctification; but we also have the imperative of what we ought to do in the face of persecution. Second: "Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right." (1 Peter 2:13-14) We have the imperative here (and elsewhere) to submit. Of course, we know that we can only submit up to, but not including, disobedience to God. But I cannot help but be reminded that when Peter penned these words, probably in Rome, that the emperor was Nero. Obviously, like Daniel, we must find creative ways to submit to those in authority without doing so contrary to the Word. Of course, all of this assumes that we are making every legal effort to insure that our government functions as Peter says it ought to do here (v14). Rebellion is a very serious matter. Even in this context it should not be our first choice. When the time comes for us to resist, we will only be able to do so with impunity in the eyes of God, if we have already employed all of the good and legal means at our disposal. We must remember that all governments, no matter the basis of their rule, are proper responses to the cultural mandate of Genesis 1:28. Furthermore, even the worst governments in History did manage to punish some evildoers, to one degree or another. Even during times of great oppression we are told to pray for governments, and even told why we must pray for them (1 Timothy 2:1-4). I will add one final thought. As you point out in your question, we have the benefit of looking back in history and seeing how Christians dealt with persecution. We certainly have explicit instances in the Scriptures as an example. Yet we have many things that have taken place throughout church history that will help us as we face the future. Consider the Christian slaves in America's past; the Puritans as they left England for the Netherlands, and their eventual migration to North America; the Christian Cherokee indians leading up to the Trail of Tears; the Huguenots facing terrible persecution in France; etc. etc. Most churches avoid teaching Christian History -- I suspect that is because they might have to face their own false teachings. Regardless, I think that Church History ought to be at least read, if not studied, by every Christian (Jeremiah 6:16; Deuteronomy 32:7; Hebrews 12:1a; 1 Corinthians 10;11). I know that these few thoughts do not exhaust the subject; nonetheless, I hope that they are helpful. In Him, Doc |
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73 | the Father sees us as the His Son-- vers | NT general | DocTrinsograce | 242552 | ||
Hi, Mick... Welcome to the forum! I believe there are a number of places that we see the sense of the Father seeing us as His Son. Before I begin, I thought I should comment that I have never found platitudes to make a difference when someone is grieving. The very best thing that a believer can do is to grieve with the bereaved (Romans 12:15). The fundamental doctrine you are asking about is called double imputation. You see we are desperate straights, for we have earned God's wrath. We have been His enemy. We affirm our rebellion by our words and by our actions. The only way for us to appease a perfectly Holy God, is eternal death in Hell. However, God had mercy on some men by sending His Son -- a man who was perfect in word, deed, thought, emotion, and nature -- to die on Calvary. In so doing, Christ suffered the equivalent of an eternity in Hell for each of those who belong to God (from the foundation of the world), up through the very last one. In justification (a part of salvation) our sin is imputed to Christ, just as if He had done them. He pays the price fully for us and all our sin. Yet there is another problem. In order to come close to God we must be utterly holy. Consequently, Christ's righteousness is imputed to us, just as if we had always and ever lived that way! Thus, in the eyes of God, we look just like the Son. Here are some passage you can read that will bear out what I have said: Philippians 3:8-9; Romans 5:17; Isaiah 61:10; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; Jeremiah 23:6; Isaiah 53:5; Zechariah 3:4-5; Matthew 5:17-20; Romans 4:6-8; Romans 5:10-21; Galatians 4:4-5; 2 Peter 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:30; and there are many more! I hope that this explanation will be helpful for you. In Him, Doc |
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74 | 1689 Confession 1st or second? | NT general | DocTrinsograce | 242541 | ||
Hi, Justme... It is a little odd how the old Baptist Confessions are designated. However, this might be helpful to you: The 1646 London Baptist Confession (slightly revised from the 1644 version) is generally called the First London Baptist Confession. The 1689 London Baptist Confession (somewhat revised from the 1677 version) is generally called the Second London Baptist Confession. You can find the 1689 here:: http://nordkirken.dk/media/pdf/baptistconfession1689.pdf That should provide a more "printable" form. But notice that it is a PDF document. As you read it, recognize that the old divines were very logical. Every chapter is built on the foundation of the previous chapters. Every paragraph is built on the foundation of the previous paragraphs. This is intentional. The confession is almost organized like a mathematics proof. Nonetheless it is still some 25 pages in length. Like a math equation, summaries will tend to make the thing fall apart. In Reformed Baptist churches we often have classes on the confession. Many families use it to catechize/educate their children. I use it in my own life as a devotional. If you like, here is a tabular comparison of the 1646 Westminster Confession, the 1658 Savoy Declaration of Faith, and the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. http://www.proginosko.com/docs/wcf_sdfo_lbcf.html If you have any questions, let me know. I spent three years in seminary focused on the confession and the history from which it arose. In Him, Doc |
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75 | Holy Sprit in new teastament | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242530 | ||
Hi, Mike... Welcome to the forum! If you look to the left side of your screen, our gracious host has provided us with a tool that allows us to search the entire Bible or portions of it. Thus, you can find all the places that the Holy Spirit is mentioned. Note, however, that He is sometimes referred to simply as the Spirit. Let us know what you discover as you work through your question. You can tell us which passages you find most helpful in your research. In Him, Doc |
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76 | Who is God | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242522 | ||
Hi, Steve... Welcome to the forum! Below is how the confession that I subscribe to identifies God. I included the substantiating Bible verses. By the way, the Nicene Creed also gives a good, Biblical, and orthodox identification of God. In Him, Doc "The Lord our God is but one only living and true God; whose subsistence is in and of himself, infinite in being and perfection; whose essence cannot be comprehended by any but himself; a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions, who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; who is immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, every way infinite, most holy, most wise, most free, most absolute; working all things according to the counsel of his own immutable and most righteous will for his own glory; most loving, gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; the rewarder of them that diligently seek him, and withal most just and terrible in his judgments, hating all sin, and who will by no means clear the guilty. (1 Corinthians 8:4, 6; Deuteronomy 6:4; Jeremiah 10:10; Isaiah 48:12; Exodus 3:14; John 4:24; 1 Timothy 1:17; Deuteronomy 4:15, 16; Malachi 3:6; 1 Kings 8:27; Jeremiah 23:23; Psalms 90:2; Genesis 17:1; Isaiah 6:3; Psalms 115:3; Isaiah 46:10; Proverbs 16:4; Romans 11:36; Exodus 34:6, 7; Hebrews 11:6; Nehemiah 9:32, 33; Psalms 5:5, 6; Exodus 34:7; Nahum 1:2, 3) "God, having all life, glory, goodness, blessedness, in and of himself, is alone in and unto himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creature which he hath made, nor deriving any glory from them, but only manifesting his own glory in, by, unto, and upon them; he is the alone fountain of all being, of whom, through whom, and to whom are all things, and he hath most sovereign dominion over all creatures, to do by them, for them, or upon them, whatsoever himself pleaseth; in his sight all things are open and manifest, his knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature, so as nothing is to him contingent or uncertain; he is most holy in all his counsels, in all his works, and in all his commands; to him is due from angels and men, whatsoever worship, service, or obedience, as creatures they owe unto the Creator, and whatever he is further pleased to require of them. (John 5:26; Psalms 148:13; Psalms 119:68; Job 22:2, 3; Romans 11:34-36; Daniel 4:25, 34, 35; Hebrews 4:13; Ezekiel 11:5; Acts 15:18; Psalms 145:17; Revelation 5:12-14) "In this divine and infinite Being there are three subsistences, the Father, the Word or Son, and Holy Spirit, of one substance, power, and eternity, each having the whole divine essence, yet the essence undivided: the Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father and the Son; all infinite, without beginning, therefore but one God, who is not to be divided in nature and being, but distinguished by several peculiar relative properties and personal relations; which doctrine of the Trinity is the foundation of all our communion with God, and comfortable dependence on him. (1 John 5:7; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Exodus 3:14; John 14:11; 1 Corinthians 8:6; John 1:14,18; John 15:26; Galatians 4:6)" 1689 London Baptist Confession (Chapter 2) |
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77 | All sins pardoned, Mark 3;29 differs. | Mark 3:29 | DocTrinsograce | 242511 | ||
Hi, Fred... Welcome to the forum! Any given word occupies the context of a sentence, and given sentence occupies the context of a pericope, any given pericope occupies the context of a passage, any given passage occupies the context of a book, any given book occupies the context of the Bible (all 66 books). The passage you are talking about does not say that "All sinners are forgiven except for blaspheming against the Holy Spirit." Let's tend to that first. Read these verses again. He is affirming that of all sins there is but one that is unforgivable. Read these verses in the context of what is happening to Jesus (vv29-30). Mark even tells us why He said what He said (v30). They were blaspheming the Son, imputing evil to His behavior -- but that is a single example of blasphemy. You then assert that "Atheist in essence blaspheme by saying their is no God." (sic) Any denial of what God says is blasphemy. Again, that is just one of many kinds of blasphemy. Finally, you assert "It seems contradictory to the idea of Jesus dying on the cross for the forgiveness of ALL our sins." (sic) Doctrine is about all that the Bible says about any given subject. You are making the mistake of interpreting this passage as an implication of something called Universal Soteriology. That passage is often used by people to support that false doctrine. From many other passages we know that not all men will be saved; e.g., Matthew 7:13-14; 22:14; Luke 13:22-27; and those are just a few obvious ones! Thus, we bring to bear all that the Scripture says, not just pieces of it. If some men will certainly die in their sins, then obviously this passage cannot mean what you are implying. Our God is a rational God. He uses language. Indeed, He and His Word cannot be separated (Hebrews 1:1-2). Even the Greek word used for "word" is "logos" -- the roots of our English word "logic." So if you want to study the Bible, read all that it says on a given subject and read it in context. Beware of your presuppositions. Presuppositions are not bad things, but they, too, must be exposed to the light of the Word. I hope that this will have helped you. In Him, Doc |
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78 | which "we" have heard, which "we" have | 1 John | DocTrinsograce | 242501 | ||
Hi, Crystal... Welcome to the forum! That's a good question. The authority of the apostles is that they were eye witnesses to the facts of the gospel, chosen by our Lord Jesus as the doctrinal foundations of the church. John was countering gnostic heresies that asserted a variety of false teaching. For example, some taught that Christ did not have a physical body like the normal human being. They said that sometimes when He walked on the beach, He didn't leave foot prints. Some asserted that when people went to touch Him they sometimes had their hands pass right through Him. The beloved apostle John is setting the record straight: we heard Him, we saw Him, we touched Him, etc. See how often John asserts these things just in the first chapter. As Paul put it, these things were not “done in a corner” (Acts 26:26b); meaning, that all the facts of the gospel were done out in the open witnessed by many. I hope that helps you understand this first epistle of John. By the way, if this is a homework question, then tell your teacher you did not use the tools that they are teaching you to use. Also ask your teacher to forgive me for aiding and abetting you. In Him, Doc |
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79 | growing in the church. | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242433 | ||
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80 | growing in church. | Bible general | DocTrinsograce | 242431 | ||
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