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61 | PLZ ANSWER IM YOUNG AND HAVE TO KNOW!!!! | Bible general | EdB | 242762 | ||
The righteous in Christ upon death do go into the presenceof the Lord. 2 Cor 5:6-8. If we are in Christ we are not judged, as our sins have been paid by the death of Christ. The final place of the unrighteousness dead is the Lake of Fire which is often incorrectly identified as Hell. Hell today is holding place of the unrighteousness dead. On Judgement day they will arise to stand before the Great White Throne Of Judgement. If their name is not written into the Book of Life they will be cast into the Lake of Fire. Rev 20:11-15. |
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62 | The WORD for today | Bible general | EdB | 242829 | ||
Christmas has pasted for the year | ||||||
63 | SEEKING FOR THE TRUTH | Bible general | EdB | 242831 | ||
Removing a Christmas greeting Christmas has pasted for this year. May all have a Blessed New Year | ||||||
64 | Books of Wisdom | Bible general | EdB | 242843 | ||
JohnC your question is a little hard to answer as stated. There is a book called the Book of Wisdom Or The Wisdom of Solomon. And there are books that are grouped as books of Wisdom in the Bible being the Books Of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song or Songs (Song of Solomon). Then there is a set of books commonly called the Apocrypha. These are books included in Septuagint but viewed as non inspired books. There is also a set of books called the Deuterocanonical books which include many of the books of the Apocrypha and add a few that are held to by the Catholic and Russian Orthodox church. The problem with the Book of Wisdom Or Wisdom of Solomon is one of authorship. It suggests it was written by David's son Solomon but is thought to have been written much later than he lived. Discussions on Apocryphal and Deuterocanonical books has occurred many times on this forum so do a search for those two keywords to get more info. Most books that did not make the canon for the Bible were books that did not exist when the canon was formed, had questionable authorship, were not included in the Old Testament, or had known contradictions of teaching. There are many books now on the market that claim to be this book or that book but many appear to be fakes written long after the time they claim, written by unknown men, or deny the deity of God. I hope this helps. If you are talking about one book or one particular group of books identify the book or particular group and we can discuss this further. |
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65 | Thanks EdB | Bible general | EdB | 242846 | ||
Glad to have helped. You can get and read an apocrypha. Very interesting reading. Great teaching on worship. Also using the search box on the right type in apocrypha. I just did this and got enough reading for an evening. |
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66 | generations leading up to esther | Bible general | EdB | 242873 | ||
Not sure what your question is. Would you please restate it. Also we don't do other's homework. If this is home work please seek out the answer yourself. | ||||||
67 | How to vote Biblically | Bible general | EdB | 242881 | ||
Ideally our next president would be a Christian and an experienced leader. That said many people that claim leadership abilities and or Christianity often are neither. Scripture tells us leaders are appointed by God, therefore if we want to vote for God's man we should seek God's leading. Too often God's people try to make decisions based on human reasoning instead of seeking God's leading. Abraham and Haggar is a perfect example of trying to do what God said He would accomplish. My answer to your question would be to seek God's leading to who you should vote for. If every Christian voted and voted as directed by God we would have Godly leadership. |
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68 | Earth's fate | Bible general | EdB | 242978 | ||
I think the best answer to this thread was already given. Doc in his first response to this thread said, " As Romans 1 clearly explains, it is not truth that men seek, rather it is justification to avoid being obligated to the Creator." That answers the question. |
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69 | WAR ROOM (prayer room)? | Bible general | EdB | 243061 | ||
Justme EMBounds wrote some excellent books on prayer. Possibilities Of Prayer and Power Through Prayer are two that come to mind, I believe there are others. I viewed the movie War Room much like you, a call to Christians to prayer. Something that is much neglected by the modern church. Of course you have to have expectations for your prayers. And I will concede that many times the expectations are based on fleshly lust rather than spiritual need. But that does not negate the need for fervent prayer by every believer. The Holy Spirit will bring correction where correction is needed, our responsibility is to pray and let God deal with motive. My wife has a special place in our back bedroom and I do most of my praying closed in my den. Jesus told us to have a prayer closet and I believe this is the biggest failure of the modern church to stress the need to get alone for fervent prayer. I have learned that the more we pray the closer our relationship with God becomes. Nothing brings us into a closer relationship that I know. We are to pray without ceasing but we also need to get away from it all, close ourselves into a prayer room and spend time in God's presence. |
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70 | Does the Cepher have Family Records? | Bible general | EdB | 243152 | ||
You are kidding, right? Just what you need a book that restores everything missing from the genuine scriptures. Who cares if they are inspired or manufactured in man's imagination. | ||||||
71 | Hyper calvinism and Backsliding? | Bible general | EdB | 243157 | ||
Historic definition In his publication from 1825, George Croft defined Hyper-Calvinism as holding to a particular design of Christ's death and denying a general design. He also notes that Hyper-Calvinists were generally styled High-Calvinists because they had views above genuine Calvinism: denying that the death of Christ was "in any respect" intended for the salvation of all, not inviting all to believe in Christ for salvation, contending that invitations should only be given to the "willing", and holding to antinomian doctrines, which tend to discourage holiness. In a "Protestant Dictionary" from 1904, Charles Neil defined Hyper-Calvinism as a view that maintains the theory of limited atonement and limits the scope of gospel invitations to the elect Modern definition Modern definitions of Hyper-Calvinism usually distinguish it from points of Calvinism, such as limited atonement or supralapsarianism. There is not, however, unanimity regarding the definition. Curt Daniel defines Hyper-Calvinism as "that school of supralapsarian Five Point Calvinism which so stresses the sovereignty of God by overemphasizing the secret (will of God)over the revealed will (of God) and eternity over time, that it minimizes the responsibility of Man, notably with respect to the denial of the word ‘offer’ in relation to the preaching of the Gospel of a finished and limited atonement, thus undermining the universal duty of sinners to believe savingly with assurance that the Lord Jesus Christ died for them." Daniel goes on to suggest that the real difference between "High" and "Hyper-" Calvinism is the word "offer". Iain Murray adopts a different approach, putting the emphasis on the denial of a "universal command to repent and believe" and the assertion "that we have only warrant to invite to Christ those who are conscious of a sense of sin and need." Jim Ellis argues that "adequately defining what constitutes the fundamental error of hyper-Calvinism" is problematic because many definitions "blur the distinction between it and legitimate Calvinism", and most of them include an apparent bias against Five Point Calvinism. Ellis goes on to say that Hyper-Calvinism "consists of two fundamental errors: a denial of duty-faith and a resultant denial of the universal call of the gospel." All quotes taken from Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-Calvinism Frankly I have as as much distain for Calvinism as I do Arminiamism. Both are theological positions conceived by man and held by many a inspired instead of man made concepts. They have done more damage to the unity of Protestant church than any other concept, doctrine or teaching. |
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72 | The SBF what does it need to do? | Bible general | EdB | 243449 | ||
Being a charter member of this forum I have seen and participated in many changes and directions that have taken place on the forum. Early on we had excellent discussions on scripture with input from many people of different, backgrounds, denominations and understandings of scripture. Interestingly I believed I learned the most from our Catholic brothers, especially Emmaus who has since decided to leave the forum. The problem developed when people realized they could use this forum for a soap box from which they could expound their views, beliefs and feelings. Many of these were steeped in cultic falsehoods or Satanism. So controls had to be put into place to control these types of problems. However the good intentioned controls have since been perverted by some to control the forum. People have learned to smack down others making them look foolish or unreasoned to dismiss any idea that does not agree with their agenda or belief or simply make the anything they don’t agree with to disappear. This frustrated people and they saw any effort to bring the forum back to great Bible Study Forum was all but lost, so they left and in many cases never to return again. Over the years we have lost hundreds of treasured posters from this forum, some that displayed insight and knowledge far above what is commonly displayed today. I remain in contact with many today and I know the reason for their departure is what I am saying. Can we bring it back? I think so but I think it will require Lockman to actively get involved again and I’m not sure they want to make that commitment in time and money. When I see the forum today it breaks my heart. There is little or no discussion only point and counter point as if each responder is in a debate. Views need to be posted as views instead of dogmatic indictments of anyone that does not hold that view. Responses have to be carefully worded to prevent a responder from feeling mocked, belittled or intimidated which is often the case today. Frankly I see little reason to post quotes that aren’t indicative of Bible Study and usually fail to elicit further discussion. They are usually pertinent only to the original speakers generation and have little relevance to today’s Christian’s needs. Interestingly many of the old participants of this forum were also supporters and customers of Lockman Foundation, I’m not sure that is true today. |
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73 | Hyper calvinism and Backsliding? | Bible general | EdB | 243484 | ||
Why was this thread restricted? | ||||||
74 | The SBF what does it need to do? | Bible general | EdB | 243502 | ||
I think for SBF to survive every poster must realize there are 3000 plus denominations in this country and each were founded not by atheist but by dedicated and faithful men that believed they found the truth. They weren't idiots, they weren't ignorant, they weren't uneducated, they were men that tried to follow God as best they could. That opens the question if this is all true where did these 3000 plus denominations come from? The answer is we all read with a predetermined prejudice that prejudice makes each and everyone of us to read scripture and come away with a slightly different opinion of what it said to us. Add to that the Holy Spirit and that scripture is alive and again we see scripture speaking differently to each of us. When people get a firm grasp on that concept they also learn not to be so dogmatic that their theology is the only correct theology. Then we can discuss our differences as honest seekers of the fullness of God. However When we try to educate all the "uneducated" to the truth of our theology we become insulting, overbearing and frankly unChristlike. Today such people have control of the forum and limit open discussion of any theology that they don't agree with. |
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75 | Dr. S. Franklin Logsdon | Bible general | EdB | 243553 | ||
I’m fairly familiar with Mr Logsdon and his King James Only agenda. In my studies his name has come up many times in testimony used against the NASB translation. In a sermon Mr Logsdon made some serious accusations against the NASB and of course the King James Only people jumped on it and used it as proof that any translation other than KJV was of Satan. Unfortunately what Mr Logsdon said in the sermon was not totally correct. Lockman foundation was latter to forced to issue a statement on the subject. From my notes this is a statement made by Dr. White then director of Lockman foundationto address the situation. My notes are incomplete as to when and where this quote was made. The Board of Directors of The Lockman Foundation launched the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE translation work in the late 1950’s following the completion of the AMPLIFIED NEW TESTAMENT. Dr. S. Franklin Logsdon was acquainted with Dewey Lockman, president of The Lockman Foundation, prior to Mr. Lockman’s death in 1974. Mr. Logsdon was never a member of the Board of Directors, nor was he an employee of The Lockman Foundation. Mr. Logsdon had no authority to hire employees or translators for the Foundation, to set policy, to vote, to hold office, to incur expenses, etc. He cannot be considered “co-founder†of the NASB, nor part of The Lockman Foundation, nor part of the NASB translation team, nor did he write the forward of the NASB. According to our records, he was present at board meetings on two occasions — once to hear a travel report; and once to deliver an “inspirational thought.†Mr. Logsdon last wrote to Mr. Lockman in fall of 1973 that he was moving to Florida. Mr. Lockman replied that he was surprised and saddened by his decision to leave the area. Mr. Lockman passed away in January of 1974, and no further correspondence was exchanged between Frank Logsdon and The Lockman Foundation. He resided in Florida until his passing some years ago. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8 (NASB) There has been much discussion of this matter and it seemed that after the Dr White’s statement was made much of it has been put to sleep. |
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76 | The right Bible for you? | Bible general | EdB | 243572 | ||
I agree with much of what you said. I will not buy a NIV nor do I buy from Zondervan the publisher of NIV. My personal study Bible is the NASB but I have found I really can't read aloud from the NASB so I use the NKJV. The NASB 1995 revision was much easier to read aloud but still not what I desired. I'm hoping the upcoming revision will solve the problem for me completely while remaining faithful to the previous versions. On the subject of Christian Book stores I have mixed emotions. I browse them but I rarely find something I buy. Most are oriented more towards light reading, Christian gifts and trinkets than serious study. As a pastor I am most often forced to go to the internet or my denominational suppliers for the material I'm looking for. Lifeway is a great store but rarely has suitable Sunday School or discipleship material that I'm looking for. Mom and Pop Christian book stores are the true underdogs and most have gone out of business. Because there is such a variety of material these smaller stores can't possibly stock it all and if they have to order it, I might as well and eliminate the middle man. To find out which bible you want all a person has to do it go to internet and look for the many comparisons of the various versions that are out there. Also most book store and internet Christian Bible retailers also have a comparison chart on their site. What I find most difficult is finding a version that is easy to understand by bi language people where English is not their first language. I often lean toward the NLT in those situations. |
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77 | The right Bible for you? | Bible general | EdB | 243573 | ||
Let me add that many people have an agenda in this area and that tends to distort the truth. A few years ago the King James Only people put on a big push to eliminate any translation no KJV. Thankful this failed! However the fallout is still occurring. Many people know more about what is wrong with a particular bible than they do about what is right! I think any major translation is fine as long as you stay from the New World Translation which is Jehovah Witness based, and personally I avoid the New International Version and The Living Bible. You can't go wrong with The New American Standard Version. |
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78 | What is evidentialism? | Bible general | EdB | 243643 | ||
Presuppositionalism vs Evidentialism total nonsense. Does a Muslim come to belief in Allah because of Presuppositionalism or Evidentialism? Does a Buddhist? Romans say man knows there is a God. The problem becomes when man's intellect kicks in and man defines his god or rejects his senses. The important issue is salvation by belief in Jesus as Lord and Savior. Scripture says salvation comes by faith. Faith triggered by the Holy Spirit. That is what important, Man's decision to accept or reject the salvation freely offered to him. |
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79 | Am I Biblically free to marry? | Bible general | EdB | 243734 | ||
Hi Brr101373 My heart goes out to you. You have experienced the worst of the worst. Take time and recover. Before you even consider doing anything else find yourself a GOOD and Godly church pastored by a man CALLED of God not a hireling. He must be a man of good reputation, a man that possessed integrity, and a man that lives in Righteousness. Find a pastor that will sit down and discuss all that you have told us here and work with him to get all things in your life on track with God. Take time, let God work in you. In your heart and most of all in your spirit. You have seen the worst of marriage and before you consider marriage again let God work within you. My advice wait, don't think about marriage think about getting in right relationship with a Godly church, Godly pastor and most importantly with God. I will keep you in prayer! |
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80 | Do demons exist today? | Bible general | EdB | 243770 | ||
Justme Beja gave you an excellent answer to your question, however I would like to add a comment and offer an answer to your question how do demons oppress Christians. First my comment, other than what is mentioned in scripture we know very little about demons. Scripture show us that they are fully aware of God James 2:19. They respectfully answer God when asked a question. Luke 8. They do not know the future Luke 8 asking to be sent into the pigs who would then run off the cliff. And they know their destiny Matt 8:29. Much that is written about demonology comes from teaching of Islam. While I agree they probably know a lot about demons being a false religion, we also know from scripture 1Tim 4:1 demons are liars so what Islam says about demons should be taken with a large grain of salt. As to the question about demon oppression on Christians. First let me say I have no medical degree, nor do a I claim to be a mental health expert. I do believe demons can oppress Christians and they do it by causing depression. I believe when a Christian suffers depression they have taken their eyes off Jesus and are looking instead at what deceiving demons are showing them. I understand that there is clinical depression caused by chemical imbalances but I think many cases of both diagnosed and undiagnosed depression in Christians is nothing more than demon oppression that occurs when a believer takes their eyes off Jesus. I pray that saying this is not offensive to anyone. |
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