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61 | What do you say? | Acts 13:39 | Aslans_Friend | 186746 | ||
For no one can ever be made right in God's sight by doing what his law commands. For the more we know God's law, the clearer it becomes that we aren't obeying it. But now God has shown us a different way of being right in his sight-not by obeying the law but by the way promised in the Scriptures long ago. We are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done. For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. He has done this through Christ Jesus, who has freed us by taking away our sins. For God sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and to satisfy God's anger against us. We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us. God was being entirely fair and just when he did not punish those who sinned in former times. And he is entirely fair and just in this present time when he declares sinners to be right in his sight because they believe in Jesus. Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on our good deeds. It is based on our faith. So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law. Rom 3:20-28 The Law of Faith in Christ. |
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62 | are believers still considered sinners ? | Romans | Aslans_Friend | 187067 | ||
I Corinthians 15:45-49 The Scriptures tell us, "The first man, Adam, became a living person." But the last Adam-that is, Christ-is a life-giving Spirit. What came first was the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later. Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. Every human being has an earthly body just like Adam's, but our heavenly bodies will be just like Christ's. Just as we are now like Adam, the man of the earth, so we will someday be like Christ, the man from heaven. This is the concept of the two Adams. The first was the firstborn of death, the second was the firstborn of the living. |
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63 | is it possible to keep sinning and keep | Romans | Aslans_Friend | 187068 | ||
70 times 7 times a day. | ||||||
64 | IS JESUS AND GOD THE SAME PERSON? | Romans | Aslans_Friend | 187069 | ||
Jesus is God the Son in the flesh. God the Son is eternal and is the Word of God. John 1:1,2 In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God. He was in the beginning with God. Jesus was the mediator because he was born of a virgin (received His genetic human identity from Mary) and God the Spirit (received his divine identity from God, therefore was sinless) He willfully took the sins of humanity upon himself and died a sinners death to mediate our pardon with a holy God. Hebrews 9:22 Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins. The Only Way. |
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65 | IS BAPTISM IS REQUIRED | Rom 6:3 | Aslans_Friend | 193588 | ||
When we became Christians and were baptized to become one with Christ Jesus, we died with him. For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. Romans 6:3,4 If, in the earlier baptism, the Holy Spirit gives witness to the fact of a changed life, then I would not expect you to be re-baptised. The bottom line is, obey the Spirit, then you will have peace. |
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66 | Do we obey all of the Ten commandments? | Rom 6:14 | Aslans_Friend | 229651 | ||
God gave the Law as a blessing for mankind as it provided a moral framework for social order. It could never be a means for sanctification, an attainable goal to heaven. That could only be provided by God Himself through the atonement of Christ. Jesus told His contemporaries the futility of trying to fulfill the requirement of the law as the Pharisees did, but maintained the laws importance in Matthew 5:16-20 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. |
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67 | Are we all born with the Holy Spirit? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Aslans_Friend | 187281 | ||
We are born with an unregenerated spirit. Most men today consider man as being made up of two parts: the soul and the body. The soul is the invisible part, the psychological part within man, and the body is the visible part, the outward form of man. This is man's fallen concept. Although there is some ground to it, it is not accurate. Outside of God's revelation, no ideas in this world are reliable. It is, of course, true that the body is the outward shell of man. But the Bible never mixes the soul with the spirit or considers the two as the same thing. In addition to being different terms, the soul and the spirit are actually two different substances; they are not the same. The Word of God has not divided man into two parts, the soul and the body. Rather, it has divided man into three parts: the spirit, the soul, and the body. (1st Thess 5:23) -THE SPIRITUAL MAN by Watchman Nee Genesis 2:7 says, "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." In the beginning, God created the figure of a man with the dust of the earth and then breathed into his nostrils "the breath of life." When the breath of life came in contact with man's body, the soul was produced. The soul is the consummation of man's body and his spirit. This is why the Bible calls man "a living soul." This "breath of life" is man's spirit, the source of man's life. The Lord Jesus tells us that "it is the Spirit who gives life" (John 6:63). This breath of life comes from the Creator. Yet we should not confuse this spirit, which is the "breath of life," with the Holy Spirit of God. There is a difference between the Holy Spirit and the human spirit. Romans 8:16 shows us that the spirit of man is different from the Holy Spirit; the two are not the same. "The Spirit Himself witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God." The word "life" in the expression "the breath of life" is chay; it is plural in number. This tells us that God's breathing produces two lives, a spiritual one and a soulish one. The body is the "world-consciousness," the soul is the "self-consciousness," and the spirit is the "God-consciousness." There are five organs in the body which afford man the five senses. This physical body enables man to communicate with the physical world. This is why it is called the "world- consciousness." The soul comprises that part in man known as the intellect, which makes man's existence possible. The part of love generates affections toward other human beings or objects. Affections originate from the senses. All these are parts of man himself; they form the personality of man. Hence, they are called the "self-consciousness." The spirit is the part with which man communicates with God. With this part man worships God, serves Him, and understands his relationship with God. Hence, it is called "God-consciousness." Just as God dwells in the spirit, the self dwells in the soul, and the senses dwell in the body. The soul is the meeting point; here the spirit and the body join. Man communicates with God's Spirit and the spiritual realm through the spirit and receives and expresses power and life in the spiritual realm through this spirit. He communicates with the outside world of senses through the body; the world and the body interact with one another. The soul lies in between these two worlds and belongs to these two worlds. On the one hand, it communicates with the spiritual realm through the spirit, and on the other hand, it communicates with the physical world through the body. The soul has the power of self-determination; it can make decisions concerning the things related to it in the environment and can choose or reject them. It is impossible for the spirit to control the body directly; it requires a medium. This medium is the soul, which was produced when the spirit touched the body. The soul is in between the spirit and the body; it binds the spirit and the body together as one. The spirit can rule over the body through the soul and subject it under God's power. The body can also induce the spirit through the soul to love the world. THE SPIRITUAL MAN can be read in it's entirety at http://www.ministrybooks.org/ |
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68 | Human minds cannot understand | 1 Cor 2:14 | Aslans_Friend | 187582 | ||
I don't know of anything specific. The reference in 1 Corinthians 2:14 refers to the difference between spiritual and unspiritual. The passage that comes to me is Isaiah 55:8,9 "My thoughts are completely different from yours," says the Lord. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." | ||||||
69 | Has what Jesus declared changed? | 1 Cor 12:9 | Aslans_Friend | 187140 | ||
Hbr 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. If anyone changed, it was the church (individual believers). "But when I, the Son of Man, return, how many will I find who have faith?" Luke 18:8 |
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70 | division? | 1 Cor 14:1 | Aslans_Friend | 230635 | ||
Thanks, Bill. I see the concept handed down in tradition more than the Pentateuch other than Genesis 3:16 . Clarke's Commentary on the Bible says about this particular passage: Let your women keep silence in the churches - This was a Jewish ordinance; women were not permitted to teach in the assemblies, or even to ask questions. The rabbins taught that "a woman should know nothing but the use of her distaff." And the sayings of Rabbi Eliezer, as delivered, Bammidbar Rabba, sec. 9, fol. 204, are both worthy of remark and of execration; they are these: yisrephu dibrey torah veal yimsaru lenashim, "Let the words of the law be burned, rather than that they should be delivered to women." This was their condition till the time of the Gospel, when, according to the prediction of Joel, the Spirit of God was to be poured out on the women as well as the men, that they might prophesy, i.e. teach. And that they did prophesy or teach is evident from what the apostle says, 1 Corinthians 11:5, where he lays down rules to regulate this part of their conduct while ministering in the church. But does not what the apostle says here contradict that statement, and show that the words in chap. 11 should be understood in another sense? For, here it is expressly said that they should keep silence in the church; for it was not permitted to a woman to speak. Both places seem perfectly consistent. It is evident from the context that the apostle refers here to asking questions, and what we call dictating in the assemblies. It was permitted to any man to ask questions, to object, altercate, attempt to refute, etc., in the synagogue; but this liberty was not allowed to any woman. St. Paul confirms this in reference also to the Christian Church; he orders them to keep silence; and, if they wished to learn any thing, let them inquire of their husbands at home; because it was perfectly indecorous for women to be contending with men in public assemblies, on points of doctrine, cases of conscience, etc. But this by no means intimated that when a woman received any particular influence from God to enable her to teach, that she was not to obey that influence; on the contrary, she was to obey it, and the apostle lays down directions in chap. 11 for regulating her personal appearance when thus employed. All that the apostle opposes here is their questioning, finding fault, disputing, etc., in the Christian Church, as the Jewish men were permitted to do in their synagogues; together with the attempts to usurp any authority over the man, by setting up their judgment in opposition to them; for the apostle has in view, especially, acts of disobedience, arrogance, etc., of which no woman would be guilty who was under the influence of the Spirit of God. But - to be under obedience, as also saith the law - This is a reference to Genesis 3:16 : Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. From this it is evident that it was the disorderly and disobedient that the apostle had in view; and not any of those on whom God had poured out his Spirit. Thanks for your indulgence. -Jay |
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71 | What was the purpose of the law? | Gal 3:23 | Aslans_Friend | 187287 | ||
Until faith in Christ was shown to us as the way of becoming right with God, we were guarded by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until we could put our faith in the coming Savior. Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian and teacher to lead us until Christ came. So now, through faith in Christ, we are made right with God. But now that faith in Christ has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian. So you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. | ||||||
72 | Is Jesus "equal to god"? | Phil 2:6 | Aslans_Friend | 186751 | ||
The history of the Watchtower Society starts with a group called Russellites, who followed a false prophet of the day (19th century) who proclaimed the end of the world was scheduled for early 20th century. A publisher in New York City found he could make a lot of money from the followers and, through a greedy plot, conspired to organize the society into a religious works mill. Adherants must work to earn salvation through quotas and distribution of written materials. At first, they used the King James bible, but now have their own authorized translation that twists the original Hebrew and Greek to their own advantage. |
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73 | Bible inerrancy versus author's mistakes | 2 Tim 3:16 | Aslans_Friend | 186674 | ||
How do we reconcile bible inerrancy with authors mistakes? | ||||||
74 | Bible inerrancy versus author's mistakes | 2 Tim 3:16 | Aslans_Friend | 186686 | ||
While reading Dr. Bart D. Ehrman's MISQUOTING JESUS, I see that Mark 2 says that Jesus said that King David went into the temple while Abiathar was the high priest, but according to I Samuel 21, it was Ahimelech. | ||||||
75 | was this a scribe's error? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Aslans_Friend | 187059 | ||
So you believe that a copist, a scribe "corrected" the discrepancy? | ||||||
76 | was this a scribe's error? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Aslans_Friend | 187071 | ||
Ok. The author made such a big deal about nothing. (Ehrman) It was like he questioned his beliefs over it... Thank you very much. |
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77 | Bible inerrancy versus author's mistakes | 2 Tim 3:16 | Aslans_Friend | 187139 | ||
Yes I believe this also. I also subscribe to the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (see http://www.bible-researcher.com/chicago1.html ) I was pursuing the thought of the author of the book I was reading ( Dr Bart Ehrman MISQUOTING JESUS ) of massive changes made in the original autograph which turn out to not be so not so massive, I believe. The bottom line is, would the apostles feel comfortable in our meetings today; would they agree with the teachings we promote as truth? |
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78 | freedom from power of death do in life | Heb 2:14 | Aslans_Friend | 187053 | ||
It gives us courage when faced with physical danger, since we know that this life while in the body is only a temporary state. Our life is in Christ. | ||||||
79 | Isdenial of concept of religion legit? | James 1:27 | Aslans_Friend | 187585 | ||
What people are saying, I think, is that they don't want to identify with a collection of laws as a disipline leading to acceptance by God, but with a personal relationship with a God who has provided the only Way of salvation. It is just rhetoric that signifies contrarian sentiment. A group bound by similar beliefs by definition is a religion. |
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80 | Can a person push God too far?? | 1 John 1:9 | Aslans_Friend | 229649 | ||
When you fall from Grace, you don't care any more what the consequences of sin are; you are insensitive. As long as you have breath within you God is willing to forgive you. It is when we tolerate the little foxes in our lives, we ignore the entreaty of the Holy Spirit, that we begin to have callus hearts toward God and will come under judgment. Isaiah 6:8-10 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!” He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.’ “Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.” And a great exhortation in Hebrews 12 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; 5and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; 6FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.” If you have a child, your heart would be tender towards them and it would take a diabolical unrepentant heart of stone before you would disown them. God is much greater in mercy than we can imagine. |
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