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61 | Why are NT epistles in that Bible order? | NT general Archive 1 | Pam D | 100850 | ||
Let’s make a deal. I’ll summarize the answers to the questions that I have posted if you would summarize the answers to all the other questions. What do you think Ed? Do we have a deal? I think it would be a great idea to do this as I do not have DSL and it takes me forever to read through every answer - especially, with regard to past posts on subjects I am interested in reading. Blessings, Pam |
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62 | What is God's part in my santification?. | NT general Archive 1 | Pam D | 100835 | ||
Dear Ed, Do you and Joe not play well together? If so, it's too bad. Both of you seem to have a lot of knowledge and wisdom to offer. How does that saying go, "Iron sharpens iron"? I find that when someone disagrees with me, it forces me back to the Scriptures to make sure I have not made an error. Or if I still think I am "right" it still forces me back to the Scriptures so that I can explain my position in a better way. I also find that just because someone might be what I consider to be "wrong" on one subject does not necessiarly mean they will be "wrong" on another subject. In fact, just when I am getting a little cocky, I find that I am the one who is "wrong"! I think on this position with regard to practical sanctification you are both saying the same thing but from different angles. Joe is speaking from a theological perspective of how it all works and you are speaking from the perspective of how to put it into practice. Both perspectives were extremely helpful. Blessings, Pam PS I forgot to send you the first answer Joe sent. Here it is: JOE SAID: Your self-effort before you are saved is a pointless exercise, because no one can attain the perfection that God requires. We all have sinned, and legalism (the idea of earning salvation by law-keeping) is thoroughly refuted in Scripture. We need the imputed righteousness of Christ to be able to stand before an infinitely holy God. The key is understanding that you were not saved just so that you will go to heaven, but so that God's glory would be displayed through your sanctification. So, the Spirit of God motivates us and empowers us to fight against our old sin nature, to put sin to death (Colossians 3). Our role in our sanctification is to wage "no-holds-barred" war against our sin and thereby glorify God (1 Peter 2:11-12). To do this, we rely on God's Spirit that is working within us to give us the strength to do so, and we make use of the means of grace God has given us (word, sacraments, prayer) as our tools and weapons in this struggle. None of those things is effectual in the life of the unbeliever seeking to establish his own righteousness (other than to be used as visual aids for a hypocritical legalism), but they are God's gifts to the Christian, ways in which the Spirit works to glorify the Triune God through our cooperation and transformation (Romans 12:2). A great book on this subject is _The Discipline of Grace_ by Jerry Bridges: http://www.discerningreader.com/disofgracjer.html --Joe! |
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63 | What is my role in my sanctification? | NT general Archive 1 | Pam D | 100827 | ||
Dear Ed, I was wondering whether you knew your "Assistant"! Blessings, Pam |
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64 | What is my role in my sanctification? | NT general Archive 1 | Pam D | 100826 | ||
Dear Ed, I was wondering whether you knew your "Assistant"! Blessings, Pam |
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65 | What did God do before He made the world | Bible general Archive 2 | Pam D | 100814 | ||
Job 38:7 He created the angels Dear La flor One thing God did before he laid the foundation of the earth was to create the angels. (Job 38:7) Blessings, Pam |
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66 | Why are NT epistles in that Bible order? | NT general Archive 1 | Pam D | 100811 | ||
Summary of epistles order answers Dear Evangelica, Thanks for you answer. I thought you might benefit from a summary of what answers I have already received. Summary: EdB ‘s answer: Pam the epistles are arranged by category as such; Gospels, Here there is a further break down placing Matthew, Mark and Luke as Synoptic Gospels and John separate,followed by Historical (Acts), the Pauline epistles followed by the general epistles, followed by Revelation. Some make the distinction in the Pauline Epistles further grouping them as letters to churches and pastoral (or individuals) epistles followed by the general epistles and Revelation. Still others assigning a separate designation to Hebrews. Pam’s followup questions: 1. Why aren't the Pauline epistles listed in the order they were written? 2. I am also wondering why the General epistles were put in that order. EdB: First the dates are very subjective. Most can be debated. Aixen7z4: neither the chapter and verse divisions nor the ordinal placement of the books are inspired things. EdB: There is a Bible that places the text in Chronological order it is called the Reese Chronological Bible. Searcher56: The epistles of the New Testament are arranged by author, then length. Even the order of authors are arranged by how much they contributed. I am not sure that the Council of Carthage, in 327, had that in mind ... but, I remember reading that was the (a) reason. Blessings, Pam |
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67 | WHERE WAS ADAM WHEN EVE WAS TRICKED | Bible general Archive 2 | Pam D | 100712 | ||
Gen 3:6..gave to her husband WITH her and he ate.. Adam was with Eve when she was tempted and ate the fruit. Gen 3:3 But from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat from it or touch it, lest you die. 4) And the serpent said to the woman, "You surely shall not die! 5) For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. Gen 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to HER HUSBAND WITH HER, and he ate. All of the "you"s in Gen 3:3-5 are plural in the Hebrew. And Gen 3:6 says that Adam was with Eve when she ate the fruit. Doesn't this just open up a whole new set of questions? Like why didn't Adam stop Eve from eating the fruit? Blessings, Pam |
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68 | What is God's part in my santification?. | NT general Archive 1 | Pam D | 100572 | ||
Dear Ed, I wanted you to know that I reposted the question Mommapbs suggested I repost with the background of why I asked the question. The ID No. is 1000109. It has led to very interesting answers from Reformer Joe that I wanted to share with you and get your comments on. Subject: ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved Joe’s answer: Thanks for your comments. I am familiar with the whole Keswick "Higher Life" thing, and it is quite a mess. I wrote: After recognizing all of that, I now think MY part in my practical / experiential sanctification is that “I” am supposed to PURSUE holiness.' Joe wrote: Yes, as Hebrews 12 tells us and 1 Peter 1:14-16 tells us. We are called to work for God's glory (NOT for our own justification, which was applied to me on the basis of faith in Christ), and those who have been truly justified WILL work. I wrote: "Personal Holiness is not attained by faith, like justification." Joe wrote: I would qualify this by saying that it is not attained by a faith that is alone. I recommend reading Hebrews 11, the so-called "Hall of Faith." These examples of godliness did what they did "by faith," but the fact is that by faith they DID things. Whatever is by self-reliance is futile, but relying on God for the strength to obey Him is not a passive experience. I wrote: 'It is work. “I” need to MAKE EVERY EFFORT to be like Jesus, and get rid of every attitude,action and motivation that is unchristlike.' Joe wrote: Yes, by the power that God supplies. I cannot conquer sin by Joe's effort alone, but because the Spirit of God is sanctifying me and empowering me both to hate my sin and love God's law (see Psalm 119 for the supreme example of the right attitude toward God's commands), I am graciously equipped to fight the good fight of faith. I wrote: "But then the question arose in my mind as to what is Gods part in my practical / experiential sanctification? I believe that God plays the whole part in both my positional sanctification and my ultimate santification. But what is Gods part in my practical / experiential sanctification?" Joe wrote: God supplies the power and works in our hearts to expose sin, causing us to acknowledge it,confess it before Him, thank God for the pardon that comes through Christ, hate that sin, and get to work killing it. I wrote: "I suppose part of it is that the Holy Spirit reveals to me through reading the bible where I am missing the mark so I can fix it." Joe wrote: Yes. I wrote: "But whats the difference between my self effort to be holy now that I am saved and my self effort to be good when I was unsaved?" Joe wrote: The latter is impossible and turns the law into a means of justification. The former is aided and motivated by God himself and is possible because an omnipotent God is bringing it about, even as we participate. Again, I wholeheartedly recommend the books of Jerry Bridges, who has written some very biblical and fascinating things about this. Try to get _The Pursuit of Holiness_ and _The Discipline of Grace._ They both should be available at your local bookstore or any of the usual online Christian booksellers. They are very much worth your time. The bottom line is that even though *we* are working out our salvation in fear and trembling, it is *God* working within us both to WILL and to WORK for His good purposes (Philippians 2:12-13). Both aspects of that must be understood to get the biblical notion of sanctification down. --Joe! All of this led to my next set of Questions to Reformer Joe: Question: "Is the sin nature a substance or a mindset?" Refomer Joes Answer: Not a substance. Mindset is closer. I would call it a disposition. Pam: "Has the sin nature been eradicated and replaced by the new nature?" Joe: That is a good question. Since the believer still struggles with "the flesh" (NIV translates the Greek to "sin nature"), I would say that it hhasn't been eradicated, but it is being put to ddeath in the believer. There is a struggle bbetween the desire to please and obey God in faith and the sin nature (which will ultimately be eradicated). Pam: "Or does the sin nature remain in the believer and battle against the new nature?" Joe: I think that it is clear in the Bible that both dispositions are there. Galatians 5:16 ff. describes this struggle. Pam: "Is the sin nature the same thing as the flesh?" Joe: Yes. Pam: "What is the new nature? Is it God in me or is it a part of me that is a new creation?" Joe: The Holy Spirit indwells the believer, but the new nature is a human one that the Spirit is changing. Pam: "Is the new nature a substance or a mind set?" Joe: A disposition, like the old one. --Joe! Am I still on the right track for thinking that Joe has the right answers regarding practical/experiential sanctification? Blessings, Pam |
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69 | Is the sin nature substance or mind set? | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100571 | ||
Dear Tim, I was hoping you might jump in at some point. I have read some of your old postings and it is evident you have insightful comments on many subjects. I just ordered 2 books by an author you suggested in one of your past posts on election, Robert Shank. I came out of atheism in 1988 into a Baptist church in which the pastor was a Calvinist. I received some of the same Calvinist arguments when I pointed out the Scriptures that say God is not partial and wants all to come to salvation. I enjoyed reading your insightful posts where you shared your views with Reformer Joe and others who disagreed. I thought you always had great answers to their ojections. I was also so surprised to read your take on Romans 9-11 as I had studied Romans 9 with my friend Deb and we came to the same conclusions you did! We also did not think it was talking about the individual salvations of Jacob, Esau, or Pharoah, but rather about God’s sovereign right to use them to further his purposes on earth. Heb 12:16 says Esau was godless and therefore God foreknew that he could not have given Esau the birthright - which I understood included the spiritual welfare of the family. It would have damaged God’s purposes to do that. And I think that God did not harden Pharoah’s heart against salvation, but against letting his people go. If Gods main purpose in the plagues was to get Pharoah to let his people go why didn’t he just soften Pharoahs heart or kill Pharoah off ! I think the reason God hardened Pharoahs heart is because all the plagues were against Egypt’s false gods and if Pharoah let the Israelites go halfway through the plagues before he had discredited ALL of Egypts false gods then the Egyptians may have just added Jehovah to the rest of their gods that had not been discredited. Over and over it states in Exodus that God did these signs so they would know he is the ONE true God. I read with interest that you said you would be posting some detailed examinations of chapters 9-11 from an Arminian perspective soon. I’m not sure if you have done that yet - I will do a search after I send this to you and read it eagerly. If there is a book that you could recommend on Romans from an Arminian perspective I would be most interested in it. But I am rambling on! Let me get back to your current post to me with regard to the sin nature. First, thank you for your answer. I was asking Reformer Joe specific questions based on previous postings from him. He understood the background of why I was asking those specific questions. I had been mixed up in a Keswick understanding of practical /experiential sanctification which I have recently discovered to be wrong by reading an article on Bible.org about it. To view the article go to the bible.org website, select "Advanced Studies" on the left. Scroll down to pheumatology (the Holy Spirit). Then select "Wesleyan and Keswick models of sanctification". I would highly recommend that you read this article. It is quite excellent. Perhaps you can address this subject in the article you posted in 2 parts on sanctification. I’m thinking that Reformer Joe has the right answers on practical/experiental sanctification. I think you may also benefit from reading his postings to me on that subject and perhaps you can address that view in your article on sanctification too! The next question I am posting about 2Peter 1:4 I am asking with that background in mind. I would be thrilled if you would respond to it also. Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. Blessings, Pam |
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70 | How should I understand 2Peter 1:4? | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100569 | ||
Dear Joe, Thank you for your wonderful enlightening answers to my questions about sanctification and related questions on what the sin nature and the new nature are. I ordered the books you suggested they didn’t have them at my local Christian bookstore) and they will arrive next Wed. I am anxious to read them. But in the meantime, I’d like to pick your brain a little further if I may. You said in your last post that the new nature is a human disposition that the Spirit is changing. How then should I understand 2Peter 1:4 which says: "For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, in order that by them you (believers-vs 1) MIGHT become PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust." Thanks for any insight you may have regarding this question. Blessings, Pam |
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71 | How should I understand 2Peter 1:4? | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100568 | ||
Dear Joe, Thank you for your wonderful enlightening answers to my questions about sanctification and related questions on what the sin nature and the new nature are. I ordered the books you suggested (they didn’t have them at my local Christian bookstore) and they will arrive next Wed. I am anxious to read them. But in the meantime, I’d like to pick your brain a little further if I may. You said in your last post that the new nature is a human disposition that the Spirit is changing. How then should I understand 2Peter 1:4 which says: "For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, in order that by them you (believers-vs 1) MIGHT become PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust." Thanks for any insight you may have regarding this question. Blessings, Pam |
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72 | Is the sin nature substance or mind set? | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100472 | ||
Dear John, I think you meant to post this to Ken hepting and not to me. It is okay though. I just realized that I accidently posted my questions about the sin nature to you John Reformed instead of to Reformer Joe ! I appoligize if I seemed rude by asking you to please stop arguing with Ken and answer my questions. I thought I was talking to Joe! I also addressed the same plea to Ken. I was getting a little frustrated by the bickering. I thank you for your answer to my question but the answer I received from Reformer Joe was the answer I was looking for. I wanted to ask Joe because he was familiar with the reason I was asking those questions to begin with. To follow the background of my questions, read the two part posting of my question to Joe on Thur 10/16. Blessings, Pam |
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73 | Is the sin nature substance or mind set? | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100412 | ||
Question (full): Please stop arguing with Ken and answer my questions. Is the sin nature a substance or a mindset? Has the sin nature been eradicated and replaced by the new nature? Or does the sin nature remain in the believer and battle against the new nature? Is the sin nature the same thing as the flesh? What is the new nature? Is it God in me or is it a part of me that is a new creation? Is the new nature a substance or a mind set? Blessings, Pam |
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74 | Is the sin nature a substance or mindset | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100410 | ||
Please stop arguing and answer my questions. Is the sin nature a substance or a mindset? Has the sin nature been eradicated and replaced by the new nature? Or does the sin nature remain in the believer and battle against the new nature? Is the sin nature the same thing as the flesh? What is the new nature? Is it God in me or is it a part of me that is a new creation? Is the new nature a substance or a mind set? Blessings, Pam PS Ken, I'm glad you found the Keswick article helpful to you. |
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75 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100279 | ||
Dear Ken, I am so sorry. I did not mean to slight you in any way. I posted the note to Joe at 2:45 am and I was getting awfully tired so I went to bed and planned to send a note to you this morning. Since Joe was coming from a Reformed perspective and I am unfamiliar with that viewpoint, I wanted especially to hear his views on this subject which is why I emailed him first. I hope you have had a chance to read the article that I recommended. I would certainly love to hear your views on it as well as I am still a little bit shaky on my conclusions. You will also note that I just emailed Joe another note in response to his note to me and I asked for his perspective on another question. Would you please respond to that question too? Blessings, Pam |
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76 | Is the sin nature a substance or mindset | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100278 | ||
Dear Joe - Thanks so much for your comments. They were very helpful. As soon as I get off the web I will order both of those books that you suggest. I have another question for you. What do you think the sin nature is? Is it a substance or a mindset? I know Jesus has two natures, one divine and one human and I believe that they must be two different substances. If the sin nature is a substance, has it been replaced with the new nature or do both the sin nature and the new nature dwell in the believer at the same time and battle against one another? Blessings, Pam |
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77 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100243 | ||
Dear Joe, This is Part II of my response to you. Part II: As you can see, all of these points would certainly give someone the wrong idea as to exactly what their role in sanctification was. Once I recognized what “wrong” beliefs I was believing, a whole new world opened up! After recognizing all of that, I now think MY part in my practical / experiential sanctification is that “I” am supposed to PURSUE holiness. Personal Holiness is not attained by faith, like justification. It is work. “I” need to MAKE EVERY EFFORT to be like Jesus, and get rid of every attitude, action and motivation that is unchristlike. But then the question arose in my mind as to what is Gods part in my practical / experiential sanctification? I believe that God plays the whole part in both my positional sanctification and my ultimate santification. But what is Gods part in my practical / experiential sanctification? I suppose part of it is that the Holy Spirit reveals to me through reading the bible where I am missing the mark so I can fix it. But whats the difference between my self effort to be holy now that I am saved and my self effort to be good when I was unsaved? That last question is the one I was urged to repost and which you responded to. But I guess what I am really asking is: if God plays a part in my experiential sanctification, exactly how does God help me in this struggle to be holy? Thanks for any insight you may have. Blessings, Pam PS The following are some of the very helpful answers I received before I reposted the question and you answered. -------------------------------------------------- Emmaus answered and said: Let me offer that the difference is grace. By that grace of Justification you are now a child of God, a member of His family and you are able to cooperate with God because of that grace, which is something you could not do without it. It is the fact that you are now in Christ that allows you to be conformed to Him and to cooperate with Him in the process of being sanctified by Him. I hope this is of some help. -------------------------------------------------- EdB answered and said: I like what Emmaus said. Let me add. As we strive for perfection (holiness) grace covers our imperfections and gives us the desire to become holier. The difference between your effort to be holy now versus your effort to be good when you were unsaved is GRACE. Your effort to be good was an effort to conform to the law, a task that was virtually impossible. Once saved your effort to be holy is an effort to have a deeper relationship with God. What is God's part in all of this? In the past you did everything to in your attempt to be good, being human you failed and tried and tried again. Today you do what you can and God provides the rest so that you can be in relationship with Him. The more we put out of our lives seeking more of God, brings us closer to God and us less accessible to sin. James 4:7. Stay with it your on the right track. EdB -------------------------------------------------- |
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78 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100241 | ||
Dear Joe My response to you has to be posted in two parts because it is too long. Part I: First, I appologize for typing the question in wrong. You were correct in the assumption that you made of what the question was. I should have typed: “Whats the difference between my self effort to be holy now that I am saved and my self effort to be good when I was unsaved?" But I would like to give you some additional background in why I asked that question. My original question that led to the above question was “What is My role in my practical / experiential sanctification?” I was caught up in the Keswick understanding of sanctification. I think that by some of Kens statements in the discussion you were having, he is caught up in a Keswick understanding of sanctification, too. I could not seem to figure out how to make the Keswick model of sanctification work. The reason why is because the Keswick understanding of experiential sanctification seems to be unbiblical, as an article on bible.org pointed out to me. To see the article go to the bible.org website, select "Advanced Studies" on the left. Scroll down to pheumatology (the Holy Spirit). Then select "Wesleyan and Keswick models of sanctification". (I highly recommend that you read the article for a full understanding of what I am talking about.) Points from this article that really jumped out at me that I had falsely believed to be true were: 1. Keswick wrongly teaches sanctification comes by faith, and not in any other way! 2. Keswick explicitly disavows eradication of the sin nature. If one walks in the Spirit, the Spirit carries the burden of Sin. If one sins, the Spirit no longer counteracts the tencency to sin and the believer is caught in a spiral of sin. He has no more help in overcoming sin than the unbeliever. 3. Keswick sees the old nature as something which is not subject to transformation, but retains its full force throughout ones life. This contradicts Paul which speaks of the progressive transformation of the believer into the likeness of Jesus (2Cor 3:18; Rom 12:2). 4. Keswick redefines sin by limiting it to volitional acts of rebellion (at least with reference to ones ongoing fellowship with God), which leaves the result that they believe that an individual may at any point in time be described as sinless. 5. Keswick believes it is the believers duty to take leave of his own personality so that Jesus can make all the decisions. The Keswick concept of the filling of the Spirit is akin to demon possession. The New Testament never uses the terminology of control (uses leading) to describe believers relationship to the Spirit. The truth is that a result of the Spirits ministry on our lives is self-control. This would hardly seem posssible if the regenerate self were still totally evil as Keswick claims. 6. Keswick offers spiritual victory through the means of a formula. The Truth is, the test of ones spirituality is not whether one has by faith fulfilled the conditions of a formula, but rather the fruit of the spirit in ones life. 7. Keswick says holiness is freedom from sin, not conformity to Gods character. 8. Instead of a relationship with God producing holiness, Keswick demands holiness before communion. 9. Christ is our Sanctification. If we wish to make any progress in holiness, we have to give up belief in the value of self-effort in holiness. For the rest of my response to this information, Go to part II |
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79 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Not Specified | Pam D | 100104 | ||
What is the difference between my self effort to be holy now that I am saved and my self effort to be good when I was saved? I have reposted this question as per mommaphs suggestion. You can find what some answers to it are under the questions, Why are the NT epistles in that order? What is my role in my own sanctification? and What is God's role in my sanctification? Thanks for any help you may provide. Blessings, Pam |
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80 | ?self effort 2 B holy now vs befor saved | Phil 3:9 | Pam D | 100108 | ||
What is the difference between my self effort to be holy now that I am saved and my self effort to be good when I was saved? I have reposted this question as per mommaphs suggestion. You can find what some answers to it are under the questions, Why are the NT epistles in that order? What is my role in my own sanctification? and What is God's role in my sanctification? Thanks for any help you may provide. Blessings, Pam |
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