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61 | John 3:16.. whoever believes not perish? | Rev 13:8 | Rom831 | 28955 | ||
Not at all! WE make the choice to believe or not believe. Believing in no way makes us deserve to go to Heaven. We are still as much sinners as those who do not believe. There is nothing we can do, or have done to deserve to go to Heaven. What god did was to, in advance say, "OK, I have two groups of people: those who'll believe in My Son and those who won't. So what I'm going to do, is that for all of those who choose to accept My Son, their sins will be paid for by My son's death and they will be with Me." And through Jesus, He gives US the choice which group to join; those who He has allowed to be covered by the blood of Jesus, or those who willfully reject it and are condemned. He predestined the group, not the individule. He has then said to us, "Now its up to you. Believe and be saved, do not believe and be condemned." He puts no one there, we do that ourselves. Bless...ArtS |
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62 | Who are these people thatJesus condemns? | Matt 7:22 | Rom831 | 28951 | ||
Did you ever see the movie "A Leap of Faith" with Steve Martin. He plays a scam artist who goes to towns setting up revivals and preaching. The female costar calls him on it and he replies, something like "What's the difference as long as I get the job done?" I think this is what Jesus is referring to. Many people claim to be Christians, claim to love and accpt Jesus, but only do so outwardly, not in their hearts. An athiest can speak the words "I believe in Jesus", but that doesn't mean they do. It is also possible to believe in a false Jesus. I have heard those who claim to believe in Jesus but don't believe He was raised, or don't believe He was the Son of God, or perfect, etc. These people believe in something they call Jesus, but its not Him. Bless...ArtS |
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63 | What does predestinated means | Ephesians | Rom831 | 28950 | ||
This is a post I just gave to another question on this. Basiclly, God has already chosen who will be saved. But the question is, who are chosen and why? Revelation 17:14 says those "who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful." We are chosen not by name. God didn't sit down with a big list of names and check us off Santa-style as saved and unsaved. Those who are chosen, are those who are with Jesus. Meaning God didn't choose me specifically, He chose (predestined) those who would believe in His Son as a whole. 1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father... See? chosen by God's foreknowledge. Not randomly, but by His foreknowledge of who would accept His Son. Remember, God knew our whole lives well before we ever existed. He knew then who would accept Jesus and who would not. To me, this is the only way to have the whole Bible fit without the old "What Jesus was really saying was..." trick. I believe if He was really wanting to say anything else, He'd have said it. Bless...ArtS |
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64 | John 3:16.. whoever believes not perish? | Rev 13:8 | Rom831 | 28949 | ||
Matthew 22:14 "For many are called, but few are chosen." But the question is, who are chosen and why? Revelation 17:14 says those "who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful." We are chosen not by name. God didn't sit down with a big list of names and check us off Santa-style as saved and unsaved. Those who are chosen, are those who are with Jesus. Meaning God didn't choose me specifically, He chose (predestined) those who would believe in His Son as a whole. 1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father... See? chosen by God's foreknowledge. Not randomly, but by His foreknowledge of who would accept His Son. Remember, God knew our whole lives well before we ever existed. He knew then who would accept Jesus and who would not. So to answer your questions, 1: we know we are chosen if we believe in Jesus. 2: The unchosen are those who do not accept Jesus. Unfortunately, yes, they do go to hell. 3-4: do you see how the explanation above answers this? The chosen ARE those who believe. Bless...ArtS |
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65 | IS PRODUCING"GOLD DUST"@CHURCH A GENUINE | NT general Archive 1 | Rom831 | 28946 | ||
Thanks Jman and thanks for the link here. But did you notice I was followed? Grrr.... Bless...ArtS |
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66 | Explain million year old dinosaurs. | Job | Rom831 | 28884 | ||
If it was millions of years, please then explain how death did not enter the world until Adam sinned (RO 5:12) yet animals would have had to die in those millions of years. And heve you actually read about behemouth? Tail like a cedar, bones of bronze and iron, not even the raging Jordan can move him, no one can capture him, his nose cannot be pierced by a barb, you cant spear him, capture him for trade, he is so fierce no one dare rouse him, has an outer armor, fierce teeth, has scales that cannot be seperated, fire from his mouth, smoke from his nose, When he raises himself up the mighty fear, sword nor spear can beat him, iron is like straw to him, bronze as rotten wood, the sea like a jar of ointment, he makes an enormous wake in water as he walks, etc. A hippo??? hehe Bless...ArtS |
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67 | Why is there suffering? | Job | Rom831 | 28872 | ||
Because of the fall. God created a perfect world that became a broken one through the original sin. Remembering how much simpler and how much closer to perfection Adam and Eve were, look at how the suffering increased in there lives and how the world changed in Genesis 3:16-19. The further we get from perfection, the more sin there is in the world, the more suffering there is. This will cumulate with the events of Revelation. Nasty indeed! But all will be set right afterwards, when we are finally with Jesus. Bless...ArtS |
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68 | IS PRODUCING"GOLD DUST"@CHURCH A GENUINE | NT general Archive 1 | Rom831 | 28843 | ||
I would question, why gold? Did Jesus ever produce material wealth as a sign? Tears, blood, wine from water, healings, food, I can see. But why gold? Gold, to me, is a sign of wealth, of possesions and greed. Not exactly the things Jesus was very big on. And if gold, why something so easilly hidden and not something that would be obvious enough to give Him glory and not just make one wonder "how'd he do that"? If Jesus had been given one fish and all of a sudden had two, I'd say slight of hand. But enough to feed 5000??? Bless...ArtS |
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69 | Questions about blessing others | Matt 10:13 | Rom831 | 28808 | ||
When do you bless and when is it time to remove your blessing? I am new here. I usually post on another board that has really been over run. One individule in particular, I feel, is either evil or has an evil spirit. As he constantly mocks for the rape and murder of my daughter (yes I know its just to get to me, bu evil that comes out the mouth comes from the heart). As you can see below, I always sign my posts with a quick "bless". My question is based on these two passages: Luke 6:28 "bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." Matthew 10: 13 "If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace. 14 "Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet." So, WWJD??? Continue to offer prayers and blessings for him, or remove the blessing and dust my feet? Bless...ArtS P.S. Usually my only reply to him is a cut and paste as to his heart and why I won't converse with him. But even with the cut and paste, my question still remains... |
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70 | Is NASB the "most literal" in Ps. 2:12? | Ps 2:12 | Rom831 | 28806 | ||
There is a good chart of literal verses paraphrase versions at http://www.zondervanbibles.com/translations.htm . The NASB is very literal, but not totally. The Interlinear is well above it in the chart. Bless...ArtS |
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