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61 | "Once Saved Always Saved" | NT general Archive 1 | There | 24734 | ||
I would agree Brian, except that Allah is not the same God as Jesus' Father. So who are they actually seeking? I've heard so many people say that Muslims claim their God is the God of Abraham. Yet Abraham foresaw God's plan of salvation (Heb. 11:13-16). If Allah was the God of Abraham, then why isn't He still saving them the same way that He saved Abraham, and still teaching the same thing taught to/through Abraham and his chosen line? Doesn't a person have to seek YHWH rather than "any" god? There are many false ones available it seems. |
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62 | "Once Saved Always Saved" | NT general Archive 1 | There | 24730 | ||
Hitler did remain a Catholic though even though he was "into" the occult. Spiritism is easy to reconcile for some. Doesn't it seem strange in retrospect that he was never excommunicated from the church? I'd never thought of that aspect before. And there were Catholics and Protestants in the concentration camps too. But I've found in my study that the Church (along with MANY nations) didn't stand against Hitler's actions until it personally effected them. And since it didn't personally effect Rome... apparently there was no reason for them to take a stand, huh? And as I said, I have read that Rome wanted to gain possession of the Spear of Longinus too. Rome enjoys power. That's a historical fact Lisa, as I'm sure you've found in your study of church history. God bless. |
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63 | "Once Saved Always Saved" | NT general Archive 1 | There | 24727 | ||
Hi Lisa, I too enjoy studying church history, and I agree with your evaluation of many/most popes. As to purgatory, Islam also teaches of a purgatory. From what I've read Mohammad got that through Catholic teachings of his day. From what I understand, Mohammad's mother was a devout Catholic. As to the sacrament of Reconciliation. The Catholic Church usually uses... Matthew 16:19 "And I will give you keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." and also... Matthew 18:18 "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." ... to say that priests are to either "bind" or "loose" because the RCC claims that their priesthood is descended from the apostle Peter. There is a problem with that. Peter was not a priest. In fact he refers to himself as a "fellow elder" (1Peter 5:1) and states in the following verses in chapter 5, that an elder (someone who has become wise in the faith through years of experience) is to "shepherd" the flock only as overseers and examples, and not as "lords over" the flock. But more to the point, reconciliation means "to make friendly again; to make consistent or compatible". If I confess my sins to you after having offended God or others... how will that reconcile me to the Father or the person I offended? It won't. Matthew 18:15-20 "Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear you, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector. Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again! I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in My Name, I am there in the midst of them." Matthew 18:21-22 "Then Peter came to Him and said, 'Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?'" Jesus said to him, 'I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven." (Rreference Luke 17:1-4). The direction for "binding" and "loosing" (forgiving and not forgiving) is not only for the elders, but it is a command from Jesus on how all of us are to deal with someone who offends us... and in reverse if we are the offender. So according to God's Word, we are to confess (actually "repent of") our sins to God, and to the person we have offended. Catholics may not perceive baptism, and communion, (or reconciliation), as rungs on the ladder to heaven, but the church teaches that they are necessary to salvation. In fact I remember "my" priest from years back saying that anyone who was NOT baptized would NOT go to heaven, and that's why it was so important to get babies baptized right away. And information from my family and friends... it's still being taught in the RCC. The Bible says in 1Peter 3:21 "there is an antitype which now saves us, namely baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but THE ANSWER OF A GOOD CONSCIENCE TOWARD GOD), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ..." (caps are mine) Most babies do not have a good conscience toward God -- just for the record. It seems that the only people the apostles and other elders baptized were those who had heard the Word and believed. The priest also taught that anyone who DID receive communion on a weekly basis (after infant baptism) would go to heaven no matter what else they did or did not do! Nothing matterd except the "act of taking communion". He and I went round and round on that... I used the Bible as my reference and he used church doctrine as his authority. It seems to me that the Bible teaches we are to have communion using the broken bread (as a sign of Christ's broken body), and wine (as a sign of His shed blood -- the blood of the new covenant) in remembrance of Christ's ultimate sacrifice for our sin. See 1Cor. 11:23-26. And we are also warned not to partake of that communion in an unworthy manner (1Cor. 11:27-34). If you weren't taught all these strange things, that's really a wonderful blessing for you! |
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64 | About the Forum | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24705 | ||
I find at least one those statements very confusing. Such as "it isn't a discussion group". Then what exactly has been going on in this group if it isn't discussion? I understand your interpretation though, and I must have missed the posts where those "rules" were being broken. I really am sorry Steve, but this has hit me as amusing... but of course I probably shouldn't be saying this because it's not pertinent to the group. I'll have to watch my P's and Q's I guess. :) |
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65 | Where's the StudyBibleForum? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24701 | ||
I remember reading that in someone's post a while ago, Nolan. All I was really trying to say in my own "flip" way was that most of life including various viewpoints on any given subject, all are in some way pertinent to the Scriptures. And if certain things can't or shouldn't be discussed here... maybe those "subjects" should be listed so there won't be any more "wars". |
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66 | Where's the StudyBibleForum? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24697 | ||
Hi Hank, I understand that... I guess I haven't seen the notes posted on politics, pacifism, zoology, or Shakespeare's plays. :) But it seems from your last response, there have been other "wars" on here before if you "saw red" and were "ready to chew nails, etc"? It was the way you said it that had me wondering if there were certain things that were "taboo" and not to be discussed on here even if/when they pertain to Biblical teachings. If my comment offended you, I'm sorry... it sounds like it did. Please forgive me. |
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67 | "Once Saved Always Saved" | NT general Archive 1 | There | 24676 | ||
Hi Lisa, I'd heard Charlemagne held the Spear of Longinus and it was supposed to have given him clairvoyant faculties and uncanny powers. Charlemagne lived and slept within reach of the Spear. The occult powers of the Spear were known world wide. Hitler also possessed the Spear after stealing it from the Treasure House in Vienna (Oct. 13, 1938). He'd been entranced by that Spear for many years because of the "power" he understood it to give its owner. He first hid it in the Hall of St. Katherine's Catholic Church in Nuremburg. Did you know that the then Pope never spoke out against any of the Nazi atrocities that were committed in Germany and Austria, etc. I've read articles that insist that the RCC wanted possession of that Spear, and thought they might be able to get it from Hitler since he was a devout Catholic. It seems the demonics behind that Spear is quite powerful when it's placed in the appropriate hands. |
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68 | Where's the StudyBibleForum? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24672 | ||
Is this suppose to infer that the StudyBibleForum is a place that only the Bible subjects that everyone can agree on should be discussed? Let's hope a Muslim doesn't get on here then... we'd either have to agree or ignore him/her. :):) | ||||||
69 | Are they the same spirit? | Gen 1:1 | There | 23887 | ||
Hi Johnny, I too have much respect for Mary, the mother of God's real Son. I think she was correct when she said that "all generations shall call me blessed". She is "blessed among women." But in my opinion, she is not the same person as the apparition. She (the Mary in the apparitions) is considered to still be a virgin because she identified herself as such. Almost every ounce of Catholic doctrine about "Mary" has come from the apparition herself. If her words disagreed with the Bible, then they go with her words and discard the Biblical truth. I was very upset years ago after finding out the many "differences" between what I was taught and what the Bible says. I had trouble believing that a Church that originally based it's beliefs on the truth of God's Word had moved so far as to include in its doctrine -- teaching that totally contradicted His Word. I have family members still in that denomination, and most are a loving group of people. Most have been encouraged to read the Bible for themselves, so they can sort out the truth from the lie. And yes, it is very hard to change. Not just because many things have become "habits" or "traditional", but also because it is very hard to digest the fact that people we thought cared about us... had taught us non-truths. It's very hard to accept. For me, I had to come to the realization that they too had been duped... |
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70 | Who is Jesus? | Matt 24:28 | There | 23843 | ||
The Knights Templar was a front organization for the "Priory of Sion". In 1979 Mr. Pierre Plantard de Saint-Clair, who was (and may still be) the present Secretary General of the Priory of Sion, was interviewed in Paris, France by reporters from BBC. When asked the question, "Does the Priory of Sion possess the treasures of the ancient Jewish Temple?", he said, "Yes". He added, "They will be returned to Jerusalem when the time is right." (Holy Blood, p. 225) Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving! |
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71 | Are they the same spirit? | Gen 1:1 | There | 23834 | ||
Hello Johnny, I was raised Catholic. And as an adult, one of the things I began wondering about after reading the Bible was this "queen of heaven" mentioned in Jeremiah. I know that Ishtar evolved from a moon goddess to a goddess that had many other attributes over the centuries. And I wondered if she (demonic spirit) had continued to evolve (change her modus operandi or goddess image) as was needed to infiltrate the church. I do NOT think the apparition is the real Mary who gave birth to the true Messiah. But this appartition does claim to be her -- even though she is very different than the real Mary. The apparition claims to be sinless (her claim to her Immaculate Conception Feb. 11, 1858), but the real Mary knew she was a sinner and in need of a Savior. Luke 1:46-47 "And Mary said: 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior...". She (apparition) also makes claims of having a son who she refers to as Jesus, except that her Jesus is not the only means to salvation. She said on May 13, 1917 "...my Immaculate Heart which will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God." And on December 26, 1957 "God's last means of salvation is through me. And if you despise and repulse this means, there won't be any forgiveness of sin which the Gospel calls the sin against the Holy Spirit." And on October 13, 1973 she stated "Those who place their confidence in me will be saved." And in 1984 "Even in the Second Coming, the son will come to you through his mother." And in 1986 "God has sent me to earth to save you." In August 1987 her son said "He who honors her honors me. He who denies her denies me." In 1958 he said "Everyone should have a picture of Jesus as Divine Mercy. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish." And in 1991 when he again "appeared" with his mother, he said, "Fortunate is he who lives in the brilliance of the image of Jesus of Mercy, for the just hand of God will never reach him. For I am your Jesus of Mercy." I cannot name the book that those quotes came from, because I read it years ago. I do remember the book was authorized for Catholics though, and I was given it by a Catholic friend. At the time I copied many of the quotes and also the scriptures that contradicted the appartitions' statements. And I think they (both apparitions) are satanic beings, attempting to lead people away from the salvation that only comes through God's real Son. http://www.fatima.org/plan.html: "Our Lady's Peace Plan is founded on three simple, but powerful requests. The first is a request for prayer, most particularly the Holy Rosary and the devotion of the Brown Scapular. The second calls for us to make reparation for the sins and outrages perpetrated against God's Grace and blasphemies against the Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The third request is for consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, both on a personal basis and, publicly, that of Russia by the Pope and all the world's bishops." The apparition waited until the 1300's before she made the claim to her listeners to be the "queen of heaven", and it was later incorporated into church teaching. Oh by the way, something else both Ishtar and the appartition have in common is their claim that they were virgins at the time of the conception of their offspring, and were perpetual virgins thereafter. And below is something from a Catholic website http://www.udayton.edu/maryslash. Below is a partial "answer" to the question "What is the meaning of the crescent moon that Mary is sometimes pictured standing upon?" "A: The so called Luna, half moon, ...is a sign of fertility, related to life and death, and thus a popular symbol in many religions. It pinpoints changing seasons, ebb and tide (and related inundations as harbingers of fertility), and the feminine menstrual cycle. The half moon was the attribute of Luna and more specifically of Selene. It was later transferred to Diana (Artemis), offspring of the earth mother, and known not only as virgin but also as protectress of the newborn and symbol of fertility in her own right. ... There exists, beginning around 1348, a type of Marian sculpture called Madonna standing on the crescent moon ... It sometimes opposes -- in representations of the Platytera -- the sun born from Mary and the human race in need of salvation (moon) (1312). The crescent moon is used in representations of Mary's miraculous conception and birth. The crescent appears under Mary's feet in paintings of the Assumption (Meister of the Luzien-Legende, 1485) and signifies her glory and victory over time and space. The most important application of the moon symbol occurred in representations of the Immaculate Conception." I think there are many similarities between the two. God bless. |
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72 | Are they the same spirit? | Gen 1:1 | There | 23808 | ||
Do you think the appartition (spirit) that claims to be the "queen of heaven" today, is the same false god as mentioned in Jeremiah? Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving too! :) |
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73 | "queen of heaven"? | Gen 1:1 | There | 23767 | ||
Thanks to both you Nolan and Jlpangilinan. I wondered about her since Ishtar/Inanna was known as the "queen of heaven and earth". (Inanna was the name the Sumerians used for this goddess.) | ||||||
74 | "queen of heaven"? | Gen 1:1 | There | 23744 | ||
Does anyone know which false goddess was called the "queen of heaven" in Jeremiah 7:8 and chapter 44? I assume it was an Egyptian goddess?? | ||||||
75 | Please tell me about the goddess Diana | Gen 1:1 | There | 23741 | ||
I only have a little to add to what's already been said about Diana. She was also known as the "queen archer", "moon goddess", "protector of the young", "goddess of the hunt", "goddess of chastity", "virgin goddess". She considered animals to be sacred, and she could punish and kill in agreement with her father's will. |
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76 | Why? | Exodus | There | 23727 | ||
That was always my assumption too and for the same reasons... until someone pointed out to me that it doesn't say that Zipporah died. I mean, when Sarah died, we were told she died, and later Abraham married Keturah. We know that Isaac also was of faith, but had more than one wife at the same time, and others too. But anyway, it doesn't say that Zipporah died before Moses married the Egyptian woman, and by the way Zipporah was not Egyptian (Cushite). She was a Midianite (a descendant of Midian (Midyan) who was a son of Abraham and Keturah). Something that never made sense though since I used to think Zipporah was the Egyptian woman, was why it took Aaron and Miriam so long to get peeved at Moses for marrying her. I thought that by the time two years had passed, they should have figured out how to get along with one another. Something else you brought up though. Have you noticed that in Leviticus 18 where it talks about the laws of sexual morality, that verse 18 states: (18) Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive. The KJV states it this way: (18) Neither shall thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. Would one sister be a rival to the other if the first was divorced from the husband?? I'm not so sure that is what it's talking about. I think it's saying that a man shouldn't marry his wife's sister while his wife is still alive. But it doesn't say that the man cannot have a second wife as long as she isn't a close relative nor his wife's sister. Reminds me of the rivalry between Leah and Rachel. A reference for "uncover their nakedness" as a reference to marriage is Leviticus 20:14 "If a man marries a woman and her mother... They shall be burned with fire." which is the penalty for breaking the Lord's command in Leviticus 18:17 "You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter...". Just some thoughts. |
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77 | I CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW | Matt 5:17 | There | 23422 | ||
No problem Searcher. I should have explained what I meant in that first post. I'm the one who should be asking forgiveness... Thank you for the patience!! |
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78 | I CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW | Matt 5:17 | There | 23374 | ||
Hi Joe, You said: Just this last week, God used James 1:19-20 to convict me of some harsh attitudes I have had toward a very problematic class that I am teaching this year. It was the Holy Spirit at work, but he used law to do it. That is exactly my point. It was the Holy Spirit at work. He used the written word, but it was the Holy Spirit that "taught" you something. If you were to only use human understanding, you would have gotten exactly what an unbeliever would get out of it. But you gained understanding through the working of the Holy Spirit. As to your challenge, if you include the law of love toward God and others... of course there is none. If you ONLY adhere to the words written on the page, then there are many things that could be named. Think about it. If something as simple as "thou shalt not murder" needed to be explained by Jesus as to the other implications in that command, do you think all the others are totally self explanatory without the teaching of the Holy Spirit? God bless. |
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79 | I CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW | Matt 5:17 | There | 23370 | ||
I wish I could "take that post back". LOL Please see my post to "Lionstrong, aka LooseCannon" on Sunday, Nov. 18th. I tried to explain there what I actually meant. God bless. | ||||||
80 | I CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW | Matt 5:17 | There | 23348 | ||
You said: We are not sure who exactly is the author of Hebrews. True. In older manuscripts found since the KJ translation was made, it's author isn't named. But the Eastern Church accepted its Pauline authorship from the beginning. |
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