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61 | Wo hardend Pharoh's Heart | Rom 9:1 | bronx hulk | 92070 | ||
Amen, Sorry I left that out. I don't usually do stuff like that. We have the mind of Christ now so that we can understand things with a spiritual mind. Notice I didn't say we couldn't understand God, but I said we shouldn't question what He does. We can get understandings on most things, but some things we will not. Like it says in 1 corin 13:12, for now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. Before, under the law, they were just following the law without understanding. Now we can understand. The point I was trying to make is that we still cannot Instruct the Lord. Or question His motives. Did I clear that up a little? Thanks for pointing that out to me. The last thing I would ever want to do is mislead someone, even if it is by accident. If you still don't understand where I'm coming from, let me know and I will try to explain it better. God Bless, Sal |
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62 | Wo hardend Pharoh's Heart | Rom 9:1 | bronx hulk | 91994 | ||
Hi Teresa, This is one of those tough to accept topics. When we really sit down and know what God does, it seems almost unfair. However, we need to understand that God is God and can do what He wills. I'm not saying that you don't have that opinion. But many people try to question what God does. 1 Corin 2:16. "But who hath known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?" Romans 9 talks about how God deals with people as He wishes. Pharoh is specifically mentioned in verses 17 and 18. So my view according to what is written here is that God hardened Pharos heart so God could glorify Himself. It's a really scary thought when you think about it. God could have made me to be Pharoh, but He chose me to serve Him. I am truly blessed because of that! Sal |
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63 | i'm still not getting this | Matt 12:31 | bronx hulk | 91989 | ||
AO, True, but isn't sin and blasphemy two different things (Still keeping in mind that blasphemy is a sin.)? Blasphemy would be a specific type of sin, not sin in general. Brooklynne has an excellent question here. I wonder if it is even fully explainable. I never considered this, just figured I'll never blaspheme the Holy Ghost, so I never worried about it. Now I'm curious. I'm going to search the scriptures and see if I can come up with anything. Do you think you could expound on your answer some more? Because the way I read the scripture is that a repentant heart or not, blasphemy against the HG will not be forgiven. Christ never gave any implication to repentance from this sin. What are your thoughts on that? Yours in Christ, Sal |
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64 | Who did God punish for using a psychic? | Acts 16:16 | bronx hulk | 91977 | ||
Greetings Jana. I'm not sure if God has specifically punished anyone for using a psychic, however we understand that someone with psychic powers gets them from a demonic spirit. If you read Acts 16:16-end. It talks about the Apostle Paul when he cast a demon out of a girl who was using psychic abilities to make money for her masters. Now it also states in 1 Sam 28 how Saul used a mediam to contact Samuel. At this time Saul was already being punished by God so it doesn't state that God punished him for that reason. Throughout the Word it mentions how God is not pleased with sorcery and things like that. Depending on which bible translation you are using, you could look up the words, sorcery, soothsayer, sorcerer in a bible concordance and find many scriptures about this topic. Those words are definately used in the King James Bible. I'm not sure which other names that psychics would go by in the other bible translations. The bottom line is that psychics get their powers from Satan, so a child of God should not be using psychics to get information. They should be using the Spirit of God and His prophets to get any answers they are looking for. Would you trust your enemy to give you a truthful answer? Some scriptures I found you might want to look at are: Acts 13:6 Rev 21:8 -good one Acts 8:9-24 Micah 5:12 is another good one There are many more, I hope this helps. Sal |
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65 | To Marry or Burn?? | 1 Cor 7:8 | bronx hulk | 91975 | ||
A living hemorrhoid! Ha, that's a great way of putting it. The others answered your question perfectly. The only thing I would add is that, yes God instituted marriage, but He never COMMANDED anyone to be married. The only arrainged marriage in the Word is Adam and Eve. Everyone else made a choice to be married and to who. Being married IS a good thing, so is being single. Let every man make his decision according to the gift he has been given. It has been a pleasure being able to fellowship with you like this. You seem to be a very humble individual and thirsty for the knowledge of the true Word. Thank you for corresponding with me brother, Yours in Christ, Sal AKA Bronx Hulk |
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66 | Was Paul single or married? | 1 Cor 7:8 | bronx hulk | 91974 | ||
Thanks, Being a widower would make the most sense of the whole thing. I understand how God views marriage. If you can remain single and avoid fornication and lust, then do so, but if not, then it is better to be married. It is a very simple understanding. It seems that my original question went off on a tangent. But you answered it here. Thanks, Sal |
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67 | Matt 16:6 explained | Matt 16:6 | bronx hulk | 91969 | ||
Yup. It's too bad the enemy has crept into the church to cause us to not be on one accord. But what's worse is that we have let our pride get the best of us and have not used wisdom to settle our differences and bring us together. Instead we try to debate things that aren't really debateable. Like you said about Cain and Abel. There's no clear reason to why God was displeased. Allright bro, I gotta go to work now. Be blessed. Sal |
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68 | Matt 16:6 explained | Matt 16:6 | bronx hulk | 91968 | ||
amen. May the Lord continue to do a great work through this website. |
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69 | Matt 16:6 explained | Matt 16:6 | bronx hulk | 91692 | ||
OK, I've read this over and over again. I agree with you almost 100 percent. Where we differ is that (it seems, correct me if I'm wrong) you think the Pharisees were trying to obtain righteousness through works. My belief is that I don't think they were trying to obtain righteousness by any means; they were only in it for themselves. Being a Pharisee was only a means of income and power for (most of) them. It was never about the work of God. Except for some like Nicodemus and Gamaliel. They only wanted to give the apperance of being righteous while neglecting the real work of God all along just so they could have their place in the high seats and power in government. Let's not forget the setting of the time. Romans ruled the land and the Jews were powerless. Being a Pharisee or High priest gave them some power in government. And this is where we do agree: They never understood what God's law was really about. Like it says in Matt 23:23... you have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. So to me, the leaven was still their ungodliness, no matter what form it was in. Wheather it be self righteousness as you said, or their outright ignorance to the real meaning of the scriptures. And the leaven we see today is the same thing. Either people giving the appearance of being Godly for their own personal reasons or people who are blind to what the Word of God is really saying. So I do think we are on the same sheet of music here. It seems like the only area we differ is in the belief of the motives of the Pharisees and Saducees. It is so hard to truly understand someone through this type of interaction. So if you think I'm misunderstanding your points, please let me know. But like I said before this is great training and will really help with being able to expound on the Word. Now one thing I did see that you wrote that I have a different opinion on is Cain and Abel. Which is an entirely different topic. I don't believe God was displeased with Cain because his offering was of his works. I believe that God was displeased because Cains offering was not the best of the best from his crop. It says that Abel gave of the first and fatlings from his sheep. (I don't have a bible on me so I can't quote it exactly). And God had respect for Abel and his offering and not for Cains. Cain and Abel weren't looking for redemption because there was nothing to be redeemed from. There was no sin here. They were simply making an offering to God. Remember that at this time there was no law. Sin was only what your conscience made sin. Cain knew that he didn't give God his best offering so God was displeased. Just like he knew he shouldn't have killed his brother. Did Cain break a law when he killed Abel? No, because "thou shalt not kill" was not law yet. But because his conscience knew it was wrong, it became sin regardless if there was a law or not. Rom 2:14,15 What are your thoughts on that? Your brother, Sal |
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70 | Was Paul single or married? | 1 Cor 7:8 | bronx hulk | 91678 | ||
Well, Paul was suggesting that it is better to remain single so you can tend to God's business. He said he was speaking by permission and not by commandment so he wasn't going against God. The whole chapter talks about that saying if you can, it's better to remain single, but if you can't then it's better to get married. For it is better to marry than to burn. Sal |
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71 | Matt 16:6 explained | Matt 16:6 | bronx hulk | 91529 | ||
You wrote alot here. I'm going to need to take time to sit down and really read this before I respond. Unfortunately I'm at work now and I need to render unto Ceaser that which is Ceasers! Can't in good conscience do this at work, as much as I'd like to :o) I don't think there will be any bitterness. This is great interaction with the saints. And great training. To write your thoughts clearly takes alot of skill. It is much harder than speaking. All I care about is people's hearts. As long as you love Jesus, any differences are not important. God Bless you brother! |
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72 | Was Paul single or married? | Not Specified | bronx hulk | 91514 | ||
I've got a historical question that I'd like to throw out there. It is understood in scripture that Paul was not married. As he said in 1 Corin 7:7 he would that all men would be as he was. Being single is implied here. Now, Paul as we know was Saul of Tarsus who was a Pharisee. My understanding of the Pharisees is that in order to be a Pharisee, you must be married. So either I'm wrong in assuming that Paul was a Pharisee, wrong in assuming that you must be married to be a Pharisee or I'm misreading the scripture. Does anyone know where I could find an answer? |
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73 | Was Paul single or married? | 1 Cor 7:8 | bronx hulk | 91527 | ||
I've got a historical question that I'd like to throw out there. It is understood in scripture that Paul was not married. As he said in 1 Corin 7:7 he would that all men would be as he was. Being single is implied here. Now, Paul as we know was Saul of Tarsus who was a Pharisee. My understanding of the Pharisees is that in order to be a Pharisee, you must be married. So either I'm wrong in assuming that Paul was a Pharisee, wrong in assuming that you must be married to be a Pharisee or I'm misreading the scripture. Does anyone know where I could find an answer? |
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74 | Matt 16:6 explained | Matt 16:6 | bronx hulk | 91501 | ||
OK brother, I hear ya. But I have a question about what you said. At the time Jesus came and started preaching, wasn't everyone SUPPOSED to be following the law? It wasn't until Jesus was crucified and risen that the law became insufficient. So the Pharisees Fanatical approach as you put it would actually be a good thing. I think (in my humble opinion) that Jesus was referring to their evil motives rather than their adherence to the law. I don't think they were trying to follow the law, but just give the appereance that they were to have the position of power. Like He said, they are doing things to be recognized of men, not of God. Jesus was saying that their hearts were in it for themselves, not for the good of God. So we might be on the same train of thought here. In that unless your heart is in it, the law you follow won't do you any good. That is true even now. Like you said, love is the fulfillment of the law. It always has been. |
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75 | Where does it tell us not to sin? | Rom 12:1 | bronx hulk | 91355 | ||
Excellent answer prayon. Always good to hear the determination and dedication of the saints. | ||||||
76 | How does any Homosexual believe they are | Rom 1:19 | bronx hulk | 91346 | ||
Here in Romans 1:19-24 it talks about people who know the truth of God but refused to acknowledge it. Then God gave them over to their uncleanness. I will answer your question with a question. How does the fornicator, the murderer, the adulterer, the thief justify their actions to say they are living by God's will? The world will use any excuse they can to say they live by God's will, but deep down, they know they aren't. It doesn't matter what part of the law you're transgressing. So the homosexual will wind up in hell the same way the sweet little old lady will wind up in hell because she never gave her life to Christ (James 2:10,11). Whatever excuse people want to use is their downfall. Homosexuality is a grave sin, but is it any different than the man and woman who live together outside of marriage? The world accepts their sin over homosexuality because it is normal. But normal or not, it is still sin and is outside of God's will. So the world (homosexual, fornicator, murderer, etc.) believes they are living by the standards of God because they have had their heart hardened because of their unwillingness to admit their sins. Once God hardens your heart, you aren't going to see anything. Remember that God's word is spiritually discerned. Unless God reveals it to you, you can see all the scriptures in the world, but you won't understand it. So showing a homosexual a scripture will do you no good unless God is revealing His word to them. |
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77 | What is the leaven? | Matt 16:6 | bronx hulk | 91205 | ||
Some of the yeast of the Pharisees can be read about in Matt 6. It talks about what the hypocrites do and what you shouldn't do. Matt 23 explains their yeast some more. Sadly to say, we do see this in our time. The leaven doesn't necessarily have to come from the church leaders either. You see gossip spreading into people sowing discord on one another. You see bad examples of christians all the time. I'm sure you have seen many bad examples where you are serving. The bad examples (or "tares" as Christ referred to them) sometimes cause other christians to say, "well if it's ok for so and so to do this, then it's ok for me to do it". This is how it spreads. After some time, the whole church can be involved in mess. Have you ever seen a church flea market or bingo night? There's an example of leaven spreading to the entire church. What did Christ do when He saw the people conducting business in the house of God? He overturned the tables, and said this is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves! Somewhere along the line, we lost the seriousness of serving God. Instead of the leader of that church saying that a flea market in God's house is not appropriate, they allow it so no one is offended or they justify it for the need to raise funds. Then everyone goes along with it because the church leader said it was OK. The leaven is spread much deeper than you can imagine. Don't be fooled by other's inability to conform to God's standards. I hope I explained this well enough for you. Your question actually needs to be answered in a 2 hour long bible study. It is a very good question. I don't feel that I can explain it well in writing. But I figured I'd give it a shot. Let me know if I helped you at all. | ||||||
78 | Matt 16:6 explained | Matt 16:6 | bronx hulk | 91202 | ||
The pharisees and Sadducees were (usually) misleading the people of God. Sometimes it was intentional for their own personal gain. Sometimes it was just because of their ignorance. Leaven is what we know as yeast. When a little bit of yeast is put into dough, it spreads to the entire batch and causes it to rise. Christ was explaining that the "little bit" of ungodliness that the Pharisees and Sadducees added to the mix would act as yeast and spread in the house of God like wildfire. So Jesus was warning that their actions would cause people to fall. He was always making statements like this about them. Matthew chapter 23 is Christ lashing out at the Pharisees and their ungodliness. In 1 Corin 5:6,7 it says that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. Then it says to purge out the old leaven and become a new lump. This is telling us to cut out the mess in our lives and in the church so that the body of Christ can be holy. God knows that a small ammount of ungodliness can spread in His church and affect the whole body after a while. That is why Jesus told us to beware of the Pharisees leaven and that is why Paul is telling us in Corinthians to cut out the ungodliness and become that new creature in Christ. | ||||||
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