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61 | what does second death mean? | Rev 21:8 | kin | 24835 | ||
My understanding is that the second death is the death of the soul. The first death being your physical death. Kin |
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62 | When does forgiveness occur? | NT general Archive 1 | kin | 24585 | ||
Hey Guy, The address to that site is www.upcyberdown.org I'm not sure what you mean by placing my e-mail address in my profile. Please help me out with that. Thanx. I am a member of the International Church of Christ. It is a branch off from the "mainline" Church of Christ. The two churches have very similar doctrine with the exception of the use of music in worship and the practice of "discipling". I too came to Christ after studying the Bible and seeing my sin, repenting, confessing Jesus as my Lord, being baptized for the forgiveness of my sins and to live for Him and obeying His teachings. I'm bummed that the two churches are divided over those issues. You would think that these things could be resolved for the sake of Christ. Are they issues of salvation? I don't believe so. But we can disscuss these things further. Kin |
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63 | What about the Silent Prayer | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 24348 | ||
I don't know of any scripture that says we have to pray verbally, which I am assuming you mean "out loud". If God can hear our thoughts, I would say we can pray either way. | ||||||
64 | What about the Silent Prayer | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 24347 | ||
I don't know of any scripture that says we have to pray verbally, which I am assuming you mean "out loud". If God can hear our thoughts, I would say we can pray either way. | ||||||
65 | babtisim and two places when you die | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 24342 | ||
Peter was given "the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven".(Matt. 16:18) His message in Acts 2:36-41 was to "repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." It was the first message, the beginning of the church. When you are baptized, you receive "forgiveness of sins", "the Holy Spirit". You are added to the church. The most important thing for you to do is to get together with a disciple that can study the Word with you.Your faith needs to be built on the right doctrine(1 Tim. 4:16). Praying Jesus into your heart and just beleiving are false doctrines that have been curculating in only the past 100-200 years. If you let me know what state you live in I can give you the address of a church nearby and someone that will study the bible with you. I hope this has helped. Kin |
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66 | dealing with my illnesses | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 24340 | ||
I am sorry to hear that you are ill. And to preach about growing with God through illness is easy from one that isn’t ill, but to be the one suffering is always hardest. To come up with a “to do” list doesn’t give you the answers, but to question your daily walk with God can help. Do you study the Word everyday? Are you “devoted to prayer”? Are you getting with brothers consistently and being open with the sin in your life and seeking lots of advice from people? If you do these things (the Bible teaches us to) and you want to seek God with all of your heart, your faith will grow and your relationship with God will grow. It takes time and sometimes you don’t see the results short term, persevere. Let me know how you are doing. Kin |
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67 | what is the method of baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | kin | 24339 | ||
I would agree with shawnguy. Baptism in the Greek does mean to cerimonally wash, but further study of the word shows us how to wash; to dip or emmerse. Take for example the baptism of Jesus (Mark 1:10). “As he came up out of the water.” To come out of the water would indicate being submerged in the water. Or take the Etheopian Enuch in Acts 8:38; “here is water why shouldn’t I be baptized?” If there wasn’t a need to be submerged then why was there a need to find water? I’m sure they had drinking water on them in the desert. Yet the need for more water is apparent. The Jews already practiced baptism before Jesus’ ministry. They were already accustomed on HOW to baptize. The issue for them was WHY to baptize. The same issue many today still fail to see. Kin |
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68 | When does forgiveness occur? | NT general Archive 1 | kin | 24336 | ||
Hey Guy, It’s nice to see someone on the forum with the same convictions on baptism! So far you are the only one I agree with. I was baptized in April of 95, after a long time of bible study. I am grateful that brother persevered with me or I wouldn’t be here talking to you (unless God had other plans!) I would dare ask what church you are from. Have you ever heard of “Upcyberdown”? It is a website from my church. I am interested in talking some more with you on your doctrine. Send me a line. Kin |
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69 | What is a two-edge sword? | Heb 4:12 | kin | 24334 | ||
When I read this scripture, I think the writer is talking about the fact that the Bible “cuts” both ways. We can preach the Word to others and it can cut their hearts. At the same time we can be cut to the heart (see Acts 2:26-38). Hence, it “judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Think of the Word of God as a surgeon’s scalpel. Someone with cancer needs the cancer (sin) removed from their body, but at the same time wants to leave the non-cancerous tissue intact. The surgeon’s scalpel is so sharp it separates the two, cutting away the cancer and leaving the living tissue. Doesn’t the Word of God do the same thing? Cutting the sin from our lives and leaving us with life. Describing the Word as a double-edged sword I believe suggests this. Because the Hebrew writer says it is “sharper than any double-edged sword” is just emphasizing the power of the Word. I don’t think there is any deeper meaning to the different references. Kin |
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70 | Unbaptized children | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 22787 | ||
Steve, A look at the passage doesn’t say specifically what the antitypes are for Noah and the ark. It does say that Noah was saved; and that because he obeyed God. One could even say that it was his faith that saved him. After all, it must of taken a lot of faith to spend about 75-100 years building an ark in the desert with only three other men helping him (his sons in laws). Probably laughed at and scoffed at the whole time. But his faith in what God said drove him to build the ark and thus be saved. Maybe the ark is symbolic to the church. Those in the church are saved; those in the ark were saved. Just a thought. “For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.” 1 Peter 3:20-21 What the passage does say is that “baptism now saves you also”. Doesn’t make any sense in my humanistic thinking that God would use the waters of baptism to connect me with Jesus’ death burial and resurrection. But then again, I bet it didn’t make much sense to Noah to build an ark in the desert. So I guess all we can do when it doesn’t make sense in our flesh is to obey with our heart. |
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71 | Unbaptized children | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 22502 | ||
If 29 postings aren’t enough to convince people then I will need to write more. I think the apostles ran into much more controversy over the issue than I ever could. If I gave up perusing this issue then I either don’t care about the salvation of others and I don’t truly believe what I preach. It took much study and much time by my brothers to help me to see the truth in the Bible, I am glad they didn’t give up on me. I just want to do as much for others. Kin |
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72 | Unbaptized children | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 22500 | ||
Hank, I will agree on the issue that Jesus is the way and without him we are lost. And I know that the man that seeks the truth wholeheartedly will find that way (Jer. 29:11). So where ever we disagree on the issue of conversion, my prayer is that through wholehearted seeking we will both enter into Glory together. Kin |
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73 | Unbaptized children | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 21675 | ||
Hey reetxar, I do believe that we have tons in common in our beliefs. The reason I am so insistant is that the topic we are disscussing is a salvation issue. The questions you asked me are all answered in the study I told you about. As far as 1 Peter 3:21, the Bible says that "this water (the flood waters )symbolize baptism that now saves you also." It's not saying baptism is a symbol, it plainly says the flood waters are the symbol. The flood waters wiped out the sin in the world and saved Noah. Just as baptism wipes out sin and saves you. "Not the removal of dirt, but the pledge of a clear conscience before God". Peter is saying it's not a ritual cleaning like the old law required (he was addressing fellow Jews). It was more than that, it was an act of faith. Col. 3:12 "Having been buried with him in baptim and raised with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead." Without giving me your explanation of what baptism in water means from the scriptures, one is left to wonder why Jesus commanded it in the great commission. The answer rings out clear from Peter: “Repent and be baptized all of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” The very first sermon given. I think it does take faith to be saved. Why is it so hard to believe God would use the waters of baptism to connect us to the saving blood of our Lord? “Or don’t you know that all of us who are baptized into Christ have been baptized into his death. We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father we too may live a new life.” Rom. 6:1-10 . Is there faith in believing this? When James defines faith (chap.3), he shows us a faith that is an acting faith. So why get in a tizzy when we are commanded to be baptized for the forgiveness of our sins? I haven’t done anything to earn my salvation (works). But as far as going under the waters of baptism with a clear understanding of what it means, I would say that I have obeyed Gods command given by Jesus himself. I hope you do check out that study and approach it with an unbiased heart and much prayer to want to know the the truth. “You will seek me and find me if you seek me with all your heart.” Jer. 29:11 Kin |
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74 | Unbaptized children | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 21428 | ||
Hank, Is believing that we participate in the death burial and resserection of Christ in baptism take faith? Is it a saving faith to obey Acts 2:38? Is it unfathomable to think that God would use the waters of baptism to accomplish this? “Works” are following the Law, faith is obeying God. “Repent and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF YOUR SINS AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.” If one passage says to simply believe and this one says to be baptized, do I dare to pick and choose or do I accept them both? Consider the faith that it took for Naaman to be healed: “ The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: "With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy." As soon as the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his robes and said, "Am I God? Can I kill and bring back to life? Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me!" When Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his robes, he sent him this message: "Why have you torn your robes? Have the man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel." So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha's house. Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, "Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan. But Naaman went away angry and said, "I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than any of the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them and be cleansed?" So he turned and went off in a rage. Naaman's servants went to him and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, Wash and be cleansed!" So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.” 2 Kings 5 Did the water heal him or his faith as he went into the water? And would have he been healed if he didn’t go into the water? Is baptism any different? Does the water save you? No But going into the water with faith does. Take a look at the study I put on the forum 10-01-01. It’s very in depth and insightful. (I didn’t make it up, I got it online). I look forward to hearing from you, Kin |
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75 | Unbaptized children | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 21416 | ||
Thank you for your response, I feel that it was done with "gentleness and respect".Nevertheless, we still have this issue to discuss so I would have to hash this out with you. I asked if you could show me where in the scriptures the Bible defines what water baptism is? Please respond. And, please, take some time to dig into the study I pointed out to you on the forum. It is very thorogh. I can debate the point of baptism till I am blue in the face. I have done in depth study on the issue. I think you should look at this issue with an unbiased heart and do that study on the forum, because it has a lot of what I would have to say anyway. Look foward to hearing from you, Kin |
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76 | Unbaptized children | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 21132 | ||
Hank, How would you define faith? Kin |
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77 | Unbaptized children | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 21130 | ||
Rextar, Thank you for your reply. You said yourself that the apostles were surprised the Gentiles received the Spirit just as they did (Acts 11:15). The Spirit came on the apostles in a unique way, only to be replicated with this Gentile conversion. You quote Acts 10:35 to defend the idea that some Gentiles must have been converted after Pentecost and before Acts 10:44. Did you read the passage (Acts 10:34-35) in context? Peter says “I NOW REALIZE how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accept men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.” See Acts 11:1-18; Peter explaining to his Jewish brothers why he went to a Gentiles house, and you will see that the Jews were just accepting the fact that God accepts Gentiles too (Acts 11:18). Point being is that the Spirit was given without baptism only to usher in the Kingdom of God, first to the Jews, then to the Gentiles. My challenge to you is to show me IN THE SCRIPTURES where the Bible says what water baptism is. Also, why did the Lord Jesus command his apostles in the great commission (Matt. 28:18-20) to baptize? Does the Bible command this baptism without any explanation? There is a great study on the forum about this whole subject (page 3, 10-01-01). If you want to seriously study this out, I suggest you dig into the book of Acts and use the study on the forum. I have spent the last month doing so myself , it’s a deep subject that needs time to understand fully. Look forward to hearing from you, Kin |
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78 | How do you know you are spiritual dying? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 21010 | ||
Yogi, Is there sin that you are not dealing with? The Bible teaches that through Christ our sins are forgiven. And we know that we all still sin. So although sin is forgiven it still affects our lives if we don’t deal with it (repent). We can see in Corinth that sexual immorality was a problem the church was facing. Ask yourself, can one continue to sin in such a way and not suffer consequences? Sin in any form will harden our hearts towards God. That may be what you call “spiritually dying”. A reference in Hebrews makes this clear: “See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.” Heb. 3:12-14 That’s the harsh reality, but the flip side to that is that God gives us grace to help us in our daily battle with sin. “ Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Eph. 6:10-18 Being vulnerably open with brothers about our sin and being held accountable by them helps us in our daily spiritual battle. Walk in the light (John 3:19-21), Satan hates light. It will keep our hearts soft and our burdens light. Kin |
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79 | how do you define faith? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 20999 | ||
Hello Mensa, If I may add to Tims comment. I would say that faith is defined by your actions. The book of James has much to say on this subject. Don't misunderstand me when I say this. I don't mean that deeds save you, or that you could do anything to earn your salvation, but your faith is reflected in the things you do. Remember that trust test we would do when we were kids? (It’s something I did). You would stand in front of someone and fall backwards into their arms as a test of your trust in them? True faith would fall backwards into their arms; showing you trust that person. How much more does our faith in God reflect in our actions? “What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder. You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.” James 2:14-26 If we claim do be Christians and we don’t live the life (see John 8:31-32) then we are only fooling ourselves. I think that this is Satans biggest deception of all. Leading people to think they are right with God because they belong to a “church” or “believe”. Christianity is a lifestyle, something that has to be lived out on a daily basis. I believe that is true faith. I hope this is helpful, Kin |
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80 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 20990 | ||
Put it's teachings into practice and you will see. John 8:32 "If you hold to my teachings you are really my disciples, then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." |
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