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61 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209768 | ||
Hi Doc, It is me again. I do need to say something more. I really do see your point. You make a lot of sense. I agree with everything you said about Zacchaus. I also agree that it was a poor choice on my part. My original point was not to devalue intellect or truth or knowledge or study or the scriptures. There sometimes comes a point where faith in Christ finds its expression in ways that do not need to be over analyzed. I asked Jesus to come into my heart and to change my life. I did this in response to a man that has been involved in leading many people to Christ. The original statements said “that would do about as much good as walking down the aisle”. That it was of no value and that it was like asking Jesus to come into a sewer. When that is exactly what He did. My prayer was not based in a great deal of Knowledge. I did believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. All I did was offer up an honest prayer. I went on my merry, way I kept on drinking my beer and smoking my drugs. I wasn't even concerned with repentance or eternal life. I wanted to know Jesus. I was told that if I wanted a relationship with someone who would never leave me, someone I could rely on, that He was the only one. A strange thing happened after I prayed that unscriptural prayer. Suddenly their seemed to be a lot of things happening around me that continued to remind me of Jesus. I somehow obtained a book called who is this man Jesus. It is simply a synopsis of the four gospels laid out in chronological order without repetion so as to have complete scriptural record of the life of Christ according to the gospels. This may not be the most correct way to study the scriptures either. Idid not know any other Christians. I did not go to a church. I did not know personally the man that led me to Christ. However my life started to change. I stopped smoking. I stopped doing drugs. I began speaking to Jesus every night as if He were in a chair in the room. ( I was a counsellor alone in a half way house with hardened criminals). I am sure that is not scriptural either. All of these things that are not supposed to work and here I am decades later still walking with Him. In love with Him and His word and sharing that with others and trying to be more than a hearer only. I understand that this forum is about Studying the scriptures and I intend to join the rest of you in this pursuit. A number of you have asked why I didn’t fill in the profile so you could get a chance to know me better. Hopefully this reply will accomplish more than telling you which church I attend. Thank you, Honestly I mean that. I will now keep my questions and replies to scriptural discussions. |
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62 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209816 | ||
Thank you, I appreciate the Spirit of what you are saying. Please allow me to fine tune the expression without disagreeing with your intention. Everything that Jesus said was not scripture. Everything He said and did is the Word of God as proven by your texts John 1:1-3 and 1:14. Everything He says and does (past present and future) are holy, however not everything was written and therefore are not scriptures or writings. John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written. In fact Jesus Christ is the living Word. The son Of God has always been The Word; however Jesus (the son of man) was not the Word of God until He was conceived in the womb. The Word of God became flesh. Luke 1:31 "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. Luke 1:35 The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. Matt 1:21 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matt 1:25 but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. That happened at a point in time. The Word of God, The Son of God became Jesus. Until God told Mary to name the child Jesus for He will save His people from their sins His name was not Jesus. There is no record of God being referred to as Jesus before this. God does however exist outside of time and space for time and space are created by Him. As you have stated John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. This can be difficult because He existed as the lamb of God before the earth was made and Jesus is the Lamb of God. It is my belief (not stated as fact) that all of time begins and ends at the crucifixion of Christ. Time has a beginning. Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth So it is my belief that although Crucifixion of Christ happened at a certain point in time it also exists outside of time and therefore was before the beginning . More specifically everything Jesus said that was recorded became scripture. Jesus Christ is the Word of God. The scriptures are the canonized writings, the written word of God, our Bible. I do not deny the deity of Jesus Christ. Or the fact that the Son Of God Is eternal He was a high priest after the order of Melchizedek Heb 6:20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. I am simply referring to Jesus as the son of man rather than the Son of God. The point is that Jesus quoted the scriptures. The ancient Hebrew writings in which as you have pointed out did not have book chapter and verse. That was my point. Jesus quoted scripture all of the time and could not quote the address for there was none. I will for the sake of those who desire quote the address from now on. |
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63 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209818 | ||
Thank you CDBJ, I will do that, You have nice day too |
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64 | Where do I find your profile? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209819 | ||
Where do I find your profile? | ||||||
65 | Does Christ come into our hearts? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 210273 | ||
Hi CDBJ, I know I am hashing up old issues here . You may have even changed the way you think by now. I believe that I have asked your forgiveness for my very emotional and rude response when I first entered the forum and replied to this post. It was then quite by accident because I did not know my way around and did not realise the the original post was 7 years old. I would like to add something new to the debate. Ephesians 3:16 to 19 seems to indicate that it is necessary for Christ to DWELL IN OUR HEARTS in order for us to comprehend His Love. Eph 3:16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,Eph 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, Eph 3:18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, Eph 3:19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Please note, I am not challenging you. I am thankfull for you and the others that put me in my place (a place of repentance) before. I am only interested in cooperatively seeking the truth with you. Thankyou for your forbearing spirit, I Know I will not have to clarify this again. So if we are not to ask Him to come into our hearts then how does He get there? Also. You made some really good points in this post and I know that your concern is that people know that they have come to Christ. It is however a sweeping statement to say "The only thing that can help a person when going forward in any service is one on one with God's word being opened up by someone who knows Scripture; a good example is in Acts. Acts 8:26-35 and then you go on to describe the situation with Philip. My problem here is with the phrase "the only thing" Is it necessary to broadly generalise and invalidate something in order to validate the truth. Jesus said Matt 7:18 "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. The scriptures also say Rom 14:4 Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. What I am getting at here is this. You have a desire for truth and for people to really know and honour Jesus Christ and I agree with your intention . My second question is this. Can people come to a true knowledge of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit working in ways that you do not understand or agree with? |
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66 | Does Christ come into our hearts? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 210293 | ||
Thanks for the advice about questions and notes. I will get my sea legs soon. I am not sure you understand my point. Are you implying that only by saying the exact words found somewhere in scripture can we pray and be saved? Does Jesus hear the cry of my heart when I seek Him earnestly. Or does He wait until I get the words right? As for the second question. It is very clear. The word "can", meaning, is it possible? It is also clear that the words "through the Holy Spirit working" refers to His ability. Only God can impart eternal life. I am certain that you agree with that. I agree that it is not only presumptuous or unwise but more accurately impossible to improve on His words. Furthermore It would be wise for you to communicate with me exactly which words you are referring to. It is also unclear what you are referring to when you talk about deviating from the teachings of Christ and the apostles. I thought I was referring to the words of the apsotle Paul when he said Eph 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; Was it something else you were referring to? |
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67 | Does Christ come into our hearts? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 210308 | ||
Thanks CDBJ, I really appreciate everything you said. and there is no but or however. Your words are refreshing and life giving. You have a great day too Meta |
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68 | Does Christ come into our hearts? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 210357 | ||
Hi Doc. Now we are on the same page, Concerning your first point, I concur, therefore there is no need for further discussion. In response to your question the answer is an obvious no. However not having understood the scriptures before I read them did not prevent God from answering the unscriptural prayer of "come into my heart". If Salvation is entirely a work of God and if I did not understand His ways before I looked to Him for my salvation how then can we say that the way in which I did come to Him ie. praying a prayer that does not appear in scripture but does not conflict with scripture, was not brought about by Him. Especially in the light of Him being able to do "far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think," One more point. The statement in Eph 3:17 is not an imperative. (That according to the dictionary implies a demand) It was in fact Paul's prayer that we would " be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Eph 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen." So Christ dwelling in our hearts through faith here seems to be the result of a saint being "strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man," and in this case as an answer to prayer. The third point. I agree that God behaves (if that is a correct adjective for God) according to His nature and in consistency with His word. My question was more concerning those ways being sometimes beyond our understanding even to the most accurate and learned scholar of His Word. Therefore I agree that God will not act in ways that are not consistent with His Nature and His word however He is not bound by our understanding of His Word. Eph 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us I have another question for you. What do you believe He means when He says " “ according to the power that works within us" in this context? |
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69 | Did Jesus heal everyone? | 2 Cor 12:9 | meta | 209773 | ||
Did Jesus ever turn any one away who was seeking healing? | ||||||
70 | Did Jesus heal everyone? | 2 Cor 12:9 | meta | 209792 | ||
I am sorry I should have clarified. Did he turn any one away when He was in the flesh on the earth? I am not looking for a question about a Christian appropriating healing. Did Jesus Christ say no to anyone while on earth. He did come close in Matt 15:25 But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" Verse Info. Notes Matt 15:26 And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." Verse Info. Notes Matt 15:27 But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Verse Info. Notes Matt 15:28 Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once. In this case He asked her a question and then healed. |
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71 | Did Jesus heal everyone? | 2 Cor 12:9 | meta | 209795 | ||
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72 | Did Jesus heal everyone? | 2 Cor 12:9 | meta | 233281 | ||
Thank you John for trying to answer my question. My question was did Jesus turn any one away? I should have been more clear. I was aking if Jesus Christ turned any one away that was seeking healing while He was on earth. I apologise for that. Your second statement takes a bit of a leap to presume what I was getting at. I was asking a question without implying that Paul or anyone else should jsut believe or heal everyone. If that were true it would leave a lot of people hurting. While we are on the subject though Do you have a lot of understanding about what the thorn was? We know that it was "a messenger from Satan to torment me" Paul implored The Lord "that it might leave me" There is weakness, insults distresses,persecutions difficulties mentioned, but not sickness. I am not implying that it was definitely not a sickness only that the scriptures are not stating that it is. So I still have questions. |
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73 | Did Jesus heal everyone? | 2 Cor 12:9 | meta | 233282 | ||
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74 | second list of fruit of the spirit | Gal 5:19 | meta | 234257 | ||
You are onto something but it is not exactly what you think. The fruit of the Spirit in Gal 5 are not meant to be an exhaustive list and they are not referred to as first fruits. In fact the list is not plural fruits but rather fruit. Apples pears and oranges are fruits. apples are the fruit of the apple tree. The fruit of the Spirit is a term used in Gal 5:22.23 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. The word fruit here is also translated as “benefit, crop, produce, profit” and some other terms. It is singular fruit not fruits. It could as easily be translated “the result of the Holy Spirit” The key to understanding the Fruit of the Holy Spirit however is found in the last part of verse23 “Against such there is no law.” The author of this book is encouraging the believers in Galatia to look beyond religion. To look far beyond what is required of us to what is possible for us. As we desire, long for, hunger for, and seek The Holy Spirit and the relationship we can have with Him through Jesus Christ, and the relationship we can have with Christ through Him, then this list of fruit is what is produced in us. It is glorious to be filled with the Holy Spirit and be free from what the law or religion requires, to be spurned on with the wind at our backs to produce things that The Holy Spirit is doing that cannot be listed here or in the law. It is not a list. It is a picture of the Holy Spirit in us which is in turn a picture of the character of Christ. All of our efforts in the flesh will never result in us looking like Jesus. You cannot receive or produce these fruits. They are not the fruit of your efforts. They are the fruit of freely receiving the Holy Spirit and giving up on trying to become Holy by what we do or do not do. The list is unending but all of the fruit of the Holy Spirit is pure and holy and will bring glory to God the Father and Jesus Christ. If we read Rom 8: 23 in context we see there is no list. The greek word aparche used here refers to the first portion of something of which there is more to come. There is more of the Holy Spirit than what was given. That may mean more yet to come for us or simply more than we have received. |
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75 | baptizem | Gal 5:19 | meta | 234258 | ||
The short answer is yes. Absolutely See Romans 10:8-11 |
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76 | baptizem | Gal 5:19 | meta | 234259 | ||
The short answer is yes. Absolutely See Romans 10:8-11 |
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77 | Proof of receiving the Holy Spirir | Gal 5:22 | meta | 233525 | ||
Hello Les Paul, According to the scriptures, speaking in tongues was clearly a sign of baptism in the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:4 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. But so was prophesying Acts 19:6 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying. To draw the conclusion that either of these is necessary as a sign of the baptism (or infilling or whatever term a person wants to use) is neither loving or scriptural. It is in fact the traditions of men and has no authority of scripture. Here is the real evidence of the presence of the Holy Spirit in a believers life. 1 Cor. 12:3 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. (Obviously a person could say those words without meaning them but we need to keep it real) We see the fruit or result of receiving the Holy Spirit is also found here. Galations 5:22 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. There are more scriptural evidences but this should suffice. Now that being said, it appears in scripture that receiving the Holy Spirit or the Baptism in the Holy Spirit was clearly something that at least some times happened on a separate occasion after salvation. Acts 8:14-17 14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they began laying their hands on them, and they were receiving the Holy Spirit. Acts 19: 1-6 It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples. 2 He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” 3 And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And they said, “Into John’s baptism.” 4 Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying. It appears that there is also some type of filling that happens repeatedly and/or continually. Acts 13:52 And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. The bible also speaks of men being full of the Holy Spirit as a distinctly different thing than just having received the Holy Spirit. Stephen Acts 6:5The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch. Barnabas Acts 11:24 24 for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord. My question is this. If The Holy Spirit is available to us in any measure beyond what we have now would we not want that? If there is an accompanying gift that would benefit us and The Kingdom of God would we not want that also? It appears there is a gift available through the laying on of hands that can release a spiritual language for our edification. The scriptures state that we are to earnestly seek the gifts of the Holy Spirit 1 Cor 14:1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. Well, Les Paul Those are my thoughts and some references. Here is a very important function of the Holy Spirit for you. John 16:13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 1 John 2: 20-21 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth. 1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him. I Bless you in your pursuit of truth. Rely on The Spirit of Truth through Jesus Christ and hold what all men say (myself included) lightly. Meta |
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78 | please explain "fruits of the spirit" | Gal 5:22 | meta | 233546 | ||
The fruit of the Spirit is a term used in Gal 5:22.23 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. The word fruit here is also translated as “benefit, crop, produce, profit” and some other terms. It is singular fruit not fruits. It could as easily be translated “the result of the Holy Spirit” The key to understanding the Fruit of the Holy Spirit however is found in the last part of verse23 “Against such there is no law.” The author of this book is encouraging the believers in Galatia to look beyond religion. To look far beyond what is required of us to what is possible for us. As we desire, long for, hunger for, and seek The Holy Spirit and the relationship we can have with Him through Jesus Christ, and the relationship we can have with Christ through Him, then this list of fruit is what is produced in us. It is glorious to be filled with the Holy Spirit and be free from what the law or religion requires and spurned on with the wind at our backs to produce things that The Holy Spirit is doing that cannot be listed here or in the law. It is not a list. It is a picture of the Holy Spirit in us which is in turn a picture of the character of Christ. All of our efforts in the flesh will never result in us looking like Jesus. You cannot receive or produce these fruits. They are not the fruit of your efforts. They are the fruit of freely receiving the Holy Spirit and giving up on trying to become Holy by what we do or do not do. The list is unending but all of the fruit of the Holy Spirit is pure and holy and will bring glory to God the Father and Jesus Christ. They are not the same as the Gifts of the Holy Spirit listed in 1 Cor. 12:7-11 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. For now lets focus on verse 7 and verse 11. This gift or manifestation of The Holy Spirit is for the common good. It is not primarily for the one who is being used in this way by The Holy Spirit but for others who will benefit from it. The fruit of The Holy Spirit has to do with our experience and our transformation into the image of Christ. Although it is obvious that love is the power behind these gifts it is not conditional that only people that have grown in Love are used in this way. Another major difference is the affect of the gifts such as miracles and healings. Even Jesus healed people that did not necessarily change in character. Verse 11 note “distributing to each individually just as He wills”. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is available to all who believe and it continues to increase as we seek and Love God. (See 2 Peter 1:5-8) It is not so with the gifts. It is the Holy Spirits choice when and if a person is going to experience these gifts. We may influence that choice but it is not a promise like the fruit is. That being said we are to seek the gifts 1 Cor.14:1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy 1 Cor 12:31 But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show you a still more excellent way. Bless you in your search for The Spirit if Truth and all He has for you Meta |
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79 | How could Satan sin? | Ephesians | meta | 221285 | ||
Hello Dhudspeth15 Does the bible say there is no sin in heaven. What scripture? Does the bible say there never was sin in heaven? scripture? Note these are questions, not statements in the form of a question. Does it say there will be no sin in heaven? That I do believe there is a scripture for in that sin and death will be destroyed. Satan was not alone in his rebellion. He was seemingly the first to rebel. I am not aware of a scripture that states that none of the angels that are God's in heaven right now could not fall. Nothing says they will, I do not believe that will ever happen but we are looking for scriptural evidence and not just what we believe. One thing is for certain, as soon as sin was found in heaven it was condemned and banished. It was in fact Lucifer that sinned and became satan. The same creature but changed from beautiful to horrid as a result of the sin. very interesting topic Meta |
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80 | Nothing but the Blood of Jesus | Eph 2:13 | meta | 234883 | ||
Hi Doc, I agree with you that it is a strange accusation. The one moment in time that all of eternity past and future is measured from is the cross. The single act of The Creator dying to rescue His creation from death is beyond what we could conceive or ask for. The most brilliant remedy, the greatest act of courage and the most effective and powerfull victory ever won should leave us humbled and in awe of our glorious and beautifull savior. How can anyone state that someone else is too atonement centered?. I do have a question though. Are evangelicals the only believers that make such mistakes? How many evangelicals would completely agree with your statements? I find it odd that a group has to be named to make this point. I find it odd that so many Christians have to look to some other group that they do not agree with to make their point. I understand that you cannot change the fact that these people may have claimed to be evangelicals. Is that why they were in error? Or is it just that they were deceived. If these folks were all in california would it be californian evangelicals. If these were people that all graduated university would it be educated Californian evangelicals. I think you can see where I am going with this. Please note the following is a direct extraction from the definition of the word "evangelical" : "emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ through personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual" So if these so called evengelicals in your words "challenged the dominant understanding of Christ's death on the Cross as the substitute for our sins." then it is logical to state that they were not doing so as evangelicals but as unbelieving and deceived Christians. Perhaps we could be less divisive if we spoke about the arguements themselves and not malign some good people who may exalt Christ in their hearts, their conversations and their deeeds, in some cases as much as non evangelicals and in some cases maybe even more than some non evangelicals. Is that possible? You are a wonder full brother in Christ. Meta Luke 18:8b However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? |
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