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61 | personal | James 1:17 | roviear | 51116 | ||
variation or shadow cast: no hiding or dissimilating | ||||||
62 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | roviear | 43208 | ||
To everyone: I've since learned that my second to last sentence is 100 per cent WRONG. You will not go to Hell once you become a believer, no matter the sin in your life. The motivation to stay the Christian course is not to ensure you get into heaven but because you love the Lord and want to please Him. Sorry for the misunderstanding. | ||||||
63 | Christians before family | Not Specified | roviear | 36700 | ||
Where in the Bible does it mention that Christians should put other Christians before their families (i.e., spouses, parents, etc.)? | ||||||
64 | Christians before family | Matt 10:37 | roviear | 36728 | ||
Where in the Bible does it mention that Christians should put other Christians before their families (i.e., spouses, parents, etc.)? | ||||||
65 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | roviear | 30281 | ||
Johnny, IMPORTANT: my previous comment is wrong in one sense. Abiding by the law wasn't the way OT Jews got into heaven. They had to have faith. Kalos pointed out my mistake and my response to the correction further clarifies what I should have said. Please also look at those two notes | ||||||
66 | Trinity or Trinity an angels b4 earth | John 1:3 | roviear | 30280 | ||
Good point, thanks! In Christ... | ||||||
67 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | roviear | 30279 | ||
Hmmm...never thought about Jesus' coming as being retroactive. I did miss the faith side of things completely, didn't I? Thanks for pointing out my oversight. But then, this leads me to ask, why would God go into such great detail with the dos and don'ts (Ex. 20-end and Deut. 1-30)? I also believe Jesus mentioned that the old way was by law in conjunction with faith, but the new way is through Him with obedience. In other words, actions speak louder than words, but the actions don't mean anything if belief in God isn't motivating those actions. Reference Gen 26:5, Ex 18:20, Ezek 44:23-24. Essentially, works don't get a person anywhere without faith (OT) or Jesus (NT). I feel as if I'm drifting down the wrong path again, am I? No, I'm clarifying what I should have said and am answering my own question. Again, thank you. In Christ... | ||||||
68 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | roviear | 30277 | ||
Johnny, when I wrote this, I was actually thinking of Deuteronomy when God provided Moses with the laws of how to live and what to do as various situations arose. The way to live began in Ex. 20 with the commandments and the correct way to worship. It picks up again in Deut. where the law touched upon every aspect of life, finishing in Deut. 30. You'll see in Deut. where God explicitly details what happens if believers are obedient and what happens if they aren't. True, Moses doesn't say a person can get into Heaven by doing this. But wouldn't you agree that the curses laid so bare in ch.s 28 and 29 summarize a person who won't be going to heaven if he doesn't get right with the Lord? In Christ... | ||||||
69 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | roviear | 30275 | ||
John 3:16: People lose gifts all the time. Unfortunately, I "lost" God's gift for about 2 years by living my life the way I thought it should be lived (boy did I have a wake-up call!). Walk with me, if you will, on my thought path: you are a believer (I will use 'believer' for a true believer of Christ as described in Acts and 'Christian' for a person who was raised in Christianity but did not accept Jesus as personal savior, etc.), but do not repent of your new sins, does this mean you still go to heaven? If so, then what's the point of being obedient? Try this one, if you (by the way, 'you' is meant strictly in a general sense) are a believer, but refuse to repent of, say, an adulterous affair ("I'm guilty but it feels too good to leave" type of thing), does this mean you stop being a believer? I personally don't think so, I think it means you've lost your way, or "fallen off the path," and need to get right with the Lord. Basically, I'm saying that repenting of past sins when you become a bliever doesn't cover the new sins after you've accepted Christ. It means that you now acknowledge that sin is, well, sin, and needs to be repented. You don't stop being a believer because you've sinned, but you do keep yourself from God by not repenting of your ways. A final way of looking at it: by saying a person will always go to heaven once they become a believer means lukewarm people also go. But doesn't God despise these (Rev 3:16)? Note, I avoid the word 'forgiveness' because it doesn't necessarily mean that you've adjusted your ways. 'Repent,' however, does. | ||||||
70 | once saved always saved? | NT general Archive 1 | roviear | 30070 | ||
yup, see my previous answer | ||||||
71 | Why were Adam and Eve unable to resist? | Gen 3:6 | roviear | 30068 | ||
Because God gave humans the ability to choose and, man, in his infinite stupidity, chose sin. Who knew it would turn out as bad as it did, and continue to get worse? Certainly not Adam and Eve! And if not Adam and Eve, then someone else would've been taken in by the wiles of the Devil. Think about it, the Devil knows how to get to each and every one of us. You think he chose the 3 temptations to Christ on a whim? I think he knew exactly which ones could cause Jesus to sway for 40 days (see Luke 4), but Jesus didn't. In addition, why did the Devil fall? Because he kept trying to take over God's position. This means that the Devil is 1) a very persuasive fellow and 2) knows how to market his wares. I mean, c'mon, who but the ultimate sinner would even think of competing with God? | ||||||
72 | Read the full length note. | Acts 23:8 | roviear | 30063 | ||
The difference is mentioned in Acts 23:8. Does anyone else have a more in-depth answer? See also Matt 22:23, Mark 12:18 and Luke 20:27. | ||||||
73 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | roviear | 30059 | ||
Perhaps because we, as humans, really cannot grasp the concept of eternity and feel that we must continue to earn salvation. In the OT, especially Exodus, God laid the law down to Moses as to how Jews (believers) could get into heaven. However, in the NT, the law was summarized into one commandment (see also Rom 13:9-10). Is eternal salvation really as simple as repenting and accepting the gift of Jesus Christ? Yes, and once you do, you cannot give the gift back. Now, you can fall off the path and end up still going to Hell. But that is another discussion. | ||||||
74 | Trinity or Trinity an angels b4 earth | John 1:3 | roviear | 30048 | ||
So how were angels in existence in the beginning? Who are the seraphim and cherubim if God alone existed (I include Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit when I say "God alone")? | ||||||
75 | I know God is all knowing | Is 55:8 | roviear | 19364 | ||
Sorry, had to step away for a second. About the second part of your question: what part did God not say? Answer: none, He said it all, just not directly. God used several authors to interpret His will in the Old Testament. Some say that the New Testament isn't God's Word. But how can one say this when the New Testament is a biography of God the Flesh? So, the whole of the Bible is from God. No, He didn't say, "Paul, write this down, 'Jesus wept'." What He did do was reveal Himself to the authors so that the rest of the world may know Him. As you study the Word, ask your pastor or a mature Christian about the portions that you do not understand. This forum is a good place to ask as well. Also, research the internet as other websites exist that provide bible studies online. Just remember, even the most mature Christians are discovering new truths as they read and study the Word. | ||||||
76 | I know God is all knowing | Is 55:8 | roviear | 19357 | ||
Bad things happen to bad people--not true. Bad things happen to everyone because of man's inherent sin. Being a Christian does not "save" you from terrible events, being a Christian means you have God to give you the strength to handle the bad events. Another point to think about: Jesus couldn't avoid the ultimate terrible event, His own death at the hand of man, because the Father had a purpose. But, without Jesus' death, we Gentiles could not become Abraham's children. Instead of focusing on the negative impact (I still cry at times, too), focus on the positive: so many people coming to Christ, a nation moving back to Christ, a nation changing its "me me me" attitude to one of "how can I help" and the list goes on. |
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77 | help me with Jehovah's Witness' belief | Col 2:9 | roviear | 19355 | ||
I tried to discuss the Trinity with a Jehovah's Witness to prove that his "bible" and my Bible were indeed two different books. All the scriptures he mentioned were taken out of context, but he refused to read the entire passage. When I explained that his bible's interpretation changed the meaning, he disagreed. How do I show him the error of picking and choosing without understanding the context and the difference of his bible versus the rest? | ||||||
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