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61 | tribulation vs. wrath | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35754 | ||
CDBJ; I couldn't agree with you more... Big difference between the tribulation, and the wrath of God which are yet future but separate events. But thank God we are delivered from the wrath to come. God Bless you zach† |
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62 | Study the Word, Calvin, or Aminian??? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 35720 | ||
childoftheking; Other books on this topic which are availabe would include: 1)The Other Side Of Calvinism - by Laurence M. Vance 2) Chosen but free: A Balanced View of Divine Election - by Norman L. Geisler 3)The Death Christ Died - by Robert P. Lightner You can also do a web search for an article by Puritan, John Goodwin entitled "A puritan Defense of Unlimited Atonement" Grace peace, and love; May God richly bless you as you daily submit yourself to Him. zach† |
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63 | tribulation vs. wrath | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35717 | ||
CDBJ; As a new believer I too once accepted the pre-trib rapture theory. But after years of reading and re-reading scripture, I began to see portions of scripture that to me proves the false-hood of the pre-trib theory. Inside me there is a desire to wish the pre-trib theory were true, but being the realist I am, scripture tells me pre-trib is not true. So in that sense I agree with you. May the God of all grace abound and give you His love and peace. zach† |
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64 | Thanks, but what about....? | Eph 2:5 | zach† | 35666 | ||
Bgg you said: "no man can pluck us from His or His Father's hand but we can walk or jump out?" and to that we can agree then Grace and peace zach† |
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65 | Confronting sin - Scripture suggestions? | Prov 28:13 | zach† | 35633 | ||
Mommapbs; An excellent verse is Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion (NASB) Another good verse is: Psalm 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to Thee, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord"; And Thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. (NASB) In Christ zach† |
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66 | Thanks, but what about....? | Eph 2:5 | zach† | 35628 | ||
Please excuse me for butting in here Concerning the question: is salvation a process or one time event, the answer is yes. The new birth is a one time past tense event for each born-again believer. Salvation is a broad term which I like to say is like an umbrella. Underneath the umbrella of salvation is, justification, sanctification, and glorification, which understood in their proper forms indicate that salvation is also a process or ongoing work in each and every believer. We are growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior. I would like to add a few points to this "ship and shore" illustration also. First: In Scripture we read of two who made shipwreck of their faith. 1 Tim. 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: 20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. Their ship of faith crashed against the rocks and was busted up and sunk. Maybe their faith was too shallow. I use that pun because the rocks were in shallow and troubled waters Secondly if you like illustrations on this, I will provide this one: Bill Jones is fishing several miles out in the ocean. His boat capsizes and sinks to the bottom. He is unable to swim to safety. Just then another fishing boat comes along, but it is so heavily loaded that it is impossible to take on another passenger. Because they want to rescue the doomed man, however the crew throws him a rope. "Here take this rope," they say. "We will tow you to shore." As he takes the rope, Bill Jones says, "Thank God, I am saved!" And he is saved, as long as he holds on to the rope. Salvation is his, but he has to play a part in it. If he should at any time release his grasp on the rope and refuse to take it again, he would be lost. So it is with a person who has been rescued from sin. He remains saved as long as he holds on to the hand of Christ. If he should decide to release that hand, he would be lost. Actually one can properly speak of salvation in three tenses - past, present, and future. He can say, "I have been saved" when he takes the rope, "I am being saved" as he is being towed to shore; and "I shall be saved" when he plants his feet firmly on shore. Does the fact that the man must cling to the rope to be saved, mean that we can earn our salvation by our works? Absolutely not. Remember he was being towed by a power other than his own. He was merely co-operating with that power. He was holding onto the rope. He had to do that in order to be pulled to safety. Grace and peace zach† |
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67 | tribulation vs. wrath | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35623 | ||
CDBJ The following scripture comes to mind; Therefore be on the alert, for YOU do not know which day YOUR LORD is coming. But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the theif was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. For this reason YOU be ready too; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when YOU do not think He will (Matthew 24:42-44 NASB) The question I have for you my friend is concerning those pronouns in this text. The words "you" and "your" Who is Jesus speaking to ? Is "you" and "your" in this text referring to believers or unbelievers? Who is this text addressed to? I personally believe Jesus is speaking to believers. The reason I believe that can be seen in verse 42 where it says; "your Lord" That could not be referring to the unsaved. And look at what He says in verse 44: "you be ready" (be ready is a key phrase) "you be ready ... for the Son of Man is coming at an hour WHEN YOU DO NOT THINK HE WILL." We are to be patiently waiting for His return. We are to be prepared and ready at all times.(see Luke 12:35-40 on this also) Finally, just one more excellent verse concerning being prepared and ready: Rev. 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. (KJV) Grace and peace zach† |
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68 | Divisions and disunity?? | John 17:21 | zach† | 35617 | ||
seeking; To me personally it is a sad day when discerning correct teaching from unsound teaching is considered to be devisive and unloving. Today's cry is for "ecumenicalism" which is defined as: "the organized attempt to bring about the cooperation and unity of all believers in Christ. For years, Evangelicals distanced themselves from institutional ecumenism because of the unsound theology of the programs involved and of the groups involved. Today however the spirit of compromise has invaded Evangelicalism. What were now witnessing is a growing emphasis on inclusion and tolerance. Sound doctrine and correction are despised as "divisive" and "unloving." Ignoring the Scriptures, numerous evangelical leaders today claim that concern for doctrine causes division and therefore should be avoided for the sake of love and unity among the brethren.. The Scriptures however, couldn't be more specific in it's opposition to such a teaching. Rom. 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. It is the duty on the part of every Christian to work towards unity among true believers, while at the same time never compromising truth. Many leaders and lay leaders are being taught that doctrine is not crucial, and that to fight for the truth is unspiritual, some are even being encouraged to accept apostate denominations as genuine expressions of Christianity. Whenever I ask myself: how can Bible-believing Christian's accept many of the teachings held up today? This is the answer I come up with. Few read the Bible any more. Far too many people simply go along with whatever they are told is bibical, with no particular interest in checking it out for themselves. How many times have you heard that somebody was "causing division in the church?" Well maybe they were supposed to. After all, there are two things that cause division according to the Bible: truth and error. In Scripture Jesus said: "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:" Luke 12:51 I have to keep reminding myself to the fact that the truth offends those who don't want to hear it. As far as unity is concerned: True unity is not sought by pretending that there are no differences, as modern ecumenists have done, but recognizing and respecting those differences, while focusing on the great orthodox truth all Christian's share. Among the essentials we can and should be able to share are: The virgin birth, the deity of Christ, the atonement, the resurrection, the authority of Scripture, and the second coming. I have to state again that it is my personal opinion that sound doctrine produces right living and unsound doctrine or teaching produces loose living. Just a couple of additional thoughts to add to this post. Many otherwise sound churches no longer preach the whole council of God so as not to offend the unchurched How can the church fulfill it’s place as the "pillar and ground of the truth" (1 Tim. 3:15) if it persistently compromises with falsehood and refuses to challenge error in it’s midst? Whatever is almost true, is false in this day in age it's getting tougher to distinguish the saved from the lost, because those who profess to be saved look and act more and more like the world through compromising with the world. I'd rather be divided by truth than united by error Finally; Truth without love is legalism, and love without the truth is humanism Grace and peace zach† |
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69 | tribulation vs. wrath | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35615 | ||
CDBJ; Yes I have been to signministries.org in the past. And yes it is interesting. Grace and Peace zach† |
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70 | tribulation vs. wrath | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35607 | ||
CDBJ; Think about this: Many of the things Jesus said offended many religious people. So if we quote Jesus are we expecting to win the world's favor? Grace Peace and love zach† |
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71 | tribulation vs. wrath | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35603 | ||
bgg; God bless your heart You stated: "I still know that the Ant-Christ is coming to decieve the world" Scripture says: 1John 2:18 ¶ Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. So as you also stated "continue to hold to the truth and to your faith" that sounds like a good plan. God bless you Grace and peace zach† |
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72 | tribulation vs. wrath | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35589 | ||
Mommapbs; I do respect your right to hold to whatever it is you believe about this topic or any other topic. I sense a note of being offended, in this reply from you. My intention in discussing this topic wasn't to offend. I merely wanted to discuss this topic with anyone who CHOSE to do so. Grace peace and love zach† |
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73 | Is Limited Atonement Bibical? | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35588 | ||
dear brother John; When I personally consider an answer to any question, I first must see what scripture says: Secondly, I begin to collect my thoughts, whether correct, or incorrect, considering such things as the fall of the human race through the sin of Adam, and how everyone since the fall has been born dead spiritually, with an inherited sin nature. and cannot will to please God. But at the same time I also believe that when regeneration comes to the individual, and that from God. We then have been given new natures, our will to do good and please God has been restored back from the original fall. But at the same time when the light comes to many individuals, they reach for the light switch and say no thank you to the light they received. But if I go any deeper into this topic then I would have to bring up the fact of how I also disagree with the "Irresistable Grace" of TULIP also, and seeing how the initial question was concerning "Limited Atonement" also called "Particular Redemption" I will try to stick to the initial question, and reserve the "Irresistable Grace" thoughts for later. Those are just some thoughts I share about my line of thinking, and when all is said and done, I still have to go back to scripture, as I know you also do to find correct answers concerning spiritual matters. May God richly bless you as you daily spend time alone with Him in His word zach† |
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74 | Gen. 3:24 | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 35578 | ||
Burnette; Good question The Garden of Eden existed before the great flood of Noah's day. And the whole world that existed was destroyed. The world we see today after the flood is not the same world that existed during the time of Adam and eve. 2Pe 3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: Grace and peace zach† |
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75 | Tribulation before rapture? | Matthew | zach† | 35562 | ||
Steve; Can you support that with scripture? Peace zach† |
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76 | tribulation vs. wrath | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35561 | ||
CDBJ; To that I say AMEN and AMEN zach† |
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77 | tribulation vs. wrath | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35560 | ||
Mommapbs; The only thing that truly matters in any discussion of scripture is that we agree with scripture. The problem in incorect interpretation of scripture concerning this topic is that it could lead some to believe that the tribulation could not come in their life-time, because they have been told that they will be raptured before the tribulation. And if that is not true then when the tribulation comes, they will be confused, becasue they have been told that they would not be around when it happens and be caught off guard. So thats why it's important. Scripture has the final say. It's the final authority for all faith and practice. God richly bless zach† |
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78 | Is Limited Atonement Bibical? | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35557 | ||
Brother John I too enjoy all our discussions; To answer your question to the best of my knowledge: You asked: "My question is: Why do some men hate the light but other men love the Light." Scripture says: John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. John 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. They enjoy sin and evil deeds, and reject what light they have been given. Grace Peace and love in the precious name of Christ Jesus our blessed Savior and Lord. zach† |
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79 | Is Limited Atonement Bibical? | NT general Archive 1 | zach† | 35539 | ||
Dear John in light of your statement which I now quote: "Christ is made known and held out to the view of all, but the elect alone are they whose eyes God opens" I ask you to consider the following scripture: John 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. Jesus gives light to EVERY MAN THAT COMES INTO THE WORLD. To me that would indicate that every man born physically into this world has received light. No man that has ever come into the world can blame God for not receiving enough light to move them to either 1) respond to the light or 2) reject the light and bring damnation upon themselves. However in the end they will be without excuse. Rom. 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE: Grace and Peace zach† |
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80 | Tribulation before rapture? | Matthew | zach† | 35534 | ||
Steve: Isn't that the same as more than one second coming seeing how according to that line of thinking there would be a 7 year time span between the beginning and the end of the rapture? Peace zach† |
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