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6701 | Define Spiritual death ("Dead in sin" ) | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88365 | ||
Greetings Brad! You asked: "Is dead not dead or has it lost its meaning? Are people in the grave able to respond? I believe that spiritualy dead means we are unable to respond to the things of GOD and more importantly in our depraved state hate GOD and have no inclination to Him." But, I could ask you, do dead people go to work? Do dead people marry? Spiritually dead people make all kinds of choices every day, why should it be any different when it comes to responding to God's grace, provided that He takes the initiative and draws us? If Christ did not draw all, I would agree with your point. Natural man would not seek God on their own. Look at Adam and Eve, God sought them, they did not seek God. However, when God called out to them, they did respond - didn't they? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6702 | Doesn't this seem like a contradiction? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88417 | ||
Greetings Doug! It more than 'appears' that both God and Pharaoh hardened Pharaoh's heart! ;-) The text actually says that both did. As far as this being a contradiction, I don't see it that way. Allow me to use a human example. My wife and I have been married for almost 20 years now. Over that time, I have learned what buttons not to push with my wife. If I wanted to 'provoke' a certain response from her, I could do it quite easily. So, why would it be any more difficult for God to work the circumstances around Pharoah? Let's say that God KNEW that if Moses went in and issued an ultimatum to Pharoah that Pharoah would respond it the way that he did. Would it not be correct to say that both played a part? God provided the bait and Pharoah swallowed it! :-) God worked out His plan and Pharoah is responsible for his choices. I think it worked out rather well! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6703 | Are those drawn 2 Christ raised to life? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88419 | ||
Greetings Doug! Not to blow you off my friend, but I have answered this particular question probably 30 times! :-) If you want, you can search for my username (Morant61) and 'John 6:44' to see my response. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6704 | Doesn't this seem like a contradiction? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88475 | ||
Greetings John! As you are fond of mentioning my friend, God's ways are higher than our ways. Scripture does not tell us exactly how it is that God hardened Pharoah's heart and Pharoah hardened his own heart, so I would not want to speculate too much! :-) All I know is that Scripture says that both are true. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6705 | Are those drawn 2 Christ raised to life? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88500 | ||
Greetings Phil! No my friend, you have not offended me in any way at all. I have just been extremely busy lately! :) The problem that I see with your attempt to connect 1 Sam. 28 and Ex. 22:18 is that 1 Sam. 28 never actually says that the witch brought Samuel up. So, we would have to speculate that the witch did it. If we go by what the passage actually says, then the spirit was Samuel. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6706 | Doesn't this seem like a contradiction? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88502 | ||
Greetings John! You wrote; "but the fact remains that God hardened P's heart as part of His eternal pupose." I agree, but it is interesting to note that nowhere does Scripture explain how God hardened his heart. Did God override His will? Did God work things in just the right way, knowing that Pharoah would respond in a certain way? Scripture is silent on this point, so we could only speculate on the "how's" and "what's" of this issue! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6707 | Doesn't this seem like a contradiction? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88539 | ||
Greetings John! You are very quick to point out when others make what you see as distortions of Calvinism. Now, my friend, you are distorting what Arminians believe, and most certainly you are distorting what I have explained many times on this forum. You wrote: “I see how an arminian would be perplexed. He believes that there still remains a remnant of good in every man. He must believe so in order to explain man's (supposed) ability to consider the offer of the gospel, and to make a decision for Christ out of a sincere desire springing out of a heart of stone.” When have I ever made the argument that there was some ‘good’ left in a fallen and unregenerate man? As Calvinist’s do, I also believe that fallen man can only respond to the Gospel after God has first drawn them by His grace. The only point we differ on is on the extent of the call. I believe that John 12:32 is the basis upon which a fallen and unregenerate man can respond to God’s grace, not because there must be some ‘good’ left in him. I fully believe in the depravity of man. I just don’t believe, as it seems most Calvinists do, that being ‘spiritually dead’ means that a person is now just a lump of inanimate flesh incapable of making choices or thinking anymore! :-) These ‘dead’ people actually do a lot of moving around! ;-) As far as the original point of my post is concerned, everything you just wrote is pure speculation since Scripture nowhere describes ‘how’ God hardened Pharaoh’s heart. If I missed that particular verse somewhere, please let me know the chapter and verse! :-) So, rather than speculate concerning the ‘how’, I simply prefer to leave it as Scripture says that God hardened Pharaoh’s heart and Pharaoh hardened his own heart as well. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6708 | Are those drawn 2 Christ raised to life? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88540 | ||
Greetings Phil! I don't mean this to be rude my friend, but I seem to be spending an awful lot of time lately defending why Scripture actually means what it says. ;-) I have made my case, so I really don't see any point in continuing on with this particular question. My case is simple. 1 Sam. 28 says that it was Samuel, so I believe it was. Now, if you can provide a verse which says that it wasn't Samuel, I would change my position. Until then, I will stand on what the verse says. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6709 | Are those drawn 2 Christ raised to life? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88592 | ||
Greetings Phil! You have at least explained for me why this particular thread has continued on. We have very different views of the Bible. I don't believe that the Bible simply contains the word of God. I believe it is the word of God. So, every word is important. Thus, when 1 Sam. 28 says that 'Samuel said' something. I believe that Samuel actually said it. The illustration you cite from Mt. 27:9 doesn't justify throwing out the words of the Bible. The quote in Mt. 27:9 seems to be primarily from Zechariah, but it also seems to be from Jeremiah as well (Jer. 19:1-13 and 32:6-9). Matthew may have only mentioned Jeremiah because he was a major prophet. However, to turn Mt. 27:9 into an error because they used a different method of citing sources than we do today would be an error on our part. I could see your point if Jeremiah had nothing to do with the quote, but he does. My concern, if I remember the original context of our thread correctly, is that you are ignoring what the text actually says because you don't want to accept that souls are not asleep, but conscious. I have no problem discussing the issue with you my friend. You have been nothing but polite and cordial. But, if we view Scripture this differently, I'm not sure of the value of such a discussion, because I am always going to take the position that if the text says it, I believe it. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6710 | Can the "natural man" desire Christ? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88594 | ||
Greetings John! I'm not so concerned about the Arminian position, since, as with Calvinism, there really isn't one position. ;-) I am more concerned that my position is reflected accurately! I know, it's selfish! :-) It seems to me that the point we differ on here is what depravity does and does not do to human choice. I believe that man is born depraved, as a result of the fall. Even if a man could (which is not possible) avoid ever commiting a single act of sin, he would still deserve hell. I also believe that man is born with a corrupted nature. Man is born rebellious and resistent to God. If left in this condition, no one would or could seek God. However, I also believe that Christ draws all men and that His Spirit convicts the world of sin. But, I do not believe that depravity means that man can no longer make moral decisions. He can still respond to God. Take for example, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. They hid from God as a result of their sin. God calls out to them (seeking them - they did not seek God) and Adam answered. Later, Cain responded to God. So, where we differ is that I don't see that it is impossible for man to respond to God if God first seeks and draws man. So, it goes back to the extent of the atonement again! :-) You see Christ dying only for some and only drawing some. I see Christ dying for all and drawing all. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6711 | Can the "natural man" desire Christ? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88616 | ||
Greetings John! Concerning the 'dead man' illustration, I actually have heard Calvinist's push the arguement that dead men don't walk, dead men don't talk, ect.... Then, they would say, dead men can't respond. Well, since we are going in circles, I will close my part of the thread with my original position my friend. If you can provide me with Scripture which says that Christ did not die for all, or that Christ only died for some, I will accept your position whole heartedly. Until then, I will stand on 'all' means 'all', 'no one' means 'no one', 'everyone' means 'everyone', and 'whosoever' means 'whosoever'. :) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6712 | Are those drawn 2 Christ raised to life? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88656 | ||
Greetings Phil! It is a well known practice among 1st century Jews that Old Testament quotes were strung together based upon certain key words. In this case, the key words are 'potter' and 'field'. All of the verses I list mention a 'potter' and a 'field'. And, yes, I do believe in 'verbal inspiration'. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6713 | Are those drawn 2 Christ raised to life? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88724 | ||
Greetings Phil! Would it be a cop out for someone 1,000 years from now to say that it was common for people in our time to use the MLA style of citation as opposed to whatever style is current in their day? Your taking something outside of the Bible and trying to proof a point about Moses. I was taking something in the Bible and showing how it was not uncommon in those days to string together OT passages based upon certain key words. Check out Rom. 9-11 sometime and note all the OT quotes and how most of them have the words 'son' or 'people' in them. There are many other examples of this practice in the Bible. And, no, it's not new to me that people want to pick and choose which parts of the Bible are inspired! :-( But, I reject that position. I believe that the Bible teaches that every word is God breathed, both inerrant and infalliable. God's word is the only rule of faith and practice for us as beleivers. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6714 | Are those drawn 2 Christ raised to life? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 88780 | ||
Greetings Phil! Fact 1: Matthew doesn't say to look in Jeremiah. He says "what was spoken by Jeremiah was fulfilled". I just want to make sure that our facts are precise! ;-) Fact 2: You never find the precise quote from Mt. 27:9-10 in Jeremiah. Fact 3: You also never find the precise quote from Mt. 27:9-10 in Zechariah. The quote from Mt. 27:9-10 is most similar to Zech. 11:12-13, but common words are also found in Jeremiah. Just so we are clear, here is the quote from Mt. alongside Zech. 11:12-13: Mt. 27:9b-10 - "...They took the thirty silver coins, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me." Zech. 11:12-13: "I told them, 'If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.' So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD said to me, 'Throw it to the potter' — the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter." Now, are these two quotes identical? No! Here is what the Bible Knowledge Commentary says about this issue: ********************************* Matthew viewed these events as the fulfillment of a prophecy of Jeremiah. But the prophecy Matthew quoted was primarily from Zechariah, not Jeremiah. There is a close resemblance between Matthew 27:9-10 and Zechariah 11:12-13. But there are also similarities between Matthew’s words and the ideas in Jeremiah 19:1, 4, 6, 11. Why then did Matthew refer only to Jeremiah? The solution to this problem is probably that Matthew had both prophets in mind but only mentioned the “major” prophet by name. (A similar situation is found in Mark 1:2-3, where Mark mentioned the Prophet Isaiah but quoted directly from both Isaiah and Malachi.) In addition, another explanation is that Jeremiah, in the Babylonian Talmud (Baba Bathra 14b), was placed first among the prophets, and his book represented all the other prophetic books. *********************************** Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6715 | Does John Reformed REALLY believe .....? | Rev 13:8 | Morant61 | 89267 | ||
Greetings John! I knew you would read the post and correct me if I was wrong my friend! ;-) I did note that this is what you 'seemed' to believe, so if I was in error I apologize. However, while I understand your position concerning the 'free' choices of fallen man, I have never have gotten a straight answer about Adam and Eve. They had no fallen nature, so on what basis did they choose to sin? My bet is that you will not say that they freely choose to do so, because then God would not have been sovereign in their choice! :-) However, I would disagree that man 'freely' choosing to sin based upon an inherited sin nature makes him guilty. I used the programmer's illustration before. If I write a program and script it so that it has to fail, how can I blame the program for failing? If we, as human beings have no choice but to sin because of Adam and Eve's sin, then how could we possibly be held responsible? Under my theological system, no one is held responsible for an inherited sin nature. God atoned for all sin at the cross. We are only held responsible for our sin, and by the grace of God are all drawn by Him, so that no one is without recourse. I believe in a God who so loved the world that He died for all men and calls all men to repentance, a God who has made it possible for all men to be saved, if we accept the free gift offered to us. To me, that is 'good news' indeed. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6716 | help | Rev 13:16 | Morant61 | 149091 | ||
Greetings Live4God! It might be helpful if you could tell us which translations have 'and' instead of 'or'. As far as the Greek text is concerned, the word is most definitely 'or'. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6717 | Who are the 144,000 and what do they do? | Rev 14:3 | Morant61 | 106306 | ||
Greetings Aniset! Rev. 7:1-8 tells us exactly who the 144,000 are - they are 144,000 Jews who are protected by God. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6718 | Do Rev 14:4 exclude women and married me | Rev 14:4 | Morant61 | 33507 | ||
Greetings Piesan! All of the pronouns used in this passage to describe the 144,000 are masculine. In some passages,this could be an example of a universal "he", but this context is much more focused. The text also says of these 144,000 that they were not defiled by women and were vigins. So, I would say that women, married men, and sexually active unmarried men would all be excluded from this particular group. However, it is important to note that this is not speaking of all the redeemed. The 144,000 are a specific group, not all inclusive. They are likely even the same 144,000 found in Rev. 7:4, in which case they would all also be Jewish men. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6719 | The Trinity and being tormented forever | Rev 14:9 | Morant61 | 161098 | ||
Greetings Mark! Excellent post my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6720 | Ignoring a Decision to Capitalize | Rev 14:16 | Morant61 | 149459 | ||
Greetings Kalos! The Bible Knowledge Commentary says of this verse: "John in his vision next saw seated on a white cloud one like a Son of Man wearing a crown of gold and holding a sharp sickle. Though some have identified “a Son of Man” as an angel, it is more probable that it is Christ Himself who is frequently called “the Son of Man” (cf. 1:13). In the Book of Matthew alone this title is ascribed to Christ more than 25 times (Matt. 8:20; 9:6; 11:19; 12:8, 32; 13:41; etc.). The sickle in His hand suggests judgment. And this is supported by the messages of the three angels (Rev. 14:15-20)." Personally, I do think that this verse is a reference to Christ, and to the rapture of the Church. The earth is harvested by one 'like a son of man', then angels are sent to gather the rest of the earth for wrath. I have always thought that this was an excellent picture of the rapture. :-) p.s. - Note as well that this event follows the last (7th) trumpet! ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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