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681 | spirit/soul | John 1:14 | Norrie | 11083 | ||
"I believe that BODY plus SPIRIT equals a LIVING SOUL." and when your body dies, you are a DEAD SOUL? :) Just kidding! I agree that there are instances where the soul and sprit seem interchangeable and instances where they are separate entities. I've heard it explained that you are a spirit, you have a soul (mind, will and emotions) and you live in a body. When our body dies, our spirit and soul go on to whereever you chose your final destination, hopefully everybody here will meet in Heaven. :) I guess when the Holy spirit speaks to you, you feel it in your spirit, it's not something you think or feel, it's something you sense deep inside of you, that's your spirit, He bypasses your soul and goes directly to your spirit. Your spirit is what you communicate with God thru. We are spirit and God is spirit so we communicate spirit to spirit. Anyway, that's how I was taught and understand it. :) |
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682 | Why Were They Shut Out? | Matt 25:12 | Norrie | 11079 | ||
I've heard that the story of the 10 Virgins corrolates to the rapture, some are going and some are not. It's up to each individual to be ready, I can't be ready for you and vice versa, it's something you have to do on your own. The part about why didn't they share, it reminded me of the ant and grasshopper story. Why should someone who does what's right have to share with someone who doesn't care, would rather do their own thing, then when times comes, try to mooch off the one who worked for what they got? Isn't there even a scripture about he who doesn't work, doesn't eat? |
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683 | spirit/soul | John 1:14 | Norrie | 11078 | ||
OK, I'm not an expert, going on what I've had taught here. Sometimes soul and spirit are used interchangeably but sometimes they are not. Your spirit is your inner you that lives on forever, it is what has to get reborn. Your soul is your mind, will and emotions, it is what has to be retrained or brought under submission. Romans 12 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. This refers to your mind or the soulish realm, it is where you think and feel at. Your spirit gets reborn but your soul does not. If you think a certain way, you have to work or train yourself to think different, you bring it into submission-understand? There are many scriptures that they are used interchangeably, but many that are separate, I don't know the original language words so someone who does will have to do a research there but a few passages where they are used separately are: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 1 Thessalonians 5 1 Thessalonians 5:22-24 Blessing and Admonition Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 4:12 Hebrews 4 Hebrews 4:11-13 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. |
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684 | Is telling a lie(all kinds) sin? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 11007 | ||
Thou shall not bear false witness... | ||||||
685 | musical instruments or not? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 11005 | ||
I guess I'm getting on the tail end of this but...I can't see why any church would say not to use instruments, that just seems like legalism is the worse way. All thru the OT God is using instruments, David was a musician, look at the trumpets at Jericho, then how many times did the choirs and instruments go before armies? I think instruments are a great way to praise the Lord. Our church has an orchestra. :) | ||||||
686 | What are the Methodists up to? | Numbers | Norrie | 10932 | ||
I know I was on a forum where there was a homosexual man spouting off the "feel good" theology, he did not "buy" the Bible, what it said or believe Jesus should be your personal savior, then he started spouting his minister said...come to find out he was Methodist. From what I've understood about them, they certainly have sunk. | ||||||
687 | and the word was God | John 1:14 | Norrie | 10846 | ||
This is a great explanation of the Trinity of God. Another is water, water can be liquid, solid or vapor but it's still water. I hope you can understand this. There is one God, a trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Heart of God is the Father; the face of the Father is unveiled by the Son; the Voice of God is heard thru the Holy Spirit;--- the Hand of God is laid open through the Church. You can maybe better understand the concept of trinity is if you can understand that you are a trinity. You are a spirit, you have a soul (mind, will and emotions) and you live in a body. It's your spirit that gets reborn when you accept Jesus but you still live in the same body and think the same. Accd to Rom 12:2 we renew our minds to line up w/the spirit. We have to bring our flesh into subjection too, then we have our soul wanting to go one way and our spirit another. I hope I'm not confusing you, but it's our spirits that live forever, either w/God or w/o Him. |
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688 | Can an offering be money? | Mal 3:8 | Norrie | 10842 | ||
You are right, an offering is anything over and above a tithe. Now we just about have to do money offerings. Back in Biblical days, they all tilled the land and such, we mostly live in cities and money is the fruits of our labor. :) | ||||||
689 | What are the Methodists up to? | Not Specified | Norrie | 10831 | ||
What are the Methodists up to? I got this from Fallwell today: Our Heavenly … Mother? Speaking of political correctness, a new hymnal supplement being utilized in some United Methodist churches is attempting to feminize the Old Time Religion in quite an alarming manner. One hymn in "The Faith We Sing" hymnal refers to our heavenly Father as "Mother God." Another refers to the Holy Spirit as "She [who] Comes Sailing on the Wind." Other hymns sing praises to "Mother Earth," "Mothering Christ" and "Holy Partner." While some hymns in the book are traditional Christian songs, Mark Tooley, executive director of the United Methodist committee of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, believes the songs that embrace feminist theology signify a growing distance from Evangelicalism in the 8.4-million-member denomination. "The whole point of Christian hymnals is to worship the God of the Bible," Mr. Tooley told the Washington Times. "The problem with worshipping a ‘Mother God’ or feminine deity is that it is not the God of the Bible." The IRD, an ecumenical alliance of Christians based in Washington, claims that the recently published United Methodist hymnal subtly introduces feminist theology into hymns that inaccurately depict God. In other words, these songs are part of the continuing quest to create God in man’s image. Mr. Tooley says that some of the theology behind the hymns has been influenced by the "Re-Imagining Community," a Minneapolis group whose participants have introduced the worship of Sophia, the "goddess of wisdom." We are seeing increasing numbers of churches replacing the truths of the Bible with feel-good "spirituality" that is designed to feminize or humanize the God of the Bible. Sadly, these people are blinded to the fact that God’s ways are far above the mortally flawed considerations of man: "For My thoughts are not your thoughts Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55: 8,9, NKJV) |
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690 | What are the Methodists up to? | Numbers | Norrie | 10892 | ||
What are the Methodists up to? I got this from Fallwell today: Our Heavenly … Mother? Speaking of political correctness, a new hymnal supplement being utilized in some United Methodist churches is attempting to feminize the Old Time Religion in quite an alarming manner. One hymn in "The Faith We Sing" hymnal refers to our heavenly Father as "Mother God." Another refers to the Holy Spirit as "She [who] Comes Sailing on the Wind." Other hymns sing praises to "Mother Earth," "Mothering Christ" and "Holy Partner." While some hymns in the book are traditional Christian songs, Mark Tooley, executive director of the United Methodist committee of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, believes the songs that embrace feminist theology signify a growing distance from Evangelicalism in the 8.4-million-member denomination. "The whole point of Christian hymnals is to worship the God of the Bible," Mr. Tooley told the Washington Times. "The problem with worshipping a ‘Mother God’ or feminine deity is that it is not the God of the Bible." The IRD, an ecumenical alliance of Christians based in Washington, claims that the recently published United Methodist hymnal subtly introduces feminist theology into hymns that inaccurately depict God. In other words, these songs are part of the continuing quest to create God in man’s image. Mr. Tooley says that some of the theology behind the hymns has been influenced by the "Re-Imagining Community," a Minneapolis group whose participants have introduced the worship of Sophia, the "goddess of wisdom." We are seeing increasing numbers of churches replacing the truths of the Bible with feel-good "spirituality" that is designed to feminize or humanize the God of the Bible. Sadly, these people are blinded to the fact that God’s ways are far above the mortally flawed considerations of man: "For My thoughts are not your thoughts Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55: 8,9, NKJV) |
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691 | What are Calvins and Arminians? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 10714 | ||
So you never had a full immersion baptism? I guess I was sprinkled when I was 2 wks old. :) Then after I got saved, I couldn't find anybody to baptize me, it seemed you had to join the church in order to ger baptized and there wasn't a church I wanted to join, I just wanted to get baptized because of obedience. Then in 86 I went w/my aunt to a camp meeting in Rocky Mt, NC, this was one of the nondenom. spirit filled, prophecying places, but I'd been praying for baptism and they decided they were going to do baptisms in the creek. Then they decided the creek wouldn't work and the preacher had a pool that had been covered over all winter, still had cover on, so went to his house and took the cover off and got baptized in that nasty water. :) Oh well, at least I got baptized! | ||||||
692 | Are all Christians going to heaven? | Matt 7:21 | Norrie | 10651 | ||
Tell me if this is an example of what you're talking about. My bil had cancer and was dying. He and my sister were raised Cath. but never went to church since they were married, they drank a half gal of whiskey every other day and smoked a carton of cigs about the same, I have seen them go thru a carton in a day before-he had throat cancer. Anyway, I tried witnessing to them many times, gave them tapes to listen to, etc but they were never interested. Then when I knew he was dying, I tried again and he seemed more receptive, tried hard to get them both saved and they both did say that they had prayed the prayer. But at the same time, some friends of his father kept after them to come back to the church too. I tried to tell them that the church doesn't save, only Jesus. When he died, he had a Cath burial, they even wrapped the rosary around his hands, the same hands that only held booze and smokes! I doubt Mark would know how to even pray the rosary unless they taught it to him at the end. Then my sister said she was saved too back then, ut maybe they were just telling me to shut me up. When Mark died, Cathy went into depression nat. but it's been almost 3 yrs, she about chain smokes, still drinks like usual, cusses terribly. She just doesn't act any different than she's always acted. I think these are good examples of those that claimed to have accepted but never did really? |
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693 | What are Calvins and Arminians? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 10652 | ||
Thanks! She's 9 but has been saved since she was 6, she was just afraid to go underwater. :) | ||||||
694 | What are Calvins and Arminians? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 10637 | ||
My daughter is getting baptized Sun even. service. We had to go see the youth minister today for counseling (we're So. Bapt church too). Anyway, he was telling her that it's wonderful that she's 9 and knows that Jesus is her Savior, that there are many people that go to church and are 60 and don't know that yet, they know all about Him, just haven't make that decision to put Him on the throne of their life. That does seem sad, doesn't it. :( But I grew up Catholic, born and raised as they say. Then I fell out from the church and became a total heathen for a decade or so, then I accepted Jesus. I mostly listened to Copeland who I never heard say anything wrong back then, he seemed to follow the Bible. I traveled so never found a church home. Then when I finally settled down here, eventually I went to this church and loved it. I had been to several Baptist churches in my travels, some nondenom. churches too w/all the tongue talking, prophecying people, none turned me on enough to want to stay. Then it seemed all the Bapt churches had the same sermon, trying to get you saved. Well, I'm already saved, I wanted a meat church where they preach the Bible and you find out what to do after you're saved and now I have that. But I don't know enough about Baptists to claim being one even tho I belong to that church. Then my mil belongs to a Baptist church that is totally different from ours, seems there's Southern, Independant, Missionary, Primitive, who knows how many others. :) All I know is what I believe and this church seems to believe the same way. Shoot, I asked the youth minister today about the different Baptists and he didn't know either. :) Then I've heard Baptists are very legalist before, these people don't seem so, in fact I wish they were a tad more legalistic. Some of the teenagers dress terrible, girls look like hookers! Anyway, I'm def. not a Baptist expert but I was a Catholic expert at one time. :) I've been on several different type forums and been thru many arguments and know that it's useless to change people's mind once it's made up, but I've never heard Calvinism and Arminian before. :) I guess I must be one of them people that don't know beans about doctrines, maybe I might be better off staying that way? :) |
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695 | What are Calvins and Arminians? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 10554 | ||
I want to thank all of you for enlightening me on this subject. I guess I do think that Arminian fits more with my ideas of what the Bible says than Calvin. However, I won't take the label of either one even if I do agree w/one over the other. Saying you're a Calvinist or Arminian seems like you're saying you're following that person instead of Jesus and I never really heard of either one of them really, I did hear John Calvin before as a name to do w/Protestentism but never knew exactly what he thought. I guess if someone never heard of either of these people and there was a split about whether they believed this or that, then maybe they could say they're the "ites" of whoever leads the discussion, that just doesn't seem right to me. I prefer to just still have my only label be a Christian or follower of Christ. If you say you are a Calvinist or an Arninian, isn't that saying you are following that particular person? Even if you say you're a Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, etc. it seems that is saying the denominiation is more important than Christ is. Maybe it would be OK to say I'm a Baptist Christian or Calvin Christian if you wanted to expound further but Christian is still the important label to me. :) Thank you all again for your help. I take it you have already discussed this in depth and the Calvins won't change their minds and the Arminians won't change theirs either? :) It's kinda like are you pretrib, midtrib, post trib or no rapture period. Or maybe it's like is the earth 6000 yrs old are 20 billion. I guess these are things you can argue with till the cows come home and nobody will change their position no matter how convincing the other side is. I guess there are some things we won't know till we die and go to heaven. Of course we might be alive to find out about the rapture tho-then we might know who was right. Personally, I hope it's pretrib but as long as I go, who cares!!! |
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696 | Decendents of Jesus today? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 10494 | ||
Seems possible to me. :) Too bad we can't trace birth certificates back that far. I guess that's another question to ask when we get there. | ||||||
697 | What are Calvins and Arminians? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 10490 | ||
"I am Arminian in thought in regards to election" Does this mean you agree that you can become unsaved? Maybe I'm not sure what election is. I've never run across these terms like Calvinism, Arminian, election, etc. before so I may ask what might seem to be a lot of dumb questions. I guess these would be more denominational type questions than scriptural? I guess you'll have to enlighten me when I'm ignorant. :) | ||||||
698 | Was it wrong to send Hagar away? | Gen 21:14 | Norrie | 10483 | ||
What was wrong to begin with was Sarah telling Hagar to become her substitute which is what they did in those days. So when Hagar, the maid, had a baby by Abraham, she started lording it over Sarah, her mistress, and this nat caused problems. This was def a case of 2 women not being able to share the same house. From what I read, it was the bread and water that was on her shoulder, Ishmael was prob about 14 or 15 so he should have carried it for his mama. :) Gen 17:25 said that when Abraham was 99, Ishmael was 13, this was a few yrs later. Anyway, Abraham did talk this over with God first before he kicked her out and God said yes and blessed Hagar and Ishmael anyway. So I'd say yes, Abraham was justified in his actions. |
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699 | tender of sycamore tree | Amos 7:14 | Norrie | 10479 | ||
We just finished studying Amos in Sunday School. In Amos 7:1-9 Amos witnessed 3 visions of judgment against Israel-locusts, fire and plumb line. He cried out for intercession and twice the Lord Spared the people. By the third vision, Amos learned that the people would not change and therefore would be judged by God. There is a conflict between Amaziah who is a priest at Bethel in Amos 7:10-17. Amaziah accused Amos of conspiracy against the king but did not address the problem of the spiritual corruption. The priest was more loyal to the king than God, in fact, he was an appointed priest, not even a Levite. What was going on was that Jeroboam was the Northern King but God said to worship in Jerusalem and gave them the instructions on how to worship properly. Uzziah was the king in Jerusalem so nat Jeroboam didn't want his people going there so they set up worship places in Bethel and other places that more or less worshipped God the way the pagans worshipped, even had temple prostitutes, they were def. not worshipping God as He commanded. Anyway, they didn't like what Amos was saying and ordered him to go. They didn't care what God wanted, only what they wanted. But they thought that Amos was a professional prophet, they seem to have had them at the time, seems there was even a prophet school or a prophetic order, nat these guys would only prophesy what was popular, maybe kinda like the psychics today, anyway, Amos didn't want to be associated with them. The only reason Amos was prophesying was God said to and it made him very unpopular, otherwise, he was just a poor farmer, scratching a living. That's what Amos meant when he said he was not a prophet or a prophet's son, but he was a herdsman and a gather of sycamore fruit. Amos was basically a poor intenerant farmer who followed the sycamore harvest, tended sheep, he was just basically a nobody that God used. Amas did not let them intimidate him, he kept on preaching what God said to preach. |
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700 | What are Calvins and Arminians? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 10469 | ||
I take it you are a plain ole Christian too? :) I go to a Baptist church but I can't even say I'm a Baptist even tho I belong to the church, if anybody asks, I'm a Christian. I became a Christian when I accepted Jesus as my Savior, why would I want to choose another label? :) Seems like any other would be going down. Then if you are a church hopper, would you change labels w/every church? Just too much trouble that way. :) |
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