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681 | Authority to Ask God for One's Needs | Phil 4:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 172206 | ||
BBQ, If you have Christ, what more could you possibly want for yourself. Anything more? John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. “Those that abide in Christ as their heart's delight shall have, through Christ, their heart's desire. If we have Christ, we shall want nothing that is good for us.” – Mathew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible …”but this must be understood not of temporal things, as riches, honours, profits, pleasures, or whatever even the carnal mind of a believer himself may sometimes desire; but of things spiritual, and with such limitations and restrictions as these; whatever is according to the will of God, for the Spirit of God himself asks for no other for the saints; whatever is for the glory of God, and for their own spiritual profit and edification; and whatever is agreeably to the words and doctrines of Christ, which abide in them.” – John Gills Exposition of the Entire Bible Psalm 117:1,2: 1 O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD. If the Lord gives us His love, what more could we possibly ask for? In that love is all we can ever need and desire. In His grace we find peace and salvation. If He never gives us anything else, He is still worthy of our highest praise. WOS |
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682 | Authority to Ask God for One's Needs | Phil 4:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 172291 | ||
BBQ, I do agree that you can ask whatever you wish and it will be answered. My problem is that you seem to advocate that it will always be answered in the affirmative, which Scripture teaches us quite clearly, that it will not. That’s where you are mistaken. 1 John 5: 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. God hears us because we ask according to His will. I think you look upon success and prosperity as being material gains as you make reference to how blessed Job was because of his possessions in post # 172018 inserted here: “It seems almost all of these people are folks who do not have or run a business of their own. I usually just smile and nod politely. I never take advice from someone unless they are far more successful than I am. Who would be more successful than God? Look how he blessed Job. Job 1:3 His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east” (sic) Success and prosperity do not equate to one being blessed. Many successful and prosperous people will end up in Hell. How is that blessed? I know a man who was rich beyond our wildest imaginations. He controlled everything, had heavenly creatures at is beck and call. He was successful, very successful. Then, by the will of His Father, and His own, He gave it all up. In humility He gave up everything a king was granted. He could have taken it all back in an instant by simply speaking it to be so. But He didn’t. Why? For you! He gave up everything, including His precious life, His blood, so that you could be free. So that through faith, you could live forever and prosper in His eternal presence. I wonder if the lowly preacher showed up in His tattered attire and overturned your money table if you would listen to him. Because according to your standard, it appears that He was not the type that was “way more successful than you”. Would you smile and nod politely at Christ and dismiss what it is He tells you? How about this? Would you give up your last cent, voluntarily? Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Luke 14:11 For everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. God holds not everything we desire in high esteem but rather quite the contrary. Much is detestable to Him and we just fail to realize it. WOS |
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683 | how do i get control of my will? | Colossians | Wild Olive Shoot | 207708 | ||
Walkforchrist, Welcome to the forum. You’ll be lifted in prayer by some very loving and caring brothers and sisters I’m sure. You ask how do you get control of your will? You are surely on the road to aligning yourself with God’s will by studying His word. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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684 | Tell me more about satan before this? | Col 1:10 | Wild Olive Shoot | 188879 | ||
Dear dfw chapter rep, Colossians 3:1,2: 1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. The object of your pursuit should be Christ. Look up! Draw nigh to God. James 4:8 Stand in His grace. WOS |
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685 | Is it an organization or Christ's body? | Col 1:18 | Wild Olive Shoot | 175470 | ||
JaCobb, Welcome to the forum. Here is some info I was able to put together. Hope this helps. Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter XXV Of the Church I. The catholic or universal Church, which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the Head thereof; and is the spouse, the body, the fulness of Him that fills all in all. II. The visible Church, which is also catholic or universal under the Gospel (not confined to one nation, as before under the law), consists of all those throughout the world that profess the true religion; and of their children: and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, the house and family of God, out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation. III. Unto this catholic visible Church Christ has given the ministry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering and perfecting of the saints, in this life, to the end of the world: and does, by His own presence and Spirit, according to His promise, make them effectual thereunto. http://www.reformed.org/documents/wcf_with_proofs/index.html Ephesians 4:11-13: 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: “Eph 4:12 - For the perfecting of the saints, The chosen ones, whom God has sanctified or set apart for himself in eternal election: the ministry of the word is designed for the completing the number of these in the effectual calling; and for the perfecting of the whole body of the church, by gathering in all that belong to it, and of every particular saint, who is regenerated and sanctified by the Spirit of God: for the best of saints are imperfect; for though there is a perfection in them, as that designs sincerity, in opposition to hypocrisy, and as it may be taken comparatively with respect to what others are, or they themselves were; and though there is a perfection of parts of the new man in them, yet not of degrees; and though there is a complete perfection in Christ, yet not in themselves, their sanctification is imperfect, as their faith, knowledge, love, sin is in them, and committed by them, and they continually want supplies of grace; and the best of them are sensible of their imperfection, and own it: now the ministration of the word is a means of carrying on the work of grace in them unto perfection, or "for the restoring or joining in of the saints"; the elect of God were disjointed in Adam's fall, and scattered abroad, who were representatively gathered together in one head, even in Christ, in redemption; and the word is the means of the visible and open jointing of them into Christ, and into his churches, and also of restoring them after backslidings: for the edifying the body of Christ; not his natural body the Father prepared for him; nor his sacramental body in the supper; but his mystical body the church; and gifts are bestowed to fit them for the preaching of the Gospel, that hereby the church, which is compared to an edifice, might be built up; and that the several societies of Christians and particular believers might have spiritual edification, and walk in the fear of the Lord, and in the comforts of the Holy Ghost, and their numbers be increased, and their graces be in lively exercise.” – John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Ephesians 3:21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. “Observe, The seat of God's praises is in the church. That little rent of praise which God receives from this world is from the church, a sacred society constituted for the glory of God, every particular member of which, both Jew and Gentile, concurs in this work of praising God. The Mediator of these praises is Jesus Christ. All God's gifts come from his to us through the hand of Christ; and all our praises pass from us to him through the same hand. And God should and will be praised thus throughout all ages, world without end; for he will ever have a church to praise him, and he will ever have his tribute of praise from his church. Amen. So be it; and so it will certainly be.” – Mathew Henry Colossians 1:16-18: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. WOS |
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686 | Whats your understanding of the Godhead | Col 2:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 180819 | ||
Hello Pastordd. The Godhead is simply the essential being or the nature of God. Acts 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. Romans 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: Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. Stand in His Grace, WOS |
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687 | God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit one person? | Col 2:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 191939 | ||
Dear cmorgan1107, The Westminster Confession of Faith in Chapter II: Of God, and of the Holy Trinity, explains it this way. III. In the unity of the Godhead there be three Persons of one substance, power, and eternity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son. The following Scripture is cited for reference: Matthew 3:16,17 Matthew 28:19 2 Corinthians 13:14 John 1:14,18 John 15:26 Galatians 4:6 Stand in His grace, WOS |
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688 | Sins Forgiven | Col 2:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 168622 | ||
…“Only on the footing of sin daily confessed and pardoned can there be any fellowship between us and the eternal God this side heaven, for that footing is the only one consistent with the facts of the case. Let us daily ask the Lord to keep us in a truthful spirit, admitting the truth, both concerning ourselves and our Lord, feeling its power, and desiring to he taught still more of it.” … …”I beseech you, dear hearer, try to fix your eye on Jesus Christ and his atoning sacrifice, and live as a believer in him, and this will make you live as a constant confessor of sin; for when the wounds of Jesus speak peace they also preach penitence, and when the atonement gives us rest it also makes us meek and lowly in heart under a sense of abiding faultiness. As you see what Jesus suffered you will see how you sinned, and as you observe the glory of his merit you will see the horror of your own demerit. Thus may you daily, as long as ever you live, confess sin and find cleansing from all unrighteousness.”… – C.H. Spurgeon http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/1241.htm Honest Dealing with God A Sermon Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, June 20th, 1875, by C. H. SPURGEON |
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689 | Sins Forgiven | Col 2:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 168626 | ||
So that was you I encountered on the freeway! :) I do see your point. These days I find myself more aware of my little detours around God and His Word and tend to relate that to fellowshipping more and it does provide for me to make adjustments. I truly hope I’m not more aware because I do it more often, just simply because He’s making more aware as I fellowship and I’m recognizing more. If I can acknowledge my shortcomings, with faith, He has given me an avenue to correct, because like you stated, our sin nature does rear up their ugly head. WOS |
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690 | Sins Forgiven | Col 2:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 168640 | ||
Dear romans 11:19, Please read carefully what CDBJ and BradK have posted. What you are doing is adding a required work to the salvific promise of grace alone through faith alone. If you are claiming that you are “required” to forgive and required to continually ask for forgiveness in order for God to forgive, then you misunderstand what grace is and what the promise is. It is a good thing that you do, if you confess daily to acknowledge your transgression and it is a good thing to ask for divine help in overcoming them. But to think that you must ask forgiveness continually and that it has any influence on your salvation, as to whether God will forgive you or not, is to miscomprehend what His promise is. Your faith in Christ and what He accomplished has assured your forgiveness and that is His promise. Live in Christ and accept the gracious gift of God and know that through faith, He sees Christ in you and has forgiven you not because of anything you have done or will do, but what Christ has done once and for all. When you state: “If I continue to ask God for forgiveness and I have faith that I'm forgiven I continue to trust in Him.” Realize your faith in Christ is your assurance that you have been forgiven. Not that you continue to ask. WOS |
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691 | Eph 2:1-10 | Col 2:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 171446 | ||
What is spiritual death? Easton’s Bible Dictionary: There is a spiritual death in trespasses and sins, i.e., the death of the soul under the power of sin (Rom_8:6; Eph_2:1, Eph_2:3; Col_2:13). Romans 8:5-8: 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; “This wisdom of the flesh, or carnal mindedness, "is death"; not that it is conversant about death; or that such persons are thoughtful of it, endeavour to make it familiar to them; or are desirous of it, and esteem it as a privilege; this only spiritually minded men do: but the sense is, that this issues in death; death is not the object, but the end of carnal mindedness; carnal mindedness, so far as it prevails in the saints, brings a death upon them. It is true, indeed, they cannot die a spiritual, or an eternal death; yet sometimes they are very dead and lifeless in their frames, in the exercise of grace and discharge of duty; which is frequently owing to their carnality: and the effect of this must needs be death in carnal men; since it alienates from God; it renders them transgressors of the law, and obnoxious to its curse; it sets the soul against, and diverts it from Christ the way of life; and if grace prevent not, must be the cause of, and issue in eternal death; because it is sin and sinful, it is enmity to God, it disqualifies for life, and makes persons fit companions for the heirs of wrath:” – John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible WOS |
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692 | easter egg hunt in sanctuary | Col 3:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 201507 | ||
You know, I referred to Easter as Resurrection Day and some of my family actually asked me why I did that. When I asked them what they observe on the Sunday they call Easter Sunday, they simply said “Easter”. Even after I explained to them why I referred to it the way I did, there was an odd silence on the other end of the phone line, and then a snicker. Philippians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; Stand in His grace, WOS |
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693 | I there a book about the hall of souls | Col 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 200258 | ||
I went back and read the post you noted Doc... Makes one wonder about the individuals who may possibly be clones in the future. Can they create a soul in the lab too? Man's desire to be God... Wasn't there another who wanted the same thing? Just thinking out loud. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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694 | I there a book about the hall of souls | Col 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 200265 | ||
Thanks God lover, but it is not a subject I care to invest much time in. Like I said, I was mostly just thinking out loud. Stand in HIs grace, WOS |
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695 | the Bible Alone | 2 Thess 2:15 | Wild Olive Shoot | 170885 | ||
How about: James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: Your ears, by count, double your tongue. Maybe one should take advantage of that. Diatribe??? WOS |
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696 | We have seen Jesus... | 1 Timothy | Wild Olive Shoot | 165226 | ||
Dear Shythiyl, Matthew Henry claimed with reference to Ephesians 3:18-19: “There is a spiritual manifestation of Christ and his love made to all believers. When he enlightens their minds to know his love, and the dimensions of it enlivens their graces, and draws them into exercise, and thus enlarges their comforts in himself - when he clears up the evidences of their interest in him, and gives them tokens of his love, experience of his tenderness, and earnests of his kingdom and glory, - then he manifests himself to them; and Christ is manifested to none but those to whom he is pleased to manifest himself.” Ephesians 3:14-19(KJV) 14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. In support I would offer: Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. It’s the love of God that is manifested to us and the manifestation of that love that we emulate to others as well. And it’s conditional: that we love Him and that is made known through observing and keeping his commandments, which is love in its fullness. Romans 8:38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. WOS |
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697 | Biblical era culture, abd Understanding | 1 Tim 2:12 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161426 | ||
Just a question if I may? I thought rhema never contradicted logos. Isn't that what is happening here with the scriptural support being giving. I'm only asking because I'm curious and would like to understand a little better. If rhema doesn’t reconcile with logos, is it really rhema? WOS |
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698 | Biblical era culture, abd Understanding | 1 Tim 2:12 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161439 | ||
I’m well aware of what the words mean. In the post I responded to, you claimed God speaks rhema to your spirit and what the bible teaches is overlooked because of a dogmatic approach. You separated the two of them, rhema and logos. Rhema and logos are in fact interchangeable words with the same basic meaning. What happens is some take rhema to mean only God actually speaking or uttering to them privately. The same claim logos is only God’s written word as recorded in our Bible. But the words are not that different. The problem with separating rhema and logos is that you claim with rhema, that God can and often does speak to you outside of His Word pertaining to a subject within His Word and also those not covered by His written Word. If He does that, to what do you have to compare it to? Nothing. Therefore you have not the confidence you should have to know that it was in fact God speaking to you. God’s word will speak to you. He doesn’t need to give private sessions. Just my opinion. WOS |
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699 | Biblical era culture, abd Understanding | 1 Tim 2:12 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161539 | ||
I wondered if you would be interested in how Matthew Henry thought on the subject? 1Co 14:34-35 - Here the apostle, 1. Enjoins silence on their women in public assemblies, and to such a degree that they must not ask questions for their own information in the church, but ask their husbands at home. They are to learn in silence with all subjection; but, says the apostle, I suffer them not to teach, 1Ti_2:11, 1Ti_2:12. There is indeed an intimation (1Co_11:5) as if the women sometimes did pray and prophecy in their assemblies, which the apostle, in that passage, does not simply condemn, but the manner of performance, that is, praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, which, in that age and country, was throwing off the distinction of sexes, and setting themselves on a level with the men. But here he seems to forbid all public performances of theirs. They are not permitted to speak (1Co_14:34) in the church, neither in praying nor prophesying. The connection seems plainly to include the latter, in the limited sense in which it is taken in this chapter, namely, for preaching, or interpreting scripture by inspiration. And, indeed, for a woman to prophesy in this sense were to teach, which does not so well befit her state of subjection. A teacher of others has in that respect a superiority over them, which is not allowed the woman over the man, nor must she therefore be allowed to teach in a congregation: I suffer them not to teach. But praying, and uttering hymns inspired, were not teaching. And seeing there were women who had spiritual gifts of this sort in that age of the church (see Act_22:9), and might be under this impulse in the assembly, must they altogether suppress it? Or why should they have this gift, if it must never be publicly exercised? For these reasons, some think that these general prohibitions are only to be understood in common cases; but that upon extraordinary occasions, when women were under a divine afflatus, and known to be so, they might have liberty of speech. They were not ordinarily to teach, nor so much as to debate and ask questions in the church, but learn in silence there; and, if difficulties occurred, ask their own husbands at home. Note, As it is the woman's duty to learn in subjection, it is the man's duty to keep up his superiority, by being able to instruct her; if it be her duty to ask her husband at home, it is his concern and duty to endeavour at lest to be able to answer her enquiries; if it be a shame for her to speak in the church, where she should be silent, it is a shame for him to be silent when he should speak, and not be able to give an answer, when she asks him at home. 2. We have here the reason of this injunction: It is God's law and commandment that they should be under obedience (1Co_14:34); they are placed in subordination to the man, and it is a shame for them to do any thing that looks like an affectation of changing ranks, which speaking in public seemed to imply, at least in that age, and among that people, as would public teaching much more: so that the apostle concludes it was a shame for women to speak in the church, in the assembly. Shame is the mind's uneasy reflection on having done an indecent thing. And what more indecent than for a woman to quit her rank, renounce the subordination of her sex, or do what in common account had such aspect and appearance? Note, Our spirit and conduct should be suitable to our rank. The natural distinctions God has made, we should observe. Those he has placed in subjection to others should not set themselves on a level, nor affect or assume superiority. The woman was made subject to the man, and she should keep her station and be content with it. For this reason women must be silent in the churches, not set up for teachers; for this is setting up for superiority over the man.--Matthew Henry WOS |
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700 | Biblical era culture, abd Understanding | 1 Tim 2:12 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161544 | ||
Searcher, You’re correct and I apologize. Problem was, I copied form within e-sword so I didn’t have a link directly. In the future, I’ll try to link to a reliable web-site. I’m curious concerning your comments: “Matthew Henry is looking at this passage ... but not others on this subject, which can be dangerous.” In referencing his commentary on the subject throughout scripture, I have found them to very consistently speak on the same terms. This is the case with other commentators as well. Have you found otherwise? WOS |
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