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701 | Jesus and the "good" theif at the | Eph 4:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 187840 | ||
Are you quoting scripture from the New World Translation? Are you a Jehovah Witnesses? |
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702 | Why is it knowledge of the "Son of God"? | Eph 4:13 | humbledbyhisgrace | 212033 | ||
Brother, it is essential that we know the Son of God (John 3:16-18). Jesus the Christ is the Son of God but there are many who do not believe this. JW's for example! Judaism for example believes in a Messiah but does not accept that Jesus is the Messiah nor that Jesus is the Son of God (I think that's right???? I'm not an expert on Judaism so my intent is not to apply doctrinal understanding of their teachings but that's how I understand it). John 17:3 (NASB) "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. Matthew 16:16-17 (NASB) 16:16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 16:17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. John 20:30-31 (NASB) 20:30 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 20:31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. John 3:16-18 (NASB) 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 3:17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 3:18 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. I have to admit I've been a bit perplexed by your post/question. The way it is presented leaves me struggling with trying to understand what exactly it is you are asking so I may be way off base in my response. I don't know how to separate the Son of God and Jesus the Christ when scripture refers to either way of presenting it. Sorry if I've just confused the matter but if you could possibly phrase the question different that someone like me might be better able to understand??? Your brother in Christ the Son of God, Steve |
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703 | More harm then good? | Eph 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203098 | ||
Do we (mankind) do more harm then good when we take upon ourselves and/or allow someone to serve in capacities within the church that they have not been gifted for? Some say, God will bless it because someone has stepped up to do that which no one else would do. Is this in fact true? Or do we do more harm then good? Steve |
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704 | More harm then good? | Eph 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203106 | ||
Greetings Brother and thanks for the response! What is your biblical understanding / position on this? (i.e. my original question - last post). And if I may be so bold as to ask, what was your biblical position to "object" to the pastor being called in the church that was "elder ruled"? Steve |
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705 | More harm then good? | Eph 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203125 | ||
Hey Brother, Sorry for the delay. I had to go out of town after work today and just recently got back in. Anyway, I agree with the scripture you pointed to. It was these and also Ephesians 4:16 that I was thinking of. I really wanted to see the scriptures used to point this out because there seems to be so many who do not understand this. And based on these scriptures I would also agree with most of what you have said. I don't know if "knowing our spiritual gifts" quite fits into Christianity 101 though. If it were this basic then I doubt there would be so much confusion and I doubt there would be so many Christians without a clue as to what their spiritual gift(s) were. I personally have seen many writings by mankind on how to identify your spiritual gift. But to my knowledge I don't recall any of them ever pointing to scripture to validate their claims :-( I have to confess, I have wondered about this myself. And have even developed an opinion :-) but I no longer accept my opinions or that of others if it cannot be validated by scripture. That's not to say I count it as nothing. But rather find it better not to hang my hat on it :-) Which leads me to the next question. Can you think of any place in scripture that would give an understanding of how one is to determine their spiritual gift? Steve |
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706 | More harm then good? | Eph 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203145 | ||
Brother, I agree of the importance of each member finding their appointed place and serving in the body of Christ! But as we both have agreed, we don't know of scripture that specifically points the way in determining ones gifts. Or if there is I still have not found it. Considering that, I find it hard to imagine a new convert able to find his/her way in the matter :-) However, moving on I think it's an interesting question you ask regarding "natural" and "spiritual" gifts. Considering the spiritual gifts are given to members of the body of Christ and it is for the edification of the body I'm not sure how the "natural" gift could be the same. Does God give spiritual gifts to those who are not members of the body? It's a good question! Hopefully others will jump in!!! Steve |
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707 | More harm then good? | Eph 4:16 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203149 | ||
Azure, In regards to the relationship / functional sense I would say the Spiritual gifts should be performed so to speak through the use of the fruit of the Spirit. I guess simply put it would seem to me the fruit of the Spirit complements / makes effective the spiritual gift. Steve |
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708 | what is the main verse in ephesians 5? | Eph 5:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 178483 | ||
Verses 1-33. Each one of them are Holy! Each word of each verse is actually from the very God that created the heaven and earth. Is that awesome or what? Study them all, God wanted us to know each one of them! God bless, Steve |
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709 | alcohol scripturally wrong? | Eph 5:18 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203690 | ||
Doc, For what it's worth, I think your post was biblically sound and shows a godly wisdom. And the context and message was clear as I see it. In contrast, offering practices of a local church or something we enjoy doing as justification is neither biblical nor is there a hint of godly wisdom in it nor is this the measure of truth and godliness. I'm not debating the original question here nor do I take a position on the practice of the church in subject here but rather pointing out the danger in attempting to establish biblical truth based on what a local church practices. The practices and teachings of churches today are riddled with ungodliness and false teachings and certainly can't be trusted as our measure. Perhaps the mark in question is different all together therefore it only appears to some you have missed it :-) Steve |
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710 | honor-love-respect woman not violence to | Eph 5:25 | humbledbyhisgrace | 160705 | ||
Ephesians 5:25 - This one says it all. Of course, they need to know how much Christ loved the church for them to really understand what this is saying. Ephesians 5:28-33 Colossians 3:19 I hope this helps! God bless, Steve |
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711 | Verse | Phil 1:18 | humbledbyhisgrace | 186210 | ||
Greetings Genee! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Perhaps this is the passage your looking for. Philippians 1:12-20 God bless, Steve |
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712 | Just out of curiosity. | Phil 1:23 | humbledbyhisgrace | 205119 | ||
It appears perhaps "Context" may be why we keep seeing the unorthodox teachings and understanding. That's not to say I have mastered it either so I understand the struggle. Steve |
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713 | Pride is a good thing! Or is it? | Phil 2:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 153368 | ||
Pride is a good thing! Or is it? How many of us have raised our children encouraging them to be proud of themselves and to take pride in their accomplishments. Teaching them to have confidence in themselves. I know I did and I thought this was the right thing to do. But is it? What are some better ways we can teach our children God's truths and use this to teach them to be confident instead of teaching them to be prideful in themselves? | ||||||
714 | Pride is a good thing! Or is it? | Phil 2:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 153400 | ||
Thanks Doc! Amazing how a short story can be so inspirational and bring a smile to ones face and humbleness and joy to the heart when God is the focus. |
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715 | Gracious Humility? | Phil 2:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 182606 | ||
Greetings Brother! Another passage to consider. Philippians 2:3-8 (NASB95) 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. By Faith, Steve |
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716 | Gracious Humility | Phil 2:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 182641 | ||
Greetings Brother! In my opinion, I understand this as two distinct attributes. I don't see the term "Gracious Humility" as a distinct attribute in and of itself. I see them as perfectly complementing each other and indicative of the perfection of our Lord God. I would agree that these are attributes of God. We also have direction to be like Christ (Philippians 2:1-18) and it is our desire as a child of God to be like Christ. As I understand it, this passage of scripture not only teaches us to be humbled but also gracious (Ver 3 and 4). Do you understand "Gracious Humility" to be a single attribute so to speak? By Faith, Steve |
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717 | Does Jesus have two natures now? | Phil 2:6 | humbledbyhisgrace | 186497 | ||
Greetings abeck! Praise God! May He bless you greatly as you seek Him out through His word! Questions are good for you and for the rest of us because those that don't know can learn and those that might know also need to be reminded of the truths in God's word. It never gets old and it's worth hearing and reading over and over and over! God bless and dig in because there are so many wonderful things found in God's word, Steve |
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718 | Does Jesus have two natures now? | Phil 2:6 | humbledbyhisgrace | 186499 | ||
Greetings abeck! My opinion here but there is no need to even debate the JW's. Simply reject their teachings as they are clearly not biblical. Better known as false! You and your husband may want to visit the following link for help with understanding their deceit. http://www.carm.org/witnesses.htm Also, you are right on track because the only way to recognize false teachings is to know what the word of God says for yourself. Don't just take someone else's opinion as fact. Seek the truth yourself in God's word! By Faith, Steve |
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719 | Does Jesus have two natures now? | Phil 2:6 | humbledbyhisgrace | 186500 | ||
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720 | Pray with me, please. | Phil 4:6 | humbledbyhisgrace | 203830 | ||
Will do Brother! May His peace be with you! Philippians 4:4-7 (NASB) 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! 4:5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Your Brother in Christ, Steve |
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