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781 | Beware "Another" | 2 Cor 11:4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156440 | ||
What did the Pope really say? Has anyone looked for themself? Is Doc's statment taken out of context? Or is this a hidden message from the Pope? You decide! Here is a portion of his statments. You will find in this portion what Doc is refering to. Then if you still don't get a clear picture. Try reading the complete Homily to get a clear picture of what this Pope has to say about the "true star". Here is a link to the complete Homily. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20050821_20th-world-youth-day_en.html Portion of the Pope's Homily: Anyone who has discovered Christ must lead others to him. A great joy cannot be kept to oneself. It has to be passed on. In vast areas of the world today there is a strange forgetfulness of God. It seems as if everything would be just the same even without him. But at the same time there is a feeling of frustration, a sense of dissatisfaction with everyone and everything. People tend to exclaim: “This cannot be what life is about!†Indeed not. And so, together with forgetfulness of God there is a kind of new explosion of religion. I have no wish to discredit all the manifestations of this phenomenon. There may be sincere joy in the discovery. Yet if it is pushed too far, religion becomes almost a consumer product. People choose what they like, and some are even able to make a profit from it. But religion constructed on a “do-it-yourself†basis cannot ultimately help us. It may be comfortable, but at times of crisis we are left to ourselves. Help people to discover the true star which points out the way to us: Jesus Christ! Let us seek to know him better and better, so as to be able to guide others to him with conviction. This is why love for Sacred Scripture is so important, and in consequence, it is important to know the faith of the Church which opens up for us the meaning of Scripture. It is the Holy Spirit who guides the Church as her faith grows, causing her to enter ever more deeply into the truth (cf. Jn 16:13). |
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782 | inherit the sin of Adam | Ps 51:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156284 | ||
Thanks for the feedback! Hope the wedding went well and God bless your son and his new wife. Starting in verse 4 and going through verse 20 we see each person is responsible to God for their own sins and that no one is held responsible for the sins of others. You stated, "the doctrinal truth we may properly derive from this passage are that individuals are responsible for their own actions before the face of God." I believe we have to go farther then that and it would not be proper exegesis to stop here and not take into account the rest of the scriptures. In verses 21-32 it does speak of repentance as you say. But proper context would not exclude these verses from verses 4-20. As a matter of fact, the life and death spoken of in verses 4, 9, 13, 17, 18, 19, and 20 are also speaking of eternal life and the second death. Are they not? Now, I think we agree that verses 4-20 are teaching us that we are responsible for our own sins. I think where I might be seeing this differently is the rest of the scriptures and the context issue. I think verses 21-32 are also pointing to this same truth. To say they are speaking of repentance is correct, but to stop there and not consider verses 4-20 is not proper context. Notice in verse 21 it speaks of HIS sins that he hath committed... and in verse 22 all of HIS transgressions... verse 24 But when the righteous turneth away from HIS righteousness, Verse 26 When a righteous man turneth away from HIS righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for HIS iniquity that HE hath done shall HE die... Verse 27 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from HIS wickedness that HE hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, HE shall save his soul alive... Verse 28 Because HE considereth, and turneth away from all HIS transgressions that HE hath committed, HE shall surely live, HE shall not die. Verse 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the LORD is not equal. O HOUSE OF ISRAEL, ARE NOT MY WAYS EQUAL? are not your ways unequal?... Verse 30 Therefore I will judge YOU, O house of Israel, EVERY ONE according to HIS ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all YOUR transgressions; so iniquity shall not be YOUR ruin... Verse 31 Cast away from you all YOUR transgressions, whereby YE have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? All the verses listed above are speaking to the individual (HE, HIS, YOUR, etc...). So, in my understanding, proper context would point to the fact we are responsible to God for our own sins and our eternal life or death is not based on the sins of others. Our God is a just God. These truths are revealed in verses 4-32. I fail to see how pointing to verse 2 changes the truths revealed in verses 4-32. I'm not saying verse 2 is not important. But to point to verse 2 as if that changes in anyway the truths in the rest of the chapter appears one would have to believe these scriptures only apply to the Jews in captivity. And even if that were true and they did only apply to the Jews in captivity, where does the sins of Adam condemn the captive Jews to eternal damnation? This of course leads me to a couple of more questions. We know the scriptures do not contradict themselves as some would try to claim. So, for a biblical doctrine to stand, can we also say that biblical doctrines do not conflict with each other? If this is true, then is it not also true that any other biblical doctrine would have to compliment each other and not change it? I guess where I am having a problem with all this is the other verses you pointed out (e.g., Rom 5:12-19; 1 Cor 15:21-22, 45, 49; Psalms 51:5; Job 14:4; Eph 2:3; Heb 2:14, 15; 1 Thes 1:10). Maybe the forum can discuss these verses and what they mean and how it relates to what we are taught in Ezekiel 18 if anyone is interested. I for one am trying to understand this, not teach it. So, if anyone has any input on this I would love to see it. |
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783 | inherit the sin of Adam | Ps 51:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156221 | ||
Thanks Doc! I just saw your post. I've got to run but I'll come back and read it latter. And you don't have to worry about your English with me. I'm from Alabama and people say we talk funny. I don't get it??? Sounds okay to me. :) Not to mention if it wasn't for MS Word and the spell check feature you would probably never understand anything I write. Thanks angain for the reply! God Bless!!! |
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784 | Ex 33:11 contradicts Ex 33:20, Why? | Ex 33:11 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156217 | ||
Hey aapril1124, If you would, go back up and read verse 33:9. This is what Moses saw. God appeared to Moses as a pillar of cloud. Also, Read Exodus 19:9. How does the Lord tell Moses He will come to him on Mount Sinai? Also, read Exodus 19:18-19 - This explains how God revealed Himself on Mount Sinai. Hopefully, this along with Makarios's and Doc's post will help. |
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785 | inherit the sin of Adam | Ps 51:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156216 | ||
Great scripture Mark! Well said! These are the things that should be seen when others read these post. You never know who may be reading and what their relationship with the Lord is. We should never try to eat the meat without having the milk to wash it down with. |
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786 | inherit the sin of Adam | Ps 51:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156186 | ||
Hey Doc, I'm trying to follow along with this conversation and wonder if you can clear this up for me. I've added part of your post here for reference and have a few questions to follow. "A proper exegesis of the verse in Ezekiel will take into account the reasons that this prophet was speaking to the Jews in captivity. Remember, the importance of context cannot be underemphasized. God was responding to a specific statement of the Jews. Look up there at verse 2: they were denying the justice of God. They were, in essence, saying "We are suffering in captivity because of the sins of our forefathers. They are dead, and here we are having to face their penalty for breaking covenant with God. So, the Lord is not being just." (cf verse 25) God is saying with great clarity, "You are suffering the captivity because of your own sin. You are the ones that are not just. You are the ones who deserve even more than what has come upon you." "By using sound exegesis, you cannot come to the conclusion that Ezekiel was attempting to deny imputation. Unfortunately, this passage does not suit your intended purpose. It cannot be made to say what you are asserting without quoting it outside of its original context." I guess I'm not following what you mean by saying proper exegesis of the verse in Ezekiel and then pointing to verse 2 to say Jeff took anything out of context. From the way I read it, Jeff could have used verses 3 - 32 to make the point that we are accountable for our own sins and not the sins of someone else. So, do I misunderstand you? It appears to me that you are saying the proper context of verse 20 that Jeff used and therefore all the verses from 3 - 32 only apply to the Jews in captivity. If not, what other context are you talking about? Can you help me with this? Thanks! |
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787 | What happens to the milk? | Heb 5:14 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155921 | ||
Thanks Doc for your reply! I understand the concept. What I want to know is, in the forums opinion, when is someone ready for the meat and what happens to the milk? I guess another way of asking this is, when has a Christian matured enough for the meat and what happens to the milk once one has reached that maturity level? I'm interested in hearing yours and other Christians opinions on this subject. |
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788 | What happens to the milk? | Heb 5:14 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155910 | ||
What happens to the milk and at what point is someone at full age and ready for the meat? | ||||||
789 | matt. 16:15-18 should they believe us? | Mark 16:18 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155905 | ||
Hi blackbox, I have not seen most of these things either not to mention some of the other things in the Bible you didn't mention. But I do believe. And I believe because I have heard God's word and God has blessed me and given me the faith to believe. Romans 12:3 KJV "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." According to God's word, He gives us faith. According to God's word, there were many that saw the things you mentioned and many of them did not believe even though they saw them. So, how are we to understand this? If this is true, that many saw some of the things you mentioned and didn't believe, then how is someone going to believe if they never see these things? Take a look at Isaiah's question in Romans 10:16 KJV "But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?" And then look at the answer given in the next verse Romans 10:17 KJV "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." See, it's through the grace of God and hearing His word that one believes. If you would, take a look at the following verses. Pray as you read these verses and think about what they are telling us about God's word it may help you understand the importance of God's word and that signs are not required for someone to believe. Isaiah 55:11, Hebrews 4:12, Romans 10:17 I pray this helps! God bless! |
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790 | Do you believe obi1kanobi? | Rom 10:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155542 | ||
Obi, How does one become saved? Who is Jesus to you? Where does Jesus fit into the plan of salvation? |
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791 | Do you believe obi1kanobi? | Rom 10:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155397 | ||
Do you believe in the power of God's word? Obi, we have all sinned and come short of the Glory of God. Romans 3:23 In Jesus, we have redemption through His blood. Ephesians 1:7 Unless we repent, we will perish Luck 13:3 Christ died for our sins, He was buried, He was raised on the third day Corinthians 15:3-4 It's only through our Lord and Saviour Jesus that you can have salvation. Romans 10:9 These things I point out Obi are from the Word of God. Not mine and not based on a church doctrine. They are God's words for all to see. Obi, look to the word of God for His truth. Forsake all others and the teachings of man and look to God and His word for His truth. Be honest with yourself. If you had really been given the truth by God, why then would you approach it with deceit? I ask this out of love Obi, not to cause divisiveness between us. But I pray you can be honest with yourself and ask yourself this question. If I was doing the things of God, why did I approach it as I did? To my brothers and sisters in Christ, I believe in the power of God's word as I know you do. (Isaiah 55:11, Hebrews 4:12, Romans 10:17). I believe there have been enough witnesses to Obi's actions and enough redirection. I ask you to pray with me for Obi and that God will show mercy and speak to his/her heart and to reject this evil. (John 14:13) |
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792 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155381 | ||
We might as well through this in the mix. Colossians 4:5-6 Question, is an outsider the same as one who willfully walks in evil. By that I mean one that sets out to temp others, their intent is to be evil and deceitful, knowingly practice evil with the intent to attach Christianity? This is not an easy question dealing with an outsider or is it? |
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793 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155378 | ||
Here is another one I would like to discuss. 1 Timothy 5:20 Sorry about the first response. I got a little trigger happy before I was ready. Anyway, I would like to hear some thoughts on Deuteronomy 19:15 and 1 Timothy 5:20 in regards to this issue. Also, I was actually looking into this issue when addressing ominous and I kept being drawn back to 2 Corinthians 4 for some reason. I'm still looking into this one but if you have any thoughts on this chapter in regards to this issue I would also like to here them as well. One question I do have, is 1 Timothy 5:20 referring to a brother in Christ? I'll go ahead and lay this on the line so you and who ever else decides to get involved will know what you have gotten into. I am here to learn. Not to teach. I have been a Christian for less then 6 months and have very little background in Bible study. However, it is without a doubt my favorite pass time and I can't get enough so I am eager to learn. I will probably have more questions then thoughts. |
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794 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155376 | ||
Deuteronomy 19:15 2 Corinthians 4 |
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795 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155371 | ||
ominous, I agree with a lot of what you said. I want to address a few of your questions and statements. Your question: "so why discourage someone at the first sign of non-conformity?" I don't believe we should. I think you are absolutely correct on this. But, the case with Obi does not fit into this category. Obi is a classic case of intentional false teaching. There is no other way to say it. Obi was attempting to teach not discuss and he did it with deceit which is nothing more then evil. What he was teaching was false. Not because I don't agree with him. But most importantly, the scriptures don't agree with him. Regardless of how smart one may think himself to be, the power of God's word and the truth in them cannot be hidden with lies and deceit. I have complete confidence in this fact. Hebrews 4:12 Your statement: "there is however a difference between rebuking a brother, and convincing a gainsayer, or one looking for answers. there is a difference in misinterpretation and deliberate twisting, but is it being done deliberately, or is that what he was taught?" Again, I agree with your comments about rebuking a brother etc... I think that would be a very good discussion that should be started on this forum. You raised several good points. Maybe you can get this started since it was your question. I would love to see the response myself in hopes that I too could have a better understanding of this issue and what others think about these things. Back to your statement. The point in your statement I want to key on is the part where you say "but is it being done deliberately, or is that what he was taught?" This is an excellent question. I believe it shows that your heart is in the right place on this whole issue. But it also underlines the importance of why we should call evil for what it is when we see it. What about those that did not understand what was going on and what Obi was up to? And to answer your question, it was obvious it was being done deliberately and you can rest assured it was what he/she was taught. The fact Obi was taught this practice of deceit and fallowed through on it is not an excuse for his/her actions. As a matter of fact, it should highlight to others where Obi's church stands and highlight the fact it is not a Christian church regardless of what they claim or call it. It would be much different if someone believed in something because they were taught it and that was that. But when delivered with deceit and with the intentions of twisting God's words (and this is their practice and they are taught these things and their church is built on the intentional twisting of God's word) a Christian I believe should be ready to call it for what it is and reject it. Now if someone was taught something that just happened to not line up with scripture, and they engaged in an honest discussion about it. You would be absolutely correct in how we as Christians should react. ominous, I can honestly say, I took no pride in these things with Obi. But the things seen in his/her actions were not of God. These are the things we rebuke. For Obi I have a heavy heart that prays to our merciful and Holy Father that he will speak to his/her heart and open the eye's. May God bless you! |
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796 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155303 | ||
Please take the time to really read the post of Obi and those that responded. If you cannot see the deceit in Obi's post and the intentional twisting of God's word in Obi's post then you need to understand this. Obi was exposed for false teachings and deceitful practices. There is a good reason for this. It's for anyone who may not be able to see the evil intent. To expose it for what it is. There is a difference in someone misinterpreting the scriptures and someone twisting the word of God. There is even a difference in people differing on the scriptures. But Obi's actions go beyond discussing and differing. I pray that you can understand this and I pray that Obi will one day see the truth in what he is doing. I ask you, is a Christian to be humble in the face of evil? |
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797 | BIBLE (mens ) FAULTS | Bible general Archive 2 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155285 | ||
Obi you ask the question "So, HOW MANY TIMES HAS THE BIBLE BEEN RE-TRANSLATED AND CHANGED ???" I'm assuming you want to know this in order to do research. Here are some answers to that question to get started with. A major change started in 1823 and was completed and published by 1830. By the grace of God, this change was recognized for what it was and completely rejected by true Christians. The most recent changes I think of that I am aware of would be found in the following post. ID# 155256, ID# 155253, ID# 155262, ID# 155175, ID# 155123, ID# 155031, ID# 155035, and ID# 154985. Believe it or not, all where this year and all will be rejected by true Christians. Hope this helps! |
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798 | REVELATION ! | Matt 16:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155156 | ||
For those of you that don't know, his question has been addressed multiple times by multiple people on this forum. He refuses to discuss it, only to push a twisted view of God's word. He claims to be seeking the truth yet his record speaks to his willingness to hide the truth and not only manipulate another mans words, but most importantly, the word of God. Reference post: ID# 155031 series and ID# 154985 series and his current post. Let's put an end to this song and dance you play and you tell us obi, what is the church the scriptures are talking about? Tell us what divine revelation you and Joey have had that reveals the denominational title you are so eager to here someone say. Let all see your words plainly so the truth of your intent is revealed. I have another question. Why would God hide His word in the backwoods of New York for so many years and not reveal it to man until 1823? Hummm.....??????? And don't tell me it's because the Holy Spirit forgot a few things and needed to clear a few things up He wasn't clear on before. Your going to have to do much better then that. I suggest you turn the page of your bible and read a different scripture. It's obvious at this time you are not able to understand the one you continue to reference and manipulate. |
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799 | AUTHORITY, ORGINISATION | Matt 16:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155046 | ||
I apologize for all the misspelled words in my post. And if they cause any confusion please let me know and I will correct. | ||||||
800 | AUTHORITY, ORGINISATION | Matt 16:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155037 | ||
If find your statement "OH ! By the way, because some children find it a waist of time to find the TRUTH, THEY DON´T !!" rather interesting. Brother, if the truth is not in you know one can or will take your seriously. I'm assuming you are referring to my statement in post ID# 155007 when I said "I personally think its a waist of time looking to the denominations for truth". If I am incorrect in my assumption of your reference please forgive me and I will humbly accept your redirection. But for now, I will continue with my thoughts on your statement based on what I believe you to be referring to in my statement mentioned above. What I find so interesting about your statement in your post is how you took it out of context, changed the wording and most importantly, refuse to see that the truth is in God's word and not the denomination. Let me add the portion of my post here so others can see the statement in context. Post ID# 155007 humbledbyhisgrace "I personally think its a waist of time looking to the denominations for truth. It's in Christ alone that we should stand. It's in Christ alone that we have any hope at all of finding the truth. This is not to say that the doctrines of the individual denominations are not important, but they must align with the scriptures to be counted as truth. Stand on the word of God because we know it to be the truth, stand on denominational doctrine and you risk missing the truth." Brother, you can't find the truth by hiding it either. I can only pray that your heart is in the right place in your seeking the truth. There is much that can be discerned from your post. Your original post revealed much about you and so does your continued post on this subject. You ask and then answered your own question. "WHO IS MY ? It´s JESUS CHRIST !!!!!!! but you didn't have anymore to say about this. First of all, it goes without saying who He is. Let me ask you a question so I can be sure I am not misunderstanding your intentions. The fact that you are willing to hide the truth concerns me so I can't be sure how to take your statements. In your first post on this subject you said "Iam NOT shouting when I use capitals, just emphasizing the IMPORTANCE" Okay, so from this statement we can assume all you have capitalized is things your are trying to point out to us as important. In your first post you said "So, WHICH CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST was JESUS referring to to Peter ?" and in this post you say "By the way, because some children find it a waist of time to find the TRUTH, THEY DON´T !! WHO IS MY ? It´s JESUS CHRIST !!!!!!!". You conveniently took my statement about wasting time out of context which I can't help but think means you disagree with me on looking to God's word for the truth instead of the denomination. It also appears to me you continue to highlight the title Church of Jesus Christ or Jesus Christ when you are referring to His church. My question is, do you believe in these scriptures that there is some hidden denominational title? Are you trying to tell us that the denomination that has taken on the title Church of Jesus Christ is somehow the church that Jesus was referring to in scripture? Please help me with these questions. I too am seeking the truth and If I am misunderstanding you please let me know. |
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