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81 | ways to praise God | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 112518 | ||
Generally, the are 6 acts of worship in the NT: preaching, singing, giving, communion and praying and reading of scripture. These are the ones we follow in our worship. Would you be able to come up with more? God bless. | ||||||
82 | SavingFaith vs. non-saving Faith in John | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 115308 | ||
The Book of James is the best place in the NT for this kind of contrast between the two different kinds of faith. The best contrast is shown in Chapter 2. I'm not sure exactly where John cites any actual contrast of faith. God bless you in your study of God's Word. |
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83 | birth of the antichrists | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 115788 | ||
Following is every verse in the Bible on the subject: 1 John 2:18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. 1 John 2:22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. 1 John 4:3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. 2 John 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. I must admit, even after studying the context of each verse, it's still difficult to conjure up a reason. The only one I can possibly propose would be that this is merely another form of the devil and his clever schemes to deceive humans into his kingdom of unbelievers instead of God's Kingdom. This constant contrast is one of the major themes throughout the Bible and portrays the wonderful majesty and patience of our God in Heaven. It is interesting to note that the Apostle John thought the coming of the antichrist was VERY quickly approaching vs. his later arrival (sometime in our future) as theorized by so many. What reason can you propose? God bless. |
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84 | How did Christ survive his beating? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 116308 | ||
I'm convinced only Jesus could have possibly endured ALL of what He went through, the beating, the trial and the crucifixtion. I don't think even Samson or ANY other strong man on this earth at ANY other time could have lasted as long as Jesus. I think Gibson tried to depict this in his movie but of course the movie couldn't accurately portray exactly what all He endured as the real thing was far worse, but Gibson gave it his best shot. I'm also convinced that Jesus was only able to do all this because He was and still is God. Good, thought provoking questions, what do you think? God bless. |
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85 | Where does it say that? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 116309 | ||
I can't think of a verse that actually cites faith as preceding repentance but in the verses below, it's very difficult to imagine inserting repentance between faith and hearing the Word. Rom 10:16 However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Again, I can't think of a passage that actually depicts baptism as "a commitment made to God" but I think the verses below do an adequate job of proving the same point. Luke 14, The Cost of Being a Disciple 25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple. 27And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? 29For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' 31"Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple. NOTE: No one on the Forum has met my challenge to prove there's any one single all conclusive example of a person being saved in the Bible with every single step clearly defined. I'll agree it's difficult to meet the challenge because it's not there. Thus, we are forced to do some simple reasoning and put together some kind of logical sequence BUT I am certainly open to discussing this topic. We've already discussed the first three steps above: 1) Hear 2) Believe and 3) Repent The only steps left are: 4) confess the name of Jesus as your Lord and Savior in accordance with Rom 10:9-10 and 5) Be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost as cited in Acts 2:38. It's quite possible that confession could precede repentance so you see we're just trying to be thorough just like we have to be when we prepare to make an appearance in court. Again, I really am looking forward to discussing this topic with anyone on the Forum. God bless you all. |
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86 | The Church's response to Active Sin | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 116356 | ||
In the scripture above, homosexuality just happened to be the sin being dealt with at the moment. A christian should NEVER feel comfortable commiting a habit of sin time and time again without any real intention of repenting and turning away from that sin. With that FACT in mind, we should always feel free to "be our brother's (or our sister's) keeper" and approach them about the sin in their life in private. We find this is the procedure to follow in Matt 18:15-17. Of course, this MUST be done with love and genuine concern for the soul of the sinner. This is absolutely paramount, so important that if you can't do it, you MUST pray about it long and hard and God will help you through it. But if you love this individual enough and want to take him/her to Heaven with you, you will find a way. A wonderful side benefit is the bond between you will increase exponentially if you're successful. And you'll be known as a peacemaker AND bringing back a sinner to God "cover a multitude of sins" in accordance with James 5:20. God bless you for caring enough to ask. I pray that you'll follow through and restore your dear friend. |
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87 | The last 7 words of Christ | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 118123 | ||
Our preacher did a masterful job of preaching on this very subject. I'll try to render it here as accurately as I can. Words Spoken on the Cross 1. PRAYER: Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Lk 23:34 Others during that timeframe on other crosses of crucifixtions would oftentimes shout out curses to their executionors, sometimes so much so that the soilders would be instructed to climb up on their bloody body while on the cross and cut off their tongue to prevent them from speaking. Interesting extreme contrast with words of forgiveness from our Lord. 2. PROMISE: And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise. Lk 23:43 Remember earlier this same thief joined in ridiculing Christ but he has a change of heart, the only human being to repent who didn't have a right to expect anything and yet he asks. Jesus graciously rewarded him. 3. PROVISION: When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple standing by, whom He loved, He saith unto His mother, Woman, behold thy son! 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold they mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. Jn 19:26 Most interesting that Jesus would ask one of His disciples to do this rather than one of His own earthly brothers. Very powerful example of great responsibility for one's parents. 4. POSITION: Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me? Matt 27:45 Here, Christ took on the sins of the world and paid the ultimate price for us. Here God turned His back in "memory" of His Son as He couldn't face all this sin on His Son. 5. PAIN: After, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Jn 19:28 In spite of His pain, He refused the wine and vinegar as it would have acted as a drug. This way He can emphatized with us as humans, knowing full well the total price He paid for our sins. 6. PERFECTION: When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed His head, and gave up the ghost. Jn 19:30 Finally, He finished the job and a good job at that. He could say the battle is done and gave His blood to that end. 7. PRESENTATION: And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into they hands I commend my spirit: and have said thus, he gave up the ghost. Jesus put all His faith in His Father and His plan to redeem all mankind AND to endure Hell without His Father but all on His own. BUT He did triumph and is no longer in that grave but is on the right hand of God with all power and authority. ------------------------------------------------ I can only hope I've done some small credit to the great sermon given by Bob and God's Word. God bless. --Rowdy |
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88 | Verses reguarding gospel preaching? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 118748 | ||
This verse should be plain enough: Matt 28:18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." There are other verses I'm sure but since we're anxious to follow God's Word, we only need to be told once, correct? Of course, it might be appropriate to mention that in NT language, the words "preach" or "prophet" were based on the Greek word meaning being a mouthpiece for God which would include this word teach. God bless. --Rowdy |
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89 | clarify disciple and apostle | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 118755 | ||
Cited for reference: Acts 1:13 When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14 These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. 15 At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said, 16 "Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17 "For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry." 18 (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. 19 And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) 20 "For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'LET HIS HOMESTEAD BE MADE DESOLATE, AND LET NO ONE DWELL IN IT'; and, 'LET ANOTHER MAN TAKE HIS OFFICE.' 21 "Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us-- 22 beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us--one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection." In the Bible, I would think this would be the best portrayal of the distinction between the disciples. Those disciples closest to the Lord were those as listed in verse 13 but these men had been taught to do their part to fulfill scripture and so they made arrangements to replace Judas who killed himself. BUT notice there were certain qualifications they followed. And then they waited for the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter the Lord promised them. Then we see the final distinction made of the Apostles in Acts 2. Remember this information comes to us from the pen of Luke who was not an Apostle but a disciple who wrote this book with the blessing of the Apostles. Please remember Luke was a historian in this sense and recorded the Acts from an historical perspective. And yes indeed, he wrote with the assistance of the inspiring Holy Ghost Himself. So you see, the disciples were all those folks (hundreds of them) who followed Christ from city to city as recorded in the Gospels. WHEREAS the Apostles were those special select few, the Lord's inner circle whom He selected to become His official representatives on whom He would bestow power and authority to make decisions and organize the church in its first few years of development. Do you remember these words, spoken to His inner circle of disciples? Matt 16:19 "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven." 18 "Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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90 | Blasphemy against Holy Spirit | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 118973 | ||
You can insert "blasphamy" into the Quick Search and get a huge amount of information/posts from the Forum as this is discussed quite often. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
91 | John 4: If Jesus did not baptize, THEN? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 119159 | ||
Remember Matt 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He *said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him. and we all know what Paul was...he was a tent maker but most of all, he was a devout Jew and a persecutor of christians; he even blessed the killing of the first martyr, Stephen. So Christ called a wide variety of men to come into His inner circle of disciples to become Apostles. Now concerning John the Baptist's baptism, I can only quote Acts 19:1 It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples. 2 He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said to him, "No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." 3 And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" And they said, "Into John's baptism." 4 Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus." 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And regarding Jesus doing any baptizing, the Bible doesn't address that issue at all, which seems to say to me that it isn't considered important at all. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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92 | So who baptized Jesus' FIRST disciple? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 119215 | ||
Cited for reference: Heb 9:15 For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. Heb 9:16 For where a covenant is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it. Heb 9:17 For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives. Until Christ died, the Perfect Sacrifice was not made and thus forgiveness for sins could not be granted until that moment. John the Baptist's baptisms were a foreshadow of things to come as so many things in the OT as compared to the NT. God bless. --Rowdy |
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93 | Baptism without water? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 119249 | ||
Of course there are other ways to look at this, for example; From Webster's Dictionary: Baptism - 1) a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community, 2) an act, experience, or ordeal by which one is purified, sanctified, initiated or named. NOTE: It seems the second definition above is referring to the pracitice of baptizing babies and is therefore not really germane to this topic as it is unBiblical. BUT I don't want to contradict Ray's statement about there being one baptism. Yes, indeed there is only baptism as described in the NT for christians in this day and age. What I want to add to the discussion is the fact that the picture of water baptism draws its power from the analogy of a watery grave as depicted in Rom 6. Its not the water itself, as stated so powerfully by Peter in 1 Pet 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 19through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison 20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him. As with so many features about Christianity, acts or rituals described in the Bible have a tremendous amount of implications and power about them. That's why I think it's so important that we're baptized for the right reason, only because that's where the Bible puts all the emphasis. As Ray stated, there's only ONE single baptism per person. It seals the person's relationship with our Lord forever, IF he/she remains faithful as cited in Rev 2:10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. 11He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death. Let's not forget Acts 2:36 "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." 37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" 38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Now in the first century, there was a second baptism, that of the Holy Spirit. It only happened twice, once to Apostles in Acts 2 and again to Cornelius and his household in Acts 10. With that baptism came special miraculous powers which has NOT been duplicated since the last person died having received such powers from the "laying on of the Apostles hands," as described throughout the book of Acts. But the one baptism that Paul was talking about was the one reserved for all time to be point of entry into God's Family, His Kingdom. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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94 | End of Times ??? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 119306 | ||
I can only quote from Matt 24:6 "You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. In contrast we see a very different set of guidance from Jesus as follows: Matt 24:42 "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43 "But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 "For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will. I'm firmly convinced that Christ's second coming will be a complete surprise to everyone left on the earth at that time. Thus, with so many people expecting to see Him in the near future, I think that's a pretty good indication this is no the time of His choosing or His Father's. There's another reason why I think this way. When we look at the previous times in the world's history when God destroys on a large scale like the world-wide flood and Sodom and Gomorrah, we see a certain pattern. God allowed the world to progress and live on in Noah's age until it was so corrupt that only Noah and his family of seven others were saved. In Sodom and Gomorrah, He was willing to save those cities if Abraham could have only found 10 righteous people. But of course, only Lot, his wife and two daughters were all that avoided the actual destruction of the cities. So what pattern can you deduce out of God's actions in this regard? Well, at this point, I'll let you (and everyone else) think about the infinite amount of patience of our Lord and Father. God bless. --Rowdy |
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95 | What exactly is righteous anger? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 119500 | ||
I can only recall what it took to make our Lord angry. We see that in Matt 21:12 Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13"It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a 'den of robbers.'" We should also remember the tremendous amount of abuse our Lord endured, including a sorry excuse for a trial and the totally undeserved crucifixtion. So after prayerfully considering the subject that might be making us angry and think "Would Christ be angry at such a thing?" If He definitely would, then go for it BUT then we must remember Paul's words in Eph 4:25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27and do not give the devil a foothold. One last reminder: We must do everything possible to resolve that item causing such anger like approaching the person and talk to them about it because we want to go to bed at night and answer God "Yes, Lord, I did the best I could in following your commands including" Rom 12:17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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96 | Romans 12:17 | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 119783 | ||
Staying within context: 14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. 17Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. Here Paul is providing some practical advice for successful christian living in an ungodly world but he and God both know it's literally impossible to please all men all the time. So the overall sentiment in verse 18 really prevails. As you've suggested, ultimately we must please God so when we see an obvious contrast we know who we should obey as in Acts 5:26 Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned. 27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, 28saying, "Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man's blood on us!" 29But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men. 30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. 31Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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97 | scriptures of women being deacons | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 119833 | ||
1 Tim 3:12 Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households. I'm afraid God's Word is very clear on this subject. You'll probably receive other opinions but their's and mine don't count; only what we see in God's Word will be used to judge us on Judgement Day. Also, I don't say this from a chauvenistic viewpoint; this is just the way God designed His World, our temporary home. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy PS: You may be referred to scriptures that mention "deaconess" but most scholars agree that is a reference to a wife of a deacon and should not considered an official title like that bestowed on the deacon. |
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98 | what is worship,what is praise | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 120764 | ||
When you insert the word worship into the search function, you get a multitude of verses so take your pick. I'd like to emphasize the following: Rom 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Here we see much more is meant by Paul and generally the other Apostles as well, than the traditional thought of a worship service on Sunday. As we grow and mature in our spiritual relationship with God our Creator, we grow to realize how important it is to see our whole lives, all 7 days per week and 365 days per year. God is looking for us to convert ourselves into a total christian lifestyle. That's the ultimate sacrifice, our worship. Praise on the other hand is a slightly smaller subset of activities under the broader umbrella concept of worship. Hopefully, in the same vein as worshipping God all week and all year, we can see ourselves singing praises to God during our performance of our jobs, doing chores around the house, etc. Of course, we're commanded to sing in Col 3:16 but we're also directed to make melody in our hearts. So in other words, we should look like and act like we're headed to Heaven to be with our God and be happy about it. Then, God truly gets the glory He deserves. These are my thoughts on the subject. How about yours? God bless. --Rowdy |
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99 | A man of God? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 121169 | ||
You're correct, there were only two verses where that specific phrase appears which are 1 Tim 6:11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 2 Timothy 3:17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. Since both of them are from Paul and they're directed to Timothy, we can infer that Paul considered him to be such a person or a man of God. So what were the qualities about Timothy that made him stand out and be selected by Paul for such an honor. We also know that Paul considered him to be "son of the faith" as indeed, Paul saw him as his only son on this earth. We know that Timothy had Godly parents and we know that he was a student of God's Word. He was endowed with miraculous powers from the laying on of Paul's hands but of course that's not really applicable to us today. We know that Timothy submitted himself as a grown man to being circumcised when he didn't have to but he did this with the same attitude of Paul. He apparently wanted "to be all things to all people to win some." From this I think it's a perfectly solid conclusion that to be a man of God is to "imitate Paul as he imitates Christ" from 1 Cor 11:1. So a man of God must spend much time in prayer to God; he must spend time in study of God's Word; and he must spend time dispensing in his life, what he reads in God's Word, like the Apostle Paul did before him. Finally, a man of God like Paul should be able to say throughout most of life Phil 1:20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. Did I leave anything out? What do you think about this subject? God bless. --Rowdy |
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100 | Only for the early Church? | NT general Archive 1 | Rowdy | 122249 | ||
Fine, I'm 100 percent of doing as you say. I'll support whomever can perform the miracles as you cite in the same manner with which they were accomplished in the first century. We (all of us) on the Forum and in His true Church are going to stick to the Bible, His Word as being the standard by which we "test the spirits," correct? So all we need to see is someone raising the dead after 3 days of death without any mechanical support or restore a body part after removal. How about healing someone with leporsy? We could settle for someone being given the ability to immediately leap up in the air after a lifetime of not walking. Or we could settle for someone being given the gift of eyesight after a lifetime of blindness. Any of these will do or any other unquestionable, supernatural acts that would be clearly labeled as miracles by anyone. Do you know where we can find such a person? And before you answer that it will depend on the amount of faith of the recipient. NO, NO, NO, the Bible cites a multitude of miracles but It NEVER, NEVER cites one that was not sucessful because of dependency on the amount of faith of the recipient. As a matter of facts, most of the miracles in the Bible, especially the NT, the recipient doesn't seem to be interested in God at all. God bless. --Rowdy |
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