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81 | Baptized | Matthew | BradK | 232313 | ||
Preston: What are these examples from scripture to which you make vague reference? Can you please provide the Forum with such and make a cohesive case for your answer from scripture? What is the scripture to which you refer, "for completion"...of what...the cleansing process"??? I'm not clear on what text your using! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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82 | Baptized | Matthew | BradK | 232312 | ||
Hello G. Preston, While I strongly challenge this assertion, where is your biblical support? What you are stating is merely YOUR opinion! n case you may not be aware: To adhere to StudyBibleForum's intended purpose, please read the following before submitting a post: "1. This post is biblically based and whenever possible, I have included Bible references to support it." It behooves all of us to post in accordance with Forum rules and temrs of use. Please help by basing your answers upon scripture! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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83 | KJ Version | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 232168 | ||
G. Preston: You're not answering the question. I don't need to search anything and I can most certainly assure you I don't need help. Don't be so presumptuous, BradK |
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84 | KJ Version | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 232158 | ||
Hello G. Preston, You said, "The KJV...with it's human translation errors (Ghost from the Greek word Nuema means Spirit)...is the closest thing we have from the origional manuscripts" Aside from this being your own opinion, would you care to support this contention with any facts? Who is "we"? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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85 | Free Masonry | Eph 4:14 | BradK | 232157 | ||
Source for the previous info: http://www.ankerberg.com/Articles/apologetics/AP0401W4.htm | ||||||
86 | Free Masonry | Eph 4:14 | BradK | 232155 | ||
Free Masonry: One of the major issues with Free Masonry is Theologically, the denial of Christian truth and blaspheming God! In our theological analysis and elsewhere (Secret Teachings, chapters 5-16) we have seen that Masonry: (1) denies the deity of Christ, (2) rejects the nature of God, (3) denies salvation by grace and teaches salvation by works, (4) distorts the Scriptures;34 (reinterprets the Bible to teach the "truths" of Masonry), (5) replaces allegiance to God with allegiance to Masonry, (6) contains contradictory theology, and 7) blasphemes God. All these are characteristic of allegedly "biblical" cults. What these characteristics represent are (1) a rejection of God’s interests and (2) a corruption of the Church. The late Dr. Walter Martin, an acknowledged authority on comparative religion and cultism, observed: "I think there is a motivation in Masonry as there is in the entire cultic structure that we study in The Kingdom of the Cults. "Human nature is perfectible by an intensive process of purification and initiation." That is the Masonic initiation. Good works is the pathway to salvation in all pagan religions and the pathway to justification…. What we are dealing with in Masonry is a non-Christian cult with a lot of very nice people in it who are very sincere and very dedicated but very mistaken. In the words of Scripture, "There is a way that seems right unto a man but the end thereof are the ways of death." |
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87 | NIV...Gods...? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 232142 | ||
Hello G. Preston, I'm not clear as to which verse you're referring? Can you please provide the Book and chapter reference along with the version you're using? Thanks, BradK |
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88 | NIV...Gods...? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 232136 | ||
Hello G. Preston, I'm not quite following you:-) My last thought...? We are forgiven according to Eph. 1:7, "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace". This is accessed by faith. Your emphasis appears to be upon our performance... what WE do not, what He has already accomplished for us! Our only righteousness comes from being, "in Him" (1 Cor. 1:30) we have no righteousness apart from Christ! Can you summarize your thoughts by or from scripture, so I can better follow? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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89 | NIV...Gods...? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 232133 | ||
Hello G. Preston, As far as your "three things we need to know from the Bible to receive eternal salvation", I'd respectfully disagree. I think we have a very different perspective on what constitutes salvation to begin with:-) Here's why: 1. Repentance. This is certainly part of salvation, but not THE entirety of it. I think you've confused the order (ordo salutis)of salvation. Is not the major aspect of salvation predicated upon faith in the completed work of Christ? (Rom. 4:3, Eph. 2:8-9). Scripture definitely supports this. Note, it is "Faith's Hall of fame" in Hebrews 11, not repentance! There is a difference; 2. Baptism. Does the Bible teach that we must be water baptized to be saved? Church History and a clear majority of those within Orthodoxy would proclaim- as I- that, no it does not! Though this is is continually debated, If it is a requirement for my and your salvation, then we are saved by works! Period! This negates the sufficiency of Christ's atoning sacrifice. We also have something about which to boast (1 Cor. 1:31) What then of Rom. 11:6?; 3. Living righteously. This follows the process of sanctification, but does not nullify the grace of God. We don't live righteously to gain merit, favor or keep our salvation. We live 'the obedience of faith" because of what He did for us.(Eph. 1:3-14) We set ourselves apart because we are new creatures (2 Cor. 5:17). We walk by faith, not sight (2 Cor. 5:7) because we are in Him (En Christo). I believe that one of the single most important motivations to live godly is His grace and our understanding of it: Titus 2:11 "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, Titus 2:12 "instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age",(NASB) Keeping the law as a Christian would seem to be empirically an excercise in futility!If we must keep the Ten Commandments, then again Christ profits us nothing and He died in vain (Gal. 2:16, 21) No, "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes".(Rom. 10:4). "The law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we may be justified by faith. But after faith has come we are no longer under a tutor" (Gal. 3:24-25) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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90 | should we attend church together | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 231882 | ||
Excellent post, brother! BradK |
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91 | babies life after death in heaven? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 231839 | ||
Hello G Preston, I'm just curious as to how you'd support this contention from scripture? Would you expand on how God imputes forgiveness to a child and the "age of accountability"? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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92 | Deut 22:29, Rapist to marry victim? | Deut 22:28 | BradK | 231795 | ||
Hello tomay777, Welcome to the Forum. I'm curious as to the basis behind your statement, "Remember when you uncover something like this which seems like a contradiction, rejoice for there is a hidden meaning behind it."? A few questions then follow: What method of interpretation are you subscribing to? Do you believe in Sola Scriptura? Don't "seeming" contradictions fall under the analogy of faith? That is, we compare the more clear passages of scripture from which to derive our meaning and understanding of those less clear? Here the Westmister Confession reads, "The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself: and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly.(2 Pet. 1:20,21; Acts 15:15,16)" What about the Perspicuity of scripture-by that I mean scripture is clear enough for the average person to read and understand it? The Westminster Confession tells us, "All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all;(1) yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded, and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them.(2 Pet. 3:16; Psalm 119:105,130)" Just some thoughts on your reply:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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93 | rapture of the church: true or false | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 231642 | ||
Hello Searcher, I'd be interested if you have a chart or some other resource (Word.doc or PDF) that could be e-mailed. I'd like to see your breakdown and examination of the different views! Yours In Christ, BradK |
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94 | it is a one word answer | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 231598 | ||
Is this 50 questions? Does the answer require a dentist? I'm just wondering... | ||||||
95 | Everybody dies with recent sins | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 231571 | ||
Hello G Preston, I'm not sure you'll find scripture teaching a pattern of forgiveness? :-) I had found myself in a similar "pattern" years ago that in effect became a vicious treadmill. I was always trying to "get forgiven" instead of walking by faith (2 Cor. 5:7) and walking in the Spirit (Gal. 5:16). Please don't hear what I'm not saying:-) Does God forgive us based upon what we "would have done"? No, rather our forgiveness is based upon what he has done in Christ Jesus. Eph. 1:7 states, "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace" (NASB) So, it is (only by) being "in Him" that we have redemption. This redemption is through his blood (shed on the cross), and it is "according to the riches of His grace", not my sense of it or my confession of them! My forgiveness is not conditioned by something I do, rather than what God in Christ has alrady done for me. (Eph. 2:1-9ff) Is this not what scripture teaches? We are imputed the forgiveness, justification and are therefore at peace with God when we believe (Rom. 5:1). This is a sovereign act of God. Forgiveess is imputed to us based upon the all-sufficient atoning death of Christ on the cross for your and my sins (John. 19:30, 1 John 2:2) I would respectfully submit that it not a "common sense thing" as much as it is a biblically based completed work! (I'm not advocating antinomianism by any means) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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96 | Why did Adam sin? | 1 Tim 2:14 | BradK | 231535 | ||
Hi searcher, You're right. In re-considering my answer, it was Eve who was deceived. I then mixed up the how and why. This one one of those mostly unanswerable questions:-) Thanks for the correction! BradK |
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97 | How is the Holy spirit given to you | Acts 2:38 | BradK | 231520 | ||
Armond: I don't wish to argue with you, my friend. Perhaps you should read more carefully what I did say? Please do not take my words out of context and then mis-quote them. That's not being honest. Here's what I said "The book of Acts being a narrative is not intending to delineate the doctrine(s) of salvation, i.e. how we are saved. It does contain doctrine but we must be careful not to isolate the teachings here from the rest of scripture" Please re-read it carefully. Listen, if you've already got your mind made up and don't want to be confused with any fact, that's your choice. But, let's please be honest, and stay with scripture to make our points. Fair enough? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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98 | How is the Holy spirit given to you | Acts 2:38 | BradK | 231518 | ||
Hello armond, It's not a matter of simply disagreeing with you. We're dealing with core interpretive issues. With all due respect, your hermeuetic is missing something. I know what Acts 2:38 says. However, it's not the sum-total of what the NT let alone scripture teaches on the "requirements" for salvation! Proponents of baptismal regeneration tend to focus on this verse and isolate it from the rest of scripture (particulalry the Pauline corpus). This is what I mean by "analogy of scripture"? All the references you gave were from the Gospels and Acts! Did you purposefully neglect the other epistles? If so, why? Both the Gospel of John and Romans present the Gospel- and it's necessities clearly. Why do you not cite references from them? Again, I would think, since Romans- being a doctrinal epistle that lays out the doctrines of condemnation, salvation and santification- would be a key source. My question remains: What did Paul neglect (under inspiration) in his teaching on salvation (Soteriology)? I find it interesting that those like yourself who (seem to) promote baptism as a requirement for salvation leave out the Pauline epistles! Paul wrote essentially half the NT,(most all of them being doctrinal in nature) so how can one ignore the weight of this significant portion of scripture? Possibly you would address this question? You also cannot neglect the grammar of the NT to build you case. Consistent with both Searcher's post and Tim Moran, here's what Kenneth Weust, late NT Greek scholar- and one of the translators of the NASB had to say. "The words “unto” and “for” in Matthew 3:11 and Acts 2:38 are from the Greek preposition 'eis'. Dana and Mantey in their excellent treatment of Greek prepositions based upon the papyri findings, give as one of the uses of this word, “because of.” This usage is found in Matthew 12:41 where the men of Nineveh repented at or because of the preaching of Jonah, and in Romans 4:20, where Abraham did not stagger in unbelief, because of the promise of God. In the case of the men of Nineveh, Jonah’s preaching was the cause of their repentance. In the case of Abraham, the reason why he did not stagger in unbelief, was because of the promise of God. The word “stagger” here is from a Greek word which means “to vacillate between two opinions.” Thus it was the repentance of those who received John’s message which was the cause of their baptism. The same was true of Peter’s at Pentecost. John’s words were, “I indeed baptize you with water because of repentance,” and Peter’s, “Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ because of the remission of sins.” That this is the correct translation and interpretation of our texts is also seen from the testimony of Josephus to the effect that John the Baptist baptized people only after they had repented: “Who (John) was a good man, and commanded the Jews to exercise virtue, both as to righteousness towards one another and piety towards God, and so to come to baptism; for that the washing (with water) would be acceptable to him, if they made use of it, not in order to the putting away of some sins, but for the purification of the body; supposing still that the soul was thoroughly purified beforehand by righteousness.” John’s words, “Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance” (Matt. 3:8), clearly show that he demanded some evidence of salvation before he would baptize a person. Thus, we have the scriptural meaning of water baptism. It is the testimony of the person to the fact of his salvation. The only proper recipient of water baptism therefore is one who has received the Lord Jesus as his personal Saviour, and is trusting in His precious blood for salvation from sin. The Greek text thus clears up a difficulty found in the English translation. Baptism is not the prerequisite of repentance, much less its cause, but the testimony of the one who has entered the door of salvation." (cf Eph. 1:13) [Wuest, K. S. (1997). Wuest's word studies from the Greek New Testament] In summary, Acts 2:38 does not say or teach what YOU say it does! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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99 | How is the Holy spirit given to you | Acts 2:38 | BradK | 231513 | ||
Hello armond, I'd respectfully take issue with your statement, "The Bible list Baptism (Baptism of Repentence) as a requirement for receiving the Holy Spirit". Which scripture(s) list- or teach this? Acts 2:38? What then do we make of Eph 1:13, "In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,"? Did Paul miss or overlook something in his declaration? The book of Acts being a narrative is not intending to delineate the doctrine(s) of salvation, i.e. how we are saved. It does contain doctrine but we must be careful not to isolate the teachings here from the rest of scripture, On the other hand, the book of Romans- which can rightly be referred to as the Theology of the NT- teaches nothing of the sort! So, I see the analogy of scripture lacking in support of your argument. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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100 | Bible tampered with?? plz help | 2 Tim 3:16 | BradK | 231489 | ||
Hello Mr. Chambers, Possible this video link will be helpful. Session 3 on the Transmission of Scripture should be very informative. This an excellent course that I've both been through and taught, so I can personally vouch for the content. http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/what-we-do/the-theology-program/bibliology-hermeneutics/Session 3 Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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