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81 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 217375 | ||
Another quick note to clarify. :-) You stated "young lady's response": the initial questioner, according to her profile, is a Sexagenarian. --Makarios | ||||||
82 | Call from God! | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 217374 | ||
Greetings Doc, Absolutely right! We certainly would not want to lose sight of the general calling of salvation (Matthew 22:14) to those who are chosen (Acts 2:39; Romans 11:28-29; 1 Cor. 1:26; Heb. 9:15) to be the elect, especially with John Calvin's 500th Birthday happening on July 10th. :-) I noticed that Grace7044 had included in her profile that she is a pianist in her church; therefore, the thrust of my response to her question of "calling" was based on an 'outward' vocational or gifts emphasis rather than an 'inward' or salvic emphasis in which we "give careful thought to your ways" (Haggai 1:5,7, 2:15,18 [NIV]). Therefore, I had assumed that a vocational meaning was intended here, not a basic implication of salvation, as she is already active in service. But you are correct in pointing out that the importance of the 'calling of salvation' cannot be dismissed in any discussion of 'calling,' even if that was never the intent of the original Question or of the Answer given. There is indeed a deeper meaning to the inward sense of calling as opposed to that of vocation: "That man is out of reach of harm in this life, who is sure of possessing heaven in the next. This is the portion of every believer." Samuel Willard (1640-1707). 2 Peter 1:10 emphasizes the importance of salvation and it is good to revisit that verse in light of this discussion of 'calling,' since a calling towards any ministry would require that one have that initial calling of salvation. "The more purely God's word is preached, the more deeply it pierces and the more kindly it works." William Gouge (1575-1653) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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83 | Are Catholic members consider Christian? | Heb 12:23 | Makarios | 217229 | ||
Greetings Doc! Great post, brother! Here is some more good stuff: "PARAGRAPH 4. The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man, or Church; but wholly upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God.[a] a. 2 Pet. 1:19, 21; 2 Tim. 3:16; 1 John 5:9; 1 Thess. 2:13. PARAGRAPH 5. We may be moved and induced by the testimony of the Church to an high and reverend esteem of the Holy Scripture.[a] And the heavenliness of the matter, the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty of the style, the consent of all the parts, the scope of the whole (which is, to give all glory to God), the full discovery it makes of the only way of man's salvation, the many other incomparable excellencies, and the entire perfection thereof, are arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence itself to be the Word of God: yet notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witness by and with the Word in our hearts.[b] a. 1 Tim. 3:15. b. 1 John 2:20, 27; John 16:13-14; 1 Cor. 2:10-12; Isa. 59:21. PARAGRAPH 6. The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man's salvation, faith and life, is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit, or traditions of men.[a] Nevertheless, we acknowledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word:[b] and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God, and government of the Church, common to human actions and societies, which are to be ordered by the light of nature, and Christian prudence, according to the general rules of the Word, which are always to be observed.[c] a. 2 Tim. 3:15-17; Gal. 1:8-9; 2 Thess. 2:2. b. John 6:45; 1 Cor. 2:9-12. c. 1 Cor. 11:13-14; 14:26, 40. PARAGRAPH 7. All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all:[a] 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.[b] a. 2 Pet. 3:16. b. Ps. 119:105, 130." Citations of Chapter 1, Paragraphs 3-7 of the Westminster Confession of Faith, posted here with the help of Theophilos Software. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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84 | Jairus's daughter and the bleeding woman | Mark 5:30 | Makarios | 217037 | ||
Jairus's daughter and the woman both healed Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:25-43; Luke 8:43-56 They came to Jesus Mark and Luke tell us that the ruler's name is Jairus, and both he and the woman approached Jesus in truth (Jairus - Mark 5:22-23; the woman - Mark 5:33). They came to Jesus not because they were trying to trap Jesus in what He was saying or trying to get around the law, etc, etc, but they truly had an immediate problem that immediately and severely affected their lives. They had no pretense - only an earnest and urgent plea to Christ - a 'crying out to God' that only required faith (Jairus - Mark 5:36; the woman - Mark 5:34). Perhaps they were at their 'last straw' and were not quite sure of what would happen (Jairus's surprise - Luke 8:56; the woman trying to hide - Luke 8:47), but at least they had the faith to ask which required them to go against the crowd (Mark 5:35) and take a risk on their part to reach out to God, even though they may not have known just how they would have been answered. Jesus rewarded that risk and their faith by bringing His unique healing touch to their situations. It did not matter that both recipients - a ruler in the synagogue and a woman - came from complete opposite ends of the social spectrum. Everyone in society is capable of faith, but not everyone in society is willing to take that risk. In truth they asked Jesus for healing and He brought salvation to them. How outnumbered Jairus must have felt in speaking in Jesus' defense when Jesus would later be brought before the synagogue to be questioned and later crucified? Jesus touched Jarius's daughter and was touched by the woman. We know from the healing request of the Centurian (Matt. 8:13) that Jesus did not need to be present or to touch the person who needed healing. Was the fact that a physical touch was needed so important to their faith? Also, Jairus, and possibly the woman, both knew that they would be asking Jesus to be "unclean" for a day (Lev. 15:25-27) if He touched them, since both Jairus's daughter (death) and the woman with the blood flow would be considered as 'unclean.' But the risk that they were taking (in faith) also superceded their tradition and their law, and Jesus (perhaps explaining some of their surprise) healed their situations with His personal touch without ever mentioning the ceremonial law, even though He had to be well aware of it. --Makarios |
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85 | Do the dead "sleep"? | John 11:14 | Makarios | 217035 | ||
Do the dead "sleep"? In John 11:11-15, the disciples did not understand what Jesus meant when He said that Lazarus had 'fallen asleep' (v. 11) and He had to plainly tell them that Lazarus was dead (v. 14). Matthew 27:52 speaks of 'saints who had fallen asleep' being raised out of their tombs. People in the Old Testament described death as 'sleeping with their fathers' (1 Kings 1:21). Ecclesiastes 12:7 says "the spirit returns to God who gave it" at the moment of death. The New Testament indicates that when a believer dies, his or her spirit goes to be immediately with the Lord (Acts 7:59; 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23) and our bodies will eventually be made perfect (1 Cor. 15:53). But those who do not believe in Christ go to a place of suffering when they die (Luke 16:19-31), with only the expectation of judgment. Perhaps this is the best way to understand 'sleep' in relation to death: that our bodies (either saved or unsaved) are inactive until either resurrection or judgment. Daniel 12:2 "Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt." (NASB) Jesus could be interpreted as prophesying in Mark 5:39 "the child is not dead but sleeping" and in John 11:4 regarding Lazarus. --Makarios |
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86 | Peter, James and John - pillars | Mark 5:37 | Makarios | 217034 | ||
Who were Reputed to be Pillars Question: Why were only Peter, James and John (Mark 5:37) allowed to go with Jesus? Galatians 2:9 "and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised." (NASB) Perhaps Jesus calling these three to be present at the raising of Jairus's daughter (Mark 5:37), the Transfiguration (Mark 9:2) and Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-33), and subsequently appearing together in Acts 3:1, arrested together (Acts 4:13) and doing ministry together in Samaria (Acts 8:14) after Jesus was resurrected shows a prophecy (through example) of Jesus - that these three would be 'pillars' in His church. --Makarios |
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87 | The sign seen by the Babylonians | 2 Chr 32:31 | Makarios | 217032 | ||
The Sign seen by the Babylonian envoys Another thing I have been looking into was the "sign" spoken of by the Babylonian envoys in 2 Chronicles 32:31, and I've concluded that the sign must have been a widely witnessed celestial event - the same event spoken of in Isaiah 38:8 and 2 Kings 20:9-11. Since the Babylonians noticed it, it had to be something that affected the earth as a whole, much like the 'event' in Joshua 10:12-14. It is of no coincidence then, that such a celestial event will occur again (Joel 2:31-32; Matthew 24:29-31). --Makarios |
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88 | Rapture | 1 Thess 4:17 | Makarios | 216800 | ||
Greetings Fcs375! Yes, I agree: even though I don't think Christians ought to argue about when the rapture occurs, I do think every Christian needs to examine the biblical evidence and come to a conviction (on their own) on the issue. If one thing can be said for the Pre-tribulation view, it stresses an immediacy of a repentant heart and faith at the time of Christ's return: Luke 18:8 "I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" Blessings to you, Makarios |
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89 | Happy Father's Day | Deut 4:37 | Makarios | 216799 | ||
"We must love brotherly without dissimulation; we must love each other with a pure heart fervently... The end is to improve our lives to do more service to the Lord... that ourselves and posterity may be the better perserved from the common corruptions of this evil world." - John Winthrop (1588-1649) The New England Puritans stopped at nothing short of perfection. Rather than be corrupted by the world, they pushed themselves into spiteful isolation from outsiders. Rather than tolerate weakness, they riveted every corner of their society to God's ideal template. --Makarios |
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90 | Rapture | 1 Thess 4:17 | Makarios | 216797 | ||
Greetings Grafted In! Yes, my screen name means 'blessed' in Greek. Matthew 24:34 is a very interesting verse! To answer your question about Pre-Wrath, pages 430-431 of "The Sign" (1) state that according to Isaiah 20:24-25 and 56:6-8, there may be a few Gentile children of God that survive the Battle of Armageddon, and these will be brought to Mount Zion (Micah 7:10,16-17; Isaiah 66:16,18) during the 45 day Restoration Period to stand before Christ at the "Sheep and Goat Judgment" that will occur on the first day of the Millennium. Blessings to you, Makarios (1) "The Sign", pgs 430-431, copyright 1992 Robert Van Kampen, Crossway Books |
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91 | Building up for His Glory | 2 Cor 6:4 | Makarios | 216795 | ||
Greetings Azure, Philippians 1:21 "For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." No matter what circumstance we find ourselves in, let us pray that our perspective is fixed on Christ (Acts 7:58-60) while in life, and in death we will be with Him (Phil. 1:23). Blessings to you, Makarios |
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92 | Christologically Pregnant Passages | Titus 2:13 | Makarios | 216646 | ||
Greetings Flinkywood! It's been a long time since we conversed at this Forum.. I like that - note to deploy to the JWs - hopefully they aren't after you too much! :) But my follow up is nothing compared to the great information in Tim's original note. I noted his post in my profile as one of the great 'Deity of Christ' posts to come back to if we ever need to (say, we encounter another one of those JWs). :) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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93 | Christologically Pregnant Passages | Titus 2:13 | Makarios | 216635 | ||
Greetings Pastor Tim, Excellent work here! I recently came up with an Outline study of the book of Jude for a Sunday school (we call 'Discipleship Hour') class that we used this morning, and was able to dwell (some say 'camp on') Jude 4 and 25, referencing the Deity of Christ. When I was putting everything together, I noticed that Jude 25 says "only God, our Savior." If you follow the 'logical' argument here: If God is our only Savior (1 Tim. 4:10), and Jesus is our Savior (1 John 4:14), then Jesus must be God also (Titus 2:13)! :) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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94 | Two ways of thinking! | Rom 15:5 | Makarios | 216634 | ||
Greetings Tim! I really liked what you did with 'phroneo' in the verses that you went over earlier, and agree with your conclusion. One other area that might be worthy of discussion concerning 'phroneo' could be Philippians 4:10, of which the KJV renders "your care of me".. It may be interesting to see what or if there is a textual connection between 'mind' and 'care,' since 'phroneo' is mentioned twice in this verse as well. Your Brother in Christ, Makarios |
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95 | Is the ASV equal to the NASB? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Makarios | 216633 | ||
Greetings Tim, Thank you for the textual note on 1 Cor. 2:13, which does indeed shed some light on this verse that seems to vary from translation to translation. So we are not sure exactly what 'pneumatikois pneumatika sunkrinontes' means? If the formal equivalence is not quite on target or cannot provide a clear answer, then would this be an example of where dynamic equivalence might be the best answer? Your Brother in Christ, Makarios |
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96 | Two ways of thinking! | Rom 15:5 | Makarios | 216624 | ||
Greetings Tim! I apologize that I'm getting to this thread so late.. 'phroneo' - Strongs# G5426 "From G5424; to exercise the mind, that is, entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience): - set the affection on, (be) care (-ful), (be like-, be of one, be of the same, let this) mind (-ed, regard, savour, think." Possibly related to 'phren' Strongs# G5424 (understanding).. I found 'phroneo' in Col. 3:2.. Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." (KJV) Interestingly, the KJV renders 'phroneo' as "affection" in this verse. Also interesting is the use of 'phroneo' in Philippians 4:10, of which the KJV renders "your care of me".. As for 'phren' (G5424), there is only 1 verse that has 'phren,' and it occurs twice: 1 Cor. 14:20 "Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature." (ESV) In conclusion: if we engage in Godly thinking, then we will have unity with each other and be capable of showing the Godly care and compassion that we should be showing towards one another. If we engage in earthly thinking, then our thinking is no better than that of children. I pray that our thinking is much higher than that of children (1 Cor. 13:11), but if we are to ensure that our thinking is as such, then we are to apply Colossians 3:2. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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97 | What exactly is this verse talking about | Gen 49:4 | Makarios | 216527 | ||
Greetings Searcher, This is very good information. Perhaps 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 may help in this discussion as well. --Makarios |
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98 | follow up to 1 corinth 15 question | 1 Cor 15:52 | Makarios | 216526 | ||
Greetings Val, In this entire discussion, nothing that I have posted has been "unChristlike." Compared to myself, you are new to this Forum. If you are going to post statements based on what you believe that might be different from how someone else believes or interprets, then you are required to provide scriptural support behind your statements in order to be taken seriously. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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99 | The league must be broken | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 216495 | ||
Greetings St John! Good post! When Festus said "Paul, your great learning is driving you mad!" (Acts 26:24), I am sure that Paul was not too offended in regards to his education, especially in light of Philippians 3:7-8: Phil 3:7 But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Phil 3:8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, Blessings to you, Makarios |
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100 | follow up to 1 corinth 15 question | 1 Cor 15:52 | Makarios | 216494 | ||
Greetings Val! Please cite chapter and verse please. If you make a statement such as the one you made and it does not carry the weight of scriptural support, then your statement will not resonate whatsoever with any clarity, edification or use whatsoever on this Bible Forum. If I could divide into two people and were writing in response to myself just to make myself prove what I have written beyond simple citation, word accuracy and gut belief (which, granted, usually is enough for convincing on this Forum), then I would write something like this: Makarios2 writes to Makarios: "Makarios, the Day of the Lord has to represent a period of time instead of a single day because of the fact that it includes the Great Tribulation (Isaiah 2:12-19; 4:1), the second coming of Christ (Joel 2:30-32), and the Millennium (Isaiah 4:2; 12; 19:23-25; Jeremiah 30:7-9). Therefore, the Day of the Lord has to encompass more than just a 24 hour period." This type of reply would have made me think and consider the context of what I wrote and made me reach beyond quoting how many times the word "day" occurs in Zephaniah 1:14-18 and I would have made the following reply: "Greetings Makarios2! "While what you point out is very true - that all of those events can be interpreted as being part of or included in The Day of the Lord, based on your eschatological point of view, the Bible never specifies that this "day" is a literal 24 hour period even if all of those events could happen in a single day. "While I do not doubt that when the Bible speaks of a day it speaks of a 24 hour period, there is a least one place (Joshua 10:12-14) where God could make the sun stand still. It is clear that the Day of the Lord is a huge event that is prophecied many times over throughout the Bible and involves God's special intervention in the affairs of human history. Certainly God "from whose presence earth and heaven fled away" (Rev. 20:11) has the power to either do all events mentioned above on the Day of the Lord, or simply prolong the single day to include all events. Perhaps the celestial system (both sun and moon) cease to operate as we know them to, especially if the Day of the Lord follows "The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes." (Joel 2:31; Acts 2:20; Rev. 6:12). "If Bible believing Christians can take such liberty with the first 7 days of creation (Genesis 1) by saying that they really represented periods of time (or millions of years), then I certainly could state that perhaps the Day of the Lord is unlike any other day that we have known before or since based on the celestial events that happen after the sixth trumpet (Rev. 6:12). Or, I could simply remain consistent with my Genesis "days" interpretation, meaning 6 literal days, and call the Day of the Lord a literal day also, since the textual evidence, especially if you consider Zephaniah 1:14-18 suggests so." This is the type of answer/reply I was looking for - something that can be based in Scripture and perhaps give me (or another user) a chance to stretch or explain what I find in much greater depth. Perhaps I should create a new profile to challenge myself from time to time so that I make doubly sure that I don't get off scott free with some of my answers and make me earn my money's worth. :) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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