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81 | Why Didn't Paul and Jesus Baptize? | 1 Cor 1:17 | RAVEN | 50485 | ||
The people at Corinth were unlearned of the Gospel. If Paul would have went in preaching and not explained to them who he was speaking of they would say that they were baptized in the name of Paul. 1 Corinthians 3 Sectarianism Is Carnal Jesus Christ Is the Only Foundation 1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not carnal? Watering, Working, Warning 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. 7So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Remeber the gospel brings people to baptism. Its the answer of a good conscience.1 Peter 3:21 Raven |
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82 | Can a divorced person remarry? | 1 Cor 7:15 | RAVEN | 39007 | ||
No, you are wrong in the case of what Paul has said. Nowhere does he say that the person has the right to remarry just because the unbeliever has left. The NKJV below states that the brother or sister in Christ is not under bondage in such cases. The word bondage means slavery. In other words the believer does not have to do as the unbeliever, so let them go if that is what they want. But it is up to the believer to hold to the marraige vows. That is why as even you have stated, Christ said no divorce "EXCEPT" for fornication. And thats it final. Christ is not going to say with the one exception of fornication and then let Paul come back and amend what he told them earlier. 1 Corinthians 7 Keep Your Marriage Vows 10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife. 12But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. 13And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. 14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. 15But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace Now if you want to carry this verse further but staying in line with biblical teaching, if the unbeliver departs and then commits adultry with another then the beliver can by scripture divorce him or her. And that is it, no other exceptions for divorce. This is Gods way of keeping everybody from just marrying and divorcing a multiple number of times. And God allowed through Moses the people to write the certificate of divorce because of the hardness of their hearts. But Jesus sets them straight by saying, "Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6But from the beginning of the creation, God "made them male and female.'[1] 7"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, 8and the two shall become one flesh';[2] so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." Mark 10 So for this reason a man and a woman are married once until death. There can be no changing what scripture teaches. When a person decides for themselves that they are going to have their way about marraige and divorce they are in a sence de-throning God and in the end they will wish they had read what God said and listened instead of believing what man says and does. Romans 7 1 Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives? 2For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. 3So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man. Raven |
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83 | Self control and Spirit controlled? | 1 Cor 9:25 | RAVEN | 50105 | ||
Hello Mommapbs Please try and understand that I am not saying that just because a person picks up the bible a reads that they will be filled with the Holy Spirit. But to be filled with the Spirit one must read the bible, open up their hearts and be willing to take what the bible says as THE INSPIRED WORD OF GOD. Not merly that it contains the Word, but that it IS the WORD. If you would re-read my post you would see that I was stating this. There are only two ways that a person can learn of the Gospel of Christ. 1. They can be preached to and 2. they can open up the bible and read for themselves. Either way by submitting to this and obeying,they thru study of the word will be filled by the Holy Spirit. Please read Romans 10 Israel Rejects the Gospel 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,[1] Who bring glad tidings of good things!"[2] 16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "LORD, who has believed our report?"[3] 17So then FAITH COMES BY HEARING, AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD. The Word of God (the bible) is the only thing we have, to learn about the will of God. 1 John 3 9Whoever has been born of God does not sin(meaning that we do not continue in sin), for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. Luke 8 The Parable of the Sower Explained (1) 11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Luke 8 15But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, HAVING HEARD THE WORD with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience His seed is the Word which we read, like I stated in my last post, Ephesians 3 3how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4by which, WHEN YOU READ, YOU MAY UNDERSTAND my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), 5which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: Colossians 1 3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; 5because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, OF WHICH YOU HEARD BEFORE IN THE WORD OF TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL, 6WHICH HAS COME TO YOU, AS IT HAS ALSO IN ALL THE WORLD, and is bringing forth fruit,[2] as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; 7as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, 8who also declared to us your love in the Spirit. Preeminence of Christ 9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you MAY BE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL IN ALL WISDOM AND SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING; 10that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD; The post you replied to was about being controlled by the Holy Spirit. Nobody can prove being controlled by the Holy Spirit. But we have the written word to help mold us an shape us into a form which God will accept us. Isaiah 64 8But now, O LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand. Hope this helps you to understand my point. Raven |
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84 | Is baptism done only once? | Eph 4:5 | RAVEN | 42735 | ||
Hello Joe, And I will continue to point out where you are in error. First, because the people of Acts 19 were baptised, this does not signal the joining of the church. The act of baptism is the culminating act of faith by believing in Jesus Christ where upon we receive remission of our sins. Acts 2:47 says the Lord adds to the church. Man does not join the church. Second, as for all post-Pentacost conversions receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit, you need to read the account of Philip and the Eunuch in Acts 8:34-39. Its says that the eunuch went away rejoicing but never says he received the Holy Spirit. These gifts where given out at the discreation of the Apostles who were proclaiming Gods word and had the gifts themselves. Also look at Simon, he also never received the gifts, for after he was baptied he continued with Philip and seeing all the miracles and signs he tried to buy with money. Read on and see what he was told: Acts 8 13Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done. The Sorcerer's Sin 14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, HE OFFERED THEM MONEY, 19saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit." 20But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! 21You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. 22Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. 23For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity." 24Then Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me." Your friend in Christ, Raven |
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85 | Is baptism done only once? | Eph 4:5 | RAVEN | 42969 | ||
Hey Joe, Yes, I agree that we become part of the body of Christ. My reason for saying that we do not join the church is because many denominations make it(in Gods eyes)easier to be saved(believe only or just accept Christ)than to become a member of their church, which usually requires baptisim at certain times of the month or the year. So you see being baptised does not join us to Christ if its not done in the correct and proper way. Some think the church is the building but its really the people inside. People join clubs,groups or sects, but you become a member of the body of Christ. Romans 12 4For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Colossians 1 18And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence Secondly, just to clear up some things about how the Holy Spirit manefest itself today, when you say receive the Holy Spirit do you mean receive gifts or salvation? Or, do you mean that the Holy Spirit lives inside you literally? To better explain my view I need to know where you stand on this. Your friend in Christ, Raven |
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86 | Is baptism done only once? | Eph 4:5 | RAVEN | 43054 | ||
Hello Joe, You wrote, Since He is God, He is obviously omnipresent, so indwelling cannot mean that He is physically somewhere He wasn't before (because this would mean that he was not everywhere before). So when Paul says that the Spirit of God "dwells" in us (Romans 8:9-11, 1 Corinthians 3:16), that must be speaking in a spiritual sense, regarding a different way in which the Spirit relates to and interacts with the Christian. Yes, I can see what you are saying if you keep with the scripyure that says: Colossians 3 16Let the WORD of Christ DWELL IN YOU RICHLY in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. in view of this scripture, 1 Thessalonians 2 13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you RECEIVED THE WORD OF GOD which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also EFFECTIVELY WORKS IN YOU WHO BELIEVE. Now stay with me now, and see how this fits with the Holy Spirit and He communicates with us today. Read these next two scriptures: 1 John 3 9Whoever has been born of God does not sin,(that is, does not continue in sin for we know that we all sin) for His SEED REMAINS in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. Now what is the seed that remains, Luke 8 The Parable of the Sower Explained (1) 11 "Now the parable is this: The SEED is the WORD OF GOD. And the word of God is the bible. If you believe what I have stated then we are closer to same belief and knowledge of the bible than I previously thought. I hope that this true. Your friend in Christ, Raven |
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87 | Mechanical Instruments? | Eph 5:19 | RAVEN | 51909 | ||
Tim, Again as I mentioned to Steve, the verse says "speak". And it references James 5:13 where it says sing. I don't know about this "pluck" thing, I mean their is no example is there in the New Testament bible is there. What about Colossians 3:16. It says to sing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. If anything this plucking should be done on our "heart strings" don't you think? Raven |
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88 | Mechanical Instruments? | Eph 5:19 | RAVEN | 52203 | ||
Tim, It is intersting to me that all Old Testament examples of intruments are spelled out. In other words it says something like I will sing and play on stringed instuments. I also noticed that David who wrote Psalms was indeed a musician. And there are a lot of references in the Old Testament to the use of stringed instruments. But also interestingly I found these two scriptures in the Old Testamnet book of Amos which says something you might find intersting; Amos 5 23Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments. Amos 6 5Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments, And invent for yourselves musical instruments like David; So this would show to me that God really did not want to hear musical instruments. Contrastly, since the Old Testament is overrun with instruments there is not a single reference to them used in worship in the New Testament. And you can't use Revelation as a crutch to stand on because you know as well as I that the Book of Rvelation was for one a dream and two it is a book of prophecy which is fill with vivid imagery. Besides those Johns point out were Angels and we are not. So since you point out that the word Psalms comes from the Greek word "psalmos" and means to pluck. This word also comes from "psallo" and one of its meanings is to make melody or sing. So in closing could you not say that if God wanted instruments He would have ask for them? Or at least shown them in use in the New Testament? Allow me to leave you with these scriptures, Hebrews 2 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. Hebrews 13 15Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the FRUIT OF OUR LIPS, giving thanks to His name. RAVEN |
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89 | Heb.13:15 This verse addresses our prais | Eph 5:19 | RAVEN | 52206 | ||
Hello Grace and Truth, Continue as long as you can but it as you have already found out, it is an uphill battle. The forum has had all they could take of me so my time is up. You will probably be next, if it hasn't already happened. The ones in the forum say they are trying to search the truth and find the truth and want to follow the truth but they don't want to hear the truth. Good luck with your fight and keep up the good work for God and His word. Raven |
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90 | bible study of thessalonian chapter two | 1 Thessalonians | RAVEN | 36305 | ||
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91 | Can we say that all of the scriptures | 2 Tim 3:16 | RAVEN | 43260 | ||
Wow Hank!! If I didn't know better I'd think I wrote this. This was an excellent answer. Its a shame that so many do not follow it. Raven |
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92 | The sinless sacrifice; He is holy | Heb 7:27 | RAVEN | 35701 | ||
I am not sure of the question you are asking but I will give you briefly what information I know about the two versions. The NKJV is derived from the 1611 authorized version. It was written to bridge the gap with the changes of the English language. I have a KNJV and from the preface it also seems that time was also spent reviewing some of the manuscripts of the Septuagint (Greek)of the Old Testament and the Latin Vulgate as well as manuscripts from the Dead Sea Caves. I know even less about the NASB because I do not own one though I would like to. The NASB has taken the research one step further in that besides reviewing all of the above resources it went back to the earliest recorded documents we have of the bible and retranslated them. These two versions and the 1611 KJV are by far the mosty acurate translations of the bible. As for the verse you ask about it says if you read in context: KNJV Hebrews 7 Greatness of the New Priest 20 And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath 21(for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: "The LORD has sworn And will not relent, "You are a priest forever[1] According to the order of Melchizedek"'),[2] 22by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. 23Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. 26For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; 27who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people's, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 28For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever. Verse 26 where it says "For such a High Priest was fitting for us," this is speaking of Jesus and thus it should be capitalized. This is my opinion though. And since the NASB doesn't capitalize it then I guess they know something I don't. But it really doesn't matter because the context of the scripture is not changed. Now for the other scripture you cited, verse 27 reads "who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins". Again if you read this in context you can see that this is speaking about Jesus. If you are questioning if this is saying Jesus sinned then you are not clear on the understanding of the scripture. This verse is saying unlike the priest of old who had sins and had to cleanes themselves first before they could offer up sacrifice for the rest, Christ had NO sin for it says: Hebrews 4 15For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. If I have taken your question the wrong way please reply so that maybe I can give you a better answer. Raven |
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93 | Andrew please explain? | 1 John 1:9 | RAVEN | 37597 | ||
Hello Andrew, Let me see if I can understand your angle on baptism. You say that the only reason a person is baptised is because they are saved. Is this correct? So then you adhere to the belief that one is saved be "accepting Christ" and baptism is just for show, is this correct? Then lets look at this, If I ask you to cut my grass and rake my leaves for this twenty dollars, would you have the twenty before you cut and raked or after? I think you see where I am going with this. Lets analize Acts 2:38. It says "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins". So they were to "repent" (cut grass)first, then "be baptised" (rake leaves)second, for the "remission of sins" (twenty dollars). Can you not see that a person is not in a saved state until the act of baptism is completed? The idea that baptism shows something to the world is just plan wrong. Baptism is for God and thats it, the world doesn't care about baptism. You see it is necessary for you to leave out two verses that tie the necessity of baptism together with salvation to try and make your point, even though you have twisted the meaning of Acts 2:38. And those are Mark 16:15-16 and 1 Peter 3:21. Mark 16 15And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He who believes "and is" baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 1 Peter 3 21There is also an antitype which now saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Its funny, the word "repent" isn't in Mark 16:16, but we all know that we have to. Yet in both scriptures Mk 16:16 and Acts 2:28 the word baptism is there bigger than life and the world still wants to ignore it. And in 1 Peter 3:21 it says "answer of a good conscience toward God" not to the world! I tell you with this kind of thinking, that one is saved before baptism a person hits himself going and coming because they insist on ignoring what the bible has said. And as far as the Lords Supper the bible teaches if you read on that the Apostles of Christ meet on the first day of the week to break bread not when they felt like it. Acts 20 Ministering at Troas 7 Now on the "first day of the week", when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. Which corresponds to the first day of the week when Christ had risen from the tomb. Matthew 28 The Risen Christ (1) 1 Now after the Sabbath, as the "first day of the week" began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. However we being 21st century Christians should follow the examples of Jesus and His apostles and it says, Acts 2 42And they "continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine" and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. I hope that I have been able to encourage you to rethink your stance on baptism and on the Lord's Supper. It is important that we stay with what the scripture teaches or else we are worshiping in vain. Matthew 15 9And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."'[1] Your friend in Christ, Raven |
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94 | Can you lose your salvation? | Revelation | RAVEN | 45199 | ||
Hello Farout, You have miss spoken my friend. There is such a thing as Apostacy. If it were not so the Lord God would not give us warnings to remain faithul. You need to rethink this by reading just these few out of many verse that point to a person who has and can fall away. Keep in mind though that we can be saved once and for all, but its conditional. As it states in,1 John 1 7But "IF" we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. The word "if" is a small word that holds a lot of weight and "if" we overlook it we can loose our soul. 1 Corinthians 10 12Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. 1 Timothy 4 The Great Apostasy Be Faithful to Your Spiritual Calling 1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, 3forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 2 Peter 2 20For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "A dog returns to his own vomit,"[1] and, "a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire." Also my friend you say that salvation is faith in Christ plus nothing. I tell you that if a little child is trapped in a burning building and the fireman tells him to jump out the window, I will catch you, even though he might have faith if doesn't jump he's going to burn! Jesus said, Matthew 7 I Never Knew You (1) 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who "DOES" the will of My Father in heaven. I tell you that faith plus nothing is a dead faith. James 2 26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. You say "is Christ not able to keep me?" Yes He is able if you were a robot! But you are not! You are a free will agent that is able to do as you want to do. This is a week argument to say "is Christ not able to keep me?". All this question does is put the blame for you or whoever else feels this way on God, when God has already done His part. He supplied the "grace" He supplied His Son. And now you want to put the blame at Gods feet if your lost! Obedience to the will of God is the only way one can be saved! 2 Thessalonians 1 8in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who DO NOT OBEY the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Raven |
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