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81 | When do we become sinners? | Ps 51:5 | Tim Sheasby | 22344 | ||
I believe this is the ONLY place in scripture where the concept of original sin is even hinted at. Therefor we have to look elsewhere for clarity. Ezekiel 18:20 says "The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself". A child has to know what sin is before he can be accountable for it. He cannot be guilty for his father's, father's father's or Adam's sin. What does this verse refer to then. I believe it is talking about the human condition -- we ALL sin sooner or later and are therefore all condemned Romans 3:23 In Christian Love Tim |
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82 | When do we become sinners? | Ps 51:5 | Tim Sheasby | 22341 | ||
AMEN | ||||||
83 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22332 | ||
OK. Have no problem with this final answer. Boyd has just expressed what I basically believe anyway. He is just a better writer than I. God bless you Tim |
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84 | The man of lawlesness | 2 Thess 2:3 | Tim Sheasby | 22330 | ||
Thanks. I just posted some discussion we had recently at Bible study about the "antichrist" in 1 John 2. Those views are probably more controvercial but I would appreciate your input. | ||||||
85 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Tim Sheasby | 22329 | ||
EVERY EXAMPLE OF CONVERSION IN ACTS INCLUDES BAPTISM!!!! TRUE OR FALSE? JESUS SAID "HE WHO BELIEVES AND IS BAPTISED WILL BE SAVED" TRUE OR FALSE? PETER SAID "BAPTISM NOW ALSO *SAVES* US" 1 Pet 3:21 -- TRUE OR FALSE? Aditionally Acts 8:16 shows a situation where people had been baptized but the Holy Spirit had not come on them. Scripture most emphatically DOES stress the importance of baptism in Gods plan of salvation. |
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86 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Tim Sheasby | 22324 | ||
Scripture clearly shows that new life/rebirth/remission of sins only takes place with baptism. Mark 16:16, Romans 6:5, Acts 2:38. The Holy Spirit gave Cornelius the ability to speak in tongues, not salvation. Nowhere in Acts 10 does it say Cornelius was saved by the coming of the Holy Spirit. I believe this to have happened as a sign to Peter and his friends -- Jews who would never have dealings with Gentiles under normal circumstances -- that Gentiles were now acceptable to God. It re-inforced the vision God had already given Peter and gave him the ability to argue for Cornelius and his family to be baptised. ALL examples of conversion in Acts are accompanied by baptism. This is the ONLY one where the one being converted received any special dispensation from the Holy Spirit. Tim |
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87 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22323 | ||
I think you have misunderstood me. I think we actually agree but I am possibly just expressing myself badly. Jesus said we were to baptise in the name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost. Peter said be baptised in the name of Jesus. Ultimately, as you point out, this is the same thing. Tim |
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88 | Who is the antichrist? | 1 John 2:18 | Tim Sheasby | 22320 | ||
I was in a Bible class recently when this verse came up in discussion (along with related verses -- 1 John 2:22, 4:3; 2 John 1:7) and the question asked was "Is the antichrist a specific individual?" Discussion was quite animated with many opinions being thrown about including Hitler, Sadam Housein, Osama Bin Laden, George Bush and the Pope. The person who brought up this last name had an interesting argument based on his own linguistic studies. He said that the word antichrist is made up of the name Christ prefixed with the Greek preposition 'anti'. Anti, he said, does not mean 'against' in Greek but rather 'in the place of'. Since the Pope claims to be 'The Vicar of Christ' (or the one who stands in the place of Christ) he points out that it logically follows that the Pope is the antichrist. According to Catholic doctrine the Pope has the power to allow or disallow anyone from entry into heaven. They claim that salvation is only through them (the popes). Further to this he expressed the idea that the "beast" of Revelation is the Catholic Church. I do know that they no longer preach the gospel as it is written in the Bible and believe the Pope has authority to supercede the Bible. What do you think? |
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89 | When's the rapture to happen? | 1 Cor 15:52 | Tim Sheasby | 22315 | ||
Rapture is a man made term and is based on misunderstanding of Matthew 24 (The so-called signs of the times). If you read the passage that this discussion is based on you will see that this is talking about the final end of creation. I am sorry to disillusion you but the tribulation took place nearly 2000 years ago already. A careful study of Matthew 24 along with historic writings of the time will show how the destruction of the Jewish temple preceded a time of terrible tribulation as has never been seen since. That marked the final end of the Jewish people as the chosen ones of God. The signs of the times mentioned in that passage also have been misunderstood. It says that people will SAY the end is near because these things are happening. We know though that Jesus said that NO ONE knows the time except God so how can we presume to be able to work it out? At the second coming, however, we will all rise to meet Him in the air (if we are His people) and after that will be the final judgment. If you want to call this the rapture that is OK but it is still a man-made term. I like to stick to Bible terms as far as possible -- there is less danger of teaching something that is not true that way. Tim |
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90 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22313 | ||
Right. Saying the words "in the name of Jesus" is the example we see in practice in the first century. The fact that the words "in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit" were not said does not mean that the baptism did not take place in their name as well! In Him Tim |
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91 | did the wine from the water make you dr | Bible general Archive 1 | Tim Sheasby | 22312 | ||
AMEN | ||||||
92 | did the wine from the water make you dr | Bible general Archive 1 | Tim Sheasby | 22311 | ||
Don't mean to be offensive but where on earth did you get that information from? The jars that were filled were water jars. This was not grape coolaid, it was real wine miraculously created by the Creator Himself. | ||||||
93 | did the wine from the water make you dr | Bible general Archive 1 | Tim Sheasby | 22309 | ||
I would agree with this conclusion. The old testament is full of warnings about drunkenness (abuse of wine) but uses the identical Hebrew word to speak of wine as a blessing of God. Can the same thing be both a blessing and a curse? Yes it can. Abuse of anything can transform it from blessing to curse. Glutony is a sin. It leads to obesity. It is the result of eating too much. Does that mean we should stop eating? Sex is a blessing from God when it takes place in the right context (The marriage bed is undefiled) but at the same time it is condemned in all other contexts -- fornication, adultery, homosexuality etc. As was stated elsewhere in this discussion -- moderation and self control are the issues. Timothy was in fact COMMANDED to take some wine for his stomach's sake and all historic evidence I have been able to find clearly indicates that "the fruit of the vine" in Jesus cup at the last supper was, and could only be, alcoholic wine. Why the term "the fruit of the vine" instead of "wine"? Because to the Jewish reader of the day this was a blessing pronounced ONLY on grape wine that had fermented for at least 40 days and was not more than 3 years old. Which leads me to believe we should be using similar wine in our remembrance of the Lord's supper. Tim |
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94 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Tim Sheasby | 22307 | ||
Sorry to disagree with you but the case of Cornelius is talking about something different. Cornelius was not saved until he was baptized. I know this because other scriptures clearly indicate this to be true. There is a difference between gifts of (from) the Holy Spirit and the gift of the Holy Spirit (Himself). Pentecost and Cornelius both show special events for special purposes -- to reveal the will of God. In both cases they had to be baptised to receive the Holy Spirit Himself. Romans 6 tells us that we are Baptised into Christ and Ephesians 1 shows that it is IN Christ that we have the Holy Spirit as a seal. Sin separates us from God and the only way we can receive remission of sins, according to Acts 2, is through repentance and baptism. Since it is sin that makes it impossible to enter heaven without baptism this also might answer your second objection -- the thief on the cross. Jesus had the power to forgive the sins of the thief while He was still on earth and so could promise the thief salvation. In addition though Jesus was dying the new testament had not yet been instated so rules that apply to salvation after the kingdom came with power at Pentecost do not apply before that date! We know that the blood of Christ extends back to cover the sins of those who died before the kingdom came but that does not mean that we can also be saved without baptism. Satan has done a wonderful snow job persuading us that we can be saved without baptism or by a baptism that is different to that taught in the Bible. If you believe you are saved and then get baptized just for obedience sake that is not the same as 'repent and be baptized, every one of you, for the remission of sins' Acts 2:38. Tim |
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95 | Who may receive the baptism of the H.S.? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22306 | ||
In your gospel message above I have 2 problems. 1. Where in the Bible do you find "The Sinners Prayer". I have never seen it in 35 years as a Christian. 2. Why do you leave out Baptism? While you discuss it very strongly when you show that this was the Apostolic practice you advise in your second paragraph something else -- an unbiblical sinners prayer. It is very dangerous to change the gospel of Christ! There is great risk in mistaking emotion for spirituality. People on an emotional high tend to think this is a spiritual experience but this emotional experience is used by Satan to deceive us into believing we have arrived before we have actually entered the gate. Locked outside we risk eternal condemnation. And remember Matthew 7:22-23 "" Many will say to Me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'""And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' Tim |
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96 | Receive Spirit with salvation or later? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22301 | ||
Why do you deny water baptism? That is what Jesus went through. As did the Ethiopian Eunuch and Cornelius. In fact the story of Cornelius is particularly powerful (Acts 10) since the Holy Spirit came upon Cornelius (As a sign to Paul) and THEN Paul said '"Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?" And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.' (Acts 10:47-48). A warning from the word of God -- Gal 1:8-9 "But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" Trying to omit baptism or change it from water to not water is preaching another gospel. God's inspired word condemns you. | ||||||
97 | Receive Spirit with salvation or later? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22300 | ||
Actually if you are "in Christ" then you have the Holy Spirit since Ephesians 1 talks about "every Spiritual blessing" being in Christ. When you are baptised you are baptised into Christ and therefore at that time you receive the Holy Spirit! | ||||||
98 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22298 | ||
OOPS again. In Mathew the word is 'eis' (into) and in Acts it is 'epi' (upon or on). 'En' (in) is also used in other contexts with similar construction. Please forgive my error. Tim |
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99 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22297 | ||
OOPS! My memory is not as good as it should be. Just checked my Greek Text and found that I had the two words, eis and en, the wrong way round but the difference in the two prepositions still carries different nuances that removes any possibility of contradiction. | ||||||
100 | Does Jesus' name satisfy Matt 28:19? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22296 | ||
EXEGESIS: I am a member of a group who meet once a week to do exegetical studies of God's word. We recently looked at the terms "in the name of" and "into the name of" and what the original Greek preposition was. It was interesting to see that in Acts the word was 'eis' and in Matthew it was 'en'. The first implies "entry into" and the second implies "on the foundation of" or "by the authority of". When you see this you see that the phrases are not contradictory but rather complementary. We are baptised "into" the name of Christ "by the authority" of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. | ||||||
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